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[PC] Overwatch - Standard Edition NT $1300 (~ $55 AUD) from Taiwan Battle.net (No VPN Required)

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[PC] Overwatch - Standard Edition NT $1300 (~ $55 AUD) from Taiwan Battle.net (No VPN Required)
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LOsakaBoi on 21/05/2016 - 08:16 tw.battle.net (7030 clicks)
Last edited 25/05/2016 - 22:54 by 1 other user

For those of you who just want the Standard edition, and don't want to pay the $69.95AU on us.battle.net

I knew in USD the standard edition was $40US (~$55AU) but couldn't find a way to purchase in $USD on the us.battle.net. Then I found out that the Taiwan battle.net was also ~$55AU ($1300NT) for the standard edition.

Just change the region in the top right of the page to Taiwan, and you can purchase it for cheaper. The game will appear on your account as the global edition, but when you play you can just change your region back to the Americas (which includes Australian servers)

Edit: So the Korean price is cheaper 45,000 Won (~$52.36 AUD), but you can only pay via Battle.net funds which apparently takes 3 days to appear when using Paypal. Not sure if those battle.net funds need to be in Korean currency, or you can have any currency in battle.net

Note: I paid using Paypal, but people in the comments appear to be having issues. Another comment says there could be issues with AMEX cards.

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  • Usemame on 21/05/2016 - 08:38
    +4

    I saw that it was $45,000 Korean Won as well just in case it might help. Missed beta due to work :(

  • Jaxx on 21/05/2016 - 08:54
    +10

    I checked all 3 regions:

    1300 New Taiwan Dollar equals AUD$55.00

    45000 South Korean Won equals AUD$52.36

    198 Chinese Yuan equals AUD$41.91

    The first two state "Play in any game region." but the China version does not so it looks like the South Korean version is the one to get.

    • OsakaBoi on 21/05/2016 - 09:01
      +1

      New to the bargain hunting haha. Didn't see Korean price was even cheaper. I read though that in Korea, you can only buy using battle.net funds. I just used paypal on the taiwan site as it was more convenient.

      • Howsie on 05/06/2016 - 01:38

        Hey bud, quick question (hopefully you get to see this) How'd you go buying it through the taiwan store? Trying to convince my mates to buy it, I reckon it'd be easier at $55. Did you have any issues?

        • OsakaBoi on 05/06/2016 - 09:40

          No issues so far. Level 16 now and have been playing with friends who bought it from US bnet. Just make sure you choose America region when launching the game and you should be fine.

          If you have issues paying for it with PayPal, you may need to remove the PayPal from your account and then re-add it, also it has issues with Amex cards.

        • Howsie on 06/06/2016 - 19:15

          @OsakaBoi: Had a go at buying loot boxes through the taiwan store. Seemed to work, thanks man!

    • ProjectZero on 21/05/2016 - 09:09

      Hmm not sure if its because im on mobile. But i cant seem to buy from south korea region using anythig other than bnet credits. Anyone else having issues?

      • Jaxx on 21/05/2016 - 09:26

        You could add to bnet balance using Paypal but it takes 3 days to clear.

        • ProjectZero on 21/05/2016 - 09:33
          +1

          Yeah i gave up and spent the extra $3…

    • lostcm on 22/05/2016 - 15:20
      +5

      DO NOT BUY CHINESE MAINLAND VERSION!
      IT ONLY INCLUDES Chinese mainland version.
      In a word, it's only access to Chinese mainland server, and your Battle.net account could not log in Chinese mainland Battle.net yes, it's separated).
      Maybe I was wrong, but it's how it works with Diablo3 and SC2.

  • [Deactivated] on 21/05/2016 - 09:10
    +3

    Thanks for the bargin it worked for me.

    I did have an issue purchasing via Paypal, It turns out it won't work if you're using an AMEX-backed transaction on PayPal. Has to be visa/mc.

    • akura on 21/05/2016 - 10:58

      Thanks, was wondering why it kept blocking me!

  • overhauled on 21/05/2016 - 09:30
    +1

    So this is a worldwide version? Can't find any info sorry!

    • OsakaBoi on 21/05/2016 - 12:46
      +3

      Yes, this is the global edition.

  • CheapCoffee on 21/05/2016 - 10:57

    I wonder whether you can do the same with Argentinian or Russian copies which are considerably cheaper. Anyone tried?

    • Gramsee on 21/05/2016 - 15:40
      +1

      Russia and China are region locked. I noticed in the description it tells you if it is the global version. Buying from those regions may also require a VPN.

