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There seems to be some confusion with how this commitment works. To sum it up, it's pretty much a contract with Blizzard. When you go through the process your given payment plan options to pay in one month, three month or six month blocks. It's slightly cheaper to go with a three month or six month option. It works out to be $3 savings with the three month block, and $6 savings with the six month block. If you plan on playing for another anyway, then this is simply free stuff for saying you agree to keep playing.

Some other important info on this:

Can I cancel my World of Warcraft subscription at any point during the 12-month term?

By taking advantage of this special promotion, you are committing to a 12-month World of Warcraft subscription, and you cannot cancel your subscription until the 12-month term of the agreement has ended.

What if I purchase the Diablo III Collector's Edition?

If you decide to purchase the Diablo III Collector's Edition when it's available, and then choose to add your Collector's Edition license key to the Battle.net account associated with your existing World of Warcraft Annual Pass promotion, you will receive all of the benefits associated with the Collector's Edition, plus receive four months of World of Warcraft game time which is eligible towards your 12-month subscription commitment. After you purchase the Diablo III Collector's Edition you just need to input the product key into the Battle.net account associated with your World of Warcraft 12-month commitment and that account will then receive the next 4 months of World of Warcraft game time for free. For example, if you already had a month of game time on the associated World of Warcraft account when you input your Diablo III Collector's Edition product key, it would then be 5 months until your next subscription payment was due.

Official F.A.Q

Okay so its you setting up a payment plan with Blizz then! Not actually buying time at that current time.

Jessibelle wrote:Okay so its you setting up a payment plan with Blizz then! Not actually buying time at that current time.

yah pretty much. I was already on a 3 month rebill which was due to come out @ the end of the month, I just changed it to the one year commitment thing. Seems once you set it up, they will not allow you to stop your sub until the one year is up.

Fundamentally it's bribery to commit to not leaving, right?

Morven wrote:Fundamentally it's bribery to commit to not leaving, right?

Depends how you look at it. I planned to keep playing anyway, so for me it's free stuff. For others it could be viewed as bribery.

AdamSavage wrote:

Jessibelle wrote:Okay so its you setting up a payment plan with Blizz then! Not actually buying time at that current time.

yah pretty much. I was already on a 3 month rebill which was due to come out @ the end of the month, I just changed it to the one year commitment thing. Seems once you set it up, they will not allow you to stop your sub until the one year is up.

Okay. I've had the 6 month bill so I just gotta set it up.

Anyone seen anything yet about the requirements for the Diablo side of things? I don't play Diablo but would like to check out D3 as I kind of like what I've seen. So anyone seen anything about if I have to go back and buy D2 or D2.5? Paying the monthly fee for Diablo as well or is it like a free trial? I didn't see anything in the FAQ on this but figure it will be cleared up soon since it only just got announced. I've already signed up since I'll be playing WoW anyway and it's beta and the mount for bonus so not worried about that but am curious about the rest. Anyone find out anything please post it here if you would and if I find anything I'll edit this or post again asap. Thanks in advance.

Kerafirewing wrote:Anyone seen anything yet about the requirements for the Diablo side of things? I don't play Diablo but would like to check out D3 as I kind of like what I've seen. So anyone seen anything about if I have to go back and buy D2 or D2.5? Paying the monthly fee for Diablo as well or is it like a free trial? I didn't see anything in the FAQ on this but figure it will be cleared up soon since it only just got announced. I've already signed up since I'll be playing WoW anyway and it's beta and the mount for bonus so not worried about that but am curious about the rest. Anyone find out anything please post it here if you would and if I find anything I'll edit this or post again asap. Thanks in advance.

You get a download copy of Diablo 3 when it's available, same as the retail game, for committing to 1 year of Warcraft.

And don't forget the guaranteed invite into the MOP Beta.

AdamSavage wrote:

Morven wrote:Fundamentally it's bribery to commit to not leaving, right?

Depends how you look at it. I planned to keep playing anyway, so for me it's free stuff. For others it could be viewed as bribery.

^^^ BOTH of these.

Ghostred wrote:And don't forget the guaranteed invite into the MOP Beta.

AND the mount.

Darn, I want that mount SO BAD, but I would have to get a credit card worth a damn. And a source of income.

Here are the "Terms and Conditions" I copied from the actual contract.


