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[PC] World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Base Edition - Free to Previous Expansion Owners @ Battle.net

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[PC] World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Base Edition - Free to Previous Expansion Owners @ Battle.net
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Laozer on 24/08/2022 - 15:41 worldofwarcraft.com (682 clicks)
Last edited 24/08/2022 - 16:09 by 2 other users

Quote from Blizzard:

Don't own Shadowlands yet? The afterlife awaits you, hero! From now until September 5, 2022 (US timezone), you can claim your FREE copy of the Shadowlands Base Edition, along with a Level 50 Character Boost through the Battle.net Desktop App. Play the complete Shadowlands experience and get an early start preparing for the launch of Dragonflight later in 2022.

Eligibility

All Battle.net accounts that do not currently have the Shadowlands expansion attached and that had any expansion license attached to the account in the past will receive the Shadowlands Base Edition and a Level 50 Character Boost FREE (no purchase necessary).

Battle.net accounts without a previous expansion license attached on any of their WoW game accounts, or which already have Shadowlands on any of their game accounts, are NOT eligible to receive a free copy of Shadowlands.

How do I Claim My Gift?

To claim your gift, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Battle.net Desktop App and log in.
    • If you don't have the App installed, download it here.
  2. Click the gift icon* on the top right side of the app, next to the notification bell icon.
  3. In the confirmation window, look for your gifts and click the CLAIM button.
  4. Launch World of Warcraft® and enjoy your FREE copy of the Shadowlands Base Edition and Level 50 Character Boost.

If the gift icon isn’t showing, restart your Battle.net Desktop App completely and try again later. Shadowlands gift grants may take up to seven days to be processed.

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  • lilchonk on 24/08/2022 - 15:42
    +10

    I was really considering coming back for a while but I can't justify the monthly sub as I'm a casual gamer. I wish there was a cheaper option or a time based sub.

    • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2022 - 15:44

      they used to have 30 days of game time for 16.50 but removed that, now you can only buy 60 days of game time for 39, jacked the price of 2 months by 6 bucks. bastards.

      • Mr Bob Dobalina on 24/08/2022 - 16:21
        +1

        What are you talking about? The 1 month option is still showing up for me - it's $19.95 though.

        • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2022 - 17:03

          that's a subscription, the game time was a one time payment that wouldn't auto renew.

          https://screenrant.com/world-warcraft-removes-time-purchase-…

          • Shwayne on 27/08/2022 - 12:13

            @[Deactivated]: You can sub and immediately cancel the renewal without any issues.

            Though I wouldn't bother until Dragonflight.

        • teddiebear on 24/08/2022 - 21:18

          Yeah i started playing again just last week, after 6years break. They charge $19.95 for a month to play. I also paid $59.95 9days ago for shadowlands xp, with no lvl50 toon boost, just the xp. So seeing this just peeved me off! Lol
          You can simply do 1-month at a time as you mentioned. Dunno why they're saying 2-month minimum.

            • teddiebear on 25/08/2022 - 03:25
              +1

              @[Deactivated]: That was published in March 2021. They copped a lot of hype and backlash for changing to 60days option only.
              Blizzard are as greedy now as they were 16years ago with WoW (not so mucb with the Diablo series).
              But i suppose their way of thinking is "if they keep paying, why change it?".
              I wonder how much they make per year from WoW alone??

    • PainToad on 24/08/2022 - 15:45
      +2

      They still charge for it? How 2000s.

      • King Steuart on 24/08/2022 - 16:50

        Yeah, subscription based services definitely ended in 2009

        • lordezekiel on 24/08/2022 - 16:55
          +7

          Dang, someone better go tell the Final Fantasy 14 devs, they are barely getting by with their 40 million or so players

          • King Steuart on 24/08/2022 - 17:24

            @lordezekiel: And, you know, Netflix, kayo, Disney, prime, ebay plus, paramount, Stan, binge, Xbox game pass, playstation +, Nintendo online, etc…

            • Damannation on 24/08/2022 - 19:03
              +4

              @King Steuart: You mean all those services that provide multiple platforms of media in their subscriptions rather than just the 1 game…

          • jonnys1n on 25/08/2022 - 12:26

            @lordezekiel: there is zero chance ffxiv has 40million subs. that is insanity

            • Valowick on 26/08/2022 - 11:39

              @jonnys1n: It included people who were playing the free trial where you can play the first two or three expansions for free.

        • PainToad on 25/08/2022 - 06:32

          Most games like this have gone F2P. Comparing it to media streaming services or services with multiple games isn’t the same thing.

