ok, i've heard a lot of people saying they get banned for trying to recruit people for the academy. i've also heard you guys simply not recruting for fear of getting banned or you just dont have "what it takes" for lack of better words. so, im here to help you recruit! i'm doing this for the good of the academy and dont be afraid to post tips after i post this. more tips, more peeps
publicly recruiting:when you send a message through public chat or you host a duel asking people to pm you to join an academy
public chat-make sure there are no more than 4 admins online, or 3, just to be safe. send a message with 1-2 words in all caps to attract attention, but isnt considered cap spam. ex. HEY GUYS!!!! (recruiting note) sometimes include the link just in case an admin does catch you doing this.
duel note- only do the duel note if there are 1 or no admins online. generally, when you do it with an admin online, see what he's doing. and depending on what he's doing, keep it up there for a time limit. let's say he's sorting an issue in rated. dont host that duel yet. if he's dueling, host it for about 3-7 minutes depending on how long the duels gone on and how badly somebody is losing. make sure your duel note doesnt state the name of the academy or the link if you want credit. i almost didnt get credit with sofloyugioh,obelisk777, or shadow direwolf because of this
secretly recruiting: this is when you pm a friend, a random guy (dont reccomend, but then again i havent tried it) or your talking about the academy while dueling an opponet.
a friend: i dont think i need to say much. but if your friend is reluctant say something like give it a week, you'll like it. or something like that. this is how i recruited joey
random guy: i havent tried this yet, but i would assume you gotta be friendly (btw, random guy means scrolling through online users and picking some random guy out)
during a duel: be friendly, out going, and make sure you're not using a deck that is trolly, or to powerful. that might turn them away. use soemthing like toons, watts, maybe some dark world, etc. but dont use anything to BAD. i dont want to put examples here for fear of offending anyone. anyway, talk to the opponet, get he/she to like you. however, if you have that gut feeling this person gonna be an a-hole, offer them a place at the academy as soon as you have the feeling. but dont come on to strongly.
P.S. i will post again once i have experience with random peeps. i hope this helped!
publicly recruiting:when you send a message through public chat or you host a duel asking people to pm you to join an academy
public chat-make sure there are no more than 4 admins online, or 3, just to be safe. send a message with 1-2 words in all caps to attract attention, but isnt considered cap spam. ex. HEY GUYS!!!! (recruiting note) sometimes include the link just in case an admin does catch you doing this.
duel note- only do the duel note if there are 1 or no admins online. generally, when you do it with an admin online, see what he's doing. and depending on what he's doing, keep it up there for a time limit. let's say he's sorting an issue in rated. dont host that duel yet. if he's dueling, host it for about 3-7 minutes depending on how long the duels gone on and how badly somebody is losing. make sure your duel note doesnt state the name of the academy or the link if you want credit. i almost didnt get credit with sofloyugioh,obelisk777, or shadow direwolf because of this
secretly recruiting: this is when you pm a friend, a random guy (dont reccomend, but then again i havent tried it) or your talking about the academy while dueling an opponet.
a friend: i dont think i need to say much. but if your friend is reluctant say something like give it a week, you'll like it. or something like that. this is how i recruited joey
random guy: i havent tried this yet, but i would assume you gotta be friendly (btw, random guy means scrolling through online users and picking some random guy out)
during a duel: be friendly, out going, and make sure you're not using a deck that is trolly, or to powerful. that might turn them away. use soemthing like toons, watts, maybe some dark world, etc. but dont use anything to BAD. i dont want to put examples here for fear of offending anyone. anyway, talk to the opponet, get he/she to like you. however, if you have that gut feeling this person gonna be an a-hole, offer them a place at the academy as soon as you have the feeling. but dont come on to strongly.
P.S. i will post again once i have experience with random peeps. i hope this helped!