Introducing Adepts - a raid mentoring program

[protokon]

As the game ages, a growing gap between veteran raiders and newer players has put a wedge in our community. In general, pug success rates are down, the amount of LFMs being put up has diminished, and more and more private channels are being created each day.

It was the kindness of power gamers I came across that encouraged me to grow as a player from the wide-eyed newb I once was. 5 years later, I am a well-known, successful raid leader on our server. Seeing how far I have come, it is time I put my knowledge and experience to use and help better the community.

The new mentor program, appropriately labeled Adepts, will be targeted towards newer, inexperienced raiders wanting to break into the raiding world successfully. Whether you want to organize and lead raids, or simply learn how to do those nasty abbot puzzles you never had the chance to master, Adepts is targeted to help the general pugging population as a whole. Adepts will not only give you access to my own knowledge, but an array of experienced, veteran power gamers from my own guild and other endgame guilds on Thelanis.

My primary objective is to teach and train the next generation of raiders and power gamers. A general outline of the program:

RAIDS


forming raid parties
party make ups and screening people
balancing raid groups
assigning roles, buffs and other general leadership duties
how to handle griefing and correct mistakes
anticipating and recovering from errors
puzzle proficiencies
common courtesy and communication ethics
looting norms and ethics
knowing your role and following directions
raid communication


EPICS


general party make ups
how to form and run regular epic quests
scroll farming techniques


REINCARNATION AND LEVELING


planning a leveling path
speed leveling techniques
past life benefits and general character progression
twink gear and tools for successful exp farming


GENERAL


networking the newer generation with the older experienced veterans
increasing the amount of LFM’s and promoting a healthier pugging environment
raising server-wide success rates of raid pugs
provide inexperienced players a means to advance to the endgame community


You are not required to join a guild to participate in the mentor program. The mentor program will consist of an in-game chat channel, web forums and dedicated ventrilo server.

New! Link to our new forums: www.adeptsddo.com (http://www.adeptsddo.com)

Anyone who wishes to participate in our program is more than welcome to request ventrilo and channel access. There is also the option to volunteer as a mentor in the program, sharing your knowledge and experience with the new generation. Several times a month raid seminars will be held to openly discuss raid tactics and techniques, with follow ups of live demonstrations (such as practicing tiles or completing an epic raid)

You can contact me for more information about the program via PM here on the forums, or signing onto my vent directly and paging me.

Adepts vent info:
server: Strontium.typefrag.com
port: 48159
password: piker

Those interested in joining, please sign up on our Forums and request access to the Adepts group. The rest of the information you need will be on our forums. Feel free to contact me on this thread or via PM if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Edit: Much information has changed recently, including the website and vent server actively being used. Existing members, please update your bookmarks and vent server information accordingly so you log onto the correct ventrilo server.

[protokon]

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[B0ltdrag0n]

Good to see this get off the ground. This is a great idea that has long been in the works.

[jojoalva69]

Nice to see things like this going around... Good to know there are still people who want to better the other end of the population, and even those in between. :)

[Clay]

Copy Cat.

[protokon]

Copy Cat.

Sorry clay! didn't mean to steal your thunder and become a competitor :)

[Rasczak]

Copy Cat.

Not true, he's teaching people how to do the raid, not how to get drunk for a raid or piking :p

I can't speak Khyber though so I'll settle for explaining the difference in predictive dance.....
*cues emotional music*

[Clay]

Sorry clay! didn't mean to steal your thunder and become a competitor :)

Different targets I think... but count me for mentoring. i already have a lvl 25 ship for Mentor Program... seems wasteful to start a new one. Can rename the guild if you want to use it. Inferus Adepts Mentor Program?

[grayham]

Great idea Proto, well done.

I'd like to get involved somehow, I'm not ready to mentor anyone but will support where I can.

[protokon]

Different targets I think... but count me for mentoring. i already have a lvl 25 ship for Mentor Program... seems wasteful to start a new one. Can rename the guild if you want to use it. Inferus Adepts Mentor Program?

Appreciate the offer clay, as of now the majority of the program is actually made up of already guilded folks who are just registering on our forums for the events. I will run your offer by vinton and the other volunteers to see what they think, I don't think the guild boat is very important at the moment (considering we have an 85 ship we can invite those guys to anyhow) but I'll get back to you on that one.

[Shadowaras]

great idea .. would be nice to see more pugs succeed in end game content either the more demanding raids or simple epics ...hope it works out and those puggers that r eager and able to learn from the more experienced players and be able to lead or participate in more end game content succesfully.

