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Free trials improved
Jul. 19th, 2011 01:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zillah975So, if you have friends who've been waffling about whether to try the game, check this out: "With the launch of Rage of the Firelands (patch 4.2), we introduced the World of Warcraft Starter Edition, a replacement for the previously available free trial. The Starter Edition allows anyone to play for free up to level 20 without the time restrictions placed on trial accounts -- all you need is a Battle.net account and Internet connection. The Starter Edition also opens up some new features that weren't available in the old time-limited trial" -- like being able to roll Blood Elf and Draenei characters.
AND! "With the launch of the Starter Edition, all existing trial accounts, including expired ones, have been reactivated. That means if you've tried WoW in the past, your trial-account characters are now accessible once more." And once you hit level 20, you aren't required to either quit or purchase, you just stop getting XP points (also, there's a 10GP cap, so you can buy a mount, but you can't get rich). You can roll a whole new character if you want to.
So I mean, I can see some downsides to this, potentially, but if you know someone who you think would love the game, now's a great time to prod them about trying it. :)
AND! "With the launch of the Starter Edition, all existing trial accounts, including expired ones, have been reactivated. That means if you've tried WoW in the past, your trial-account characters are now accessible once more." And once you hit level 20, you aren't required to either quit or purchase, you just stop getting XP points (also, there's a 10GP cap, so you can buy a mount, but you can't get rich). You can roll a whole new character if you want to.
So I mean, I can see some downsides to this, potentially, but if you know someone who you think would love the game, now's a great time to prod them about trying it. :)