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Microsoft Rewards is about to debut an excellent new feature across multiple regions, and it could have major benefits for Xbox users as well. The feature will allow you to set "Custom" redeem amounts for (some?) gift cards.
The news was announced by Microsoft's Mikhail Parakhin on the weekend, revealing a look at someone redeeming $46 worth of Amazon Gift Cards for a "Custom" amount of 48,300 Microsoft Rewards Points (which seems very low!).
In the replies, Parakhin mentioned that the feature is set to be rolled out "everywhere", with the team reportedly now trying to "do things globally from the get go", so it looks like we'll be seeing this very soon.
The big question is whether the feature will apply to all gift cards, or just some. If it's the former, then you won't need to keep waiting until you can afford a $10 or $25 gift card anymore - you'll be able to just pick whatever amount you can afford to redeem! Let's hope that's the case, as it would be a huge bonus for the program on Xbox.
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Might be offtopic but does anyone know if you can check the weekly set's progress anywhere other than the console?
Edit: I mean the one that nets you 2,5k every ten weeks.
@frosty360 yh mine did but it's cause I missed it 😭
Has anyone else's weekly streak been reset to 0 today?? I didn't miss last week's but says that I did...
@Cherip-the-Ripper
https://rewards.bing.com/?ref=rewardsquizsummary&redref=amc
You'll need to login (if you aren't already)
Also the new bing app with AI.
It offers you another 30 points daily for reading 10 separate news articles. So I use a combination of that URL above. Searching in edge browser on bing till filled.
Searching on my laptop on bing till filled. Clicking on all the daily links.
Just getting as many points daily as possible!
@frosty360 Nope 136 day streak here. It's possible you forgot? It's also possible it didn't record it somehow.
It happened to me 137 days ago. Before that I had over 365 consecutive days logged.
I wouldn't worry too much. Unless you are certain the fault lyes with them in which case an email may help?
But its happened twice to me now... Not ideal but also could be much worse I suppose.
If only Microsoft Rewards was a thing in my region.
@frosty360 Yep mine has been reset on Xbox, which if they don't fix I'll be mad as hell about...
I definitely finished last week's set as I needed it to get the monthly 2k.
Had like 92 weeks or so and was in the sweet spot of getting 2.5k points regularly...
Cheers. It’s the Xbox rewards (not the bing streak). I completed last weeks set but seems to have reset- it seems it has a glitch in the system…
@Widey85 cheers for confirming. Very annoying!! The points won’t actually be far off 2.5k over next 10 weeks though (you get rewarded more regularly with <10 week streak). Think it will be just shy of 2k…still annoying though..
@frosty360 No problem. I've just used the Report a Problem app on the Xbox itself which does generally send reports direct to the right teams, and I've irrefutable proof I got last week's one (given I couldn't have got the monthly 2k already otherwise) so hopefully they'll take a look.
If it's not fixable I'll be pretty annoyed as it takes a while to build up to the regular 2.5k reward streaks...
Oh wow..had no idea there were reward streaks beyond the one on the website. I need to use my Xbox more!
@Tangerine oh I know about some of that, I meant the one on the console app that resets every 7 days, it requires you to do three things, visit a new game's page in the store is always there and the other two switch around.
Was wondering if you could track that elsewhere or if it's specific to console.
Edit: I'm talking about the one that nets you 2,5k every ten weeks as mentioned above.
@Widey85 same, I was on 115 or sth. Not too bothered because I'll get it back in 2 months (if I don't forget) plus you don't get any extras after the 10 weeks anyway. But still slightly annoyed.
@Cherip-the-Ripper if it's happened to loads of people you'd think they might fix it. I want to investigate too whether you can access the Xbox rewards whilst not on Xbox. I was going to look at the Xbox app on the PC, but haven't got round to it yet ..
@Cherip-the-Ripper Yep but that sweet, sweet 2.5k every 10 weeks hits nice when there's a sale on!
@FraserG FYI, seems a number of us have had our weekly Xbox rewards streak reset - I've had it on both my Xbox accounts (naughty I know!) and a few other users here too.
Also reports of it on Twitter - hopefully it'll be fixed soon, but if not there may be a few of us who'd appreciate it being publicised so Xbox fix it!
@frosty360 Lots of people https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftRewards/comments/12idlnw/xbox_weekly_streak_reset/
@Widey85 Yep, I'm keeping an eye on it! One of the main MS Rewards employees is getting bombarded with messages about it so I'm sure it'll be acknowledged soon 👍
@FraserG Great, thanks
@Widey85 This has happened to me twice before. You just have to live with it, as I had to find out. I contacted support many, many times. And all they came up with was, that there was no evidence that I completed the tasks, which I 100% did.
In Canada, the math for $46 @ ~48k points doesn't work out better than just buying two $25 digital gift cards for 23.9k points each.
I dunno what the point costs and gift card values are for the US. I assume it's different bc of the differences in our dollar currencies, but if not... Canada's getting ripped off!
@frosty360 @Widey85 I had my Rewards Weekly Set reset today too. I was at 250+ day streak so you can imagine I’m not just going to suddenly forget to do it one week as I finish the set asap. Is there something we should do like let Microsoft know it has affected us or do we just sit and wait for them to fix it?
@Widey85 Fortunately, you do get smaller bonuses every few weeks until you work up to the 20-week streak. If I'm not mistaken, it's the same amount, but spread out over a few milestones.
(Something like 250+500+750+1000.)
@frosty360 I lost a 160 week atreek a few weeks back in the achievetbit tracking that killed achieve more earn more. I've had a lot of issues with the rewards app just not tracking achievtfir a while now but that week everyone had problems I couldn't get any to trigger it and lost the streak. I have however screenshotted my am5 achievements and the lunch card showing the rest is complete and sent to support as evidence to reinstate it.
Also fun they said we will go things globally days after adding more points for reading the news but only in certain regions again. Loving the scheme now I can get more points where I live but still missing out on loads compared to the UK and us versions.
@MaccaMUFC as they have now acknowledged the problem I’d hope a fix should soon be on the way
rewards is the biggest bargain in gaming it paid for my series X and my series S and now pays for my game pass and buying games.
gaming on xbox costs me nothing microsoft pay me to play it
@frosty360 , son of a bitch, my 61 weeks gone too and I know I did it because I needed it to get April's montly.
@JPSoler @FraserG Mine has just fixed itself after completing this week's set, so hopefully this will be the case for everyone affected.
I just love this program its great for saving great really helps out with being a single dad off two young kids its a winner.
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