Still don’t understand why I can’t buy a new WoW account online…
Mar.13, 2008 in
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As far as I know, World of Warcraft is the only MMOG game which still forces you to pick up a boxed version to create a new account. (Once you have an existing account, you are able to upgrade it online to the expansion packs…)
Why?
Every other MMOG is fine with me spinning up 10 online accounts if I wanted to…without needing to clutter up my office with boxes, manuals along with the extra plastic and ink that are used in the process..
How many hectares of Brazilian rain forest is clear-cutted annually just because I need to fill up my shelf with WoW boxes and manuals for a mere license key?
Ah well…enough belly-aching. When in Rome…
March 15th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
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April 2nd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
You don’t, actually. Create a trial account (free, online) and then “upgrade” it to a full account. No boxed software required.
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:42 am
Yes thanks Ken.
And this is where things got strange with their online activation / upgrade process.
I was using a “Trial DVD” that I picked up for $1.99 at a local CompuSmart and tried to upgrade THAT account. Turns out..you can’t.
If you sign up online and download the trial client directly from Blizzard, you have no problem upgrading that same account to a regular subscription.
However the same cannot be said with the Trial DVD.
In fact….I had to point out to Blizzard Support that there is NO mention of this “small detail” in any of their online account documentation that I could find.