Quote Originally Posted by Luin View Post
I've even seen players not know what a Main Scenario Quest marker was. How is a mentor in the NN expected to answer that? You say it's the marker with the spikes? No, it's easier for the novice if you go to the player, you teach them how to use the journal, then you take them to their next Main Scenario Quest is. Then they get to clearly see for themselves what the marker looks like. Is this more work? Yes, but it's not about mentor convenience, it's about effectively teaching new players.
It sounds like you're asking for mentors to perform handholding duties. That is not mentoring.

One does not need to go through all that to explain MSQ. There is an active help entry for it. There is a HUD element dedicated to it. Newbies don't need us to take them by the hand and walk them over to the correct NPC. At most, a brief explanation of, "MSQ are the quests that advance the main storyline. It's helpful to give it a higher priority than side quests because you will unlock many features and duties over the course of the MSQ. There is a HUD element that will always show your next MSQ if you find yourself lost. You don't see it? Maybe it's turned off. Here's how to turn it on."