Ork wrote:I think if you're wondering "why not me", that question might be the problem. I have played on this server for over 10 years. 75% of the time I was a 10 RPR, 20% a 20 RPR and 5% a 30 RPR. I by no means deserve a 30 RPR, especially now when I'm practically a casual player.
For YEARS I strived to achieve a 30 RPR specifically so I could flaunt my roleplay prowess as a Tiefling...or some other nonsense like that. "Look at me, I'm a fairy!" I believed I was better and I believed I deserved better, and damn it the system is broken because my perception did not meet reality.
Then I grew up, stopped giving a F* and decided to play for fun. Got lucky by being pulled into some excellent drow RP & the players around me inspired me to give back. I spent time & effort not for that illustrious 30 RPR, but because I wanted to contribute to the fun.
People noticed I guess. It felt good to be rewarded, but I still don't think I'm even worthy of it. Really shed those entitlements, and cliques and presuppositions if you truly want a higher RPR.
Then again, this is a 15+ y/o game and I don't need someone on here to validate my RP.
I don't wonder either, and I don't feel that I personally need validation, but this is the kind of system that has been created.
It is, again, another example of how the system does the opposite of what it is intended to do. In a good reward system, players wouldn't be come apathetic after striving for a reward that may never come.
DM Titania wrote:BegoneThoth wrote:
Instead it has to be hidden, and that's nothing but the hallmarks of the rotting framework that is the current rpr system. Some get elevated via a secret vote to unknown criteria and everyone else is just left to wonder "why" or "why not me?"
The Criteria is -not- unknown.
Because parts of the system are in fact unknown and not public, the entire system is therefore an unknown. Are players notified when they are up for a review for a higher RPR? Are they notified when they are being observed? Are they notified who and who didn't vote for them and why or why not? Is there a chance for rebuttal if a DM has it wrong?
It is unknown, a black box system by design.