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[Carenthor Loon]

Agony operates two methods of in-game communication with our students / potential students, a chat channel (AU_PVP_UNIVERSITY) and a mailing list (AU_PVP_CLASSES).

Both of these require you to join them IN GAME - nobody else can sign you up for them, so posting here asking to be added will do you no good.

Ok - detailed instructions:

Chat Channel
Select Channels and Mailing Lists from the menu.
Open the Channels Tab
Click Join
Type in AU_PVP_UNIVERSITY


Mailing List
Select Channels and Mailing Lists from the menu.
Open the Mailing Lists Tab
Click Join
Type in AU_PVP_CLASSES

New classes will be announced both here in our Enrollment forum and on the mailing list - to sign up for a class you will need to follow the instructions *here*.

Please do not reply to the class announcements or otherwise post to the mailing list.

Any questions you have about Agony or our classes can be asked in the AU_PVP_UNIVERSITY channel.

[Xalorous]

Class announcement mailing list fails. There was no announcement for the recent Basic class.

[Kerzack]

aye it filled up in 6 hours - before the guys running the list could even get a message sent out...

[Baka Lakadaka]

I sent the mail out very early after the class was announced. The instructor PM'd me and I sent the mail almost immediately. Unfortunately for some, we had to delete the e-mail from the list only a few hours later when the class was closed, because it was already full. Apologies to those who missed out, but I can assure you that I personally sent out the mail within 30 minutes of the class being announced.

[Kerzack]

damn see even i missed it in my in-box.... there and gone again

[Salinity Now]

Good Day People, Lurking on your forum now for about a month and I would really like to take one of your basic PVP classes. However, as you know the classes fill up imediately. I will continue to visit daily and hope to get lucky. That being said I am wondering if you might consider allowing people to sign up and pay in advance of the next class. If you would be willing to do that please advise and I would be happy to remit payment imediately. Thank you for your time, regards Salinity Now

[Azual]

To quote Spin in another thread:

We've experimented with the waiting list and it was far too much work. I'm afraid it has to be the waiting game

Given how quickly the classes fill up, I expect the delay in getting on a class would be massive. When you add in the problem of having to track down people who signed up 6 months ago who may or may not still be playing, I can see why the system wouldn't work.

The best tactic is to just sign up to the waiting list and/or refresh the forums like crazy whenever you think there might be a class coming up, and hope you get lucky =P

[Riley Kendrik]

I wonder if the solution might simply be to drop hints on the forums/evemail a week or so ahead of time so that people know to look. Alternatively, you could keep doing the same thing you're doing now, as I check several times a day, every day, and have never had problems missing the cutoff. Persistence is its own reward.

[Pyrostasis]

I got a tent and smores over at my forum camp spot, you guys are welcome to come hang out. I'll be f5ing my way to the next class as well.

[Strags]

Hello, Looking to enroll. Seems a pretty tight window for the selection. Was curious if consideration was made towards a "Lottery" for students? In basic form (example); Announce a 1 week time frame for class enrollment. A number is assigned to each person interested. At the end of the week, Hold a drawing for the total number of students desired. Those drawn are entered. If one or a few fail in payment, requirements.. or other essential needs - they are DQ'd and the next # assigned student in the drawing takes the place...? However it works - I'll seek out the camp site with the smore's and wait my turn

[Baka Lakadaka]

Hello,
Looking to enroll. Seems a pretty tight window for the selection.

Was curious if consideration was made towards a "Lottery" for students?

In basic form (example); Announce a 1 week time frame for class enrollment. A number is assigned to each person interested. At the end of the week, Hold a drawing for the total number of students desired. Those drawn are entered. If one or a few fail in payment, requirements.. or other essential needs - they are DQ'd and the next # assigned student in the drawing takes the place...?

However it works - I'll seek out the camp site with the smore's and wait my turn

While this is an excellent idea....it would just be too much administration. We're looking for ways to reduce the administrative overhead. Many tens of man hours go into each class with administration, instructor preparation, signing up support pilots, reviewing and revising class materials, etc. These are hours that could be spent actually playing the game, but are necessary to run these classes.