Referrals Guide

Referrals let you invite a new player or an inactive returning player to the game and earn rewards as they reach specific milestones. Both the referrer and the referred player can receive in-game rewards when those milestones are met.

Quick Start (60 seconds)

1. Generate your personal referral link: REFER LINK
2. Send that link to your friend and tell them to use it when they sign up or return.
3. For a brand-new player: have them confirm you during their first character creation (after using your link).
4. If a brand-new player forgot to use your link, they can still confirm you in-game within the first 25 hours of playtime: REFER CONFIRM <name>
5. For an inactive returning player: they must log back in using your personal link to be automatically confirmed as your referral.
6. If an inactive returning player cannot use the link, they must confirm you during their first login session after 90+ days of inactivity: REFER CONFIRM <name>
7. Check progress and rewards any time: REFER REWARDS
8. See who you have referred: REFER LIST

Learn more about in game specific in the following help files:

• Achaea Referrals Help File
• Aetolia Referrals Help File
• Lusternia Referrals Help File
• Starmourn Referral Help File

Important: Once a player confirms a referrer, it cannot be changed.

Rules at a glance (read this before you start)

• Eligibility: Referrer must be in good standing. Abuse may result in the revocation of rewards and penalties.
• Referral types: New Player Referral and Returning Player Referral.
• Confirmation timing (New Player): Confirm during first character creation (after using the referrer’s link), or via in-game confirmation within the first 25 hours of playtime.
• Confirmation timing (Returning Player): Automatic confirmation when an eligible inactive player logs back in using the referrer’s link, or in-game confirmation during the first login session after 90+ days of inactivity.
• Reward timing: Rewards are granted to both the referrer and the referred player when the referred player reaches the listed milestones for that referral type.
• Disqualifiers and conduct: No self-referrals to alt accounts. Players should not troll newbies to earn referral bonuses, this behavior will result in a permanent ban on referring.
• New player restriction: The new player cannot have an existing account for the game.
• Returning player restrictions: Only accounts with no active characters in the game qualify for a returnee incentive. Only one return invite per registration per real-life year.
• One-time limits: Returning invites are limited to once every 12 real-life months for the same person (as long as they’ve been inactive for 90+ days).

How it works (plain language)

The referral system uses a personal link to connect a referrer to a referred player. Depending on whether the referred player is new or returning after inactivity, confirmation happens either during character creation, automatically on login via the link, or through an in-game confirmation command within specific time windows. Once confirmed, both players become eligible for rewards as the referred player reaches milestones tied to that referral type.

Example scenarios

• New player referral: You run REFER LINK and send the link to your friend. They sign up using your link, then confirm you as their referrer during their first character creation. As they reach milestones like levels and class progress, you both receive the listed rewards.
• Returning player referral: You send your personal referral link to a friend who has not logged in for 90+ days and has no active characters. They log in using your link and you are automatically confirmed as their referrer. As they accumulate playtime across all characters on their registration, you both receive rewards at the listed playtime milestones.
• Common mistake (returning player): A returning player logs in without using the referral link and does not confirm a referrer during their first login session after 90+ days of inactivity. Their character is then considered active and becomes ineligible to be a returning referral.

Referral types

New Player Referral

• Eligibility: Refer a new player to join the game. The new player cannot have an existing account for the game. No self-referrals to alt accounts. Referrer must be in good standing.
• How confirmation happens: When someone signs up using your personal link and confirms you as their referrer during their first character creation, you’ll be confirmed as their referrer.
• In-game confirmation window: New players can confirm a referrer in-game within the first 25 hours of playtime.
• Key restrictions: Players should not troll newbies to earn referral bonuses, this behavior will result in a permanent ban on referring. Abuse may result in the revocation of rewards and penalties.
• Locked choice: Once the new player confirms their referrer, the selection is locked and cannot be changed.

Returning Player Referral

• Eligibility: Invite an existing, but inactive player to return to the game. Only accounts with no active characters in the game qualify for a returnee incentive.
• How confirmation happens: When an eligible inactive player logs back in using your personal link, you’ll automatically be confirmed as their referrer.
• In-game confirmation window: Returners can confirm a referrer in-game only during their first login session after 90+ days of inactivity.
• Key restrictions: Only one return invite per registration per real-life year. Referrer must be in good standing. Abuse may result in the revocation of rewards and penalties.
• Locked choice: Once the returning player confirms their referrer, the selection is locked and cannot be changed.

Rewards

Rewards are granted to both the referrer and the referred player based on milestones specific to their referral type. Easier milestones reward Unbound Credits, while harder milestones reward Iron Forged Bonds, which can be redeemed at in-game shops for exclusive rewards.

You can find specific game rewards and shop locations in individual game help files. Click though on the following links.

