Referrals Guide

Referrals let you invite a new player or an inactive returning player to any Iron Realms game and earn rewards as they reach specific milestones. Both of you get in-game rewards when those milestones hit.

Quick Start

1. Generate your personal referral link in-game: 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. New player: confirm you during first character creation, or in-game within the first 25 hours: REFER CONFIRM <name>
4. Returning player: logs in using your link for automatic confirmation, or confirms in-game during their first login session after 90+ days of inactivity: REFER CONFIRM <name>
5. Track progress and rewards any time: REFER REWARDS
6. See who you’ve referred: REFER LIST

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

For full details, see the help files in your game:

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

Rules at a Glance

• Eligibility: Referrer must be in good standing. Abuse may result in revocation of rewards and penalties.
• Referral types: New Player Referral and Returning Player Referral.
• New player confirmation window: During first character creation after using the referral link, or in-game within the first 25 hours of playtime.
• Returning player confirmation window: Automatic when they log in using your link, or in-game during their first login session after 90+ days of inactivity.
• Reward timing: Granted to both players when the referred player hits the listed milestones.
• No self-referrals: Alt accounts do not qualify.
• No trolling newbies: Doing so results in a permanent ban on referring.
• New player restriction: The referred player cannot have an existing account for that game.
• Returning player restrictions: Account must have no active characters. One return invite per registration per real-life year, as long as they’ve been inactive for 90+ days.

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. Harder milestones reward Iron Forged Bonds, redeemable at in-game shops for exclusive items.

New Player Referral Milestones

Milestone	Referrer reward	Referred player reward
Referred player creates a character and enters the game	5 credits	5 credits
Referred player reaches Level 30	15 credits	15 credits
Referred player reaches Level 80-100 (varies by game)	1 Iron Forged Bond	1 Iron Forged Bond
Referred player maxes lessons in all three main class abilities	1 Iron Forged Bond	1 Iron Forged Bond

Returning Player Referral Milestones

Cumulative playtime	Referrer reward	Referred player reward
3 hours	5 credits	5 credits
15 hours	15 credits	15 credits
30 hours	1 Iron Forged Bond	1 Iron Forged Bond

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 progress: REFER REWARDS
4. Review who you’ve referred: REFER LIST

For a new player

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

For a returning player

1. Confirm you qualify: no characters logged in for 90+ days, no active characters on the account.
2. Use the referrer’s personal link to log back in – this automatically confirms 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. If you log in without the link and log back out, your character becomes active and ineligible.
5. Once confirmed, your referrer cannot be changed.

Commands Reference

Command	What it does	When to use
REFER LINK	Generate your unique referral link	When inviting a new or returning player
REFER REWARDS	View your reward progress	After making referrals
REFER LIST	See everyone you’ve referred	Any time
REFER CONFIRM <name>	Confirm the player who referred you	New players within 25 hours; returners during first login session after 90+ days

Troubleshooting

• New player forgot to use the link: They can still confirm before 25 hours of total playtime using REFER CONFIRM <yourname>.
• Returning player logged in without the link and logged back out: Their character is now active and ineligible. The process must be completed in a single login session.
• Someone wants to change their referrer: Not possible. The choice locks on confirmation.
• Returning player still has an active character: They don’t qualify. The account must have no active characters.

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