How would you handle this situation with mean spirited mentors?

[ShinMetsu]

Being nice and helpful is not a requirement for becoming a mentor sadly!
So all the meanies who meet the requirements get their glorified mentor status crown to be really cool and special.

Can't be helped running into those people, it will probably always be an issue as long as rude people are around! (forever)
Best to ignore or report if you'd like to, but then move on.



Actually.. i do have the solution for this problem!
Introduce open world PvP, have a bounty board, and i'll go around crushing them beneath my heel! >_>
That will teach them!

[Alien_Gamer]

Being nice and helpful is not a requirement for becoming a mentor sadly!

Why do people insist on saying this. Turn off your mentor status and turn it back on. When you do it explicitly stats you SHOULD be doing that.

As a mentor, you are expected to actively perform the following:
1. Provide gameplay advice for new adventurers and other players.
2. Be an exemplar for player etiquette.
3. Invite new adventurers to the Novice Network, and answer their queries in the chat channel.

*Inappropriate mentor behavior may be reported.

So...where's the confusion? Help people and don't be an ass. If you can't do that then don't be a mentor.

[Ama_Hamada]

Why do people insist on saying this. Turn off your mentor status and turn it back on. When you do it explicitly stats you SHOULD be doing that.

As a mentor, you are expected to actively perform the following:
1. Provide gameplay advice for new adventurers and other players.
2. Be an exemplar for player etiquette.
3. Invite new adventurers to the Novice Network, and answer their queries in the chat channel.

*Inappropriate mentor behavior may be reported.

So...where's the confusion? Help people and don't be an ass. If you can't do that then don't be a mentor.

You got a point but I think ShinMetsu is talking in more of a literal sense. There is no unlocking mentor that says "You have to prove your helpfulness by having an application reviewed by a GM team (or whatever) before you get mentor status.