Update #2 - Nothing in Europe at the moment.

Update - Sources and various GM chats seem to indicate that this is intended, and the service will be offered for free for the moment, most likely as a trial.

Cross-Realms Battle.net Invitation now Activated
It looks like the feature to invite your RealID friends from other realms has been activated on US realms today.

IMPORTANT - Since this isn't official yet, it could perfectly be a mistake from Blizzard. If that's the case you can fully expect it to be disabled soon. Don't get too excited.



This article was originally published in forum thread: Cross-Realms Battle.net Invitation now Activated started by Boubouille View original post
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  1. Fluxflashor's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Enhshamanlol View Post
    Boub add me on real id!
    I regret to inform you that your coolscore is not high enough.
  1. Pope's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Nathanyel View Post
    Kel'Thuzad! Though I'm on the EU one :P
    Boub is french, so he's probably on a EU-realm, too.

    We're going to find you. Someday. Be afraid.

    OT: very nice feature. Although some of my friends already transfered to my realm

    So can you queue for a dungeon with them?
  1. Aztrazolo's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ez100 View Post
    i really have to pay more money just to play with friends? /facepalm
    Bro, did you see anything about a fee?
  1. Tural's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Vasz View Post
    Not sure how this will work for cross faction invites.
    It doesn't. As you see, the Horde character (Rack) cannot be invited.

    Quote Originally Posted by Pope View Post
    Boub is french, so he's probably on a EU-realm, too.
    Flux plays on US-KT. I've played with him.
  1. Pythagoreant's Avatar
    !!! I'm going to wait until it is "announced", and if it's free, I'm reactivating.
  1. Jimmybob117's Avatar
    Interesting... Hope this is free like it should be. We subscribe, and that money should go towards features to help progess the game (E.g. this one) and should be included in our subcription. Chances are it won't be free, and that it was a mistake. What was I thinking, this is Blizzard we're talking about!
  1. Vasz's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aztrazolo View Post
    Bro, did you see anything about a fee?
    They already said it would be part of a package, including the mobile AH and guild chat.
  1. Xucuroz's Avatar
    Awesome. Here's to hoping it isn't a mistake and they won't end up charging for it (as that would be a total nickel and dime move, in order to squeeze more money out of people each month). The lack of an official statement (which you'd expect for something like this) leads me to believe someone flipped the wrong switch maybe.
  1. Ranklune's Avatar
    This should not cost more than 2 dollars a month, imo.
  1. mmoc327fe405cf's Avatar
    Looks awesome too bad all my friends are alliance. I wonder if it's possible to que for arena with this.
  1. Dominating's Avatar
    If this isn't free, then I'm glad I quit this game.
  1. wilcox1232's Avatar
    it is free at the moment as it should be was just using it also since maintenance on tues ive had remote guild chat and remote ah free also
  1. Tural's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ALCH3MIST View Post
    Looks awesome too bad all my friends are alliance. I wonder if it's possible to que for arena with this.
    Well you need to be on a team obviously, so not for actual arena games. Skirmishes or war games or whatever they're called now might be possible.
  1. mmoc2e27bb62e7's Avatar
    Is it possible to convert the party to a raid after inviting someone from another realm? And if so, can you enter a raid instance with that person?
  1. mmocc5c312fa0d's Avatar
    So I pay a subscription to play this game with my friends. Now I have to pay more money to play with friends if they decide to switch servers/make characters on other realms. Sounds reasonable to me. /sarcasm off. :|
  1. Alopex Major's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Vasz View Post
    Not sure how this will work for cross faction invites.
    Yeah that's the only reason I could see paying for this feature. Curious to see if it allows cross-faction grouping.
  1. Gottie4u's Avatar
    Should stay free
  1. Tural's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Chaoyll View Post
    So I pay a subscription to play this game with my friends. Now I have to pay more money to play with friends if they decide to switch servers/make characters on other realms. Sounds reasonable to me. /sarcasm off. :|
    And before the feature existed, you just couldn't do it at all, except for rerolling. So...

    Quote Originally Posted by Vajarra View Post
    Yeah that's the only reason I could see paying for this feature. Curious to see if it allows cross-faction grouping.
    It doesn't. Rack, a Horde character, cannot be invited. Flux, an Alliance character, can.
  1. Nos's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Drarion View Post
    Im glad i quit this game. shame i keep following the "news"
    Quote Originally Posted by Dominating View Post
    If this isn't free, then I'm glad I quit this game.
    Me too, and it is.








    Anyways, it'll be awesome if it's free. I have a few friends I wouldn't mind running with from other servers.

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