WoW: Cataclysm still on target for a 2010 release
The WoW Headhunter helps with guild recruiting
by Mike Schramm 
Mar 23rd 2009 at 5:00PM
Last week we were kindly invited on the PixelatedGeek podcast (thanks, Erin and Nelson, for having me!) and while there, we heard from Darren of WoW Headhunter, a brand new site that wants to get you or your guild hooked up with some new guildies. The site is pretty barebones: you can look through available guilds or enter your own. But they do add a little something new: whenever you enter a guild into the site, you can create application questions and even run through a survey that charts your guild along four lines: between Reckless and Deliberate, Social and Competitive, Fun and Serious, and Learner and Veteran. So you can choose between the Reckless Competitive Veterans and the Deliberate Social Learners.Kind of a fun idea. Unfortunately, the site isn't too populated yet (I couldn't find recruiting guilds on either of the servers I frequent), but it did just go live today, so it may take some time for recruiting guilds to find their way over there. And unfortunately, while there is an option to put an Armory link in your profile, the site itself doesn't tie in to the Armory directly, so you still have to go searching for metrics when players apply (would be nice to see a list of what achievements have been done by the player, as well as some common stats to compare).
But it will be nice to have a list of guilds to browse, along with a little more info about them, all in one place. If you've been looking for a guild for a while with no luck, there's one more option.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Virtual selves, Guilds, Odds and ends, Raiding
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
SquishyDan Mar 23rd 2009 5:15PM
Sounds like a good idea i'll have to check it out.
Cbeefman Mar 23rd 2009 5:18PM
would be nice if they also add a feature that attempts to track the toons history
i remember there being a website that did that a while back
wasn't very accurate as it relied on the toon being "spotted" by another toon on the server that had the tracker software installed (i think)
Hoggersbud Mar 23rd 2009 5:20PM
Interesting, I hope they do well.
Darren Mar 23rd 2009 5:26PM
Awesome Mike!
Thanks for the support guys. We really appreciate it. We work very hard at trying to stay in touch with the community. If you have any feedback at all, please reach out to me!
We'd love to hear your thoughts on how we can improve the service.
Darren (aka. DOTA_MONSTER)
darren@mygamemug.com
Poparoach Mar 23rd 2009 5:41PM
They sure are good at milking things out.
I find this far less about testing and more about stalling while dangling a carrot.
Lets cross our fingers we see it before the 4th of Jult.
Tumleren Mar 23rd 2009 5:48PM
wat
Anelf Mar 24th 2009 10:54AM
First impressions not good - registration form keeps telling me it requires a valid guild name, even though I entered one. Kinda hard to post a recruiting add when you can't even get past the registration.
I'm on a Mac using Safari v3.2.1.
Krotukk Mar 24th 2009 5:56PM
It's not just you. I've had a council member in my guild try to register us, and I've attempted it myself. "Guild name required." It's right f'n there!
Non-mac users, both of us.
Dubya tee eff, Headhunter? O.o
Anelf Mar 24th 2009 10:32PM
Wow!
These boys must be kicking themselves. Free publicity on WoWInsider completely ruined by a broken registration page :-) .
BadBart Mar 24th 2009 12:52PM
http://www.warcraftrealms.com/charhistory.php