What Are Mentors?[]
Mentors are experienced adventurers who have registered with the Adventurers' Mutual Aid Network (A.M.A.N.), a non-governmental organization founded by adventurers and merchants. These mentors help and advise new adventurers as well as any others in need of assistance throughout Vana'diel.
The Mentor Program was created as a means for players to help one another. Mentors are regular players who offer answers and advice on gameplay to other players. They are neither representatives nor employees of Square Enix, and Square Enix holds no authority or governance over the words or actions of players designated as mentors. As such, we ask that players who seek assistance from mentors interact with them a their own discretion and risk.
It is your responsibility to decide whether to become a mentor or use the Mentor Program. You are advised that Square Enix provides mentors with no advantages or compensation of any kind. By serving as a mentor or using the Mentor Program, you are deemed to have understood and accepted these conditions.
Register as a Mentor[]
To register as a mentor, speak with one of the A.M.A.N. representatives stationed in each nation and accept the Records of Eminence objective Mentor License. You must meet certain requirements in order to accept this objective:
- Play Time: 180 hours or more
- Have completed the Records of Eminence objective Repelling an Ambuscade.
A.M.A.N. representative NPCs[]
Emeige A.M.A.N. : Northern San d'Oria
- I-7
Udine A.M.A.N. : Metalworks (H-8) Kopua-Mobua A.M.A.N. : Windurst Woods (G-11)
Serving as a Mentor[]
You can begin assisting other adventurers as soon as you have completed your mentor registration with A.M.A.N. Details on how to toggle mentor status on and off are shown below.
Turning Mentor Status On and Off
| Using the mentor command | Using the Help Desk settings option |
|---|---|
| /mentor on | Select Enable Mentor Status. |
| /mentor off | Select Disable Mentor Status. |
The Mentor Search will display the language setting that can be set under "Party" in the Main Menu. When acting as a mentor, please be sure to set the language(s) in which you are able to offer assistance.
Icon Priority[]
Only one icon can appear beside a character's name at any one time, so icons are displayed according to priority. The mentor icon cannot be displayed at the same time as any other icon. Please see the icon priority list to the right.
The mentor icon will also appear beside character names in search results from the Search and Mentor Search functions.
As a mentor, you will be approached by new adventurers and others seeking advice. The mentor icon will also appear by your name in the assist channel, telling other players that you are a mentor. Draw on your experience to aid them in their adventures!
Notes for Potential Mentors[]
You become a member of A.M.A.N. as soon as you are registered as a mentor.
Did a veteran adventurer aid you when you first started out? Has advice from a friend ever pulled you through a tough spot?
Remember those experiences and help fellow adventurers in turn!
Mentors are not expected to know everything. If you don't know the answer to a question, don't be afraid to say so and seek out the answer together. You are only one of many adventurers, and even advisors need advice sometimes! You can always ask another experienced adventurer for help. Remember that there are many ways around a problem.
Please note that mentors do not have special powers like game masters (GMs) do. Mentors must rely on their own knowledge and experience to help others.
Mastery Rank[]
Mastery Rank is a numerical value representative your completion of missions, quest, and various other types on in-game content. The higher the rank, the more you have completed. This rank has no effect on gameplay.
You can view your Mastery Rank at any time under Profile in the Status menu. Feel free to take it as a measure of your progress in the game.
- Note that the one effect Mastery Rank has is your ability to place people on the Mute List in the Assist Channel.
Consulting with Mentors[]
Consulting an experienced mentor can be very helpful when you encounter problems you cannot solve on your own.
The Assist Channel exists as a means to ask mentors questions, so feel free to use this feature to its fullest. There are English and Japanese language assist channels, each with specific text commands. Read on for more information.
To search for a mentor directly, select Mentor Search from the main menu Help Desk option, or use the Search function to find players with mentor icons.
When you search for mentors, you would be best served to check whether or not they can help you in your language of choice. Next to each character's name in the search list is a letter. A "J" indicates they can help you in Japanese, and an "E" indicates they can help you in English. Mentors with both J and E can help you in either language.
Finding a Mentor[]
Using Help Desk[]
Select Help Desk from the main menu, then select Mentor Search to see a list of currently active mentors.
Using Search[]
To find mentors nearby, use the Search function to search Current Area.Active mentors will have mentor icons displayed beside their names. If there are no mentors in your area, try a search under Current Region.
If you see a mentor[]
Players with the Mentor icon by their name are active mentors who are willing to assist you. Feel free to approach them with any issue you may have.
Notes on Consulting Mentors[]
Mentors are experienced players who have volunteered to share their knowledge with others. When consulting them, please remember that they are regular adventurers just like everybody else. If one does not have the answer to your question, you can ask him or her to help you find the answer, or simply look for another mentor.
Note to New Adventurers[]
Once you've purchased a FINAL FANTASY XI Content ID and created a character, a system message explaining how to search for a mentor will appear. A "New Adventurer(*)" icon will be displayed beside your character's name.
- The New Adventurer icon will be displayed until you have reached level 30 or logged ten hours of play time.