Arelith Wiki wrote:-recommend
Flags a player for an increase in RPR. Usable by all RPB ratings. However, only RPB 40 and 50 will increase a 10 RPB to 20.
Use: -recommend [player name]You may also send -recommend to the player intended for the same effect.
The recommendations are secret and may not be perceived by anybody but the DMs. The purpose of this tool is to mark players that may deserve a greater RPR to be easily reviewed by DMs.
If the player in question is at RPR 10, they will be automatically bumped up to 20.
Hello! My question today is about the -recommend feature, and to request some illumination from the DMs regarding how it is processed on their end (if, of course, the team deems it appropriate to share such processes). I feel like I use this feature quite a bit, and yet also not often enough. I'm curious as to how often other players use it to send some kudos to other members of the community - but primarily, I'm wondering what exactly happens once a recommendation is sent to the team. Is there a log that keeps track of the number of recommendations a player receives? Is it possible for recommendations to be missed entirely, and so we should consider sending multiple to the same person? Is the player or character flagged for a DM to follow them around in-game for a while? Do the DMs review the server logs for any outstanding examples of roleplay exhibited prior to the recommendation? Is there currently a stockpile of RPR reviews highlighted by the command that the DMs have to trudge through?
If there's any question I'd like answered, though, it's probably this one: Is the -recommend system intended to replace the formal submission of an RPR review from players on behalf of other players? Ever since the command was added to the game, I realize I kinda stopped bothering to submit those sorts of messages to the team, assuming that the new system would do the job just fine. But I often find myself interacting with very enjoyable and engaging roleplayers, and simply typing "-recommend" in a tell seems wholly insufficient to express my appreciation for their presence on the server. It's so easy to do, I occasionally worry that its value is somehow diminished by its simplicity. So that's the crux of my question. Is the -recommend command intended to replace the RPR review submission, or is it intended more as a supplement?