GameFriends Start Guide

Getting started on GameFriends is very easy. Each set of steps below are to help YOU become a more productive member of the community. You do not necessarily have to complete all the steps below but this guide is extremely thorough and will help you tremendously in your knowledge of GameFriends. Grab a snack first!

1) Click "signup button" to sign up. Enter your information and a valid email address. Upload an avatar or select from the ones we provide.

2) Step 3 of the sign up process relates to how you can make real life money by being active on GameFriends. We share up to 100% Revenue by using Google Adsense. You can read more about how this works here: Making Money on GameFriends!

3) Once logged in you will be prompted to fill out your About Me Information (notice the popup link in the lower right corner of your screen). Do it now to the best of your ability.

You will notice you receive Experience Points for doing this; these points are more valuable then you realize...more on that later.

4) Go to your email account that you used to sign up with and Verify Your Account. This will enable full features on GameFriends so you can send messages, ask questions, post shouts, and much more.

Now your account is verified and your About Me Information is added. Let's continue...


5) Notice at the top left of the page you will see the GameFriends logo. Within this logo you will see your "User CP" (User Control Panel)

Click the down arrow here and you will have the entire site at your fingertips.

Once your User CP dropdown appears, click on your 'Gamer Control Center' which is circled in red below

User CP makes managing GameFriends extremely easy no matter where you are on the site. It even blinks red to alert you of things such as friend requests, new mail, and new comments. You'll also notice just to the left of your User CP you can quickly access your private messages sent to you by the members of GameFriends.


 

You are getting the hang of things! Great, but other gamers want to know more about your gamer side. Follow these steps:

1) From the Gamer Control Center Page click on (here you can add games you have played in the past, present, or plan on playing in the future)

2) Or from your own Profile page you can click located at the bottom of the Game history box.

3) After this you will be presented with the Gaming Panel. This dynamic interface will allow you to quickly add, edit, delete games, characters and track games or platforms you are interested in.

    But for right now lets concentrate on simply adding a game to your history. Type the game name and click the button for 'Add Game'

    The next screen will allow you to rate, comment, and post information related to how you played this game.

Example: I played EverQuest on the Rathe server from 1999 - 2001 with the Character Nubby, a level 54 Rogue, so I would enter the following

Game played: EverQuest
Comment: My first 3d game. 3d PvP and raiding was so awesome..take turnip, forest loops, and that time Scott became a GM haha.
Rating: 10 stars
Server: The Rathe
Time Played: 1999 - 2001
Guild Name: Vengeance of Lost Souls
Guild URL: http://vengeanceoflostsouls.com

4) Add the Character Profile *NOTE* You can either add a Character Profile now for the game (if supported), or finish this part and add it after you click submit; it does NOT matter.

5) Fill out the information about your Character and click Submit

Example: My Character's Name is Nubby, I made him in the summer of 1999 so I approximated his creation date. All the other information is already gathered from the game history. Nubby is inactive since I stopped playing in 2001. Alignment is None. Enter Headline. Fill out the rest of the information. This part really brings back a lot of nostalgia and its best to go in-depth as much as possible to preserve your Character's history.

Here is the link to my Character Profile of Nubby: Nubby's Profile

Now we have our Real Life Profile and a Character Profile setup. Let's delve deeper in a couple more easy steps.

1) Click your dropdown and click on the link for Gamer Control Center.

2) On the Gamer Control Center Page Click your Real Life Profile image in the side scrolling selector.
    This will take you to your Real Life Profile Page. GameFriends offers the ability to make edits directly as you view the page.

    As you view your own profile you will notice that under each box or widget you will see an edit button which looks like this:

3) Go to box labeled "Aliases/Handles" and click the button underneath it
    Add all your Aliases/Handles that you have. You can adjust the privacy settings for each one by making them viewable by anyone, friends only, or private just for you so no need to

    worry.

Awesome! You are now becoming a bigger part of the community, but let's not stop here.

1) Click on and from the dropdown and click on the link for Create a Blog.
    Creating and updating a Blog is easier than you thought. All that is needed is your great game knowledge, an opinion, and a keyboard!

2) Enter the Title of your Blog
    Example: Jenna's view on Gaming, or Bob's Journey through World of Warcraft

3) Post an entry. Since this is your first one, maybe introduce yourself to the community and what you hope to bring. Feel free to associate your entry with a game if it is appropriate to do so.
    Note. You have nothing to prove :) You can simply say: Hi, this is my Blog and I'm going to write whatever I feel like it, and update it as regularly or irregularly as I want.

    No worries!

You now have a direct connection with the community. Congratulations! Along with your Real Life Profile, Game History, Character Profile, Aliases/Handles, and your newly created Blog, the community is getting to know more about you and your virtual personas. But we still aren't done!

