WoW to Introduce Gold and Game Time Tokens

Blizzard just announced that there will be a new form of currency available to World of Warcraft players known as a "WoW Token". These tokens will be purchasable with real money and then can be resold for gold on the auction house. After purchasing a token from the auction house, the token itself will become soulbound and then redeemable for 30 days of game time.

While a set price has not be announced yet for a token, Blizzard hopes that it will combat third-party gold-selling services. In addition, they claim that it will give players a way to spend excess gold. They stated that, "The WoW Token was created to give players with lots of extra gold the option to use it to help cover their subscription cost, and give those who want to purchase gold a way to do so from fellow players through a secure, easy-to-use system."

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For more details, check the official announcement.