Post by Ashleigh on Jul 13, 2010 16:20:40 GMT -5
Introduction
What is the Store?
What is the Bank?
How does the Bank Work?
Why Should I Buy From the Store?
Do I Have to Spend Real Money in the Store?
How do I Earn Points?
Where Can I See my Points?
Can you Break Down how you Allocate Points?
That Doesn't Seem Like a Lot of Points. Why?
I Didn't Get My Points! WTH?!?
How do I Buy Items from the Store with My Points?
Where Can I Give Feedback about the Store?
Have a question about The Store, The Bank or earning Points? You've come to the right place! this FAQ will hopefully answer all of your questions concerning RPF's newest and most exciting feature.
What is the Store?
The Store is where you can purchase goodies for your roleplay characters and your profile on RPF.
What is the Bank?
The Bank is where you can transfer Points to other members of RPF.
How does the Bank Work?
Just post a thread in The Bank sub-board under The Store board with the name of the person you want to send the Points to and how many Points you want to send to them. An admin will deduct the Points from your total and add them to the other person's total and you'll be notified in the thread once the transaction has been completed. Please be patient as it can take up to 24 hours for a transaction to be completed. Do not ask people for Points. You'll be given a slash. If someone PMs you, asking you for Points, please report it to an admin.
Why Should I Buy From the Store?
Well, you don't have to buy anything from the Store at all. It won't impede your ability to roleplay and have fun here, but buying goodies from the Store can add an element of fun to the roleplays and the forum at large. The Store will contain little perks and goodies for your characters that you'll be able to use in the roleplays, adding to the fun of the roleplay, but you can still go on great adventures and have lots of fun in the roleplays without buying anything from the Store. It's just a fun extra for people who are looking for that something extra to keep themselves in the game.
Do I Have to Spend Real Money in the Store?
No way! RPF prides itself on being completely, 100% free. We don't want any real money from you. It's your money and you probably have a million better ways to spend it than buying virtual items for an online game. The Store uses virtual currency called Points. No real money is needed to get Points. Isn't that awesome?
How do I Earn Points?
The best way to earn points is by posting in the roleplays. The more active you are in the roleplays, the more Points you'll earn to spend on cool things in the Store. You can also get points by participating in the Forum Games, recruiting people to RPF via the Recruitment Drive, winning the Semi-Annual Forum Awards and creating characters for the roleplays.
Where Can I See my Points?
You'll be able to see your Points in your mini-profile beside all of your posts in the forums and on your main profile.
Can you Break Down how you Allocate Points?
Sure can!
Posting in the roleplays = 5 points for each post
Creating a new main character = 3 points (one time only per roleplay)
Winning a forum game = 2 points. Certain games may give additional points, so check each game to see more information.
Recruiting people to RPF = 1 point per person you recruit. Please read the Recruitment Drive thread for more details.
Being a winner in the Semi-Annual Forum Awards = 25 points.
As you can see, the best and fastest way to earn Points is by being active in the roleplays, since the Forum Awards only happen twice a year.
That Doesn't Seem Like a Lot of Points. Why?
You have to earn them, silly! If we just gave everyone lots of Points for doing absolutely anything on RPF, there'd be no challenge in saving up for the Store items and the whole thing loses its fun. Obviously, active roleplayers will earn more Points more quickly than others, since RPF is a roleplaying forum and we want to encourage people to roleplay on a regular basis.
I Didn't Get My Points! WTH?!?
The admins have to allocate Points manually. The system doesn't allocate Points automatically (but we're working on finding a way to achieve this). You won't receive your Points instantaneously as of right now, because the admins need to see that you have earned them and then manually give the Points you earned to you. There will almost always be at least one admin online, allocating Points at least once a day, so you will most likely receive your Points within 24 hours. Please don't harass the admins to give you your Points within this 24 hour period. They do have eyes and functioning brains and will give you your Points as soon as they can. If 24 hours have passed and you still have not received your Points, don't hesitate to send a friendly PM to an admin to ask them to take a look and give you your Points. We're human and sometimes make mistakes, but we work as hard as we can to ensure everyone is happy on RPF.
How do I Buy Items from the Store with My Points?
It's easy to buy things from The Store. Just go to the Store thread and browse around for things you'd like to buy. Then once you know what you want, post a thread with your order form in the board. Just say what you'd like to buy and the price of the item(s), and an admin will do their best to get your item to you and deduct the cost from your total Points. You must wait for an admin to post in your thread, saying the order has been completed before you can use the item in the roleplay. Again, please be patient as it can take up to 24 hours for an order to be completed. Admins are humans (but hard-working ones).
Where Can I Give Feedback about the Store?
In our Suggestions board. The admins love hearing feedback, opinions and suggestions for how to improve RPF, but remember our forum's number one rule when giving your feedback: RESPECT!