Guides allowed to begin posting on official forums

[Kyrsten]

Originally Posted by LFG

EQ2s volunteer Para-GMs

I just had to comment on this since I see Guides referred to as GM's fairly often, both on forums and in game.

In all honesty, the guide program is about as useless as SOE Customer Service. Guides are generally not able to perform functions that one would equate with a GM, and in reality are very very limited in what they CAN do. A full guide can summon a player to their location, can travel to a players location, can run in-game quests, and can perform a handful of other things , but are not at all Game Masters.

When I was in the program, and on the server I was assigned to, I wasn't really allowed to do much at all other than walk around with no clothes on, role play with people, and give them cookies & milk. I was instructed to defer any CS issues to the petition system or a full guide (who will also refer the player to the petition system). Answering questions on general game play or character profession classes was frowned upon, and offering any sort of quest assistance was as well. Other than helping other full guides with the quests they were running, it was really rather pointless.

[Niber]

Originally Posted by LFG

I assume it's intended to provide helpful and informed responses to player questions, somewhat like the Class Leader program we have here.

I thought the only requirement to become a Guide was being able to role-play effectively. Not exactly a prerequisite for providing informed responses.

[Edwin Ahe]

Originally Posted by Niber

I thought the only requirement to become a Guide was being able to role-play effectively. Not exactly a prerequisite for providing informed responses.

You need to lvl 2 characters to lvl 10.

[kyros]

so... soe is now sponsoring bi-polar posters on their forums to stir drama on their boards?

really, what do you think people are going to do with a second account... roleplay on the boards? /boggle

[Hexus]

You would think, with 3 GM RAR threads that spring to mind off the top of my head, that these dumbshits would know that most of their guides are fucktards....

Estick .... You want him telling you about T8 Tanking?

Oh, we could get Chandick to tell me about dps! Not to mention Mage utility and Off-Tanking....

What's next?

Maybe Aeralik could assfuck the rangers more by becoming forum mod there as well and deleting every post that has 1 negative statement in it!

What the fuck is going on?

-Hexus-

[aduros]

Originally Posted by Kyrsten

When I was in the program, and on the server I was assigned to, I wasn't really allowed to do much at all other than walk around with no clothes on, role play with people, and give them cookies & milk.

Feel free to slip me a PM if you'd be interested in providing these services irl. Thank you.

[LFG]

Originally Posted by Hexus

Estick .... You want him telling you about T8 Tanking?

Oh, we could get Chandick to tell me about dps! Not to mention Mage utility and Off-Tanking....

No - those are paid SOE GMs. We are talking about volunteer player guides.

[Kyrsten]

Originally Posted by aduros

Feel free to slip me a PM if you'd be interested in providing these services irl. Thank you.

lmfao! This just made my day, hahahah

[Fisstafury]

Originally Posted by Kyrsten

When I was in the program, and on the server I was assigned to, I wasn't really allowed to do much at all other than walk around with no clothes on, role play with people, and give them cookies & milk. I was instructed to defer any CS issues to the petition system or a full guide (who will also refer the player to the petition system). Answering questions on general game play or character profession classes was frowned upon, and offering any sort of quest assistance was as well. Other than helping other full guides with the quests they were running, it was really rather pointless.

QFT

I was kinda bummed when i found out i wasnt really helping the players out at all, aside from getting an orc pet to summon

the only thing guides are really useful for is getting you unstuck from terrain or telling you where the options button is :|

[Auroz]

This is odd... why the heck were they 'banned' or not allowed to post on the forums in the first place?