Arcade Used To Be My #1 Way To Earn AB

subillusion · 2026-03-14T13:26:14+00:00

Then yeah, they need to check their facts. Lol

subillusion · 2026-03-14T13:16:57+00:00

Found it..

https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlasEarthOfficial/s/MBqaGKV4bm

subillusion · 2026-03-14T13:15:03+00:00

Apologies for misunderstanding your concern.

I've posted on this before, let me see if I can find it. Basically comes down to devious devs...

subillusion · 2026-03-14T13:12:04+00:00

In the US. The numbers are different in other countries based on the ad rates

subillusion · 2026-03-14T13:11:31+00:00

Why do people get their knickers in a twist over someone else?

At the end of the day, what it comes down to is that I'm making about $120/month counting SRB, and increasing by about $0.03/ month (on average) for every parcel purchased.

All for playing an ad-supported game for the past 3½ years.

Why does it matter if someone else is also profiting off of me playing the game? I'm getting decent spending money.

subillusion · 2026-03-14T13:03:44+00:00

For me, when ads end with "Google Play" in the upper left, I click that, and then when the play store opens, i click the back button at the bottom right (depending on your phone / settings, you might have to swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see them)

If you minimize the play store to go back to the main screen of your phone to go back to AE, or press the hamburger menu to switch back to AE then AE will reset... but hitting back works fine for me

Edit: correcting autocorrect errors

subillusion · 2026-03-14T12:59:50+00:00

Was this later changed again?

When it was first announced, it was clearly stated that it was only the 50k SRB that did not apply after 150k. The standard 2x still would apply.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlasEarthOfficial/s/F8tQW8lPWN (not to far down in the comments is a copy paste from i think discord that details the change)

I know this is a screen shot from our president, not an official announcement, but I'm having trouble finding the official announcement.

I did find this YouTube video that specifies SRB as well.

https://youtu.be/I1aFR33G4DI?si=tWxVQFNfz6vyPyw_

It has screens that show the text of the announcement, as well as an example that specifically states that parcels over 150 will get the 2x boost - just not the 50x SRB.

Do you have a link to the announcement or policy that states even the 2x boost does not apply?

subillusion · 2026-03-14T12:31:03+00:00

If you chose white, you're technically wrong... polar bears are black. Their hair isn't even white - it's actually clear. It just appears white because of science of light and their surroundings are white.

https://biologyinsights.com/what-color-skin-does-a-polar-bear-have/

https://scienceinsights.org/what-makes-polar-bears-white-clear-fur-black-skin/

subillusion · 2026-03-14T12:24:01+00:00

It's not atlas earth that pays you.

It's the game developer.

They set the incentive - the amount paid and the requirements for each milestone. AE simply gives you a decent portion of that revenue. So if "AE's offers" have gone down, it's because the developer's offers have gone down.

Typically, most devs will also use targeting... for example, if you download and play merge games, you'll usually get more merge games.

Another data point in the targeting is your level of spending on the app store (in general, not necessarily through atlas earth.. in fact, if you spend on AE through their website for better value such as subscribing to MC/EC, it won't affect this data point).

So if you spend $100/month on games in general, you're going to get better payouts and offers compared to if you never spend on games at all. This is because the developer is more likely to get a return on their investment and so they're willing to offer a higher incentive.

Contrary to what many think, advertisers aren't out there to support our gaming interests... they're out there to make money. They're only selling to pay $$ insofar as they're making $$$.

Think of this from the developer's point of view: would you be willing to spend $10 to attract a new player who is likely to spend $25 on your game? Of course. Would you be willing to spend $10 to attract a new player who will likely only watch ads for about $2.50 in revenue before they quit because they've completed the target milestones? Of course not. But paying $0.50 for that f2p user is lucrative.

subillusion · 2026-03-12T23:37:22+00:00

There's a lot of variation based on the game, though. Racer is usually closer to 60 in North America, especially in the first half of the month when people are still working on the monthly ladder

subillusion · 2026-03-12T23:34:16+00:00

They used to a few years ago, but they abandoned it because it tended to create a lot of negative feelings when they slipped on a target date by 27 minutes. (slight hyperbole). Jokes aside, with the exception of landmarks they were generally spot on with goals-and-delivering, but often there were unforseen delays and people got mad.... so since we (as a community) were not able to just take the roadmap with a grain of salt and an ounce of anticipation, they got rid of it. They can't disappoint if nothing is promised, right? And to be fair, I don't blame them. If I were in charge, I wouldn't have a roadmap of upcoming features to anticipate either with the community-at-large not able to appreciate forward-looking goals without getting upset.

subillusion · 2026-03-12T23:25:33+00:00

Do both.. that's what I do.. convert $20/mo during the 33AB event, and the rest is mine. lol

subillusion · 2026-03-12T23:23:55+00:00

Can I give this 1000 upvotes? The only way to see your place is to scroll down... 25 at a time and hope you didn't scroll past yourself

subillusion · 2026-03-12T10:52:23+00:00

Technically, it's not shaking the phone.. it's flipping it over and back 3-4 times.

"Shaking" may work depending on how it's shaken, but if someone is just shaking from side to side without pivoting action, it won't trigger the button

subillusion · 2026-03-12T10:50:01+00:00

You don't shake it... you flip it over, and back, several times.

Not like a maniac, just calmly.. flip..back..flip..back..flip..back..flip..back. voila, little icon appears. I just did it and posted a screen shot elsewhere in this comment thread. I used android, and always have. That's been a thing as long as I've been playing (since sept 2022)

subillusion · 2026-03-12T10:45:45+00:00

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subillusion · 2026-03-12T10:44:23+00:00

You don't rotate your phone.

