Was the figure of the Helper eliminated or does it still exist in some shards?
I remember around 1999-2000 beginnings, that in the Origin shard there were some players who were not GMs, but who called themselves Helpers (they wore a GM style tunic but in a different color), these members of the Staff, who were not ordinary users because they had privileges, helped players who were starting to play, explaining its operation, etc...
When I started years later in the Europe shard, I didn't see that figure (Helper), what happened to that semiGM status?
Personally I would love to see that status again, although sometimes I often drop by New Haven to help players with young status, I think that figure should exist again.
I never knew if those semiGM (without privileges to kill, ban, etc...) were voluntary users that were accepted by the company to help in a non lucrative way, as it happens in IRC servers.
Do you think this status (Helper) should exist again?
When I started years later in the Europe shard, I didn't see that figure (Helper), what happened to that semiGM status?
Personally I would love to see that status again, although sometimes I often drop by New Haven to help players with young status, I think that figure should exist again.
I never knew if those semiGM (without privileges to kill, ban, etc...) were voluntary users that were accepted by the company to help in a non lucrative way, as it happens in IRC servers.
Do you think this status (Helper) should exist again?
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This figure of the 'Helper' could greatly empower the new generations to discover a game as wonderful as Ultima Online, in an era where the new generations want everything 'in the moment' and at full speed, would give the opportunity to learn this type of alternative daily progress and adventures that can not be experienced in other games.
Just as GMs will have a menu of requests for assistance from a GM, make a replica with a different command or menu only for Helpers, a list of requests for help, where only requests for help about the game without access to GM requests.
What do you think about this?
In principle, the original idea of this open question about the return of this modified 'Counselor' profile, came from the point of view that some users do not want to use external platforms (discord, IRC, webs, etc ...) to solve their doubts, but it is also true that there is internal chat in Ultima Online where in some ways this is also solved.
The only thing would be some function that would require physical presence or something similar in the game, being as an alternative help.
So. Gotta help people in game or on forums or whatever this discord thing is.
Like i said best they can do is create official discord channel and put discord link in every aspect of the game launcher/loading/chat joining menu/help menu so every one who need help will always have option to be heard or see alredy done guides and no need to answer same question every second for those ppls, even with discord this always happen...for in game chat that will be mess...
Im mentoring newbs in my community, in game chat and in game help is poor designed, discord and other sites when u have screens or videos is much more helpful.