Quote Originally Posted by Awha View Post
A watering can would not change anything. The crown is a unique icon so thus it is sought. Changing it with a watering can is swapping it with just another unique icon that will be sought after. You will still get people becoming a mentor for all the wrong reasons. The meaning behind it would be cute but still does not solve any of the issues people have brought up. The watering can would still become a status symbol just due to the nature of what it is meant to represent.

It could be a poop emoji and it prob would still become a status symbol tied to some level of expectation.
I mean the mentor crown is more of a meme than a status symbol. When someone sees a person brandishing a mentor crown next to their name they're more inclined to associate them with "basement dwelling new player groomer" than "experienced player you can ask for advice."

Anyone who doesn't know about the negative stigma associated with mentors probably doesn't pay much attention to the XIV community, considering how much mentors get made fun of