Well they're big, they have that going for them, and they have been around for a long time however, I never saw them as being high on the list of guilds that accomlished something first.
As far as being famous (and I mean famous in EQ circles) they were literally nobodies compared to guilds like 'Fires of Heaven' which was the most accomplished guild that I ever saw. Realistically the only reason I've ever heard of them is because I played on the same server as they did (Tarew Marr) and well you couldn't swing a scimitar without hitting one of them.
Back when I was actually playing EverQuest 'The Syndicate' was in fact probably the largest guild on our server. However, bloated might be the better term. 'The Syndicate' rarely turned anyone away, their tactics tended to be the 'zerg rush' style of sending as many bodies at a target as possible. This was a few years ago however, so they may have possibly changed their ways since then.
What I don't understand however, is what does the guild get out of the corporate sponsorship? Last time I checked there wasn't much in the way of a financial cost of running a guild aside from the cost of hosting a website and forums.
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Well they're big, they have that going for them, and they have been around for a long time however, I never saw them as being high on the list of guilds that accomlished something first.
As far as being famous (and I mean famous in EQ circles) they were literally nobodies compared to guilds like 'Fires of Heaven' which was the most accomplished guild that I ever saw. Realistically the only reason I've ever heard of them is because I played on the same server as they did (Tarew Marr) and well you couldn't swing a scimitar without hitting one of them.
Back when I was actually playing EverQuest 'The Syndicate' was in fact probably the largest guild on our server. However, bloated might be the better term. 'The Syndicate' rarely turned anyone away, their tactics tended to be the 'zerg rush' style of sending as many bodies at a target as possible. This was a few years ago however, so they may have possibly changed their ways since then.
What I don't understand however, is what does the guild get out of the corporate sponsorship? Last time I checked there wasn't much in the way of a financial cost of running a guild aside from the cost of hosting a website and forums.