Nice one Blizzard. Giving WoW players to play D3 for free while Diablo fans that do not want to play WoW no deals. This is just lame. I was just starting to get back in the mood to play D3 after getting the bad news in August but now I am again angry with Blizzard.
+1. I'm kinda running out of rep to give with these kind of statements...
What will the 1 year sup for wow cost? Anyone know?
I think 6 months is around $77 from a link I saw. So probably right around $140-$155 assuming they continue to give you a discount for the more months you sign up or the rate stays the same.
You're paying for the WoW subscription, but Diablo III will be free. Sure, you aren't going to get the game completely free for nothing, you just have to buy something else to get it.
Seen some interesting comments; I would like to add my 2 cents.
After reading the fine prints; its not good idea to sign up for annual pass for any diablo 3 diehard such as myself. I currently play wow and would love to have the tyreal mount. But this would mean you have to actually play wow for 1 full year leaving little time to play diablo or vise-versa. I have no doubt diablo 3 will release before the year have ended.
Diehard will buy diablo 3 collectors edition but it have indirect incentive to what your doing. It only prolong the amount of your diablo3/WOW time. All it comes down to you being a hardcore wow player. Your're going to buy the expansion, 12 months commitment (no quitting) and get free diablo (digital version).
On paper it seems to resolve the conflict of wow vs diablo; but that's not the case. You must absolutely ADORE wow for this a good idea.
After talking to a Blizz rep and GM I have gained the following information.
You had to have A ACTIVE WoW account prior to October 18 as of this moment in order to be able to go with the promotion.
On top of that they may have a sweeping thing to go through accounts to see if their eligible but ignore that if you havn't had an active account.
My account was in good standing according to rep but because of not being active until now not eligible. Even though;
F.A.Q;
My World of Warcraft subscription is lapsed or inactive. Can I reactivate my subscription to take advantage of this promotion?
Yes. You will be eligible to receive a free copy of Diablo III and the other benefits of this promotion if you meet the qualification criteria and once you reactivate your existing World of Warcraft account and agree to a 12-month subscription commitment.
I won't fight it... it may have saved me $150. Hope the rest of you have better luck than me.
It's weird...
I feel diablo 3 has been degraded/ridiculed somehow. And I don't even have anything against WoW.
A brand new game free? One that has been worked on for like I-don't-know-how-many years used as a marketing tool for some MMO past its prime...
Anything for money I guess.
I feel the same way. It just doesn't seem right.
You kidding me? Its brilliant. Whether you want to admit it or not, the games are the same in most regards. So what better way to get people playing D3 than to offer WoW players a small discount on WoW Subscription? The more people who play D3, the more people who are using the AH, thus the more $$ Blizz makes.
I say small discount because many people will cancel a year subscription early, thus drastically increasing the actual cost per month.
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One is never hurt by being given additional choices, only by taking them away. A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
After talking to a Blizz rep and GM I have gained the following information.
You had to have A ACTIVE WoW account prior to October 18 as of this moment in order to be able to go with the promotion.
On top of that they may have a sweeping thing to go through accounts to see if their eligible but ignore that if you havn't had an active account.
My account was in good standing according to rep but because of not being active until now not eligible. Even though;
F.A.Q;
My World of Warcraft subscription is lapsed or inactive. Can I reactivate my subscription to take advantage of this promotion?
Yes. You will be eligible to receive a free copy of Diablo III and the other benefits of this promotion if you meet the qualification criteria and once you reactivate your existing World of Warcraft account and agree to a 12-month subscription commitment.
I won't fight it... it may have saved me $150. Hope the rest of you have better luck than me.
That just said as long as it was active at some point before then your good, it even says yes your eligible.. you jsut need to get your account taken care of.
That just said as long as it was active at some point before then your good, it even says yes your eligible.. you jsut need to get your account taken care of.
I know. But I didn't want to fight the rep. I don't like bringing up points because he already said I'm not eligible so I'm beat lol.
On paper it seems to resolve the conflict of wow vs diablo; but that's not the case. You must absolutely ADORE wow for this a good idea.
Coming from someone who had canceled wow.. this is not true. It helps for the people that were not going to have wow active for d3.
as mention in between the lines. Its not effective to have both games playing the same time. The more time you spend on WoW, the less time you spend on diablo (assuming the player have no life; even worse if you do). Your're also committed to buy the time for 1 year. Buying the expansion/ or expansions for people thats trying really want to play wow is just not cost effective. This is mere illusion. This is for wow players that want to play diablo 3 in the background. Not TRUE diablo fans.
I think a lot of you guys need to take it less personal, in fact, it's not personal at all.
The fact is they are creating hype with blizzcon and using the event as well as our beloved diablo to promote retarded wow. And our beloved deserves better...
Of course they will promote WoW at Blizzcon, it's their game. o.O A lot of people still love and play that game, and are excited to hear about it.
It certainly feels like they're really sweating from that huge subscription loss earlier this year and are desperately trying to keep the fire burning for atleast untill their next mmo is ready.
Free D3, mount, and adding pokemon...meh it's certainly not bringing me back to wow
I now feel that D3 is now the "Wait there's more" thing in those late not informatials selling some product and not the main product as it should be. This is just setting up a warning flag to stay away from this game. Before I am going to shell out money for this game I hope there is going to be a demo/starters edition.
After talking to a Blizz rep and GM I have gained the following information.
You had to have A ACTIVE WoW account prior to October 18 as of this moment in order to be able to go with the promotion.
