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\nBlizzard has confirmed that they plan to add an in-game store to certain versions of World of Warcraft. The news comes via a blue post<\/a> over on the official World of Warcraft forums in which community manager Bashiok said that they will soon allow for in-game purchases, but only in Asian regions to start with. Although no other regions have been mentioned yet, it would seem like a no brainer to make the store accessible in all versions of the game to save people the hassle of having to go out of game.<\/p>\n

Micro-transactions aren’t exactly new to World of Warcraft, the official Blizzard store has been selling special pets and mounts for quite some time now, but the new change is said to bring forth new types of items as well, including an experience buff to assist players with the leveling process.<\/p>\n

What do you guys think about the move towards more integrated microtransacations? Is this a good thing? Would you pay for an item that increases your xp faster? Leave a comment and let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blizzard has confirmed that they plan to add an in-game store to certain versions of World of Warcraft. The news comes via a blue post over on the official World of Warcraft forums in which community manager Bashiok said that they will soon allow for in-game purchases, but only in Asian regions to start with. 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