Dawnwind
5 years ago
Battle Chest and the "new" system
The "Legion" battle chest came with:

Classic
Burning Crusade
Wrath of the Lich King
Cataclysm
Mists of Pandaria
Warlords of Draenor - no level 90 boost included

It just didn't include the current expansion (Legion)

It was the price of a month's subscription on the website, and in fact included a free month of game time. I know this, I bought it for the US realms, and for this new account.

What you get with a World of Warcraft subscription now that we are in the BfA era:

Classic
Burning Crusade
Wrath of the Lich King
Cataclysm
Mists of Pandaria
Warlords of Draenor - no 90 boost
Legion - no 100 boost

And, obviously, a month of game time.

No additional data was downloaded when upgrading to the Battle Chest, and as far as I am aware - feel free to correct me if I'm misinformed - if a subscription expires, all of the starter edition restrictions come into play.

So... why exactly is everyone saying this is some kind of amazing idea when it's been happening since Cata, maybe Wrath?
Aerythlea
Community Manager
5 years ago
Battle Chest and the "new" system
The Battle Chest basically doesn't exist as a standalone purchase anymore.

You make your Starter Edition, you add game time and then you immediately have access to all expansions up to, and including, Legion - no need to actually make a separate purchase of the Battle Chest anymore in order to upgrade the account. The only thing you would need to purchase separately is Battle for Azeroth.

Alternatively, if a player wants to jump straight into the latest action on a new account - they can buy the Complete Collection which includes 30 days of game-time (so unlocking access to all previous expansions) and Battle for Azeroth (including the level 110 character boost).
Edited by Aerythlea 19/07/2018 10:25
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