History
Where to start … how about what a strange name for a guild? Why use it? Crazy old eccentric people? Much of the name has to do with the environment that we have created and the history of the leadership team. We have been close friends in the real world since before the Internet, gaming since the era of Commodore64s and TRS80s, many of us having been involved with old style BBSs, hex game programming and old fashioned pen and paper role playing. Since that time we have continued to game, experiencing a dynamic range of dedication to such entertainment, from hardcore role-playing immersion to a leisurely nonchalant attitude.
As with everything else, we took the massive growth of online gaming with a tongue-in-cheek viewpoint and developed our original gaming clan: Daffy Bastards. This small community has existed since the 1990s in an attempt to provide a location for gaming individuals to visit, smile and spend a small amount of time back in the real world while playing: an escape for an escape.
Then came World of Warcraft; having been previously involved with several alphas and betas online over the years, we went into this one with a good amount of apprehension. However, we were quite stunned to find an excellent development crew, strong community foundation and a doggone good game. We were hooked. All our Lineage, Evercrack, Asheron's Call, Star Wars Galaxies and Ultima Online accounts were abandoned; WoW or bust. But how do we approach developing this community? Do we run immersive? Do we role-play? Do we hardcore PvP? Do we even need a guild at all? Will the naming policy be our bane? :)
For starters, yes, we had to rename a few non-policy friendly names but we found Daffy Blokes to be quite comfortable, as it still imparts the same feeling as Daffy Bastards but within the confines of the Warcraft state of mind. Once again, we took a humorous viewpoint and decided to step outside this realm of losing oneself in a game and remain ourselves in spirit. Thus was born the Daffy Blokes guild for World of Warcraft.
We are not an immersive community although we do love a good role-playing game. We are not a hardcore PvP clan but we do enjoy a good toss in the street by the local tavern. We are not a competitive clan although some of us (others are too lazy) can hold our own. We are a community of gamers that approach gaming with a sly grin on our faces and a dry wit to boot. It is more important to us that everyone gets to play games. Gaming is in our blood and as we watch the next generations come of age, we hope they appreciate gaming as much as we do … we put a ton of work into trying to make gaming a better place to be, let's hope it works out.
So after this fairly long description, one that I'm sure was about as entertaining as a 2 hour lecture on the best techniques for painting the lines in a parking structure, I will end this with … game on … Mosey your way to fun. Remember. if you feel you don't fit, no hard feelings or bad blood … we wish you the best in your hunts and a good Tallyho for thee … now off wit 'cha, ya … poor sap.
-Tcheekin