{"id":352167,"date":"2025-11-07T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=401292"},"modified":"2025-11-07T08:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:05:02","slug":"world-of-warcraft-receives-a-new-premium-currency-that-divides-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/world-of-warcraft-receives-a-new-premium-currency-that-divides-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Warcraft receives a new premium currency that divides the community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed the introduction of player housing in the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft, along with the arrival of Hearthsteel, a new premium currency. This. <strong>According to a statement from Blizzard, players will be able to acquire Hearthsteel using their Battle.net balance and also through in-game gold via WoW tokens<\/strong>. The company has emphasized that its intention is to maintain a limited catalog of available items, avoiding the sale of essential items in the store.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A measure that is not becoming popular<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these clarifications, the gaming community has expressed skepticism on platforms like Reddit.<strong> Many fear that the new currency will lead to sales tactics that force players to spend more money on decorations<\/strong>, raising concerns about the possible need to purchase multiple copies of decorative items and the impact this could have on the customization of their virtual homes.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Midnight | Cinem\u00e1tica de Intercesi\u00f3n | World of Warcraft\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Je4zPn8oPVM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blizzard has responded to these concerns, indicating that housing items will be related to the fantasies of the players&#8217; races and classes. <strong>Additionally, they have assured that thematically important items that players already know and love will not be available in the store<\/strong>. However, some players, like user d1eselx, have pointed out that the pricing structure could force them to spend more than necessary. For example, if a decorative item costs 1,100 Hearthsteel, but only 1,000 or 2,000 can be purchased at a time, this could lead people to spend more.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the company has stated that the introduction of a premium currency will facilitate the purchase of multiple items, some critics suggest that a standard shopping cart could have served the same purpose. <strong>As the development of housing for players progresses, the community hopes that Blizzard will consider their opinions to avoid practices that are perceived as unfair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed the introduction of player housing in the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft, along with the arrival of Hearthsteel, a new premium currency. According to a statement from Blizzard, players will be able to acquire Hearthsteel using their Battle.net balance and also through in-game gold via WoW tokens. The company has emphasized that its intention is to maintain a limited catalog of available items, avoiding the sale of essential items in the store. 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