Mentor: Indicates that the player has opted to act as a mentor to help other players. Either way, your own post is a good example on how "voting" of any kind shouldn't be a thing ingame. All of the mentors in the Novice Network are experienced players that have met certain requirements, qualifying them to nurture the younger part of the community. As it is, I don't really have a reason to do it other than helping players out. I find it incredibly annoying wiping multiple times in a row in roulettes cause half or more than half the party, in some cases, are made up of sprouts following the mentor that doesn't actually know the. Due to the release of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, the prerequisites for Shadowbringers have been altered. TL;DR: Anyone mentor can kick anyone from NN for any reason if they claim to be offended. lurker66666666666. As a mentor who's hyper active in novice channel, i'd like to say that the other type of mentor should be punished/should have the icon and status taken off. Level 20 cnj, and I needed help on how I would start other classes…FFXIV tips and tricks. You don't need any of the EX Heavensward trials yet though, so just the Hard Modes. Be sure to include name, server and the times in which your altercation with them happened. Provide gameplay advice for new adventurers and other players. You'd probably get more comms just starting each instance with "hi first time". Take away the mount for a start but as it stands now mentor status needs the 1. I accidentally didn't catch a couple of the enemies quick enough, and the BLM was giving me grief. I wouldn't recommend following the advice to disable Novice status altogether, as it possibly incurs an EXP loss. The mentor roulette is something that people who have received the "Mentor" status have access to. Lets take a crack at this because I have nothing better to do: First boss does cleaving tankbusters, the knockback with boss relative cardinal mini cleaves (dont get knocked into the wall), the block arena with hammers pushing the blocks (dont fall off) and the line hammer, at the end of block arena he does a big three line wide attack (dodge to. TLDR because I'm limited to only 1000 characters, Thanks Yoshi. You could get them to lose their mentor status thus cleaning the chat for the long. Hell, just yesterday I was in Kugane Castle with two mentors and somebody new to the dungeon, and the two mentors spent the entire time silently running ahead and straight into bosses while I. Battle Mentor: A Lvl90 in each role can be cheesed by levelling up any one tank and double dipping with ARC as it will level both SMN and SCH. Can only be executed when in raptor form. Ingame, helping ppl should be a selfless act not a means to curry a reward. Novice Network really shouldn't have any requirements for joining either, it's basically just public chat with zero enforcement because getting crafting mentor status is too easy. Investment in multiple roles. It really seems like Mentor status needs some sort of quest attached to it to check what they can actually do. petition to change mentor’s crowns to watering buckets, both more fitting and much more boring. There's always a dungeon or three that I haven't been able to do. 2: Receive 300 player commendations. As of patch 5. Mentor is a special status obtainable by veteran players in Final Fantasy XIV. Must have. Novice Network is really toxic and needs to change. The Astrope Mount is a reward from unlocking the Achievement “I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me VI”. what the crown is supposed to mean: someone who has put a lot of time and effort into the game to know the ins and outs of every fight to help the new players. As a mentor, it's a joke. Step 2: do your best to consciously remember the mechs, you'd be surprised how much has become more muscle memory than regular memory. If you're looking for a mentor or a novice, this is your place. Non-mentors would probably abuse it. Do one thousand raids, trials, or dungeons. The changes with ShB to the mentor requirements have made Combat Mentor reasonably harder to obtain (and Mentor Roulette as well), but with the xp boost to leves and other leveling for crafting and gathering, it's even easier than ever to make Trade Mentor. This experience point bonus applies until level 80. Mentors who cause problems for others should rightly be called out and reported and they should be able to lose mentorship if people keep having issues with them. What's the problem. Before in 2005-2007 veteran players would put this on to help newbies. I would argue a mentor who teaches you how to find the information you need is doing you a greater service than one who handholds you through a single duty. Two easy steps to not hating mentors, -stop looking at reddit for validation of mentor hatred. Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Renewing mentor status Shadygrove 1 year ago #1 Where? The Smith will tell me about renewing or let me apply under the new rules but I don't see the renew option on his list. Synthesize 100 collectables. A community for fans of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial that includes the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavensward and Stormblood expansions up to level 70 with no restrictions on playtime. Welcome to r/ffxiv. It also doesn't differentiate between them (I didn't have the required commendations nor # of dungeons for disciple of war/magic mentor) and still got mentor, so you can just get the crafting/gathering side and put on a pve mentor icon if you wanted to. Complete any level 80 melee DPS or ranged DPS role quest. ・Receive 300 player commendations. Be an exemplar for player etiquette. However, there are some benefits to keeping new adventurer status turned on. We were doing Lakshmi as a random trial, and our party died several times due to not using our Viril. So the being a Mentor is seen as a meme because of the "Burger King glamour crown" and it's pretty much true outside SOME mentors and the Novice Network. Part of it, I think, is that ARR is a nasty combination of wonky insta death mechanics, and people who aren't experienced at the game yet. As a Battle Mentor / PvE Expert I believe the gap should be increased as well for this. Basically all of MSQ, expert roulette and deltascape normal as far as I can tell. Normally if youre a newbie you're directly put into the mentor channel in linkshell. ・Complete any level 80 tank role quest. It's practically a meme in the game at this point. Yep. But the quicker way is to get rid of it. An EXP bonus when partying with a Mentor up to level 80. It exists for new players to feel welcome. After. 2. World. Per the in game prompt before you accept mentorship: "As a mentor, you are expected to actively perform the following: Provide gameplay advice to new adventurers and other players. How would they make a crown that size that doesn't look like a flower if you put it above the new adventurer status? lolWatch out, MENTOR COMIN' THROUGHCheck out Tappytoon making a game! streams ht. When the gaze is its strongest (2 units), Geirskogul will grant you the Life of the Dragon status. ・Complete any level 80 healer role quest. 54 votes, 150 comments. Been playing for 1. Being a mentor is not about giving advice. (0) White Mage ~ Scholar ~ Paladin. While at the same time removing commendations from Guildhests so people cant farm them without doing any actual work. But there's three things, as far as I can tell, that contribute to there being so many rather toxic mentors. 1 brings a multitude of additions and refinements to the game. Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn. At worst (and its sadly not uncommon) they're an active hindrance. I'm guessing that these are probably the ones you need to unlock Mentor Roulette again: --Baelsar's Wall (MSQ) --Sohm Al HM. Yeah, people will judge you more if you mess up as a mentor, but doesn't really matter, mentor crown isn't supposed to be "you're good at the game", but rather "you're willing to be helpful, non-toxic, and give advice when asked". You dont even have to turn them in, you just need to craft/gather collectables. I'm playing through the story again with my wife after playing since ARR's release, and I've run into a lot of people who, often with just crafting mentor status, berate new players in Novice Chat. Character. This can be done in one day if you want. By week 2, the requirements increase to clearing the second floor dummy. It has gained a reputation of sort really, that these "mentors" are usually among the WORSE of the players, either by attitude, knowledge or skills. Investment in multiple roles. I have so many obscure trade achievements and yet I didn’t meet ‘mentor’ status because there really isn’t any reason to make so many collectables. In the menu that appears, click "Back Up" under Backup Tool. I expect them to be able to give advice when asked and be competent at their job. peter_susman • 11 days ago. We can keep the requirements as currently listed, but add an additional requirement of level 80 in all of the classes of that role. Asking straight in shout usually provides a quick answer or joining a FC (guild). . . raikouski • 2 yr. We HAVE ways to remove bad players. This can lead to lazy, rude mentors that are only around to get the duty done in some fashion in order to add another drop in the bucket to their mentor. If i was some lv60, just 1 battle job i could get mentor in 3 days because the crafting and gathering one is even more of a joke and unlocking via crafting and gathering still lets you be a battle mentor. 3: Complete any level 80 tank role quest. The main factors that go into becoming a mentor are not difficult achievements: Game completion. Playing a tank or healer definitely felt like the way to go I think. Jenna Starsong. ・Receive 300 player commendations. 