{"id":167876,"date":"2021-05-18T10:58:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T08:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=167876"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:06:21","slug":"blizzard-lowers-costs-for-world-of-warcraft-classic-character-cloning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/blizzard-lowers-costs-for-world-of-warcraft-classic-character-cloning\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard Lowers Costs for World of Warcraft Classic Character Cloning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clone your Character in World of Warcraft at a Cheaper Price<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaivax, a community manager on the Blizzard forums, has announced that the publisher will be <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.forums.blizzard.com\/en\/wow\/t\/wow-classic-character-clone-pricing-update\/278043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lowering the price of character clones<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/world-of-warcraft.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World of Warcraft<\/a> Classic. If you\u2019re unfamiliar with the concept, this function lets you create an exact replica of your WoW character so that you can use it in another version of the game. For instance, you can transport it to The Burning Crusade Classic while retaining the original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While many WoW players are excited about this notion, it doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re completely satisfied. Blizzard says it\u2019s listened to the community concerns by lowering the character clone rate, but reading the forum responses paints a different picture. It seems many are wondering why they should pay for cloning at all when they are already forking out for an annual subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Clone your Character in World of Warcraft at a Cheaper Price  Kaivax, a community manager on the Blizzard forums, has announced that the publisher will be lowering the price of character clones for World of Warcraft Classic. If you\u2019re unfamiliar with the concept, this function lets you create an exact replica of your WoW character so that you can use it in another version of the game. For instance, you can transport it to The Burning Crusade Classic while retaining the original.  While many WoW players are excited about this notion, it doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re completely satisfied. Blizzard says it\u2019s listened to the community concerns by lowering the character clone rate, but reading the forum responses paints a different picture. It seems many are wondering why they should pay for cloning at all when they are already forking out for an annual subscription.    Some games also provide others solutions. For one, there\u2019s the option for a six-month subscription to clone 50 characters, instead of paying for each one individually. Unfortunately, many still see it as a money-grabbing scheme for something that should be a free tool.  A few weeks ago, the gaming world was abuzz with the leak of a possible World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic release date. Blizzard had accidentally posted the news on its site for the product, just before pulling it down again. Subscribers who caught wind of it quickly posted it on social media, making everyone wonder if they should expect the new title at the start of June.\" class=\"wp-image-167877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Blizzard-Lowers-Costs-for-World-of-Warcraft-Classic-Character-Cloning-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some games also provide others solutions. For one, there\u2019s the option for a six-month subscription to clone 50 characters, instead of paying for each one individually. Unfortunately, many still see it as a money-grabbing scheme for something that should be a free tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few weeks ago, the gaming world was abuzz with the leak of a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/world-of-warcraft.en.softonic.com\/articles\/world-of-warcraft-the-burning-crusade-classic-release-date-leaked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic release date<\/a>. Blizzard had accidentally posted the news on its site for the product, just before pulling it down again. Subscribers who caught wind of it quickly posted it on social media, making everyone wonder if they should expect the new title at the start of June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clone your Character in World of Warcraft at a Cheaper Price Kaivax, a community manager on the Blizzard forums, has announced that the publisher will be lowering the price of character clones for World of Warcraft Classic. If you\u2019re unfamiliar with the concept, this function lets you create an exact replica of your WoW character &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/blizzard-lowers-costs-for-world-of-warcraft-classic-character-cloning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Blizzard Lowers Costs for World of Warcraft Classic Character Cloning&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":167878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[2503],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-167876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionworld-of-warcraft"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324810,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167876\/revisions\/324810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167876"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=167876"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=167876"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=167876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}