Yesterday, two members in a guild I belong to were having a discussion about one taking all the recipes from the bank (to supply his newly found guild) and claimed to have deposited gold to the guild for the transaction (we have no way of verifying this).
As the highest ranking member online, I offered my two cents about the transaction, but the person who "paid" for the recipes insists they've done nothing wrong as they deposited gold.
My reply was "The recipes aren't about making gold. They're for players to do their daily writs, or acquire common-but-not-easily-found blues and purples. They're not to be taken to start a new guild, no matter what the cost."
The player replied they paid far more than "market value" for the recipes (which were all green level), but I said this was not the point.
I replied:
"The bank is built on a trust system. Taking things from the bank doesn't require a deposit, but the honor system depends on players will make more deposits to help out and draw when they need, not want, to. By taking the recipes, you're validating the need to your new guild, not this one. Please restore the recipes withdrawn from the bank. I will message the guild officers to restore your gold once it's been proven you did deposit. We are not here to fund other guilds."
The person indicated the recipes had already been sold, but still questioned their action on why it was wrong.
So I decided to enlist the help of the members of the community.
Was it wrong for this person to take the recipes despite paying more than market value to set up their own guild?
As the highest ranking member online, I offered my two cents about the transaction, but the person who "paid" for the recipes insists they've done nothing wrong as they deposited gold.
My reply was "The recipes aren't about making gold. They're for players to do their daily writs, or acquire common-but-not-easily-found blues and purples. They're not to be taken to start a new guild, no matter what the cost."
The player replied they paid far more than "market value" for the recipes (which were all green level), but I said this was not the point.
I replied:
"The bank is built on a trust system. Taking things from the bank doesn't require a deposit, but the honor system depends on players will make more deposits to help out and draw when they need, not want, to. By taking the recipes, you're validating the need to your new guild, not this one. Please restore the recipes withdrawn from the bank. I will message the guild officers to restore your gold once it's been proven you did deposit. We are not here to fund other guilds."
The person indicated the recipes had already been sold, but still questioned their action on why it was wrong.
So I decided to enlist the help of the members of the community.
Was it wrong for this person to take the recipes despite paying more than market value to set up their own guild?