So I decided to buy WOW. What is better, buying cds or buy it from blizzard web store? I understand I will need to pay monthly for subscription to be able to play Legion. And if I buy the cds do I need to buy every single patch? And do I need to buy subscription anyways?
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Best Answer
Welcome to the World of Warcraft :)
If you are worried about internet usage, the CDs are useful in the fact that they would lessen the initial download size of the game. However both versions will update with future patches the same so there is no difference after the initial purchase.
WoW is constantly getting new patches, which you don't need to pay for.
What you will need to pay for are WoW's expansions. The World of Warcraft base game always comes with one free month of subscription time, as well as all the expansions up to the newest one, which in this case is Legion.
For example, I started playing just before Warlords of Draenor came out, so when I bought the WoW base game, I got everything up to and including Pandaria. I had to purchase Draenor separately, and now I purchased Legion separately.
In your case just starting now, purchasing the base game includes everything up to and including Draenor, and Legion as well as any future expansions will have to be purchased separately.
The first month is free! Blizzard includes one month free with the base game.
After that there are multiple methods to pay for your subscription, including spending in-game gold, however you will need a lot to keep your subscription going this way!
You can of course find more information about exactly how you can pay on Blizzard's website.