Site Features
- What is the achievement points system?
- We reward you for being active on the site and community in the form of an on-site currency, achievement points. You can use these points to buy many things on the forum's "Hounds Shop," both virtual and physical. You can share points with your friends, use them to buy used games, and gamble them, among many other things.
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- How do I earn achievement points?
- There are many ways to earn points. For every post you make, you earn one achievement point per word. Sometimes we have double point events where you will earn two points per word. You can play the Achievement Hounds Lottery, or earn forum medals. You can earn interest on them if you keep them in your bank account, and you can invest in stock. You can sell your used games on our shop, and receieve points as payment as well.
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- What's this about a bank account?
- If you go to your user control panel, and then click on the AH Bank tab, you can open up a bank account. By putting the points you've earned into a bank account, you will earn 2.5% interest on them each month. However, to purchase things on the site, you need to have your points "in your pocket" or outside of the bank. You can withdraw and deposit points at your leisure. Every withdrawal has a 0.5% withdrawal fee.
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- What are some easy ways to earn points starting out?
- You can also receive a few medals for doing some quick non-game related tasks. Reviewing us on iTunes, joining our TA Leaderboard, Introducing yourself on the forums, and earning the "street team" medal are all good ways to get quick points .
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- You mentioned a lottery?
- You can play the AH Lottery from your User Control Panel. Tickets cost 50 points each, and you can purchase up to 50 tickets per drawing. All of the entrants points are pooled up and a winner is randomly selected each week. However there is also a chance that nobody will win, and the jackpot will pool over into the next week.
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