Are you a potential hero who wants to tackle our Quests?
Well before you jump in, remember these four important points:
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It's not a giveaway
You do have to try to earn points, and if you want the higher priced titles you will have to put in some time. Just interested in a small indie game? You can probably get it in minutes.
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Points don't always credit correctly
Don't go in expecting everything to work perfectly every time. The Quests providers are third party companies and the individual Quests are offered by different companies again, so things don’t always align the way they should. There are a few ways to help your odds and we'll go into those, but there will be times when you don't get the points you deserve so be prepared for that. Just keep going towards your goal and you'll get there.
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Be careful which sites you are directed to when completing Quests
Opium Pulses itself is and will always be 100% safe, however the sites linked to through Quests may not always be. We'll go over some measures for this below, but just know it's not a great plan to go in there and blindly start clicking on things.
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We feel it’s best to set a goal
Find a game in our selection you want and then work towards it. Some of our members want instant gratification and purchase small indie games after each quest completed, others save up for something big and keep telling themselves they only need X amount of points to get the game, keeping in mind that every point earnt brings them closer to the goal.
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Okay, so if you're still interested we'll go over a few tips and tricks you can use to farm points, keep your computer safe and generally avoid as much annoyance as possible.
Keeping your computer safe

So you don't want to just randomly click around in a quest on any old web browser with no protection. There are ads dotted around that might lead to downloads that could contain malware. With the right mindset and standard protection this won’t be a problem, so let’s talk about it.

First thing to do is to create a safe browsing environment. There's two ways of doing this, either using a Virtual Machine setup or Sandboxie.

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Using a Virtual Machine
is a preferred method by some as you can set everything up how you want it, save the state of the machine and then easily reset to that state. To do this you'll need a few things.
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>Virtual Machine. Download Link
>OS installation files. Either a DVD, .ISO, or whatever.
>Ability to install an OS, set up the web browser you want to use, and otherwise get the new OS ready to use.
After doing those things you want to set up the OS to the most optimum environment for using the site. A few things that we'll go into more detail with below will be an easy system to take screenshots. Having that already set up in the VM will save you time when you reset the state. Resetting the state will quickly become necessary when you start doing downloads, but we'll talk about that more below.
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Sandboxie is also good

It creates its own virtual environment that it uses on the fly and that makes it much easier to use. No complicated installation of an OS or anything like that. Simply install Sandboxie and you're ready to click "Run Sandboxed Browser" by right clicking on your browser icon which will then create a virtual environment, you can tell which windows are part of that environment because they will have a yellow border when highlighted. If a window doesn't have this you did something wrong and are running it live on your computer, which you might not want. Sandboxie is also very easy to reset by simply clicking the icon in the notification tray and selecting to delete all the files in the Sandbox.

So those are the two options. Which to use is up to you. There’s no reason why Sandboxie wouldn't work just as good and is much easier to use, some just prefer the technical freedom of a virtual machine. The most important time to run them is if you're doing downloads, however I see no reason not to run them all the time just to be safe.

About Clearing Cookies: It's important to do this regularly. Especially with download and survey Quests. There are Cookies some sites can leave that will conflict with Quests. There are Cookies sites can leave that can redirect your gains to other sites for their own profit. There are sites that will leave the same cookie as another site and if it has an older timestamp the quest won't credit correctly. There's a ton of reasons and we’re sure we're missing a few but we will say many of our users gain more points when regularly clearing their cookies. Set up a button or quick way to do this to be more efficient. CCleaner also works well.

One other thing, which is completely not mandatory but I recommend. Create a secondary Facebook and e-mail just for use with OP Quests. Many Quests require a valid e-mail address or activity on Facebook for you to get the reward. No one wants spam in their regular e-mail inbox or sites posting randomly on their Facebook page. Once again this is optional, but highly recommended.

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Which Quests to complete?

Okay. Once on the OP Quests page you'll notice a few things. First on the left the Quests are broken down into vendors. There's quite a few to choose from. We won't go into which ones we think are better and which ones are worst, because from feedback there are people who have completely different experiences with each vendor to others. Try them all and if you feel you're having better luck with one over another then stick with it!

Instead we'll focus on types of Quests and which ones we prefer. Below we'll go over a few in more depth about how to get the best out of them. Here we'll just list them starting with the ones we think are most reliable and likely to reward points.

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Paid/Premium Quests
Basically a quest that rewards you points for buying or trialling a service. There are times when you must outright pay for something, other times when you must sign up for a subscription trial that can be cancelled.
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Videos
Get points for watching a video
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Tasks
Get points for completing simple tasks.
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Surveys
Quests that reward you for taking surveys or questionnaires.
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Downloads
Get points for downloading and installing certain software or mobile apps.
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Miscellaneous
We’re sure there are others that don't fit in the above categories, but that should cover 99% of them.
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Paid (Premium) Quests
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We definitely find these to be the most likely to reward points. They are also very easy to complete. However, there are a few drawbacks with them that you should pay attention to.

The most obvious is that some cost money. They may also not be something that you as gamers, would be interested in buying in the first place. Also you're probably on the site to get stuff for free, so why spend money right? However if it’s something you’re interested in purchasing anyway then at least this way you’ll get a points reward too.

The second is that you have to be aware who you're giving your personal information to. Research any place you're going to give your information too. If you see lots of negative reviews or comments mentioning it's a scam, avoid it.

