World of Warcraft players are getting a huge plate of Hearthstone with a new mount arriving into the game and goodies for Hearthstone for having an active 6-month subscription.
How to Obtain the Sarge Mount in World of Warcraft
Hearthstone's Sarge is coming to World of Warcraft! Once the Mercenaries game mode arrives on October 12, you can complete the Mercenaries tutorial missions and the first Bounty to unlock the mount in World of Warcraft. More details are not yet available, though it should be noted this mount is only available in the core World of Warcraft game and not the Classic versions.
Buy a 6-Month World of Warcraft Subscription, Get Hearthstone Perks
For any players that want to dig into a 6-month subscription to World of Warcraft, or have an existing one with another pending renewal, several rewards in Hearthstone are coming your way. The following unlock as a part of a special promotion:
- A Tavern Pass for United in Stormwind and current Battlegrounds Perks.
- A Tavern Pass for Expansion 3 2021 and the next Battlegrounds Perks.
- 15 United in Stormwind Packs.
- 15 Expansion 3 2021 Packs.
- 30 Mercenaries Packs.
These perks are going to arrive "across your subscription period", so you won't see them all in-game until they are actually available.
I've received my 15 Stormwind Packs since those are available and I was already an active Tavern Pass subscriber.
Quote From Blizzard WoW and Hearthstone fans have even more to celebrate! Purchase a 6-month WoW Subscription between now and October 19, or have a current subscription set to renew at a later date, and you will receive the Tavern Pass and Battlegrounds Perks for this and the next expansion, 15 packs from United in Stormwind, 15 packs from Hearthstone’s next expansion, and 30 total Mercenaries Packs across your subscription period!
Quote From Blizzard The Hearthstone team has just announced their new Mercenaries game mode arriving October 12, and with its introduction, Sarge is coming to World of Warcraft* as a new mount. When the new Hearthstone game mode goes live, World of Warcraft players can complete the Mercenaries tutorial in Hearthstone and then start their first bounty to automatically unlock Sarge on their World of Warcraft account.
Stay tuned to the official World of Warcraft site for more details!
*Mount not available in World of Warcraft Classic or Burning Crusade Classic.
Comments
I super messed this post up, my apologies! Things have been going a bit too fast and I'm a bit disappointed no one on staff figured out I screwed up and then alerted me to that fact. More care will be taken in the future!
Its so rare to make a mistake this big. I can't even recall the last time it happened.
The article has been updated with accurate information. You are all right,
My previous comment still holds true though, this is a great deal for players of WoW and players of Hearthstone. If you only play Hearthstone and want to experience all that content, buying the 6-month subscription makes a ton of sense since you'll be getting a discount.
I highly recommend giving World of Warcraft a shot though - you could even try out Classic instead if you don't want to give Shadowlands (up to level 50) a go (bonus points since Classic is 100% part of your subscription, Shadowlands end-game is not). You might meet some familiar characters in Hearthstone and learn a thing or two about their stories!
Don't be too hard on yourself or the staff. That was a lot of news to report on at once and you made an understandable mistake. We're not mad. :)
I really like that you read the comments people post and take the time to respond. It feels like you haven't just created a community; you are also a part of it.
I get the 6 month 3 weeks ago, i'll get the packs?
If you have it set to auto-renew you definitely will. I don't think you will with auto-renew off, but I could be wrong.
I think this is factually inaccurate. Didn't the lady in the mercenaries video say that you get the Sarge mount in WoW by playing through the mercenaries intro and doing your first bounty or something like that? The 6-month sub gives the tavern passes and card packs (and a Sapphire Skyblazer mount and Imp Ball pet), not the Sarge mount.
Edit: Flux corrected the article. Thanks, Flux!
Since this is relevant if anyone wants to play a good story centric MMO with things to do once you hit the endgame other than raid (what is there to do in WoW other than raid?), I suggest checking out Final Fantasy 14. I am about 200 hours in and am not even half way through the story.
Tons to do in World of Warcraft if you don't want to raid!
WoW will always be a gear game though at the end of the day. Nothing else really "matters", much like all MMOs.
Just subbed for 6 months last week. This means I won't get these without renewing sub for whole year? Damn...
"Purchase a 6-month WoW Subscription between now and October 19, or have a current subscription set to renew at a later date"
I guess, you will get it too, just dont cancel the sub now. When you get it, then u can cancel.
Yeah, I'm happy I read that wrong first time! Got the packs :)
The blizz post makes it looks like that you get the mount by just playing the first introdutory quests instead of paying the sub to get the mount. Or i'm just bad at reading
No, you're not bad at reading. I'm fairly confident that you are right and Flux got this one wrong.
So Blizzard is finally creating the eco system that will consume all our leisure time.
I was already soendjng my time on bkth games and WoW just had its bonus mount. Not sure how thjs turns out.
The mount is part of mercenaries. If you complete the tutorial you get him. Just like the Hearthsteed (which still is avaible).
The rest is a bonus for a half time subscription to halt the downfall of WoW subs.
My advice is not to buy it. Most of the time you quit WoW after a month or take a break.
To be quite frank, this promotion is 100% directed to HS players who've never played WoW, coz HS players don't know how bad WoW is
Nah, this is directed at both audiences.
Blizzard has been doing a ton of 6-month sub get a mount promotions over the past couple of years so this continues on with that while trying to get more players to check out Hearthstone. There isn't much reason for a WoW player to check out Hearthstone, but tons of free stuff is a damn good reason to go over and get sucked into it. Having a rewards track unlocked is so good to keep people engaged since they'll get constant cool stuff. Carrying that over into the next expansion, which if it is indeed a Horde vs Alliance theme, will sit well with a ton of WoW players.
This also gets Hearthstone players essentially a free 6-month sub which is a good way to get the numbers up in WoW.
In the U.S., a 6-month sub costs $77.94, which is worth about the same as 60 packs plus a Tavern Pass, I guess? The Stormwind packs aren't particularly useful to a lot of people, however -- especially those who might be willing to fork over 75 bucks.
WoW players: "the game is shit, do something about it"
Blizz: "R A T"