  • reslo on 21/05/2016 - 11:42

    Awesome, no need to go through the hassle of a CD key onseller.

  • [Deactivated] on 21/05/2016 - 13:46

    I played free during the beta. It's pretty good, but it is up to others whether they want to buy it.

  • darkb on 21/05/2016 - 15:45

    Any reason why we can't VPN to the US and buy the US version for USD$40?

    • Jaxx on 21/05/2016 - 16:40
      +1

      Doesn't work, your country of residence as set in your bnet account is what counts.

  • fufufu on 21/05/2016 - 19:36

    Damn, if only the origins edition was cheaper too.

    • ModaMagic on 21/05/2016 - 20:24

      Ohh you must've missed out on the G2A sale, it was around $54-$57 directly from G2A.

      • fufufu on 21/05/2016 - 21:16

        Yeah, didn't want to pre-order without trying it. But I did during the beta weekend and had a blast.

      • Agret on 21/05/2016 - 23:57

        Think the currency conversion was around $54 but then g2a add a bogus "Sales fee" of like $3 on top. They also try and make you do the checkout with g2a shield enabled even though the order is fulfilled directly from them. Grey market is so dodgy sometimes lol 😁

  • IDontWantToSignUpJu… on 21/05/2016 - 20:56
    +1

    Looks like Korean region is slightly cheaper though only accepts battle.net credit which takes a few days to get.

    Also the paypal method in US and Taiwan regions comes from bank account/card - no paypal balance - so I'm guessing currency conversion fees apply at which point this may not be as good a deal.

    • [Deactivated] on 21/05/2016 - 21:26
      +1

      It uses PayPal balance if available. It won't show this when setting up the payment agreement, but if you go into the PayPal account afterwards, it shows that PayPal balance is used primarily for the agreement.

    • Agret on 21/05/2016 - 23:58
      +1

      Pay with Citi bank debit or 28degrees credit and there is no currency conversion fee. Both cards are free with no fees so just sign up for both. Citibank is visa and 28deg is mastercard which is great because some sites will reject one and accept the other.

      • DevlicK on 22/05/2016 - 08:30

        It's all good info but I don't think they will be able to sign up for a bank card and have it delivered to them before the game is released.

        • Agret on 22/05/2016 - 11:06

          No but if you are going to say international pricing is not a good deal because of international transaction fee it's just incorrect as you can easily remove that as a factor.

    • windwai on 07/06/2016 - 22:34

      I cant add Korea battle.net credit in my US account due to different region.
      How do you do it?

  • Hornpub on 21/05/2016 - 21:53

    Bought it on G2a for 52 aud. Origin edition. XD car wait any longer

    • rysith on 22/05/2016 - 00:31

      Recently or a few weeks ago?

      • jamesyeahh on 22/05/2016 - 10:46

        Pretty sure he bought it a few weeks ago. I remember being it 55. Now its like 90.

      • Agret on 22/05/2016 - 11:06

        I bought it the day after the open Beta ended. They had the sale going still.

  • ops2000 on 22/05/2016 - 08:36

    Why can't I pay via PAYPAL!!!!

    • xivion on 22/05/2016 - 08:39

      Yeah it isn't letting me pay via PayPal either, giving some authorization error

      • BraSerk on 22/05/2016 - 13:37
        +1

        Yeah happened to me as well but it worked when I deleted Paypal as a payment method in my Battlenet account and tried to pay via Paypal again, give it a go.

        • xivion on 22/05/2016 - 14:25

          eventually worked for me after a couple hours trying

  • iWouldDie4u on 22/05/2016 - 08:46

    *Scratch that, seems to have worked!

  • selfdestruct on 22/05/2016 - 09:47

    cool find i might give it a go.

  • iLoveYourFace on 22/05/2016 - 21:41

    Got it. Plan was to buy the US version, didn't realize you couldn't do that.

    $70AUD is stupid, screw you Blizzard but thanks for the fun game.

    • Hornpub on 23/05/2016 - 00:30

      so far for me, the most expensive price is AUD.
      any other region currency convert to USD will be similar but not AUD.

      what did we ever do to blizzard?

      • OsakaBoi on 23/05/2016 - 21:17

        yeah its really annoying because battle.net is the only way to get the standard edition, so blizzard can charge whatever they want. Its a digital download as well, so there's no reason for a price difference.

        That's why i went out trying to find a way to pay the actual price of 40USD, and found that deal.

