From 1c9048e088c8145ddad87faf359456da7ccb7272 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: martbost Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:12:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add Premium vs. Standard tier explainer to /how-pay-works Preempts the "why did an amount come in smaller?" question (hit live with Standard-tier #46): a clear card with a Premium/Standard amount table, that tier is permanent (upgrading advances level not tier), and the team play of joining Premium so the whole leg pays full value. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- public/how-pay-works.html | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/public/how-pay-works.html b/public/how-pay-works.html index a17726c..f667b31 100644 --- a/public/how-pay-works.html +++ b/public/how-pay-works.html @@ -60,6 +60,15 @@

To catch each one, you must be at that level yourself (and qualified). Layer 3's Culmen payment only stops at you if you're at Culmen — otherwise it passes up to the next eligible position. That's why the rule is: stay one level ahead of your team's deepest active layer.

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Good to know · tiers

Premium vs. Standard — why an amount can come in smaller

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Every figure on this page is shown at the Premium tier — the tier our whole team builds at. The contract also has a Standard tier that costs about half to enter and, in exchange, pays and earns half as much at every level. So if a payment ever lands smaller than the diagram shows, it's almost always because it came from a Standard-tier position below you.

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PaymentPremiumStandard
Entry reward (a direct joins)326 POL163 POL
1st upgrade → Ascensus621 POL311 POL
2nd upgrade → Fabrica1,243 POL621 POL
3rd upgrade → Culmen2,486 POL1,243 POL
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Two things to remember: your tier is set when you join and can't be changed later — upgrading advances your level, never your tier. And a Standard position in your team pays everyone above it half, at every level. So the team play is simple: join Premium, and make sure the people you bring on do too, so your whole leg pays full value up the line.

The one line to remember: You keep your directs' entry money. For upgrades, each person below you pays you at exactly one level — the one that matches their depth beneath you. Twos are for building; depth-matched levels are for paying.

Every figure is a contract rule, verifiable on-chain, not a promise of income. Most participants may not profit. Full disclaimers → · How the contract works →