Your mentor system is Horribly Horribly Flawed.

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Originally Posted by Letbluevannback

Mentorship shouldn't have requirements to begin with. I'd like to mentor, I love to help and take my time to explain dungeon mechanics or do longer routes to get more exp to those who need it, but I can't access the mentor roulette because I'm not 60 yet, or haven't done a thousand dungeons, or beat some raid... Why do I need those things to help a newbie go through Dzmael Darkhold

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You don't need those things.
Simply queue up for DD and help those who are also queued.

I think the mentor achievement should also apply to the new player bonus.
Your're helping a player be able to finish X content. Shouldn't be limited to only the duty finder. It would help those learn parties fill up more so if you think about it.
Also the bar & rewards need to be lowered and better. Whatever sure keep it 2000. But add more rewards in between. Every 300 points would be a good. The Cap & dragon headpiece isn't worth my time. Add some minions & a costumes & another mount for the 1000 achievement.

Also boost the Eso & Poetics reward on Mentor duty to like 100.

There now you have a working system everyone will use often.

You're not gonna get friendly people all the time, but you will help those newbies clear the content.

What I dislike about the Mentor system is the Roulette because they do not exclusive pair us mentors with the sprouts. MANY MANY times I end up in the latest dungeons or many extreme fights and there are NO sprouts. All are veterans all ready. Mentor roulette should pair us with sprouts so we can help/teach them. If at least would the roulette get us 1 sprout in a Light party, well then might be at least worthy but zero? really? With zero sprouts in the party the mentor roulette lacks of purpose.

If someone asks for help or advice in a dungeon I usually just give it and help out no big deal it really should just be common sense. I do agree though, I've seen so many people with crowns who have just been downright disrespectful and zero help to the new people.

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Originally Posted by Ronyx

What I dislike about the Mentor system is the Roulette because they do not exclusive pair us mentors with the sprouts. MANY MANY times I end up in the latest dungeons or many extreme fights and there are NO sprouts. All are veterans all ready. Mentor roulette should pair us with sprouts so we can help/teach them. If at least would the roulette get us 1 sprout in a Light party, well then might be at least worthy but zero? really? With zero sprouts in the party the mentor roulette lacks of purpose.

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Not all inexperienced players are sprouts, as a mentor you should be helping anyone including other mentors if they do need help.

I agree with the various posts that the system is flawed and higher requirements are needed (systematically and psychologically) for it to work.

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Originally Posted by MihaelB

Not all inexperienced players are sprouts, as a mentor you should be helping anyone including other mentors if they do need help.

I agree with the various posts that the system is flawed and higher requirements are needed (systematically and psychologically) for it to work.

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Well yah I guess but the mentor system was created to help sprouts really but in general, veterans and other mentors usually do not need help and also usually do not take advice from other people because they feel they already know them all. hehe It was not meant to babysit them from start to endgame. Theres a time when they need to spread their own wings with all they had learn from mentors.

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Originally Posted by Ronyx

Well yah I guess but the mentor system was created to help sprouts really but in general, veterans and other mentors usually do not need help and also usually do not take advice from other people because they feel they already know them all. hehe

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The Novice Network was created for Mentors and Sprouts to have a common place to gather in order for Mentors to assist. DR: Mentor was created to assist all players on their first time in the instance. That's why everything but Coil, Coil Savage, 3.X EX Primals, and Alex Savage are in it.

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Originally Posted by LineageRazor

You should feel like, "Oh, cool, I'll get a nice trinket in a couple years, after doing what I'd normally be doing anyway."

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Should and will are two very different concepts. I, honestly, feel it was a mistake to include a mount as a reward. This just encourages a lot of people to grind it because they want said mount.

I've also seen many people with (PvE) mentor crown who are very rude and / or bad players who I can't imagine offering good advice to anyone. This is why I only wear my status when I'm doing the mentor roulette and I'm prepared to do the content in that mentor role. That doesn't of course prevent me from being helpful or offering advice in other instances. But I think that without the crown I'm not as required to be the person to explain mechanics etc. if I feel tired or whatever.

I would definitely support some kind of a mentor grading system so that people running an instance with their crowns on could be graded and too many negative gradings would remove their status for a while (and maybe after a few losses the crown would be lost permanently).

I don't even get why they add that mentor system....This is a MMO, why do ppl need a reward for helping each others ? oO

I'm not a mentor, got the 3 class but not the bazillion needed dungeon. Plus i'm an awfull DPs so, even with one 60 i can't imagine myself giving DPS advises so i don't have my shiny crown (actually, i'd prefer the leaf, it's cute :3) but hey, it does not stop me from helping the leaf, teaching them thing if they need (and if i can), give advices for our experience in the game to get better (we may cross path again one day or another, who knows).

I don't do this for the rewards (although i'm a bit disapointed not to get that flying unicorn T.T) or self estime, but because it seems normal to me.
When i started MMO, long time ago, i remember my guild members spend hours and hours in dungeons to teachh me how to heal propally (still get nightmares about it....for all of us i think xD) so, today i do the same because....well it's normal when you have the experience to try and help others if they have difficulites playing their class but i fear those after me won't do it because it makes them "waste their time" and because "go watch / read guide on google" :/

HS : Taika, your Elezen is really, really cute :3