Regarding Mentors in Mentor roulette, ''going offline'' than requeuing again

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Ex trials should absolutely be in Mentor Roulette.
The mount, the crown, the achievements - maybe save for a title or two, should not have been.

I still don't agree that EX trials should be on the roulette, but I do agree that all the perks of being a mentor, besides having unlimited access to the NN shouldn't be there, or at the very least - the mount should be somewhere else, with the mentor option being a harder way (but more rewarding if you want to help people) way to obtain it.

So there ARE youtube videos and outright text walkthroughs available online. Granted. But asking someone for a runthrough of a fight in a game when you're playing that game isn't exactly lazy. Yes I would expect that request to be polite but if you're berating people for asking for help with a game in the game, I dunno.. maybe "mentor" isn't a title you deserve. Not everyone knows where or how to look for the guides and honestly some people don't really learn without doing. It's considerate to try and figure out a fight/dungeon before you drag randoms into it, but it's part of the game itself to learn the mechanics in game. Someone had to do it before the walkthroughs came out and just because the walkthroughs are there doesn't mean it's required reading.

"Hi, I've just unlocked this, any advice before we start?"
This is your chance to minimize headache and time wasted. If you refuse or wish to leave that is your prerogative, however youtube and walkthroughs shouldn't be compulsory.

Their is quite a difference between helping someone, and carrying them.

One of the things that are on a disconnect here is EX trials.
Mentors are meant to help new players get into the game.

If you go into the NN (at least on Siren anyways) what sprouts are looking for are things like basic controls, settings, how to do limit breaks, questions about when to heal, when to use cooldowns when tanking, how to get into crafting & basic ways to craft, etc. They aren't looking to be carried through EX trials that they stand no chance in, or anything like that.

People come here with the assumption that a mentor is there to be the end-all of raiders, and be able to carry the team of people who have no clue what they are doing through Niddhog EX BECAUSE THEY ARE A MENTOR AFTER ALL. If I step into a trial, and someone doesn't know something - I'm super down to give advice, but once again, I'm not going to carry them through the entire fight.

Their are several things broken about the mentor system, including what players expect a mentor to do. In truth, mentors should be considered a role (with no rewards) that helps NEW players get pushed in the right direction. Once you hit 50, you shouldn't need the NN, or mentors anymore.