Our guild resonates with one underlying definition, we are a group of friends, that, instead of meeting at the pool hall, or the softball field, the golf course, or the book club, we hang out in the digital world, in MMORPGs. Because we are friends, our guild charter, at its root, is very simple. Be a friend. Have a friend.

The Platinum Order was founded in 2007 from the core of several guilds in Star Wars Galaxies who were eager to escape the legendary "new game experience" that devastated our guilds and our friends lists. We had our eyes on Vanguard- Saga of Heroes, and most of us managed to get into open beta, enjoyed the gameplay and the rich tapestry of art upon which our new digital lives could be built, and decided to found our new guild in Telon. TPO had years of fun in Vanguard, culminating in finishing the game's raid dungeon.

As Vanguard aged, and SoE's commitment to continued development of Telon ceased, we sought new worlds, and adventure in new lands. In that spirit, we have ventured into other games, with a few of us remaining in Eve, our guild chapters in Aion and Star Trek Online were both put onto inactive status due to loss of interest. For the future we are watching Star Wars-ToR, Guild Wars 2, and are on the lookout for any dark horse mmo's that arise.

The Platinum Order expanded into Rift in late February 2011. We enjoyed our time as an Alpha testing guild for the game. We had a lot of fun helping with the grooming process of the social features of the game during beta. Now,  our Live chapter in Rift is an exciting mix of old friends from both SWG and VG, and new members we have met while testing, and during the post-launch phase.  We're already having a great time perfecting our builds, leveling mains and alts, doing expert rifts, raid rifts, and instanced raiding. Our horde raids pull everyone from level 45+ into an often giant raid that rampages across Telara! Our Rift chapter is coming together very nicely, and we're enjoying the perks of playing a game with robust development.

TPO is a full-featured guild with Ventrilo, scheduling calendar, discussion forums, and all the in-game perks you'd expect from a stable, established guild. Ideal candidates for our guild are laid-back, with a sense of humor, and are playing their mmo to relax and have a good time. We are not a hardcore progression guild, however we are composed of mostly mmo veterans, and take that skill set to our raiding endeavors. We tend to progress efficiently, while maintaining a moderate raid schedule. The ideal raiding mentality for this guild is one where the focus is not on being first in game to down a particular boss, but rather to down that boss with a smile on our faces and our real lives intact.

The infamous streaking incident Vanguard 2009

Tursin Krall Crawl Aion 2009

The Platinum Order, what's it like?

• A friendly, laid-back atmosphere
• A drama-free environment
• Humor and inside-jokes abound
• A focus on having fun while on the journey of progression
• A mature attitude about setbacks and conflict resolution
• Teamwork, and resolve to pull together
• Not so focused on "winning" that the game is lost to strife
• Full appreciation of the beauty of Pie.. and Bacon