Genuine question for those upset with the new Mentor requirements

[Blokeymon]

And what it has to do with commendations requirement, which we're discussing here? You can be a smartest player on the planet and still get 1 in a week just because you never were lucky enough to be in a party where people do gives commends and also do this not just randomly (which mostly happens). Or you can be slowpoke and have your shiny 3000 because you were lucky. Like seriously, some people are ready to give you a commend because you said "Hello", not because you was actually an adaptive good player. It just doesn't work in a way it was supposed to work. Maybe it does work on Japanese servers but in those 5.5 years I played on NA and EU I see that getting commends is an absolute random that has nothing to do with your level of proficiency, sadly or not.

Because running with friends negates the need to have patience with others. Running with friends means you usually always know how they're going to play. Running with friends does not teach you how to be a mentor.

But running with randoms, taking the time to be patient with others, being able to adapt to differing playstyles on the fly, being able to explain mechanics in a helpful and considerate manner after several wipes, those are the things that makes a mentor, and because of the way you conduct yourself, you earn the commendations needed for the status.

While I main WHM, I still earn commends when I BRD, SMN or NIN, because I try to be friendly, I ask if people need tips before fights, and after wipes I don't lose my rag with anyone, I simply calmly ask if I can offer guidance in a constructive manner, and do what I can to get the clear.

It costs nothing to be friendly and helpful, but it pays well.

[Gula]

Because running with friends negates the need to have patience with others. Running with friends means you usually always know how they're going to play. Running with friends does not teach you how to be a mentor.

I think you are the problem here, with that kind of mindset. That's not how people function as a whole my friend.

[Blokeymon]

I think you are the problem here, with that kind of mindset. That's not how people function as a whole my friend.

I'm... not sure I follow...

I use Duty Finder... I play with randoms... I don't act like a douchebag... I offer advice to anyone who might need it, I say "hi" and "bye" in a polite way, I learned very quickly back in 2.x days what things to watch out for in other players so that I may adapt my playstyle to theirs... and even as a BRD, SMN or NIN, I not only racked up the commendations, but I also helped educate new players.

So tell me how I'm the problem here again, because frankly, you've confused me.

[Avidria]

I mean, it's been a long time since the game started. If you don't have 1500 comms, you're doing something horribly wrong and shouldn't be teaching people in the first place.

Or you have an alt/multiple alts, or play with friends and FC mates a lot? I'd probably have the 1500 if I hadn't spent a year or so playing a second character. Was that horribly wrong of me?

Because running with friends negates the need to have patience with others.

Not to like... nitpick, but... what? No it doesn't. Friends can have different interests, skill levels, and ability to play at their best any given day too. You still need to know how to be patient with your friends, especially if those 'friends' are actually FC mates who might not actually be friends at all, and might also be people you're unfamiliar (or at least less familiar than friends) with. It's not on the same level as a group of total strangers, but it's still a factor. People don't stop being people just because you know them.