New player questions/concerns

[mercurial]

Oh, it's the same price for me, but thank you for the idea!

I keep trying to use a recruitment code but every single time I try, it says it's down for maintenance... do I have to put the recruitment code in before I buy the game, or can I use it after I buy it but before I subscribe?

edit: It turns out I'm a dork and only clicked the abbreviated links, and didn't realize it sent me to an incomplete website. Oops!