Mercing, Joining Raids or Opening Slots. A Guide for Merc & Guild, Being Polite
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Abuse and harassment are not tolerated, even in Guild Chat, by Mercs or Guild members. Report each instance of abuse and each of your responses [unless no response was the appropriate response], since only “reported” Chat messages/ lines are saved to the abuse server and you need to preserve the whole incident for review.
For Low RPP/ Skunk Mercs
MY PERSONAL OPINION
I do not work for Venan.
I have submitted several ideas for how to deal with Merc vs Guild situation (Note 1). But given the *current* BoH, here are my recommendations:
Open Raid Merc Etiquette 101
Use at least a full Energy Bar in each Raid you Merc,
If possible, spend at least 24 additional Energy of regen or Energy Potions, in each Raid you Merc,
If you find out Guild Chat is inappropriate for you (ex: minor in Fresh Hell), please let a Guild Officer know you have mistakenly joined an inappropriate Raid,
Thank your host Guild.
Password Protected Merc Etiquette 101
Before joining, or spending any Energy, see if they have special rules for all Raids or *current* Raid including Guild Chat,
Notify the Guild if you are running Elixir of Vitality (it will screw up regen for Ties) or Burning GS (it will screw up Ties),
Pay attention to Guild Chat,
Unless Guild trying for Ties, use at least a full Energy Bar in each Raid you Merc,
Unless Guild trying for Ties, if possible for you, spend at least 24 additional Energy of regen or Energy Potions, in each Raid you Merc,
Participate in Guild Chat if time permits,
Thank your host Guild.
Open Raid Guild Etiquette 101
Do not cancel the Raid, unless the Mercs agree with the Guild on cancelling,
If you find out Guild Chat is inappropriate for a Merc (ex: minor in Fresh Hell), please let the Guild know to keep it appropriate until the Merc has left (usually 15 minutes after Reward Mail),
Be Polite in Guild Chat.
Password Protected Guild Etiquette 101
Before letting Mercs join, or spend any Energy, let them know if you are cancelling/ Farming Guild Loyalty,
When giving a Merc the password, send a BoH Mail with any special rules for Guild Raids or *current* Raid including Guild Chat,
If you decide to Tie, explain to Merc and Guilds what you plan to do if Gold Finish going Silver, or Silver Finish going Bronze.
If you decide to Tie, explain what you plan to do if one Guild member or one Merc accidently/ “accidently”/ on purpose violates the Tie,
If you change your password regularly, let trusted Mercs know where they can find the current password on the Internet (Livejournal, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Be Polite in Guild Chat.
Edit
Bj_Knows wrote:MERC, GOOD LIST
2014-Nov-21CheMClarc wrote:Lord_Garic wrote:Make a "Good Merc" list and send them schedules and passwords![]()
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Yes, making a "Good Merc" list is a way better idea since this thread (Loafers) will most likely get deleted as it will definitely break our rules of conduct if it continues. Always decide to do something positive for the community here instead of negative.
https://www.venan.com/boh_forum/viewtopic.php?p=36708#p36708
Note: You can set up a Message App Group (ex: Line), Blog Community (ex: Word Press) or Journal Community (ex: LiveJournal) so only people you let in can read the latest Raid Schedule and Passwords. In addition, Mercs can set up a list pointing to all the Good Guilds.
If you do set up a Message App Group, Blog Community, or Journal Community and notice Mercs are quitting your group, your Guild may have developed a Bad Merc Reputation. Make sure your Guild uses passwords on any Raid you plan on canceling, or have special Raid rules, so not to trap unsuspecting Mercs using an Elixir of Stamina or Burning GS.
Raising the Raid Caps from 20, 40, 60 to 100 for all Raids and allowing characters to join 3 Guild Raids and Merc 3 Raids, appears to be the limit of Venan's action on these issues.
Mistakes in communication will still happen, Guild members, and Mercs, are multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and include children nine or older.
Open Merc Slots require both Guilds and Mercs to work together within the limits of the current version of BoH.
Guilds that make Mercing a good experience, have a good reputation among Mercs, so they will tell their friends to Merc with those Guilds.
Mercs entering a passworded Raid, are expected to try and respect the host Guild's ideas in return for the password. This will encourage allied Guilds to share their passwords with the player.
Note 1)
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