Blizzard on Dragonflight Collector’s Edition Codes

Live Posted 2022/06/21 at 8:43 PM by Squishei

We’ve seen a number of questions from players regarding the physical Collector’s Edition, which recently went on sale, and how they might be able to use the game code as a part of their purchase.As there is no digital delivery of the code ahead of receipt of the physical box, there are two scenarios in play.Players who aren’t concerned about getting access to any advance content or their digital items ahead of receipt of their Collector’s Edition box, can wait for it to be delivered to their shipping address. Once received, the game code can be found in the box and can be applied to the account they would like to upgrade to the Epic Edition of Dragonflight.For those who would like to enjoy any advance content or their digital items before they receive the physical Collector’s Edition, they can purchase one of the digital options available and upgrade their account to Dragonflight immediately. After the Collector’s Edition is received, the code received in the box can be applied to the account they would like to upgrade to the Epic Edition of Dragonflight. Doing so will result in an automatic credit of Battle.net Balance to the associated account in the amount of the cost of the original digital purchase.Learn more in our sale article here.

Comment by QwagsoirSame as usual thenComment by hobbidaggySame as usual thenComment by LostsinclairSame as last time, pretty reasonable too. Why were folks confused this go around?Comment by TorpedoesOther companies solved this 15 years ago, but here in 2022, good ol' greedy blizzard still forces you to buy two copies of the game.Comment by PapaBeard888Same as usual thenComment by grayshirtYeah, sad to see that even after all this time they still haven't worked out how to send codes after purchase.
I don't understand the difficulty.Comment by Alauraa4 CE laters and I almost have collection items from the blizzard store because I keep getting balance back. I guess I can save the money I get back for the next-next expansion pre-order ;3Comment by KillerMoyashi13There has to be some way for them to just attach the codes with the receipt. Like would it be that hard to just make custom boxes where there are no physical codes?Comment by KyraellinaSame as years past, which I have done for many expansions now.

However, my preference is when we purchase the hard box collector's edition through their store, we can receive the code via email now to use and receive the physical box when it comes available.Comment by globex45Same as usual thenComment by qaccyMailing out digital codes for physical CE purchases has its own problems, primarily that it opens the door for reselling 'sealed' CEs that don't actually contain any codes, which is one of the things that drives secondhand CE sales.

Anyway, yeah, of course people'd be asking about this stuff. WoW's players are seasonal, so every time an expansion launches it's going to be a whole new batch of players asking rather than the same ones asking every time.Comment by NinjaFlibbleOther companies solved this 15 years ago, but here in 2022, good ol' greedy blizzard still forces you to buy two copies of the game.Comment by GameLeech666I ordered the physical collector's of Shadowlands and it arrived before pre-patch went live.Mailing out digital codes for physical CE purchases has its own problems, primarily that it opens the door for reselling 'sealed' CEs that don't actually contain any codes, which is one of the things that drives secondhand CE sales.Comment by Bynes
Also, it says you need to redeem the code inside the Collector's Edition box before 31 December in order to receive the Blizzard Balance refund. But what if you live in a 3rd world country and for whatever reason the Collector's Edition does not arrive on time?

It's an archaic system for such a big company. Embarassing.2023Comment by NulgarNote that you can also give the code from the physical box to a friend, for somewhere between 0 and 99% of the price of the digital version.Comment by Vampyr78If you are impatient tOther companies solved this 15 years ago, but here in 2022, good ol' greedy blizzard still forces you to buy two copies of the game.Comment by SaphirkaPretty good rewards, I am happy Blizzard is now finally giving pins and something physical in general, rather then just Digital content. And the Digital content seems to expand a bit, which I am really pleased to see.Comment by IllanyssSame as usual thenComment by IllanyssPretty good rewards, I am happy Blizzard is now finally giving pins and something physical in general, rather then just Digital content. And the Digital content seems to expand a bit, which I am really pleased to see.Comment by WanobiJinnOther companies solved this 15 years ago, but here in 2022, good ol' greedy blizzard still forces you to buy two copies of the game.