Mentor Roulette needs a serious overhaul

[Slayer25c]

[QUOTE=Arhkun;6108945]Greetings,

Id say the title really gives it away. The current state of Mentor Roulette is completely outdated and 90% of the content that you queue into, has nothing to do with being a Mentor.
If it was renamed "Fill-Roulette", itd be a much more fitting title.
The only times where a Mentor can actually help and guide new players, is when we are queued into a synced extreme fight, maybe arguably even a normal trial/raid.
(That is to say people actually listen/follow advice, which we will just assume they do in this post (harassment and ridiculing mentors could be its very own post)).

A seasoned player will not be able to help somebody in a guildhest/regular dungeon or something like castrum meridianum, honestly, the game does a well enough job to teach each player how it works/how it wants to be played. The only aspects that a Mentor can usually address are basic concepts like using aoe spells on multiple mobs or using your cooldowns correctly, but again, the game has a built in system for each role that does a sufficient job.

Now heres my idea: Make 2 new roulettes.
Like mentioned eariler, Fill-Roullette, which would replace the current Mentor Roullette.
Exact same content, completely random and you would just fill spots that are hard to come by otherwise.
New Mentor Roullette, would work via the party finder.
No more hard-queueing extremes, only via PF.
Now, people that help out such groups actually join as a guide/mentor, prepared.
I also suggest increased rewards for such effort, as it can take a good amount of time to help such groups out, especially if you have to explain the entire encounter from start to finish.

This idea is by no means finished and might leave much to be desired before it can actually make it into the game, but I hope this at least sparks a discussion or directs SEs attention to the problem.

Tldr: Mentors are supposed to help and guide new players, not be the fill for content nobody else wanted to do.[/QUOTE

Only masochist do mentor roulette lol

[AmpelioB]

Only masochist do mentor roulette lol

LMAO, mentor roulette is mostly guildhest what masochism is it in there.

[Hozomeen]

They should delete guildhests from the DF. Make it a trust only, one-time affair.

[SturmChurro]

Yeah, it is pretty obsolete. A fill roulette and the removal of the mentor system - at least in it's current form - and/or all rewards from it would most likely be the best solution.

[Zsolen]

The only change it needs is if the mentor is the first to leave an instance in mentor roulette, they lose mentor status and the roulette for 24 hours.

[Wolwosh]

The only change it needs is if the mentor is the first to leave an instance in mentor roulette, they lose mentor status and the roulette for 24 hours.

I would still leave some duty's
Sephirot Ex with sprouts no thanks!!

[Zsolen]

I would still leave some duty's
Sephirot Ex with sprouts no thanks!!

In that case, either one of these would work:

A ) If you do it 3 times within 4 weekly rests, you lose mentor for the next 4 weeks.

or

B ) You lose one completion for your achievement in addition to the penalty.

or Both.

[SassyAssassin]

LMAO, mentor roulette is mostly guildhest what masochism is it in there.

Sprouts stacking the electric aoes in Striking tree Ex while the tanks do their swaps by dying;
Getting someone that doesn’t speak English and keeps killing everyone.
I once had a drunk tank in Sephirot ex…list goes on.
No idea how you guys get so lucky xD.
Oh just queued for The great hunt Ex this moment.

[FireMage]

In that case, either one of these would work:

A ) If you do it 3 times within 4 weekly rests, you lose mentor for the next 4 weeks.

or

B ) You lose one completion for your achievement in addition to the penalty.

or Both.

Or they could remove EXs from the roulette. THAT is what the Roulette actually needs

[Zsolen]

Or they could remove EXs from the roulette. THAT is what the Roulette actually needs

That's the last thing they should do. It's not weenie roulette.