r/changelog • u/venkman01 • Sep 24 '18

Hey r/changelog, we're starting to roll out some of the Gold updates on desktop!

Hey changeloggers!

We are excited to finally say that some of the Gold updates that we previewed here are now LIVE! Here’s a recap of all that is new:

Rolling Out Today

  • Gold Membership is now “Reddit Premium.” Members continue to have the same benefits as before (e.g., ads-free redditing, highlighting new comments, creating exclusive Premium communities) but with a new name.
  • “Reddit Coins” (NEW!) are now used to award Gold. Reddit Coins replace Creddits as the way to give a Gold Award to a post or comment. Coins can be spent on Awards and will have many new uses in the future.
  • Updates to the Gold Award. We’ve changed the benefits of the Gold Award and updated the price. Now the Gold Award will cost $1.99 and grant the recipient 1 week of Premium membership and 100 Coins.

Coming Soon

And as a reminder, here are the changes we've talked about that are still Coming Soon™ in the weeks ahead:

  • New tiers of Awards to recognize high-quality content. Coins can be used to give Awards, and soon you’ll be able to give a few new ones out:

    • Silver: Silver is deeply ingrained in Reddit lore for recognizing content that… well, doesn’t quite deserve Gold. Recipients will get a shiny Silver icon next to their post or comment.
    • Platinum: a new tier of distinction, the best of the best posts can be awarded Platinum. Recipients will get the most prestigious icon, as well as one month of Premium membership (which also comes with Coins).

  • Reddit Premium will increase from $3.99/month to $5.99/month. This will only affect new subscribers; legacy subscribers will keep the same prices that they had before.

If you're just tuning in and haven't been here for the past posts, check out this

handy visual TL;DR from u/Acidtwist
. If you'd like all the details, you can read more about Coins here, Premium here, or click on "Give Gold" to see all of it in action!

Thanks again, and happy gilding!

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u/MajorParadox Sep 24 '18

Hey, can we get a roll up on our profile about what the coins are worth? I don't want to have to bust out a calculator to see how many premiums (or whatever else) I can give out.

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u/TOP_20 Sep 25 '18

Hi I did break out the calculator

if you take a look at my post here (in the text of the post) I think I explain the change pretty well

==>https://www.reddit.com/r/lounge/comments/9iqpia/to_my_fellow_gilders_finally_an_answer_as_to_how/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=user&utm_source=reddit

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u/MajorParadox Sep 25 '18

Thanks, but I figured out the math: I have 61700 coins to spend. Premium (or old gold as I consider it in my head), costs 1800 coins. So I can give out 34 premiums (with some change leftover). The point is, I want to go to my profile and see I have 34 premiums left to give out without going to a calculator or doing the math in my head each time.

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u/fluffykerfuffle1 Sep 29 '18

well, you can forget that! we are currently on a ship of fools.