Episode#1: Guild Reputation

Let's get this started!

Intro

Seeing as this is the first week, I decided that there is no better place to start than your own home, your guild. Being part of a guild can be a rewarding experience both within the world of warcraft, and outside it as well! I have personally made friends all around the country and internationally thanks to being part of a guild, but within the game you can also find great rewards by raising your reputation with your guild. This can give you a chance to gain neat items, and have fun with your friends. Lets get started!

How to start?

The first part of gaining guild reputation is to be a part of a guild. If you are not already in a guild you are well on your way, if not, you likely are used to getting random guild invite spam. (At least, that's what happens to me when i'm on a character without a guild) I could go on for a long time about how to choose a guild, but seeing as this discussion is about gaining guild reputation I will leave that to you and what you are looking for in a guild. My only word of advice is join a guild you can have fun playing in.

Now that you are part of a guild, lets see where you stand. Take a look at your guild rep because you may already have reputation depending on if you have been in a guild already. When you switch guilds your reputation changes by dropping to the next lowest level. For example, if you were exalted your reputation will reset to revered, thus you will have to gain back that reputation for access to its benefits.

Rep bar on your guild UI screen.

How do I get my rep up?

Now for the fun part! Gaining reputation with your guild takes a little time, as expected, but depending on what you are doing it can be fun and easy. 

Here are the main ways you gain reputation with your guild:

• Killing Instance and Raid bosses with a guild group.
• Winning Arena or Rated Battleground matches with a guild group
• Completing Green or higher quests

Note: A guild group in PvE content consists of a majority of players being from your guild. For example, four members in a five man instance. There is also a daily cap of 3,500 reputation.

The best way I have seen to gain guild reputation is to run quests. Leveling characters while seems to me to be the easiest since you are continually gaining experience and guild reputation at the same time. In some guilds it may be difficult to arrange instance or raid runs all the time slowing down your reputation gain if you rely solely on that to gain rep. By buying the [Illustrious Guild Tabard] at friendly you can boost

your reputation gain with your guild by 50%, and at honored the [Renowned Guild Tabard]

boosts gains by 100% so keep these boosts in mind. Of course being human helps thanks to

the diplomacy trait, and you can gain extra boosts from your guild having the "Mr. Popularity"

perk, as well as using the various battle standardsthat can be purchased through guild

reputation gains.

Screenshot of some of the guild rep reward screen.

What do I get for all this work?

There are many different rewards for gaining reputation with your guild. The only catch is that many of the greatest rewards also rely on other guild members because they are linked to various guild achievements. Below is a list of some of the rewards that can be earned and what is required.

• Faction Mount, either A [Reins of the Golden King] or the H [Reins of the Kor'kron Annihilator] Requires Guild level 25.
• Pet, [Dark Phoenix Hatchling]  Requires Guild Achievement "United Nations"
• Mount, [Reins of the Thundering Jade Cloud Serpent] Requires Guild Achievement "Glory of the Pandaria Raider"
• Pet, [Armadillo Pup] Requires Guild Achievement "Profit Sharing"
• Various heirloom items at guild level 10 and 20.

You can see and purchase the various guild reputation items by visiting your guild vendors in most capitol cities including Shattrath and Dalaran, as well as from the guild page or herald companions if you have access to them.

Alliance guild rep mount.

Also as you gain reputation you will be able to gain the [Time Flies When You're Having Fun] achievement. You will also earn titles that go along with your guild nameplate.

• Friendly   <Recruit of (Guild Name)>
• Honored  <Guardian of (Guild Name)>
• Revered   <Veteran of (Guild Name)>
• Exalted    <Champion of (Guild Name)>

The best thing about gaining guild reputation and perks is that you and your friends can all come together and have fun building your guild at the same time you all gain your own reputation. As I said before, being part of a guild is one of the most rewarding things about playing world of warcraft. I have have great friends who I would have never met had it not been for guilds.

Having fun killing old bosses with friends.

That about wraps up this week's look into boosting your reputation. As always, have fun out there in the world of warcraft, and may the light be with you!

-Frostee

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