[shockedfrog]

In Classic terms, there are only a few guilds that are still somewhat alive - Ventrue and Macabre are the only two names you really see often, plus the occasional person on a US, NBK or Baddies tag. Both Ventrue (in various guises - Ventrue Vampires, VV, etc.) and Macabre (as far as I know) were made during the easier period when making a guild just meant getting 10 p2p supporters. Less guilds doesn't mean more successful guilds - in fact, I feel that the more guilds there are, the more purpose each individual guild has, and the weaker guilds serve as a sort of food for the stronger guilds to grow on, so more guilds means more successful guilds. Survival of the leetest, basically.