Mystic Spiral [MYST] was founded in May 2006 in Guild Wars by Quatra and Tasha, who aimed to make a social guild that went beyond avatars to form lasting friendships between players. Over the years we’ve grown in both size and diversity, and focus on whatever our membership finds interesting and challenging at the time. In MMORPGs, this means we generally get round to doing all aspects of a game over time, and members naturally become specialists in areas of gameplay which helps guild progression as a whole. Most of our MMORPG members are PvE orientated, but we also have a sizeable number of people interested in various forms of PvP.
Generally, we’re constantly trying out new games and reliving old ones (we love Steam sales!). If a game becomes popular amongst a significant proportion of our membership, it becomes a featured game. You can find out more information about our presence in these games from the main menu above.
Few of our members were friends with each other before joining, but we’ve forged such strong friendships through gaming that we now hold real life get-togethers a few times a year. We were at Gamescom, Cologne in 2010 and 2011, bringing together members from the UK, Sweden and Germany for a few days. We also invaded Eurogamer Expo 2011 in London and hijacked the ArenaNet Flickr stream. We’ve also had weekends out clubbing and barbecues at various times during the year.
We accept members based on their compatibility with the community’s existing members. Most of our members are aged 18 to 30 and are either in education or employment. The majority of our members are European (UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland are represented), and to a lesser extent America and Asia. We enforce communication in English on all channels and are happy to help those learning the language. Events are organised using the UTC timezone. We have a Ventrilo server for voice communication, use our Steam group’s chat channel for out of game chat, and have our own Minecraft server.
A typical MYST member…
- Is friendly, willing to talk to people and get involved
- Wants to learn and improve their own abilities
- Respects other members no matter their background or interests
- Is regularly online during UTC afternoons and/or evenings
- Has a sense of humour and doesn’t mind conversations involving cultural stereotypes or innuendo
- Types in full words and doesn’t swear excessively
What you can expect from us
- A friendly, relaxed and active community, who is willing to help you when they can
- To be treated as a responsible adult until proven otherwise, listen to any concerns and act where appropriate
- Respectful advice when requested from experienced players with a variety of interests and backgrounds
- Use of all guild assets, including website, Ventrilo, Steam group, Hamatchi and membership within games as appropriate
Of course, the best way to get to know us is to play alongside us! If you’re ready to join, click here.