    • SnowDragon on 24/08/2022 - 15:50

      You can still get it fairly cheap from grey sellers -G2A have 60 days of game time for $32.73 via PayPal, which is $16.30/m

      • rysith on 24/08/2022 - 16:01

        They state can't be activated in Australia? I know they are North American versions, can you confirm they work?

        • SnowDragon on 24/08/2022 - 17:12

          As long as your bnet account is set for US it will work.

          It says it doesn't activate in Australia, but it will work on your account.

    • jaydee4 on 24/08/2022 - 16:58
      +1

      You should check out Guild Wars 2, no sub fee.

    • Sherro on 25/08/2022 - 07:53

      I haven't played for years. Really wish they would do a 7 day trial like they used to for returning players who haven't touched it in ages.

      Maybe they don't expect you to get hooked as easy these days..

    • Franc-T on 31/08/2022 - 05:08

      I looked at possibly playing casually a while ago, but the million expansions they charge for plus monthly cost…..eeek

  • Nunubuffs on 24/08/2022 - 15:45
    -8

    Eww retail. Wotlk classic is far better then this nightmare.

    • Dogstar on 24/08/2022 - 16:29
      -1

      How do you know? It's not even out yet. xD

      • Nunubuffs on 24/08/2022 - 17:02
        +1

        Game was out a whole 10-15yrs ago, wdym. Its a rerelease, and ive played plenty of wrath private servers. Retail bad, classic wotlk good.

        • teddiebear on 24/08/2022 - 22:04

          The original wotlk was out back then but a LOT has changed. WoW classic, shadowlands, diff versions… lvl100 is now lvl40, can't play classic with toons leveled in shadowlands or whatever it is. I still don't understand the whole xp change-around……

  • Hybroid on 24/08/2022 - 15:55

    Can confirm this works, thanks. Been a while since played WoW, worth another look around.

  • coxymla on 24/08/2022 - 16:05
    +1

    Title is confusing/wrong, I think it should be "Free to Previous WoW Expansion Owners"?

    I would actually try this but having to pay for 2 months of subscription means it's not really "Free".

    • Laozer on 24/08/2022 - 16:09

      Title edited. Cheers bro

    • Mr Bob Dobalina on 24/08/2022 - 16:21

      1 month, not 2.

      • coxymla on 24/08/2022 - 16:42

        Can you buy a single month of gametime?

        • Mr Bob Dobalina on 24/08/2022 - 16:46

          Yes, it's $19.95. In fact there isn't even a 2 month option, only 1, 3 and 6.

    • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2022 - 18:06

      You can open a ticket and ask for some free game time. They usually give you a week free.

    • dexx on 24/08/2022 - 18:40

      I have an old sub. It doesnt offer me Shadowlands when i log into battle.net. I imagine i have to sign up for a month before it offers it to me?

  • cook99 on 24/08/2022 - 16:34

    I'm a Hunter, level 2

    • bobzor on 24/08/2022 - 17:22
      +1

      Bargain hunter?

    • BargainJunkie on 24/08/2022 - 19:05
      +4

      In the outside world, I'm a simple geologist, but in here…I am Falcorn, Defender of the Alliance. I've braved the Fargodeep mine and defeated the Bloodfish at Jarod's Landing.

      • teddiebear on 24/08/2022 - 22:06

        Pfffft bloody Alliance
        :P lmao

  • o2saint on 24/08/2022 - 16:40
    +5

    Sub is now $19.90 a month or ~$240 a year. Given the limited amount of end game content they have been releasing, it's getting harder and harder to justify the subscription cost. On the other hand, Xbox game pass Sub is cheaper and has tons of games and they keep adding more every month.

    Luckily there's Classic to play now so at least Classic Wrath has me excited. Pre-patch launches on 29th Aug / 30th here. So going to continue my sub that I started in 2007. sigh.

    • Camm90 on 24/08/2022 - 17:26

      I hadn't played since the start of BFA and felt like coming back. Saw in the sub increase and didn't have enough gold for a token so that was that. Not worth $20 a month, in my opinion.

    • xtremehell on 24/08/2022 - 21:39

      Pretty crazy given it now plays more like an instance running simulator and less like an open world MMORPG — World of Diablo3craft, basically.

  • Willy Beamish on 24/08/2022 - 16:58
    +4

    Can't even give that expansion away.
    Pass

  • bobzor on 24/08/2022 - 17:26
    +9

    Okay here's my pitch.
    Got that itch to play WoW again?
    Don't want to give your money to this scumbag company anymore?
    Searching for a bargain?
    Join Wobblin' Goblin - Free Australian based WoW private server with Single Player modded dungeons and raids for all you mums and dads out there who don't have time to wait around for the afk healer/tank to come back from their 'bio break'.

