Do Mentors still have a negative stigma?

[Zadood]

For years I hid the crown, because it wasn't necessary to help.

But a few months ago I started wearing it again, mostly because I was tired of getting looked down on by other mentors despite the fact that I'm a 1.0 veteran slowly grinding my way toward the mentor mount.

I for one is curious, is there any reason for other mentor look down on a mentor that's actually do their job/role?

[Jeeqbit]

I for one is curious, is there any reason for other mentor look down on a mentor that's actually do their job/role?

Because the mentor system (particularly battle mentor) is a way of identifying someone as a veteran player that, in many cases, has played since ARR/HW/SB. This is not always the case, since sometimes it's just 1 year or since ShB, but usually it does mean that (based on all my conversations with mentors over the years).

So it would be reasonable that they allow for the possibility they are not a sprout but are also potentially still somewhat new (for example, just beat MSQ and lost sprout). There are other ways of identifying this sort of stuff of course, like old event mounts, rare titles that take years of work, rare glamours, etc. But still.

It's pretty absurd when you think about it. People will say "don't huwt the wittle sprout's feelings by telling them what to do" about a person who is likely a 35 year old man with a career and a family.

Plenty of 20 year olds play this game as well. This is also not exclusive to sprouts. Anyone can report over their feelings being hurt, it is just that sprouts may not be aware of this yet, so like they teach everything else, people can teach them about this.

[Reinha]

Plenty of 20 year olds play this game as well. This is also not exclusive to sprouts. Anyone can report over their feelings being hurt, it is just that sprouts may not be aware of this yet, so like they teach everything else, people can teach them about this.

20 year olds get hurt feelings from being told what to do? Being employed or tutored must be difficult for them.

[Jeeqbit]

20 year olds get hurt feelings from being told what to do? Being employed or tutored must be difficult for them.

Being told what to do in a professional way and a rude way are different things. Also, when it's a job or college they signed up for it and they know the person. In a dungeon they don't know these people or their intentions.

[Reinha]

Being told what to do in a professional way and a rude way are different things.

So you agree with me. Grown adults don't need to be coddled by bystanders when being told what to do in a non-rude way. Not sure why you keep bringing up rude/reportable behaviour while replying to me, since that's not what I was discussing.

[Jeeqbit]

So you agree with me. Grown adults don't need to be coddled by bystanders when being told what to do in a non-rude way. Not sure why you keep bringing up rude/reportable behaviour while replying to me, since that's not what I was discussing.

Because in a dungeon it's virtually always presented in a rude way, or the person is a stranger and interprets it as such.

[Reinha]

Because in a dungeon it's virtually always presented in a rude way, or the person is a stranger and interprets it as such.

Yes, fictitious interpretations could be fairly common...