Despite the fact that newcomers miss their first battle, they receive guild upgrade bonuses and are counted as members of the guild (meaning your guild cannot have more than 25 members, including newcomers).
Exceptions:
- A player who joins a guild for the first time ever will count as a full-fledged guildmate.
- If there are less than 5 members in a guild, a newcomer will count as a full-fledged guildmate.
- If there are less than 5 members in a guild, a newcomer will count as a full-fledged guildmate.