Should ZOS make willing Class Reps. and Community Ambs. Game Masters?

Gythral · January 2019

No.

there are already too many petty Hitlers & too few honest mods as it is...

SantieClaws · January 2019

You actually think this one should be responsible for something other than ensuring no wine is wasted?!

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Numerikuu · January 2019

No.

Oh HELL *** no. It always leads to corruption and exploitation of GM commands and powers and a conflict of interests and ideas. This is coming from personal experience.

Kram8ion · January 2019

Yes.

Only if they run around with an 80 meter anti lag buff and to all players

Emma_Overload · January 2019

No.

No. ZOS needs to HIRE some game masters and PAY them to do their jobs. Why should anyone have to do this for free?

starkerealm · January 2019

No.

SantieClaws wrote: »

You actually think this one should be responsible for something other than ensuring no wine is wasted?!

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Well, there's a thought that will haunt my nightmares.

But, legitimately, no. Putting that kind of responsibility on the Ambassadors and Reps would be brutally unfair to them, and the inevitable lapses would taint both programs irrevocably.

You're asking some of the most passionate players in the game to give up the game they love, so they can work a job without pay.

D0PAMINE · January 2019

I wouldn't even trust myself as a Gamemaster. There are a few I wouldn't mind seeing as a gamemaster though. Also, this forum is a PITA to use on a phone.

ArchMikem · January 2019

Game Masters need to be ZOS employees.

Paulington · January 2019

As a CM, I'd have no wish to be a GM, it's a lot of work, a lot of responsibility and really they should be paid ZOS employees, preferably working on-site somewhere.

Liofa · January 2019

I don't know why Class Reps are being considered for for this job in this post but I can tell you that I am pretty sure none of the Reps have time for this kind of stuff. It's a job that should be done in the office and with an actual payment, unlike volunteer work of Reps.

Turelus · January 2019

It's a very slippery slope of power granted.

Also on a personal level depends if it's paid. I am not going to do the work of paid employees if in my free time.

Forum moderation I would consider for free but I would only moderate when I saw it during my personal browsing.

Reverb · January 2019

No.

Absolutely effing not!! There is a huge jump from being a representative of the community and being empowered in game. Taking action against, or behalf of, player accounts needs done by people who have been appropriately vetted and trained by Zeni, are on the payroll, and can be held accountable for adverse outcomes.

Frankly, I'm alarmed that 7 people (so far) have such short-sightedness and apparent ignorance of business to have voted "yes" to this.

FakeFox · January 2019

No.

Game Masters should not be players themselves. The power and responsibility they have requires them to be objective and not emotionally involved with the game or anybody playing it, otherwise this will impact their capabilities to fully perform their role. Game masters are paid professionals, not players.

RebornV3x · January 2019

Other.

I'm against giving Class Reps and Community Ambassadors GM status but at the same time CAs could be a point of contact to help GMs ban not or something

Kikke · January 2019

No.

Dont give the Anti-Endgame crew more power please. Ty.

Zathras · January 2019

No.

Absolutely not. There are 2 class reps in particular that already have an acidic presence insofar as community interactions go. Giving them more power? Bleh.

I remember in EQ when some more notable guild members were made GMs. Some of the power tripping was epic. Let's try and learn from the past, m'kay.

Sandman929 · January 2019

No.

Seems like a bad idea to me, for reasons already stated. It's tempting to come up with ideas for things that most will acknowledge as problems, but most problems in this game aren't fixed because the development team doesn't care to fix them not because they don't know how to fix them and just need that one good idea from the community.
ZOS recently acknowledged their poor performance when it came to responding to issues raised by the playerbase, and they've done nothing to improve their responses. This is who we're dealing with. So even a good idea to fix an issue isn't going to get any traction...in fact it would be shocking if it even got a response.

generalmyrick · January 2019

No.

Make me a damn GM.

I find botters, ban them with video proof to my supervisor = if i am found to abused at all, take all my stuff, give it to the "victim."

I'll sign documents to that effect.
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GimpyPorcupine · January 2019

No.

No, but they do need Game Masters. I'm on console, have been playing since launch, and have NEVER seen one.

Vanthras79 · January 2019

Other.

Will they paid, with benefits?

Skoomah · January 2019

No.

So force players to play this game as a job?

Unpaid labor, love it!

Elsonso · January 2019

No.

SantieClaws wrote: »

You actually think this one should be responsible for something other than ensuring no wine is wasted?!

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

I hear rumors that you are doing a fine job with the wine, too. Kudos!

Enodoc · January 2019

RebornV3x wrote: »

I'm against giving Class Reps and Community Ambassadors GM status but at the same time CAs could be a point of contact to help GMs ban not or something

Assuming "not" is actually "bot", we do call out bots when we see them.

I think the best situation for the GMs would be to make the existing ZOS GMs more visible. Get them out of each zone's secret GM Island or wherever it is they hide, and stick them in the playable area. If ZOS's in-game enforcement is more visible, it would allay the fears of the players as well as act as a deterrent.