WoW Character Race Changer

According to Shack News, Blizzard launched a new service yesterday which allows World of Warcraft (WoW) players to change the race of their characters.

The change will cost players US $25 (about R170) and can only take place between the same faction. What this means is that Alliance players have to stay as Alliance and Horde as Horde.

Interestingly enough, other changes such as realm transfers remain separate and will require additional payments. This means that Blizzard must truly be raking in the profits, with currently over 11 million players, many of whom must be spending on services as well as subscriptions and expansions.

The full patch notes from the Blizzard website are as follows:

“The Race Change service lets you change a character's race to another race within their faction. The full range of customization options offered by the Character Re-Customization service is included as well. Each race change costs $25.00 USD. Things to know before you start:

• Under normal conditions, a race change should be ready immediately after rendering payment and completing the steps in this process.
  
• You can select a new character race only from those in the same faction that have the character's class available. You cannot change a character's class.
  
• A character's current home city reputation level will switch values with their new home city, and their home city racial mounts will convert to those of their new race. Refer to the Race Change Translation Table for more details.
  
• A realm transfer is not included in a race change.
  
• A character can change races once every 3 days.
  
• Please refer to the Character Race Change FAQ foranswers to common questions about this service.