[Cryohazard]

I'm in. The server has been needing this program baaaad. Good to see it finally coming together.

[protokon]

For those wanting to participate, We've simplified the process on accessing our forums.

Visit our site, www.inferussus.com (http://www.inferussus.com) (and register - it's the exact same type of forums ddo uses, vbulletin) and use the following link:

http://www.inferussus.com/forums/profile.php?do=editusergroups

NOTE: this link is also on our homepage so you don't have to look around for it.

Then simply click on the user group you wish to join, either mentor or member, depending on your intentions with the program. All the information for ventrilo, the chat channel, and access to our forums are done through this.

There's no more need to PM myself or vinton, granting you access is all automatically done now! You can still PM me with questions, comments or concerns though.

[OsOscarius]

I'm in too.

Guess I'll take on the role of: "The very new guy that makes everyone else look better" which seems to be a crucial one. :)

[Tobril]

Neat!


Would you be horribly offended if I stole some of these ideas for my backyard?

[EazyWeazy]

Great program, thanks for setting this up.

[Renegade66]

Don't listen to Clay. He copied his idea from me. :D

Great job though (+1). If you see me on and need a hand, just let me know.

Ren

[protokon]

Neat!


Would you be horribly offended if I stole some of these ideas for my backyard?

Absolutely! I welcome other servers to start programs like this, the more help we can get the general pugging community across all servers, the better.

[Sanadil]

Psst, I've been mucking with things. I have one more change todo, but it appears my provider decided to go kaboom. Site should be back up soon if you are getting time outs.

[Sanadil]

Site is back up.

[Evennote]

Love, love, LOVE this idea. I fall somewhere in the middle of "newbie" and "mentor," meaning I've got three capped toons and have done a fair number of epics and raids but still feel I have a lot to learn and in general wouldn't be comfortable leading any of them.

This is such a great thing to see, as I've been noticing more and more elitism. I recently got turned down for a PUG and dissed simply because the party leader thinks that everyone in my guild is a crappy player (really, more than 200 people and they're ALL crappy?), and general chat is full of people making fun of newbies for asking the kind of questions that EVERY newbie asks. I would love to participate in this in any way I can.

[protokon]

Love, love, LOVE this idea. I fall somewhere in the middle of "newbie" and "mentor," meaning I've got three capped toons and have done a fair number of epics and raids but still feel I have a lot to learn and in general wouldn't be comfortable leading any of them.

This is such a great thing to see, as I've been noticing more and more elitism. I recently got turned down for a PUG and dissed simply because the party leader thinks that everyone in my guild is a crappy player (really, more than 200 people and they're ALL crappy?), and general chat is full of people making fun of newbies for asking the kind of questions that EVERY newbie asks. I would love to participate in this in any way I can.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of players out there in your position. If your guild does a poor job at screening players, booting disruptive members, and/or has an open invite policy, it tends to lead to a very bad reputation with the end-game crowd. Although it sucks, you end up guilty by association.

I am hoping to accomplish two main goals with this program: Help people like yourself, who are stuck in between being a competent player and not confident in leading, to get to the next level - and also help people find homes in the end-game community. Spending enough time networking with the endgame crowd may be enough to help you find social groups (chat channels, even a new guild) to better fit your playstyle if endgame raiding is what you truly enjoy. There is also those who are coming to learn how to lead, and plan on going back to their own guilds to better themselves as a group.

Regardless of your intentions, I'm sure the program could help you reach whatever your goals are. The mentor guild is going to be gated and held accountable to certain standards (mostly common sense and common courtesy) to maintain a good image on the server, and in turn it makes it easier for people to get accepted into pugs that other high end guilds put together.

However, regardless of skill level everyone is invited to sign up and attend our workshops and better themselves as raiders/players in general. I already have had a generous amount of mentors sign in ready to help out as well, so am looking forward to getting this rolling.

[Aurora1979]

This is a good idea. Funnily though, Ive been on Thel now for about 8 months i guess, I never ran any raids with you proto.... dunno if you only use guild chat/ channels or if its a playtimes thing. :)

Im sure your very capable though.

[Clay]

You have never run into him... he must be new to raiding. Capable? Not the word I would use... Grumpy maybe.

[thouston]

i think this is a great thing. +1 to you

i would love to help out, but the only thing i can offer is:
i do listen and i try to follow instructions.

so there is no way i could lead, but i will gladly follow and try to learn.

[protokon]

This is a good idea. Funnily though, Ive been on Thel now for about 8 months i guess, I never ran any raids with you proto.... dunno if you only use guild chat/ channels or if its a playtimes thing. :)

Im sure your very capable though.

