please consider ending the mentor system

[Yeol]

Mentor system brought two good things.
- Novice Network.
- Duty Roulette: Mentor.

The Novice Network is where you’ll find most new players asking for help or general questions related to the game.
Duty Roulette: Mentor is a filler roulette. Mainly to help with queue times.

If people joining the Mentor system are actually using these two features and understand what they are getting themselves into, it will be great. But sadly most people are doing it for the crown. Not helping in the Novice Network or with Mentor Roulette.

The crown is what brought people to this system who want nothing to do with it other than having a fancy crown above their heads.
Keep the system, remove the crown. And with it you remove the players who don't care about helping others.

[Vahlnir]

Mentor system brought two good things.
- Novice Network.
- Duty Roulette: Mentor.

The Novice Network is where you’ll find most new players asking for help or general questions related to the game.
Duty Roulette: Mentor is a filler roulette. Mainly to help with queue times.

If people joining the Mentor system are actually using these two features and understand what they are getting themselves into, it will be great. But sadly most people are doing it for the crown. Not helping in the Novice Network or with Mentor Roulette.

The crown is what brought people to this system who want nothing to do with it other than having a fancy crown above their heads.
Keep the system, remove the crown. And with it you remove the players who don't care about helping others.

I don't queue up for Mentor Roulette every day, but I'd say...maybe 4-5 out of 7. Just yesterday I helped a group clear Shiva Ex in it. Took I think...5 wipes or so, maybe a few more to do it, but it got cleared. The Novice Network is something I haven't had great experiences with, so I haven't joined it in some time. A lot of drama and general toxicity, at least on my server. Could have been cleaned up a bit in the months that I left, but I doubt it. I don't want to remain out of it, but the drama that unfolds...I don't really need to see that.

I'm not an expert in all things, and there are times where I can be downright unhelpful in the roulette...though that stems from not running a certain thing for awhile and forgetting things. But I do my best to help if I'm able. Not all mentors are jerks...they are players just like everyone else, but they are just as capable as being rude as anyone on the planet can. And because of their status, the bad ones stick out like a sore thumb.

Ending the mentor system is, imo, a bad idea. But it could use a bit more moderation...especially in the Novice Network.

[Yeol]

I don't queue up for Mentor Roulette every day, but I'd say...maybe 4-5 out of 7. Just yesterday I helped a group clear Shiva Ex in it. Took I think...5 wipes or so, maybe a few more to do it, but it got cleared. The Novice Network is something I haven't had great experiences with, so I haven't joined it in some time. A lot of drama and general toxicity, at least on my server. Could have been cleaned up a bit in the months that I left, but I doubt it. I don't want to remain out of it, but the drama that unfolds...I don't really need to see that.

I'm not an expert in all things, and there are times where I can be downright unhelpful in the roulette...though that stems from not running a certain thing for awhile and forgetting things. But I do my best to help if I'm able. Not all mentors are jerks...they are players just like everyone else, but they are just as capable as being rude as anyone on the planet can. And because of their status, the bad ones stick out like a sore thumb.

Ending the mentor system is, imo, a bad idea. But it could use a bit more moderation...especially in the Novice Network.

I never said that you need to be an expert in this game, I've said many times before in other related threads. A mentor is just your average player who is willing to take some of their time to help other players if they are able to. You're doing just that

I do believe that the Novice Network needs to be moderated. At least people can report who they think is not showing good attitude or causing a lot of drama there. These type of people are not a good example for new players and won't be of help to them.

Oh, I know you didn't say that. I was just making my case as a mentor attempting to defend those with good intentions. The mentor feature can be great in the right hands. It can also go horribly wrong in the wrong ones.

No worries I understood what you meant, just wanted to clear things to those who just jump to assumptions ^^"

[Vahlnir]

I never said that you need to be an expert in this game, I've said many times before in other related threads. A mentor is just your average player who is willing to take some of their time to help other players if they are able to. You're doing just that

I do believe that the Novice Network needs to be moderated. At least people can report who they think is not showing good attitude or causing a lot of drama there. These type of people are not a good example for new players and won't be of help to them.

I have a bunch of friends who are new to this game, yet most of them are mentors. And they got called out for doing wrong things by other players many times, even got kicked in multiple occasion. Their response was? "Don't you see this crown above my head? I know what i'm doing" -sigh-

Oh, I know you didn't say that. I was just making my case as a mentor attempting to defend those with good intentions. The mentor feature can be great in the right hands. It can also go horribly wrong in the wrong ones.

[Yenyen]

Mentor system brought two good things.
- Novice Network.
- Duty Roulette: Mentor.

The Novice Network is where you’ll find most new players asking for help or general questions related to the game.
Duty Roulette: Mentor is a filler roulette. Mainly to help with queue times.

I honestly had no idea about the whole Novice Network thing until I was around 45 and somebody invited me >_<

[Vstarstruck]

I honestly had no idea about the whole Novice Network thing until I was around 45 and somebody invited me >_<

how did you avoid seeing the game tell you about it when you first started? it tells you about the hall of novice and such where the npc talks about it

[Yenyen]

how did you avoid seeing the game tell you about it when you first started? it tells you about the hall of novice and such where the npc talks about it

I mean I saw it but I figured the game would invite me or something along those lines, a way to apply on my own