Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games are really about communities of people. One of the major community aspects of MMORPGs are guilds. Stargate Worlds already has a very strong guild community that CME is fostering, so guilds will be an important part of the game. Guilds in Stargate Worlds are called Commands.
Activities that are related specifically to commands have been discussed. These may include command leveling, command banks, and command specific crafting.Commands will also be able to issue missions to their members as a cooperative effort. The command levelling system is an interesting idea. As the command progresses, it will unlock construction capabilities, expansion capabilities, and technological abilities, as well as the obvious economic benefits. However, commands will not get missions at launch. This ability is to be added to the game at a later date.
There will be no command centers, halls, or bases at the initial release, but player / guild owned vaults are talked about frequently
Elder game play may also have a significant command involvement, particularly with the crafting aspects of the game. At some point after release, large construction projects such as motherships will require a large command, or an alliance of several commands.
Command mechanics
Commands will have calendars at their disposal, which can be edited by officers. As of now, it is not known if this calendar system includes a signup system as well, or if it will simply be a notification utility.
Commands will be able to have up to 8 customizable ranks that will give players tools to manage their command.These tools will include the usual options, such as inviting, kicking, and promoting. Command leadership can also be transferred if the need should arise. Commands will have a command chat and officer chat. There will be the ability to set up private chat channels.
At the time of the writing, the maximum number of characters in a command is 200. Note, that its characters, not players.
Check out the Listed Commands for a list of the current Stargate Worlds Guilds.
http://forums.stargateworlds.com/forumdisplay.php?f=49
Alliances
Forming alliances between commands is encouraged. Some activities may require very large amounts of players. If your command does not have many players, having an alliance with another command will help.
There is a possibility to form alliances in-game, and the members of the alliances made this way gain access at least to a common chat channel.
Check out the Listed Alliances.
http://www.stargateworldswiki.com/wiki/Commands