The problem with the mentor system

[RajNish]

These threads keep popping up because FF14 is a very popular MMO with a very large player base. This coupled with the fact that people in general are far more likely to complain about something versus giving a compliment. This is just human nature.

Now you yourself are inclined to generalize and see the bad, even in those messages that are constructive and where there are suggestions for improving the system. I'm not even talking about your systematic depreciation of all the above theses that speak about why people want to change this situation.

SE haven't tried to fix anything. First off, it's rare to not have the commendations required by the time you have the dungeon requirement, that change was pretty useless by itself. Furthermore, with this expansion we will have roughly triple (at least double) the amount of content than we had back when the old system was set up. At best the change was just readjusting to make sure mentors had an equivalent ratio of experience-to-content than before.

Numerical correlation makes me doubt this thesis. The number of recommendations required for the status of a mentor has increased to 1500 (5 times). This was probably an attempt to defend against players who farm recommendations only for the crown.

It, however, doesn't mean there's a systemic problem as people keep claiming.

And at no point have I discounted that the system could be improved.

And again, logically does not converge. You say that there is no problem, but do not deny that the system needs to be improved. But, as we know "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".