The price as the time writing this review is $23 for 2 months, that gives you about $11.50 per month. The cheapest you can get from WoW official website is $12.99/month, only IF you pre-paid for 6 months.
So pre-paid for 2 months at $11.50/month vs pre-paid 6 months at $12.99/month, you do the math.
I had to say I was a little bit turn off by what Blizzard did to me few minutes ago, I posted on their forums the link to this Amazon deal, it was deleted in 3 minutes. I know they're trying to protect their monthly fee, but it's kind of childish and immature, IMO. Just let you guys know here, you're the judge. World of Warcraft 60 Day Pre-Paid Time Card
My wife and I use these to keep our playing habit under control. We have to make a conscious decision every 60 days to keep going, and we get to keep our credit card information to ourselves.
As others have mentioned, however, this is extraordinarily wasteful. They are overpackaged and the entire package and everything in it hits the landfill the second the code is entered.
Ideally Amazon could just show us the code on their site; they're doing a lot of other digital delivery these days.
Hence three stars: five, minus two for the sickening inefficiency.
Okay, this is pretty straightforward. By paying for WoW using these prepaid game cards you get the game cheaper than if you pay month to month using a credit card. On top of that you get the added security of not having to give your credit card info for your subscription. For parents of young people who play the game this is even better, ensuring that your personal information will stay hidden in case the account is hacked. And remember, these cards ship free if you buy over $25 worth, so keep that in mind. Overall this is just a great value, and a cheaper way to feed your MMORPG craving.
I remember 2 years ago when there was all this hype over the MMO battle between Everquest 2 and World of Warcraft. Everquest had the experience, but the creators of Warcraft had only produced award winning games. Not a loser in the bunch.
Then the fateful day came, and it wasn't even close. Most people went straight to Warcraft, and those who bought Everquest defected.
At the time of this writing there are 9 million people who are playing online Warcraft. I quit 2 times, but came back because it appears that no company is in a position to overtake them.
If you like online fantasy games, World of Warcraft is top of the line, very addictive. Not recommended if you already have a solid marriage and children. This game takes up a lot of free time.
This has been a consistently good deal at 24.99 with the free super saver shipping by adding to an order or buying two. Now the price has gone up and honestly, theres no reason to get this if it isn't 25 or less. Adding time from the Blizzard website is instant for .01 more. Game cards were actually on sale for 19.99 locally and I stocked up. Maybe Amazon will follow suit.
Currently a subscription to WoW costs:
$15 a month on the per month plan, $14 a month on a 3 month plan, $12 a month on a 6 month plan, this 60 day prepaid at $23 (23% off on sale) works out to: $11.50 per month!
Other then being cheaper (at the moment) if you go with one of the extended (3 and 6 month plans) and decide to quit the game there is no refund for unspent time. On the 3 month plan you're going to be out $28 (for 2 months) at worst and on the 6 month plan you could be out $60 (for 5 months) if you quit in the month of the billing cycle.
So your costs are less, and so is your exposure. The only drawback is: you'll need to get another card in 60 days or sign up for the month to month plan while you wait for your next card to arrive.
It turns out, month to month is cheaper then anything, except the 60 day card, if you count money lost when you decide to quit the game but have a couple of months outstanding.
This is an excellent game and I wish Blizzard offered better pricing for pre-paying for 6 or 12 months. But their pricing is still the best deal apparently.
I have come across some supposedly "Low Price" deals here and after adding shipping, the prices are simply outrageous. For example, one online retailer offers each card for $21.88 then adds almost $8 PER CARD for shipping making the final price almost $15 per month. Why not just get Blizzard's deal?
I buy these for my son so he can play WoW and I don't have to worry about someone jacking his acocunt and somehow finding a live credit card number.
Come to think of it, I should probably do it with mine...
this is a game code on a credit card sized card. WHY THE BIG BOX!? Yes, I understand it's a retail shelf box, but couldn't Amazon work a deal with Blizzard to get some kind of simple lightweight (GREEN) product version to ship? come on... - Prepaid - Warcraft - Blizzard - Wow'
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