Membership and your account

The members area

Quick answer: The members area is a private page for paid members where member perks are kept, such as the free NZB Grab licence. Log in with your paid account and open the Members area page.

If you have a paid membership, the Members area is your private corner of Arcade Punks. It is where member-only extras are kept, so you do not have to hunt for them across the site.

Who can get in

The members area is for paid members only. A free registered account will not open it. If you want to know what paid membership includes and whether it is worth it for you, read Free vs paid membership first.

How to get there

  1. Log in at the Login page with the account you paid with.
  2. Open the Members area page.
  3. If it does not let you in, check your Profile. It shows your membership type and the date your access runs until. If that date has passed, your membership has ended and you can renew on the Membership page.

What is in it

The perks change over time as new things are added, so the Membership page table is the best place to see the current list. Member perks listed there include:

  • A free NZB Grab licence. NZB Grab is a friendly Windows app that downloads, repairs and unpacks Usenet files for you. Members can claim a free licence key from the members area, enter it in NZB Grab under Settings, Register, and link their account so they can browse every Arcade Punks NZB inside the app. Full steps: How to get started with NZB Grab.
  • The NZB Grab API, the all-NZBs indexer and Quick Torrent Grab, for quicker ways to find and grab releases.
  • A dedicated high speed file downloader and select direct download files.
  • Private servers, limited archives and some exclusive content that is not released on the public site.
  • Private Discord channels, which you reach by linking your Discord account on your profile (see Your profile).

Remember the site’s own line on this: membership is about supporting the site and seeing fewer ads, first and foremost. The private servers and non-public exclusives are a bonus, not the main event.

Using NZB Grab with your membership

The NZB Grab licence is the perk most people use first, so here is the quick version:

  1. Get a Usenet account if you do not have one. NZB Grab needs a provider to download from. We recommend Newshosting (70% off plus 3 free months, 30-day money-back guarantee).
  2. Install NZB Grab from nzbgrab.com and enter your Usenet details under Settings, Server.
  3. Claim your free licence key in the members area and enter it under Settings, Register.
  4. Sign in with your Arcade Punks account in the app to browse the NZB collection.

More on Usenet: Usenet and NZB for beginners and Choosing a Usenet downloader.

Problems getting in

  • Logged in with the right account? If you have more than one account, make sure it is the one with the membership.
  • Just paid? Log out and back in so the site picks up your new membership.
  • Still locked out? Use the contact page and choose “Account Issues”. Include the email address on your account.

Still stuck? See Your profile and Getting more help, or ask in our Discord.