    • UFO on 24/08/2022 - 23:54

      thanks very much, I had no idea this existed!

      want to get my kids involved, but no way I'm paying subs for each of them!

    • PainToad on 25/08/2022 - 11:47

      Is it any fun playing in basically an empty world?

      • bobzor on 25/08/2022 - 11:52

        Yep, coz it's just to casually jump in and scratch that itch.
        Lots of quality of life changes like teleport to all dungeons and faster xp gain, solo instances etc
        All good things for a quick fix for the time-poor gamer.
        (More time to F5 OzB)

  • frank21cn on 24/08/2022 - 17:40
    +4

    After logging onto my Battle.net, I realised I actually already own Shadowlands and gave up on it quite a long time ago.

  • Skinnerr on 24/08/2022 - 18:03

    In three years this game will be twenty years old, crazy.

    • Jaduqimon on 24/08/2022 - 18:07

      U mean 2 years time

      • bleeder on 25/08/2022 - 11:48
        +1

        Now it's 1 year's time, it really is going fast!

        • Skinnerr on 25/08/2022 - 12:11
          +1

          I'm from the future, get in we're havin a WoW 20yr anniversary party!

  • Blackcat2 on 24/08/2022 - 18:06

    I thought it WoW always automatically upgrade your to the whatever last expansion before the current one.

    So in this case, if you don't do anything, when Dragonflight expansion is released, you will get Shadowland anyway. It's always been like this to prevent returning players needing to buy all of the expansion that they missed out on when they come back.

    This deal is just so that you can play the expansion earlier.

    • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2022 - 18:18

      That, and a free level boost. The chances of anyone having an active sub, but not the latest expansion is kind of low. I think they did something similar to this before with Pandaria.

      • Blackcat2 on 24/08/2022 - 19:08

        I claimed both "gifts" and the free level boost can only be applied if you have active subs - which I don't and I have no intention to renew

        • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2022 - 19:17

          Open a ticket and they usually give you some free time.

      • Repstar on 25/08/2022 - 12:25

        Ummm what? Millions play wow classic with a current sub and no shadowlands LOL

        • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2022 - 13:34

          Let me reword it then, how many people really wanted to play SL, had an active sub, but waited until now to get it? It'll be free soon anyway. This promo is aimed at people that quit, and don't pay. It's an attempt to give them a taste of SL, and possibly entice them back into paying. No one was playing the previous expansion and paying for a sub.

          • Repstar on 25/08/2022 - 16:03

            @[Deactivated]: Let me put it this way! None of my
            Classic guild bought shadowlands, but we are all having a bash around on it now….

            It’s aimed at people with a current sub who never bought shadowlands…. Yes there’s a lot of people who fall into that bucket.

            Even when shadowlands rolls into the base game at dragon flight prepatch, you will still need an active sub to play shadowlands. Not sure what your whinging about here.

      • Willy Beamish on 29/08/2022 - 13:10

        Chances are pretty high actually, I am an active classic player and never bought shadowlands. I'd say a lot of us classic players would have.

  • KaijuKoala on 24/08/2022 - 21:38

    So I haven’t played since 2007. I looked at the battle net desktop program and it has the freebie available for me. What I can’t understand is why I have listed in games:

    WoW1 (US)
    WoW2 (US)
    WoW3 (US)
    WoW4 (US) - Starter Edition

    Did I get the game 4 times? Lol

    Which do I choose?
    And what is classic wow?

    • teddiebear on 24/08/2022 - 22:12

      I'm still learning what all the changes are. Lvl100 is now lvl40, 150=60. Classic, zandalar, and something else…. confusing the crap outta me. Can't use old toon in classic i think… gotta start over again. Story has changed which is confusing me more… grrrrr

    • whatisk on 25/08/2022 - 07:44

      I had something similar - only WoW1 (US) and WoW2 (US).
      I also found that I had 2 copies of the expansion to claim. So I claimed one for WoW1 and the other for WoW2

  • lesher on 25/08/2022 - 07:53
    +1

    Eww blizzard

  • Zenyatta on 25/08/2022 - 09:26

    cough chromiecraft cough

    I've never looked back.

    Join us!

    • bobzor on 25/08/2022 - 10:19

      Wobblin' Goblin uses the exact same open source back end as chromiecraft, but it's Australian based so no lag

  • Yeahhnahh on 25/08/2022 - 10:02

    Can I please get a refund for this expansion, thanks x.

  • Fondash on 25/08/2022 - 20:59
    +1

    Add me Laozer, we can raid together

    • Laozer on 25/08/2022 - 21:00

      get on my horse, my horse is amazing, give it a lick

  • Kewok on 26/08/2022 - 11:55
    +1

    Free upvote

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