I am generally a soloer. I join for raids and occasionally join groups for quick exp, but even then, I rarely say anything in chat (except for "Caught in the Web" and "The Fall of Truth" raids, which are rare, and I have to start myself to get them comms. Then I kinda have to communicate.). I have a bit of social anxiety and mostly want to be alone, even in a MMO. I had ignored guilds and when asked to join, would thank the person for the offer and then say, "No thank you." However, today I looked at the guild buffs. There seem to be a lot, and they seem quite nice. Now I am torn between staying by myself sans-buffs or joining a guild.
The thing is, I joined a guild in another MMO once. After that, I felt like I had to pay attention to chat. "What if someone asks me something? I don't want to be a jerk and ignore people." This made me anxious and I ended up leaving.
So, my questions are:
1. If I were to join a guild and then turn off guild chat, would this be unacceptable?
2. I saw that leaving a guild causes a reduction in the renown I would have brought in. Does leaving cause hard feelings?
3. Are those sweet guild buffs enough to really consider joining, or am I just being starry-eyed over nothing?
Thank you for your time.
The thing is, I joined a guild in another MMO once. After that, I felt like I had to pay attention to chat. "What if someone asks me something? I don't want to be a jerk and ignore people." This made me anxious and I ended up leaving.
So, my questions are:
1. If I were to join a guild and then turn off guild chat, would this be unacceptable?
2. I saw that leaving a guild causes a reduction in the renown I would have brought in. Does leaving cause hard feelings?
3. Are those sweet guild buffs enough to really consider joining, or am I just being starry-eyed over nothing?
Thank you for your time.