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Old 07-19-05, 10:02 AM
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World of Warcraft 14-Day Trial in this month's PC Gamer

I just got the latest issue of PC Gamer in the mail yesterday. Included on the DVD was a 14-day trial of World of Warcraft.

Just a heads-up for anybody interested in giving this a try without putting up $50.
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is this the subscription thing? or the game itself? I thought that after you buy the game, you then have to buy the monthly subscription.
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If you like the game, you have to buy a retail copy. This includes another 30 days. After that, you have to buy a subscription to keep playing.
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For those wondering, it's the September issue.
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so buy the game, then buy the magazine to get the 14 day trial and then if I like it, pay the monthly subscription and so on?
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No, buy the magazine, play the 14-day trial. If you like it, then you can buy the game to keep playing.
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ahh, so when I buy the magazine it's got the full game on a disk or something? or do I download the whole thing from wow's site? sorry to be such a moron with this. I haven't ever bought/played a PC game before.
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The full game is on a DVD included with the magazine. So no downloading is necessary (apart from patches).
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ahhh, thanks. I think I'll pick it up........and put dating on the backburner for a while
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Thanks for the heads up! I been wanting to try it out without selling my soul!
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If you want to keep playing after the 14 days you do not have to buy the retail copy. You just keep playing, it is as simple as that. You will automatically be charged the $15 a month.
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Originally Posted by flashburn
If you want to keep playing after the 14 days you do not have to buy the retail copy. You just keep playing, it is as simple as that. You will automatically be charged the $15 a month.
Are you sure? That would be a drastic departure from most other free trials for MMORPG games. Including the previous WoW trials.

I don't have the magazine and dvd in front of me, so I don't know the details. I'll have to double-check for certain tonight.
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Are you sure? That would be a drastic departure from most other free trials for MMORPG games. Including the previous WoW trials.

I don't have the magazine and dvd in front of me, so I don't know the details. I'll have to double-check for certain tonight.
http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...&enterthread=y

Apparently in the magazine it self it does say that.
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Found this post in the thread you linked to:
Well, I just wasted 8 bucks. On the back of the cd case, it says that in order to continue your 14 day trial, you must buy the retail game. No where does it say you can continue to just pay the subscription price and continue playing. Again, it indicates you must purchase the game after 14 days to keep playing. Sorry folks.
I knew there was no way the publisher would just be giving away one of their top-selling games like that.
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so this, more or less, gives you the $50.00 game for free (minus the mag.)? that seems a little too good to be true. I believe it. I guess the monthly subscription thing adds up.
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
so this, more or less, gives you the $50.00 game for free (minus the mag.)?
No...read the quote in my post right above yours.
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Originally Posted by Groucho
No...read the quote in my post right above yours.

ahh, I must have been typing. oh well. it's probably for the best.

that thread linked is pretty amusing. there's one dude there that keeps repeating the false info. that all you need is the mag and that it hs the full game and full serial. then after it's been posted that once the trial expires, you need to buy the game and he's nowhere to be found.

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Originally Posted by Groucho
Found this post in the thread you linked to:I knew there was no way the publisher would just be giving away one of their top-selling games like that.
Well, that sucks. Someone mentioned that inside the issue, it even says that you don't need to purchase the retail game to continue playing.

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