There may be a shortage of inter-party symbiosis AND hope for little third world children, but there are always shit-stacks of guild drama. Ask Mick Montgomery. Despite having sexually molested the voice of William Cosby, Mick wouldn't lie about guild drama.
Take a look at my current alliance guild. Per my 60 hour-a-week surmise, there are a few distinct layers of folk therein. Lettuce have a brief glimpse at the members of the respective strata:
> Passives. The lowest layer of life. They sometimes don't even log in every month. Or two months. Or they stay away long enough to get the requisite boot. They don't disrupt much of anything, but they contribute little. To these dregs I say, "Go suck some HALO."
> Regular worker bees. They show up several times per week. They may even level an alt or run a heroic dungeon. They don't raise hell, largely because it's just a game and it consumes maybe an hour or so out of their day.
> Deddy-Kated. They are on every day. They usually have the ability to tank or heal current content (no, not raids, you fucking smartass!) Some of these people were once more hardcore and dedicated. Then they finished college, fucked someone, and created new human life. There may even be a job and a mortgage in there somewhere, too.
> Hardcore casual. Sure as motherfucking hell *NOT* to be confused with casual hardcore. Hardcore casuals are deeply entrenched in the ways of game that fly to the south of heroic raiding and RBG/arena PvP. HCs dedicate many hours each day to game. They often have four or more max level characters. They can tank or heal or even both. They can readily LFR to beat the band. And they have attitudes, though not all will admit that. It smacks of the George Carlin classic "Your stuff is shit, but my shit is stuff." My ideas and beliefs are more better than yours, and here's why...
Well, not all HCs exude the reek of the aforementioned power philosophy. Not all the time, anyway. But most do, and some WAY more than others.
