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World of Warcraft Details Announced
Warcry has some final details as the World of Warcraft launch looms closer. Pricing for WoW has finally been nailed down, with discounts going to folks who purchase more than one month at a time. There are also sneak peeks available, including footage from the special edition DVD and images from the Brady Games strategy guide. The guide includes Penny Arcade strips that illustrate game concepts. On character names: "I'm really sorry, Xaxziminrax. I tried to warn you, but I couldn't type your name in time. - 'Oh look, it's a bear' might also have worked."
The worst part is spending $50.00 or (iirc) $80.00 for the collectors edition.
I just accept this as the price you pay for early adoption. Same as paying $300 for a PS2 to have it the day it came out, when I can get it for half now.
Wait a couple months the price will drop, wait a couple years and there will be a free client.
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I would *think* that the signup is by your login, since you can play on multiple machines (that would probably have different cd keys installed on them.)
Doubtful. Open Beta required a key to create an account. WoW accounts have access to the game servers and the ability to post on their web site.
More than likely, they are more concerned that each account has a CD key rather than each PC that has the software loaded. It's not possible to play without logging into their servers, so why would they care if you load the game on every PC in your house. You're only going to be able to log in with one account per CD key anyway.
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. -- Harry Truman
The price of the game at launch covers the costs to develop them game over the last n years.
Thats the official line. I would say that it a combination of habit and psychology.
"If you're giving the game away it must not be any good"
and
"Well I already paid $50 for this, I need to subscribe to get my money's worth"