09-24-2005, 04:45 PM
I pick up my monthly copy of PC Gamer UK, and is pleasantly surprised to see that there's a 14-day trial for WoW on the coverdisc. With little planned for the next fortnight, I decide to give it a go; it might be just enough for me to decide to spend a portion of my hopefully upcoming regular wage on.
Install runs smoothly, then up pops the account creation which mentions "guest passes". I run through the process (screwing up my account key several times in the process), and up pops the payment method page...
... With three options to impart cold, hard cash. And nothing that claims that I'll be getting my free fortnight. It mentions at the bottom of the page that I'll only be billed following my 30-day introductory period.
I pause at this stage, wondering if I put my credit card number in and select one of the three payment plans that I'll be acknowledged as a free-trial user, or if I will eventually be billed for it. I can't find anything that states how to set up a free account, not in the magazine, not in the readme, not on the WoW site. Closest I get is this post on the official tech support forum, which is being cruelly ignored while people whine about their FPS/lag/difficulty with the latest patch. I'd ask on the forum myself, but...
... You have to have a registered account to actually do so.
So basically I'm stuck with a few gigabytes of hard drive space tied up with WoW and no account set up. Anyone know what to do?
Install runs smoothly, then up pops the account creation which mentions "guest passes". I run through the process (screwing up my account key several times in the process), and up pops the payment method page...
... With three options to impart cold, hard cash. And nothing that claims that I'll be getting my free fortnight. It mentions at the bottom of the page that I'll only be billed following my 30-day introductory period.
I pause at this stage, wondering if I put my credit card number in and select one of the three payment plans that I'll be acknowledged as a free-trial user, or if I will eventually be billed for it. I can't find anything that states how to set up a free account, not in the magazine, not in the readme, not on the WoW site. Closest I get is this post on the official tech support forum, which is being cruelly ignored while people whine about their FPS/lag/difficulty with the latest patch. I'd ask on the forum myself, but...
... You have to have a registered account to actually do so.
So basically I'm stuck with a few gigabytes of hard drive space tied up with WoW and no account set up. Anyone know what to do?
When in mortal danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386