Hearthstone To Increase Price Of In-Game Items In Ukraine, UK, Japan, And More

Hearthstone fans have been having a pretty good day today thanks to the launch of the Return to Naxxramas mini-set, but Blizzard may have dampened celebrations slightly with a new announcement. It has revealed that over the next week, the prices of several in-Game items will increase for various different countries, including Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Japan, and a whole lot more.

This was announced by community manager Umilidis on the Hearthstone forums, who explains that these price adjustments will be taking place shortly and that any price descrepancies will be fixed quickly. The statement itself appears to be in Spanish, but we've ran it through Google Translate and included it below. It doesn't specify which items will see a price increase or by how much, but we should know in the coming week.

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"During the next week, along with the 25.4 update, the price of various Hearthstone in-Game items will increase for some countries and regions, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Australia, New Zeland, United Kingdom, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, South korea, Taiwan, and Japan," says Umilidis. "These adjustments will take place across all platforms and stores. Any initial price disparities across platforms will be resolved shortly after the 25.4 patch is released."




 

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Given Blizzard's reputation at the moment, alongside the general state of the world, these price increases probably aren't going to go down well with fans. What's more puzzling is Blizzard's decision to increase the prices in Ukraine, a country with its economy in tatters due to Russia's ongoing invasion attempts. There's no clear indication as to why either, so it will likely be difficult for fans to see this as an example of greed.In fact, you don't have to look very hard on the official Hearthstone Twitter account to find fans already venting their frustrations, especially those in South America who feel that the game has become too expensive to play thanks to these increases. Whether Blizzard listens to these fans, only time will tell. Next: In Defence Of Dragon Age Inquisition's Sera

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