Blizzard balance for game time

[Melaesia-proudmoore (Melaesia)]

@Oakspirit-thrall

but now I understand that if I wish to pay for game time with blizzard balance I need to purchase $40 worth of alternative currency to spend $30 of those dollars.

@Oakspirit-thrall

I mean just look at the shop most stuff is $25 The balance cards are $20…

@Oakspirit-thrall

if I want to use the $20 that I’ve already spent I have to spend $20 more dollars.

If you actually took the time to read and understand, I already addressed this:

@Melaesia-proudmoore

You can buy any amount of Battle.net Balance through Blizzard’s website.

Any amount. You want to buy 60 days of game time for $30? Add $30 of Battle.net Balance, plus any applicable taxes.

[Kyzera-bloodscalp (Kyzera)]

@Oakspirit-thrall

it’s also super weird that with Blizzard balance you can’t buy a game token that would give you one month of game time even though I could take $20 off of my credit card and buy that token.

You definitely can purchase a Token from the in-game Shop with Balance.

HOWEVER, SEE THE INFO BELOW IMAGE.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

The Token you purchase from the in-game Shop using actual money (or Blizzard Balance) can ONLY be placed on the Auction House to sell for gold. The Token from the in-game Shop CANNOT be used for game time.

The Token that can be used for game time ONLY comes from the Auction House and you purchase it with gold.

Using a WoW Token

[Melaesia-proudmoore (Melaesia)]

@Oakspirit-thrall

it’s also super weird that with Blizzard balance you can’t buy a game token that would give you one month of game time even though I could take $20 off of my credit card and buy that token.

The token you purchase for $20 is ONLY to place in the in-game Auction House.

The token you purchase from the Auction House for in-game gold is ONLY to redeem for a month of game time, or Battle.net Balance.

Which brings up another point. If you have the gold available, you can purchase the token, add it to your Balance, then purchase the 60 days of game time. The $20 you have + the $15 from the token should cover all taxes.

[Oakspirit-thrall]

thanks for your help honestly.

but I’m done for now I’m going to let my account go.

making people purchase extra currency that they aren’t going to use in order to buy a subscription is scummy behavior.

I wish never knew about it and that my credit card didn’t glitch.

but now I’m here.

and I did the math.

through the course of the many years I have played. I’ve spent nearly $3,000 on this game. but they felt the need to add confusing gimmicks in order to try and nickel and dime me out of an extra 10 bucks.

pushing the limits of monetization to the border of frustration is a really bad business practice.

again it’s not you guys that I’m frustrated with and I thank you for your replies in earnest.

edit:

having to buy $40 worth of blizzard bucks in order to spend $30 of it is scummy full stop.

[Jetsum-echo-isles (Jetsum)]

@Oakspirit-thrall

but they felt the need to add confusing gimmicks in order to try and nickel and dime me out of an extra 10 bucks.

pushing the limits of monetization to the border of frustration is a really bad business practice.

again it’s not you guys that I’m frustrated with and I thank you for your replies in earnest.

It was your credit card that glitched. Blizzard balance has been around for quite a few years now so they didn’t add any confusing gimmicks. They even announced before the time card thing that there would no longer be 30 day time codes as it was going to be 60 day increments only going forward to make it simpler than 30, 90, 180 day codes they had prior.

[Kozzae-doomhammer (Kozzae)]

@Oakspirit-thrall

making people purchase extra currency that they aren’t going to use in order to buy a subscription is scummy behavior.

I wish never knew about it and that my credit card didn’t glitch.

I had hoped the replies had clarified that the purchase of balance wasn’t really required. It’s nice for players who only deal in cash, to buy a balance card from the store, but not required.

Hindsight and all, if this error and post make it into a Google search for other users (not op), clarify what the original error message is first before taking extra ordinary steps to buy something that may not be needed.

[Vrakthris]

@Oakspirit-thrall

making people purchase extra currency that they aren’t going to use in order to buy a subscription is scummy behavior.

The point I and others are trying to make, Oakspirit, is that at no point did anyone make you purchase Battle.net Balance.

You received a message that caused you some confusion and you assumed your credit card was no longer able to be used. You went out and purchased a Battle.net Balance card from a store and felt that would work, but you misunderstood what options are available.

There are no gimmicks involved here, there is no reason we need to try to trick someone for an extra 1, 5, 10, etc… dollars.

That fact of the matter is, methods of payment sometimes experience an issue from time to time, often at the time when a charge is trying to go through. That can be caused by any number of factors, but none of them are malicious.

We tried to provide some troubleshooting, such as removing the current method of payment you have on file and adding it back.

I am sorry for the frustration you experienced and that you have determined that you no longer wish to play, truly, but no one is trying to pull a fast one here.

As there is little more that can come from this thread I’m going to be locking it. I do wish you well.