Hey all you undead Warlocks and Blood Elf Hunters: Soon, World of Warcraft will require you to sign up with Battle.net to get your Azeroth fix.
Beginning November 11, World of Warcraft will be accessible only through Battle.net. Players who do not have a Battle.net account must register with the service before they can join the 11-million-plus players in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game. But don't worry. It's free.
"What do I get out of it?" You might be asking. According to the switch-over's official FAQ, here are the advantages to players:
The new Battle.net Account allows you to log in to World of Warcraft, manage purchases at the online Blizzard Store, keep track of CD keys for your Blizzard Entertainment games, access our websites (such as the World of Warcraft Armory), opt in to upcoming beta tests, and more using a single login -- just your email address and a password. In the future, we plan to add more features, including tools to make it easier for friends to communicate between games and to help bring our community of players closer together.
For more information on Blizzard/Battle.net, check out the official site.
I haven't played WoW in a long time, but I'm against the Battle.net addition, because new things are scary and make me feel uncomfortable. What do you think?
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deline
cool! I have wow now. now i can get a pet penguin even cooler.
scarecrowruinme
this is probably so that people dont sell their accounts online. I remember when my friend tried to sell his account, they wouldnt buy it because it was linked to battle.net.
kdc2g
Let's not forget the in game pet penguin...
ScrubsMcGrubs
It's funny because I did play an Undead Warlock. From what I understand, the change was already forced onto peoples accounts, automatically. As for new accounts, they'll probably just begin as Battle.Net accounts.
AgentMark
I played around with Battle.net after they first announced you can use Battle.net to log in with WoW. I like it a lot. Actually Battle.net played a big role in me buying Warcraft III Battlechest. Just so I can link multiple games on it and sync my accounts. I like it a lot. I am excited to see what Battle.net has to offer as far as getting communities closer together.
Mischiviktus
It's a good idea, since you can apply all future Blizzard games to that account, making it easier to log in and also use it to chat with friends across multiple games.
btonkinson
I guess it makes it easy if you ever decide to go back to an old game. Lost count of the number of times I've loaded up WC3 of Diablo just for a nostalgia play. Don't think it's life altering but could be convenient.
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