Liberty Division - Mentor Project


Camo_Fire

 

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Greetings fellow Libertarians!!

Now is the time for our community to band together and aid those novice players in need of individual attention. Those that ask the veterans for advice on any number of topics regarding City of Heroes/City of Villains.

If you are an experienced player looking to share your time with newcomers, fill out the Mentor application form located here. The website for the Mentor Project HQ is located here: http://citymentorproject.mmopost.com/

The idea behind the Mentor Project was founded on the Protector server, but now encompasses all servers. The New Player Council was created solely for making your experience of the game easier, regarding exploration, in-depth detailed knowledge of builds, and much much more. Depending on what each volunteer mentor wants to bring to the table for each novice that they would be paired up with.

You can read more about the Mentor Project on the official forums located here. For ease of reference, the guidelines are quoted below:

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General Guidelines:

  1. 3 roles defined: Coordinators, Mentors, and Neophytes.
  2. No official committee or leadership for this project. All Mentors and Coordinators have the same "weight" within the Mentor Project, although Coordinators could assist in resolving issues between Mentors and Neophytes.
  3. A global channel is used to help coordinate things, and provide another layer to the support network. All Mentors will be OP in this channel, named "N P C" (note the spaces). This is the only mandatory criteria in participating in this project, regardless of role.
  4. Optional mentoring partnerships between more experienced player (Mentor) and less experienced player (Neophyte) exist. They are:
    1. Not enforced, but open - Either party can opt to leave at any time if it doesn't work out for whatever reasons. Mentors will have 100% control over how they can assist the newbie in their care, including what time is spent doing so.
    2. The mentor has no duty towards the newbie except to act as guide. As such, he/she could answer questions, help the Neophyte find a supergroup or start one, team up if schedules permit, etc. The Neophyte will be made to understand that the Mentor is not responsible for his/her enjoyment of the game, nor will there be any expectations of PLing, loot, etc.
    3. Mentors will be free to cover areas of CoH gaming they want with the neophytes, in private, using their judgement about the pertinence to neophyte's game style. This should cover questions re: farming and powerlevelling. To avoid un-needed discussions in the global channel we should keep these talks private. We don't want to impose our own likes / dislikes to them, yet they should be free to learn (or at least find out about) about all aspects of the game.
  5. Graduation ceremonies could occur every 3-4 months for Neophytes. They can then become a Mentor if they like, or move on to other activities.
  6. SG will be available later on for experimentation on base building / SG management. Within any SGs created for/by neophytes, the tier 1 role would be that of the Coordinator. Tier 2 reserved for Mentors / graduated Neophytes. All other ranks used for neophytes. Tier names will probably fluctuate due to experimentation. This will be applied to any VGs as well. Coalitions with established SGs / VGs will be considered.
So what do you think Liberty? Do you want to volunteer some of your time one on one with a neophyte? With the Mentor Project spanning multiple servers, we can help bring about quality players with the individual care and attention to those who request it. Feel free to ask for more details or even listen to the Podcast from Off The Cape - Episode 3 and learn all about the Mentor Project.

Know for certain that the Mentor Project has started on Liberty and it's completely voluntary. Thanks for your time and happy gaming!



@Tax E - RIP CoH 2012

 

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I volunteered but have yet to hear back from them. This is a great thing. Liz started something like it in The Sisterhood and we call it TUSH, The University of Sisterhood, so we have some pretty nice resources for me to use already.


 

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I'd like to be in TUSH.

Sorry -- I got nothin'.


 

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This sounds pretty awesome...I just signed up, hopefully it works out to do well.


 

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We're all signed up and awaiting deployment... lol


 

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Thanks to Tax_E for making this thread in the Liberty server section.

I'm processing registrations at the Mentor Project website hopefully within 24 hours of their occurrence. when you log back in, you'll notice your status and privileges will have been updated. The only other requirement is to join the "N P C" channel, where you'll be made moderators to allow neophytes to more easily recognize mentors, and enable you to better handle your activities.

As for official word, you'll find that MP, as outlined in the information quoted, is a very open-ended system. All mentors are on the same level in this endeavor.

You can quite literally do whatever you see fit on Liberty to promote, recruit, organize events and setup partnerships as you think best fits. You probably know best how to conduct your branch of MP here, while the rest of the mentors can offer support in any way you require, according to their skills and knowledge.

And since you're the volunteers, your time is yours to schedule as availability permits. No obligations.

If you have previously established mentoring already in place, you can use the site forums to announce them if you'd like. If not, and you wished to volunteer for the one-on-one mentoring, then eventually a neophyte may be proposed.

But in the end the success of the project rests in the only thing I can recommend: spreading the word to players (new and experienced) that the Mentor Project exists.

Glad to have you aboard guys.


Players Guide to the Cities

 

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OK... Tried logging into the site and it says my user name is currently in use by another player... LMAO... I do not recall setting up a password or anything when I did the registration for the Mentor Project... so, help me out here a bit...

I tried my normal user name/password combo's and nothing worked

As soon as I can join the site, I'll be good to go and can assist however.

I'll join N P C tonight after I get off work and log into the game!


 

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Id love to help out its better to have new player learn then just sit around being a noob all the time, the more good players we get the better we all can like our time spent in-game. I'll join the chan on my 3 accounts tonight after work I'm also trying to play more my work hours are starting to work out better with my game time.





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OK... Tried logging into the site and it says my user name is currently in use by another player... LMAO... I do not recall setting up a password or anything when I did the registration for the Mentor Project... so, help me out here a bit...

I tried my normal user name/password combo's and nothing worked

As soon as I can join the site, I'll be good to go and can assist however.

I'll join N P C tonight after I get off work and log into the game!
I get the same thing with my user name when I try to set up an account.


Liberty Server (@enderbean)
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#1460 Hometown Rivalry

 

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Originally Posted by SaintJohnNB View Post
OK... Tried logging into the site and it says my user name is currently in use by another player... LMAO... I do not recall setting up a password or anything when I did the registration for the Mentor Project... so, help me out here a bit...
I get the same thing with my user name when I try to set up an account.
I have no control over that guys.

The registration form is a Google Docs form embedded into the Info section page and is independent, requiring no username / pwd to access or fill out.

It means someone has already registered the name you're using at GuildPortal and need to try something else. Unless it really is your account, then you'll need to ask for a new password from GP.


Players Guide to the Cities

 

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PuGs are a great way to meet new people, many of them new. Everyone should join more PuGs!


 

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OK... Tried logging into the site and it says my user name is currently in use by another player... LMAO...
Same here

EDIT: I read the next post from Stalemate and realized that my Guildportal account was still active.