I'm in full guild groups very often these days - and about 95% of the time when I do pug, it's less than 6 slots which end up getting filled quickly when I put the lfm up, since I also advertise in a few channels.

You'll also see me throw up "free pulls" from epic claws from time to time, since I solo it daily for tokens.


i think this is a great thing. +1 to you

i would love to help out, but the only thing i can offer is:
i do listen and i try to follow instructions.

so there is no way i could lead, but i will gladly follow and try to learn.

virtually everyone's welcome to join up - just hit up our homepage, register and click the link to request to joint he adepts members group. This week were in the process of getting everyone registered, theres an intro thread where you can introduce yourself to the other guys, plus a vent channel/chat channel setup for use as well.

[Michaelaz2]

Good idea by a good bunch of guys, just a idea , maybe teaching raid loot etiquette as well.

[Xyfiel]

I have not been in a raiding guild since IFV broke up 2 years ago. Been soloing or shortmanning TR's mostly since. I do not need mentoring in older raids(except tiles) or leveling process. I would like to join a raiding/epic guild or at least have access to join some groups to get more experienced. I can mentor the older stuff, but need taught the newer stuff. Would you classify that as mentor or mentoree?

PS: Also plan to do a major inventory clean up during the holidays, anyone planning an event or some other give to newbs method soon?

[protokon]

Good idea by a good bunch of guys, just a idea , maybe teaching raid loot etiquette as well.

regarding named loot, I made a post on our forums regarding Inferus Sus' philosophy on raid loot (simply dubbed 'your loot is your loot, loot with a conscience'). I don't force anyone to follow any rules, but I did mention that selling raid loot is generally frowned upon.


I have not been in a raiding guild since IFV broke up 2 years ago. Been soloing or shortmanning TR's mostly since. I do not need mentoring in older raids(except tiles) or leveling process. I would like to join a raiding/epic guild or at least have access to join some groups to get more experienced. I can mentor the older stuff, but need taught the newer stuff. Would you classify that as mentor or mentoree?

PS: Also plan to do a major inventory clean up during the holidays, anyone planning an event or some other give to newbs method soon?

I'd definitely suggest that you sign up as a member on our site. If your looking for a large raiding guild, I'd actually suggest dropping an app in for Sus and test driving our runs to see if you like it and if you fit in. But I'll warn you - Sus doesn't chase down applicants, we are a pretty self-sustained guild and

As far as the mentoring thing goes, your not obligated to run anything or learn things you already know - most work will be in the form of workshops, and I plan on beating down the cannith raids with our group once we get the ball rolling. Until then, were already scheduling things like abbot flagging and filling out guides on our forums for references.

Also keep in mind, the Sus ventrilo is public, there is almost always at least 1 or 2 sus members online in it, more during the heavier hours.

[Ringos]

Bah! Too much paperwork! :O


Great idea, as this will most certainly help those of us without raiding guilds participate in raids. A 'Thank You' from a fellow community member!

[Theris]

What a great idea! I'll make an announcement for you on DDOcast for Ep 243 this weekend!

[Rasczak]

I've already started some training runs. I've begun with flagging of specific raids so we at least have you flagged before teaching you the raid so keep an eye out on the sus forums (or my my.ddo page) and if you need the help post there what you need help with. I don't lfm much for it since I get chancers who whine we're taking to long :p

I will be running an abbot this weekend so keep an eye out if you want to learn or help teach.

[protokon]

What a great idea! I'll make an announcement for you on DDOcast for Ep 243 this weekend!

Awesome! appreciate the help! So far it's been very successful on signups - I think we are over 30 people total registered on our boards for the program (mixture of mentors and mentorees).

I'm excited to hear this, thanks very much.

[Koshy11]

+1!

Sadly I don't have Vent...

Leaving my guild is a no as well,

So.. what's the private channel access info?

[Ironforge_Clan]

+1!

Sadly I don't have Vent...

Leaving my guild is a no as well,

So.. what's the private channel access info?

You can download ventrillo.

I don't think anyone said you had to leave your guild.

Check out the IS site for information on the channel and to download vent.

[protokon]

+1!

Sadly I don't have Vent...

Leaving my guild is a no as well,

So.. what's the private channel access info?

yep - most raid training sessions will be held as 'workshops' in vent and in game, and we will have a schedule going on the inferus website. no need to leave your current guild to do so. register on our site, and click the link on the homepage to be added to the adepts group to see our forums.

[Tobril]

Absolutely! I welcome other servers to start programs like this, the more help we can get the general pugging community across all servers, the better.


