Helping the cluele....umm..uninformed!

[chadj82371]

Good idea Vonyell. I'm certainly willing to help if you need me.

[BansheeMalthus]

And there's another one I was hoping to respond. Thanks Antello!!!

[chadj82371]

Yeah, well, every class needs to have a clown, lol.

Seriously, though, I think it's a good idea and I'm sure I can learn as much as I can teach. Just let me know the when, where, etc.

[Lorz]

OP...+1 to you and your wife.

It is far to easy to forget we where all newbs once...and a few minutes spent explaining and passing on knowledge can create a long lasting effect with people. While what you shared may seem minor to you....the people you helped....they will not forget.


/i continue to be one (noob)...but it is a clinical condition and i gots a note from my mommy excusing me.....

[Stergan]

I think that this is a great idea. Please also give them info on where they can research more on the net: the ddo forums, ddowiki.com, ddocast.com, greensteel planner, puzzle solvers. . .etc

I would be happy to help if need be, i'm not an expert, but i have played all the classes. You can pm me here or send me in game tell on "Spasms"

[Rhev]

I'ld be more than happy to help. I'm really only available during daytime or sun/mon though.

[hityawithastick]

A great idea. I support it thoroughly.


...I don't suppose you have a khyber branch of your guild?

Edit: Actually, no reason why I can't do this on khyber with my guild...derp. Look me up if you want a hand, anyone who reads the forums.

[Falith12]

if only he had one on Thelanis as well....

[TeyaBrosna]

What a *fantastic* idea! Thank you SO much for taking on this responsibility for the betterment of our whole server. Would it be alright if some non-clerics got into the action? Or would you consider doing a ranger class as well?

[Acehole31]

I'd be more than happy to help. My characters are in my signature and I am by and large available at all times during the afternoon/early evening.

[Don1966]

i too would like to join in on this in order to do two things, pass on the things i've learned and to learn new things. i am usually on quite a bit, usually on Rack or Braut.

[johnyBgood]

I have been thinking something like this for awhile, I however am not the best person to consult for great builds..as such I have learned to rely on tactic rather than brute force..remember when we all worked together and used strategery?

I would be willing to help out..but more with showing basic..like where to buy and sell to max prophets..collectables that matter..must have pots in inventory... gear.. tactics, like choke points, body pulling, shield walls..aggro..etc..

if you could use anyhelp in those areas shoot me pm an Ill look you up on sarlona.

again thanks! I thinkSarlona will be better for it

[Taimasan]

i will help
-quis
just send info what i gotta do.

[Iftan609]

If I had someone show me the way to do things none of my capped toons would be gimpped before I learned what was what.




As a side note have you noticed that only 1 person has replyed to this post that started before F2P but they are always the ones that put up posts about how they hate all the noobies that play now. Maybe if they shared some of their knowledge there wouldn't be so many noobz.

Just my thoughts LOL

[Acehole31]

If I had someone show me the way to do things none of my capped toons would be gimpped before I learned what was what.




As a side note have you noticed that only 1 person has replyed to this post that started before F2P but they are always the ones that put up posts about how they hate all the noobies that play now. Maybe if they shared some of their knowledge there wouldn't be so many noobz.

Just my thoughts LOL

You assume that they hadn't. As a matter of fact, the player in question that you seem to point out actually helped ME at one point and a toon of mine is so much better for it. Simply because they cannot be everywhere at once does not mean they do not help at all.

If you want help, please feel free to hit me up ingame, I'm more than happy to give advice.

[Arysta]

Well, firstly, I am so very glad to see so many players like our idea.

The hardest part, i think, will be implementation. I know alot of the new players don't even know about the forums/read them, so we're going to have to come up with some way to get the word out, so to speak. Once the ball gets rolling, hopefully word of mouth will help let people know what we're doing. Although I hate spamming General chat, maybe posting something there (before putting up, say a raid size lfm) ,would halp draw those that are willing to learn and to teach.