• Achaea Referrals Help File
• Aetolia Referrals Help File
• Lusternia Referrals Help File
• Starmourn Referral Help File

Milestones and rewards table

Milestone	What triggers it	Reward for referrer	Reward for referred player	Notes
Referred Player creates a character and enters the game	New player referral milestone	5 credits	5 credits	New Player Referral Rewards
Referral Player reaches Level 30	New player referral milestone	15 credits	15 credits	New Player Referral Rewards
Referral Player reaches Level 80-100 (Varies by game)	New player referral milestone	1 Iron Forged Bond	1 Iron Forged Bond	New Player Referral Rewards
Referral Player maxes out lessons in all three main Class Abilities	New player referral milestone	1 Iron Forged Bond	1 Iron Forged Bond	New Player Referral Rewards
Time Played: 3 hours	Returning player reaches cumulative playtime milestone across all characters on their registration for this game	5 credits	5 credits	Returning Player Referral Rewards
Time Played: 15 hours	Returning player reaches cumulative playtime milestone across all characters on their registration for this game	15 credits	15 credits	Returning Player Referral Rewards
Time Played: 30 hours	Returning player reaches cumulative playtime milestone across all characters on their registration for this game	1 Iron Forged Bond	1 Iron Forged Bond	Returning Player Referral Rewards

Step-by-step instructions

For the referrer

1. Generate your personal referral link: REFER LINK
2. Send the link to your friend and tell them to use it when they sign up (new player) or log back in (returning player).
3. After they confirm successfully, track your progress: REFER REWARDS
4. Review who you have referred: REFER LIST

For a new player

1. Use the referrer’s personal link when signing up.
2. During your first character creation, confirm the referrer when prompted.
3. If you forgot to use the link, confirm your referrer before 25 hours of total playtime: REFER CONFIRM <name>
4. Remember: once confirmed, your referrer cannot be changed.

For a returning player

1. Confirm you qualify as inactive, you must not have logged in to any characters in the game for 90+ days, and your account must have no active characters.
2. Use the referrer’s personal link to log back in, this will automatically confirm the referrer.
3. If you need to confirm in-game, do it during your first login session after 90+ days of inactivity: REFER CONFIRM <name>
4. Do not log out before completing this process. If you log in and forget to use the referral link or confirm before logging back out, your character will be considered active and ineligible to be a returning referral.
5. Remember: once confirmed, your referrer cannot be changed.

Commands and terms reference

Command/Term	Meaning	When to use	Example
REFER LINK	Generate a unique link to refer players to the game.	When you want to invite a new player or an inactive player to return.	REFER LINK
REFER REWARDS	View your current reward status.	After you have made referrals, to check progress toward milestones.	REFER REWARDS
REFER LIST	View a list of everyone you’ve referred to the game.	When you want to review your referral list.	REFER LIST
REFER CONFIRM <name>	Confirm the name of the player who referred you.	For new players within the first 25 hours of playtime, or for returners during the first login session after 90+ days of inactivity.	REFER CONFIRM Jeremy
New Player Referral	Referral type for inviting a brand-new player to join the game.	Use when your friend does not have an existing account for the game.	Confirm during first character creation after using a referral link.
Returning Player Referral	Referral type for inviting an inactive player to return.	Use when the player has not logged in to any characters in the game for 90+ days and their account has no active characters.	Log back in using the referrer’s link for automatic confirmation.
Iron Forged Bonds	A currency earned through harder referral milestones, redeemable for exclusive rewards.	After earning bonds from referral milestones.	Spend at in game shops.

Troubleshooting

• A new player forgot to use the referral link during character creation: They can still confirm a referrer in-game before 25 hours of total playtime: REFER CONFIRM <yourname>
• A returning player logged in but did not use the referral link or confirm before logging out: Their character will be considered active and ineligible to be a returning referral. Make sure you complete this process correctly.
• Someone wants to change their referrer after confirming: They cannot. Once the new player or returning player confirms their referrer, the selection is locked.
• Someone is trying to qualify as a returning player while still having an active character: They do not qualify. Only accounts with no active characters in the game qualify for a returnee incentive.

FAQ

1. What commands do I use to start referring players?

• Start by generating your unique link with REFER LINK. You can track progress with REFER REWARDS and see who you referred with REFER LIST.

2. What if my friend (new player) forgot to use my referral link when creating their character?

• They can confirm you before 25 hours of total playtime to confirm you as their referrer: REFER CONFIRM <yourname>

3. Can I change my referrer?

• No. Once the New Player or Returning Player confirms their referrer, the selection is locked.

4. Do milestone hours across multiple characters count for Returning Player invite milestones?

• Yes, they’re cumulative for all characters on that player’s registration for this game.

5. Can I invite someone who still has an active character to return?

• No, they must be fully inactive, which means they have not logged in to any characters in the game for 90+ days.

6. How often can I invite the same person to return to the game?

• Once every 12 real-life months, as long as they’ve been inactive for 90+ days.

7. What if the Returning Player I referred logged in and forgot to use the REFER URL or click the in-game confirmation command before logging back out?

• Your character will be considered “Active” and ineligible to be a returning referral. Make sure you complete this process correctly.

8. Do Returning Player invite rewards differ from New Player referral rewards?

• Yes, they’re set separately by the admins and outlined above. Referral Shop reward offerings are the same for all players, but are subject to change.

9. Are self-referrals allowed?

• No self-referrals to alt accounts.

10. What happens if someone abuses the referral system?

• Abuse may result in the revocation of rewards and penalties.

11. What happens if someone trolls newbies to earn referral bonuses?

• Players should not troll newbies to earn referral bonuses. This behavior will result in a permanent ban on referring.

12. What rewards do we get for easier versus harder milestones?

• Easier milestones will reward both you and your referral with Unbound Credits, while harder milestones will reward you both with Iron Forged Bonds, which can be redeemed at The Iron Works in Delos for exclusive rewards.

13. Where do I spend Iron Forged Bonds?

• This currency can be spent at in game shops. See HELP REFERRALS in game for more information. Note: Rewards available may fluctuate and change over time.

14. How do returning player playtime milestones work?

• Returning player referral rewards are granted when the returner reaches cumulative playtime milestones across all of their characters in this game.