# What does WoW actually cost?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wow-actually-cost/692557>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 7, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wow-actually-cost/692557 "2014-07-07T18:10:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wow-actually-cost/692557/1 "2014-07-07T18:10:06Z")

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This must be a dumb question but for the life of me I can’t find any subscription fee information for this game.

Well I know it “cost” 14.99 euro, and then I get “30 days of free game time included”. What does that mean? Is it 14.99 plus an undisclosed monthly fee later on, or is 14.99 the monthly fee (and if so what’s “free” about my “game time”)?

Yes, I’ve been googling a lot and browsing around on the official site, and perhaps I’m dumb but I really can’t find the information I need. Help!

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wow-actually-cost/692557/2 "2014-07-07T18:12:15Z")

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It costs 14.99 every month. But when you start a new account, they don’t charge you for the first month.

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**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wow-actually-cost/692557/3 "2014-07-07T18:14:37Z")

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That was fast, thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wow-actually-cost/692557/4 "2014-07-07T19:21:38Z")

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Plus you can get a discount if you subscribe three months/six months/a year at a time.

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**Author:** ![Lydia\_Phalfav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Lydia\_Phalfav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lydia_Phalfav)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-wow-actually-cost/692557/5 "2014-07-07T19:25:34Z")

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Cost goes up if you buy any of the cute mounts & pets from the Blizz store. So far I’ve resisted the latest mount…