Already in progress. :)


Might pop in and check out your operation, as it seems pretty organized.


Also, free bump.

[Quetzacoala]

Already in progress.

As in something like this may be coming to Sarlona? I cannot wait!

[Tobril]

As in something like this may be coming to Sarlona? I cannot wait!


Mild thread hijack...

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?p=4208724


Now back to your regularly scheduled program from Infernus Sus. :)

[Sanadil]

Thanks for the clean up and keeping it on track :) U know who you are!

[B0ltdrag0n]

The more the merrier everyone. That goes for the Vent Channel as well as the program.

After all, you can only get out of this what you are willing to put into it, and the chance to make networking connections with other players is enormous. I was once a very new player without anyone who would show me the ropes, and I have also been that player that even though I knew what I was doing, I couldn't get any breaks cause no on end game knew me.

DDO is like life in that way. It is about who you know, and your reputation.

[protokon]

Abbot puzzle training will take place tomorrow. The goal will be to get as much tile experience/practice in as possible, with people waiting in the que to be practicing the ice puzzle.

people who have never been in the raid will obviously get to try out meteors as well, but the focus will be the other two puzzles.

Refer to the adepts forums for the event time and signup sheet.

[Cryohazard]

I figured I'd give the guys a free bump. Been really enjoying the learning experience from these guys.

[DaSawks]

I registered with the same user name DaSawks. Cannot wait to get started.

[MrWizard]

well, I for one am going to roll up a new character and pretend to be a noob just so I can make it interesting for you.....
Leeeeroy Jenkinnnnnnsssssss.... Gonna make a guild called 'got my chicken'

[protokon]

well, I for one am going to roll up a new character and pretend to be a noob just so I can make it interesting for you.....
Leeeeroy Jenkinnnnnnsssssss.... Gonna make a guild called 'got my chicken'

Hey cannon, who said you needed to pretend to be a noob? :p

Thanks for registering DaSawks, you've been added to the usergroup for forums access. Youll find a post in the general section that has our channel info / vent info, as well as some calendar stuff going on.

FYI for everyone else signed up, please check our general boards - I am running a raid workshop on Friday, December 30th and am currently polling to see which raid is the highest on our priority list to tackle first. check it out and throw in your vote or your feedback if the time doesn't work out for ya.

[DaSawks]

So I set up Vent and trolled the forums. Just wondering when the next "meeting" is? I will clear my calender.

[protokon]

Next raid workshop is scheduled for Monday, January 2nd at 6pm eastern - the raid will be the Vault of Night (VON) series, hosted by Kitten. I will also be around to help out. refer to the IS boards for updates!

[Nuralanya]

Next raid workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, January 2nd [...]

Monday! Monday!!

:)

[protokon]

Monday! Monday!!

:)

D'oh! yes, monday...was directly copying/pasting kitten's post from our boards and I didn't catch that little typo.

Also, due to it actually being on monday and not tuesday, I won't be able to make it myself - I have to work that day - but Kitten is leading the group and I'm sure everything will go smoothly.

[protokon]

Lord of Blades workshop is taking place on Sunday, the 22nd - two different workshops are being held, one in the morning and one in the evening. check our forums for details.

I'm proud to see the adepts literally plow through all content we've thrown at them so far. You guys are making the raids look too easy for a group of newcomers, we will have to step it up and do some harder content soon I think :)

Epic velah is probably going to be next on the agenda, I think.

[Desdemonte]

Been considering joining you since I saw this thread first come up, but needed a fire lit under my butt to go ahead and do it. Great thing you're doing here and I look forward to learning this stuff.

[MrWizard]

I must give props to Protokon about this again, would give some reputation but cannot at the moment.

I have been in a lot of runs, raids, etc over the years. I know how incredibly hard it is to explain what is going to happen and what has to be done to new players. I was never very good at it.

I have had the luck of running my very first Lord of blades with him. I was a bit wary about it since I had never been in it...and he wanted me to tank. Yikes.
However, his explanations were extremely clear, brief and very informative, and I was able to survive tanking it.

I have been on runs with him where new players were present and again, his patience and direction are quite good. I imagine he must be a teacher of some kind.

He, however, had the unluckly chance of me joining another lord of blades raid, on hard, with me not as the tank. I had never been on that side of the battle before and was a dunderhead. People in the party are like 'what are you doing cannon?'...
Yikes.

You new players, these guys are very patient, Proto is very informative. Run with him and learn.
He will not be playing forever, so this may be a limited time, take advantage of it.


