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Jaysen

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  • Feb 17, 2018
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    Hello!
    Just a quick question, what are credits for and how do you use them? I can’t seem to find much about them. :)

    Good question, so this has been a very long time coming. Initially this was supposed to be part of a 'shop' system where candidates are rewarded for posts, but I've had to push this back a number of times because each time it has proved harder to implement than I imagined.

    We're very likely to be upgrading the forum soon, so when we do, I think we'll restart the credit system and I'll think of a way we can reward candidates who have accrued a high number of credits.

    In the meantime, we are giving away a free month of TCLA Premium every week for forum contributions!
     

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    Good question, so this has been a very long time coming. Initially this was supposed to be part of a 'shop' system where candidates are rewarded for posts, but I've had to push this back a number of times because each time it has proved hard to implement than I imagined.

    We're very likely to be upgrading the forum soon, so when we do, I think we'll restart the credit system and I'll think of a way we can reward candidates who have accrued a high number of credits.

    In the meantime, we are giving away a free month of TCLA Premium every week for forum contributions!

    Ahh that makes sense, sounds like a great idea! Can’t wait :)
     
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