Blizzard Sale Shatters World of Warcraft Prices

[Tom Goldman]

Blizzard Sale Shatters World of Warcraft Prices

Thanks to Blizzard's current sale on World of Warcraft, it's going to be tough to stay away from the Cataclysm.

With significantly change [http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Cataclysm-Pc/dp/B002I0HKIU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1290567276&sr=8-1-spell] the entire game as it's been known for the past six years, many gamers are likely still trying to decide if they should either check the game out for the first time, or make a triumphant return to Azeroth. Blizzard is making that decision easy for them, as it's selling every World of Warcraft product it has for extremely cheap on the Blizzard Store.

A limited time sale has knocked at much as 83% off of the retail price of World of Warcraft and its expansions. The original game is going for just $5, as is its first expansion Burning Crusade [http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Expansion-Burning-Crusade-Pc/dp/B000BWZY7Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1290567323&sr=1-1] which raised the level cap to 70, opened up Outland, and made greens as good as purples for the first time.

Wrath of the Lich King [http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Wrath-Lich-Expansion-Mac/dp/B000VJTJNE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1290567323&sr=1-3], World of Warcraft's second expansion, is selling for 75% off at just $10. Lich King raised the level cap to 80, added the Death Knight class, and sent players into Northrend where their once awesome flying mounts were grounded by frost.

If you've been on the fence about trying World of Warcraft, $20 is a damn good deal to get up to speed, aside from December 7th's Cataclysm expansion of course. If you want that too, it'll still run you $39.99, though buying a digital copy from Blizzard will be the quickest way to play [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/104662-Buying-From-Blizzard-is-Quickest-Way-to-Play-Cataclysm].

The sale is available from the Blizzard Store here [http://us.blizzard.com/store/browse.xml?f=p:110000034,p:110000018,p:1100000265,p:110000044].

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[JaredXE]

I can just imagine Blizzard as some skeezy guy in an alley,

"Hey, hey, wanna try something cool? It's real cheap and all your friends have already tried it."

 

[Jeronus]

I wish they would lower subscription prices for the actual game. I mean I would love to pay 10 dollars instead of 15 a month.

 

[Infinatex]

You could play for almost 6 months before you start paying more then the normal retail price. Very clever Blizzard, very clever.

 

[Fr]anc[is]

That $20 for the game itself isn't stopping anyone. $15 a month is

 

[Throwitawaynow]

That $15 a month isn't stopping a whole lot.

 

[Eri]

anc[is]That $20 for the game itself isn't stopping anyone. $15 a month is

Considering they have more subscribers than anyone, I'd say it isn't stopping many.

 

[William Dickbringer]

...It's official I'm getting it now
anyone know how long that sale will last?

 

[viranimus]

Yes, I am now confident Blizzard is in panic mode. The events of yesterday in South Korea has them terrified at the prospect of loosing well over half of their "11 million", So now they hope to replace those toons that they are afraid will be lost in war.

Smart move Blizzard, but your not going to replace 5 million subs with a sale. Pretty much anyone who has any intention to play warcraft already does, or has. Really theres not that many people who were that on the fence about it after 6 years.

 

[Yureina]

Good deal...

...But I already own all of those. I also uninstalled WoW yesterday, so that's it for me.

 

[Deadman Walkin]

I haven't played WoW for years... but 20 bucks... thats awfully tempting. However, my lack of a credit card foils their dastardly scheme!

 

[Fr]anc[is]

Yes, I am now confident Blizzard is in panic mode. The events of yesterday in South Korea has them terrified at the prospect of loosing well over half of their "11 million", So now they hope to replace those toons that they are afraid will be lost in war.

Smart move Blizzard, but your not going to replace 5 million subs with a sale. Pretty much anyone who has any intention to play warcraft already does, or has. Really theres not that many people who were that on the fence about it after 6 years.

...What happened???

Considering they have more subscribers than anyone, I'd say it isn't stopping many.

Same could be said for Farmville, doesn't mean it's not a shitty game

 

[Eri]

anc[is]

Yes, I am now confident Blizzard is in panic mode. The events of yesterday in South Korea has them terrified at the prospect of loosing well over half of their "11 million", So now they hope to replace those toons that they are afraid will be lost in war.

Smart move Blizzard, but your not going to replace 5 million subs with a sale. Pretty much anyone who has any intention to play warcraft already does, or has. Really theres not that many people who were that on the fence about it after 6 years.

...What happened???

Considering they have more subscribers than anyone, I'd say it isn't stopping many.

Same could be said for Farmville, doesn't mean it's not a shitty game

I don't know if farmville offers actual subscriptions, but even if they do, 2/3 of them don't subscribe.

 

[Optimystic]

Yes, I am now confident Blizzard is in panic mode. The events of yesterday in South Korea has them terrified at the prospect of loosing well over half of their "11 million", So now they hope to replace those toons that they are afraid will be lost in war.

Smart move Blizzard, but your not going to replace 5 million subs with a sale. Pretty much anyone who has any intention to play warcraft already does, or has. Really theres not that many people who were that on the fence about it after 6 years.

Blizz has Korea covered. [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Korean-World-of-Warcraft-Subscribers-Get-StarCraft-II-for-Free-145591.shtml]

And you're forgetting the substantial demographic (including myself) that quit WoW, but are now being lured back in by a brand new Azeroth. Gnomes in Gnomeragan again! Worgen PCs! I can't wait.

 

[John Funk]

Yes, I am now confident Blizzard is in panic mode. The events of yesterday in South Korea has them terrified at the prospect of loosing well over half of their "11 million", So now they hope to replace those toons that they are afraid will be lost in war.

Smart move Blizzard, but your not going to replace 5 million subs with a sale. Pretty much anyone who has any intention to play warcraft already does, or has. Really theres not that many people who were that on the fence about it after 6 years.

I actually find this post incredibly offensive, making light of an incredibly dangerous political situation. Do you really think this is the case? Really?

That's not even speaking about the sheer ignorance over the fact that a huge chunk of that 5 million is in China.

There's so much wrong with this post I don't even know where to begin.

 

[Exort]

Yes, I am now confident Blizzard is in panic mode. The events of yesterday in South Korea has them terrified at the prospect of loosing well over half of their "11 million", So now they hope to replace those toons that they are afraid will be lost in war.

Smart move Blizzard, but your not going to replace 5 million subs with a sale. Pretty much anyone who has any intention to play warcraft already does, or has. Really theres not that many people who were that on the fence about it after 6 years.

It is China that have over 5 million subs...
S.Korea only have around 2 million. (ETA from the number of servers. china have 300+ while S. Korea have around 100)

 

[Lonan]

And it'll only take another 6 years and 1080$ to get to level 80.

 

[cobra_ky]

wow, great. if only they had done this a month ago, so that people would actually have had time to catch up before the launch.

and maybe my brother and I wouldn't have had to pay full price for the expansions.

 

[viranimus]

.... Really? I know somethings dont exactly translate into text, but come on you guys couldnt see that as being a joke? I mean come on, the average P2P MMO supports an average of like 500k-1m subs. Is it really that realistic to think im serious in saying Blizzard would be worried to loose half their subs and still be more than 5 times bigger than the industry average? Come on, lighten up guys.

Edit: Although I do respect it might have been a touch insensitive making light of a situation that popped up where people did die, basically yesterday.