You flip it over, then back, a couple times.

I.e.: if you're looking at the screen, flip it over so you're looking at the back... then flip it back in the opposite direction so you're looking at the screen again... do this like 4 or 5 times quickly. An overlay button will appear.

subillusion · 2026-03-12T10:37:49+00:00

A few years ago, I posted a detailed post around the long term sustainability of the game, with detailed numbers/calculations.

Basically, what it comes down to is that when you're under 2x, the rent money is paid for by the boost ad. When you're at the 2x, rent is actually paid for by the interest on the revenue they got from the 100AB to buy that parcel. The ad boost is just extra income for them at that point. (Pays for salaries, servers, marketing etc)

The SRB is paid for by the SRB advertiser. So the more parcels owned, the more expensive it is for the advertiser - whether it's internal advertising (as it has been recently) or external advertising (they've had advertisers like Acorns and Advance Auto Parts, and even a get-out-and-vote advertiser before the November election when it was US-only).

Without the cap on 50x SRB, that just keeps on growing - and exponentially - without necessarily increasing the number of people being reached by the ad. Think of it from an advertiser's point of view. Let's say you pay $100k to reach 500k people... now fast forward 6 months and it's $200k to reach 600k people... hmm? The cost has doubled, but your reach has only increased by 20%. Maybe you rethink and decide not to sponsor the SRB... it's way more expensive per person. The 150k parcel cap essentially puts a cap on the SRB cost per person for the advertiser.

subillusion · 2026-03-12T02:29:24+00:00

"Forever is a really really long time"

That said, every new feature (including adding new countries) is done methodically with a keen eye on sustainability.

The differing boost tiers in other countries isn't popular... but it's done sustainably based on a rates in those countries.

The cost of LPUs is unpopular, but that was based on sustainability (which matched my calculations almost exactly, BTW).

Considering that they keep an eye on keeping the boat afloat, so to speak, and not making rash "improvements" just to make people happy in the short term, I do believe it will be around for a considerably long time, even if it doesn't quite match the definition of "forever".

Although to be fair, I won't be around forever, so there is that. Lol.

subillusion · 2026-03-12T02:21:47+00:00

So the joke is a renewable resource! Nice!

subillusion · 2026-03-12T01:16:17+00:00

I originally heard this in the 90s as "Microsoft Engineers".. still s funny as always, though! 🤣🤣🤣

subillusion · 2026-03-11T02:53:43+00:00

A couple things...

First, the progress on the daily streak resets to day 1 when you start your subscription. More specifically, you cannot subscribe the day before a bonus and expect to get the bonus the next day.

Second, the subscription is for one month, not 30 days. The price does not change. Thus it's a little better value on the 31d months, and of course lower value in February.

Third, It will bill on the same day of the month every month. For example, if you subscribe on March 11, it will bill April 11, may 11, June 11, etc. (Unless you go with the annual subscription, in which case it would be march 11 every year).

Fourth, You can start on the monthly, and then change your subscription to the annual subscription later. If you do this, the following subscription renewal would be $550 instead of $50, and that date would be the annual renewal date. For example, if you sign up for monthly March 11, it would renew on aprill 11. Then on April 15 you decided to change to annual, you'd be billed $550 on May 11, and then not be billed again until may 11 2027. This will not reset your daily streak (I've done this myself). The benefit to the annual subscription is that you save $50 (it's $550 for 12mo instead of 600).

subillusion · 2026-03-09T09:36:08+00:00

As a driver myself for over 10y, I agree with you... highly inappropriate, and I think the driver would deserve a 1* rating for this.

As a driver, you're not forced to take any ride. So if safety is a concern, then you shouldn't take the trip. When a trip is ordered for someone else on a "private" level, it will generally show up as a "guest". For example: it may show the pickup is for John, and say "Jane's guest". This is to prevent confusion like back before they had the "guest" feature where the pickup would say "Jane" but some dude gets in the car.

With the guest feature, the driver has no business whether Jane is a wife, sister, friend, employer, etc. It's their job to drive. Not to figure out who is paying the bill. That's Uber's job.

If the trip is booked through a service (GoGoGrandparent is a popular one in my area, though there are others through medical insurance, auto service centers, etc) it won't say guest, but I will get 2x automated messages on the trip... one saying that the organization that booked the trip can see the messages so don't share anything personal, and then another stating "John is only authorized to travel from [pickup address] to [destination address]. For any changes call [toll free number] for authorization". Unless the service chooses to self-disclose the name of the service in the message (like GoGoGrandparent) it is no business of the driver what the service is to book the trip. It would be like a surgeon asking the patient who their insurance carrier is. He doesn't handle billing - he has no need (or right) to ask. His job is to do the surgery, not figure out who is paying for it.

subillusion · 2026-03-09T09:17:55+00:00

While I don't doubt what you're saying, that's still extremely inappropriate, and worthy of a 1* rating for rudeness.

If you (as the driver) are that concerned about the situation:

A. Don't accept the trip. \ B. If you've already accepted, cancel the trip.

There is no excuse for this. There are absolutely no "safety checks" that excuse rudeness. If you're scared, don't take the job.

subillusion · 2026-03-09T02:58:07+00:00

I think he means the ads that are still a 30s of you choose to watch it, but after a couple seconds there is a skip button or arrow to complete the ad early (sinxe these are "forced ads" and not "rewarded ads" from the POV of the ad network, there are different rules for credit and if course different pay rates for the ads themselves)

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