And, if you are ever in a run with my toon cannonfodder, and I say 'hold on, I'll be right back' and charge ahead somewhere...NEVER follow me. Ever. Never follow me.
You will die. And in many cases so will I.

Just saying.

[protokon]

Thank you cannon for the complements :) I've never had so much fun, a full group of willing learners is a dream come true for me.

We've taken on:
velah
suulomades
horoth
arraetrikos
reaver
lord of blades

These adepts have proven to be tough..time to step things up. keep a lookout on our boards for abbot training followed up with an elite abbot.

[Nuralanya]

However, his explanations were [...] brief [...]

Really?! Are we thinking of the same person here? ;)

Seriously though, if these people can teach a gimpy butterfly-hunter to not be scared of raiding, they can teach anyone. And they make it fun. :) Thanks for taking me under your wing, First!

[protokon]

Really?! Are we thinking of the same person here? ;)

Seriously though, if these people can teach a gimpy butterfly-hunter to not be scared of raiding, they can teach anyone. And they make it fun. :) Thanks for taking me under your wing, First!

Hey we do finish everything in roughly an hour :P

45 minutes of me talking.

15 minutes of actually doing the raid. d'oh.

[Abbeville]

So I have a fvs named zydeca who has never ran the 2 new raids...She is a healer spec over 3k spell points baubble the works. Ill register with yall when i get home from work.

[protokon]

So I have a fvs named zydeca who has never ran the 2 new raids...She is a healer spec over 3k spell points baubble the works. Ill register with yall when i get home from work.

Hey there.

There is no gear or experience required to join our program - in many cases, we had players join our group still wearing basic equipment they got out of waterworks, at level 17+. A 15-minute makover of +6 items and greater false life ring fixes most toons to be workable in all raids on normal - the only important aspect in most cases is proper communication.

Anyways, all I ask is that you sign up on our forums, post in our introduction thread, and join our groups whenever you want! We have about 50+ members at the moment, and so far don't intend to set a limit.

[Raenef]

Off and on player since beta, rolled a cleric a few days ago. I used to run VON5/6 and Titan(but no one ever beat it before I stopped raiding). Do you ever do low level raids or basically end-game epics? This system sounds great and I would like to join sooner than later if you do lvl 10-14 raids. Thanks in advance.

[Beetlebluebird]

Hey Raenef, check out the list of workshops done so far on the Adepts forum, I think you will be pleasantly suprised. :) A new VoN5-6 workshop will be posted soon.


~Kitten

[Raenef]

Hey Raenef, check out the list of workshops done so far on the Adepts forum, I think you will be pleasantly suprised. :) A new VoN5-6 workshop will be posted soon.


~Kitten

Oh yay, Ty for the response :)

[Nuralanya]

Just wanted to say that this group, made up of experienced people from various guilds, is absolutely awesome - great sense of humour, very patient with newbies and good explanations of raids. (Even if some of them are a bit on the lengthy side... ;) At least it helps us to understand what's going on!) Dying repeatedly has never been so much fun... :D

Got my first ever completion of Abbot on any character tonight, on what was expected to be just puzzle practice. Yes, it took a long time, but speed wasn't the object - learning was. And those of us that were new/newish to it learned a lot.

So I want to publicly thank the people involved in this program for making it so much fun, and encourage anyone who might be on the fence about joining to just do it. I'm sure you won't regret it! :)

[protokon]

Abbot has been pwned. Adepts win again.

Epic Velah is next, scheduling for saturday night. Will host a mini-workshop for the von5 preraid an hour before the actual von6 will take place for anyone who wants to come.

[Fridas]

Abbot training was a lot of fun tonight. The mentors very clearly and patiently explained all the puzzles and what exactly to expect so there would be no surprises.

I encourage everyone who is thinking about joining Adepts but are still a little hesitant about doing raids to check it out. They are making sure that everyone is learning the raids they want and making it a lot of fun in the process.

[MysticElaine]

I just want to thank all of the mentors of this program who have helped me to learn these raids. I have wanted to try and learn the raids for a long time but was always afraid to join groups as most of them say "know it" or something to that extent. This group has truly made learning them fun with all the patience, explaining, and jokes that go on. It's a great feeling to be able to make mistakes and not get your head ripped off and so want to try again. They offer great advice on any subject. I have been part of this group for just over a month and have learned/experienced VOD, HOX, Abbot, MA, and LOB. They have the experienced players do your job the first run thru so you can see how it is done, but allow you to try to tank/kite/or whatever on the second run. Just last night they three and five manned abbot to take you thru the puzzles and then created a party to let you try different "jobs," and amazingly, we were actually able to get a completion by the end of the night (and they didn't say anything negative about me being an air savant)

To anyone out there thinking of joining, do so. You won't regret the learning experience. Not only do they have specific workshops out there, but even when they are pugging they will ask you if you want to join, and you still feel comfortable to do so. They understand, and their guildies/friends running with them understand, that you are new and need a few runs to get the hang of the raid.

