As many of you may know, over the last week the site has undergone a massive overhaul. This overhaul is far from complete; the site still lacks the content we plan to have. The content will come later once our code and feature list is complete. I hope to cover in this post how exactly we intend to make our site enhance the enjoyment of being a GORE member and being a member of the Age of Conan community.

It has been our vision to make GORE a community where members can enjoy the world of Hyboria to its full potential. A guild is meant to enhance the experience of playing an MMO and we plan to magnify that experience by offering in-depth guild event, rewards, achievement system and a host of other exciting features.

Over the next month the following features will become available though the site to guild members, some content will be open to the public, however intelligence that could be used against us will be kept locked away.

• New 75 slot ventrilo server housed in a state of the art data center with massive international connectivity for our members. The server will be password protected and the password will be made available to GORE members and trusted members within our alliance.
  
  
• Ventrilo module on our website will be updated to fit the look and feel of the site more, and all external company branding removed.
  
  
• Advanced custom coded roster that will allow members to see the characters each person owns and who each members main character is. The roster will also will include an in-depth profile for each user to edit and control.
  
  
• Rewards and Medals will also tie into the roster system and the forum signature for all GORE members. As members achieve certain requirements within the guild for various tasks, events and interactions members will be awarded medals. Some medals will only be held by a single member at any one time, some will be issued only once for attending a special event. Other medals will be given out through more generalized events from PVP to PVE and crafting. The planed reward list is massive!
  
  
• The about us area of our website will be created in the coming week which will cover how we came to be GORE and how we plan to develop as a guild over the life of the game.
  
  
• Code of Conduct has been disused within the council for many weeks now, about what is truly acceptable within our guild. From those discussions we will be generating a concise code of conduct on how we expect members of GORE to interact with one another and the rest of the Age of Conan community.
• Media will be stored in an image gallery and a flash based video gallery that will allow GORE members to post high quality video footage and screenshots as they please.
  
  
• Once the GORE artwork is finalized the site will give only GORE members the ability to purchase GORE gear, i.e. Shirts, Boxers, G-Strings (not sure if the logo will fit) and mouse mats and other items. No profit will be made by the guild or anyone within the guild, the gear will be sold at cost to all members.
  
  
• The current events calendar is not what we hoped it would be so it will be redone. The new system will look more the style of the site and will also allow for more features. One of the features is the ability to reserve positions for events such as siege battles and raids that will be hosting on a daily and weekly basis in the coming months.
  
  
• To create an account on the website you must be approved by and officer once your account has been placed in the creation que. This system allows us to keep control of who has access to our registered content to keep unwanted spammers off our forums.
  
  

All the above is only the very beginning of what is in store for GORE. Once all of the above is finished being implemented into the site over the next few weeks we will continue to push forward with new ways to improve the guild experience, i.e. inter guild ladder tournaments, lucky draws, bounty hunting system and more.

On a final note, I would like to take the time to point out communication is key within the world of Hyboria. We live and die based on who we communicate with each other. This is why in GORE we strongly encourage all our members to use ventrilo, even if it’s only just to listen to what is going on within the game. We have a host of different channels intended for different types of game play and discussion topics. So no matter who you are, you will find a place on our ventirlo server to call home.

- The Council