Guides of the Lotus

The Guides of the Lotus were a select few players, hand picked by Digital Extremes to guide any Tenno who is in need of assistance as they travel through WARFRAME. They were generally meant to be more approachable and more trustworthy than your average player. This was done by answering questions, directing users to appropriate channels of communication, helping them within missions, and more.
They also served to forward player-related issues to the Community Team at Digital Extremes. Guides of the Lotus were not affiliated with Digital Extremes, and all their work was purely voluntary. The appearance of a Guide of the Lotus in channels can vary according to their time zones and free time. The Guides of the Lotus do not gain early access to new content, platinum, or any other bonuses besides what is listed below.
On April 5th, 2019, [DE]Rebecca posted on the Warframe forums with updates on Moderation for the game, in response to long-standing claims of corruption, abuse of power, and nepotism within the Guides. This update listed a "Formal retire" of the Guides of the Lotus program. Players that were a Guide of the Lotus at the current time got to keep the Mantle of the Lotus Shoulder Armor & Guides of the Lotus Sigil but their profile accolade was removed.
==Location==
Guides could be found on the following low level relays (note that the Guides were dissolved before the Nintendo Switch port was released):
* Larunda Mercury Relay (PC)
* Strata Earth Relay (PS4)
* Vesper Venus Relay (XB1)
==Selection==
Guides of the Lotus were selected by the development team using input from the existing Senior Guides. A known candidate standard of the Guides of the Lotus program is that:
* They had at least 800 hours of gameplay logged (Steam hours would not be attributed to overall count).
* They displayed extensive knowledge of the game and kept up to date on the latest content.
* They had no more than 1 active warning point on their profile (30-Day temporary warning points will not count if they had expired).
Community Moderators on the Warframe Official Forums acted as lead Senior Guides, while a select number of members from the community acted as Junior Guides.
Selected players that were recruited to Guide position would also receive an in-game message concerning the offer to become one. These recruits would start as Junior Guides, who will have a chance to take on the role as Senior Guides. Guides were recruited through participation in an application process when available.
Junior Guides who received the opportunity to become a Senior Guide would undergo a trial period, during which their performance would be evaluated before becoming permanent Senior Guides. Unsatisfactory performance at this point would return the player to their former position of a Junior Guide.
==Permissions and Responsibilities==
The hierarchy of the Guides program had varying permissions and responsibilities.
===Senior Guides===
* Assist players within the Relays.
* Forward player-related issues to DE.
* Assistance with Junior Guide recruitment and mentorship.
* Access to the Guides of the Lotus sigil and Mantle of the Lotus Armor.
===Junior Guides===
* Assist players within the Relays.
* Forward player-related issues to DE.
* Access to the Guides of the Lotus sigil.
==Guide Identification==
The Guides of the Lotus sigil and Mantle of the Lotus Shoulder Armor acted as a distinguishing mark of individuals participating in the program and were meant to capture the attention of new players. As such, they were customized in order to achieve the highest possible visibility, from wearing less additional accessories to choosing contrasting colors to highlight the "uniform".
There was no visible attribute for senior or junior guides in the Chat, although it was easy to check whether a player was one by looking their username up in the guide roster available on the official forums FAQ page.
Contrary to popular belief, being accepted into the program would not automatically grant purple text across public chat. This is a feature restricted to chat moderators and those with administrative rights. However, senior guides had an elevated chance to receive said feature, if the staff decided they were appropriate for the role.
==Number of Active Guide prior to Shutdown==
*152 active Guides on the PC Larunda Relay (90 Juniors and 62 Seniors).
*62 active Guides on the PS4 Strata Relay (39 Juniors and 23 Seniors).
*66 active Guides on the XB1 Vesper Relay (44 Juniors and 22 Seniors).
==References==
__NOTOC__
es:Guía de Lotus
Category:Community
Category:Update 15