Guild banks were initially intended to go live with the Burning Crusade launch. Apparently Blizzard wasn't happy with them and postponed their implementation until "a later date." That date has been confirmed by a blue on the WoW Europe forums as Patch 2.3.According to this preview article, guild banks are designed so that every member of the guild can deposit or withdraw cash or items. Limits on transactions can be set so a new recruit doesn't walk off with all the good stuff. Also, all activity will be viewable by the guild so the guild officers can't keep the best things for themselves without everyone else knowing.
My favorite feature of the new guild bank system is the ability to use guild funds when paying for repair costs. A new button will appear on all repair NPCs and repair-bots. This function can also be set by the guild leader to work for only certain ranks within the organization.
Soon we'll be saying goodbye to the guild mules and hello to an era where guild resources are viewable, if not available, to all.
Update: we have tons more patch 2.3 info!
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8-19-2007 @ 5:36PM
Khallah said...
ABOUT BLOODY TIME.
Thank you Blizzard! :D
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8-19-2007 @ 6:19PM
Regis said...
Would be nice if you could send BOP patterns that drop in instances to the bank instead of destroying them if no one wants/can use them at that time. But not gear, that would be too much exploiting.
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8-19-2007 @ 6:36PM
Ehiz said...
this no doubt is going to cause lots of drama
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8-19-2007 @ 6:38PM
Acariquara said...
@3:
Paging Captain Obvious...
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8-19-2007 @ 6:46PM
Josh D said...
Woot!
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8-19-2007 @ 8:06PM
Hokuto said...
I bet, just like the VoIP feat, some guilds will keep the ol' good mules.
Just because.
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8-19-2007 @ 8:12PM
robodex said...
What happens if a guild collapses? :\
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8-19-2007 @ 8:40PM
Daveti said...
@7: I too am curious what happens to the contents of the guild bank should the GL happen to /gdisband one day...
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8-19-2007 @ 9:08PM
kingpin.uk said...
They better have a window which shows recent removals and additions, including totals,. to the bank otherwise it will be kinda hard to manage.
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8-19-2007 @ 9:09PM
White Rabbit said...
I can already see it now, guild leaders demanding every member to "donate" a certain amount of guild into the bank each month. if you don't pay you're out
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8-19-2007 @ 9:25PM
Ingenuity said...
blizz should check out kingdomofloathing.com
see how there guild banks works, works pretty well all things considered.
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8-19-2007 @ 10:20PM
Jamus said...
I wonder how this will affect the AH?
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8-19-2007 @ 10:21PM
Geoffrey said...
I'll keep my normal bank,thanks.
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8-19-2007 @ 10:48PM
Cathormac said...
@10
ick, that's a good point
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8-19-2007 @ 10:50PM
Khallah said...
Crossing features for inbuilt XML inventory export for guild websites.
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8-19-2007 @ 10:50PM
Khallah said...
Crossing fingers for inbuilt XML inventory export for guild websites.
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8-19-2007 @ 11:28PM
Argall said...
I can't wait for this too. Personally it's dumb if a guild requires "dues" and I don't like the whole repair thing. Adding money into the equation can cause more trouble than just items.
But for items this is awesome. It doesn't matter if guilds still want to keep a mule.. that's their business and if you think abuse doesn't occur on that, you're naive. It's not blizzard's fault some guild leaders want to be power whores.
For my guild, it'll be excellent. We can throw those random boe blues in there for someone to claim, extra leather, cloth, gems, minerals, etc for others can use it.
I wish it was sooner. 2.2 is a week or two away yet, and 2.3? Probably by early-mid Fall...
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8-19-2007 @ 11:29PM
Argall said...
I can't wait for this too. Personally it's dumb if a guild requires "dues" and I don't like the whole repair thing. Adding money into the equation can cause more trouble than just items.
But for items this is awesome. It doesn't matter if guilds still want to keep a mule.. that's their business and if you think abuse doesn't occur on that, you're naive. It's not blizzard's fault some guild leaders want to be power whores.
For my guild, it'll be excellent. We can throw those random boe blues in there for someone to claim, extra leather, cloth, gems, minerals, etc for others can use it.
I wish it was sooner. 2.2 is a week or two away yet, and 2.3? Probably by early-mid Fall...
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8-19-2007 @ 11:41PM
Argall said...
I can't wait for this too. Personally it's dumb if a guild requires "dues" and I don't like the whole repair thing. Adding money into the equation can cause more trouble than just items.
But for items this is awesome. It doesn't matter if guilds still want to keep a mule.. that's their business and if you think abuse doesn't occur on that, you're naive. It's not blizzard's fault some guild leaders want to be power whores.
For my guild, it'll be excellent. We can throw those random boe blues in there for someone to claim, extra leather, cloth, gems, minerals, etc for others can use it.
I wish it was sooner. 2.2 is a week or two away yet, and 2.3? Probably by early-mid Fall...
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8-20-2007 @ 1:46AM
kuri said...
@7
I would assume whoever contributed said gold/items would have it mailed back to them in-game.
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