Got kicked from The Aetherochemical Research Facility by mentor

[BigRed5392]

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ya Me and my g/f been saying that for a while. Metas change, stats change, player mentalities change. A guide on coil will not be the same as doing coil now for example.

doing arf now isn't the same as when it came out. And again guides don't account for trolls. How do you deal with the rng of trolls? like how does a tank, tank for the first time if players brute force pulls?
can't really learn with acid being regurgitated at you.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

the ps3/ps4 brower sucks, i don't recommend using it. ever. Stuff doesn't load well, or not at all. Should try this yourself. Also no it doesn't use google but internet explorer. (ps3)

Yes I have tried it and I agree with you that it is poor. Yet by saying your g/f was managing to go on reddit etc I was under the impression that it wasn't that poor for her. Yes it does use Internet Explorer browser but you can use the search engine Google.

being active =/= having a good attitude. My g/f been met with many people who will simply say "google it or your lazy" if ranges from basic tank questions like "what buffs to use at pull" to asking how often should she use unleash. Basic stuff. I help her out the best i can, but I'm no main tank.

I have never asked someone to google a dungeon prior to their first time in it and never would. I would recommend that upon leaving the dungeon that they look up anything that they wasn't sure about or ask friends/fc/novice etc

And most fc's she been in just treat her like garbage to the point where she started one for me and her.

Seem to be tarring all FC's with the same brush a lot are helpful out there and you will come across a lot of shitty ones. Now you can call me a crappy mentor or whatever but I have taken in many players who have been abused by other FC's and told never to do endgame etc. They have come into my Fc refusing to do recent Ex fights, yet with some gentle persuasion have gone on to clear them with us.

having a good attitude is what make mentors good mentors, and you showcase a poor one. You do gaslight tatics as a defense too which is kinda shameful.

As for gaslight tactics or whatever. It is called being efficient, it is far quicker to have strategies etc macroed, so they can be pulled up when required instead of having to wait for me to type it all out. After taking many people in the FC through these it would become a pain to constantly type things out. Once I have used macros I will then ask if they have any questions or if their is anything they don't understand.

Kicking fresh players, or thinking level 60 people know what to do right at 60 is stupid 1-50 and 50-60 play completely different, more so when you got arrogant raid damage players, fouling up leveling dungeon runs. Saw my gf tank a dungeon. And a sch kept running ahead to pulling mobs in copperbell mines, this is when we just got back after 8 mnth break. She was rusty and told the group at start. The sch picked a fight with her over it stating "who cares it just copperbell".

I personally wouldn't kick any fresh player and I would explain everything that is needed if they require it. Yes your G/f was treated very poorly and I would have kicked the Sch for pulling. I would never say to a tank PULL BIG PULLS, I would watch to see what they do and if they are pulling small groups I would let them know that I am comfortable with them pulling large groups, but if they are not I would say could you try to gradually increase your pulls throughout the dungeon. If they still said no then I would drop the issue.

Also I personally wouldn't kick a player for not dpsing or swapping in and out of tank stance as I am patient. Some people are not and I can understand when non new members get kicked for not being able to/attempt to push their class further.

the person had mentor crown to boot too. Was pretty sad thing to see, dude wouldn't let her do her role, and mocking her. All she said was "mind letting me pull?"

Then you should of kicked them and reported them.

[bardaboo]

people like you shouldn't be mentors.
yet this community calls you lazy.

A lvl 60 dungeon IS NOT THE PLACE TO ASK FOR ROTATION ADVICE.
1. Even if you ask and one person decides to help there are 2 other people waiting now.
2. Even if you as a mentor offer unsolicited advice no matter how polite you are most people ignore or get snippy. Plus you run into white knight who say "leave him alone it's fine"
3. I don't que up expert roulette to teach people. EXPERT. KNOW YOUR CLASS
4. find nicer friends. I love actually helping my fc mates get better. But I'm not going to subject random df people to the learning process.
5. I am a short fused person when subjected to lazy people. LAZY means not learning on your own time. If i see someone in expert dungeon who sucks i should have every right to say so
Addition: if you feel that spending 30minutes online to find a proper guide is too much, too hard or a waste of time why then would you think making 3 people take 10 minutes longer in an expert dungeon either helping or carrying you IS acceptable. We value our time as much as you do. But now there are 3 of us.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

I guess another thing to say is that I have seen a lot of mediocre or seemingly lazy/semi afk play by mentors, but then again maybe they are having a bad day, or distracted by children, or sick, or tired, or they have an injury, or disability, or some other issue you don't know about – any of which might be affecting their game play – so it is possible that they are not being malicious but just have something else going on, just like any other players. Unfortunately I don't think there is a way to turn off the mentor icon is there? But even mentors who are playing poorly should still try to be patient or helpful if possible.