0My argument is that somebody who does not participate in Endgame Activities is arguably, not suitable to be 'Mentoring' new players, and is most likely going to give out false information. You can quite literally gather/craft a bunch of collectability 1 stuff, discard it, and repeat, and get the crafting mentor status in half a. An icon will indicate that they are a mentor who has yet to renew their certification. People just get the mentor status for the crown and that's about it. Mentors or otherwise. 3. Being silent and not having combat performance up to your standards are probably not enough to warrant a GM doing anything, but you can always report and have a GM look into it anyway. The changes with ShB to the mentor requirements have made Combat Mentor reasonably harder to obtain (and Mentor Roulette as well), but with the xp boost to leves and other leveling for crafting and gathering, it's even easier than ever to make Trade Mentor. I have so many obscure trade achievements and yet I didn’t meet ‘mentor’ status because there really isn’t any reason to make so many collectables. I've got my trinity at 60, commendations out the wazoo, assumed I had the dungeons after all the classes I have levelled. This is because a large reason new players quit is that there is often zero social experience in that first 40 hours. Sadly the game advice can get drowned out occasionally, more-so on other servers. To get mentor status re-certified you only need to get the achievements listed on the wiki page linked to earlier. 2. "Mentor crown not staying on. Perhaps the most important way to improve is to learn the concept of ABC, otherwise known as Always-Be-Casting. Business, Economics, and Finance. When you're a mentor, you're supposed to BE the help, not still asking for it. Tear drop would work just as well. The mentor channel is designed to give them that social experience. In order to become a battle mentor in FF14, players need to pass these milestones: They have to go through 1000 dungeons, raids, or trials. Must have reached level 80 with at least one Disciple of the Land. r/ffxiv • regarding the 7. Things like emerald ex, hades, diamond ex are now in mentor roulette. Rush to Firmament, that's at the end of HW. Job Quest. 3 (released June of 2016). Mentor status should be acquired on a per-job basis as well as a per-role basis. The first step in enabling the FFXIV Novice Network is to achieve full Mentor status. I highly recommend you grind for it. It said I could get back mentor by talking to the original NPC you apply with. Stupidly long and complicated unlock requirements for mentor status are not the solution. ago. Dungeon runs where the healer afk spams Cure/Benefic/Physick. Ragnarok here too, and one of the mentors that actually talks in the NN. Coils is at 30%, Gordias (Savage) is currently at 15%. And having the rewards go both ways is a great incentive, especially with the allure of a hard to get Mount. But it there was no room to allow for chat or discussion, it would never get used at all. It just means someone could have worn a cute glam on a cute character or mains healer/tank and runs content daily or plays nonstop. Returner: Indicates that the player has returned to FFXIV after not playing for a certain period of time. FFXIV's latest expansion, Endwalker, is out now! Mentors are experienced adventurers who have registered with the Adventurers' Mutual Aid Network (A. They will, however, still be able to participate in the Novice Network chat channel. You're overthinking. Or, the abusive mentor will switch to an alt to revenge kick you. When certain conditions are met, new. The Novice Network (confirmed by GM's) is a place where people can chat as well as seeking game advice. oh ya i knew it was lvl 20 . everythingbeeps • 2 yr. In order to unlock mentor, one of the requirements is the achievement if 1000 Dungeons/Duties completed. Because essentialy the mentor status is a grind reward. There are a lot of complains of Mentors just outright not doing their job (help new players learn the game and make their experience. There are a lot of complains of Mentors just outright not doing their job (help new players learn the game and make their experience better). If that’s correct. Like the title says, I think SE should remove the mentor crown. It’s even a two-seater! Remove the Mentor crown. ・Receive. You'll get there. Collectables was actually one of the easiest one. You're not understanding the intent of mentor roulette, though the name is misleading, there's little to no mentoring to be done because the roulette doesn't even guarantee you will get new players, the only reason mentor roulette exists is to feed queues, to keep the queues moving, if no one is queuing for alexander, aurum vale or labyrinth. Asking straight in shout usually provides a quick answer or joining a FC (guild). Mentor roulette is