Official Scroll of Resurrection revamp details

- A Free Spectral Gryphon for an Alliance character
- Or a Free Spectral Wind Rider for a Horde character
- A single character immediately boosted all the way to level 80 -- DING!
- A FREE upgrade to Cataclysm -- regardless of your friend's original box level
- An optional FREE character move -- to your realm and faction so you can play together
- 7 FREE days of game time -- available immediately
Do note that the official release notes that when this system goes live, the offer will only be available for a limited time. Head over to Battle.net for the full release, or just click through the cut below.
The Scroll of Resurrection is currently on cooldown, but will be resurrected soon. Once it's available, you will be able to earn a free faction mount when you use a Scroll of Resurrection to bring a friend or former guildmate back to World of Warcraft, but this offer will only be available for a limited time. Any active World of Warcraft non-trial player can send a Scroll of Resurrection. To be eligible to receive a Scroll of Resurrection, your friend must have previously purchased at least one month of game time at any point in the past, and your friend's account must have been inactive since March 4, 2012 or earlier.
Once your friend accepts your scroll and pays for at least 30 days of game, you unlock your choice of the following rewards:
- A Free Spectral Gryphon for an Alliance character
- Or a Free Spectral Wind Rider for a Horde character
And, to enable you and your friend to play together in Cataclysm's newest content, any friend who accepts your Scroll will also receive the following epic benefits:
- A single character immediately boosted all the way to level 80 -- DING!
- A FREE upgrade to Cataclysm -- regardless of your friend's original box level
- An optional FREE character move -- to your realm and faction so you can play together
- 7 FREE days of game time -- available immediately
A few other prerequisites apply -- such as a free upgrade to a Battle.net account for players who haven't played since 2009 or earlier -- so be sure to check out the FAQ below for full eligibility details.
We'll provide an update once the Scroll of Resurrection is ready to be cast on your friends. Keep an eye on the World of Warcraft official Community site for more information.
Scroll of Resurrection FAQ
Basics
How do I send a Scroll of Resurrection to my friend?
There are two options for sending Scrolls of Resurrection:
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While in-game, open your Real ID friends list or guild roster; any characters or accounts that are eligible to receive a Scroll of Resurrection will have a special button next to them. Click that Scroll of Resurrection button to generate the email invitation. You'll also have the option to include a personal message to your friend inviting them back to the game.
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From your Battle.net Account Management page, click on the World of Warcraft account that you would like to send the invitation from and select Referrals Rewards- Scroll of Resurrection will be an option in that menu. Once clicked, you can enter the name and e-mail address of the friend you'd like to resurrect and include a personal message along with your invitation.
Eligibility & Limitations
Who can be sent a Scroll of Resurrection?
To be eligible to receive a Scroll of Resurrection, your friend must have previously subscribed to World of Warcraft for at least 30 days and their account must have become inactive on or before March 4th, 2012.
If your friend's World of Warcraft account has been inactive since December 2009 (or longer), your friend must first associate their World of Warcraft account with a free Battle.net account before they can receive a Scroll of Resurrection. Tell your friend to see our Battle.net Account FAQ for information on creating a Battle.net account and merging their WoW account. After your friend has set up their account, you should be able to send them a Scroll of Resurrection normally.
Can I resurrect one of my own World of Warcraft accounts?
If you have at least one active World of Warcraft account, you can send your inactive accounts Scroll of Resurrection invitations.
How long is the Scroll of Resurrection invitation good for once I send it out?
Your friend has 30 days to accept the invitation. The offer will expire if not used within that time.
Is there a limit on the number of Scroll of Resurrection invitations that I can send out?
There is a limit of one Scroll of Resurrection invitation per day per World of Warcraft Account on both the web and in-game. This makes an effective limit of 2 Scroll of Resurrection invitations per day per account if you use both sending options. There is no limit on the number of lifetime Scroll of Resurrection invitations that an account can send.
Can I invite someone who has never played before with a Scroll of Resurrection?
Scroll of Resurrection can only be used on players who once had active World of Warcraft subscriptions. For a similar offer for friends who have never subscribed to World of Warcraft, please see the Recruit-A-Friend FAQ.
Sending the Scroll of Resurrection
What benefits are there to sending a Scroll of Resurrection?
You will receive an exclusive mount when your friend who accepted the Scroll first renews their subscription and pays for 30 days of game time -- the Spectral Gryphon for Alliance characters or the Spectral Wind Rider for Horde characters.
How do I redeem my mount once my friend subscribes?
Visit your Account Management page and click on the Scroll of Resurrection option. Under the History/Status tab, you will see Claim Mount button when you are able to redeem the mount. Choose the realm and character on which you want to receive the mount and it will arrive in your character's mailbox.
