New Member Awards

[Daltron]

I actually think it's a good idea. When I signed up I was pretty happy and even with the welcome thing telling me the benefits I still didn't understand or appreciate how valuable it actually is till I won some.

[Chris]

Reward the VIP after a certain amount of posts or being a member for 1wk, not Automatically. Current system offers 2wks VIP for posting 100 times and considering we have members here that have not yet reached the thousand mark after being here for years perhaps that is somethig that needs to be revised. I would say 20-50 posts within a 2 week period for a 1-2 week subscription of VIP is a far trade and will give people a taster of VIP features and make them want to unlock more perhaps. All of this is certainly somethig that should be considered to be integrated into the achievement system -- if that's happening. And no goldenmerc giving VIP to new users has no effect on older ones as they are already established members, post regardless of reward (as shown by very few older members cashing in their tokens among other things) and - I would hope- would welcome any opportunity to increase ad retain the user base.


~~from phone

It is happening and is something we could definitely integrate with the achievements system. We could work it like 20 posts = 1 week vip, 50 posts = 2 weeks...etc.

[Zak]

I think it might encourage new members. I think a week is fair too.. Everyone likes a colourful name

[Empired]

It is happening and is something we could definitely integrate with the achievements system. We could work it like 20 posts = 1 week vip, 50 posts = 2 weeks...etc.

Maybe it would be worth looking at the weekly statistics and see how many posts most people are making and then go from there? Say most active users post between 10 and 30 posts a week (just an example, I don't know if it's true).. so maybe make 35 posts = VIP?

I do like the idea of x posts = 1 week and y posts = 2 weeks though

[scottish]

Maybe it would be worth looking at the weekly statistics and see how many posts most people are making and then go from there? Say most active users post between 10 and 30 posts a week (just an example, I don't know if it's true).. so maybe make 35 posts = VIP?

I do like the idea of x posts = 1 week and y posts = 2 weeks though

What about existing users? ATM we get one week for 100+ posts lol

If you're giving away weeks of VIP can we get it backdated I didn't get my beginners VIP thx

[Empired]

What about existing users? ATM we get one week for 100+ posts lol

oh maybe I'm wrong but I thought people were discussing bringing that number down?

wait, was that your question?

[-Nick]

What about existing users? ATM we get one week for 100+ posts lol

If you're giving away weeks of VIP can we get it backdated I didn't get my beginners VIP thx

So are you saying you want Chris to go through your posts when you started to see if you qualify? As soon as he does it for you everyone will want it!!!

[Kyle]

What about existing users? ATM we get one week for 100+ posts lol

If you're giving away weeks of VIP can we get it backdated I didn't get my beginners VIP thx

This would be for new member only and would not have any time constraint (IMO) so new people are encouraged to begin posting frequently and hopefully stick around to extend their rewards. Also the current welcome pm uses the word hopefully - this implies uncertainty and should be avoided.


~~from phone

[Phil]

Okay sorry I haven't replied sooner but I've been on Limited Activity. This is what I'm thinking at the moment.

I think it's quite a good idea but as someone cleverly stated, a week-old user won't know what to do with VIP so there's probably not a lot of point to it. There's also a lot of people who only sign up and then they never come on again so it would be quite pointless.

I think to renew the current system would be a much better idea. I'm thinking we could make it something like.

In your first fortnight at HabboxForum, you could earn yourself some VIP by posting around the Forum. For 25 posts in the next two weeks, we will grant you 1 Week VIP, for 50 posts we will grant you 2 weeks of VIP and for 100+posts we will grant you 1 Month of VIP.

[insert benefits of vip here]

Thoughts on that?

[GommeInc]

How would it encourage new members? It will encourage new members to stay but I don't think it will create new members. Humans are not born with the innate ability to understand VIP features These benefits may keep them interested, but to encourage new members surely you need to do something else? It's not like joining a gym because it's free the first week - monetary incentives are different to incentives which won't benefit people until they're active.