by Its_Immanis - 9 years ago     show comments

World of Warcraft Patch 6.1.2 is now available on the Public Test Realms.

So far there is only one thing (that we know of) in testing for this patch, the WoW Token. As is pointed out in the post below, the token is not actually available for testing at this time, this is just implementing the back-end structure for future testing.

Introducing the WoW Token

Coming soon to an Azeroth near you: the WoW Token, a new in-game item that allows players to simply and securely exchange gold and game time between each other.

Players will be able to purchase a WoW Token through the in-game Shop for real money, and then sell it on the Auction House for gold at the current market price. When a player buys a WoW Token from the Auction House for gold, the Token becomes Soulbound, and the player can then redeem it for 30 days of game time.

• The WoW Token feature will be enabled at a future date.  Patch 6.1.2 adds in the framework needed for the WoW Token feature in the game client and is not active at this time. In the meantime, check out this FAQ for details on how the feature works.

For more information on the WoW Token check out the introductory post or a summary of an interview with Watcher where he describes the system in a little more detail.