Novice Network is in dire need to change

[Ilenya]

You're always going to hear stories about the bad side of things. Balmung is not "a glorified chat channel for themselves and their buddies. They're dismissive of questions, casually spoil major plot points, kick people for ridiculous reasons...and then even if they're kicked they find a way back in." from what I see when I am around. People chat, yes, but would you rather the Novice Network just be silent all the time?

[Jybril]

You're always going to hear stories about the bad side of things. Balmung is not "a glorified chat channel for themselves and their buddies. They're dismissive of questions, casually spoil major plot points, kick people for ridiculous reasons...and then even if they're kicked they find a way back in." from what I see when I am around. People chat, yes, but would you rather the Novice Network just be silent all the time?

No one's saying for people to not chat...but don't be jerks to new people and ignore them.
The whole point of the Mentor System and NN was to help newbies and guide them.
Not talk about friggin' Trump and stuff. XD
I rather have silence than everyone acting like animals. I DID see a bit of helpfulness in there though, not
enough for me stick around to help though as a Returner.

EDIT: Here's a post about it on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...eds_to_change/

[Ilenya]

No one's saying for people to not chat...but don't be jerks to new people and ignore them.

To be fair, my comment about chatting was in direct response to "Glorified chat channel" that I quoted from. For the most part the Mentors I see on the NN are a helpful bunch, and while there are issues with spoilers and kicks (There's been some odd drama running around for a while, I haven't quite figure it out yet), claiming that every single mentor on there is like that isn't helping. It's painting a whole bunch of people in a bad like that don't deserve it.