Hi all,

Does anyone know how changes in prestige apply across recruiting cycles? If, for example, I jumped from a C to a B prestige would the recruiting effort I put in at C prestige for a late preference recruit have the same weight as if I had a B prestige the entire time?

well, i can only half answer the question. effort is calculated and applied at cycle time - whatever bonuses, modifiers or whatnot, that were in place at calculation time, are not going to be re-calculated later. so, if you do effort on C prestige, most certainly this will not be retroactively 'updated' should your prestige improve later. same with changes in preferences.

there is an open question about whether the prestige change actually impacts RS2 recruiting. i would say the default answer is yes, but it has been questioned by some folks and never conclusively resolved. although i do believe seble weighed in and said that the prestige change after the NT should definitely be in effect for RS2.

I always plan for prestige change in RS2. For example, if I know my prestige will be better in RS2, then I'll hold back as much recruiting effort as I can. If my prestige will be the same or worse, I'll usually dump everything in RS1.

Of course, sometimes you need to show up strong on a recruit early if against a lower prestige school, or "slow play" against a higher prestige school. There's a lot of factors to consider, but generally I like to make the most of my prestige through the timing of my actions.

As gil said, the official answer is yes, the prestige change takes effect. I tend to believe it, and generally operate under that assumption, though I rarely actually hold off on effort unless there are no humans lurking early on the player. Kind of depends on the coach that shows up though.