No More Blizzard Battle Chest - Just Subscribe to Level to 110 in Legion

Live Posted 2018/07/17 at 5:09 PM by perculia

$15/month subscriptionBattle for AzerothComplete CollectionHow to Purchase World of Warcraft Game Time

Blizzard

Use the Recruit A Friend button on the in-game Friends List to send a customized email invitation to your friends. Once they accept and create an account, you will be linked with your recruit so that you can find them in-game.

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If your friend pays for two months of game time, you'll get a month of game time FREE!

If your friend pays for three months of game time, you'll receive a choice of EPIC in-game mounts or special pets.

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If your friend purchases a full copy of World of Warcraft and pays for a month of subscription time, you'll get 30 days of game time FREE!

if your friend pays for two full months of game time, you'll receive a choice of EPIC in-game mounts or special pets.

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Blizzard

The Battle for Azeroth pre-patch is here, and with this update we’re making some exciting changes to the way players access to World of Warcraft. Starting today, new players can gain access to all World of Warcraft content up through and including the Legion expansion simply by becoming a subscriber—you no longer need to purchase the original World of Warcraft base game. In addition, all existing World of Warcraft subscribers have automatically been upgraded to Legion at no additional cost.Today we’re also updating the World of Warcraft: Complete Collection for new subscribers, which includes all seven expansions—including a digital pre-purchase of the upcoming Battle for Azeroth—30 days of game time*, and one Level 110 Character Boost.
Give the Gift of Battle for AzerothThe next chapter of World of Warcraft is almost here, and it’s the perfect time to help your friends and family get into the action by giving the gift of Battle for Azeroth!Once you’ve pre-purchased Battle for Azeroth and assembled your allies, it’s time to get ready for the global launch. . . .
Battle for Azeroth™: One Launch to Rule Them AllMark your calendar for August 14!** For the first time in World of Warcraft® history, the next expansion—Battle for Azeroth—will launch in the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand at the same time. Wherever you live and whatever faction you fight for, you can be part of one globally unified front as the battle for Azeroth begins. See the complete launch schedule here.Whether you’re Alliance or Horde, it’s time to heed the call of battle! *30 days of game time available for new subscriptions only.
**To align with other regions, the Americas will launch slightly ahead of August 14 in local time. Learn more.

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Comment by RusketeerFor a second there I thought all I had to do was subscribe and I had no expac restrictions in the game. Oh well.Comment by DrGreatScottThis is a nice change for new customers. Good business strategy.Comment by billjaimezAm I reading this right If I wanted to RAF all I need to do is create another account and pay for a wow sub and I am good to goComment by KoJack13This is a good step. Every new player seems to be confused by the purchasing options.Comment by pankracThis is nice:)Comment by BaneleafThe RAF change does not make sense. Does that mean you can refer someone with an active account and when they pay for 2 months you get a free month?Comment by kammo12Am I reading this right If I wanted to RAF all I need to do is create another account and pay for a wow sub and I am good to goComment by woudjeFML. Just three weeks ago I bought a battle chest AND Legion to have another box to run with. If I just waited a month, that would've saved me 50,- bucks.Comment by jegatorThe RAF change does not make sense. Does that mean you can refer someone with an active account and when they pay for 2 months you get a free month?Comment by InterestThis is a fairly cool change as it helps to reduce the barrier for entry a little, making the game more accessible to newer players. To be fair though, Blizzard technically did this to a degree with their movie promotion a couple years ago.

With that said, my hopes for a GW2-like pay to play model that allows players to play a portion of the game subless are likely dashed.

Edit: Someone elsewhere pointed out that this model is actually more expensive when the base game is on sale (instead of being a $5 discount because of the $20 base game price, it ends up costing as much as $10 more during a base game sale). I wonder what Blizzard is going to do about that.

FML. Just three weeks ago I bought a battle chest AND Legion to have another box to run with. If I just waited a month, that would've saved me 50,- bucks.Comment by JacobWonderNot really.

You don't get ANYTHING if the invite buys one month, no 30 days anymore.

Once they buy a SECOND MONTH, then you get your 30 days. This nerfs people who want to start multiboxing.Comment by phantom57So basically a nerf to ppl who would RAF themselves for a new mount - now they have to pay the full price. Guess we are getting a new RAF mount soonComment by FTLNewsFeedThey should get rid of the expac purchase all together. Maybe keep the Collector's Edition for those that want the IRL goodies, but just allow anyone to pay for their subscription and get access to the latest game data.Comment by athasSo basically a nerf to ppl who would RAF themselves for a new mount - now they have to pay the full price. Guess we are getting a new RAF mount soonComment by MrV1ndictiveSo does this effectively mean that World of Warcraft is now free, and you only have to purchase the current (new) expansion to have access to everything? So you just subscribe for the monthly fee and thats all?

Makes sense. the Battle Chest was only ever like £10 no matter where you looked and it came with a month...so yeah.Comment by Dicrostonyx@jde1126:
Not really, the price works out to about the same. Game costs ~$20, sub costs $15/mo.

Old system:
Friend pays $35, you get $15 free.
Friend pays $50, you get $15 free + a mount.

New system
Friend pays $30, you get $15 free.
Friend pays $45, you get $15 free + a mount.

So all in all the new system is slightly cheaper, and a lot simpler, for multiboxers.Comment by sinangelusSo basically a nerf to ppl who would RAF themselves for a new mount - now they have to pay the full price. Guess we are getting a new RAF mount soonComment by sinangelusSo all in all the new system is slightly cheaper, and a lot simpler, for multiboxers.Comment by XingbgQuestion is can you send WoW Tokens straight away to a new RAF account or you have to pay for the first month? I mean not a big deal if you have to pay for the first month since you will get 1 month on your main account, so it's basically the same, but still curious to know if WoW Tokens can be used straight away.Comment by PurgatorywolfAm I reading this right If I wanted to RAF all I need to do is create another account and pay for a wow sub and I am good to goThe RAF change does not make sense. Does that mean you can refer someone with an active account and when they pay for 2 months you get a free month?

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