Note: The mount can only be redeemed on one character per Scroll.
When do I receive my mount for resurrecting a friend?
Your friend must accept your Scroll of Resurrection invitation and renew their subscription for you to qualify for the mount. In order to qualify for the mount, your friend must renew their subscription after accepting the Scroll, and pay for at least 30 days of game time.
Can I earn multiple mounts on my account?
Yes! This reward will be given to you for each friend who accepts your invitation and meets the re-subscription criteria.
Can I track the invitations I send out?
After your friend accepts, you will be able to view the status of the invitation on the History page in the Referrals & Rewards section of your Battle.net Account Management page.
Who will receive the sender reward when several people send the same person Scrolls of Resurrection?
Only the player whose invitation is accepted will receive the sender's reward. If the recipient gets several invitations, it will be up to them to choose which to accept. A recipient can accept a maximum of one Scroll of Resurrection per eligible World of Warcraft account.
Accepting the Scroll of Resurrection
What benefits are there for accepting a Scroll of Resurrection invitation?
The Scroll's recipient immediately receives a FREE digital upgrade all the way to World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Additionally, the Scroll's receiver can permanently boost one character to level 80 so that they can jump straight into the adventure for their 7 days of FREE game time!
Note: The digital upgrade and level boost will only be available for scrolls sent during the 90-day promotion period. Players who accept a Scroll of Resurrection that was sent after the promotion period ends will still receive 7 days of FREE game time, but will not be eligible for the digital upgrade or level boost.
I just accepted a Scroll of Resurrection. How do I level boost my character?
Log in to your Battle.net Account and click on the resurrected license. Once you're on the Game Management page, click Claim Rewards and select the character to level along with their spec. The next time you log in, they'll be ready to adventure in a sundered Azeroth!
How does the boost to level 80 work for the Scroll's recipient?
After accepting the Scroll, the recipient can choose one character to boost to level 80. The character's spec will be chosen by the recipient prior to completing the level boost and the character will also be given appropriate talents under the chosen spec. The character will be placed in his or her faction's capital city and will be ready to adventure immediately. This means that the character will be granted all class skills and spells up to level 80, a flying mount and riding skill, and a green quality set of level- and spec-appropriate gear for leveling.
Any gear that was on the character prior to the level boost will be mailed back to the character via in game mail.
Hunter pets will not be given a spec, so level boosted Hunters will need to spec out their pets normally after logging in for the first time.
Note: Active quests may be abandoned when a level boost is performed. If a quest is abandoned in this way, you will be able to pick it up normally from the NPC who originally gave you the quest.
Can I only level boost one character? What happens if my main character is on a different realm or faction than the friend who invited me?
If the character that was level boosted is on a different realm or faction than the character who sent the invitation, you will be eligible for a free Character Transfer and/or a free Faction Change to bring you to your friend's realm and faction.
Note: Existing limitations apply for Faction Changes and Realm Transfers under the Scroll of Resurrection system. Please see the Faction Change and Realm Transfer FAQs for details. In addition, players on an RU server will not receive a free Realm Transfer if the friend who invited them is from an EU server.
How many times can one person accept a Scroll of Resurrection?
After March 5th, 2012, accounts are only able to accept one Scroll of Resurrection per eligible World of Warcraft account -- if your friend has already accepted an invitation after March 5th, they will not be able to accept another for the same World of Warcraft account, but may accept invitations for other eligible World of Warcraft accounts.
Is there a way for me to boost a character to 80 without a Scroll of Resurrection?
The ability to boost a character to 80 only comes when you accept a Scroll of Resurrection invitation.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
Joseph Mar 6th 2012 8:04PM
Interesting
mtsadowski Mar 6th 2012 11:02PM
I wonder if those premade green level items were meant for this feature. It would make sense if one is boosted to 80
ScrubRogue Mar 7th 2012 12:05AM
I created a "recruit a friend" account years ago and paid for two months to get a mount. (Sad I know)...I wonder if I can ressurect this account? (It has no toons)
Cyno01 Mar 6th 2012 8:07PM
Do we still get a month free for resurrecting someone also? Or just the mount?
snowleopard233 Mar 6th 2012 11:10PM
I was hoping we'd get more than these mounts, especially when you compare these to the rewards you get for recruiting a friend. In RAF you get a two seated rocket, free levels, faster leveling, and game time! The rewards are excellent for the recruited but even better for the recruiter, so there's an enormous payoff for people to be active and recruit new players.
