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This Could Be A Longshot...

Could there be a way to get credits for free? Some people (like myself) can't spend money on games like this, and most times games that have an option to buy things with real money have a way to get them free, like those annoying surveys.
While I'm not totally suggesting surveys (since I hate them and always will...), maybe there could be a way to convert currents to credits?
Just an idea!

Posted 80 days ago by ₰ℓ№ʀ Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • If you want advertisement-choked games that give you stuff in return for spamming your friends until they hate you, there's always Facebook.
    Posted 80 days ago by Pale Queen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not trying to make this game a facebook game, hell no, lol.
    Maybe this thread was just a bad idea.
    Posted 80 days ago by ₰ℓ№ʀ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sheesh, I don't know why this was so harshly shot down. It was a good idea.

    The only problem is, TinySpeck is a li'l baby startup. They probably don't get that much money from credit purchases in the first place, so it may not be realistic to provide the credits for free for them. I would say free credits are highly unlikely.
    Posted 80 days ago by SeerQueen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i want currants to credits converters!
    Posted 80 days ago by Sad Pollen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I know that right now, you get 100 free credits for joining. Thats the normal startup on *Special Currancy* in a game. On some games, they have it to where when you level up, you get this SC. Others, like most facebook games, have a Buy and an Earn Button for the SC.
    Posted 80 days ago by Taco Assassin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The only way to get to "currants for credits" is for credits to become necessary for game play.

    Let's not.
    Posted 80 days ago by Sturminator IX Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I hear you and I sympathize... but I agree that the current (ha) system allows TS to get some revenue without threatening the character of the game.
    Posted 80 days ago by Georgia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Buy credits before they take the game out of beta and you get that many credits again once it does release.  Sounds like free credits to me! 
    Posted 80 days ago by Pickle Juice Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I saw somewhere in discussions that Stoot had/has some idea for awarding players with credits after they get some badges...maybe we will see something like this in the future :)
    Posted 80 days ago by skera Subscriber! | Permalink
  • One of the nice things about glitch is that anything costing credits is cosmetic--our ability to play isn't impeded in any way by the number of credits we have.

    You can always use currants to purchase furniture items that others have upgraded for credits, so in a way, that's a method of conversion. The only things that we have no way of getting via currants are wardrobe items.
    Posted 80 days ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wonder if they could make it clearly stated that a Glitchen can exchange their Currants for Gift Credits from other players? Then non-subscribers and the financially insecure (like me) could do things like buy upgraded doors (we can't trade doors right now, so I'm stuck with meh ones) and clothes?

    They might not want to do that for their own reasons, but it is an option that would not entail giving up their only source of profit, because someone would still be paying for the credits. They've got staff to pay, and Venture funds only last so long!
    Posted 79 days ago by Biohazard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ biohazard - that will spawn a whole newbie scamming operation by numerous players who I shall not name here. 
    Posted 79 days ago by Arietty Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ Biohazard:
    Stoot said: To be clear: it is against the terms of service to sell credits for currants (or rare items or other stuff in the game). You can't trade real money or real money equivalents for things in game.

    So I doubt they'll do that...
    Posted 79 days ago by WeavingTheWeb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I know they wouldn't do it right now. I'm saying, that's a loss-free solution for them, and if they ever wanted to, it would be a good idea.
    I understand that as of this moment, that's specifically against at least one rule, I just think it might be an idea rather than making credits simply available for purchase with currants. They would still get paid for each credit, which would be a better choice for their business.

    We already have mechanisms in place which can convert credits to currants (make pretty furniture, sell it), so the people with credits can already profit in-game from them. The only difference would be that this way, people with more time than RL money could get the items they really want.
    Posted 79 days ago by Biohazard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Pale Queen wrote: If you want advertisement-choked games that give you stuff in return for spamming your friends until they hate you, there's always Facebook.

    I agree with Pale Queen. Glitch will be like a Facebook game if that happens >:(

    And like Voluptua Sneezelips is saying: Credits are for aesthetic/cosmetic objects... credits aren't needed to progress in the game (unlike those Facebook games)...
    Posted 79 days ago by Rutger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't think we should be able to do inane things to get free credits, but maybe some of the hardest achievements could give a small amount of credits as a reward? If they ever do give free credits I think it should be hard for people to get them, and you should get a little at a time so you have to save up for something :)
    Posted 77 days ago by Montooli Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Maybe if we reached the Level 60 cap, we could get a few free credits as a reward? Nothing biggie, but maybe just enough to buy a new vanity item to celebrate reaching a high level...
    Posted 77 days ago by roderick ordonez Subscriber! | Permalink