The Novice Network

[SannaR]

I have never interacted with the Novice Network, but I am bewildered at why it was ever deemed necessary in the first place and I've heard mostly bad things about it. Newbies can just ask for advice in map chat, or google it, or ask on the subreddit. Giving a power structure to random players who can control a chat channel and kick whomever they like doesn't seem like a good idea.

This seems like the kind of naivety that originally brought us "no Vote to Kick function in dungeons" and "skippable cutscenes in MSQ roulette." They seem to just assume people will be polite, civil, and nice.

Every time I see a Burger King crown in a roulette raid/dungeon, I just wonder what the heck they are even doing here. They aren't "mentoring" anyone. They aren't helping or explaining things to any newbies. They're just doing the same thing as anybody else. How are they mentors?

Was there someone asking for help or an explanation? Did you offer help or an explanation in those runs? If no then why should they speak up? And if you didn't then you're just the same. It doesn't take the crown to give suggestions or an explanation. Yet most runs no one talks outside at the start or the end. A lot of mentors don't show or have the crown turned on due to the stigma it has. A mentor screws up? Free game to mock em. A mentor gives advice in a nice way or an explanation for something? Either is greeted with silence with hints that what they said was ignored or missed or you get the memed "you don't pay my sub" at minimum or the equivalent of a 12yr old playing CoD. Then there are the occasions where a mentor does either of those things only to have a fellow "mentor" troll the one trying to help out. Or the other mentor tells the helpful one to stfu.

The novice network is supposed to be a spot in game where you can get quick, helpful answers to questions or help for a quick que in game. Hopefully without any harassment, power trips, spoilers galore, or vulgar language being used. I'm not meaning swears when I say vulgar language. As I said earlier in this thread some are actually nice and helpful. Others are a dumpster fire floating down a flooded street.