The mentor system sucks, and here's how I would fix it.

[rachcouture]

Why do you need a mount for helping people in the first place? I personally just like helping people, I don't need to be rewarded for it. I also don't wear the crown as it seems to have a rather negative reputation in this game.

I don't, but there's no reason to remove it, either; it doesn't really add anything to the experience one way or the other, and if it gives a nudge for the less altruistic to step out of their comfort zone, so be it.

Personally I rather like the crown and would hate to see it go. It lets people know I'm available to help when possible, and a nice memento to my playtime. Bad reputations in an online game mean nothing to me (and given my character name, that should be obvious).