I don't think we should exactly force them to abandoned their settlements OOC
However, if your character's settlement does not have enough citizens..your character could, with the right cause. Place a war-claim on guilds as to push them out of their camps and into cities. Similar to the Teutonic Order's goal in Aegis. :wink:
Minecraft players love to build, but with an alternate server for us to white-list builders for event proposals and things. Perhaps players can get that building-itch out of their systems a little bit ;p
The guild application has always been cast aside as something we'd never ask of anyone. Players like to remain anonymous and have at the very least, some natural rights ;p.
When you mean create a guild are you referring to the town/village aswell? Many guilds are just settlements, naturally working together because they in the same camp. They'd be a "guild" if you will