Blizzard to test in-game payments in World of Warcraft

Posted on 8 Jul 2013 at 14:24, by Robert Jaques

Blizzard, the company behind World of Warcraft, is preparing to test in-game micro payments to the popular title, according to a post on the official game forum.

"We are currently exploring the possibility of adding a way for players in certain regions to make purchases directly within the game. As part of this process, elements related to this will be appearing on the PTR. Well provide additional updates on our plans as development progresses," the company revealed.

Currently game players can only buy items to help them progress in the game via Blizzard's external store.

The BBC reports that the first item players can buy is a potion to enhance experience points which they earn from kills and loot.

"The Enduring Elixir of Wisdom boosts experience rewards by 100% and is currently only available on the game's public test servers. To use it, players must be controlling a character of level 85 or above. A Blizzard community manager called Zarhym said the elixir was one of the elements Blizzard was using to test in-game purchases. Other elements would appear on those test realms soon, they suggested."

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