please consider ending the mentor system

[Penthea]

The mentor system is very very flawed. It's far too easy to become a mentor. I have met some truly awful players with the mentor tag. Literally anyone can get it.

[Kerwin]

I have met some truly awful players.

There, I fixed it for you.

[Penthea]

There, I fixed it for you.

You're missing the point. The point is truly awful players shouldn't even be able to get it. I'm talking about things like 60+ players who appear to hardly know how to play the game but have the mentor tag anyway.

I understand that you can never escape bad players, this is life. But I can't understand anyone who thinks the mentor system is fine when even horrendous players can get the mentor tag.

[Vstarstruck]

You're missing the point. The point is truly awful players shouldn't even be able to get it.

How then? They only way I see this is possible if the gm team gets heavily involved and SE wont put that kind of money into it.

[BillyKaplan]

The point is truly awful players shouldn't even be able to get it. I'm talking about things like 60+ players who appear to hardly know how to play the game but have the mentor tag anyway.

Being actually good at the game is not a requirement set by SE to becoming a mentor.

[EmmaVirgin]

to be a mentor is a hard life these days.

- the most "mentors" are trash and just want to look cool with the crown. they made a fools cap out of it. thats why i only have that icon on while the mentor roulette (cuz there is no option to click it off then).

- i rly try to help new ones but they just dont listen or dont give a f***. i dont know.

- ex primals are 90% not possible to finish cuz. i cant explain in french , they dont listen , have no clue about the own class (i cant explain 2-4 players the whole class in there before a bored tank pulls) , the gear is to low (not kidding i had once king moogle mog extreme and both tanks had a lvl 1 ring).

they should rename mentor (a mentor chooses a student/pupil) into kindergardenteacher. thats how i feel most of the time.

I'd like to consider a 3 hour penalty for abandoning in the first 45 minutes.

you clearly never tryed to see it from the other side. just read what i texted.

[PerrinTaveren]

The mentor system is very very flawed. It's far too easy to become a mentor. I have met some truly awful players with the mentor tag. Literally anyone can get it.

mentor system isn't that flawed. there are awful people out there so you can't make a system preventing awful players not to join. that's why there is a report or blacklist systemi have seen MANY non-mentor awful players too, faar too many. so being awful isn't related to being a mentor. And SE really says ''inappropriate behaviour of a mentor can be reported''. Mentors can get suspensions even, idk tbh, but in theory if they are disrespectful in any way, you can report them. And apart from some of the rare cases, in my experience, if you are awful to others, they will be awful to you too. If you are nice, they will be nice. If a mentor sees a problem and points out, then you should at least listen. It is up to you to take the advice or not. But if you approach with hostility, mentor will neutrally seem awful to you because you see every mentor awful. (You here is in general, i am not addressing to anyone btw ) And not anyone can get the mentor title, there are requirements. Do i believe the requirements should be updated a bit? Yes. But that doesn't mean people aren't deserving to be mentors. And again this system is here for new players. Mentors are to welcome newbies and introduce several gameplay elements to them. They are not here for end-game. You can't expect mentor system to be gained really hard. A player who has knowledge on certain things should have the right, which right now, in my opinion, it is.