How would you feel if there were NO MORE MENTORS

[Altena]

Ditch the crown completely. We don't need an icon.
As for the rewards, change them from "Do 2k mentor roulettes" to something like "Recieve 1000 commendations while participating in mentor roulette".
This would force people to actually Mentor... Rather than just completing a roulette regardless whether the newbie is still in the instance or not..
Adding to this, the achievment could also require a sprout to be in the instance for the final boss kill.

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On our server, the Novice Network is actually pretty good.

By that I mean there are very minimal arguments among mentors, are generally helpful, and a lot of newbies that ask questions get pretty good answers rather quickly.
I actually wonder what it would be like to be a newbie without the NN, considering there is so much content / unlock quests etc between 2.0 to now... With many rather unsure about where to look for answers.

We all know how poorly SE are at actually educating players.

Honestly? I'd just be happy not to get invite-spammed with the novice network thing anymore on my alts.

Otherwise, I'd be completely indifferent. It doesn't seem to actually do anything worth mentioning except maybe reduce city /shout a little.

I think it's silly that you have to "invite" people to the NN... Sprouts should just get auto-added from the start with the ability to leave if they wish..
You should also be able to turn your sprout OFF if you wish - for instances like what you mentioned (a vet who isn't actually a new player)..