From the looks of it, "World of Warcraft" gaming enthusiasts will have more reasons to play than ever before.
At the heels of recent March 23 release of its much-ballyhooed Patch 6.1.2, Blizzard Entertainment announced that it will soon introduce $20 tokens to the ever-popular MMORPG "World of Warcraft" game. The California-based video game developer is just waiting for things to stabilize after the patch have gone live for said upgraded structure to be introduced, Battlet.net reports.
This time, however, market price along with a clear-cut exchange system will be in place to facilitate a better token-for-gold exchange system.
Gearing Things Up
Said $20 token will let gamers do the trading for in-game gold and game time and should be available in a few weeks time following the Patch 6.1.2 release, according to The Christian Post.
It is necessary to give the patch update some lead time so as to ensure that the game features would be solid enough to carry the Token system, patch notes detail on the game's website.
Once launched, gamers would be able to buy these tokens using real money in the game Shop as usual and would be allowed to exchange these Tokens for gold right at the Auction House. The exchange will be based on the going market rate at the time of exchange.
Better Exchange System; Happier Gamers
Another welcome news is that players need not fear about the unpredictability of their Token selling due to a shifting market as a set market price and a clear-cut exchange system will be installed.
This means that all players will be able to buy and sell their Tokens at the exact amount these were quoted.
As reported on Polygon, measures on how the $20 Token will roll out are detailed by the game's website saying, "Because the Token exchange has to start somewhere, we will be setting the initial gold value of the WoW Token ourselves.The starting gold value in each region will be based on several factors, including regional in-game economies, but ultimately our goal is to select a fair and reasonable starting price. After that, the Token's gold value will be determined dynamically based primarily on player supply and demand. Simply put, if more WoW Tokens are being listed than are being purchased, the price will automatically drift downward over time."
Further the post read: "If people are purchasing Tokens from the Auction House faster than they're being put up for sale, then prices will go up accordingly. As a reminder, to help make sure players can trade WoW Tokens confidently, once a Token sells, the seller will receive the amount of gold they were quoted at the time they listed their Token."
As planned, the Tokens should initially be available in North America and from there roll-out to the rest of the globe.
Now, that should spell out tons and tons of fun for all WoW gaming enthusiasts worldwide.
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