We do, actually, plan on having "classes" on proper gear, use of the Auction House, etc as well. And group dynamics, questing, even LFMs and suchlike are something that can be covered.

And actually, we do have a few offshoots of Creeping Death on other servers - they're called Sarlona on Holiday, and we essentially use them for favor farming.. But I'm sure there are quite a few of us that would love to help out with implementing this on other servers if you're interested.

[BansheeMalthus]

Thanks for all the replies and such everyone. I have a few thoughts about this, but I just got home from a horrible 10 hr shift at work and need sleep. And to everyone who pos repped me and wife Arysta above is said wife. So please, in the intrest of fairness, +1 her too.

[mws2970]

Thanks for all the replies and such everyone. I have a few thoughts about this, but I just got home from a horrible 10 hr shift at work and need sleep. And to everyone who pos repped me and wife Arysta above is said wife. So please, in the intrest of fairness, +1 her too.

+1 one to you and your better half. I really like what you are trying to accomplish.

[The_Great_Samulas]

@ Samulas: You'll be the longest one, so you're last:P . I read your post and The Path of Enlightenment post. And I agree. However I think you started higher on the chain than I wish to. I want to start the lessons at the BEGINNING. Not with all lvl 1's per se, but with how to make a viable cleric(even without twink gear), good stat distribution, good spell and feat selection, and AP spending. I mean, that lvl 10 cleric in my op had decent stats( had to explain the even/odd number diference), but as far as feats, spells, and enhancements....*shudder*. A lot of new and newb people IMHO either pick up little tidbits hear and there, or ask something in the advice channel and get a quickie answer that doesn't solve the issue. If I only get 3-6 peeps thats fine, but it's not gonna be just clerics. We plan on doing this for all classes. As far as cutting into raid/play time, eh, I don't have a set raid schedule. We do raid several times a week, but we enjoy running random quests, or just BS'ing in Vent sometimes. We are a very laid back group and while I DO want to level my TR, its not a driving force. I can take a day a week, and do nothing in game but say hi and catch up with peeps, so why not use the time being instructive? And I won't be alone, will have peeps helping to teach, or heck, even if we don't get many people, we can teach each other some things. But I do thank you for your support and maybe you can come and be a guest lecturer!!!

I understand the advice you are wanting to start with. Advice that should be given from their guild. Advice that is also available on the forums. You are basically offering a different venue for this advice, which is good. I know the type of guilds you are referring to that don't school their players appropriately (quite a few are in the high renown range). I am all for getting these guys up to speed. Another piece of advice you should give them is to drop their guild and join one that is actually good (like yours is sounding). Of course, it may just be an aspect of the player who is intimidated by the guild overall and not wanting to ask basic questions and revealing thier overall lack of understanding. That is why the venue you are proposing is a good idea. They can just join the raid group and sit there and listen, without drawing too much attention. The only reason I am pointing all this out is that if you realize the type of student you are teaching, you will have more success at teaching.

As far as coming in to teach specifics, I will hold off and see how things go. I could devote 30 minutes or so every other week devoted to specific topics at some point if you think it will be helpful. Here are some of the topics I used at the Academia di Curatio:

Dealing with Problematic PUGs
Mass Healing, Dos and Don'ts
Walking the Path of Enlightenment

[Quikster]

If I had someone show me the way to do things none of my capped toons would be gimpped before I learned what was what.




As a side note have you noticed that only 1 person has replyed to this post that started before F2P but they are always the ones that put up posts about how they hate all the noobies that play now. Maybe if they shared some of their knowledge there wouldn't be so many noobz.

Just my thoughts LOL

Some of us have been helping new people for years. Why must I sign up on a forum thread in order for you to feel good about vets?


Most true vets are helpful. There are some that arent sure. What I see now is a lot of people that started playing a year and a half ago peeing on the newest guys.

Dont assume because long time vets arent signing up here to help, that they arent helping.