Classic Trial Account FAQ
What is a Trial Account?
A Trial Account allows access to World of Warcraft for 10 or 14 days. These are offered to allow our prospective customers time to experience the game purchasing a retail copy.
How do I get a Trial Account?
- Being recruited by a friend.
- Trial keys included in other Blizzard Products.
- Purchasing a 14-day $1.99 Trial at select retailers.
- Limited offer at
www.warcraft.com.
The following restrictions are placed on all Classic Trial Accounts:
- A level cap of 20.
- A maximum of 10 gold.
- Trade skills are capped at 100 ranks.
- Inability to trade via the auction house, mailbox, or player-to-player.
- In-Game public chat channels will be unavailable. (Players will still be able to communicate using say, party, or whispers).
- Characters will be unable to create or join existing guilds.
- Accounts will no longer be able to whisper other players unless they have been added to those players' friends lists or have received a whisper from them first.
- Characters will not be able to invite players into a party.
- Characters will not be able to join parties with other players above level 20.
- Voice Chat is disabled on trial accounts.
- Realms with login queues will give priority to customers with retail accounts.
- Will not be eligible for any Character Transfer service.
Do I have to cancel a Trial Account?
No, once the trial time has expired your account will become frozen and you will be unable to access your characters. If you were required to submit payment information while creating the account you will not be billed, however, that information will be kept on file should you choose to upgrade the account in the future.
What is the TryWOW streaming trial client?
The TryWOW streaming trial client is a new offering that allows for a short up-front download of the game. While playing, the remaining game data streams in the background. This allows those with a fast enough internet connection to jump into the free trial more quickly.
How can I download the TryWOW client?
After you create a trial account, you will be prompted to download the game. At this time, the application will detect your internet connection speed and, if your connection meets minimum requirements, you will automatically download the "streaming" World of Warcraft game client. If your connection speed is below the minimum requirement, you will be prompted to download the full game in order to play the FREE trial. The streaming trial loads data in the background while you play, and needs certain connection speeds in order for the play experience to work correctly. Please keep in mind that, with the streaming client, you will occasionally experience brief pauses in the gameplay due to this background loading. If you decide you want to download the full version of the game client, even if your connection speeds are high enough for the streaming trial, you may do so here: [
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I love this game and want to continue playing!
Once the time on your trial expires you will need to upgrade to a retail account to continue playing. To do this, you will need to log into your Account Management page to use a new retail Authentication Key. The Authentication Keys come in copies of World of Warcraft which can be purchased from retail stores or on the Blizzard Online Store.
Important things to know about the transition from guest pass account to retail account:
- Your account name and password will remain the same. You are not making a new account.
- Your characters and items will remain on that account, even if the trial expires, and will be available upon your return.
- You cannot use another trial key to extend your trial account access.
- Your Trial Restrictions will be removed.
- You will receive another free 30 days which comes standard with all classic retail versions of the game.
- If you are playing using the TryWOW streaming client, you will need to install the full game from the purchased CDs or DVD in order to continue playing. You cannot use the TryWOW client with a retail access key.
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