I don't argue that any guild is a gamebreaker or a necessity, any more than any of the wonders is, but I think it's undeniable that some guilds are much more useful than others. (I know the same can be said about wonders, but those are balanced by tech requirements and hammer costs.)
I think the core of the complaints I've seen on these forums is that a number of guilds have little or no impact on game play, while others have a significant effect: an empire-wide production boost (Guild of Hammers), or the ability to substantially enlarge your military in a single turn (Guild of the Nine), is much more useful than whatever it is that Aeron's Bounty or the Circle of Gaelan does.
In fairness to you guys on the FfH design team, it could be that you're just victims of your own success. Seriously. This is such an interesting and creative mod that people might have had unfairly high expectations about what you would do in converting BtS corporations to FfH, so perhaps there's some disappointment out there at how some of that has turned out.
It's ultimately Kael's mod, of course, so it's up to him if he's happy with how Guilds are working or if he wants to start a new thread for Guild-related suggestions (hint, hint).
