Mentor System

The  is a system intended to support and incentivise experienced players in helping newer players.

The system gives players access to Mentor Squads, stripped down versions of a typical squad that are designed to provide a simpler environment for introducing new players to Squads. It also provides recognition for those veterans who consistently and effectively run mentor squads, via the Mentor Rating system.

Mentor Squads
Mentor Squads are stripped down versions of normal squads. Although they still offer the basic team-play conveniences and incentives—squad waypoints, markers on all squad members, and bonus experience points for aiding squad members—these squads cannot join platoons and lose access to fireteams.

To turn a squad into a mentor squad, the squad leader must simply check the "MENTOR:" box on the Squad menu, while their squad is not in a platoon. Doing so will immediately convert the squad into a mentor squad, removing all of the squad's fireteams.

While leading a mentor squad, the squad leader will be capable of earning Mentor Ribbons, awarded whenever a player of Battle Rank 30 or below earns a battle rank in the mentor squad.

Mentor Rating
Mentor Rating is a 'currency' used to display a mentor's dedication to the role. Players earn 3 mentor rating whenever they are awarded a Mentor Ribbon, and lose 12 rating every 24 hours, up to a maximum of 100 rating lost at a time if the mentor does not log in.

Players can view their current rating on the My Character tab of the Character menu.

The rating icon will be dependent on the amount of rating the mentor has; Gold and Auraxium tier mentors will have their rating icon displayed next to their name in chat channels.
 * Copper Tier: 0 - 499
 * Silver Tier: 500 - 699
 * Gold Tier: 700 - 899
 * Auraxium Tier: 900 - 1000

History

 * August 23, 2018 Hotfix
 * Squad pane should now properly filter Mentor squads.
 * Mentor squad is no longer enabled by default.
 * August 29, 2018 Hotfix
 * Mentor squads flagged as private will no longer allow players to bypass the private flag.
 * April 25, 2019 Update
 * When a character logs in for the first time, they will be automatically placed into an open squad. Players battle rank 15 and lower will prioritize placement into open Mentor Squads. This functionality can be opted out of in the General settings.
 * May 30, 2019 Update
 * Mentor Squads will now display the words "Mentor Squad" on the 2d HUD elements.
 * August 2, 2019 Hotfix
 * Mentor Rating currency decay reduced to 12 per 24 hours, down from 24 per 24 hours. Rating lost at login is now capped at 100.
 * Mentor Rating per ribbon earned increased from 1 to 3.