So what does that leave? Look for trial Quests from large businesses. Netflix, Amazon, Huluu, Blockbuster, Fedex, UPS, Redbox Instant. These are all trusted companies. Make sure you are really on one of their sites before submitting anything; don't fall for third party sites. Read the terms of the trial, how long you have to cancel it, what you get, how long you have to keep it active for to be eligible for the points reward. These companies are willing to pay for these referrals because people sign up for the rewards and fail to cancel them in the allotted time. Don't be one of these people. Also note that this requires a valid credit card to complete these Quests, something not everyone has. However if done correctly these Quests can easily offer 10k-40k points for free, just for remembering to cancel a subscription!

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Videos
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These are the most basic activities you can do and almost always reward points. You simply click on a video and watch it. Sometimes you're also required to "Like" or “follow” a service on Facebook/Twitter or allow it to post about how you liked the video, which is why we recommended the throw-away accounts.

The downside to videos is that there aren't a ton of them and they don't offer a large number of points per view. Best to view them as minor boosts or a quick way to make up a small number of points to reach a goal. It's usually possible to view multiple videos at one time as long as they're from the same vendor which should speed things up quite a bit.

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Tasks
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Sometimes particular vendors offer tasks as opposed to the standard Quests. You will see a list of tasks that they currently have and the reward for completing them. They vary greatly in their pay out and time investment. We find the best one to be the task that's commonly offered to write questions about a keyword. It's pretty easy, you're given guidelines and then words that you're asked to write questions about. So your words might be "Timex Watches" and you can write a simple question like "Where are some places you can buy Timex Watches?" It's super easy and as long as you follow the guidelines you'll be eligible for a bonus pay out once the question is reviewed!

The tasks are a good steady way to earn points. They always pay out and aren't terribly hard. However some of them can be rather time consuming. The ones that require you to do web searches and record information about them can really eat up some time.

Also be aware that you should follow the guidelines and try to submit quality work. Whatever you entered is reviewed and not only will you lose your chance at bonus points it's actually possible for you to receive less tasks Quests from them if your accuracy is low enough. Some have built in checks that if you don't pass you don't even get the chance to complete the Quests. So there's no way around the time requirement for this one.

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Surveys
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Okay, here's where things start getting tricky. Surveys are hit or miss on whether or not they reward you, and some can be quite long. After you get going you'll start to notice some of the surveys look similar to each other. That's because they're offered by the same companies. Pay attention to which ones reward and which ones don't and if you open a survey and it looks similar to ones you've had problems with getting points then just close it and look for more.

A few things that can really help increase your chance of getting points: Clear cookies every time before starting a survey! Either reset your VM to the clean state, use CCleaner or set up a quick click on your browser to do this! Make sure you follow it to the end. Take screenshots of the last page or confirmation e-mail! Make sure you're at the very end; many times there is a small "next" or "continue" button that can be hard to see. Always search them out.

Even when following all this it's not a 100% chance you'll get credit for a survey, so be prepared to do a few. Aim for ones that have a high payout so if it works it'll make up for the time you may have spent on other ones. Avoid anything 100 points or less. Avoid surveys you know are going to be excessively long.

Also, like for Premium Quests, be aware of what information you're submitting. Don't submit anything you don't want in the public or that can be shared and always use a secondary email address.

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Downloads
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Yikes! Here's where you'll really need that computer protection. Just be warned. You'll be asked to download random software and install it. Once again you'll want to clear cookies before doing this for sure. These are some of the more temperamental Quests and once again don't expect to receive credit every time. Same thing applies about vendors, you'll notice some installers look the same. Pay attention to which ones work for you and which ones don't. Stick to the ones that do. Always screenshot the completed installation box along with the icon on your desktop or start menu. You'll need to reset the Sandbox or VM after just a few of these because performance will become poor.

We find that downloads are only worth doing if you’re willing to sit there and run through a bunch of them. They don't take much time and have a good points reward. Failed pay outs can really be helped by submitting the screenshots, which we'll go over below. However it's still not a 100% chance any one quest will reward so be prepared to do a bunch!

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Misc
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Everything else is pretty much a game of chance. Basically if it sounds easy enough give it a shot, but don't be disappointed if you get nothing.

Remember there's always other ways to earn points on the site outside of Quests, daily logins, social follows and playing arcade games rewards points and there’s a full list of achievements that have huge pay outs, the benefit to these is they're 100% safe and reliable, but you can't unlock the non-daily achievements more than once.

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Appeals
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Every vendor has a support page to submit appeals when you don't get your points. This is why you should take screenshots of every survey completion page or installation completed. Our users have great success submitting vendor appeals when it came to the Download installations! Make sure your screenshot has the box that pops up when Installation is complete and the icon on your desktop or start menu and there's a good chance you'll get your points. We suggest using a program called Lightshot to easily capture and save screenshots, but simply having paint open and hitting PrntScrn and pasting it into paint works fine too. Just be sure to name your screenshots so you know which ones go with which Quests.

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We hope this helps our heroes thinking of taking on our Quests and keeping safe out there! Just remember if you're willing to put in the time you absolutely can get games for free and it's NOT HARD even if it can be a bit time consuming! Hopefully what we’ve shared will make your points earning more efficient! GOOD LUCK HEROES!

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