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 four 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 four month period.
- They must be willing to change their name for the four 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 wowguilds@blizzard.com with the following information:
- 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- Guild leader’s real name and phone number (this information will not be published and is for internal use only)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
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:
| US Realms | Oceanic Realms |
|---|---|
| Aggramar | Dath'Remar |
| Azuremyst | Saurfang |
| Blackhand | |
| Cenarius | |
| Dalaran | |
| Doomhammer | |
| Garona | |
| Garrosh | |
| Ravencrest | |
| Sen'jin | |
| Shu'halo | |
| Ysera |
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 (713)
Zuluhed
Shandris
Cairne
Borean Tundra
Firetree
Nagrand
Kil'jaeden
Sure we learned nintendo as kids, but nintendo isn't an MMO mostly full of dinks.
Darrowmere
Seriously, i try to do this on my own. If you really want to help as the program is trying to make you, then you can simply do so. The recruitment process doesnt seem to be any different from the description that is given here "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." Not auto adding new characters to your guild, but "identifying and inviting to the guild".
To recap, if you or your guild really wants to help the lowbies or the inexperienced on the server, by all means, go ahead and do so. You wont be missing out on much, but you can make all of the difference to the poor little low levels that are lost in the confusion of the game(and many of it's peoples, i might add).
Tichondrius
Sargeras
I just came back yesterday. My guild crumbled and none of my friends really play. I'd really like to get back into the swing of things and this seems like a good solution.
Tol Barad
This "program" will be only for guild that WANT to help newbies, that probally already help others without any kind of rewards
the lack of rewards on this system will back off raiding/leving guild that are not willing to pass 4 months straigh helping newbies, and only guilds that are willing, or that already help newbies to apply
is a great solution
Dath'Remar
Secondly spending money for the sake of spending money on other resources isn't very useful. There has to be a reason and plan and actual use of that money.
Caelestrasz
Dath'Remar
Saurfang
Hydraxis
Auchindoun
Malfurion
Auchindoun
Illidan
1. Every character starts off in a guild. The players have options at the character creation screen based on his or her faction. Switching schools once as a special privilege possibly as new players find out what they want to do. NPC is gm like in Eve.
2. There are about a dozen schools per faction. These are cross realm wide to connect new players to one another where they can learn together. Player volunteer CMs answering questions 24/7.
Thralls Dragonslayer Academy <TDA>(Pve Starter Guild),
Sylvannas Kingslayer Institute <SKI>(Pve Starter Guild),
Grommash Blade Academy <GBA> (Pvp Starter Guild),
Cairne Military School <CMS> (Pvp Starter Guild),
Commerce Exchange (AH / Professions),
Dalaran Institute for the gifted (RP).
You get the idea now so come up with better names, stop dividing players and don't relay on a few guild across 246 servers. Don't tell me you can't do it, if Eve Online can do it lets one up them by doing it with our with our larger community.
Remember only new toons can join these guilds, players once joining a player run guild can never enter a starter guild again.
Malfurion
Illidan
Azjol-Nerub
Wyrmrest Accord
Malfurion
Still I fail to see the point; there's enough "help the newbie" style guilds out there dedicated ones serve no real purpose the other ones don't already.
Beyond that, I have serious doubts any guild is going to have the patience to deal with a flood of new players for 4 months straight, especially when the novelty of "helping the newcomers" wears off and guildmates get tired of putting their play/leveling on hold to help.
Malfurion
At the very least I hope they give the guilds a separate "noob channel" for the new recruits to post questions in rather then spam the guild chat with it all.
Otherwise, after a few weeks of constant new gamer questions, those that weren't keen on the concept are probably going to be either muting Guild Chat to stem the tide of newbie questions, or looking for a new guild.
Tol Barad
the lack of rewards will push leving/raiding gears away from this program, with make only ppl that ENJOY helping others to participate on this, is a great way to help newbies.
i got lucky that i had a helpfull guild on the first time i played the game, and i help newbies on guild channel everytime i see someone with some kind of problem, that i can resolve, if you are not willing on helping newbies for 4 months straight, dont apply, is that simple
Anvilmar
Also, it's not uncommon to see /ignore on guildies.... :P
Tichondrius
Uther
Why only the selected realms?
Why do the participating guilds need to change their names? What would they be changing them to?
Why does only one guild per faction/realm get this opportunity? What happens if that guild falls apart? (I feel like only having one guild per realm could create an undesirable scenario; having the guild tag of the mentoring guild could put a target on players' backs in LFD/PVP/trade channel/etc.
What is the purpose of this program? So many guilds already exist to show new players the ropes.
Why is MVP status on the forums a reward? The guild leader may never post on the forums... however, he/ she now holds lots of power on the forums if he/she chooses to post.
Dath'Remar
Not everyone at Blizzard is working on MoP you know.
Anvilmar
Moon Guard
Moon Guard
Moon Guard
Moon Guard
Mal'Ganis
Alterac Mountains
Aerie Peak
Shadowmoon