Quote Originally Posted by AmalonStar View Post
There are numerous mentors that are solely doing it for the rewards gained from it and the OP is saying better rewards should be given, he used getting 10% off your sub cost as an example of better rewards.

You honestly don't believe ppl won't abuse the mentor system for the rewards?

These new/returning players ppl also run into that are rude and such to others, eventually they'll be a mentor going after the rewards given and probably still being rude and such to others. You want to encourage new bad mentors with rewards for being a mentor?
Let's be realistic, there's absolutely nothing that SE could ever add or do that wouldn't be abused. The most they can do is design it so that it can't be as easily abused, but it always will be regardless. I've seen the toxicity on both sides. in mentors and non-mentors alike. I've also seen good mentors and good non-mentors alike. The problem is that people want to punish all mentors for their experiences with a certain few they have encountered. I also can't tell you how many times I have seen new players ask me how they can become a mentor because they feel they could do the job better. Personally I think people put to much weight and value on this fictionary crown. For example, I am a mentor myself and I have choosen to take my crown off because of harassment from non-crown wearers. People accusing me for telling them how to play the game when I am just trying to help. Saying I don't pay their sub and more. Eventually I just gave up trying to deal with it. It was more stressful than it was honestly worth. If they added new and better rewards attached to the crown, then I might consider going back and 'sucking up' to the non crown wearers to get said rewards. Especially since people take my advice more seriously without the crown than with. So until they add better rewards, my crown is staying off. I don't feel like dealing with the hostility over a little icon beside my name.