I finally buckled under the pressure and installed the World of Warcraft 14 day trial. I didn’t object to giving them my credit card info because I get the feeling that I’m not going to be ready to quit any time soon. I’m enjoying life as a noob, but let me describe the initial user experience “out of the box” as it happened for me.

I started by spending at least half an hour waiting to install off DVD. After that I went through the registration process on Blizzard’s site. They include a lot of information for getting started that was more than ample for me. I was amused though when the explanation at the beginning of the registration that explicitly stated a free trial would not automatically charge my card was followed at the end by a statement that payments would automatically renew on the billing cycle you choose.
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