  • Mr_Faulty on 23/05/2016 - 14:07

    Awesome Thanks Guys. Been looking for it on the cheap. Bought from Taiwan via PayPal

  • forkus on 23/05/2016 - 14:56

    Nice, worked with my paypal.

  • theknight27 on 23/05/2016 - 16:00

    Great find, thanks mate. Wasn't looking forward to shelling out $70 for it but $55 is much better.

  • Corapmafya on 23/05/2016 - 16:12
    +1

    Thank you! I had pre-orded in AUD. I asked for a refund and re-bought in NT. Saved myself $12.46 according to my Paypal balance.

    Blizzard staff were really helpful and the funds were deposited as Paypal balance within a couple of hours. Used the balance to re-purchase.

  • BigRedPanda on 24/05/2016 - 09:38

    Sweet, extra $15 beer money!

  • ThatAVGuy on 24/05/2016 - 10:09

    How do you pay with Paypal? Says I can only pay with battlenet balance, and then it directs me that I can't add more balance in another region.
    Advice?

  • Belv on 24/05/2016 - 12:18

    Thanks just purchased, loved the beta so $55 is reasonable for a great game, i spend that on beer on a night out at the pub

    • Synthesyst on 24/05/2016 - 12:48

      Can you confirm that it works on the Americas region?

      • iLoveYourFace on 24/05/2016 - 19:27

        Can confirm.

      • Belv on 26/05/2016 - 10:40

        yes, im in aussie servers with 20 ping

    • thesab on 24/05/2016 - 13:52
      +1

      Did you use paypal? Getting this error: Your payment was not authorized. Please double check your information or contact your payment provider.

      Edit
      I ended up removing my linked paypal and then adding it through this checkout process, this fixed my issue

      • gk0r on 05/06/2016 - 01:06

        Yep - that worked.
        Thanks for the tip

  • PokBunnz on 24/05/2016 - 18:01
    +1

    anyone successfully purchased it and playing? Because when i switch to the Taiwan region its saying pre-purchase still

    • Synthesyst on 24/05/2016 - 18:08

      Yeah works for me. Playing under Americas region.

    • iLoveYourFace on 24/05/2016 - 19:28

      Played it within the hour of it releasing

  • aeon05 on 24/05/2016 - 21:38

    Played out within 4 minutes of buying it

  • WannabeHermit on 24/05/2016 - 21:46

    Does the preorder bonus come as a seperate key or you automatically have it when you install the game?

  • ubuy on 24/05/2016 - 23:54

    Installing now, thanks OP

  • WannabeHermit on 25/05/2016 - 02:15

    So even if you had to click on "Pre-purchase for Windows (64-bit)" to order after 10am? you don't get the pre-purchase bonus skin…

  • Axelstrife on 25/05/2016 - 11:40

    wish i would of saw this the other day as the prices all seem to be $80 aud now.

    • bigoldtoo on 26/05/2016 - 00:44

      The normal version is still ~$55 on the Taiwan battle.net.

  • deliciousturtle on 25/05/2016 - 23:23

    Not sure if it was just me but, I had a paypal account already saved to my battle.net account and I was getting an error when attempting to purchase via paypal. I deleted the paypal account from the saved payment methods or w/e and then when I went to purchase it, it worked (Had to put in paypal details again).

  • Demonic on 26/05/2016 - 15:31

    Awesome bargain! Can anyone tell me why the Tiawan version has the bullet points "You can request a refund before the release date of the game" and "Duration of service: Until termination of service" and the US/AU version doesn't? The refund one is fine but what is the termination of service?

  • Agatha on 26/05/2016 - 16:38

    Thanks OP. Good price and still works as of now.

  • Baebs on 26/05/2016 - 18:56

    Thanks OP, can confirm it is the global edition. PayPal worked fine.

  • googoogaga on 26/05/2016 - 21:31

    anyone know where to buy discounted battle.net gift cards or credit?

  • Polde on 26/05/2016 - 21:47

    Also commenting that it is still working. Thanks OP.

  • LittleMIssPanda on 26/05/2016 - 23:41

    This is honestly great, all the retailers are expecting $70+ whilst most new release games we get @ $60, so thanks alot.

  • k3nn3th323 on 27/05/2016 - 00:18

    anyone tried using Russian store? it has lower price if im not mistaken, but i don't know if it has english language

    • Baebs on 28/05/2016 - 20:32

      Both Russian and Chinese copies are region-locked.

