White Paper


Monetizing Dual Currency Economies in Online Games - October, 2009

Motivating Users, Balancing Economies & Reducing Fraud with Dual Currencies

With so many online game developers monetizing through in-game virtual currency, they face many of the same issues that leaders of real-world economies must deal with every day-inflation and deflation, balance and disparity, supply and demand, security and fraud prevention. One common way many developers have chosen to deal with these challenges is to implement a dual-currency system. In this white paper, Offerpal provides an overview of dual currencies and how they can help developers monetize and engage their users while reducing fraud and balancing their economies. Covers such topics as:

  • "In-game" currency vs. "RMT" currency
  • Allowing conversions and transfers: 4 possible scenarios
  • Case study: 6 waves
  • Tips for monetizing dual currency systems

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