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Refer a Friend to RuneScape

Refer a Friend is our way of thanking you when you help the RuneScape Community grow. Not only do you get to explore the RuneScape world with your friends, if they become members you get a 10% XP boost for a week. In addition, when you Refer a Friend they get a starter pack to welcome them.

Here are some of the finer details of the Refer a Friend programme.

When you've signed up to the programme you can invite up to 50 friends every month using e-mail

You can use the referral link that we provide to refer an unlimited amount of people

If your friend creates an account directly from your referral they will receive a starter pack and a 100% XP boost for their first 7 days (or up to level 30 on all skills)

If your friend subscribes within 14 days of creating their account you will receive a 10% boost on all skills for 7 days. You can receive up to 5 XP boosts (you can even queue them up if you wish) over the year from when the first one is activated

Don't worry about missing when a friend purchases membership, we'll let you know through your e-mail so you can stay focused on your game.

Here's what you can expect to find in a starter pack.

• A hat: Either a leather cowl, a blue wizard hat or a black wizard hat
• A body: Either a leather body, a cape (randomly selected colour from red, blue, green, purple, orange, black or yellow) or a priest robe (top)
• A weapon: Either a bronze sword, a bronze 2h sword, a bronze scimitar, a bronze longsword, a bronze warhammer, a bronze battleaxe a bronze halberd
• 500 gold coins
• A cake
• The Refer a Friend programme gives both players a chance at an XP bonus.

The referred friend will receive an XP boost for 7 days, starting when they log in for the first time, that doubles their XP gain. Should they reach level 30 in any skill the XP bonus will no longer apply to that skill. This bonus will also apply to members skills if you subscribe.

The referrer can also receive an XP bonus of 10% if their referee subscribes within 14 days of creating their account. This bonus is activated on the website and will run for 7 days from the next time you log in (or straight away if you are already in game when you activate the bonus). This bonus applies to all skills, no matter the level, but member skills require a subscription.

For referrers who have more than one subscribed referee, their XP bonuses are queued. You can only have one active bonus at a time, and you cannot activate another bonus if you have one active already.

It should be noted that, unlike the bonus XP weekend, there is no (+x) when you are shown XP gain. The XP number shown here includes the bonus XP you are receiving.

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Can I transfer credit to another account?

Everybody makes mistakes, so adding membership to the wrong account can happen.

There is no option to transfer credit between accounts due to how our payment partners manage their services in different ways. However, providing you follow the rules below our Billing Support Team can help you.

Here are the rules related to transferring credit between accounts:

1. You cannot have used the membership by accessing members worlds
2. You have paid using Credit/Debit Card or PayPal
3. Both accounts are your own - we cannot transfer membership to a different player
4. We are contacted on the same day the payment is made

If your request fits into these rules and you need our Billing Support Team to help you, contact us.

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Paying membership for someone else

Using one of the payment methods listed below you are able to purchase RuneScape membership to your friends and family also.

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By RuneScape Game Card

This is a payment method that is designed with gifts in mind. Simply purchase a Game Card from your local store and hand it over to the lucky recipient. They in turn receive RuneScape membership and a card to with some RuneScape artwork on to keep.

You can find out more about how RuneScape Game Cards work in the Making a RuneScape Membership Payment Section (just choose your country) or find out where to purchase them using our store locator.

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By Credit Card

Credit/Debit Cards can be used to purchase membership for immediate friends and family, enabling you to give somebody close to you ongoing RuneScape Membership.

To gift membership using a Credit/Debit Card you will need to be at the same computer to ensure your card and account details are safe, so we only recommend this for very close family members.

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By Surfpin /PayByPhone

PayByPhone payments mean you can pay for close friend or family members RuneScape membership by simply dialling the number provided from the subscription page. To receive a membership PIN you will need access to the telephone, so we always recommend asking for permission first.

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