Guild Hall

In order to keep your Guild Hall as-is, so it doesn't poof on you, you have to pay the Escrow. Or at least ensure you have enough funds in your Escrow account to keep it going.

To pay the Escrow, from inside the Guild Hall, click the default door (not the wooden door) to get to the Guild Hall front yard. Near the (NE?) corner of the yard, there is a stone kiosk. Standing in your yard, click the kiosk. If you're not standing in your yard, you won't be able to manage it.

On the kiosk window, click the manage button. This brings up the Real Estate Management window. At the top right corner, it shows you how much time you have remaining in your Escrow account. You'll want this to be many many years in the future. People forget. Just sayin. The Default Upkeep field allows you to choose your preferred currency. Use the dropdown to select the currency. In the kiosk window, the Upkeep field tells you how much it costs per week in your preferred currency.
To add money to escrow, choose your preferred currency and click the Add Week (or Add Day) button. If you plan on adding a lot of money to Escrow, you will need to press that button A LOT. On my Guild Hall, I set the time left to 1000 weeks, so I was clicking for about 10 minutes.

When you're finished, close both windows and click on the front door of your Guild Hall to get back in.

Hope that helps.

Dru

It should be noted that, in addition to the original (old) Guild Hall, there are now 4 Guild Hall variations for use in the Neighborhood zones (since VoA went live). Below are some quick details to get anyone started. There is also a discussion with more info here at Alla's.

The old, static Guild Hall is now accessible from the Guild Lobby by clicking the door to the RIGHT of the Magus (facing North). This is the FREE Guild Hall and only costs you platinum to set the teleport destination.

Neighborhood Guild Halls

If you purchase a Guild Plot in one of the Neighborhood zones (there are 4 GH plots per "Sunrise Hills" zone instance) and then drop one of the 4 place-able Guild Halls, you may access this either directly from the Neighborhood zone, or from the LEFT door in the Guild Lobby. Both doors should have floating labels indicating which is which. You may also use a purchased Anchor to "teleport" directly to the Guild Hall (if you have permission to place items).

The Neighborhood Guild Halls all have upkeep costs (ie. platinum or other currency) and can cost extra when certain items are placed in them. The expense if overall fairly cheap, but newer Guilds with limited currency may wish to use the free one for a while. You will only lose the ability to decorate and customize your Guild Hall. All 4 of the Neighborhood Guild Halls can be purchased alone, or as a "Complete xxx Guild Hall Package" with all the NPCs, etc. You can always buy the NPCs and tradeskill objects later for very cheap platinum cost. These custom halls allow you to have just about EVERY possible tradeskill device in the game.

The first two custom Guild Halls (Standard and Modest) are purchasable with platinum.

The Standard Guild Hall is identical to the old default one except many objects have been removed so you can place them where you choose (ie. bankers, counters, tradeskill items, etc.) It can hold 1000 items.

The Modest Guild Hall is a new zone design with large square rooms and plenty of space to design. It holds 1500 items. While it is much brighter than the Standard one, it does not have much built-in decor nor a balcony with stairs. Very cheap to buy and try out though. I think it was like 1k plat.

The Grand Guild Hall is nearly IDENTICAL to the Modest except for more rooms in the back (down a short staircase) and it is purchased with STATION CASH (SC). Most players suggest NOT buying this one unless you simply cannot afford the Palatial hall and need more rooms. I believe it holds 1500 items just like the Modest.

The Palatial Guild Hall is very elaborate. It has a completely unique design with many rooms, upstairs and downstairs with multiple ways to get between, and a huge cathedral room with a stage. This item is only purchased via Station Cash (SC) and is the most expensive.

Be aware that when you purchase the Complete packages, it will expand to 4 packs that require an inventory slot when each is expanded. You can keep and use the containers once emptied as they make nice bank items due to their unique icon. Read SoloistMonk's post about the initial experience in buying and setting up a custom Guild Hall.

Edited, Aug 21st 2012 11:39am by Kuponya

Has anyone else notice that the guild hall doens't appear to be an instance anymore? Or at least they have given you the illusion of zoning while it loads? Since the new expansion it seems this way.