locked behind clearing every duty, yes. 1. I find it incredibly annoying wiping multiple times in a row in roulettes cause half or more than half the party, in some cases, are made up of sprouts following the mentor that doesn't actually know the. Allows mentors to progress in skill, because teaching others improves your own understanding. Option 1: Leave the FFXIV Novice Network. Player. There probably won't be anything. Kaijem • 2 yr. If you turn it on again, however, you will join it back. 43. Nowadays I notice the people with them on are in serious need of a mentor, sorta like "Looking for Veteran to help me". Thought I'd add my 2 gil. Able to manipulate the vital energies of the land, the air, and living beings, they manifest their power through the weaving of signs, unleashing a wide array. Mentor: Indicates that the player has opted to act as a mentor to help other players. Only way this is a bug is if you resigned from being a mentor as in completly took away your mentor status by talking to the NPC, not turning the crown icon off. 2) You’ll need to fulfill two requirements to unlock Mentor Roulette: You must be a PvE Mentor. Create shadows that nullify damage up to 20% of maximum HP. " I didn't feel like I needed to respond. Most people going for it seem to do 20-30 a day. Be a Tank for survivability and fast queues (we were a little undergeared at time) 2. This online status has also been added to the player search interface, allowing new players to more easily seek help from those willing to offer assistance or answer questions. I see this complaint all the time. In the distant past, the realm's great lords vied for supremacy over its sea-girt confines in a long and bloody conflict. I was still a returner when servers went down, and only just remembered while reading patch notes. The wording of the mentor application says "Synthesize 100 collectables" meaning you just have to craft them, you don't need to turn them in. Way too many people votes. The gil selling websites have gotten a huge spike in traffic in the last month, probably everyone bidding on houses. When a new raid tier is released, clearing the first floor dummy would be required to keep your status. ・Complete any level 80 tank role quest. You don't need nominations from other players, you cannot (reasonably) have your mentor status stripped of you, there is no real oversight in the novice network and (unless you craft/gather up to it) the restrictions are so time. There will always be greenleaf leaving as there 40 hrs expire with no steady influx. we're gonna need mentor mentors to help all the new mentors. Otherwise it is standard behavior, I never display my crown because I think it is dumb and I constantly get the channel full spam every time I zone. The mentor system cannot exist the way players want it to in a game where feelings get hurt by asking people to simply AoE or uses cooldowns. This serves as a toggle and is available to swap on and off at your discretion without much issue until you no longer qualify. Adventurers of every persuasion are sure to find something to enjoy in this exciting new update. Reach level 80 in any Disciple of the Hand. Soylentee. I have WHM, DRK, SMN/SCH to 60, and have run endgame content (not always capping on tomestones, but I do runs reasonably often, have cleared all primals except Thordan EX, did A5S) since ~May last year. Returner: Indicates that the player has returned to FFXIV after not playing for a certain period of time. If you had Mentor status before: For combat mentor, level up a tank, healer, and at least one DPS to 90 and do the associated role quests new to this expansion. AmalonStar. Battle Mentors. Recently returned to the game after a 3 month break, was offered Returner status, took it. You'll eventually get enough comms via daily roulettes and playing tank or healer. Drop into Shiva Ex: "You have to share the sword cleave with. That and the EXP bonus icon that you apparently get when you partner with a mentor as a novice. Depending on the datacenter there are even mentor fcs which focus on helping folks out. . Together you, the Elder Seedseer, and her Keeper bring an end to the blasphemy, and with it the tragic tale of Ea-Sura-Supin. Hailing from the war-torn lands of the Far East, the secret arts of the ninja were born of necessity, and have since given rise to a unique breed of highly-trained combatants. A community for fans of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial that includes the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavensward and Stormblood expansions up to level 70 with no restrictions on playtime. Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Once a day means you will get the mount in 2000 days, that's over over 5 years. 