Save Mythe

[phoenix13]

Hi,
For those that may not be aware of it we are in the midst of a very serious issue not only on khyber but on all worlds. On my home server of khyber we have a fairly famous character named Mythe who has dedicated her very existence to helping new players as they come into the game, however this has become problematic with the introduction of the new player area specifically the fact that those who have completed the island and gone to stormreach ( though they can return ) cannot interact with those who have not. Not knowing this untill it was too late mythe completed the island in order to get to her mailbox and was suddenly barred from helping those for whom it was her calling . Please devs don't force one of the most dedicated helpers into retirement

[Deadrick]

Mythe helped me out several times, and has always helped everyone whenever she was on. At least make a Mythe Key or something for Mythe to port back and forth. She's done more to help new players than anyone else in the game I know of.

Hah, give Mythe her very own door that she can use to go back and forth with, after the amount of time she's put in, she ought to get some kind of recognition.

[Lorichie]

My name is Rich and i Support this message...

/signed

R

[Strakeln]

Save Mythe!

[Qwijy]

QwijyMart will call in some favors on the coin lords if Turbine doesn't fix this!

[Samadhi]

Perhaps I missed something, but is this implying that if a) I complete Korthos that b) I cannot interract with anyone still on Korthos EVEN IF I GO BACK THERE???

[Lorichie]

Perhaps I missed something, but is this implying that if a) I complete Korthos that b) I cannot interract with anyone still on Korthos EVEN IF I GO BACK THERE???

The way i understand it, if you complete Misery Peak, and leave the island, you can come back as you please, but you cannot group with anyone who has not completed Misery's Peak. I think thats whats being said. For Mythe and what she does, grouping with folks "fresh off the boat" to show them the ropes and such and help was essential. She cannot do so, until they complete the final mission. While she could help them once they hit the harbor, it is quite far removed from what she has been doing for so long.

Anyway, this is how i understand it.

R

[Lorichie]

In that case - that's ******** beyond belief - is this part of their supposed fixes for plat farmers??

I am unable to answer that question, however it could easily be for immersion as well. Whether or not i agree with either of those is a different topic.

R

[Samadhi]

In that case - that's ******** beyond belief - is this part of their supposed fixes for plat farmers??

[Talish]

wow.. umm just wow. Thanks for the support. Please keep your fingers crossed that a solution can be found for my little Mythe. In the meantime she is parked indefinitely on Khyber.

[ShadowFox1978]

Hello!!!!!

Turbine, fix this!!!

[Tat2Freak]

Ummm...make a new character?

[Arianrhod]

Ummm...make a new character?

"Make a new character" doesn't address Mythe's problem specifically. She could make a new character to give advice and help with the starter quests, but the main function of the newbie-helper character has been to distribute basic gear to new players (+1 weapons & armor, +3 skill items, PoP1, that sort of thing). Inability to access both the mailbox and the newest characters makes this function very difficult.

[Kreaper]

That wouldn't help. Mythe has all inventory slots and all bank slots to hold donation items for lowbies. She would also have to be rerolled every time she helped someone through Krothos.

[Quanefel]

I am sure new players will survive and handle the island of Korthos without all the good natured help from other players to make it through such a "tough" area as that. Besides, if they can not make it through Korthos without such help then there is not much hope for them inside Stormreach, now is there?

[xanvar]

Hopefully Turbine will figure this out. I doubt anyone thought of it while development was going on. I really doubt any of the play testers on mournlands would have had this problem as well. A perfect example of how impossible it is to predict all problems. Lucky they included all the cool new weapons and gear for the new people getting off the boat. I still admire Talish for devoting so much time to helping new people. Mythe could still help people run the harbor stuff like WW and Kobolds brothers. Since the game has grown perhaps a level 2 Mythe is just what the game needs now?

[Strakeln]

I am sure new players will survive and handle the island of Korthos without all the good natured help from other players to make it through such a "tough" area as that. Besides, if they can not make it through Korthos without such help then there is not much hope for them inside Stormreach, now is there?

If you check out Mythe's post, she mentions that her personal experience from over two years of doing this is that contacting the players in the first 10-20 minutes is imperative.

It's not a matter of survival, it's a matter of getting people introduced to the community.

While I understand your intent, I suggest we rely on Mythe's experience... especially considering she has two years in helping newbs, compared to your and my collective 10 minutes

[dmondave1]

Save Mythe!

/signed!

[cdbd3rd]

Hi,
For those that may not be aware of it we are in the midst of a very serious issue not only on khyber but on all worlds. On my home server of khyber we have a fairly famous character named Mythe who has dedicated her very existence to helping new players as they come into the game, however this has become problematic with the introduction of the new player area specifically the fact that those who have completed the island and gone to stormreach ( though they can return ) cannot interact with those who have not. Not knowing this untill it was too late mythe completed the island in order to get to her mailbox and was suddenly barred from helping those for whom it was her calling . Please devs don't force one of the most dedicated helpers into retirement

While the intro to the game has been modified to be very helpful to the newbs, nothing can ever replace the willingness of a vet to lend their voice/advice to a new player.

Addressing the twink gear side of it, however, the NPE has a very good selection of newb gear to nab. Anything better they need could be handed over after completing Korthos by the current Mythe, while a newly rerolled (Mythette...?) could remain stationed as pre-korthos to lend non-gear support.

Just a suggestion as a workaround to the current situation - until a fix is implemented.

[Lorien_the_First_One]

I am sure new players will survive and handle the island of Korthos without all the good natured help from other players to make it through such a "tough" area as that. Besides, if they can not make it through Korthos without such help then there is not much hope for them inside Stormreach, now is there?

Yes that's it...if they are confused by their first 30 minutes then we don't need them in the game, let them quit.

Some people...


In addition to this arrangement being unfriendly to new players, it also makes grouping harder. Every single time I put up an LFM on that island someone tries to join who can't because of the "on wrong part of the experience" message. This is brain dead and its a divertion from how the rest of the game works that makes no senese.