A buy back is when a player pays for a ticket or Extra XP item that they did not previously purchase for an event in the past. The player will receive the XP for “checking in” one character for the past event, or ALL characters if they had an active Advanced Membership at that time!
Here are the general guidelines:
1. For past LIVE IN PERSON events, you have to have been an active player at the time of the event. This means you are not able to purchase Buy Backs for events prior to the first time you attended game.
2. For past LIVE IN PERSON events, you also have to have been a LOCAL player, e.g., a member of Dystopia Rising: Colorado, at the time of the event. There is an exception: if you were NOT a local player but did attend the event, you may purchase Extra XP for that event, if you did not do so back then!
3. For past VIRTUAL events, you only had to be an active player (anywhere in the network) to buy back a ticket and/or Extra XP!
“Wait, Seth, isn’t this just a cash grab/pay for play?”
Only if you’re a cynic. The owners of DR:CO do not depend on the sales from DR:CO events for income (we have our own full time jobs outside of the game). ALL ticket, buyback and non-attending sales remain with the accounts for maintaining the solvency of the game, so Buybacks and Extra XP go towards financing production value such as props, masks, sets, and costuming, as well as other back office expenses, such as blue paper, printer ink, item cards, and insurance. Your buybacks are contributing to the continued success of our chapter, and we are grateful for it!