Changes: Guild bank

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A guild bank is an in-game storage interface for holding items and money to be shared among guild members.

Official guild banks

Blizzard-supported guild banks were introduced with patch 2.3 to help reduce player-created guild banks, which were prone to Terms of Use violations due to account sharing.

Features

Access to the guild bank via a Guild Vault object next to the standard bankers in the game.
6 purchasable tabs which have 98 item slots each; bags are not required for the slots. The price for the first tab is 100, and increases for each successive tab, 250, 500, 1000, 2500, 5000, for a grand total of 9350.
Storage of money.
Players with the appropriate permissions can store items and money for use by the rest of the guild. The guild master can allocate different permissions to each tab as required.
Repair NPCs have a 'pay for repairs from guild funds' button based on guild permissions (up to withdraw limit).
Advanced permission system (defaults to controlled by guild leader) that can allow, disallow, and limit the interaction (deposit/withdraw items or money) per tab, per guild rank. Withdrawal limits can be set up.
Access logs in-game showing the 25 latest money- or item-related withdrawals/deposits per tab.
Web access and display via World of Warcraft Armory.^[1] Requires login.^[2]
Where to find the guild vaults.

Guild bank characters

Main article: Mule (game term)

A character used as storage and/or a trading post by the members, usually accompanied by a web-based script to post the contents online. Bank rules depend on the guild; there is no set of default permissions.

NOTE: It is not recommended that multiple guild members log into the guild bank account, even if it is more convenient to manage and disperse items, since this is a violation of the Terms of Use according to [Blizzard]. Due to the many potential issues involved with this approach, it is highly recommended that guilds spend the gold on the official guild bank instead.

Gallery

Guild Vault on the side of Darnassus bank
Guild Vault inside the bank of Exodar
Guild Vault inside the bank of Ironforge
Guild Vault inside the bank of Stormwind
Guild Vault inside the bank of Orgrimmar
Guild Vault inside the bank of Silvermoon City
Guild Vault in front of Thunder Bluff bank
Guild Vault on the side of Undercity bank
Guild Vault inside or near the banks of Ratchet, Gadgetzan, Booty Bay, Area 52
Guild Vault inside the Aldor bank in Shattrath City
Guild Vault inside the Scryers' bank in Shattrath City
Guild Vault inside the banks of Dalaran

External links

Official US site Guild Banks

Official EU site (en) Guild Banks

World of Raids

References

[1] November 15th, 2007 NEW LOGIN-PROTECTED FEATURE: GUILD BANKS.

[2] WoW Armory FAQ - Log.

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-A '''guild bank''' is typically some storage method in-game for the purposes of holding [[item]]s and [[money]] to be shared among [[guild]] members.
+A '''guild bank''' is an in-game storage interface for holding [[item]]s and [[money]] to be shared among [[guild]] members.
 == Official guild banks==
-Blizzard-supported guild banks were introduced with [[patch 2.3]] to help reduce player-created guild banks, which were prone to many issues caused by [[Terms of Use]] violations due to account sharing.
+Blizzard-supported guild banks were introduced with [[patch 2.3]] to help reduce player-created guild banks, which were prone to [[Terms of Use]] violations due to account sharing.
 === Features ===
-* Access to the guild-bank via a Guild Vault object next to the standard bankers in the game.
+* Access to the guild bank via a Guild Vault object next to the standard bankers in the game.
-* 6 purchasable tabs which have 98 item slots each, bags are not required for the slots. The price for the first tab begins at {{cost|100}}, then increases for each successive tab, {{cost|250}}, {{cost|500}}, {{cost|1000}}, {{cost|2500}}, {{cost|5000}}, for a grand total of {{cost|9350}}.
+* 6 purchasable tabs which have 98 item slots each; bags are not required for the slots.  The price for the first tab is {{cost|100}}, and increases for each successive tab, {{cost|250}}, {{cost|500}}, {{cost|1000}}, {{cost|2500}}, {{cost|5000}}, for a grand total of {{cost|9350}}.
 * Storage of money.
-* Players with the appropriate permissions can store items and money for use by the rest of the guild. The guild master can allocate different permissions to each tab if required.
+* Players with the appropriate permissions can store items and money for use by the rest of the guild.  The guild master can allocate different permissions to each tab as required.
 * [[Repair]] NPCs have a 'pay for repairs from guild funds' button based on guild permissions (up to withdraw limit).
-* Advanced permission-system (defaults to controlled by guild leader), that can allow, disallow and limit the interaction (deposit/withdraw items or money) per tab, per guild rank. Withdrawal limits can be set up.
+* Advanced permission system (defaults to controlled by guild leader) that can allow, disallow, and limit the interaction (deposit/withdraw items or money) per tab, per guild rank.  Withdrawal limits can be set up.
-* Access-logs in-game showing the 25 latest money or item related withdrawals/deposits per tab.
+* Access logs in-game showing the 25 latest money- or item-related withdrawals/deposits per tab.
 * Web access and display via World of Warcraft [[Armory]].<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.wowarmory.com/updates.xml#anchorguildbanksphase1|site=www.wowarmory.com|title=November 15th, 2007 NEW LOGIN-PROTECTED FEATURE: GUILD BANKS}}</ref> Requires login.<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.wowarmory.com/faq-login.xml|site=www.wowarmory.com|title=WoW Armory FAQ - Log}}</ref>
 *[[List of bank locations|Where to find the guild vaults]].
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 == Guild bank characters ==
 {{main|Mule (game term)}}
-A character used as storage and/or a trading post by the members, usually accompanied by a web based script to post the contents online. Bank rules depend on the guild, there is no set of default permissions.
+A character used as storage and/or a trading post by the members, usually accompanied by a web-based script to post the contents online.  Bank rules depend on the guild; there is no set of default permissions.
 '''NOTE:''' It is not recommended that multiple guild members log into the guild bank [[account]], even if it is more convenient to manage and disperse items, since this is a violation of the [[Terms of Use]] according to [[Blizzard]].  Due to the many potential issues involved with this approach, it is highly recommended that guilds spend the gold on the official guild bank instead.

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