Some World of Warcraft players are dissatisfied with the character clone fee in the Burning Crusade Classic from meagamimi3's blog
Due to the impending release of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic, some of the features (as well as their associated costs) are being revealed to players who wish to continue their journey through Outland. When Blizzard made its initial announcement on Thursday, it also provided pricing information for some of its convenience services, buy WOW gold fee to clone your character across both Classic and TBC Gold accounts.
The Burning Crusade Classic will be available for purchase on June 1st, bringing World of Warcraft's first expansion to the Classic mode. Beginning on May 18th, players will be able to begin creating their very own Blood Elf or Dranaei characters, as well as begin the process of gaining entry into TBCC when the expansion goes live just a few days later.
One aspect of the announcement, on the other hand, is causing some consternation among members of the community. Several players have expressed displeasure with the $35 fee to clone your character across both Vanilla Classic and TBCC servers, as reported by PC Gamer and others.
The following is an excerpt from Blizzard's official announcement, which serves as background information:
When the pre-expansion patch for The Burning Crusade Classic is released on May 18, WoW Classic players will be able to choose between progressing each of their characters to buy TBC gold with the rest of their realm or continuing to play the original WoW Classic content on brand-new Classic Era realms that will be launched on the same day as the patch. The optional character cloning service (available May 18 for $35 per character) will allow players to continue playing a copy of an existing character on a Classic Era realm while also progressing into the Burning Crusade Classic realm. Players who wish to experience the best of both worlds will be able to do so.
It is expected that the Deluxe Edition of The Burning Crusade Classic gold will provide players with an assortment of cosmetic items in addition to a new Hearthstone that will feature a brand new animation. Players will also receive the Dark Portal Pass as part of the Deluxe Edition, which is a character boost that will bring a character up to level 58 and ready to begin their journey towards the Dark Portal. The character boost is $39.99 on its own, which is an absurd amount of money to pay for what is, once again, a purely convenient service. Despite the fact that it costs more than some AAA titles, players are slamming the Deluxe Edition for not providing enough content to justify its high price. This is because, as previously stated, access to The Burning Crusade Classic is included in your regular World of Warcraft subscription and is not included in this package.
Some players on Reddit, on the other hand, are defending Blizzard's decision, claiming that, like every WOW TBC gold seller, they are in the business of making money. And because WoW Classic gold is included in the subscription - the same subscription that would also grant access to modern, retail WoW - they must find a way to cover the additional operating costs. However, despite a 29% decline in player numbers over the last three years, Blizzard actually saw an increase in revenue during the most recent quarter of fiscal year 2017.
Blizzard's response to the feedback will be interesting to see if they take it at face value and make adjustments before the May 18th launch date, as well as how this will influence their decisions on future expansions to the Classic experience.
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