[Jaeth]

Right, I'm also very much looking forward to guilds in Vanguard. As has been said in this thread, we're probably entering a new era when it comes to guilds.

Personally, I think the interdependence between guilds will form strong bonds and make a tight-knit community. Possessing decent communication skills will in fact be crucial, and organization will be a topic to discuss on various forums.

Hopefully (I can dream) this will also prevent a single guild (or a few guilds) becoming so powerful that they can basically do everything themselves, hence segregating them from the rest of the community.

I'm not saying Vanguard will be the be all end all MMORPG for guilds, but it looks like it will be an improvement - if not due to the guild mechanics, then because of the impact on the community as a whole.