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National Neopolitan Museum Archive: April Fools Day 2006 |
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| Current Fee: | No Charge |
| Activity: | Help Files |
| Total Charges: | 300 NP |
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For April 1, 2006, Neopets created a series of fake pages about a "NeoCharge" system that would charge players neopoints for each page load, message created, game played, etc. Those pages are archived below. On the upper right, you can see the floating toolbar they said they would use to keep track of the charges. Don't worry, these are for display only. Your account is not being charged and Neopets did not really charge anyone during this joke.
What is NeoCharge™? 
The NeoCharge system is basically a new way of addressing two important
problems that have been impacting Neopets and its users. Firstly, many of you may have noticed the influx of new users to Neopets. This is good! We're happy to have the opportunity to entertain so many people around the world! However, while we have over 200+ servers to handle this load, it seems that's just not enough for the millions of visitors we have every day, and we aren't able to upgrade fast enough to keep up! The NeoCharge system helps make sure that users only load the pages they need to, and don't constantly refresh over and over, using up valuable resources. This should make the site run more smoothly for everyone! 
Secondly, with inflation climbing higher every day, we needed to find
a way of stabilizing the economy. Before the NeoCharge system, Neopoints
entered the Neopian economy at a rate that was approximately 400% greater
than the rate at which they left the economy! Any economist will tell
you that's not a very good thing. Not only does it greatly unbalance the
economy, it causes mass inflation and severely rising prices (among other
things). With the NeoCharge system, we can steadily remove Neopoints from
the economy at a rate roughly equivalent to the rate of Neopoints entering.
This means less inflation, lower prices, and a happier Neopets experience
for everyone! So there you have it - the two major reasons behind NeoCharge. And we're not done with it! We will constantly review the system to make sure it's doing its job. We don't want to take more Neopoints out of the economy than we have to, and we definitely don't want larger, more costly areas of the site to be restricted to only the wealthiest Neopians, so please bear with us while we adjust the numbers early on and into the future. Thank you for reading, and as always, thank you, thank you, thank you for playing Neopets! - The Neopets Team |
Frequently Asked Questions |
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But why aren't my Neopoints deducted right away? In order to avoid incurring debt that would lead to various account restrictions, you will have the chance to earn the necessary Neopoints to pay off your bill, which will be required to be paid in full one week after your current bill starts or unless your bill accumulates to 50,000 NPs (whichever comes first). If you have feedback, this does not solve your problem, or you wish to report something about it, please click here. What if I don't or can't pay? You will need to pay within a week of your last payment, or before
accumulating charges in the amount of 50,000 NP (whichever comes first). If you have feedback, this does not solve your problem, or you wish to report something about it, please click here.
My issue is not in any of the above! Please only submit here after you have searched for the answer. You are currently in the NeoCharge™ category. If
you report a problem from this page, it will be grouped with NeoCharge™.If your problem really belongs in another category and you submit it here, it probably will not be answered.
If you are sure this is the right category, you can report your issue for this category by clicking here. |
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NeoCharge™ Below are all charges you have accumulated. Current charges are added to your bill when you click "Pay Now!" below. Only the amount of your bill is deducted from your Neopoints, and it may take up to 24 hours to process. (Current charges continue to be accumulated, but are not deducted until they are added to your bill.)  Current charges: 300 NP Current Bill: 0 NP Your bill may take up to 24 hours to process. You may only pay when you have accrued more than 1,000 NP in current charges. |
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