Thoughts About Mentor Program

[bounddreamer]

but this game def doesn't lose out on those elitist types and that's crown or no crown

This bears repeating.

I sign up for at least one mentor roulette every day, not particularly for the rewards because I'm not grinding it and don't really expect to ever get to the monocle or the mount. I don't even really like the Astrope, I think it's too big and gaudy.

Some of them have been quick, easy, and fun.

Some of them have been absolutely horrible. We're talking synced EX primals with parties full of mostly new people who didn't watch a video, won't listen or do anything you give tips for, and smash face against the fight until it times out and you're kicked out of the instance. I've joined on dps and the party needed a tank so I left and queued for that specific duty as a tank. I don't really get rewards for any of it. It's a paltry amount of lore that you only get for the first time you queue. FC mates repeatedly ask me why I keep queueing for mentor roulette when quite frequently it's awful.

The answer is, because sometimes I am able to help. If I can help other people regardless of whether I'm commended or rewarded, then it was worth it. The mentor roulette itself gives access to do that for pretty much all the content in the game. I've come in as heals at a halfway through Weeping City, dps at final bosses, tank to replace one who bailed at the start of an Aurum Vale run.

Some people take the responsibility they accepted and they discharge their duties quietly, without fanfare or drama, without expectation of reward. You're not going to hear from or about those people. The forum is full of complaints without detail.

If you see someone abusing their mentor status - report them! But don't discount the good that people can do within the system.