Helping new folks

I only started playing guild wars 1 month ago and noticed that a lot of experinced players are very ignorant to newcomers and are unwilling to help or guid newstarters. This site a great for knowledge however i have decided to go one step further and will contact the admiins for there support.

I spend my time collecting all types of weapons and sell a few to survive however i also do the following.

Each friday in ascalon i give away weapons money and materials to noobs to get them started in the world for free. On friday gone i had a line of about 40 noobs all queing to get a little freebie and guidance on what to do next. I would like to know if anyone would also like to help on a friday to support these folks.


Cheer The Vr of Silence.

Why just Friday?

Our guild has enough new members and things going on that it is hard to find time for things outside it, but I've given away stuff and advise when able. Someone asks a question, answer it. Someone asks for help, help them. Regardless of what day it is.

I'm wary of freeloaders though. If they rushed through pre-sear and can't afford armor, should I help them?

Its hard to tell who is who however when u here folks begging for 5 iron ingots or wood and cloth you can bet they dont have alot. Im on all nite on a friday as i work. But if you would like to help me see you in ascalon on friday at 9pm uk time.


Cheers Vr

Also, reference my idea about "Mentoring" in the Sardelac Sanitarium.

--The Shim

ill give away advice,help,low weapons that i cant sell or use efficently to anyone that i happen to run across. without someone helping me when i first started, i wouldnt know half of what i do about the game now. why not help others learn?

Look at my thread, man =) In the Sanitarium, it has all that and more. I love to help as well.

--The Shim

stop stalking me this morning :P

Eh, I can't help it. I stalk people on weekdays =/

--The Shim

I take people over the two shiverpeak missions, borliss and frost gate, then run them to Kryta at least twice a night... and Im only on 2-3 hours. I try to take those who "appear" lost. Lately though, Im working with my guildies.

Good man.

--The Shim

I quite often help new players out on quests around ascalon or give stuff away already - althoughh mainly to new guild members, but I have stood around ascalon offering free chaos axes and eternal shields I've found to new warriors.

One thing you can do to help beginners, is to stay in pre-searing for awhile, telling people the True Value of Dyes and not to fall for stupid scams.

Another good trait, speading dye info. Although most new people will tend to sell them for anything so they can get more, they don't realize the error of their ways.

--The Shim

hey, that IS a good idea.

I should start a mule character in presear to buy silver dyes for 20g.

thx.

You forgot to end /sarcasm

--The Shim

Shame, shame on you!

Just think before you do something like this:

How would you feel if somebody did this to you?

Friends in GW are priceless, unlike the 500 Gold you'd make with this scheme.

EDIT: Aw, a Joke. Nm.

Whenever I try to help out new people in missions and hard quests. Some of them just don't listen and run off and ruin it for the whole team, especially when your almost finished. It happened to me about the first 5 times I tried to help people. Now I just give advice to those that ask. I do help new people in my guild since they actually listen and don't do stupid things.

Idiocy is contagious in this game, it seems. Those who ASK for advice you know are good players, because they want to do it right, the first time.

--The Shim

I used to keep decent low req weapons to give away in ascalon/northern wall. Problem was that I kept getting people on their 2nd characters and I wasn't going to advertise in all chat in case I got spammed by greedy trader types trying to freeload.

Good for you for doing your part and more. I'm on the UK servers so if you let me know which district you're usually at I can give you a hand.

I do my bit by giving free runs to outposts around ascalon with my ele.