Mentoring: perhaps we're better off without it

[Nalien]

Pretty much just as unproven as what I say about the 40 hours

What?

- Novice Network
Upon becoming a mentor, you will automatically gain access to the Novice Network, a chat channel where new adventurers can seek the advice of veteran players.
* The "New Adventurer" status is applied to all players who have less than 40 hours of play time.

- Duty Roulette: Mentor
Mentors will also gain access to Duty Roulette: Mentor, which assigns players to duties that are struggling to fill party member slots.
* With the exception of parties actively seeking members for an ongoing duty, Duty Roulette: Mentor will not match together a full party of mentors.

Granted, the Mentor Roulette doesn't actually specify filling groups with the first time bonus, but I could have sworn they mentioned that during the Live Letter. We absolutely have a easily identifiable symbol next to a Mentors name though, which absolutely allows anyone to seek them out for help/advice;

I would actually imagine many Mentors will be using the Novice Chat to recruit to their Free Companies/etc., it's basically a tool to help new players find their place in the games established community. No reason to think Mentors will stop being helpful after that 40 hours symbol drops off, and the Roulette makes no mention of being exclusive to such players.

There is probably a very good chance they're adding the Mentor Roulette at the same time as opening up all (except PvP Roulette, ffs!) to premade parties. That takes potential negative elements out of the Duty Finder, as they'll do the Roulette with friends (assuming they have any), while the Mentor Roulette picks up the slack with helpful players, rather than "I'm just here for the Roulette bonus" players... Assuming they don't fudge the Mentor rewards...

EDIT;

OK, from the Live Letter;

As a special privilege for mentors, we'll be adding "Duty Roulette: Mentor" to the Duty Finder, which will include all the trials and dungeons up until Patch 2.55, except for raids. This roulette will grant priority matching with players who have yet to complete dungeons and trials, as well as players who have the sprout icon next to their name.

With that in mind, it might make more sense for a Lv50 Job requirement, though given we can still seek out Mentors independently, I think Lv60 still fits.