Quote Originally Posted by Rairai View Post
So I want to put this out there and it has been mentioned before, but mentors need another re-work. Just because a person gets commendations does not mean you are suitable to be a mentor. I cannot tell you how many countless times I have joined a roulette or party and I see the mentors go. "You should just go in unsynched." or they just leave. There should be a counter for how many times they just up and abandon a duty that way if they do it many times their mentor roulette becomes suspended. There should also be a report mentor function that needs to be reviewed so that if someone is abusive to other players as a mentor it should be taken away.

As someone who enjoys teaching people how to do a fight and learning as we go, it is horrible to see someone join in and say "Just do it unsynched." What great mentor advice! This is a major issue for a healthy community and the future growth of this game. Mentor status should be an honor and a chance to show your skills to help others achieve a great goal! So please FFXIV reword the mentor status again and make it to where being a mentor isn't just something to get a roulette and rewards. Make it for people who want to help.
Perhaps it would be better if SE publicly posted what the role of Mentor is intended to cover since there's so much confusion and disagreement among players.

To me, the intention seems to be for Mentors to help out new players understand game basics and where to find things. It's not supposed to be hand holding veteran players through end game content.

That said, it's been pretty amusing at times when I'm on my alt on another data center. Novice Network is the Mentors talking about gambling on FFT bot games on Twitch, discussing incest in anime and arguing politics while it's left to the sprouts to help each other out when someone has a question or needs assistance.