Quote Originally Posted by Thamorian View Post
In what way was the Mentor System designed to be a "glorified queue filler" when the mentor roulettes (which was not even mentioned about at all in the original post) came much later than the Mentor System itself and Novice Network?
This is two fold here.
One, it's not uncommon for features to arrive in a staggered way. I wouldn't believe for a second that after the mentor system was implemented it was only then some dev got the idea for a roulette. It was entirely planned.
Two, the novice network is there to help newer players. "Hey can I get help with x?" is essentially helping fill queues by getting players together and putting them through content. I don't know how it is on other servers, Hyperions started out pretty strict on staying on topic. Nowadays it's a bit more social. But the questions and answers are still there. The assistance is still there. People end up doing more content from the knowledge gained and help provided.

It's the same reason the Relic and Anima weapons involved doing content you've probably already done. SE tries very hard to get players to do content multiple times in order to help people through the queues as often as possible.