World of Warcraft is introducing the WoW Coin soon, allowing players to pay for game time with gold. Until now, they could only pay with real money.
A lot has already been reported about the WoW Coin. This is a concept from other games like EVE Online, which Blizzard has now adopted. With this coin, players can indirectly exchange real money for gold or, from the other perspective, gold for game time.
The coin will be activated in North America, South America, and Oceania in just a few days. It is expected to arrive soon after today’s update on March 24. The update includes patch 6.12, which primarily introduces this coin. The patch will also be deployed tomorrow for us, making us theoretically ready for golden times in Europe.
The America/Oceania region serves as a test. If everything goes smoothly here, it will also be available in other markets (Europe, China, Korea, Taiwan). Each of these World of Warcraft markets will have its own “coin,” so to speak.
If you want to read more, this article discusses the details of real-money gaming in WoW and here Cortyn gives tips on how to hoard a bit more gold.
