Quote Originally Posted by VerdeLuck View Post
Newbies should by default just be invited like returners as long as they have a full service account. I was never invited and had no clue the channel even existed until 1000+ hours in when I took a break and the game put me in after I got the returner tag.
They were originally. Guess who got invited? RMT bots.

That is why it is now mentor's job to invite them and avoid inviting any obvious bots.