Gameplay (FAQ)

This page serves as a F.A.Q. (frequently asked questions) by new players and old players alike.

Daily Diamonds
The Choices App has tested out various "Daily Diamonds" frequencies before setting on its current "Five Diamonds Every 22 Hours" formula. This is noted on the App by the gift icon located at the bottom right corner, which turns orange when the timer has finished counting down from 22 hours. '''As of January 21, 2021, this "Five Diamonds Every 22 Hours" formula has changed and now has been incorporated into the "Challenges" listed below. Players can still earn 1 Diamond for the Daily Check-In, but the Diamond for Ad watching has been reduced from 5 Diamonds (4 Ads) to 3 Diamonds (3 Ads). *As of May 15, 2023, all players can earn up to 100 diamonds for 100 ads ( 1 diamond per ad) every 22 hours*'''

In addition, a player can gain six diamonds for ending six chapters per day. The time this "day" resets depends on the player's location. Because Pixelberry's main office is in California, USA, it operates on GMT-7 during Daylight Savings Time (Pacific Daylight Time) from March 8, 2020 to November 1, 2020; and GMT-8 during Standard Time (Pacific Standard Time) from November 1, 2020 to March 14, 2021.

The Daily Reset occurs at 16:00 PST (which is midnight GMT); and at 17:00 PDT (which is midnight GMT). At this point, if the player ends a chapter (other than Chapter One), they should receive a pop-up ad that asks to play an ad. After watching the ad, the player gains a diamond. A maximum of six ads can be watched to earn six diamonds. If ending a chapter reveals a white-out screen, the ad will fail to load and the diamond cannot be earned with that chapter. If an error-message occurs (for example, "unable to load ad"), it is possible that all potential ads have played and the game will not allow you to earn extra diamonds. This can occur if the player diligently watches ads / gains diamonds every day without pause. If this happens, it is suggested that if the player backs-up his/her data with a Facebook account and launches the app on a different device (for example, switching from an Android device to an iPad, or vice versa), the player may be able to view new ads specific for the device and gain the daily diamond allotment.

Finishing new chapters gives 2 diamonds per chapter. These 2 diamonds are separate from the daily-diamond-for-watching-an-ad diamond. Technically, if a player finishes a new chapter after the daily reset time and has not finished six chapters yet, they could earn 2 + 1 ad diamond for the chapter.

Thus, on days where there are no new chapters released, a player can earn 11 diamonds. On days where one new chapter is released, a player can earn 13 diamonds. And on days where two new chapters are released, a player can earn 15 diamonds.

VIP Status
VIP is a paid subscription model that Pixelberry launched on July 21, 2020 after seven months of previous beta testing (which began in December 2019 and concluded with the official launch). During the beta test, three books were released under the VIP header (which is categorized as Early Access): With Every Heartbeat (released weekly starting December 19, 2019, concluding on March 26, 2020), Hot Couture (released weekly starting December 19, 2019, concluding on March 26, 2020), and A Very Scandalous Proposal (released weekly starting February 5, 2020, concluding on May 14, 2020). After the launch date, The Unexpected Heiress debuted on July 22, 2020. Pixelberry has continuously said that these books will be released to the general audience (non-VIP status) eventually but they have not said when that will occur. With Every Heartbeat was slated to be released in Spring 2020 but due to the pandemic, its release was cancelled and pushed to January 2021.

On August 23, 2021, Pixelberry changed the timeline structure of when they would release VIP books to the general audience. According to their blog, all new books will be released first to VIP subscribers and halfway through the release, they would begin to release it to general audience. In other words, both VIP and general audience readers will read the books simultaneously; however, VIP players would be approximately 8 to 10 chapters ahead. With this new structure, the wiki has divided the Early Access category into two subcategories: OG (original) and 2.0. Books that were released from December 19, 2019 to July 2, 2021 are placed under the OG header. Books that are released after are placed under the 2.0 header.

The beta test of the VIP subscription model differed between players. One subscription was $5 per week for 10 daily diamonds (in addition to the 5 daily diamonds) and unlimited keys, as well as 4 diamonds after each new chapter (up from 2 diamonds). Some players noted $5/week, $7/week, $10/week, $16/month, $20/month costs. The week subscription appeared to have a 70 bonus diamonds gift whereas the month subscription appeared to have a 270 bonus diamonds gift.

The official VIP subscription model is slightly modified from its beta version. It is now at the monthly rate of:


 * There may be a 0.50 difference between Android vs iOS devices.
 * one time 185 diamonds bonus
 * 10 daily diamonds bonus
 * unlimited keys

Differences
Thus, on days where there are no new chapters released, a player can earn up to 20 diamonds. On days where one new chapter is released, a player can earn up to 24 diamonds. And on days where two new chapters are released, a player can earn 28 up to diamonds.

VIP Books
Editors should not remove categories that say Early Access, even if the VIP book eventually becomes available to the general public. This includes:
 * Early Access OG and Early Access 2.0
 * Early Access OG Walkthrough and Early Access 2.0 Walkthrough
 * Characters Part of Early Access OG Stories and Characters Part of Early Access 2.0 Stories
 * Groups Part of Early Access OG Stories and Groups Part of Early Access 2.0 Stories

Challenges
On or around July 8, 2020, Choices launched "Challenges" to earn more diamonds. These challenges were in beta test-mode as only a limited number of players had received them and it had not been rolled out to the general population. As of January 21, 2021, Choices has released Challenges to all players with its newest update.

The challenges and rewards are as follows. When a challenge is completed, it may be replaced by a different and possibly "harder" challenge to complete. Some tasks are daily and some tasks are one-time challenges. With the Challenges implemented, Daily Ads have been reduced from 5 to 3.

Current Diamond System
Previous beta test challenges and rewards fluctuated between players.

The Royal Romance Beta Test
The Royal Romance, Book 1's beta test was also available to a small market beginning on or around November 1, 2019. It appeared that it was for new players (usually with a device that had never had the app before) in certain locations as well. They had only revised the first 5 chapters, rearranging certain scenes and moving the Corgi from Book 2 to Chapter 4 - as a gift from Prince "Liam" instead of Maxwell Beaumont.

It is possible that the beta test has stopped. As of June 2020, the book has updated to include costumes worn by the characters in the beta test but dialogue and plot has remained the same.

Chat Stories
The Chat stories were released around September 2017 and were also a test released to a small group of players. Not much information is known about them. Their game mechanics seem to have issues with coding. Only a few have been recorded for view on YouTube by Izzay Plays and Crazzy Plays.

Choices Insiders
To join their official "Choices Insiders" email list, click here.

Contacting Pixelberry


The editors on Choices: Stories You Play Wikia are not affiliated with Pixelberry or their staff. We however field many questions about glitches or problems others might have with the app itself because we are also players who help other players. It is highly recommended you link your account to your Facebook account; even if you do not use Facebook regularly, it is recommended that you create an account to link to so that your data is saved.

The Choices official Facebook page is located here. You can try contacting them through Facebook messenger. For application support, you may email them at: support@pixelberrystudios.com.

In the app itself, here are the steps to contact Choices support directly: