Introducing the Guild Mentoring Program
Azeroth -- It’s a land of turmoil, harsh and unyielding for heroes of the Horde and the Alliance as they struggle against enemies from within and without. For those stepping forth for the first time into this implacable realm, life can seem overwhelming, but surviving in this hostile environment is not insurmountable with a little help. Will your band of brothers and sisters, heroes and mentors, heed your call for aid?
Azeroth needs more heroes to rise through the ranks and your guild can help. We’re looking for a few good guilds to volunteer for the new Guild Mentoring Program. Guilds participating in the program will take part in identifying new players within selected realms, offering to invite them into the guild, and teaching them the ways of Azeroth as they level and reach the end game content.
F.A.Q.
Q. What is the Guild Mentoring Program?
A. The guild mentoring program identifies guilds on select realms to act as mentors for new and low level players (below level 85).
Q. How long does the Guild Mentoring Program run for?
A. The Guild Mentoring Program will run for a period of three months from the time that guilds are selected and notified.
Q. Is there a certain criteria for being selected as a mentoring guild?
A. Guilds must meet certain criteria to be considered for the Guild Mentoring Program:
- Guilds must be located on one of the selected realms.
- They must be willing to commit to the program for a three month period.
- They must be willing to change their name for the three month Guild Mentoring participation period. (Names will be changed back at the end of the program.)
- Guilds must be at least level 6 and have an active membership.
Q. How many guilds will be recruiting per realm?
A. Only one guild will be selected per faction on each realm.
Q. What does my guild need to do to volunteer?
A. The guild leader will need to submit an application to community-EN@blizzard.com with the following information:
- Please use the "[Guild Mentoring]" tag in the subject line of your email
- Current guild name and guild leader name
- Current realm and faction of the applying guild
- Current guild level and number of guild members
- Guild leader’s real name and phone number (this information will not be published and is for internal use only)
- Brief description of the Mentoring Guild and a link to your guild's website, if applicable.
Q. How long are you accepting applications for?
A. We will be accepting applications for two weeks. We will then select a guild for the Guild Mentoring Program from those that meet the criteria and contact the guild leader.
Q. On what realms will this program be available?
A. Mentoring guilds will be chosen for the following realms:
| EN Realms | DE Realms | FR Realms |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderhorn | Thrall | Hyjal |
| Azuremyst | Alleria | Dalaran |
| Lightbringer | Malygos | Eversong |
| Aggramar | Arygos | |
| Stormrage | ||
| Aszune |
Q. Do participating guilds get anything special?
A. Some of the benefits for taking part in the program include:
- MVP status on the forums for the guild leader and recruitment officer
- Guild member private forum access
- Recognition for your guild as being participants in the program
Comments (396)
Skullcrusher
another thing is this dungeon finder great idea but really and truely i taught the game was about maken friends i remember bk in vannila days u made friends with tank and healer so that u could do 5m instances i am on a low populate server all u are doing now if maken it that we only go on spam 5m now get points and move on whats the point guild mentoring i dont think so 1st thing its already to hard to try and recruit for your own guild let alone for some1 else must of these so called elite guild only hvave maybe 10-20 active people in it most dont bother with 25m anymore game should not be made for kids as in 12 year old running around i got purple pixels lvl 777 i want group bring bk the old days where u had to had to make friends to do dungeons not even raids
ps the only reason i keep coming bk to this game is to say hi to my mates i have made good friends with over the years and this is what mmo should be maken friends not maken the game easier and easier and now guess what we get to play pokemon now yepppiee (dont think so)
The Sha'tar
Hellscream
being SENTIMENTAL is not moaning. People enjoyed 'guild life' self made GUILD events, leveling together etc.
Now it's bunch of so called 'socials' where no 1 will help, no 1 cares and you can only CHAT with them while doing dailies or go on once-a-week raid [big deal]. And I'm GM myself and most important for me is: that ppl respect each other, LIKE each other, play together, help no matter what, and treat themselves as EQUALS. In here lvl 1 player is treated like every 85. So don't even start talking about 'socials' ...most of us already know it's just waste of time. We all play for fun, in our spare free time etc. So YOUR guild should ROCK! So all players joining will STAY, enjoy their playing time, bring some friends, NEW PLAYERS even. How can new players enjoy boring social, where You don't have any guild events, fun guild quests for all, boosting system, crafting duties, guild farmers, not even talking about guild bank packed with USEFUL stuff [80% of guild banks are just junk + useless things + 1-2 GM&Officer's tabs for raid gear no 1 can have] :) WE're creating world of guilds in here... world where new player will stay ...and socials make them leave. Sad but true
Bloodhoof
Hellscream
Chamber of Aspects
The answer is simple. There are people that are in guild just for fun, they do not want to raid, they do not want to PvP or to make any noticable progress, they just want to enjoy the game.
We went that far that we allowed PvP gear, enchanted and gemed for PvE with minimum i378, we didnt requested enchanted weapons, so we even crossed bottom line for DS Normal, yet, noone applied. Why is that? we allowed PvP blues in it, we are willing to have hard time for them, yet they dont want to join. Why is that? Answer is simple, WoW content is now easily accessible to everyone, thus people can be less social than they can be in old times. In old time you had to be social and geared, so that guild members can "remember" you, not just you toon, you had to make a friends with ppl in guild with same goal as you to access some part of content, now its easily accessible trough LFR and DF, thus allowing you to be social as much as you want.
Hellscream
And then... they just don't know how to play it.
