Yeah, expecting people to manage their own money.
I’m outraged.
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I usually subscribed via buying gametime in one month increments. With this change i’m more than likely going to have my subscription lapse again due to not really wishing to invest 2 month increments when I don’t believe i’ll be playing for 2 months.
I don’t wish to subscribe in to reoccurring monthly billings either.
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The boost, datamined cash shop things, and now this. Well classic was fun while it lasted, a shame since I was hyped for TBC prior to Blizzcon. I’m done, good luck everyone.
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It’s been studied and proven that locking people in to a recurring subscription often results in the customer paying more than they would have without a subscription. It’s Blizzard taking advantage of a consumer unfriendly practice.
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Now I have to borrow $30 bucks from my Mom instead of 15 at a time… this is going to lead to “the talk”.
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sigh
Ok.
Oh, expecting people to be responsible adults and take care of their personal finances is “scamming” eh? Ok.
Again, its a business. Businesses try to maximize value and find ways to increase profit. If you don’t like the decision, then omg, you don’t have to buy their product.
Before: “Meh, sure I’ll try shadowlands” (spends $15 on a sub and plays for 20 days before quitting)
Now: “Meh, sure I’ll try shadowlands” (spends $30 on a sub and plays for 20 days before quitting)
Because money.
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If this forum had downvotes, that post would beat EA’s “pride and accomplishment” post.
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I agree that people should be more on their finances. However, the entire point of this change is to give Blizzard a higher chance of charging their own customers for a game they aren’t playing anymore. When was the last time Blizzard made a consumer friendly change?
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Terrible change.
I wont pay for two accounts for that much. I can’t afford that at one time.
And they haven’t given me a reason to actually have a recurring sub. So no.
Terrible change. Reducing options is a Blizzard problem they need to stop.
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Blues used to get downvoted to hidden status on the old forums 
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You still spend 15$ on a sub
Unless you considering going to the blizz store and buying gametime a sub
This is stupid.
I usually buy game time when unsure if interested in the new content, so a month is perfect for me to decide if I want to actually subscribe or not.I’m not paying for two months of a game that I might play for a week.
This just makes it easier for me to stay away from WoW the next time I quit for the season.
Also: How the heck is this game justifying its monthly fee as it is? I pay less per month for specific server hosting for certain games, and that is a server instance being spun up for me and reamining on 24/7, not just one spot on one server for a few hours a day.
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I dont think it worked that way back then… you could have 5246 downvotes and still have the thread up couldnt you? I was young I may have been mistaken.
Or you could just pay monthly via Account Services?
I could have swore it worked similar as it does atm. In the older iterations it just grayed out the text.
Could 100% be my memory sucking though.
Sounds like you’re missing the point.
I can have an urge to play a game without making a commitment. Things like this are just one more thing that’ll get me launching something else instead.
I enjoy WoW, but the thought of committing to it; saying, “Yes Daddy, I’ll definitely make use of 60 freaking days of gametime” is a massive turnoff.
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Are you disagreeing with me in principle or on semantics because I wrote sub instead of “specifically non-sub gametime purchase in new increment”
I feel maybe we could not upvote or downvote blues as well… but maybe thats another game forum from my past as well.