Blizzard to Offer Premium WoW Services

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Blizzard will begin offering premium subscriptions to their popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft, once they have completed their server re-configurations and can provide stable gaming environments for every realm. Many of these services have not been announced yet, but one employee, on the condition of anonymity, revealed plans for a 'playground' server. For a small monthly fee (which would be in addition to the current monthly fee), players can create a character on a designated realm that starts at level 60. The player begins with basic gear (level 40-45 armor, weapons, etc), can choose two professions which start at the maximum skill level 0f 300, and distribute all 51 talent points as they see fit. Players will also receive a free level 40 mount based on their chosen race. Once the character creation process is complete, the game proceeds just like a normal PvE server (enabling your PvP flag is optional, but also encouraged on the premium playground server). Blizzard realizes that all players might not make it to level 60 on a normal realm, and wants to give players the option to experience high-end content without the grind. One employee also notes that the playground server is a great place for people to test player vs. player (PvP) character templates.

"This will be a great way for me to test out end-game characters, spells, abilities, and trade skills." said Rojo, a resident of the Gilneas realm. "This is perfect! I play on a PvP server, but haven't figured out which class stands the best chance to pwn all the other classes in PvP. By playing around with a variety of level 60 character templates, I'll be pwning people in hillsbrad in no time!" said Awrune, a resident of the PvP server laughing skull.

Supposedly more premium services are in the works, but Blizzard is keeping a tight lid on new ideas for the game until they stabilize their server environments.