On top of that they may have a sweeping thing to go through accounts to see if their eligible but ignore that if you havn't had an active account.
My account was in good standing according to rep but because of not being active until now not eligible. Even though;
F.A.Q;
My World of Warcraft subscription is lapsed or inactive. Can I reactivate my subscription to take advantage of this promotion?
Yes. You will be eligible to receive a free copy of Diablo III and the other benefits of this promotion if you meet the qualification criteria and once you reactivate your existing World of Warcraft account and agree to a 12-month subscription commitment.
I won't fight it... it may have saved me $150. Hope the rest of you have better luck than me.
Fight it if the reason for you to get the subscription was to get D3 they should honor it if it is in the facts section.
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I dont think anyone is arguing that its a very smart business move. The thing that some D3 Fans dont like is the "feeling" of this deal. It feels like they are using Diablo 3 to get some WoW Subs...
That is true...I do not particularly like mounts and pets being bought either, but they do it. All corps are in it for one thing, $$. Blizzard had a soul at one time, but activision devoured it long ago.
The fact is they are creating hype with blizzcon and using the event as well as our beloved diablo to promote retarded wow. And our beloved deserves better...
I think it promotes D3, more than it promotes WoW.
I doubt they will get very many NEW subscribers for WoW due to this. They might get several people renew their account, but thats it.
And who has time to play D3 and WoW? The poor saps who probably renew their WoW accounts will likely just waste their money.
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One is never hurt by being given additional choices, only by taking them away. A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
They aren't trying to gain new WoW players at all doing this, considering to take advantage of this deal you need to already have WoW on your bnet account before Oct 18, 2011.
Can I create a new World of Warcraft account to take advantage of this promotion?
To be eligible for this promotion you must have a World of Warcraft license in good standing on or before October 18, 2011. New World of Warcraft accounts created after October 18, 2011 are not eligible to for this promotion.
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I think 6 months is around $77 from a link I saw. So probably right around $140-$155 assuming they continue to give you a discount for the more months you sign up or the rate stays the same.
ok there is No change if you pay ... ll this does is lock you in a 1 year contract.
You still pay in 1 month, 3 month or 6 month, at the same price, nothing changes other than your locked in.
You're paying for the WoW subscription, but Diablo III will be free. Sure, you aren't going to get the game completely free for nothing, you just have to buy something else to get it.
After reading the fine prints; its not good idea to sign up for annual pass for any diablo 3 diehard such as myself. I currently play wow and would love to have the tyreal mount. But this would mean you have to actually play wow for 1 full year leaving little time to play diablo or vise-versa. I have no doubt diablo 3 will release before the year have ended.
Diehard will buy diablo 3 collectors edition but it have indirect incentive to what your doing. It only prolong the amount of your diablo3/WOW time. All it comes down to you being a hardcore wow player. Your're going to buy the expansion, 12 months commitment (no quitting) and get free diablo (digital version).
On paper it seems to resolve the conflict of wow vs diablo; but that's not the case. You must absolutely ADORE wow for this a good idea.
After talking to a Blizz rep and GM I have gained the following information.
You had to have A ACTIVE WoW account prior to October 18 as of this moment in order to be able to go with the promotion.
On top of that they may have a sweeping thing to go through accounts to see if their eligible but ignore that if you havn't had an active account.
My account was in good standing according to rep but because of not being active until now not eligible. Even though;
F.A.Q;
My World of Warcraft subscription is lapsed or inactive. Can I reactivate my subscription to take advantage of this promotion?
Yes. You will be eligible to receive a free copy of Diablo III and the other benefits of this promotion if you meet the qualification criteria and once you reactivate your existing World of Warcraft account and agree to a 12-month subscription commitment.
I won't fight it... it may have saved me $150. Hope the rest of you have better luck than me.
You kidding me? Its brilliant. Whether you want to admit it or not, the games are the same in most regards. So what better way to get people playing D3 than to offer WoW players a small discount on WoW Subscription? The more people who play D3, the more people who are using the AH, thus the more $$ Blizz makes.
I say small discount because many people will cancel a year subscription early, thus drastically increasing the actual cost per month.
A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
I know. But I didn't want to fight the rep. I don't like bringing up points because he already said I'm not eligible so I'm beat lol.
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as mention in between the lines. Its not effective to have both games playing the same time. The more time you spend on WoW, the less time you spend on diablo (assuming the player have no life; even worse if you do). Your're also committed to buy the time for 1 year. Buying the expansion/ or expansions for people thats trying really want to play wow is just not cost effective. This is mere illusion. This is for wow players that want to play diablo 3 in the background. Not TRUE diablo fans.
Of course they will promote WoW at Blizzcon, it's their game. o.O A lot of people still love and play that game, and are excited to hear about it.
Free D3, mount, and adding pokemon...meh it's certainly not bringing me back to wow
Fight it if the reason for you to get the subscription was to get D3 they should honor it if it is in the facts section.
That is true...I do not particularly like mounts and pets being bought either, but they do it. All corps are in it for one thing, $$. Blizzard had a soul at one time, but activision devoured it long ago.
I think it promotes D3, more than it promotes WoW.
I doubt they will get very many NEW subscribers for WoW due to this. They might get several people renew their account, but thats it.
And who has time to play D3 and WoW? The poor saps who probably renew their WoW accounts will likely just waste their money.
A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
30 day trial of WoW.
Demo of sc2.
CE includes surprise! a wow pet.