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- Guild leader’s real name and phone number (this information will not be published and is for internal use only)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)
Arthas
Fizzcrank
Area 52
Aggramar
Frostmourne
Mal'Ganis
Smolderthorn
Darkspear
Darkspear
Suramar
Darrowmere
Undermine
Undermine
Archimonde
Baelgun
What a nice idea. I actually read some pretty interesting comments too, which made me think of something else.
You currently offer servers with:
1) PvE normal
2) PvP normal
and then with role playing variations.
What would be really really cool is if you had a "working player's" realm. In other words, for people like me who do NOT have many hours per day to play, but have to focus on maybe one weeknight and mostly weekends. It is sometime incredibly difficult to participate when the folks around you all have been doing raids all week, and farming rare mats and enchants, and you have just logged on after several days!
I know it would be difficult to monitor...but maybe a maximum number of hours per toon per week on that "working person's" server.
It would REALLY help us out. And allow us to participate in a meaninful way, instead of logging on and finding everyone geared to the hilt and getting kicked from LFR or even random dungeons.
What I liked in Beta by the way--was that many important/rare items seemed to be accessible after obtaining reputation (e.g. Pado Shan etc.). This is cool because, for example, the bracer enchants (+50) in Cata were such a rare drop that working people just didn't have any realistic access to them. It would have taken months of saving gold just to get ONE item enchanted!
So, nice job on the mentorship program, and I hope you'll consider what I am suggesting--we would not be taking away anything from anyone--and--it would allow us to keep playing at our own work/life/school pace. Otherwise, what I am more likely faced with is completely quitting until I have a more flexible period. And the restart can be a very difficult and time-consuming process. I think you'll keep more long-term subscriptions if a realm like that were available.
Thanks
Beta
Rivendare
Moon Guard
I do hope that other realm types are getting the option to be part of this guild mentoring system. I like the sound of it, and it could be quite fun for some of the guilds on my realm that want to better the realm reputation since the whole fiasco that Blizzard Blues caused for us. We're still fishing out trolls from behind our ears.
Executus
Sentinels
Fizzcrank
Aggramar
Gnomeregan
Spinebreaker
Leading groups in Arathi Basin since the game practically came out. i think i would be able to lead well. Never tried to make a guild before but i've seen all of the neglect and misuse of guild resources. In every guild there's that incrowd of people that are only allowed to take what they want. Personally i've never taken the time to kiss-!@# to try and get free stuff. EVERYTHING I HAVE I HAD TO GET MYSELF AND BY MYSELF.
i've put a load of thought into being able to do something like this. atleast taking the time to explain a fight in lower level dungeons really can change a community as a whole. and never leaving a LFR because the group wasnt good enough. I've missed out on every recent raid thats come out just because i didnt have the gear to go get the gear. thank blizz for the new justice/valor vendors. i would have just pvped for the rest of my life.
Just a shame that its not on more realms, but alas i am broke and cannot transfer a single character over just to be eligible lol
i could do this...and i could put the time in to make sure that it was done right. it would be more then an honor for me to take part in something like this. Not just for me to teach others...but for me to learn as well!
Uther
Uther
Silver Hand
I personally would be happy to Mentor anyone on the Silver Hand server
The Scryers
I wish this program was available on The Scryers, we could use the boost, being a PVE/PVP server listed as RP makes it hard to attract more serious players wanting end game content.
Good job Blizzard!
Maelstrom
Thrall
Ghostlands
Mug'thol
Eldre'Thalas
Zul'jin
Dath'Remar
Cenarius
Ravencrest
Ravencrest
Good luck!!
Kael'thas
Draka
Gundrak