What's with all the hate toward mentors?

[Jetstream_Fox]

That's not what the system means, that's what you think it means.

Start by throwing away your misconceptions about the system and use SE's definition of the system, then maybe you will see the system is not as bad as you put it.

What misconceptions? You need 300 commendations, 1000 dungeons or trails, and each role at 60. The definition of mentor whether it's used as a noun or verb, is pretty self explanatory, as a noun it's a trusted or experienced advisor or as a verb, to advise or train. That crown literally means people have intermediate knowledge and have earned high regards from your fellow players.

SEs system was put into place for players who obtained those milestones to be able to guide and train players effectively, if they need help. If you can't train or advise someone as a tank, healer, or dps, because you went through potd for your 60 levels, and have no real knowledge on that class, you shouldn't be a mentor. If you lack the basic communication skills to handle talking and offering advise, you shouldn't be a mentor.