If you play enough to earn enough gold in game for a token you can still convert a token from the AH directly into 30 day game time.
Your other option is to take out the 30 day sub option and then immediately cancel the reoccurrence part of the sub.
They should rename themselves to Greedzard. That would be much more accurateâŚ
If this is their goal, then this small indie company is on the right path of losing their remaining playerbase.
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I mean, yeah, it effectively is a ridiculous move, as it prices some customers out of the market who would otherwise be paying, the same amount of money, but at a pace according to their means (Before anyone goes âoh, an expert in finance are you?â just going to say âYes I amâ)
I donât think it was thought through properly, and probably this is because Blizz is an American company and they donât exactly understand UK finances. For example, they donât understand how Universal Credits works (I donât think the Tory party do either but that is a separate issue). Most Brits donât understand it. The default setting is monthly. You donât have to put up with that, you are completely within your rights to turn around and say âNo, that doesnât work for me, I want half of it every two weeksâ (Oddly, whilst it shouldnât, this does make it easier to budget) Americans do things differently with money, like ehh, in the UK, you want a Mortgage. You want that stability, and in the end you will own your house. Absolutely. Bricks and Mortar, everything. My Mother was able to pay off the remainder of the Mortgage when my father passed away. She completely absolutely owns the house. She has to pay for utility bills, but that is it. She is absolutely secure for the rest of her life.
Americans donât do that. Very few Americans take out Mortgages. They rent. They rent for their entire lives, so effectively there is no legacy, no property to leave to their children in the unfortunate event of their demise. Weirdly the amount of money they spend renting, is far vaster than they would have spent paying a mortgage, and at the end of it they still own nothing.
It is just how two very similar, yet at the same time very different cultureâs view things. Over here, you can have open heart surgery for free. In America, a mother is charged for being able to hold their newborn child after birth.
It is a bizarre way that we handle money.
Ever since the Phoenicians popularised the idea of money it has never been otherwise. Nobody goes into business with the idea of not making money. Even Charities make money, I mean their staff have to live and pay the bills, they need to charter aircraft to take supplies to at risk countries, they need to actually -buy- the supplies.
You canât survive on âgood willâ. You need a living wage. So calling Blizzard âGreedzardâ is just ridiculous. Would you still go to work each day if you got paid nothing? I know I wouldnât.
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Alright, me and my 250 iq will have to clarify what this change means.
Basically they show a middlefinger to f2p players, this change aims only battlenet balance users who buy token and convert it to battlenet balance. In the past they were able to buy gametime with discounted prices especially 6 month one, which is the one I currently use. They basically made WoW less free2play with this change.
This wonât impact big sharks like me or auction house goblins we will always have more than enough gold but it will impact those new players or young kiddos who can barely pay for 1 month sub.
Idk if this makes sense businesswise. It may not be as profitable as it seems for this greedy company. Time will tell if they revert these changes we will understand.
TL;dr : They donât want people to save battlenet balance hence they are taking away discounts from people who have battlenet balance via gold, bobby needs 300m unlike 200m next time 
not only.
since i started playing WoW in 2007, i have ALWAYS used timecards bought in a physical shop or amazon.
then, i chose how i wanted to use the ÂŁ19.98 or ÂŁ15.00.
a lot of the time i did just get 60 days. but i did buy the 6 months for the price of 5 option a couple of times (180 days). i note, even after paying for 6 months, i was not given the boat mount.
however, since 8.1, more and more i have bought time month by month, even though there is funds on my account for 2 months. this is because i didnât feel drawn to play much, and often took breaks from a few days to a few weeks between purchases. buying game time on MY terms. but now i cant do that. i am forced to buy 60 days and cant take a break on my terms. this is NOT an accident.
the fact that time cards are sold (at least in the UK) in GAME, WHSmith, Asda, Tesco and more, means they must still be a highly popular form of payment. but now⌠⌠âŚ
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Just add an amount option to the 30 days game time, where you can buy one 30days, two 30days(60), three 30days(90), so on and so forth. this way everyone can choose the amount they want without limiting everyone to the specific 60days rule.
SO people are running away from wow, 9.1 is lightyears away and this is your response? Bizar, maybe itâs time indeed to quit.
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PTR will be with us in two weeks roughly.
Was generally already bored of the game atm,
Content patch is eons away, so yeah final nail in the coffin for being trodden on by activision :L
Cancelled sub >.<
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