My husband and I were doing some figuring and realized that even if we were willing to betray we probably couldn't afford it. Replacing level 80 masters and class-based raid gear is a staggering cost to contemplate, especially with this being part of our income and not just our leisure. I know any cost is trivial compared to serving God, but we already have an existing ministry ingame and this would hurt it rather than help.
Again, I'm not saying the guild should change its rules just for our sakes. I respect it doing what it thinks is right. Just letting you know where we are at, too. Even under the best of circumstances we might not be free to move completely over for a while anyway since, as I was mentioning yesterday before the servers went down, my husband has obligations to his current guild as he is in the process of getting his mythical now and once he gets it he should stay a while longer to help others out to repay their investment in him. Unfortunately this also impacts my abilities too since I have a mental disability that affects real-time conversation skills so I have a really hard time interacting with people if he's not with me to help me. He also has disabilities of his own so we're both weird and abnormal which is all the more reason not to change the rules for just us, but objectively speaking, the high cost of betraying a character at 80 might be worth considering in case it might be a detriment to gaining future membership as well.
I was also wondering if it is possible to join the Chapter without necessarily joining the guild. I'd like to be as supportive as I can but not having my husband with me limits me a lot. Being able to converse more in the forums environment will make it much easier for me to get to know and share with people without coming across as an incoherent flake.
~ Taigris
(ps. I am not a current subscriber but am considering resub due to this announcement.)