0 treatment in its current state I do not think it can be properly salvaged #1. That's basically the only way of leaving the novice channel after you were invited. They need to synthesize 100 other in-game. Won’t stop bad mentors. Per the in game prompt before you accept mentorship: "As a mentor, you are expected to actively perform the following: Provide gameplay advice to new adventurers and other players. . They need to find 300 in-game collectibles. Blend in with your surroundings, making it impossible for most enemies to detect you, but reducing movement speed by 50%. Mentor Roulette is the main cause of the rift, because that's where people are expected to have strong game knowledge and combat experience. A formal warning shouldn't stop you becoming a mentor. Complete the Level 90 quest for a Tank Job. . renegade_blood. Let’s say once a day. As of patch 5. Complete a level 80 tank, healer, and DPS role quest. I Made That (Worth Collecting) I is the achievement that is the same as the mentor requirement. The thing you have to remember is being a mentor means fuck all and requires no understanding of how to play, it doesnt even require time. I don't disagree that it would work, but only partway. Make sure you know what to do before you start playing Endwalker. Click your character, search info and the top bar that drops down has the icon. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. I am a PvE mentor in FF14 and had a question about what peoples' expectations are of mentors. I believe it's under "Battle". A big issue is that it's incentivized to become a mentor in a way because of the crown icon, as well as rewards for running mentor roulette. She did something like 10 roulettes a day for a period of a few months, and sometimes doing more. I was so excited at the prospect of the Mentor system. The majority of mentors have been around a long time and don't actively chat in NN. And taking to battle in their lieges' names were noble swordsmen whose art was forged in the crucible of war: the. Benchmark; Free Trial; Product; Awards and Nominations; Play Guide. Dark Knight Mentor Requirements. Just had a mentor OT get mad at me in Castrum Meridianum for asking him nicely to pick up adds in boss…Novice Chat is a toxic place. I said i was gonna make a follow up video after my last one, i plan on making a meme video over some of the clips i have gathered from mentor roulette of fun. Once you meet those prerequisites, you can talk to the Flustered Attendant NPC in the Ul’dah, Steps of Nald (X: 12. ago. See below for more information about each status icon. Scholar Lv 90. Also I'm sure loads of people will plug themselves here as well. Finally got in the Novice Network! It seems like a great system that needs some work. M. Here you'll find a comprehensive list of additions and refinements to the game, including updates to the island sanctuary, new weapons based on previous weapon. 2. If you had done one Mentor Roulette a. For players who don’t know, Mentors can help new players to learn more about the game , party up to give an EXP boost to new players while helping them with dungeons, duty, and other such content, guide them via the Novince Network, and more. (6) Reply With Quote. -Get a ridiculous amount of commendations. Mentors are marked based on their specialty, but if you meet multiple conditions. So you can choose whatever crown you want. So, for example, if someone wanted to be a Tank Mentor, then they'd have to have level 80 in WAR, PLD, DRK, and GBR. That allows me to pretty easily keep up with maintaining a FFXIV mentor status. In a little self-experiment because I like to do stupid things, I wanted to see how much I could actually do as a sprout, before losing my sprout status. I just wonder how to do it in a way that makes sense and doesn't require actual human review. Dark Knight Lv 80. The crown has a stigma attached to it. If you are a novice in FFXIV and are looking to become a veteran player, you must aim to become a Battle or Trade Mentor. So the being a Mentor is seen as a meme because of the "Burger King glamour crown" and it's pretty much true outside SOME mentors and the Novice Network. EXP Bonus is a beneficial status effect: "Receiving a mentor/new adventurer/returner party bonus. zztoluca • 6 yr. Edit: I wonder if the requirement being 1,500 is because the game checks achievements for mentor status. 70. So much for unlocking mentor status. Complete any level 80 DPS role quest. Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. I've never even unlocked mentor roulette. Close the Log Filters window after you have clicked Apply. The more business these sites get, the more bots they clog up our. A sprout needs to know the basics of ffxiv like rolling your gcd and using cool downs. 