# Changing General **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 25, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701 "2022-08-25T16:27:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kimbas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/0ea827/32.png) [@Kimbas](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kimbas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/1 "2022-08-25T16:27:06Z")
Hi! Are there any way to change general in a guild? I know that it’s possibly by kicking general by himself. Unfortunately that solution limited new generał choose to the highest level player. ---
**Author:** ![CaptainAwesome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/captainawesome/32/74890_2.png) [@CaptainAwesome](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/CaptainAwesome)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/2 "2022-08-25T16:36:55Z")
The guild leader has to promote the person who has/wants to be in charge. Nobody has to be kicked. But it’s almost impossible to get rid of a guild leader if he/she doesn’t want that. In that case you have to adress a ticket to the devs, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Maisie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maisie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Maisie)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/3 "2022-08-25T17:07:54Z")
There’s a mechanism for replacing an _inactive_ guild leader: [https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000648716-Guild-Leader-is-inactive](https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000648716-Guild-Leader-is-inactive) But if your guild leader is active and is not willing to relinquish the role voluntarily – no, there’s not a way to perform a coup against them. The usual recourse here is for the dissatisfied guild members to leave and join (or form) a new guild. > [@CaptainAwesome](#): > > In that case you have to address a ticket to the devs, I guess. Don’t know if/how much they intervene in routine guild dramas, though? but if your GL is behaving inappropriately/against the rules then yes. ---
**Author:** ![Kimbas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/0ea827/32.png) [@Kimbas](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kimbas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/4 "2022-08-25T17:14:32Z")
I am general. I became him “temporary” in place of previous inactive general. Some players defintely deserve to be leader more than me. I’m thinking that I need a successor. ---
**Author:** ![Stratelier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Stratelier](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stratelier)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/5 "2022-08-25T18:06:37Z")
As Guild Leader you still have the ability to leave the Guild yourself ([under “Guild Admin”](https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000641316-How-to-leave-your-Guild)), but I don’t think you can necessarily appoint someone specific to take over as Leader afterwards. The “rule of thumb” is that the highest-ranking active player (usually _but not strictly_ the Guild Leader) always has the ability to manage other members (promote/demote/kick) because that is a necessity of the Guild itself. ---
**Author:** ![Mariana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mariana/32/63233_2.png) [@Mariana](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mariana)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/6 "2022-08-25T18:12:02Z")
You can demote yourself one rank and then promote your chosen leader to the top spot ---
**Author:** ![Kimbas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/0ea827/32.png) [@Kimbas](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kimbas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/7 "2022-08-25T19:34:16Z")
After demoting myself, I should have the highest level in a guild to choose new general, shouldn’t I? Currently I am 3th or 4th in level guild rank. ---
**Author:** ![CaptainAwesome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/captainawesome/32/74890_2.png) [@CaptainAwesome](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/CaptainAwesome)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/8 "2022-08-25T19:45:33Z")
I’m not 100% sure about, but I guess the guild leader has to **promote** the player who shall become the next leader, isn’t it that way? ---
**Author:** ![Kimbas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/0ea827/32.png) [@Kimbas](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kimbas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/9 "2022-08-25T19:49:51Z")
I have option to demote myself. Option to promote any Colonel to General is inactive (in grey as demoting Privates). ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/10 "2022-08-25T19:51:43Z")
I would have thought so as well as that’s how it works in other games. But nope. 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Mariana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mariana/32/63233_2.png) [@Mariana](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mariana)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/11 "2022-08-25T19:56:44Z")
You cannot promote someone in to the highest rank until you demote yourself to the next highest rank. I did it years ago, I assume it still works that way. ---
**Author:** ![mitamata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mitamata/32/10313_2.png) [@mitamata](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mitamata)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/changing-general/76701/12 "2022-08-25T20:27:28Z")
> As a general rule, the highest ranking active players in a Guild have the ability to promote/demote/kick other inactive players. From [https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000621196-Managing-a-Guild-as-a-Leader-Guild-Admin-#h\_43c2ecd3-ddb8-4446-9eda-c9ef90eb4595](https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000621196-Managing-a-Guild-as-a-Leader-Guild-Admin-#h_43c2ecd3-ddb8-4446-9eda-c9ef90eb4595) So yes, if you want to make someone else leader, demote yourself - now, anyone rank 2 in the guild can promote someone to leader, so just pick the new leader and promote them. It’s been a while for me as well, but that’s how I handed my guild off a year or so ago 🙂