Mate, did we REALLY need ANOTHER topic on this?
What is Blizz’ motivation for new token change? - Community / General Discussion - World of Warcraft Forums (blizzard.com)
Also, technically incorrect. Do bear in mind that while one no longer needs to purchase the game itself, at least one month of sub time does need to be purchased to remove the two primary restrictions of free accounts:
- Cannot have more than 10 gold
- Cannot send/receive mail
Not that I expect them to be doing that legally mind you (keep in mind that some bot accounts are actually compromised accounts), but even if they are that initial $15 hit isn’t much once they really get that account going or have it set up in reserve to replace a banned bot.
Getting all those reserve accounts that have been dormant prior to 2017 active and able to buy tokens again? Yeah, that’s going to be where they take that huge hit, and if enough of a pattern gets established, Blizzard might know exactly who to ban in the aftermath.