Genuine question for those upset with the new Mentor requirements

[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.

[SummonerSenah]

My point is that outside of not having access to Novice Network or Mentor Roulette, if you don't meet the admittedly arbitrary requirement to be a Mentor, what's stopping you from mentoring? Anyone can be a mentor if the goal is to help sprouts (and players in general) have a better playing experience. You just help people out where you can, and you should do it without expecting a reward.

[Halivel]

My point is that outside of not having access to Novice Network or Mentor Roulette, if you don't meet the admittedly arbitrary requirement to be a Mentor, what's stopping you from mentoring? Anyone can be a mentor if the goal is to help sprouts (and players in general) have a better playing experience. You just help people out where you can, and you should do it without expecting a reward.

In my case I don't need the status for helping people, though NN is the place where I do it the most lately because that's where I usually notice questions (in comparison to /shout chat). But well, I meet the requirements with some backup even, so it doesn't really affect me.

I just genuinely try to comprehend why some people, this thread included, put commendations in terms of mentoring on such God level when in fact they say literally nothing about you (not you personally, but like a summarizing word) as a player except that you were lucky enough to receive them. Even 10.000 border will still not prevent the system from toxic guys that barely, if not at all, can teach. Actually, it can get even worse than it is now. Same goes to ideas like "let's force them clear Savage/UwU for getting the status". Like seriously... proposing making the system even more toxic than it is already and elitist on top of that? Very rational idea, indeed.