How do i leave the novice network

[Kaiser-Ace]

I think at this point the devs need to step up and make some of the things that go on in that chat a ToS violation.

[Jim_Berry]

I think at this point the devs need to step up and make some of the things that go on in that chat a ToS violation.

Out Mentors self-manage the Network professionally. I mean, you get your mama jokes, but it don't go beyond a few lines of jokes before we're back on topic. Have we kicked people? Yes, especially the folks who spam *INSERT BODY ORGAN HERE* repeatedly. Other than that, we ask first if you stop.

But as I mentioned, it's usually the same people who respond, and we know each other. So it's all good.

[Jim_Berry]

On Malboro, sprouts love the Novice Network. They almost always get answers right away, and those of us who answers them are usually the same people.

You never realize how helpful people can be until you are in the Network.

[Khalithar]

On Malboro, sprouts love the Novice Network. They almost always get answers right away, and those of us who answers them are usually the same people.

You never realize how helpful people can be until you are in the Network.

It's the same situation on Mateus, we've got a lot of helpful people in the mentor chat and I can say there are quite a few as well that are actually pretty passionate about it and helping newer players even if we don't always agree on the method.

[Kaiser-Ace]

Out Mentors self-manage the Network professionally. I mean, you get your mama jokes, but it don't go beyond a few lines of jokes before we're back on topic. Have we kicked people? Yes, especially the folks who spam *INSERT BODY ORGAN HERE* repeatedly. Other than that, we ask first if you stop.

But as I mentioned, it's usually the same people who respond, and we know each other. So it's all good.

As usual though, The Legacy servers have the worst communities. And Balmung is horrendous to the point where a lot of mentors have abandoned their status.

[Canadane]

As usual though, The Legacy servers have the worst communities. And Balmung is horrendous to the point where a lot of mentors have abandoned their status.

That's interesting, as Hyperion's Novice Network is pretty good, imo. We keep it classy, novices get their answers, even in-person assistance when needed! Mentors are also learning things as well. And it's free of recruitment begging for peoples FC's or RAF, which was what I was afraid of most of all. As a legacy server, it's doing pretty well, I guess?

[LineageRazor]

Gilgamesh has a pretty functional novice network. Things rarely get hostile or unpleasant there. We do have a dearth of novices, though, since the server is so hard to join, but when novices do ask questions they get enthusiastic answers from dozens of Mentors, all at once. XD

Players do ask how to leave, though (generally folks with novice alts), and it's a bit frustrating how little control players have over their presence in the channel. Invite a Novice? They can't say no. Novice (or Mentor) wants to leave? Too bad, not unless you remove your Novice (or Mentor) status.

[Syrehn]

Gilgamesh has a pretty functional novice network. Things rarely get hostile or unpleasant there. We do have a dearth of novices, though, since the server is so hard to join, but when novices do ask questions they get enthusiastic answers from dozens of Mentors, all at once. XD

Players do ask how to leave, though (generally folks with novice alts), and it's a bit frustrating how little control players have over their presence in the channel. Invite a Novice? They can't say no. Novice (or Mentor) wants to leave? Too bad, not unless you remove your Novice (or Mentor) status.

Whenever I'm in the NN on Gilgamesh I usually see more Mentor/Mentor convo's than legit Novice/Mentor convo's (not counting the sprout alt/mentor ones), including idle chit chat, party recruitment, hunt calls etc. Novice's that ask questions obviously do get pretty prompt answers but the majority of Mentors I know literally groan when they get zone shoved into the global chat as they're porting around.

We also seem to have a lot of bots but they never say anything so then we just get a flood of "xyz kicked for being a bot" spam as some Mentors try to clear them out; seems pointless since they come right back in 30 mins.

I've seen Mentors who don't like the Mentor/Mentor chatter or bot boot spam that happens in our NN get told by other dominant mentors in the channel to turn their crowns off because their taking up space when they express their desire for not wanting in the channel; which really isn't fair. Additionally I've seen many Mentors say they just filter NN.

There are things about the NN chat that just feel very broken.

SE really does need to add a "You have been invited to the NN chat - Do you want to join: Y/N" style popup. As well as an option to easily leave the channel for both Mentors/Sprouts without having to turn off crowns/sprout icons or ask to be kicked.

[Kaiser-Ace]

That's interesting, as Hyperion's Novice Network is pretty good, imo. We keep it classy, novices get their answers, even in-person assistance when needed! Mentors are also learning things as well. And it's free of recruitment begging for peoples FC's or RAF, which was what I was afraid of most of all. As a legacy server, it's doing pretty well, I guess?

Sadly Balmung has anything from mindain off topic rants to late night ERP.

Add in the sad lack of true rookies rather than alts and it's diamal.

[Lego3400]

EDit: Did some digging so I'm replaceing my suggestion with instructions

Click the gear Icon next to your chat panel selection, scroll down to the one you want (You'll probably want the default General one) and click on it. A box should pop up with all the active chat channels in that window marked with yellow boxes. Tick the Novice Network box so it's grey instead and TADA!

You haven't really left but you'll never see it.