      • k3nn3th323 on 28/05/2016 - 22:16
        +1

        Ah i see, thanks :)

  • Alzori on 28/05/2016 - 10:48
    +3

    Late comment here, but in case anyone was interested:

    To get a slightly better price for the "Origins edition", first buy the base game from the above deal. Then go back to the Australian store (e.g. via the battle.net client), and you can buy the Origins upgrade for $20 (price will show at checkout). This works out at the moment to be about $4 less than just buying the Origins from TK, and of course $12 less than buying Origins directly from AU.

  • RunningPineapple on 28/05/2016 - 17:00
    +1

    Anyone tried this today? Not sure if there was a recent change.
    When I go through with the purchase it says:
    DETAILS:
    Digital Purchase
    Asia

    Thanks,

    • RunningPineapple on 28/05/2016 - 17:09
      +1

      Went through with it anyway - Still works :)

      • dvsx on 02/06/2016 - 11:10

        Still works for US servers?

        • orin on 03/06/2016 - 15:40

          Would like to know too if purchase still can be done and get all servers.

        • dvsx on 06/06/2016 - 15:47

          @orin: I bought it on that day and can confirm playing on US servers.

  • Sylphrena on 03/06/2016 - 22:31

    I tried buying today in Korea, but when i clicked Add Balance, i was greeted with the message:

    You can only purchase Battle.net Balance in the region associated with your account’s country. You’ll now be redirected to the Americas & Southeast Asia Battle.net Shop. Learn more about Battle.net Balance.

    Am i supposed to add the necessary balance in NA/SEA currency then purchase it in Korea?

    • Sylphrena on 05/06/2016 - 22:17

      Korea only accepts Battle.net currency while Taiwan accepts a lot of other payment methods such as Paypal.

  • atleeit on 05/06/2016 - 12:10

    Yeah it still works :)

  • CiNNAM0N on 05/06/2016 - 18:17

    if i go onto the battlenet website and change region to taiwan and use prepaid card in $55AUD does it convert the amount to $1300NT?

    • Sylphrena on 05/06/2016 - 22:18

      When i paid with Paypal, the currency deducted from my Paypal account was 1400NT. Maybe it works in the same way

    • CiNNAM0N on 08/06/2016 - 15:52

      so me buying three $20aud bettle.net prepaid cards from eb them entering the codes into the taiwan battlenet will then transfer to $NT1438? or do i go to americas/asia and enter code in there and then switch to taiwan?

  • lime111 on 05/06/2016 - 21:04

    thanks bought on 28 degrees MC. $55.62 on 05/06/16 at 9pm. Cheers.

  • UnDaKuVa on 07/06/2016 - 14:28

    Hey, so I tried doing it through the Taiwan battle net and payed with visa debit. it's now been saying payment pending for over 14hrs. Money has not left my account. Idk if anyone else had this issue???

  • chokieeee on 07/06/2016 - 21:18

    Used my Visa Debit card and it swiftly deducted $56.55 @ 8:45 pm through the Taiwan site

  • The Alphanumeric on 08/06/2016 - 16:26

    Thanks OP!
    The checkout went through real quick and the game showed up in my Bnet launcher instantly. As for playing it, ADSL sucks.

  • rmh on 10/06/2016 - 20:46

    I can confirm that when using an Amex card linked to PayPal you get the paypal authorization error. But when you use anything else it works fine.

  • Kafkaesque on 17/06/2016 - 22:51

    Good deal thanks mate got it for around $56

  • googoogaga on 19/06/2016 - 16:31

    did you guys neweb visa to pay by credit card directly?

  • viral on 21/06/2016 - 23:16

    Hey guys, for those who bought the TW version. Do you need to change the region to US/AU every single time you start overwatch? Thanks!

    • OsakaBoi on 22/06/2016 - 10:02

      Nope, the region stays the same to the last one you selected.

      • viral on 22/06/2016 - 19:03

        Thank you! :)

  • Cheese86 on 22/06/2016 - 09:23

    So what happens when there are updates/patches? Would having a Taiwanese/Korean version make things tricky?

    • OsakaBoi on 22/06/2016 - 10:03
      +1

      No issues with updates. I've played the latest balance patch (with mccree and widowmaker changes) on the us server.

      • Cheese86 on 22/06/2016 - 17:13

        Awesome, thanks for confirming!

  • mycomputerdude on 27/06/2016 - 04:33

    Thanks mate!!!
    Ended up costing $56.60 AUD in the end via Paypal

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