Are Combat Mentor Requirements Too Easy?

[Vahlnir]

Nah, combat mentor is okay as is, though I wouldn't see the harm in increasing the requirements a bit. Crafting mentor requirements need a serious rework though.

[Metallium]

I agree with many of the posters. No matter the requirements, this will not change the quality of mentors.

Same with teachers in school. You have bad and good even with requirements to become a teacher.

While I was doing my mentor roulettes, I ended up teaching other mentors as well as sprouts.

I absoluted HATED when mentors would just come in say: "WTF, you guys need to use PF" and then leave. First off people are new. They don't know party finder is. Seoncd, the queue for doing an EX is LONG and you just wasted their time from the start. This is usually their first experience with mentors so it tends to leave a bad and lasting memory for them.

[technole]

Trade mentor requirements are stupidly easy, a lot of times you can just simply ignore the hammer mentor and be on your way. So late in the game that they don't really 'trade mentor' anyone.
Combat does require actually running content so there is that, and the full crown means they likely play this game a lot.

[Zsolen]

I wish pvp mentor had an actual requirement.

[technole]

I wish pvp mentor had an actual requirement.

Even I'd be okay with something like finish a minimum of gold one season. That'd at-least show they know something. Or require the hand of mercy 5k kills if it's a frontline player.

[TaleraRistain]

The biggest problem with the mentor system is they put a reward on it. You are going to always have people only after the reward instead of helping people. It's nice that they want to reward people who help others out, but the current system does nothing to assure that actually happens. Until they can design a system that assures only those who really do want to make the game experience better for others are the people who can become mentors, then it's going to be flawed.

[Wolwosh]

Clearing a current Extreme isn't really hard to do at all.
You can be terrible and get carried by friends, or buy it, same with Savage or Ultimate.

[Krotoan]

I think mentor shouldn't have ANY requirements other than "I would like to be a mentor" and current completion of all MSQ content. However I also think mentor shouldn't have "rewards" attached to it. It should be purely voluntary and out of desire to help, not desire for stuff.

[Reinha]

I think mentor shouldn't have ANY requirements other than "I would like to be a mentor" and current completion of all MSQ content. However I also think mentor shouldn't have "rewards" attached to it. It should be purely voluntary and out of desire to help, not desire for stuff.

This kind of mentor system is brought up a lot. Delete the crown, remove rewards and just have people volunteer for it.

Well, it's already in the game. When you've done your daily roulettes and gotten your xp/tomes, queue again for no reward on a level 80 job. I have a feeling that not many of the complainers are actually doing that. Definitely not 2000 times.

[Krotoan]

This kind of mentor system is brought up a lot. Delete the crown, remove rewards and just have people volunteer for it.

Well, it's already in the game. When you've done your daily roulettes and gotten your xp/tomes, queue again for no reward on a level 80 job. I have a feeling that not many of the complainers are actually doing that. Definitely not 2000 times.

and.. that's the problem. Lots of people who have the Mentor title do not want to help others, they want the rewards. Or maybe they .. KINDA wanna help people but they need a reward to help people who really need it (though if you use the forums as a gauge not even then) . We can already help people, mentor title or not and until I bothered to unlock the role I did just about as much helping as I do now. I think the whole thing is not suitable for the NA server culture. Too many people who see it as just another achievement, mount, and flair for their name that they want and will follow the optimal path to get.

There should be a way for people to tell others "hey I'm here if you have questions and I won't treat you like you're stupid", but it can't have prestige or rewards linked to it or it becomes a toss up of whether you're going to get someone helpful.. or an achievement hunter.

there will be a LOT less of them, for sure, but they'll genuinely be what people are looking for.