Price Update on World of Warcraft® Subscriptions and Services in Ukraine and Turkey

Live Posted 2023/06/05 at 12:26 PM by Squishei

Ознайомитися з анонсом українською мовою можна за цим посиланням.Duyuruları Türkçe okuyabilmek için lütfen bu bağlantıyı takip et.World of Warcraft ® is played in many regions around the world, and we regularly conduct reviews of the prices of our games and services in all currencies. From time to time, it’s necessary to make changes to certain pricing based on a variety of factors, including global and regional market conditions.As a result of our review, on July 5th, 2023, the pricing for recurring subscription plans in Ukraine and Turkey will be adjusted as follows:PriceMonthly Price
Recurring planTurkish LiraUkrainian hryvniaTurkish LiraUkrainian hryvnia
6-month ₺819 ₴1919 ₺136 ₴319
3-month ₺549 ₴1079 ₺183 ₴359
1-month ₺199 ₴389 ₺199 ₴389The following game services will be adjusted at the same time:

Game Services	Ukrainian hryvnia	Turkish Lira
60 days Gametime	₴959	₺409
Character Transfer x1	₴799	₺339
Character Transfer x 3	₴1589	₺679
Character Transfer x 6	₴2179	₺1019
Faction Change x1	₴959	₺408
Faction Change x 3	₴1919	₺819
Faction Change x 6	₴2899	₺1299
Level 60 Character Boost	₴1669	₺819
Name Change	₴319	₺139
Race Change x1	₴799	₺339
Race Change x 3	₴1589	₺679
Race Change x 6	₴2179	₺1019
WoW Token (redeemable token for Battle.net Balance)	₴480	₺199
WoW Token (auctionable token sold in-game)	₴639	—
Guild Faction Change	₴1279	₺549
Guild Realm Transfer	₴1119	₺479
Guild Name Change	₴639	₺279
Pets	₴319	₺139
Mount	₴799	₺339
Ground Mount	₴479	₺199
Premium Mount	₴955	₺399
Sprite Darter’s Wings	₴639	₺279
Celestial Observer’s Ensemble	₴639	₺279
Fireplume Regalia	₴639	₺279
Waveborne Diplomat’s Regalia	₴639	₺279
Baby Murloc Satch-Shells	₴479	₺199
Toy	₴319	₺139
Wrath of the Lich King Classic	Ukrainian hryvnia	Turkish Lira
Northrend Heroic Upgrade	₴1279	₺679
Northrend Epic Upgrade	₴2179	₺1019
Northrend Epic Upgrade (from Heroic)	₴900	₺340
Classic Game Services	Ukrainian hryvnia	Turkish Lira
Name Change	₴319	₺139
Character Transfer	₴799	₺339
Character Transfer WoW Classic	₴799	₺339
Wrath Classic Token	₴497	—
Faction Change	₴959	₺409
Faction Change x 3	₴1919	₺819
Faction Change x 6	₴2899	₺1291
Race Change	₴799	₺339
Race Change x 3	₴1589	₺679
Race Change x 6	₴2179	₺1019

Current prices will remain in effect until 11.59pm EEST on July 4, 2023 . You will not be charged the new price until your next billing occurrence after this date and time.To take advantage of current pricing, we strongly suggest making your purchase selection by July 4, 2023, before the new pricing goes into effect. If your subscription renewal occurs after July 4, the increased pricing will be applied.Furthermore, the price for the following items will be adjusted on July 18, 2023. Current prices for these will remain in effect until 11:59pm EEST on July 17, 2023.

Dragonflight	Ukrainian hryvnia	Turkish Lira
Dragonflight Base Edition	₴1279	₺679
Dragonflight Heroic Edition	₴1799	₺959
Dragonflight Epic Edition	₴2319	₺1239
Dragonflight Heroic Upgrade (Base to Heroic)	₴520	₺280
Dragonflight Epic Upgrade (Heroic to Epic)	₴520	₺280
Dragonflight Epic Upgrade (Base to Epic)	₴1040	₺560

We know that people have a lot of options for entertainment, and we do not take pricing adjustments such as this lightly. We appreciate that players choose to spend their time with World of Warcraft, and we are committed to ensuring the game continues to provide players in Ukraine and Turkey with great entertainment value.You can review and update or cancel your World of Warcraft subscription options and payment methods at any time through Battle.net Account Management or Battle.net Shop.Thank you,The World of Warcraft teamLink to the forum post in UkrainianLink to the forum post in TurkishConfirm if it’s a manual process and adjust to better time if necessary

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Comment by dokeefe1986So it's going up? Tldr plzComment by corrupt733Is this more or less? What kind of useless reporting is this?Comment by Skullhawk13I feel like this is bad optics considering the reason ukraines currency is tanking is because they're kinda being invaded. I know from a business perspective you can't take worthless money but I just feel like they should at least offer players from that country some sort of bonus to mitigate it.Comment by LostelfGiven Turkey's inflation issues I'm gonna presume this is going up.Comment by KaneoHunterso is this a price increase or decrease?Comment by Yetanotherone1Pretty sure it’s a price increase if in the next sentence they offer to use the services for the original price up to a certain date.Comment by Shewpprice increase in a region currently in the middle of war?

