RedCents have changed?! (3 Viewers)

[VestalBears]

On September 23, 2026, I purchased my monthly level 2 via redcents. I'm not on this site too often. Any way, this week I noticed I can only redcent once a day instead of four times a day (maybe 3 - i just woke up and my brain isn't working).

I also noticed I have no access to the level 2 forum section. So, I bought another 30-day sub today. Still nothing. Can't redcent, can't see level 2 forums. Is there something I need to do? I'll attach screenshots for proof I bought level 2. Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.

 

[Sic]

On September 23, 2026, I purchased my monthly level 2 via redcents. I'm not on this site too often. Any way, this week I noticed I can only redcent once a day instead of four times a day (maybe 3 - i just woke up and my brain isn't working).

I also noticed I have no access to the level 2 forum section. So, I bought another 30-day sub today. Still nothing. Can't redcent, can't see level 2 forums. Is there something I need to do? I'll attach screenshots for proof I bought level 2. Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.View attachment 78910

howdy VestalBears sorry about the confusion



you are in fact level 2.

the "can't get cents for giving others" is a new change, and the "level two" section is just Hail, a private chat forum under Stew - been this way for a few months



so yep, you're lvl 2, with level 2 perks. should be able to use redfetch etc as expected

the RG launcher is deprecated and redfetch is the way we update RG/MQ/etc these days, so be sure to check that out.

 

[VestalBears]

howdy VestalBears sorry about the confusion

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you are in fact level 2.

the "can't get cents for giving others" is a new change, and the "level two" section is just Hail, a private chat forum under Stew - been this way for a few months

View attachment 78913

so yep, you're lvl 2, with level 2 perks. should be able to use !redfetch etc as expected

the RG launcher is deprecated and !redfetch is the way we update RG/MQ/etc these days, so be sure to check that out.

Thanks, Sic. You're always so helpful!

Edit: So, you can only get 1 redcent a day? I rely on getting multiple a day so I don't run out of them. Eventually I won't be able to afford level 2.

 

[Sic]

Thanks, Sic. You're always so helpful!

you're welcome dude - welcome back!

 

[VestalBears]

Edit: So, you can only get 1 redcent a day? I rely on getting multiple a day so I don't run out of them. Eventually I won't be able to afford level 2

 

[Sic]

Edit: So, you can only get 1 redcent a day? I rely on getting multiple a day so I don't run out of them. Eventually I won't be able to afford level 2

you still earn redcents by having your posts redcented. the change just means people don't go to the forums and randomly redcent 4 posts a day while not actually participating on the site. I'm not sure if @Redbot has completed his tweaks or not (i didn't think you could get 1 cent from redcenting 1 post).

There are going to also be additional ways to gain redcents here in the future with something called "Bone Chips". If you check the top of this thread you'll see a link

here you can see "reading a thread" (a new-to-you thread) is 2 cents for a day, The Monkey's paw is 8 cents, and you can earn up to 60 cents a month via those things (again I'm not sure if @Redbot is finished or not

 

[Redbot]

I meant to make a post about it, and I probably will. Long story short: redcents have changed.

RedCents

RedCent explanation, usage and policy

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[Redmonkey]

Are the Krono for Red Cents auctions also discontinued? Have not had one for over 6 months.

 

[Redbot]

also discontinued? What was discontinued?!

I'll do a RedCent auction for krono this month if I get the time.

 

[Redbot]

RedCents have changed! Congratulations to @VestalBears for being the first to notice.

RedCents

RedCent explanation, usage and policy

www.redguides.com

Before: You'd receive for giving
The problem: I'd get a notification that someone 'd my post from ages ago. The notification was not because they enjoyed my post or because it helped them, they just needed to get a free month of level 2. This notification was spam, actually worse than spam because it asked nothing, it was garbage.

This is a very obvious flaw in the design! Who the hell thought this up?
ME! It was 2005. "Likes" did not exist yet. Facebook did not exist yet. I didn't know how people would use a reaction, or how often, but I was aware that some people might just spam their redcents, so I had the extremely inefficient idea to moderate them. As time went on I moderated less and less, until the last few years where people would log in and spam 4 redcents as quickly as they could.

Now: You turn in your bone chips once a day for 2 . There are other quests that take more effort and you'll see different ones each week, but the daily 2 will always be there.

Now when you someone's post, it's purely because you enjoyed it. There's zero personal benefit.