About mentorship and the skilling/loot process

That is a very interesting point! I do not know the answer but can give some information about my own experiences.

I did not have a mentor, it took me a long time get to the level where I would graduate, this was initially because of lack of cash and then because I did not play for nearly six months, the upshot was it must have been about a year between me stating and my first global.

After I got more into the game I started to global more often and then had a dry spell of months which was very frustrating before things picked up for me again in March or April of this year.

Unfortunately I do not know of anyone who started about the same time as me and did have a mentor.

I would guess there are many factors involved in creating the seed from which the random numbers are generated, it is possible that having gone through being a disciple is one of those factors.

 

you know thies verry thoughts crossed my minde as well... its good to know im not the only one that is wondering this... i also never had a mentor, and i also have had a verry low level of loot's... it has not ruined the game for me at all... but i do question the idea ; if or if-not mentorships/desipleships matter to the loot system... ???? i as well have no idea if this is a factor... but i bet MA knows lol

 

I would say that you're right - taking a mentor probably does introduce a 'lucky' period upon graduation. I seem to remember my first few came then, and the restrictions you have to endure whilst graduating do seem to make some better loots 'due' at the end of it.

Saying that it took me years to graduate, so what would I know ;)

 

That loot is affected by whether or not you have had a mentor, or in other words that your avatar would be doomed to worse returns because a decision you made during the first few days, I must say I have hard to believe.

But about skill gains however, when thinking about it, it does make sense that you would skill a bit faster during a discipleship period, doesn't it? Would actually be a cool thing to implement if it's not already in use.

 

I had NO mentor and did not do to shabby up until I became inactive. Burgerman had no mentor either. :D

 

That is correct. Bunny and I were left cold and alone when we arrived on the ferocious planet of Calypso. Nobody wanted us as disciples. :Beaten:

hehe :D

And my loots were also not too shabby as long as I made regular large deposits. My loots rapidly declined when I stopped depositing. :yahoo:

 

I had a mentor, but after he took me as disclipe, he logged off and never came back :(