Commendations and Mentor system

[HyoMinPark]

Some people just don’t care about commendations—so they don’t stick around after duties end for them. Others don’t care to give out commendations. And other still commend less for perfect performance and more for things like glamour, character name, personality, etc.. I don’t really think that they’re the best criterion to apply to prospective mentors simply because the ways they can be given out can be entirely irrelevant to player knowledge or performance, but that’s my opinion.

[Machka]

Some people just don’t care about commendations—so they don’t stick around after duties end for them. Others don’t care to give out commendations. And other still commend less for perfect performance and more for things like glamour, character name, personality, etc.. I don’t really think that they’re the best criterion to apply to prospective mentors simply because the ways they can be given out can be entirely irrelevant to player knowledge or performance, but that’s my opinion.

I'm sure most people who are for/okay with the commendation requirement would agree that it is not the best criterion, but simply the best we've got at the moment.

[SoranRigel]

I'm sure most people who are for/okay with the commendation requirement would agree that it is not the best criterion, but simply the best we've got at the moment.

Unfortunately, changes in the number of recommendations required did not solve the problem. Due to existing exclusive incentives for mentors, this system has become completely non-operational, generating toxic behavior of those who farm achievements, want to get an exclusive mounts, or cherish their pixel crown and the title "mentor" that compensates for their sense of own inferiority.
The mentoring system is completely rotten and should be cancelled.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ors...please!/