March 2nd, 2009

What Exactly are World of Warcraft Pre-paid Game Cards

World of warcraft is a massive multiplayer online role playing game, which can only be played online. World of warcraft revolves around the lore of Azeroth and it involves the players in the lands intrigues and wars. As with most massive multiplayer online role playing games, World of Warcraft requires you to pay a monthly fee, which is supposed to cover the server and maintenance expenses. Blizzard, the company responsible for creating and developing Wolrd of warcraft is offering two ways of paying the said fees. With the first option you can setup and recurring fee via your credit card (they accept every major credit card issuer), and the second option you have, which is probably of most interest to you since you are reading this article, is paying with a pre-paid game card.
You may ask yourselves what exactly are world of warcraft pre-paid game cards, and in fact you should know that world of warcraft pre-paid game cards work almost in the same way as a pre-paid card for your mobile phone. You should be able to purchase one from the same place you bought the actual game, ass Blizzard has made sure to distribute world of warcraft pre-paid game cards to most large retailers around the world. World of warcraft pre-paid game cards are a solution for people who do not own a credit card, and don't feel comfortable giving out their credit card details over the internet in fear of identity theft.
"The World of Warcraft Pre-Paid Game Card is a convenient payment option for those who prefer to pay cash for their World of Warcraft subscription and is available at most stores where computer games are sold."
Now that we have cleared up the reasons you might want or even need to pay with a pre-paid game card we can continue on how to actually use it. But before we go you should know that paying your game time via a pre-paid game card can be a bit more expensive than paying your subscription with an actual credit card. Blizzard offers small discounts if you decide to subscribe for 3 or 6 months at a time, which makes it more affordable than using the said pre-paid game card.
When you have purchased a game card you have to scratch the highlighted (as seen on the image) area to reveal your code. Then you will log on to your account, on the World of Warcraft website and go to the "Add a Game Card" section where you will input the code exactly as it is written in the box on the website. You should also note this warning regarding game cards: "As soon as you scratch off the grey strip on the back of your Pre-Paid Game Card‚ the card is considered "spent." While your card will not be activated until you input the code into the field below‚ the card cannot be returned after it has been scratched."