I was asked MANY times why I'd made my talent tree like this ...I can make it better for higher dps... etc etc
My PvE spec is build for good raid&5-man performance ...and being able to solo old instances like TK or other raids.
Making Your character same as someone's won't give you ultimate dps machine. All depends HOW you play your class and how good you know your class. I know many players using single pvp gear pieces in PvE sets just bcs they know what they're doing.
So for me all the problems begin when player don't know anything about game, class, gear etc ...and he's not willing to learn it. He just wants to play and have it all done by someone else.
And about social side of guilds...
I know it's bad, most of ppl got used to doing everything alone or with just few friends.
Dungeon Finder, Raid Finder ...all tools that made in-guild bonding unnecessary.
In my guild we try diff approach:
all players play together, ask for help, get to know each other playing style, skills and abilities, help each other. So there's no solid group for anything. We're changing roles, teams all the time so no 1 feels left behind.
And it works in PvE and PvP [but most of players play both]
And if someone likes to play alone we know it already [from application] and we help him with gearing, levelling tips and anything he'll find helpful.
So in general we're just building big pack of friends. And for us it works perfect :)
Hellscream
The Sha'tar
Hellscream
Not a shame to be scared :)
...hordie... :P
Chamber of Aspects
Maybe its stupid of me to see it that way, but since im horde vanilla player from day one of game release i remember that open ingame hostile environment that screamed of warr between bloodthirsty horde and honorable allies.
I remeber open iRL confortations with my ally friends even now, and i enjoy it quite much, this bind us even more as players and rise ur competition spirit to new level. <3
Hellscream
We are suppose to hate each other [as factions] as long as we're enemies in main story :)
I don't hate players and tbh idc what side any 1 will pick as long as you can play along and fight for Your side.
It makes it even more fun experience.
And IRL? who cares if You play Horde or Ally outside the game we're 1 kind - Players :)
Stormscale
Ghostlands
Shadowsong
Argent Dawn
Emerald Dream
We became full a while back and couln't accept new members..lol We pruned the guild a bit since then.. We're pretty tolerant, but bullies and ninjas will not be tolerated.. people do get more than one chance though{Unles they do something really bad}.. Most things are sorted out quickly and quietly..
There are many good guilds out there.. I think the system sounds pretty good..:)
Stormscale
Dragonmaw
Draenor
And also i think that this is a great opportunity for both new players to learn how to play the game and also for old guilds to let their reputations shine, the only problem is that i think it should be on more realms :)
Nice one Blizz!
Aggramar
I'm lvl 85 but done purely through Questing on my own, so now I'm involved in Raids and Dungeons, I don't know the etiquette, and the shorthand used is another language.
It's also difficult to find info on how to progress your class at this lvl. And I've never done an Areana...where do I start with that..?
Mentoring makes the helping official, I'm in an excellent Guild (Camelot) where I always get helpful answers, but I some times worry I'm being a nuisance. If someone puts their hand up and says " I am prepared to help you whoever and whetever level" it's makes the help official and stress free for both parties.
I'm sure there are good reasons why this may need to be done as a Guild, but maybe the Social (O) option could have a mentor tab where you could ask a mentor a question so it is not guild specific.
People learn in different ways, some will read, others like to talk to someone, this widens the options for help and progression.
Maybe you also need different levles of mentor, I would be able to help lower levels but not higher ones for instance, and would be of more help to my class that others, so maybe you need to split mentors into classes as well.....not meaning to over complicate it.
Aggramar
Aggramar
Azjol-Nerub
Aggramar
Azjol-Nerub
Bronzebeard
This hardly happen nowadays. Often you see in generalchat how new players ask common question and get stupid answers.
Groups are made through dungeonfinder and you never see the members after the instance is done. Player does not even say hi before they start and if you aren´t good enough you are outvoted from the group.
When there only was vanilla it was pretty easy to learn "evrything" but with all new during the years it aint easy for a new player to find the way through the game if you are not lucky to get into a helpfull guild or get a friend to lvl with that can be your mentor.
This idea is a reminder to all experienced player how it was to be new and confuced about all and evrything and the fun to suddenly understand and evrything just is smooth.
Still i see players that after all years in wow is helpfull and kind, but to often i see trollers, wiseguys and to be honest mean players nagging at some new that only want an answer to a fairly asked question.
Darksorrow
Aggramar
Saurfang
going to get my 2pence in i am a gm of a guild wich has helped players from lvl1 to lvl 85 to get in to the game content that thay like tho teaching them were thay need to go and what thay need to do we have been doing this for a long time and plan on doing it aslong as the guild stands.
to all you players out there how say this is a bad thing look back to when you started playing u didnt have a qlue were to go or what to do and you only had to get to lvl 60 in villa know new playsers have to get to lvl 85 and soon to be 90 and not just find there way tho 1 game but tho all the expanshons that go with it, all blizzard are doing is trying to stop the people like tou ruining the game expeance for new plays offring them a safe place to go to get help with out bugging you so called pro players or vetren playes u dont like the idea then dont get involed as you dont in game any way so y would you here.
may the ligth be with you all....
if you wont a guild to help you look us up (realsteel) on saurfang alliance
Nagrand
Defias Brotherhood
Aggramar
Shattered Hand
Azuremyst
We've been doing this precise thing for years. And our incentive has been gaining great new players to have fun with.
Something like this should not be needed.
Azuremyst
Stormrage
Aggramar
Sylvanas
•Guild member private forum access
•Recognition for your guild as being participants in the program" is just not enough. give me something that i can benefit from and ill happily dedicate more time to learn new people the game.
Emeriss