Offer void where prohibited or restricted by law. You must register, or have previously registered a Battle.net account with Blizzard Entertainment (“Account”), and have provide Blizzard with a valid credit card which can be used by you to purchase World of Warcraft subscription game time on a recurring basis to participate in this offer. Participants who qualify for and take advantage of this offer will receive one (1) license to download a standard edition version of Diablo® III for free from Blizzard Entertainment, one (1) “Tyrael’s Charger” World of Warcraft in-game mount, and one (1) opportunity to participate in the beta test for the next World of Warcraft expansion, subject to the terms and conditions of this offer. In order to take advantage of this offer, you must: (i) be a resident of the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Singapore; (ii) be of the age of majority in your country of residence on or before 10/18/2011; (iii) have registered a World of Warcraft Account with Blizzard Entertainment, or have added a World of Warcraft license to a Battle.net Account which you registered with Blizzard Entertainment on or before 10/18/2011; (iv) not have any chargebacks initiated by you against payments made on the Account or any World of Warcraft account registered with Blizzard; (v) agree to maintain a fully paid up, World of Warcraft license that is in good standing with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., or its authorized licensees for a twelve (12) month period beginning on the day that you sign up for the offer (the “Twelve Month Commitment”).

Note that any subscription game time currently existing on your Account as of the day you sign up for the offer will be credited towards the Twelve Month Commitment, and any World of Warcraft subscription game time purchased and redeemed, earned through promotions, or otherwise provided to you by Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and/or its affiliates, during the Twelve Month Commitment, will be credited towards the Account and the remaining balance of your Twelve Month Commitment. Should you obtain a Diablo III Collector’s Edition version of Diablo III and add the license to the Account, four (4) months of World of Warcraft Game Time will be added to the Account. If your World of Warcraft subscription lapses during the Twelve Month Commitment, or if you fail to make any required payments or timely payments, Blizzard reserves the right to terminate your participation in this offer in addition to any and all other remedies that may be available to Blizzard at law. 25 year game time cards issued to employees of Blizzard Entertainment may not be used to meet the commitment required by this offer.

Provided that you fulfill the requirements stated herein, Blizzard Entertainment will: (i) Upon the release of World of Warcraft Patch 4.3.0 to the public North American World of Warcraft servers, add a Tyrael’s Charger mount to your Account; (ii) upon the retail launch of Diablo III, add a standard edition Diablo III retail license to your Account, where you may download a standard edition version of Diablo III that corresponds with your country settings; and (iii) flag the Account so that you will automatically receive an invite to the beta test for the next World of Warcraft expansion product.

Minimum purchase amount necessary to qualify for the DIABLO III OFFER does not include tax. No adjustments will be made on prior sales. Blizzard Entertainment accepts no responsibility for registrations which, due to a technical error or any other reason, are not delivered or which are delayed. LIMIT ONE FREE STANDARD EDITION OF THE DIABLO III PRODUCT AND ONE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BETA TEST FOR THE NEXT WORLD OF WARCRAFT EXPANSION PER BATTLE.NET ACCOUNT. Eligible participants who have multiple World of Warcraft licenses associated with the participant’s Battle.net Account may participate in the offer for more than one of their World of Warcraft licenses and will receive one (1) Diablo III license that will be added to their Battle.net account, one (1) opportunity to participate in the beta test for the next World of Warcraft expansion, and a World of Warcraft in-game mount for each World of Warcraft license that the participant has associated with their participation in the offer. No substitutions or cash equivalents. Offer subject to change without notice. No delay or omission by Blizzard Entertainment in exercising or enforcing any right or remedy contained in this offer shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other legal right or remedy available to Blizzard Entertainment. This offer is only valid through the Battle.net online gaming platform, located at www.battle.net.

I like how this offer automatically encourages the most consistent players to participate in the beta. It seems like their feedback would be most important to Blizz.

From the looks of things the mount will be given to anybody who is on the plan on the day of 4.3 release, correct?

Kraai wrote:From the looks of things the mount will be given to anybody who is on the plan on the day of 4.3 release, correct?

Well, you'll get the mount on that day, yes. Not sure if there's a deadline for signing up for the commitment.

CrystalKitten wrote:

Kraai wrote:From the looks of things the mount will be given to anybody who is on the plan on the day of 4.3 release, correct?

Well, you'll get the mount on that day, yes. Not sure if there's a deadline for signing up for the commitment.

There is a deadline, but I don't remember what it was off the top of my head. I believe it was in Nov.

Edit - Here's the entire FAQ about the thing. Doesn't say how long tho, just that it's limited time only.

http://us.blizzard.com/support/article. ... rhtml=true

Well, since WoW is pretty much my only real entertainment on my entertainment budget, and I know that I will still be playing it a year from now, I signed up for it. I am not all that interested in diablo, but if we get it to work on my computer, my guy might like to give it a shot.

I read the three rewards for the 1 year and instantly decided to sign up. I already pay in 6 mo. terms, and have largely been anticipating Diablo 3 (so much so that I pulled out and dusted off Diablo 2 and zerged through that game.). With the free copy of D3 as well as the beta key and in-game mount, I definitely thought the deal that costs no more money than I would already pay for a year was well worth it.

Yeah, I signed up and so did my spouse and housemate. We don't see anything changing in a year to make us not want to play WoW, it's cheap entertainment, and a free game is nice.