Discord launches a digital forex

Happening a quest to assemble orbs appears like a magical journey. Pictures of old-school Sierra adventure games come to thoughts. Properly, unhealthy information. On this case, it is a digital forex earned by being a captive viewers for advertisers on Discord. Welcome to 2025, child!

At present in beta, Orbs are Discord’s newest addition to its Quests. That is the corporate’s system that lets advertisers launch interactive challenges. These may be issues like watching promotional movies or taking part in video games. You are not watching an advert, foolish. You are venturing out on a Video Quest!! Godspeed.

For those who select to be a Quest check topic, you possibly can spend your Orbs in a number of methods. Discord Nitro credits could possibly be a well-liked redemption possibility. You can too commerce Orbs for profile cosmetics and first-party store gadgets. Sadly, you possibly can’t change them for actual cash. Nor are you able to spend them wherever exterior of Discord.

Earlier than right now, Quest advertisers had been restricted to providing their very own rewards. Nonetheless, they will nonetheless do this. The brand new digital forex is merely an alternative choice.

Orbs are launching in a restricted beta, so you could not have entry but. They’re additionally desktop-only (app and browser), not less than for now. You could find Quests by heading to Uncover > Quests on Discord. After you have entry to Orbs, you possibly can declare them within the Direct Messages > Store part.