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Blizzard Announces Changes To Game Time Purchaseable Options For World of Warcraft | MMORPG.com

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited March 2021 in News & Features Discussion

imageBlizzard Announces Changes To Game Time Purchaseable Options For World of Warcraft | MMORPG.com

For those who like to grab their World of Warcraft game time in 30, 90 or 180 day increments, Blizzard has some news for you. Announced today, the company is doing away with the more incremental purchaseable game time options, instead opting for just the 60 day option in addition to WoW Tokens and the standard subscription fee.

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  • JyiigaJyiiga Member UncommonPosts: 1,187
    Probably because you can consume their little content updates in less than 30 days (if you don't raid). I see this as a barrier from me dipping my toes back in from time to time.
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    I think they already did that in Canada a couple of years ago. 60 days was all I could ever find.
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  • enesisxlr8enesisxlr8 Member UncommonPosts: 202
    edited March 2021
    Yet just another money grab, blizzard you have turn to scum. Sorry for anyone that works at that joke of a place.
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  • HyperpsycrowHyperpsycrow Member RarePosts: 954
    This isent a good sign...
    Perhaps Blizzards mining fields are depleting..


    This is only made to grap money from players in case they dont return or leaves the game after 30 days..shame on you Blizzard
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  • fineflufffinefluff Member RarePosts: 561
    I misunderstood it at first, but the 60 day option is only for adding extra game time to your account. You can still set up a recurring subscription for 30/90/180 days like normal. https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/world-of-warcraft-subscription
  • cheyanecheyane Member LegendaryPosts: 9,404
    So now you have to pay for two months at a time. I usually quit after a month whenever I get the urge to play this game and cancel the sub before the month is up. Well I guess this makes it easier not to touch the game at all then.
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    cheyane said:
    So now you have to pay for two months at a time. I usually quit after a month whenever I get the urge to play this game and cancel the sub before the month is up. Well I guess this makes it easier not to touch the game at all then.
    They're not talking about subs. Those remain the same with 1,3,6 and 12 month options.

    They're only talking about game time cards you can buy in stores usually at the checkout. It's something WoW has that very few other MMOs have.
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  • cheyanecheyane Member LegendaryPosts: 9,404
    Iselin said:
    cheyane said:
    So now you have to pay for two months at a time. I usually quit after a month whenever I get the urge to play this game and cancel the sub before the month is up. Well I guess this makes it easier not to touch the game at all then.
    They're not talking about subs. Those remain the same with 1,3,6 and 12 month options.

    They're only talking about game time cards you can buy in stores usually at the checkout. It's something WoW has that very few other MMOs have.
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  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    Wait.. so you could not get an annual sub?
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  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332
    edited March 2021
    Blizzard has been on a serious mission to find ways to make more money,they are in full greed mode.
    They have reworked hearthstone a few times in just the last couple years and NONE of it is for the gamer but all about more revenue.

    There is no logical reason to put any effort into rethinking the 30 day purchase,if anything it might alienate a few who are on very tight budgets.

    I am long past this idea of continuing to pay for a game anyhow,you should pay once and that is it.Then if their expansions are worth it we buy it.This scam of subscriptions is long past due and should be abolished.Cash shops are no better but it tells you how cheap these games really are because everything is DIGITAL now.
    I wonder if peopel even realize what just brushed under the table moving from costly boxes and shipping to merely downloading over the internet.

    We never own these games anyhow but at least with a Disc and box you FEEL like you own something and if the servers go under someone might startup a private server.
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  • achesomaachesoma Member RarePosts: 1,768
    edited March 2021

    Ungood said:

    Wait.. so you could not get an annual sub?



    There has never been an annual sub for WoW. The subs aren't changing.

    This ONLY affects PRE-PURCHASED game time. The Blizzard shop sells game time. It's a virtual version of the old game time cards you'd buy from the rack at a check out aisle at Best Buy or Fry's.
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  • IceAgeIceAge Member EpicPosts: 3,203
    To sum it up, boys, this affects only when you purchase Game-Time with your Blizzard Balance.

    I take it is because of their P2W extravaganza exchange : Tokens -> Gold - Gold -> Tokens , where Tokens = Blizzard Balance , so that farmers who farm gold for Tokens ( Blizzard Balance ), will need to sub for 60 days minimum, because Blizzard doesn't want you to keep your Blizzard Balance for too much in your account ( this is true story and logical for any Business ).

    So yea, is not because of their "review" of their current sub models. This is bullshit. It's always .. about the business.

    /caseclosed
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  • waveslayerwaveslayer Member UncommonPosts: 607

    Wizardry said:

    This scam of subscriptions is long past due and should be abolished.



    ahh, no, I will play sub only games and its not a scam

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  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,101
    Blizzard has to be hurting after this horrible expansion that made BFA look a lot better.
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,060
    waveslayer said:

    Wizardry said:

    This scam of subscriptions is long past due and should be abolished.



    ahh, no, I will play sub only games and its not a scam

    So neither of you play many MMORPGs or online games anymore, do you?

