I currently have about three days of game time left from my previous 30 day game time purchase. If i purchase a new 30 day game time today, will it override my current period or will it start after this current game time is finished
It won’t override, it’ll kick in as soon as the current time has been used.
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It will just pick up when your current time expires. You won’t lose any time you already paid for.
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Thanks a lot
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Whenever time is added, it gets added to the end of your current active time regardless of how the time is acquired.
If you added a sub instead of just a time card, token, or blizzard balance, it would, however, not be billed until the current time expired.
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What I do is actually wait until my time expires. If I’m playing and I’m down to the last few minutes, I’ll buy time. Otherwise, I let my time run out and then add time when I next log on the game. That way, I’m not paying for those hours (or days) that I’m not playing. It’s only a small amount of money, but better in our pockets than Bobby Kotick’s, right?
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If you’re concerned about timing, you’d be better off with a monthly subscription rather than 30 day blocks of time.
A sub bills at the exact time your current time runs out.
Additionally, a sub bills on the same day each month.
The 12 monthly payments from a sub cover 365 days of play,
12 thirty day blocks of time cost the same but only cover 360 days of time.
That’s a good point about the 5 day difference over the course of a year. But there are definitely times where my game time runs out and I don’t log on for 3 or 4 days. Might as well wait until I log on again before paying and starting the clock. Sometimes I might even go 2 weeks without playing, and if that falls on the expiration time, I’d rather not have an auto-renewal. On the other hand, going with a 6 month time card saves $2/month, which translates to about 4 days, which might offset any lost time. Bottom line for me is that there are a few game time and subscription options. It seems somewhat flexible for customers and I’m sure it’s been analyzed by the Blizz bean counters to be an exceedingly efficient revenue stream model for them.
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While the question has been answered (it adds onto the end), if you think you might not play for a few days right around that point, you do have the option to [Gift] the game time code. Have it sent to your own email address and you’re ready to enter it when you’re ready to play, no sooner.
Best part about this is you get the payment part out of the way. If there were any finance-side delays, you’d be notified early enough to fix things. If there are issues with the Blizzard shop, you’ve already got the code to enter to add time.
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