Helpers are manually approved players that are designated to help newbies and, on a basic level, resolve conflicts. A helper character does not play the game as much as it manages it.
More explicitly helpers try to pick up any newbies (with their questions) early on. In addition to this helpers may also mute individual players who behave disrespectfully in-game. A helper may also submit misdemeanor reports, as these would undoubtedly hold more weight than a report from your average Joe.
- People playing helpers are active community members holding the responsibility that see it as a hobby to assist in the well-being of Eldevin.
- A helper character is a unique character that receives a unique slot for the account
- An approved helper gets a unique visual distinction (colorful robe, icon over head)
- Helper messages in world chat are colored green
- Helpers may teleport to any town or any player at any time
- A helper character is formally isolated from the game (level up, sell items) with the exception for solving player problems. As such a person with a helper character may have alts for day-to-day playing
- All reports (for the upcoming report system) are passed through helpers. As such all of these have been verified before hitting the developers; thus insuring minimal workload for the devs.
As is, with a population of ~300 active players at peaks, I doubt very many Helpers are necessary. I do however recognize how important this may be for the game to hit/maintain well into the thousands.
Edited by Rambone, 15 January 2015 - 10:51.