wow Blizzard Increases Price of Subscriptions in Multiple Countries

[Stan 4,610]

Blizzard increased the price of subscriptions in multiple countries with the recent game time option changes.

Reddit user Shiigu reports that sub prices rose by almost 500% in Argentina.

The exact reason remains unknown, but some speculate that the price of subs in Argentina was a huge contributor to botting in WoW Classic.

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The sub prices went up in Canada, Brazil, and Russia too. Wowhead reports that in Brasil, prices went up by 25-35%, but at the same time, Blizzard reduced prices of various services by 5-15%.

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[Calysia 218]

It's been SIXTEEN years without any increase in the cost of WoW subscriptions so I don't really see where any legitimate complaints can be made.

[mgabriel93 1]

1 minute ago, Calysia said:

It's been SIXTEEN years without any increase in the cost of WoW subscriptions so I don't really see where any legitimate complaints can be made.

Maybe in your region it's sixteen years. For me, it's the secon increase since the pandemic, and an overall increase of 100% in the last 2 years.

[Nastybirdy 33]

1 hour ago, Calysia said:

It's been SIXTEEN years without any increase in the cost of WoW subscriptions so I don't really see where any legitimate complaints can be made.

Except for how prices in the UK went up a few years ago, prices in Canada went up in December last year, Australia last November...  I mean yes, other than all those countries where the prices DID go up you're entirely right.

[Halock 154]

Argentina's kind of shocked me. A fivefold increase seems like a lot. So here, slightly lazier people than I, this is what Google thinks the comparative values are:

UK's sub price is about £10/month, I forget exactly because I pay per half-year. 

Argentina's sub was about £4.50... for six month's playtime! No wonder the botters were using it.

It is now approximately £30 for six months. That's about £4.50 a month. That's compared to £5.16 if you pay monthly. They are, in UK terms, still getting a good deal. 

Edited March 27, 2021 by Halock

[Halock 154]

2 hours ago, Nastybirdy said:

Except for how prices in the UK went up a few years ago, 

I remember being miffed about that. It it was what, a £1-2 increase?

£1-2 is, and I say this to make no particular point except damn it's funny, what Argentina players were paying for an entire month's subscription up until today.

Guess Argentina is a tough market? I don't really know if currency translates that directly.

But it's funny.

[TyZone 389]

In Canada I swear WoW subs at launch of Classic were ~$12 CDN (either $11.99 or 12.99, I can't remember). Now they're $18.99/month. I love Warcraft but not enough to justify that expenditure in comparison to what other games offer for their one-time price. 🤷‍♂️

[Wildwitch 108]

It's a GAME. Don't like it - unsub. I would rather spend $20 a month on a game than hundreds of dollars on alcohol. THIS is my drug of choice.

[Steveson 193]

4 hours ago, Wildwitch said:

It's a GAME. Don't like it - unsub. I would rather spend $20 a month on a game than hundreds of dollars on alcohol. THIS is my drug of choice.

I would rather spend these 20 bucks on a few coffee mugs than a game that isn't good enough to begin with

[Calysia 218]

8 hours ago, TyZone said:

In Canada I swear WoW subs at launch of Classic were ~$12 CDN (either $11.99 or 12.99, I can't remember). Now they're $18.99/month. I love Warcraft but not enough to justify that expenditure in comparison to what other games offer for their one-time price. 🤷‍♂️

Up until Dec/20 it was always $15 USD per month for Canadians. It's now $21.99 CND which is $17.48 USD with today's dollar...which is a fair increase in my mind after 16 years.

[Arcling 719]

18 hours ago, Calysia said:

It's been SIXTEEN years without any increase in the cost of WoW subscriptions so I don't really see where any legitimate complaints can be made.

Afaik, some regions had some increases over the years, so it's not the first time. Also you have to account differences in income and currency exchange rates, apparently for Brazil those increases are very high, many players will have to quit, as the game will now cost something between 25-30% of average monthly salary.

Edited March 27, 2021 by Arcling

[Nantarios 18]

18 hours ago, Calysia said:

It's been SIXTEEN years without any increase in the cost of WoW subscriptions so I don't really see where any legitimate complaints can be made.

I agree. Price of subscription is outdated and we can see how they struggle to pay their CEO and had to fire some people because of that. New price should be set to 59.99, everyone should be able to afford one new game every month without issues.

[Steveson 193]

52 minutes ago, Nantarios said:

I agree. Price of subscription is outdated and we can see how they struggle to pay their CEO and had to fire some people because of that. New price should be set to 59.99, everyone should be able to afford one new game every month without issues.

[Lithari 179]

they just want to milk as much money as possible before the global economy collapses, which they know it will.

[Hypnokitten 0]

This, in addition to the game time thing, is probably to combat the botting that has become so rampant. It's just shitty that they chose this route and have legitimate and innocent people stuck in the crossfire.