Also I think some mentors get treat shitty by other players, yes they have cleared x dungeon but it may have been years since they was last in it. Some may even be too embarrassed to say "hey I can't remember this one". Players see the crown and automatically think their a mentor so they know everything, yet a quick glance at their stats and they have only one tank leveled plus arcanist and everything else crafts.

Some people don't even realise what each mentor symbol means, they could have trade or pvp or maybe just the crown to say they know a bit of everything but not enough to say I want to specialise in advice for PvE.

Then you have the douchbags who have mentor just so they can get the mount .

[BigRed5392]

Also I think some mentors get treat shitty by other players, yes they have cleared x dungeon but it may have been years since they was last in it. Some may even be too embarrassed to say "hey I can't remember this one". Players see the crown and automatically think their a mentor so they know everything, yet a quick glance at their stats and they have only one tank leveled plus arcanist and everything else crafts.

Some people don't even realise what each mentor symbol means, they could have trade or pvp or maybe just the crown to say they know a bit of everything but not enough to say I want to specialise in advice for PvE.

Then you have the douchbags who have mentor just so they can get the mount .

expect it isn't hard to tell them apart.

mentor crown with blade =combat.

so people who don't communicate get a free pass but don't google a dungeon and deserve a /kick?

sorry but no.

[BigRed5392]

A lvl 60 dungeon IS NOT THE PLACE TO ASK FOR ROTATION ADVICE.
1. Even if you ask and one person decides to help there are 2 other people waiting now.
2. Even if you as a mentor offer unsolicited advice no matter how polite you are most people ignore or get snippy. Plus you run into white knight who say "leave him alone it's fine"
3. I don't que up expert roulette to teach people. EXPERT. KNOW YOUR CLASS
4. find nicer friends. I love actually helping my fc mates get better. But I'm not going to subject random df people to the learning process.
5. I am a short fused person when subjected to lazy people. LAZY means not learning on your own time. If i see someone in expert dungeon who sucks i should have every right to say so
Addition: if you feel that spending 30minutes online to find a proper guide is too much, too hard or a waste of time why then would you think making 3 people take 10 minutes longer in an expert dungeon either helping or carrying you IS acceptable. We value our time as much as you do. But now there are 3 of us.

why not? your rotation changes at 60, based on the job.

Also unsolicited advice isn't advice.. that just telling people what to do. to offer advice is to ask "hey want tips?" then reply as follows, if you get a no just back off.

groups time = groups time. not 1 individuals time matters, everyones time matters.

if you have a short fuse why do you play mmo?

if you can't grasp not everyone owns a pc/smartphone idk what to tell you, just wish rude players like you didn't exist.

guides are out of date. or did you not get that memo?

[BigRed5392]

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look up what gaslighting is.

And only just recently started using reddit. My g/f isn't the /kick type, she thinks it is rude and a poor way to communicate.

[Pells]

I guess another thing to say is that I have seen a lot of mediocre or seemingly lazy/semi afk play by mentors, but then again maybe they are having a bad day, or distracted by children, or sick, or tired, or they have an injury, or disability, or some other issue you don't know about – any of which might be affecting their game play – so it is possible that they are not being malicious but just have something else going on, just like any other players. Unfortunately I don't think there is a way to turn off the mentor icon is there? But even mentors who are playing poorly should still try to be patient or helpful if possible.

You can turn the icon off, with the exception of the Mentor Roulette. It's always on if you queue for that one.

[ZioSerpe]

They were assholes for kicking you, but one thing I must say:
You wanna tank something, before trying it maybe watch a 4 minute youtube guide or read a guide somewhere if you don't want visual spoilers.
It takes very little and you'll make the experience better for everyone.
I am sick and tired of running whatever extreme primals I have in my WT and being paired with another tank that has no idea what to do.
Sure I'll explain, but couldn't you have watched a damn video before queueing?

[LalaRu]

Not to mention, pulling all to the door with a group without aoe, it is just putting unnecessary pressure on the healer and barring him to add to the dps because tank constantly hit by slow dying mobs.