I am so thankful this group was started and hope I will be able to be a mentor some day to others.

[Faelyndel]

Probably never would've had the courage to sign up if I hadn't heard good things from a friend, but this program has truly exceeded my expectations in every aspect. Pleasant and patient mentors help you learn the ropes of the raid, and even let you give it a whirl yourself once they've gone over the basics. Sure, there were a number of deaths, but that's just part of the learning experience! At the end of the day, I learned a whole heck of a lot and completed my first true raid (in the Abott, of all places to start!).

If you think that learning how to raid and perform better in game sounds like a good idea but are hesitant about joining, DON'T BE. :) Honestly, I am far from the best player, and had never stepped into, let alone completed, a raid before last night, and that didn't matter at all. Inferus and the Adepts understand that you have to start somewhere and give you the knowledge and experience to get past those first steps. I'm very glad I bucked up and tried them out!

[protokon]

Hey guys,

OP has been updated to reflex some recent changes. We have switched over to our own dedicated forums (which will soon go public for multi-server groups!) and a dedicated vent server exclusively for adepts participants.

Existing members, please check the updated information and sign up on the new boards ASAP. The old boards will soon be removed.

[protokon]

Although we have a healthy amount of active members, we still have more room for growth!

anyone who wants to participate, whether it be once every few weeks or on a daily basis, feel free to sign up on our boards to come and go as you please - no obligation to stick around if you don't like it.

The Adepts chat channel has a healthy, positive attitude towards answering questions and grouping. anyone who will contribute to this, regardless of experience level, are more than welcome to hang out.

[MordantPlague]

This is a wonderful idea, even with the experience I have in SOME raids there is always room to grow and learn more. I'm taking my happy little halfling and coming to chill with you guys

[protokon]

This is a wonderful idea, even with the experience I have in SOME raids there is always room to grow and learn more. I'm taking my happy little halfling and coming to chill with you guys

nice! I saw your pending request to join the adepts groups on our boards and approved it for ya - feel free to make an introductory post there, and hop into the in-game chat channel. there's stuff going on almost all times of the day.

[MyHumps]

This is one of the reasons that Thelanis is the best guild in the game. There is by far a larger population of helpful people on this server than anywhere else. Thelanis has always been and will always be the server which fosters the best endgame on any of the other servers. After playing on 5 out of 8 servers I wonder why I ever left.

[beilschmidt]

What a shame I hadn't seen this before. I'd like to join as well- it's hard to get in difficult raid parties when you're new. (VIP has been recently purchased...)

[Ancient]

I would also like to join. I have created an account on the adepts forum and requested access to the members group.

[protokon]

I would also like to join. I have created an account on the adepts forum and requested access to the members group.

Approved you and a few others that were waiting :)

[Anihsod]

Hiya folks,

I just signed up on your forums page ( Dexlorum )

[protokon]

Awesome! Welcome aboard!

[ravenray]

This group sounds great, I also just signed up - username siulanna

[thesnoman]

Hello all - just signed up on the adeptsddo.com forums. Same name as here. Willing to Mentor and participate. PM'd protokon

See everyone around

[BrightAsh]

Signed up, love the initiative. We could use a bit more cooperation and friendlyness in the game.

Don't play that superfrequent anymore but I could help out in most traditional raids. Not too familiair with Cannith raids and CitW.

[Cryohazard]

Adepts - 1
Lolth - 0

[bibimbap]

happy new year, bump!

[Cryohazard]

happy new year, bump!

And here I am thinking this would be a meaningful bump, something with substance...

...I'm devastated, Bibi

[protokon]

Hey guys,

just a quick update the adepts website is currently down. I have no ETA on how long until it is re-upped, but I am working on revamping it entirely to make it a bit friendlier. My new goal with the site is to give a nice detailed, yet not overwhelming overview of major game mechanics to help people introduce their friends to the game.

The forums will come back, but unfortunately due to problems with the host, the backups may have been lost. more soon!

[Thalone]

The forums will come back, but unfortunately due to problems with the host, the backups may have been lost. more soon!

NOOOOOOOOO we lost Meli's epic conversation. I has a sad.