bold strategy Cotton, lets see if it plays off..Comment by DraenilDamn, I normally don't comment on !@#$ like this, but doubling sub/service costs in a country that has had its economy absolutely trounced because they've been embroiled by a war against a country that is trying to annex them is another level of corporate heartlessness.Comment by ArthedIt's about a 30% increase for TurkeyComment by SaSkInPrices getting doubled due to insane devaluation of Turkish Lira. 400 TRY to 650 TRY or 100 TRY to 200 TRY etc.Comment by XimuLets double the Ukraine prices being they are in the midst of a war with a belligerent neighbor county (that blizzard is still taking money and paying taxes to btw) while the turkey adjustment makes sense, given their inflation is running out of control due to their pseudo authoritarian ruler not being able to do anything right for the past 20 years in terms of fiscal discipline. It however doesnt make sense how UAs currency has been doing pretty well all things considered, and is being proped up and guaranteed from the west anyway. This post is also the most unreadble thing I have ever seen, its not even in a different languageComment by ShakotanWhen people commenting don't even play in those regions, but care more about the drama that would ensue if it was an increase, rather than actually checking for themselfes
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foolsComment by VekxniDamn, I normally don't comment on !@#$ like this, but doubling sub/service costs in a country that has had its economy absolutely trounced because they've been embroiled by a war against a country that is trying to annex them is another level of corporate heartlessness.Comment by crazylion22Damn, first another country is bombarding Ukrainian's homes, now blizzard bombarding their hobby and mental shelter... damn, Ukrainians can't hide anywhere but in their heads.Comment by VarusEUA country is defending its sovereignty against Russian dictatorship aggression and terror and Blizzard decides to join in and squeeze their inhabitants with price hikes. That's awesome work Bobby, be sure to invite Putin to your new yacht.Comment by PhaelienFor those wondering, this is the subscription price changes:

Ukrainian Hryvnia (Timescale, Current Price, New Price, Pct Change, New Price USD Equivalence):
6-Months, 1499 UAH, 1919 UAH, +24.6%, 52.05 USD
3-Months, 839 UAH, 1079 UAH, +25.0%, 29.27 USD
1-Month, 299 UAH, 389 UAH, +26.2%, 10.55 USD

Turkish Lira (Timescale, Current Price, New Price, Pct Change, New Price USD Equivalence):
6-Months, 599 TRY, 819 TRY, +31.0%, 38.54 USD
3-Months, 399 TRY, 549 TRY, +31.6%, 25.83 USD
1-Month, 149 TRY, 199 TRY, +28.7%, 9.36 USD

Bear in mind, those USD equivalence prices are NOT adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity and do not reflect the actual equivalent cost in relation to income in those countries.

EDIT: Had some time to look up some figures:
UAH: PPP figures are hard to find, but one source puts the value of 389UAH (one month sub) as 41.92 USD.
TRY: PPP is roughly 5.0 (OECD, 2022), so ONE MONTH sub costs the equivalent of 46.80 USD.Comment by corrupt733For those wondering, this is the subscription price changes:

Ukrainian Hryvnia (Timescale, Current Price, New Price, Pct Change, New Price USD Equivalence):
6-Months, 1499 UAH, 1919 UAH, +24.6%, 52.05 USD
3-Months, 839 UAH, 1079 UAH, +25.0%, 29.27 USD
1-Month, 299 UAH, 389 UAH, +26.2%, 10.55 USD

Turkish Lira (Timescale, Current Price, New Price, Pct Change, New Price USD Equivalence):
6-Months, 599 TRY, 819 TRY, +31.0%, 38.54 USD
3-Months, 399 TRY, 549 TRY, +31.6%, 25.83 USD
1-Month, 149 TRY, 199 TRY, +28.7%, 9.36 USD

Bear in mind, those USD equivalence prices are NOT adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity and do not reflect the actual equivalent cost in relation to income in those countries.Comment by SchattensangI feel like this is bad optics considering the reason ukraines currency is tanking is because they're kinda being invaded. I know from a business perspective you can't take worthless money but I just feel like they should at least offer players from that country some sort of bonus to mitigate it.Comment by Yetanotherone1For those wondering, this is the subscription price changes:

Ukrainian Hryvnia (Timescale, Current Price, New Price, Pct Change, New Price USD Equivalence):
6-Months, 1499 UAH, 1919 UAH, +24.6%, 52.05 USD
3-Months, 839 UAH, 1079 UAH, +25.0%, 29.27 USD
1-Month, 299 UAH, 389 UAH, +26.2%, 10.55 USD

Turkish Lira (Timescale, Current Price, New Price, Pct Change, New Price USD Equivalence):
6-Months, 599 TRY, 819 TRY, +31.0%, 38.54 USD
3-Months, 399 TRY, 549 TRY, +31.6%, 25.83 USD
1-Month, 149 TRY, 199 TRY, +28.7%, 9.36 USD

Bear in mind, those USD equivalence prices are NOT adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity and do not reflect the actual equivalent cost in relation to income in those countries.

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