Holding mentors accountable?

[Usho]

Cerberus only here.

The mentors are a depressing joke. Most give out false information, tell you what to play and HOW to play it and generally what they said is flat out wrong, that is when they aren't busy arguing with each other. And the best part, I used to be a sprout, I called them out on the false information, I got kicked from the network. I rejoined later, asked why I got kicked. The response was "don't argue with a mentor we know better" even though they were as intelligent as a goldfish and the information being given to people was flat out wrong.

No one holds mentors accountable, no one talks back to them, and they don't listen to anyone because their ego of being a mentor is massive. Honestly, these people need to be banned. Not have mentor status removed, but outright permanently suspend their service accounts as they are extremely toxic to the playerbase.

I've had a lot of people tell me I should rush for the crown and be a mentor. But for what? The mentor crown honestly disgusts me. I will never have that crown next to my name simply because it is disgusting. And it is that way because of the majority of the players.

That's because Mentors are also players, just like you, so putting them on a "higher standard" is kinda pointless. Some join for sake of helping newbies, some join for the sake of wearing the sexy gold crown next to their name. Some offer advice, some offer trolling, just like any regular player. It's a mixed bag, so you kinda gotta sort though it to find the best person. I'm not defending bad mentors, I'm just saying that suggesting that SE perma-ban bad mentors cause they are "toxic" is just dumb and wishful thinking. Would you want SE to ban a non-mentor player for giving bad advice or not being the "expert" just cause he or she is knowledgeable about the game? Hmm? Despite being bad, they are also players and they also pay their sub fee, like you or any other player.



Also, there's no point in holding mentors accountable cause it accomplishes nothing. As I said, they are also players, and a vast majority of players, even good mentors, aren't exactly fountains of knowledge or high maturity. I do agree that the mentor system is kind of a joke, and novice network (mentor chat) is a mixed bag of bullcrap, memes, trolls and s*x addicts, but there are good mentors out there who actually do care. My own suggestion is that you take the good with the bad and just deal with it. Mentors, good or bad ain't going no where. Mentor chat ain't going anywhere any time soon. And SE is perfectly fine and complicit with the current form of their mentor system.


Ninja Edit: Blisting bad mentors can help your frustration or you can just turn off Novice Network to save your sanity.





/2 cents