After successfully opening a Base account, bridging some assets to Base, and registering a Basename, this time we will join the Base Guild together and make a name for ourselves in this new world.
Guilds originated in medieval Europe, referring to associations of artisans or merchants like blacksmiths’ guilds or carpenters’ guilds, with the purpose of protecting industry interests, setting standards, and ensuring mutual benefit. However, I guess most readers who have heard of guilds know them from joining various guilds, or “clans”, while playing MMORPGs.
In the world of Web3, “guild” has been reinterpreted. Its meaning is similar to a DAO, usually referring to an organization centered around participants of a specific application. Through content creation, governance voting, completing quests, and other activities, members gain tokens, identity, and status.
The most popular guild application on Ethereum is guild.xyz. Most guilds, such as Uniswap, Hey.xyz, etc., are built on it. If you have joined other guilds on guild.xyz before, you can skip step 1 below and join the Base Guild directly.
For better or worse, the Base Guild was just updated to Guild v2 yesterday. The good news: this article’s content is based on v2, so it’s the latest information. The bad news: all the effort I spent preparing the content earlier has been wasted.
Enough talk. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get started.
1. Set up a Guild Account
1.1 Open Guild v2
The URL for the main Guild interface is hard to remember. The officials say it symbolizes entering a “new era.” Anyway, just visit this address.
1.2 Log in with a wallet
I’m more traditional and used to using a computer, browser, and wallet plugin. If you’re used to a phone or tablet, you can open it in a browser and log in with WalletConnect, open it in a wallet’s built-in browser (like MetaMask), or conversely, open it in a browser with a built-in wallet (like Brave).
1.3 Fill in personal information
Set public information like your avatar, username, and social accounts. Most guilds require or at least encourage users to follow the project’s social accounts. Your Guild account must first be linked to accounts like X so the system can confirm task completion. After setup, you will have a basic identity in Guild, showing your status in this world.
For example, my IYKYK (if you know, you know) score is 0.859, making me a introverted “commenter,” and because my wallet is quite old, I’m a level 9 Legend.
2. First Look at the Base Guild
2.1 Visit the Base Guild
Click “Join Guild” to join. As of this writing, the guild has 488k members and is growing rapidly. It’s very popular.
2.2 Complete the first task
The first task in the Base Guild is quite “compassionate” and only asks you to visit the Base website. Unlike most projects that require following the official X account, this is convenient for general users. After all, X isn’t very popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan (reluctantly, I gave up using the name Twitter).
Click “visit link” to visit the webpage. Even if you return to the guild page after one second, the task is considered complete. This doesn’t mean they are extra compassionate; it’s probably because measuring how long a user spends on the Base website is too difficult, and monitoring it is too sensitive. After completing the first task, you can join the Base Discord.
2.3 Join Base Discord
Honestly, I hate using Discord. I don’t know if the interface is designed for Gen Z or what, but it often dazzles and confuses me. However, to complete the task, I’ll just join it.
I accidentally noticed that in the Base Discord’s regional channels, there are sections for Japan, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, etc., but Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China are all absent. I don’t know what this implies. On one hand, it could be understood that the Base chain is not active in these regions. On the other hand, it could be interpreted that joining now still makes you a local “OG,” and you could even volunteer to help Base with localization. Sometimes, positive and negative thoughts can create a huge difference in the future.
3. More Tasks
The guild page has many tasks. Some are very simple, some are as hard as climbing to the sky. The more tasks you complete, the more credentials you can claim, like a rich resume, representing your high status in the guild. (Mysterious voice: Maybe this will count towards a BASE airdrop one day?)
Below, I’ve roughly divided the tasks into “Within Reach” and “Going Through Fire and Water” for reference, so everyone can participate according to their own situation.
3.1 Within Reach: Basename, Guild pin
In the original v1 Base Guild, the target users were mainly builders. Users who couldn’t code had almost no way to start. The new version is much more user-friendly, and the general public can participate. For example, if you registered a Basename and bridged a small amount of assets to the Base chain as described in the last article, you have already unknowingly met two of the tasks and can go claim the proofs directly.
Another low-hanging fruit is minting a Guild pin. Of course, this isn’t a physical pin but an NFT. It costs 0.00033 ETH, about 1.3 USD at the current price. Some might think a mere JPG is worthless, but I think it’s even better that it doesn’t take up space. You can support an open-source project and contribute a little for the guild. It’s a win-win, so why not?
3.2 Going Through Fire and Water: Development, Promotion, KYC
Okay, I admit I exaggerated. These are just advanced tasks. Among these tasks, some conditions will be gradually met by real users, such as having 10, 50, 100, or 1000 transactions on Base. Of course, it’s not hard to generate transactions just to complete the tasks, but that’s unnecessary, isn’t it?
Some tasks involve coding. Those with a Github account should be able to meet them easily. Otherwise, just ignore them. Don’t go to all extremes for a potential factor in a potential airdrop. Besides technical tasks, there’s a “Creators & Voices” section, which seems very suitable for me and other users who want to participate but don’t have coding skills. However, it just says “Coming soon” for now.
The last one is “Coinbase Verification.” Although I support Base, I have to complain. I did identity verification N years ago, you not only closed my account, but now you’re asking me to do a Verification task. Do you really think I’m willing to “go through fire and water” for you?
At the beginning of this series, I praised Coinbase as the ultimate “win-win”. But when it comes to these details, you can see that being “universally accommodating” is not easy. This applies to platforms and users alike. I might be able to gradually conquer other tasks, but in the end, I won’t complete the “Grand Slam” or be “win-win” myself.
P.S. I’ve recently seen several anime films in theaters, and they were all outstanding. The most popular one, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Arc, actually ranked last for me. I’m not saying Demon Slayer is bad; on the contrary, I think the production is top-notch, but I just preferred the two films that came out after it. Chainsaw Man: The Reze Arc was brilliant and dazzling. The competition scenes in 100 Meters were immersive, and its exploration of the pursuit of life was profound. It’s worth supporting in theaters. What I’m looking forward to next, of course, are the Hong Kong productions Sai Gaa (世外) and The Great Bug Adventure (小蟲蟲大冒險). So many great works at once, it makes me feel like an incorrigible otaku.
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