Ninja referal change?

[McDaniel 342]

"That player must have or have had a premium account once."

 

Ninja change? Been a while since I used a referal, but everyone who I asked about it didn't know this had changed.

 

[whykillme 1,621]

I thought it had always been like this hasnt it?

[Kegan 3,926]

you have always had to have been premium or you could roll the same referral across as many new players as you like one at a time. 

Edited June 23, 2015 by Kegan

[Brash_Endeavors 4,735]

always been:

 

http://www.wurmpedia.com/index.php/Referral

[McDaniel 342]

It has not always been like that. People used to buy referals to prem and alt to make them mayor and stuff like that.

 

And you only got a referal when you bought premium, you did not get a new referal from being refered.

Edited June 23, 2015 by McDaniel

[Rasu 561]

Always been like this for as long as I have played.

[Kegan 3,926]

Always been like this for as long as I have played.

same here

[Brynden 69]

like others said you are remembering it wrong,this was always the case for at least the last 5 years

[Yaga 2,887]

I agree: it has always been like that!

 

Wurmpedia quote:

A referral is a one-time gift to every account that becomes a premium player. It can be given away to another player who has had premier playing time at least once

 

 

Edited June 23, 2015 by Yaga

[McDaniel 342]

OK maybe I remember it wrong, but wiki means nothing since 'This page was last modified on 26 May 2014, at 17:24.'

[Lolabelle 597]

Referrals were always only for people who had actually paid for premium at least once. 

[Wraithglow 787]

It has not always been like that. People used to buy referals to prem and alt to make them mayor and stuff like that.

 

I think what you're remembering is the other way round - people would count the value of the referral into how cheap it was to buy prem for the first time.

[Ulviirala 431]

I also remember (2008) only being able to refer people/accounts who are or previously had been premium before (I still remember who I referred instead of selling it away, a lovely person who kinda made me try Wurm in the first place!). Referals were originally a promotional gift, and although their value has been nerfed very much indeed (20 days instead of 1 months premium time, OR ? silver coins instead of 5 silver coins), I'm sure only premium or previously premium accounts were eligible recipients.

Edited June 23, 2015 by Ulviirala

[spellcast 983]

yes, it has always been this way

 

To be the recipient of a referral you have always had to have been premium at least once.

[whykillme 1,621]

OK maybe I remember it wrong, but wiki means nothing since 'This page was last modified on 26 May 2014, at 17:24.'

if you go to history and look back at 2012 or whatever, it was also listed in there it was not possible... 

[Dairuka 888]

OK maybe I remember it wrong, but wiki means nothing since 'This page was last modified on 26 May 2014, at 17:24.'

[McDaniel 342]

cool, didn't know you could see the old versions on the wiki.

The fact that you can only refer a premium player was only added in the revision  of 18:46, 22 May 2009 though.

Before that there was no mention about it. (but I gues i just remember it wrong)

[Shrimpiie 3,665]

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