Thing is, we could use a more structured system. As it is right now, everything is entirely up to the mentor working with the student. There is nothing to see whether the student is doing anything to learn.
Hear, hear! Mentors must become more than thankless scribes. That means making the position more than an afterthought. It needs to be a structured position. As you say, mentors need tools. Possibilities include:
- automatic welcome message from mentor(s)
- color for mentor messages
- workable charts allowing mentors to track progress
- a way to see if student is active
- automatic reports on gaining liege and army placement
Mentor goodies are nice and all -- but not about teaching players to be better players. A structure system in-game and this forum would go a long way toward retaining players and improving game play.