[Cryohazard]

Hey guys,

just a quick update the adepts website is currently down. I have no ETA on how long until it is re-upped, but I am working on revamping it entirely to make it a bit friendlier. My new goal with the site is to give a nice detailed, yet not overwhelming overview of major game mechanics to help people introduce their friends to the game.

The forums will come back, but unfortunately due to problems with the host, the backups may have been lost. more soon!

Cool cool. Does this mean you're returning, or must Thal and I continue to terrorize puggers...*cough* ...er, continue to lead zeh raidz?


NOOOOOOOOO we lost Meli's epic conversation. I has a sad.

Well here, have a happy. I still have the screenshot on my computer.

[Micron]

Do you guys ever run CitW? Somehow I've managed to avoid that raid until now, I could probably do with an educational run (or a few).

[protokon]

Do you guys ever run CitW? Somehow I've managed to avoid that raid until now, I could probably do with an educational run (or a few).

We do occasionally run it. usually its because cryo twists my arm until I give in.

As for my return, yes I will be returning to the game actively tomorrow :) I have 3 days off of work in a row, I will be trying to both reorganize my toon roster and start serious work on the site again/look into the hosting issues that started last week.

[Cryohazard]

Do you guys ever run CitW? Somehow I've managed to avoid that raid until now, I could probably do with an educational run (or a few).

Usually, some of us mentors will announce something in the channel if we have spots in their guild CitWs (or any other raid/quest), but Adepts hasn't actually tried scheduling a routine CitW yet. Something I've been thinking about is possibly having an Adepts weekend raid night dedicated to the newest raids like LoB, MA, CitW, and FoT. Something to help people get comfortable with the new stuff. And because we like having 11 people get to see how much Protokon hates Lolth.


We do occasionally run it. usually its because cryo twists my arm until I give in.

As for my return, yes I will be returning to the game actively tomorrow :) I have 3 days off of work in a row, I will be trying to both reorganize my toon roster and start serious work on the site again/look into the hosting issues that started last week.

Apparently, I haven't twisted your arm enough. And are you sure you didn't take a page out of Turbine's book and forget to keep the domain license paid off? :D

[protokon]

Usually, some of us mentors will announce something in the channel if we have spots in their guild CitWs (or any other raid/quest), but Adepts hasn't actually tried scheduling a routine CitW yet. Something I've been thinking about is possibly having an Adepts weekend raid night dedicated to the newest raids like LoB, MA, CitW, and FoT. Something to help people get comfortable with the new stuff. And because we like having 11 people get to see how much Protokon hates Lolth.



Apparently, I haven't twisted your arm enough. And are you sure you didn't take a page out of Turbine's book and forget to keep the domain license paid off? :D

The funny part is, I have the domain paid off for another 5 years :D It's just the hosting that is having an issue.

[bibimbap]

Do you guys ever run CitW? Somehow I've managed to avoid that raid until now, I could probably do with an educational run (or a few).

Our guild runs the raid regularly (Mon / Fri) and we often post for extra spots in the adepts chan :)

[Micron]

Our guild runs the raid regularly (Mon / Fri) and we often post for extra spots in the adepts chan :)
Cool, I'll find one of you guys in game to ask about channel access.

[bibimbap]

Cool, I'll find one of you guys in game to ask about channel access.

You will need to ask protokon :)

[protokon]

You will need to ask protokon :)

No one has to have my permission. As long as nobody joins the channel to be purposefully disruptive, they are welcome. We have had this channel as (roughly) open access for a year and not once have I seen any complaints or drama, and we've never had to reform it. I sure hope it stays that way!

/joinchannel adepts teachme

[Cryohazard]

<snip> As long as nobody joins the channel to be purposefully disruptive, <snip>

Yeah...about that bibi fellow...

[protokon]

Yeah...about that bibi fellow...


Cryo, you know as well as i do that every gym class needs their special ed kid :)

[bibimbap]

Cryo, you know as well as i do that every gym class needs their special ed kid :)

He's pretty disruptive you should look into replacing him, he has this habit of getting people to join team lava.

[protokon]

He's pretty disruptive you should look into replacing him, he has this habit of getting people to join team lava.

To be fair i like to keep him around because i dont have to pay him :P

[Cryohazard]

He's pretty disruptive you should look into replacing him, he has this habit of getting people to join team lava.

No, thats "Team Leave Raid Loot In Chest". C'mon bibi, know your groups!

[MeliCat]

Proto any word on the website? It's still borked.

[protokon]

Proto any word on the website? It's still borked.

