Those who farm a lot of gold in WoW could soon buy Packs in Hearthstone . The latest patch strongly suggests that.
The latest update from the PTR to Patch 7.1.5 in World of Warcraft contained some lines of code that have sparked significant speculation. According to this, the “WoW Token” will soon be exchangeable not only for game time but also for “Battle.net Credit.”
The new description of the WoW Token would be: “Adds 30 days of game time to your World of Warcraft account or X to your Battle.net Credit.”
How much credit you get for purchasing a token is not yet clear from the data. However, it can at least be assumed that it has a value of around 13 euros – the cost of a one-month WoW subscription.
This Battle.net Credit could then also be used in other games to purchase loot boxes in Overwatch or card packs in Hearthstone.
This would roughly align with the plans from BlizzCon, as there the developers already announced that the WoW Token could soon be used for other account services.
Until there is official confirmation, these are just isolated lines of code and speculations.
Cortyn says: I really like the idea of converting earned gold into currency to be able to buy things in other Blizzard games.
This does remind me of an almost 10-year-old joke, where players told a newbie that he could sell his gold to Blizzard, which the developers would then use to pay for server costs. But that shows how much things have changed. In general, I would like the idea – the only question is which services will be affected and what exactly the “Battle.net Balance” will be. Just a display in euros? Or a new “fantasy currency” like Blizzard Points? We will surely find out soon.
