Update 9:55am - The image also states that wing prices will decrease by 100 gold by completing objectives in a previous wing.
Update 1:33 pm - Added Blue Tweet and blue post
Possible Naxx Pricing Structure Leak
This information has not been officially announced by Blizzard. Also important to note that the information about the last wing also does not match previous information. The image is circulating Chinese sites. Please keep in mind none of this information is verified.
Update:
Quote from @ZeriyahWe haven't announced anything just yet regarding pricing for Naxx. Once we have details to share, we'll discuss them on official channels.
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We understand that a lot of people are excited for the release of Curse of Naxxramas — we are too! However, we haven't announced anything just yet regarding pricing for the upcoming Adventure. Once we have further details to share, including pricing, we'll let everyone know via our official channels.
A wild slide has appeared! A number of websites in China have picked up an image of a slide which contains the pricing information for the upcoming Hearthstone adventure, the Curse of Naxxramas.
According to the image, all of Naxxramas will cost 5,000 Gold, or $90 USD (¥558). The image also states that wing prices will decrease by 100 gold by completing objectives in a previous wing. See below for a wing price breakdown.
Wing | Bosses | New Cards | Gold Price | USD Price | Yuan Price |
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Arachnid Quarter | 3 | 4 | Free | Free | Free |
Plague Quarter | 3 | 4 | 500 | $9 | ¥55.8 |
Contruct Quarter | 4 | 6 | 1,000 | $18 | ¥111.6 |
Military Quarter | 3 | 5 | 1,500 | $27 | ¥167.4 |
Frostwyrm Lair | 2 | 6 | 2,000 | $36 | ¥223.2 |
Naxxramas pricing seems much higher than the community feels it should be. What's your take on it?
well that's just stupid=) You mean that if i need an x class card that is located in 4th wing i must pay more that for the class card that is located in 2nd wing? I am thinking more and more that this is fake.
Not stupid at all =). The goal is for people to play the entire adventure to complete their card collections, not stop halfway through. Plus the leak does say there are cost reductions available for completing stuff in previous wings. Looks to me like they're rewarding people who actually play the game to its fullest.
And if i only play priest and only want class specific card for it and it is located in 4th wing. And druid class specific card is located in 2nd wing.
Why should I pay 500+1000+1500 for only one card i needed and druid need to pay only 500?
Class challenges should not be restricted to wings. They must be separated from them.
So by this logic, they should put the Hunter and Warlock class challenges in the most expensive wing, to make sure everyone makes it all the way through!
Yeap=) IMHO the most believable distribution is 3-3-4-3-2 cards for killing bosses, 1 legendary for clearing each wing (5 total). 1 legendary for clearing ALL wings and 9 class challenges after unlocking all wings. The current distribution is meh and very random.
I'm waiting for an official blizzard announcement on this...
Not to mention the fact that 4+4+6+5+6 != 30, it's only 25, and if you say the last few cards are class specific cards, then it should be a total of 21 from the various wings. I think this is probably a fake.
The pricing structure of the prices continually going up makes very little sense. I think 500 coins/$9 per wing is a lot more reasonable (with $36 being the overall cost) though obviously everyone would rather it be $3 a wing and only 250 coins or something. I think we should be getting an official announcement this week? but I've been wrong enough times with Blizzard's time table that it could be another month before we get anything other than card teasers.
I am 100% sure it is fake. Ever saw a mini feature on an IOS game to cost 90$? People would call Blizzard brain damaged and retarded like hell and no one would purchase it.. more expensive than their regular games. Going to be something around 3-4$ for a wing, that makes sense.
No, they have said that once you unlock a wing that's it, it's yours. No more payments after that.
WTB Blizz official response. Come on Zeriyah, give us some reassurance. :(
This could be cumulative. Each wing costs 500g.
This is my understanding as well. Make no sense to increment exponentially. 2k gold/ 36$ is reasonable.
I'd agree with this if the total column wasn't there. (15 Bosses, 5 Legendaries, 30 Cards, 5000 Gold, $90).
It does seem incredibly excessive though. Perhaps there's also gold rewards for wing clears to help out with the purchase of the next wing. Will need to wait for Blizzard to confirm or deny this information. Let us hope it is soon.
I think its cumulative too. Why should the cost raise per wing? Doesnt make any sense to me.
It is highly likely a hoax, the background has watermark of a illegal boosting service, and it even states below "information came from North American beta test servers". Lol, beta?
See, this is what I was hoping to hear. Glad someone knows enough about the language and gaming culture to set my mind at ease with an explanation. I couldn't believe it was actually going to be $90.
honestly, that pricing is absolutely absurd. Like someone before me said, i was imagining maybe 500g per wing.
So either $90 or 5000 gold which is roughly $62.50 if you go by the dollar per pack amount at the largest bundled, savings price. Guess I'm glad I am only 1000 gold away if these prices are accurate.
if this prices are real they can put this game up mike morhaimes ass! 'nuff said...
5,000 gold is expensive but not totally shocking. $90 for what amounts to a mini-game would be crazy. I can't imagine that's actually what they're charging. Maybe it's more like $9 per wing and they somehow got confused and started adding the cost of previous wings to the price of the next one, etc.