17. Which is why I don't wear mine. To become a mentor, you must meet the following conditions: - Level: 30 or above - Play Time: 180 hours or more Be sure that your current main job is level 30 or above before. I'm going to be honest. N. While these are only two things to complete, they both take a lot of work. Inured to the hardships of the road, these dancers. Increases damage dealt by 25%. I know fucking nothing about crafting. This is coming from a mentor, the crown isn't meant to be a status symbol. Note:Information literacy is a crucial skill in life and in FFXIV. You need to remove any recognition for the mentor role. I was so excited at the prospect of the Mentor system. CryptoHere is why; I. If you're not on the Free Trial, you can /shout "Can someone invite me to the Novice Network, please?" Probably best in a starting town. I've help people with mechanics, combat, and crafting back when I still had a sprout on my head. 5, the Mentor Roulette was displayed in the Duty Finder, but showed a Lock icon and. It also shows the current number of participants. Delivers an attack with a potency of 160. If my Flare gets interrupted again, I'm coming for your head, Mentor. 4 Notes. The two are not correlated, due to the requirements of the two. Probably an attempt to subvert people simply using the crown as a status symbol since you need both to gain it now, but if anything all that has accomplished is making it more of a status symbol. Qualified mentors can have the mentor status icon on their name tag and offer advice to new players. The crown has a stigma attached to it. You can be a general, all-purpose Mentor, a PvE Mentor, a. I don't think that a Mentor should be a. ) If you're on the Free Trial, you can't /shout or /tell. Almost every zone in the game has one and I believe the multiple instances in SB have their own spawn timers. Often, I notice that getting comms as a DPS is not at all dependent on your performance. The pvp community is not bad as many claim it is. The Astrope Mount is a reward from unlocking the Achievement “I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me VI”. Breeze through your role quests and done. . It is not common, but I have seen new players telling mentors to shut up when they try to explain fights. You have the ability to fill out a report and speak directly to a GM in regards to ANY player that harasses/spams or is a toxic enough person. You may be able to find Mentors around the Market Board areas of a starting city. the mentors that wont explain anything, nor just a quick sum up of the fight (if you have X go to Y or stack up on Z etc. If you're not a mentor, there's no bonus. Thanks for any help! You highlight your character and then select the options (square button on PS3) and then you can set your status that way (under Edit Search Info). The Help Desk is intended to be your in-game connection to. ago. First and foremost , this post is not meant to come off as elitism or anything of the sorts, just some suggestions to improve the system in place. As someone who unlocked mentorship and loves tanking, you really don't need a mentor crown to help sprouts. Mentor roulette and mentor status are two separate things. If a mentor is being toxic, absolutely report them. Lv 50 extremes can be easily soloed at even at lv 70. 1, the requirements for battle mentor certification change as follows: Before. The buff amount is different depending on content, and isn't limited to 20%. If you plan on doing the roulette remember to take breaks, and be forgiving and patient with people because you will see a lot. Enjoy your stay. I tried to correct that and explain when to use it, then, after our Samurai had. Even locking it behind something inane like savage won’t solve anything because: Being good at the game doesn’t mean you’ll be a good mentor. The commercial says that Church isn't for perfect people, I guess that's why I'm an atheist. I'd have to say that it really depends on a number of factors. Complete any level 80 healer. This is how i feel about. It has gained a reputation of sort really, that these "mentors" are usually among the WORSE of the players, either by attitude, knowledge or skills. It. -1. The faster you kill it, the faster you get your mounts. To gain mentor status is laughably easy in this game. Or worse, being blamed when things go wrong. In the Log Filters window, click the “chat” tab and untoggle “Novice Network”. This guildhest takes like 20-30 seconds and you get player comms for this. So jumping on the bandwagon of mentor status in game. 53. -2. Gather or catch 300 collectables. Mentors KNOW the roulette includes extremes, yet get pissy at it. Best method is to run as PLD so you're always at the top of the party list. Sprout is a term used to refer to new players in Final Fantasy XIV. Step 3: try to keep your explanations of each mechanic short and sweet, the less a first timer. Trade Mentor Requirements . ago. Even had a login queue of 186 Thursday. I forget the proper way to get there, but the way I usually do it is just open up the party screen and click my own name and it's something like "edit search info". “. There are achievements under Items/Collectables that you can look at to see how far along you are.