Hi guys
I just joined the group, it doesn't seem to be particularly active but I'll talk into the void anyway and see if anyone replies.
Background:
I have a site http://www.fightingmongooses.co.uk that is currently in version 2, using a CMS built to work on top of our phpBB forum. It's been in this stage for over 2 years now, and could really do with some major improvements. That said, we get a lot of compliments due to it being "not just another guild site", and I've had offers of work from other GLs to build them something similarly unique which I keep having to turn down due to the totally customized code and the time it would take to redo for someone else's needs.
I had the bright idea that if I built the next version on a CMS, I'd have a starting point for a reusable package and be able to consider some of these job offers.
To that end, I'm currently wrapping up development of Fighting Mongooses v3.0. I'm not exactly an experienced Drupal user, so some of the problems I've encountered were due to that rather than any sort of limitation with the platform. All in all it's looking pretty spiffy, and I will of course update this post once it goes live (so many custom breadcrumbs to create, so little time!).
The actual discussion:
Looking around the group posts there are obviously a few guild sites built on Drupal. I was hoping for a bit of discussion on where the major gaps lie, nonexistant modules or functionality that a lot of guilds need. Personally everything my guild needs has been easily achieved (relatively speaking, anyway) but we're not exactly...usual....I know for example that DKP is possibly an issue for the more hardcore types?
My aim is basically to have a list of things that have never been adequately "solved", my sidekick is a pro module developer so for example modules to integrate data from addons such as Headcount with, say, userpoints module are not beyond the realms of possibility.
Anyway yes, that's about it, hello from me and feel free to share your frustrations that we might actually be able to do something about them :)
Shell
