So as I understand it so far TES:O's guilds (fighters,mages,DB,thieves and.....the 5th one....) are all open ala oblivion and skyrim style so any player no matter what build race play style etc can be in any or all the guilds at once and while I haven't heard anything about wether or not you can reach. The top I.e become archmage,leader of the fighters guild and so on is anyone slightly disappointed about this? Don't get me wrong all the guilds being open to everyone is great but I'd have liked a morrowind style system if your a fighter guild member you can't be in the mages or thieves if you're a thief you can't be in the DB/mages guild etc. for me it would add a reason to play a certain class/type and maybe even do 3/4/5 play through to experience each guild and be committed to that guild. I'm not whining just my opinion on it which is no more valid then anyone else's I just think it would add a lil bit more reasoning for me to try out a thief,murderer etc as I always play to the good side (I find it hard to be a [censored] on games :/ )

Did we play the same Morrowind?

Ain't nobody got time for five playthroughs. I think it's the kind of game where you're more commited to your friends, player guilds and alliance than to mages guild, but this may just be me. More importantly, each guild has its own skill line and if we could only join one, it would severely reduce the variety of available skills. I wouldn't want that. Keep them open, let us mix and match.

On a similar note! Anyone know if we get ranks within these guilds, which can be displayed to other members?

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Ranks