Get a World of Warcraft nerd badge (also known as the WoW credit card).

[Fabricated]

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/visa/

Jesus.

[Trippy]

If I use it to buy gold do I get, like 5% back?

[Margalis]

Hopefully it gives you 50% off prostitutes because owning that pretty much rules you out from any other sort of action.

[Xerapis]

Actually, I've met plenty of hot chicks here who play WOW...

It's one of the most common topics for expats here in "the Korea".

Seriously.  Right after how much they hate the smell of kimchi, there's WOW.

And yes, I can tell when the chicks are hot.

[Rithrin]

Even though common sense would completely bar anyone from getting one of these, why do I still get the feeling that there will indeed be millions of these?

[Merusk]

Why would common sense bar anyone from getting one?  How is it different than the Star Wars cards, the Star Trek cards, or any of the other niche cards out there?  Credit cards are competitive these days, which is why you see all the damn silly cards as the companies try to get more fools to sign their lives away.

See, if you were to say "Credit cards are a stupid thing for more than necessity.. "Ii'd agree with you.  However that's not the tack being taken here. Instead, it's like LARPers laughing at cosplayers.

[Dren]

I saw this last night and instantly thought it was a brilliant business plan.  Evil?  Yes, but brilliant.  They'll be able to make full blown mink coats lined with money and stiched in gold -- WoW gold that is.

[Slayerik]

Damn, beat me to posting it :)

And yes, there are hot chicks that play Wow. And thats a fact.

[Murgos]

I know a guy that makes a mint off of publishing custom credit cards.  Sports figures, celebrities, whatever.  He just pays to have the cards printed, advertising, a decent little server farm and a few IT guys to monitor the transactions and then sits back and collects a small fee from the bank for every time someone uses one.

Pretty sweet deal.

[MrHat]

If the 1% back was in game gold instead of playing time, I might be interested.

[Xanthippe]

If the 1% back was in game gold instead of playing time, I might be interested.

Didn't someone try this already?

[eldaec]

If the gametime deal is as straightforward as the headline suggests, and your credit card expenditure is in the right monthly range, it doesn't look like a bad deal.

Assuming you are going to play WoW anyway, it would appear to be 1% back on the first $1499 per month.

There aren't too many cards around that do that. Espeicially not if your typical monthly spend is only in the $1000 per month range.

[Rithrin]

Why would common sense bar anyone from getting one?  How is it different than the Star Wars cards, the Star Trek cards, or any of the other niche cards out there?  Credit cards are competitive these days, which is why you see all the damn silly cards as the companies try to get more fools to sign their lives away.

Apologies, I'm more harsh, less think late at night. I just feel like any of these oddball cards wouldn't be something you'd seriously want to own. Just like I wouldn't want to own a WoW car even if they gave me free time the more I drove it. Mainly because I'd think people would have a hard time taking me seriously. In a business setting for instance. So rather than myself looking down on someone who gets one of these, I'm saying that I'm concerned because I think others will and that would be sufficient reason to not grab one.

I'm not mean, really 

[shiznitz]

These cards are good if you are going to be spending the money anyway. However, there are better offers out there. For example, I have the Discover Gas & Auto card - 5% cashback bonus on the first $1500 spent on gasoline or auto parts/repair. Standard 1% after the $1500 limit.

[AcidCat]

Your first purchase gets you a free month, in addition to the 1% you can earn after.

I thought it was an awesome idea, heck yeah I applied for one!

[Lantyssa]

If the gametime deal is as straightforward as the headline suggests, and your credit card expenditure is in the right monthly range, it doesn't look like a bad deal.

Assuming you are going to play WoW anyway, it would appear to be 1% back on the first $1499 per month.

There aren't too many cards around that do that. Espeicially not if your typical monthly spend is only in the $1000 per month range.

It's 1% gametime back for every dollar.  How does that translate though?  100% gametime equals a free month?  If that is the case, use it for groceries only and suddenly the game is free.

Too bad I don't like any of the designs.

[Rasix]

Too bad I don't like any of the designs.

Troll one is the only one I like at all.  With the amount I put on my credit card every month, I'd have a perennially free WoW account with time to spare.   I don't think my wife would want a credit card that subsidizes my WoW habit, however.

[Trippy]

Too bad I don't like any of the designs.

I'm surprised they don't have the ever popular female human mage as one of the designs:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/wallpapers/wallpaper20.html

[Yoru]

Appalling does not even begin to describe this.

The internet is intruding wayyyy too much into real life.

[Morat20]

Fuck, that's a better APR than I'm getting. I really, really, REALLY need to get that fixed. (Basic version -- you reapply for your own damn card, and they update your terms to reflect your credit history. My credit is fucking gold, but I got the card back when I was 20 -- so my age and short credit history got me a much higher rate).

[Furiously]

Fuck, that's a better APR than I'm getting. I really, really, REALLY need to get that fixed. (Basic version -- you reapply for your own damn card, and they update your terms to reflect your credit history. My credit is fucking gold, but I got the card back when I was 20 -- so my age and short credit history got me a much higher rate).

No - just call them and cancel. I had one card offer me 3% back on normal purchases and 5% back on gas. I still cancelled and told them they should have offered it before I cancelled.