With this system, there's little incentive outside getting your friends to play again (which I admit is still pretty nice). But this whole system feels like its more rewarding to those who left and came back rather than those who stayed and are now working to get people to come back. They should have modeled this more like RAF, a system that while beneficial to the recruited, ultimately makes the recruiter feel the most valued.
Ad134 Mar 6th 2012 8:08PM
"A FREE upgrade to Cataclysm -- regardless of your friend's original box level
An optional FREE character move -- to your realm and faction so you can play together"
These two are the straw that broke the camel's back. I guess I'm gonna be ressing someone soon!
woecip Mar 6th 2012 8:09PM
SO I can close my main account. Start a second one. Invite my first one with SOR. Insta level to 80? I hope that they thought of this and did not leave this loophole open. Honestly, I dont like this insta-ding at all. Its ALMOST like selling a level 80 character.
Imnick Mar 6th 2012 8:14PM
"Your friend must have previously purchased at least one month of game time at any point in the past, and your friend's account must have been inactive since March 4, 2012 or earlier."
spiceflow Mar 6th 2012 8:49PM
Your account must have been inactive since before the 4th of march.
ulorla66 Mar 20th 2012 12:20PM
you have to have been playing since 2009 to get the benefits.
Bapo Mar 6th 2012 8:09PM
My account went inactive on leap day... this is tempting.
Tanddori Mar 6th 2012 9:21PM
Same here.
Jaygath Mar 6th 2012 8:12PM
Wow, that's a pretty amazing pack of incentives.
Touphemia Mar 6th 2012 8:12PM
This is one of those deals that's great for the people eligible, but only serves to make me awfully jealous. Where's the free 80 for loyal customers?
raingod Mar 6th 2012 8:28PM
I get so sick and tired of this selfish, self centered attitude of "Where's mine?" How about the anniversary pets and goodies they've given out for the past 3-4 years? Jesus, what do you people expect?
With the slump in subscribers due to economy, disappointment with cata, or burnout, Blizzard should be focusing on getting people back. If it bothers you that much go play something else but stop with the endless greed.
Noyou Mar 6th 2012 8:42PM
I fully agree with Toup. It annoyed me that they gave out free game time to people who stopped paying. I have only been paying for 3+ years, so I can only imagine those who have been paying for 5-7+ years. This? This is a brick to the nuts. The loot package for those returning is stunning:
*7 days gametime
*free upgrade to cata
*free server transfer
*free faction transfer
*bump up to lvl 80 complete with full set of 80 green
I'm sorry- if you think that is selfish to want something when people are going to walk into that- I don't know what to tell you. You are not an educated consumer then.
Touphemia Mar 6th 2012 8:43PM
Maybe I'm out of line. If so, I apologize.
I am being selfish, because the perks offered here are so super-cool and amazing, I want them myself, badly. But I can't get them, because I'm not eligible. That, no matter how much logic I try to throw at it, makes the "gimme" part of my personality stir wildly.
Anniversary pets and "goodies" aren't quite the awesomeness of a free 80. I'd just adore that.
I don't expect anything, but I'm still jealous. /shrug. I guess I'm childish? It reminds me of school, where the D students were given rewards for Bs, while adding another A or B to my collection was nothing to celebrate.
And I wouldn't quit over this... that's silly. Please don't be so angry, I'm simply expressing what I think.
Ace Mar 6th 2012 8:56PM
Touph has a very valid point:
The perceived attitude of Blizzard is this:
"Hey, I see you quit playing our game to go check out Star Wars. If you come back to us, here's a shiny new car!"
"Hey, I noticed you've been a loyal subscriber for the past 5 years, and have never cancelled your account, been banned, etc... We appreciate your loyalty and to show it, here's a bumper sticker every year!"
**Looks at stack of bumper stickers... Looks at the guy next to me who quits every time a new MMO comes out, and has a nice shiny new car to show for it**
"Uh, WTF...?"
Al Mar 6th 2012 9:02PM
You mean those anniversary pets we haven't seen since early Wrath?
Scunosi Mar 6th 2012 9:14PM
Not really sure what you can't "get;" only the gifter receives the mount, not the returnee, so you could very well invite an old friend or something to come back.
If you're complaining about not getting free levels, well that's just laziness on your part. Everyone knows it's not exactly hard to level these days (though I'll give you it gets boring doing it for the umpteenth time) so that's just a matter of setting your priorities; do I sit around in town all day or go level that alt?
The free character transfer is nice I'll admit, but along with the Cata upgrade that's really just stuff that's only required in this specific context. I'm actually surprised about the free upgrade, but for what it's for (getting people back together) it serves its purpose amazingly well.
Now if this were some "goodie bag" any new player could get just by picking up the game at Walmart or something, then you'd have a point, but I think this is really just all about the context and the target audience.