# Been away from the game a LONG time. What do I do?

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**Created:** [August 18, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/been-away-from-the-game-a-long-time-what-do-i-do/459006 "2024-08-18T22:01:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/been-away-from-the-game-a-long-time-what-do-i-do/459006/15 "2024-08-19T06:57:34Z")

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If you haven’t used a referral link yet you can retroactively do so to get 1 mil unallocated SPs.

You can choose one from the below thread that is officially placed so people can put their links there (but nowhere else) on the forums or choose one from elsewhere (unfortunately even in-game people spam their links all the time).

Best if you can find one belonging to someone who offers other good benefits alongside what the link already provides to get more out of it than just the 1 mil SP, they will get rewards if you go omega so make them pay for the benefit instead of just supporting someone who spams their link without giving any additional benefits. 😉

> [@Third Quarter Buddy invites 2024](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/third-quarter-buddy-invites-2024/455073):
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> At the end of every 3 months, the thread will be locked, hidden and a new one created for the cycle to restart. The rules, stated below, remain the same. Thank you, ISD Traindriver Dear EVE Online Players, We appreciate your enthusiasm for our Buddy Program; after all, it is a great way to invite fellow gamers to try EVE Online and we would like to encourage everyone to keep doing so. However, in order to keep the clutter on the forums to a minimum ,and to give everyone a fair opportunity t…

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