[Miasma]

Fuck, that's a better APR than I'm getting. I really, really, REALLY need to get that fixed. (Basic version -- you reapply for your own damn card, and they update your terms to reflect your credit history. My credit is fucking gold, but I got the card back when I was 20 -- so my age and short credit history got me a much higher rate).

The fine print says the APR could be as high as 14% and even that has more fine print attached to it.  I have no idea what that "Variable Rate Information" row is trying to say because it is intentionally confusing, I would never get the card based on that alone (and the fact I don't want to be laughed at when using my credit card).

[Nebu]

I guess if EQ can have a /pizza command, then WoW can have a /nerd command. 

Great marketing strategy.  Would be worth it for online purchases if you're an avid player.  I'd never use it for real stuff.

[Slayerik]

Too many people here act like people really give a shit whats on your credit card.

The worst thing that could happen is some dorky clerk talks about his 5 alliance guys on some PVE server for a few minutes before you blow him off. The best thing that could happen is some hot clerk talks about her level 56 warlock (lots of chicks play warlocks for some reason) on some PVE server for a few minutes before you find out she has a boyfriend with a level 70 in T5 epicz.

Owned once again.

[Morat20]

Fuck, that's a better APR than I'm getting. I really, really, REALLY need to get that fixed. (Basic version -- you reapply for your own damn card, and they update your terms to reflect your credit history. My credit is fucking gold, but I got the card back when I was 20 -- so my age and short credit history got me a much higher rate).

The fine print says the APR could be as high as 14% and even that has more fine print attached to it.  I have no idea what that "Variable Rate Information" row is trying to say because it is intentionally confusing, I would never get the card based on that alone (and the fact I don't want to be laughed at when using my credit card).

I went ahead and called my bank (these things tend to prompt that response) and worked out that they've been adjusting my rate yearly, so as best I can tell I'm running about 11% -- but I rarely carry a balance anymore, so it doesn't really mean much.

I try to pay in cash when possible. If not, I defer it if I can. My credit card is for emergencies, unplanned expenses that aren't worth a loan but are too big for full payment in cash, and for convience on vacations.

[ajax34i]

Too many people here act like people really give a shit whats on your credit card.

The worst thing that could happen is some dorky clerk talks about his 5 alliance guys on some PVE server for a few minutes before you blow him off. The best thing that could happen is some hot clerk talks about her level 56 warlock (lots of chicks play warlocks for some reason) on some PVE server for a few minutes before you find out she has a boyfriend with a level 70 in T5 epicz.

Owned once again.

I kind of agree, every place nowadays has a "keep customers happy" policy that specifies the clerks must address you by name, smile, be curteous, and not piss you off, and if they do you can talk to a manager and get them fired for laughing at you as you tried to pay with a valid form of payment.

[Bstaz]

"Once you made your first qualifying purchase, your World of Warcraft Rewards account will be credited with 1,500 points - enough to redeem for one month of World of Warcraft gametime for you or a friend."

"Qualifying Purchases made with your World of Warcraft credit card earn you 1 Point for every $1.00 spent"

So for every $1,500 you charge you get one month free.   I think I would rather get 1,500 airline miles.

[Furiously]

I'd rather just keep using my cash back card. Then I can do whatever I want with my savings.

[Baldrake]

This is great marketing because it adds a little more stickiness to WoW subscriptions. "If I unsub, I'll have to change my Visa too, or I'll be losing all those points..." Dumb for anyone reading here, though, because none of us actually stick with MMOs any length of time any more.

I signed up for the points program with my bank's Visa a while back. I forgot all about it, and when I checked recently, I found that I had enough points to get iPod Nanos for my wife and myself as well as a few hundred dollars in gift certificates at Chapters books. Pretty cool. But it's all a shell game of course, because these paybacks come from the merchant fees, which in turn are just added to the price.

[Margalis]

Why would common sense bar anyone from getting one?  How is it different than the Star Wars cards, the Star Trek cards, or any of the other niche cards out there?

It isn't. That's the point!

Anyway, yes I'm sure some hot chicks play WOW but what makes people think they want to date other WOW players?

Edit: Do not try to take away our god given right to make fun of super geeks! Even if we are super geeks ourselves!

[NiX]

Its been said by others in this thread and I'll say it again: There's more useful rewards with a better overall APR. Addicts will love it and we can laugh at them.

[Strazos]

So for every $1,500 you charge you get one month free.   I think I would rather get 1,500 airline miles.

Even if you don't play WoW, 1,500 airline miles is even more worthless than 1,500 WoW points.

[eldaec]

So for every $1,500 you charge you get one month free.   I think I would rather get 1,500 airline miles.

Even if you don't play WoW, 1,500 airline miles is even more worthless than 1,500 WoW points.

Assuming you actually use your airmiles, 1500 airmiles are worth around $75.

Assuming you actually use your airmiles.

Most people let them rot in their account.

[Darkgar]

Even the Sony Rewards card is better.  Most likely something you wouldn't want to get caught paying for your dates meal with.

[Strazos]

I must have a really bad dividend miles deal then.