    The days of sub only or pay once are long gone, except in single player games, and even then.
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  • SKurjSKurj Member UncommonPosts: 162
    well come next year's shareholder's meeting...
    avg player pays for 60 days in 2021 - woohoo
  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671

    IceAge said:

    To sum it up, boys, this affects only when you purchase Game-Time with your Blizzard Balance.



    I take it is because of their P2W extravaganza exchange : Tokens -> Gold - Gold -> Tokens , where Tokens = Blizzard Balance , so that farmers who farm gold for Tokens ( Blizzard Balance ), will need to sub for 60 days minimum, because Blizzard doesn't want you to keep your Blizzard Balance for too much in your account ( this is true story and logical for any Business ).



    So yea, is not because of their "review" of their current sub models. This is bullshit. It's always .. about the business.



    /caseclosed



    Honestly, I was thinking more along the lines about the mounts they tried to use to incentize people to buy the 180 game time. Chances are they're just gonna straight up sell more mounts directly since they know less people are wanting to sub for 180 days, especially since the content lulz will probably be more frequent. Already gonna take them 6-7 to launch their first major patch post launch.
  • CuddleheartCuddleheart Member UncommonPosts: 391
    edited March 2021
    Kinda seems like a bad move to me, but what do I know? In my experience, people buying game time cards are for people who don't have bank accounts or Paypal. Most of the time, it ends up being a kid who gets his mom to pick one up. People who don't have digital payment usually are more sensitive to pricing changes and are more likely to put off buying something all together.

    I'm not advocating Blizz squeezing more blood from the WoW stone, if I HAD to, I would have made WoW tokens worth $30 because you'd be dealing with whales who have the cash and, psychologically, having that extra $10 credit every time you use a token for sub would tend to keep you playing the microtransaction game longer.

  • ProjectghostxProjectghostx Member UncommonPosts: 7
    So what you are telling me is that i am unistalling the game because imnot gonna be forced to ppay for more time then i want to
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  • BlackAdder77BlackAdder77 Member UncommonPosts: 40
    edited March 2021
    Well, if you were a company exec and planing to break the news that 9.1 is gonna be really late, what would you do? Force the people to buy a longer sub beforehand.
  • achesomaachesoma Member RarePosts: 1,768

    BlackAdder77 said:

    Well, if you were a company exec and planing to break the news that 9.1 is gonna be really late, what would you do? Force the people to buy a longer sub beforehand.



    Again, this has no affect on subs. You can still sub 1 month at a time and cancel anytime.
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  • moosecatlolmoosecatlol Member RarePosts: 1,531
    The amount of people across this dead genre's community that somehow read "Game Time Purchases" as "Subscriptions" is fucking astonishing. If you or anyone you know misinterpreted "Game Time Purchases" as "Subscriptions," congratulations you are the wider audience.
  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 10,014
    moosecatlol said:
    The amount of people across this dead genre's community that somehow read "Game Time Purchases" as "Subscriptions" is fucking astonishing. If you or anyone you know misinterpreted "Game Time Purchases" as "Subscriptions," congratulations you are the wider audience.

    You're paying for 60 days game time when most people will only play 30 or less..... Don't think that Blizzard doesn't know this is how to make money. This is exactly why I went to free to play games because of tactics like this.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Theocritus said:
    moosecatlol said:
    The amount of people across this dead genre's community that somehow read "Game Time Purchases" as "Subscriptions" is fucking astonishing. If you or anyone you know misinterpreted "Game Time Purchases" as "Subscriptions," congratulations you are the wider audience.

    You're paying for 60 days game time when most people will only play 30 or less..... Don't think that Blizzard doesn't know this is how to make money. This is exactly why I went to free to play games because of tactics like this.
    IDK man. You'd have to turn a blind eye to a lot of things to think that F2P games don't use even worse tactics.
    Kyleran
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,060
    Iselin said:
    Theocritus said:
    moosecatlol said:
    The amount of people across this dead genre's community that somehow read "Game Time Purchases" as "Subscriptions" is fucking astonishing. If you or anyone you know misinterpreted "Game Time Purchases" as "Subscriptions," congratulations you are the wider audience.

    You're paying for 60 days game time when most people will only play 30 or less..... Don't think that Blizzard doesn't know this is how to make money. This is exactly why I went to free to play games because of tactics like this.
    IDK man. You'd have to turn a blind eye to a lot of things to think that F2P games don't use even worse tactics.
    Path of Exile is often held up as an example of a "good" F2P model, yet when you want to purchase most any outfit or gear item in their store you'll find it impossible to purchase the exact amount of  "currency" you need  for it, almost always having to pay for more than necessary, but the leftover rarely is enough to buy something useful, so you end up buying even more currency.

    It's a vicious practice, but hardly anything new, I recall running into the same when I played EQ2, I still have unspent credits on there I sure, unless they got cleared when Daybreak took over.


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