Power your play with energy

One of the ways iRok2 is unique is that you can play any song you want. And we do mean any song. So far you’ve helped us create over 7500 game tracks for your favorite music videos! However, while you can play what you want, you have to first buy the game track. Otherwise you’re limited to a short preview. This puts a damper on iRok2’s “play anything” goal. This is one of the reasons we’ve decided to change the way you access music in our catalog. As of today’s release you can play the full version of any track regardless of whether you’ve decided to save it to your studio. The only limitation will be the number of songs that you can play in one session. The amount you can play is controlled by your player’s energy. 
 
 
What does this mean? A number of areas of the game are affected so we wrote an Energy FAQ to give you the details. Here’s an excerpt:

Q: What have you done?
A: Playing tracks on iRok2 will work a little different than before. You can now play any track, without having to buy it first.  You use up “energy” to play a track. When you run out you have to rest for a while or buy an item to replenish your energy.

Q: Why have you made this change?
A: One of the biggest incentives for this change was to open up the catalog so that players could choose anything, not just the tracks that they buy. Now you can play anything you want but there are restrictions on how much you can play at one time.

Q: How long will it take for my energy to regenerate?
A: It regenerates at the rate of 1 energy every 5 minutes and continues to regenerate while you play. You’ll also get refilled with energy every time you level up. Even if you completely exhaust your energy you will regenerate to full strength in under an hour.

Q: What can I do if I run out of energy and still want to play?
A: In the future you will have a number of options to continue playing but at this point your options are to buy an energy item (which increases your remaining energy) or buy an All-Access Pass (unlimited energy for a week).

Q: What’s the fastest way to gain coins and increase my level?
A: Every track played earns you fans and coins but there are a few things you can do to maximize your income: play the daily track (big bonus!), send a challenge to another player, complete a multiplayer battle, play the daily track several days in a row (huge bonuses!), play 3 tracks in one day (big bonus), get a top score in a video, be one of the top 5 Rokrs (huge bonuses, but skill required), be one of the top 5 Most Active Rokrs (huge bonuses, no skill required). Plus, there are other bonuses not listed here.

When your energy is running low just fill up with an energy bar or the amazing All-Access Pass as shown below:

 
 
 
As always, if you have any feedback on this or anything else please let us know.