Board Thread:Game Discussions/@comment-24104999-20131117182101/@comment-24003266-20131117190120

Yeah, it's every area. I'm an HC and have a maxed Horseman+ and I have two friends (one GC and one GM) both w/ maxed Horseman+ w/ slightly better stats than me. This bonus is carried into EB and Storyline for both you and friends (tho I don't use friends on Storyline anymore).

Now, this difference could also be the result of differences in elemental bonuses as each element carries the bonus. For example, if your Guild has 5% on fire and 5% on water your Horseman's would get 10% from those bonuses; then command level bonus on top of that.

To confirm all this, check your stats in each area, including Arena and GW and you will see that ur stats don't change. For futher confirmation of this, I was a Sentinel in my previous Guild but left b/c GM became inactive and we weren't competitive enuf. When I joined my current Guild I started as a Commander, but didn't think about how the loss of my 7% bonus would affect me. However, I noticed an appreciable decline in performance almost immediately as my arena rank started to slip, and it was harder to beat certain friends and foes. Before I was promoted to HC I took note of my stats on 2 maxed armors I had at the time and noticed the increase, both in stats and performance, once promotion was effective. The command level bonus does make a huge difference.