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Old 10-01-2015, 08:54 AM
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Stop choosing poor people who sell cupcakes and grow drugs in their basement to be GMs and start choosing successful businessmen who don't need to sell mana stones to pay their mortgage.

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That's the most reasonable thing I've ever read from a red player. Congrats.
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Old 10-01-2015, 09:18 AM
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I feel like time commitment is what turned me off from ever even considering being a guide. I do not have 20+ hours a week I can devote to something for no pay.

If it was like 5 hours a week, that would be more feasible for me. I sometimes wonder if it would be easier to get more "great" guides if there were greater numbers of guides but each was working less required hours a week in the role.
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Old 10-01-2015, 09:42 AM
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Old 10-01-2015, 09:45 AM
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I didn't know you Moregan and I only saw you in game once, but when our guildie got into a death loop and we petitioned for somebody to help him, you moved him to the top of P1 in Oasis where everybody could see him. It was pretty funny and I wish you the best of luck [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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Old 10-01-2015, 09:49 AM
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His player forum account has been given a 3 day suspension to let him have some time.
WTF does this even mean?!
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Old 10-01-2015, 10:20 AM
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I feel like time commitment is what turned me off from ever even considering being a guide. I do not have 20+ hours a week I can devote to something for no pay.

If it was like 5 hours a week, that would be more feasible for me. I sometimes wonder if it would be easier to get more "great" guides if there were greater numbers of guides but each was working less required hours a week in the role.
That is pretty much where I am. I could do 5 hours a week as a way to help support the server. I spoke to someone not long ago that suggested 10 hours min, which I thought was rough, but maybe doable down the road. But then I read Sirken saying 15-20 hours. That's too much time for me to want to devote to it, let alone able to.

However, I do hope they are able to find some people of quality who can support the game at that level of commitment.
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Old 10-01-2015, 11:01 AM
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I feel like time commitment is what turned me off from ever even considering being a guide. I do not have 20+ hours a week I can devote to something for no pay.

If it was like 5 hours a week, that would be more feasible for me. I sometimes wonder if it would be easier to get more "great" guides if there were greater numbers of guides but each was working less required hours a week in the role.
Yes but security measures and quality control would be a whole new need to facilitate.

However, I recommend reallocating resources.

Sirken because GM Director and is in charge of recruiting Guides/GMs, training them and quality control. He also handles the politics in game and that's all he has to do (it will be a cushy, but full time job ((making work schedules, prioritizing job loads, trainings, etc)))

He hires in about 15 new five-hour-a-week guides and four ten-hour-a-week GMs. (before he was pulling 20 hours, if he manages four GMs pulling 10 that would double the resources for his previous workload.)

Sirken is now in charge of less than 20 people to manage quality control, the server has a central person to get the CSR staff on the same page for rulings and policies, Rogean has to only communicate to ONE person (sirken) to move then entire CSR boat any direction he wants and we just doubled if not tripled the amount of resources we were throwing at the problem. Also, at 5-10 hours a week you would get a lot more guides...easily.

Only thing I'd change is if there was a concern on security issues, I'd throw in a trustworthy GM to be constantly checking on those four mini GMs that have database access. If there are only four of you with access and someone who's JOB it is to watch you then you won't step out of line.


But that's just how I would do it.
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Old 10-01-2015, 11:11 AM
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Yes but security measures and quality control would be a whole new need to facilitate.

However, I recommend reallocating resources.

Sirken because GM Director and is in charge of recruiting Guides/GMs, training them and quality control. He also handles the politics in game and that's all he has to do (it will be a cushy, but full time job ((making work schedules, prioritizing job loads, trainings, etc)))

He hires in about 15 new five-hour-a-week guides and four ten-hour-a-week GMs. (before he was pulling 20 hours, if he manages four GMs pulling 10 that would double the resources for his previous workload.)

Sirken is now in charge of less than 20 people to manage quality control, the server has a central person to get the CSR staff on the same page for rulings and policies, Rogean has to only communicate to ONE person (sirken) to move then entire CSR boat any direction he wants and we just doubled if not tripled the amount of resources we were throwing at the problem. Also, at 5-10 hours a week you would get a lot more guides...easily.

Only thing I'd change is if there was a concern on security issues, I'd throw in a trustworthy GM to be constantly checking on those four mini GMs that have database access. If there are only four of you with access and someone who's JOB it is to watch you then you won't step out of line.


But that's just how I would do it.
You hit the nail on the head. Common sense isn't strong here though.
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Old 10-01-2015, 11:18 AM
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im happy the servers are online nearly 24/7
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Old 10-01-2015, 11:22 AM
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it will be a cushy, but full time job
Better get those donations rolling in to support this.

Wonder what daybreak would say about 1 paid employee here.
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