Yeah the hosting subscription expired. It will be about 2-3 weeks, waiting for tax returns before i reup the hosting subscription. Paying to go back to school so im a bit short on funds atm. That and i am planning on adding something `special` when its back up.

[MeliCat]

Yeah the hosting subscription expired. It will be about 2-3 weeks, waiting for tax returns before i reup the hosting subscription. Paying to go back to school so im a bit short on funds atm. That and i am planning on adding something `special` when its back up.

Oh I can help if you like. No CC here and I'm ahead in funds :D

[Silken-Akira]

Hi,
My main toon is a rogue (first life,level 15 but almost 2 levels banked) and I played mainly solo till now (My guild is build up by friends who don't play much and when we play together there isn't a lot working together, but they are fun times, so not that bad) I really want to start more in groups and raids but want to build up some confidence first. Very intrested to join the learning programs.

and thanks for creating an oppertunity to the community like this off course

[MeliCat]

Hi,
My main toon is a rogue (first life,level 15 but almost 2 levels banked) and I played mainly solo till now (My guild is build up by friends who don't play much and when we play together there isn't a lot working together, but they are fun times, so not that bad) I really want to start more in groups and raids but want to build up some confidence first. Very intrested to join the learning programs.

and thanks for creating an oppertunity to the community like this off course

Heya :) Get in the channel and start chatting.

[Silken-Akira]

Will do.
Not now because supposed to be working. and not tonight, because that is my traditional pnp Dark Sun night. But very soon. also I am EU based what are the play times that normally are used?

[protokon]

Will do.
Not now because supposed to be working. and not tonight, because that is my traditional pnp Dark Sun night. But very soon. also I am EU based what are the play times that normally are used?

We generally have people on at all hours of the day. I would say our "peak" hours are probably 6pm-9pm eastern U.S. (turbine time) after most people are off of work.

[LeadHero5]

I'm in a 6 person guild that is 'enjoying the scenery' ie not power gamers, zerg or multi TR's and we are flagging for raids but we are too small to raid on our own. We don't want to drag down a typical PUG nor have to rush through to keep up. This sounds like an excellent place to start, since most of us have not done any of the raid quests. Also sounds like a place to find some like minded people to raid with on a continuing basis. Would it be possible to get all of us in a 'class' at once?

[protokon]

I'm in a 6 person guild that is 'enjoying the scenery' ie not power gamers, zerg or multi TR's and we are flagging for raids but we are too small to raid on our own. We don't want to drag down a typical PUG nor have to rush through to keep up. This sounds like an excellent place to start, since most of us have not done any of the raid quests. Also sounds like a place to find some like minded people to raid with on a continuing basis. Would it be possible to get all of us in a 'class' at once?

Sure, that could work. What time slot would work best for your group? Right now, I think friday, saturday and sunday night is open for me (around 9-10pm eastern).

Also, what content would you like to go over? If your looking to overview some of the older raids, I would say pick two to start with, so your group is not overwhelmed. I am known for over-explaining things a tad bit, so I would say expect 30-45 mins per raid, if not longer.

[bibimbap]

Sure, that could work. What time slot would work best for your group? Right now, I think friday, saturday and sunday night is open for me (around 9-10pm eastern).

Also, what content would you like to go over? If your looking to overview some of the older raids, I would say pick two to start with, so your group is not overwhelmed. I am known for over-explaining things a tad bit, so I would say expect 30-45 mins per raid, if not longer.

Dont forget Thalone runs raids Weds and Sun night :) he is also an excellent teacher!

[Cryohazard]

Dont forget Thalone runs raids Weds and Sun night :) he is also an excellent teacher!

And I lead some stuff on mon/fri nights. If we have spots in our group, I'm more than happy to bring some Adepts in.

[protokon]

And I lead some stuff on mon/fri nights. If we have spots in our group, I'm more than happy to bring some Adepts in.

I guess that leaves me with tues/thurs? gahh..

[Cryohazard]

I guess that leaves me with tues/thurs? gahh..

Muahahahahahaaaaa.............

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[protokon]

Good news folks: we are back!

and better news: my host had a few automated backups left and were able to restore everything lost

[Cryohazard]

Good news folks: we are back!

and better news: my host had a few automated backups left and were able to restore everything lost

Taa daa!

[Fridas]

do we need to register again?

[MeliCat]

do we need to register again?

I just logged in as before so no.

[protokon]

yep, no need to re-register. I backed up our old forums and the new one had a nice import tool, so I was able to bring over almost everything (might be a missing thread or post here or there, maybe a few missing users too).

should be able to log into your old account again, you may have to reset the password.