Recruit a friend

[hideka]

Will we ever see a Recruit a friend program take root in ARR?
if so what would the benefits be?

Suggestion
Recruit a friend point system.
Mechanics: points are awarded Per registered friend each month; example: you have 10 friends who play for one month, you gain 10 RAF points.
Points:
Player gains: +1 RAF point for each month that the recruited friend continues to play
Player Gains: + 5 RAF Points for his FIRST registered friend (one time only)
Player Gains: +5 RAF points when a friend reaches 1 year of service
Recruited Friend gains: +1 point for each month they play
Recurited friend gains: +5 points per year played
Rewards:

• Dark matterX50 - 1 RAF Point
• Crystal Shard pack (30 shards of each element) - 2 RAF Points
• Crystal Pack (20 crystals of each element) - 2 RAF points
• Crystal Cluster Pack (10 Crystal Clusters) - 2 RAF Points
• Botanist's Pack(low) (20 random LV10-20 Botanist's gathering items) - 3 RAF points
• Fishers Pack(low) (20 random LV10-20 Fishing gathering items) - 3 RAF points
• Miners Pack(low) (20 random LV10-20 Mining Gathering items) - 3 RAF points
• Building Band (U/U Ring +25% DOH EXP while equipped) - 5 RAF Points
• Foraging Band (U/U Ring + 25% DOL EXP while equipped) - 5 RAF Points
• Slaying Band (U/U Ring +25% DOW EXP While equipped) - 5 RAF Points
• Casting Band (U/U Ring + 25% DOM EXP While equipped) - 5 RAF Points
• Botanist's Pack(Medium) (20 random LV30-40 Bota.gathering items) - 10RAF points
• Fishers Pack(Medium) (20 random LV30-40 Fishing gathering items) - 10RAF points
• Miners Pack(Medium) (20 random LV30-40 Mining Gathering items) - 10RAF points
• Anniversary Ring (Summon Assigned Friend** (1hr cool down)) - 12 RAF Points
• Bottle of EXP (+1 level to current job (one use, 24 HR cool down) - 15 RAF Points
• Sure-meld (one usage) (100% success rate on next materia meld) - 15 RAF points
• House in a box (small) (used to create a small sized house) - 24 RAF Points
• Master of melding (KI) (+10 % melding success rate for recruited friends) - 30 RAF
• Master Craftsman (KI) (-10% HQ Failure Rate when partying with friends) - 30 RAF
• Building Band II(U/U Ring +25% DOH EXP while equipped) - 35 RAF Points
• Foraging Band II(U/U Ring + 25% DOL EXP while equipped) - 35 RAF Points
• Slaying Band II(U/U Ring +25% DOW EXP While equipped) - 35 RAF Points
• Casting Band II (U/U Ring + 25% DOM EXP While equipped) - 35 RAF Points
• Best Friend (KI) (+10% to all stats when parting with friends) - 36 RAF points
• House in a box (Medium) - 48 RAF Points
• Bottle of EXP X10 - 60 RAF Points
• Soul Mate (KI) - (Ability to trade U/U Items with registered friends who possess the Soulmate KI) - 72 RAF Points (once traded player looses all rights to item)
• Mastery Pendant (U/UNecklace +50% EXP for DOH/DOL/DOW/DOM) - 84RAF Points
• Mansion in a box (best house ever) - 96 RAF Points
• Friend of Legends (KI & Title)( Double RAF Point accumulation) - 100 RAF Points

[Zehira]

I am too lazy to bring more people to play the game but it would make them bring more people by themselves.

Then it would be a good idea.

[Enkidoh]

Well the original release copies of 1.0 (specifically, the Collector's Edition), had the so-called 'Buddy Pass' system which was just a second registration code that players could give to a friend who could use it to create their own account without buying the game, and that they could play for free for 30 days (I don't know if the account was then locked after that time or if they could continue with monthly billing like a normal account).

I'm not sure if such a system is going to be copied for ARR though.

[Nix]

Well the original release copies of 1.0 (specifically, the Collector's Edition), had the so-called 'Buddy Pass' system which was just a second registration code that players could give to a friend who could use it to create their own account without buying the game, and that they could play for free for 30 days (I don't know if the account was then locked after that time or if they could continue with monthly billing like a normal account).

I'm not sure if such a system is going to be copied for ARR though.

The buddy pass was a free full account; if you kept paying monthly just like any other account, you could keep playing^^

[indira]

Well the original release copies of 1.0 (specifically, the Collector's Edition), had the so-called 'Buddy Pass' system which was just a second registration code that players could give to a friend who could use it to create their own account without buying the game, and that they could play for free for 30 days (I don't know if the account was then locked after that time or if they could continue with monthly billing like a normal account).

I'm not sure if such a system is going to be copied for ARR though.

it was a full blown account thats how i have 2 legacy accounts.

[Enma]

I liked FFXIV 1.0 espcially for the possibility to do and have everything. I won't like having unique prizes with such a system, but OP's idea is nice. Just a present for fans.

[Shougun]

Should be careful about the reoccurring points* and that last double point item.. you can create a awkward p2w situation that's more like a kmp2w (know more people 2 win) lol.

Check out:
http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/gui...uitment01.html

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/gui...uitment02.html


Even vanity items have to be carefully chosen, because while yes you can't "win" with a vanity item, in a fight at least, that doesn't make it less desirable - and you could even argue that vanity is a type of winning in games (hence all the hate for side packs like WoW's 20$ unicorn mount lol).

* The reoccurring points would be a large problem for those item packs you listed (p2w) - if you limited the points to sub level items (~10 and lower) and vanity items the issue would be minimal. Like in the FF11 campaign you can see a lot of the items are rare ex items previously available through some seasonal events - so the advantage of RAF is you can get it even though you weren't at the event, but everyone had the chance to get one.


Btw - I am for a RAF campaign :P just wanted to say they have to be careful how it rolls out and how it affects the game.

[Chardrizard]

No, i hate this idea. Well intentioned but this will turns out into invite spam like those in facebook games, really annoying.

[Zehira]

No, i hate this idea. Well intentioned but this will turns out into invite spam like those in facebook games, really annoying.

I bought Diablo 3 and got like 3-4 Buddy Passes. It's the only best way to invite your friends though.

[Meatdawg]

No, i hate this idea. Well intentioned but this will turns out into invite spam like those in facebook games, really annoying.

Not to mention people just abusing the mechanic to get x reward