Blizzard will incorporate a new feature to their online platform Battle.net that is to provide alternative ways of buying company's products. Players will be able to store funds in their Bnet account and use them to purchase various goods both in-game and not.
Soon, we’ll be introducing a new feature called Battle.net Balance that will give players an alternate way to purchase Blizzard products and services directly through their Battle.net account. Players will be able to "charge up" their Battle.net Balance using a variety of payment methods, and then use their Battle.net Balance to buy services like World of Warcraft character transfers, digital products like pets and mounts, and more. Players will also be able to use their Battle.net Account Balance to buy items and store their earnings from Diablo III’s currency-based auction house once the game is released.
We’ll be rolling out the new Battle.net Balance feature in the weeks ahead -- but in the meantime, check out our Battle.net Balance FAQ to find out more about how it’s going to work.
The FAQ section reveals some more details on how this feature will work. Although charged up with real currency via debit cards, credit cards or alternative payment methods, players will not be able to convert their Balance funds back into real cash. To those fans that are looking forward to using the real money auction house in Diablo 3, the news might have a bad ring to it but Blizzard state that in certain regions, players will be able to cash out their AH winnings via PayPal, although for some additional fee. Players will also be allowed to combine both Battle.net Balance funds and real once to do purchases with the exception of auctioned Diablo III items.
Going back to Blizzard's upcoming action RPG, the company has clarified that the Auction House will not be exclusively connected to Battle.net Balance and players will still be able to use real currency to buy items of their liking.
In conclusion, Battle.net Balance is to have a limit of funds that can be charged up, plus it will be removed from any account not being used for over three years.
