Mentor Project

Looking forward to helping out

It's simply impressive that we've now reached 70 registered mentors in this grassroots project.

CoH is definitely living up to it's reputation as one of the friendliest and most helpful MMO communities.

Tips for new mentors:

• If you haven't been made a moderator in the N P C channel yet, ask one of the other mentors / moderators know that you've applied. They can check to see if your name is on the list and then change your status.
• Consider joining the external website (free account). The Info page is getting fleshed out with data pertaining to the game and now will incorporate server specific entries as well. There are also bound to be some topics in the forums which might interest you, or even some topics you can suggest for discussion yourself. You can also announce partnership news there, if you want, and share activity ideas.
• Some servers have taken to promoting their own branch of the Mentor Project in their server section. This is encouraged, especially from server coordinators. It is not cross-posting since every server can propose their own event ideas, promotions, etc.
• Spread the word, especially with new players.

I was just listening to the podcast, and I was delighted that the Taxibots were mentioned. We have been trying for quite a while to welcome heroes new to Paragon City on Infinity, and in fact, it's what I send a LOT of my time doing. One thing you can catch me doing quite often is hanging out in Atlas Park just watching heroes as they talk to Ms. Liberty. I look for their Veteran badges to see if they're new. And I so love meeting new heroes. They're always SOOOO nice!

Anyway, I was going to ask, what is this Coordinator title, and what do they do? What kind of things have others been doing to help out new heroes? I usually look for them in Atlas Park and offer to team up with them for a little while, and offer little tips as we go along and answer questions. I also give tours, around Atlas Park especially, of the badges and plaques to let heroes know a little about the history of the place. Do others do that kind of thing too? Are there other ways that others help out? I'm just looking for neat ideas!

Ooh, has anyone coordinated any kind of official event to help out new heroes? I was thinking maybe sometimes at Infinity, maybe trying to put together a task force or something with a heavy emphasis on new heroes, or at heroes who have not really tried task forces yet. We used to have one every Saturday that the Taxis ran where we tried to emphasize that we were taking it a little slower than a lot of teams, to give everyone a chance to get what's going on and learn about task forces. Maybe I'll try something like that! I've also thought about having something like a "Veterans Fair," where we have a lot of heroes who have been in Paragon City for a while together somewhere like Atlas Park, and we advertise that we're there, and anyone who has any questions about anything can drop by and talk to people who probably have a bit more experience at stuff, whether it is about fighting villains, the best use of powers, information about the city's history, how to succeed at various tasks, shopping at Wentworth's, how to get badges, or whatever!

Anyway, I think this is a wonderful idea, and I really hope it takes off!

this sounds interesting i remember when i was a new player, i felt as i was on my own but some vets helped me but this is good

I would just like to mention, I just filled out the forms, and the ending thank-you message from Stalemate has a typo. The end of the message is as follows, truncated
"...what the next steps."
And then it just ends after steps. I am guessing a "will be" or somesuch was intended, but got removed or clipped.

Thanks much for such an awesome program for everybody.

Ran across what looks to be a neat site for new players - http://coh.withinmyworld.org/

MENTORS!

As we prepare for the next step in the Mentor Project's growth, we are trying to fill in the roles of coordinators for the following servers:

(1) Freedom
(1) Justice
(0) Pinnacle
(0) Virtue
(1) Liberty
(0) Guardian
(0) Infinity
(2) Protector
(1) Victory
(0) Champion
(0) Triumph

The number inside the brackets indicates how many coordinators are currently active on that server. 2 coordinators (one per side) would be ideal, but 1 is still appreciated if the player can handle both sides.

The EU servers are already coordinated by a mentor who's home server is Union, but if you're on EU servers and interested in assisting him, please let us know.

Coordinators act as a server liaison, and are also trusted to hold any loot collected for promoting the Mentor Project. They may also be called upon for conflict resolution. In the future, this dynamic role will be expanded upon and further refined as dictated by the needs of the project.

As originally defined, there will never be anyone demanding of your time or resources in the Mentor Project - even if you are a coordinator. But know that this role might be a better fit for those who are interested in getting more involved in this, and have an interest in promoting the project on their home server(s).

Please send me a PM if you're interested in taking up this role, or if you'd like to propose someone else based on your appreciation of their experience and skills.

There are some very interesting server specific events coming down the pipe, so if you haven't signed up and / or consulted the GuildPortal forums lately, it is strongly recommended that you start doing so.

I really like the idea of this project. I think it’s a great opportunity for experienced players to share their knowledge with people new to the game.

I have filled out the Mentor Application Form, and am very interested in participating in a partnership to Mentor a new player. I also joined the ingame channel and made an account for the Mentor Project website. Please contact me if my mentoring is needed!

Thanks,
@SaraMC

Welcome aboard, Sara.


Also, we may start to see WoW refugees swinging by these parts.

I don't know if this is still running, but I'd like to help in a mentoring role on Pinnacle/Champion; filled out the application on the forums.

I've filled out the application, and I thought I'd let you know that I'm happy to volunteer to mentor players on Justice or Virtue. I don't have any high levels toons on virtue yet but I am leveling there currently. This is an excellent idea and I'd like to help out.

Attention all Mentor Project Neophytes:

In conjunction with Justice Events, there will be a spot available to team with a Redname!

(Info is here)

Here's what this means to you.

First, there will be a total of two Neophytes who are present and subject to the qualifications listed in the Auction rules who will have the opportunity to run a tf/sf with a Redname (and a few others on the team). In a nutshell, you don't have to spend any inf to qualify, just be a registered Mentor Project neophyte with 2 vet badges or less and be present to have a chance on the team.

You do not need to be a Justice Neophyte to win, but as listed in the rules, you must have a level 10 toon on Justice and be present at the Auction to win.

I thought about something the mentor project should take on. TFs that consist of all new to the TF players except for one mentor. Right now jumping into any TF can be hugely intimidating for somebody who hasn't done any TF before or even those who have done a few. You get in the TF and the leader barks orders or else everybody just automatically sprints to the next position knowing what they need to do and how.

Admittedly not all TFs are like this but many of them are. This undoubtedly puts many newer or more casual players off of jumping into some of the best content the game has to offer. So a good solution would be to have TFs that will only take people new to the TF and a mentor who won't tell them what to do but rather will listen to their decisions and give them information or possible strategies if they hit a sticking point.

I'd certainly consider that to be a viable idea, but at present, it's up to the individual mentors to coordinate.

I fondly remember my first ITF, which took over two hours as a great learning experience.