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WoW has 2 costs you need to pay: the software costs and the subscription cost.software costs===========WoW now comes in 2 flavours. WoW plain and WoW BC (the expansion pack, The Burning Crusade).each has to be bought separately. if you only buy plain WoW, you can play up to Level 60 for your characters. WoW plain comes with a 30-day game play subscription.WoW BC requires you to have WoW plain already installed. if you add BC then you get additional map - The Outlands (for level 58s and higher) 2 more character classes, Draenei and Blood Elf. and your characters can level to 70. There is no free game play subscription since that has been covered by WoW plain already.subscription cost=============the game is subscription based. payment via game cards or credit cards. there is no unlimited version since Blizzard wants your money.after the first 30 day game play that comes with your WoW plain, you have to pay to continue.thereafter, if you decide to stop playing, cancel the credit card subscription payment. if you subscribe using game cards, when the time expires, you will not be able to log in to your account. your account will not be deleted immediately, but there is no guarantee your account can stay inactive forever. but if you resume your subscription, you should generally be able to access everything as before.