We need to let the community know we are alive before we continue.

1) Go to and click on Gamer Control Center.

2) Once on this page scroll down to box marked Global Shouts

3) Use the dropdown menu to select which profile you want to shout to the world as, and what you want to say.
    Example: Matt says,   "Hi all, I'm new here Add me as a friend!"

To gain more credibility and add a personal touch to your profiles we need to add some pictures!

1) Go to and click the link for Upload Pictures.
    You can upload any and all pictures from your computer, whether it is related to Real Life, Characters, Video Games, Art, etc.

2) Click browse and locate the picture you want to upload from your computer.

3) Select Album; either Real life or one of the Character Profiles you have created. You can also add new albums related to whatever you want. For example I created an album called

    'Artwork' where I show off my drawings.

4) Enter a Title/Caption for the Image
    Example: Me laying on the couch. Myself and my family. Nubby owning noobs in EverQuest

5) Enter Tags
    Tags help people find your picture. Example: laying on couch, family, PvP EverQuest

*Note* If you want to verify your Identification you need to write down your display name and hold it up in a clear photograph of yourself.
You will instantly gain 5,000 Experience Points and more credibility within the community. This is not required if you do not want to participate but it is appreciated.
Example: Here's a picture of someone successfully verifying their identification.

So far we have a Real life profile, a Character Profile (you can have multiple Character Profiles), Aliases/Handles, A Blog started, some Pictures uploaded to your Albums, and a Global Shout under your belt. You sure are a quick learner! Let's continue.

Now You are all squared away and can begin to contribute to the game community and get paid for it if you so desire. The ability to make money on GameFriends is not required but we recommend utilizing these steps even if you are curious.

1) Click   and select My Settings 

    NOTE: If you signed up for Google Adsense during your initial signup to GameFriends then you can skip this section.

2) Enter your Google Adsense Publisher ID to receive ad sharing for what you contribute. If you do not have a Google Adsense Publisher ID don't panic! It's very easy to sign up for as

    well. Here is the link: Sign up for Adsense

Example: You submit a video that gets tons of views. Chances are someone will click on an ad. If you are at 100% ad sharing, you will receive 100% of the money from those clicks, ALL the time. Experience points advance you to higher levels of Revenue Sharing by being active on GameFriends.

Read all about Making Money and the Title system used to unlock higher levels of Revenue Sharing here.

Now we are ready to help the community grow along with your wallet. Let's continue.

1) Click   and select Answer Questions under Contribute to the Gaming Community.

These questions are asked by members of the community. If you know the answer, or think you can research and find it you will be rewarded with the Best Answer, as voted on by the community. As Best Answer you will receive Ad sharing for that page the Question is on as well as a have your Signature link/image display with whatever html you entered.

2) Look for Unanswered Questions or Questions you feel you can answer the Best or even questions you see asked specifically by your friends.

3) Answer a Question now, even if you're not 100% sure that it will be the Best Answer.

    Pretty cool huh? You get to help people out and it doesn't cost you anything... in fact it can make you money. The following are ways you can currently make money on

    GameFriends: YOUR: Profile Ads, Real life and Character profiles, Blog, Best Answers, Videos, Pictures, News, Guides, and Reviews.

Becoming an author/critic/reviewer is much easier with GameFriends. For example, if you played the game EverQuest you can give it a thorough review, or perhaps you have a great power leveling guide, or breaking news for the game you found on another site. You can explore submitting News, Guides, Reviews or creating your own content later, but let's just LEVEL something for now.

Before you start you need to know that throughout the site you will see a little man we like to call 'Newbie' who looks like this:
Newbie will help you decide if content such as News, Guides, Reviews, Pictures, Videos, Answers, and Blogs are any good. This is done by either Leveling Up or PKing(Player Killing) him. As you do this his level with either increase or decrease depending on how you voted. Lets begin...

1) Click on News/Guides/Reviews link on located on the blue navigation menu across the top header.

2) View the different submissions; open one that you want to read. No need to be picky just yet ;)

3) Level this article! You Level Up Newbie by pressing the UP Arrow . Be sure you have your volume up....DING! ...that's right, soak it in. No one likes a hater, but

    if an article is a duplicate or a COMPLETE waste of time then by all means PLAYER KILL IT! (PK IT!) by voting downwhich results in .

This has only been a small guide as to everything GameFriends has to offer. We welcome you to your new GameFriends Community and want to make this a more enjoyable experience for you. Please send any Feedback you may have about the site and if you have any questions about the site please read through our FAQ before contacting us directly. So what are you waiting for? Start interacting with your Game Friends and make some new ones while you are at it.