Official Scroll of Resurrection revamp details

Scroll of Resurrection - Resurrected Soon!- 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.
Scroll of Resurrection - Resurrected Soon!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 4 of 6)
Atypical Lemur Mar 6th 2012 9:27PM
I've seen a lot of "what about continued loyal subscribers?" comments, well....
1. Companies are always offering incentives to get new customers, low rates, bonuses etc. Also they try and get previous customers to return again with similar gimmicks. It's the way business is done.
2. If you are a "continued loyal subscriber" then you should already have your new charger mount, FREE copy of Diablo III (when it's released) and MoP beta access (when it starts).
TLDR: 1. This is good business. 2. If you sub for a year you are already getting cool stuff. Stop the QQ please :)
snowleopard233 Mar 6th 2012 11:22PM
Yeah but those rewards you just mentioned are incentives for me to sub for a year. There needs to be separate and worthwhile incentives for people to want to go out and bring people back to the game, as that requires an entirely initiative on your own part.
Look at RAF. It's a great program that rewards new players but ultimately benefits the recruiters the most. The faster leveling, free levels and game time make recruiters want to go out and recruit as many people as possible.
This program doesn't provide as great an incentive. The mount's are basically recolored versions of old flying mounts we've had for five years. Plus, how many of these are you going to want to get? There's little incentive to keep bringing back more people after you've earned your first five opaque griffins.
Sure, there's always the reward of bringing old friends back into the fold. But added incentives like RAF's encourage recruiters to go the extra mile and think "Gee, I bet I can think of more people who may want to play this game or who have already." That's how good promotions work.
dausprompt Mar 6th 2012 9:36PM
well I really want to get back in now!
Kelei Mar 6th 2012 9:43PM
If anyone wants the spectral mount please send a scroll of resurrection to luke_stalling@live.com
Mega Mar 6th 2012 9:57PM
Sent, hope i got to you first!
mihnevychj95 Mar 6th 2012 10:05PM
My account expired ON the 4th of March. I just did not have the time to extend my subscription, but I guess I'm lucky I didn't, because this awesome thing happened!
Though, when my friend tried to resurrect me, it said that an error occurred.
Does anyone know what could be happening? Or should I go to Blizzard Support?
arixian Mar 6th 2012 10:06PM
I really wish my pc hadn't died or I had the money to buil a new one right now because I really miss playing and this would be great.
Pwnzoar Mar 6th 2012 10:15PM
Oh dear. I used a second account for the RaF back in Wrath...Time to see if I can remember the username and password!
Lloren Mar 6th 2012 10:18PM
I totally reactivated my old second account just for the free mount and lvl 80... And then after getting this level 80 that I have no clue how to play I couldn't help but feel like I did something dirty like I'm one of those buy your toons on eBay people. O.O
rovingbandit21 Mar 6th 2012 10:20PM
The, "Stop the QQ" comments are old and tired. The truth is if I have played the game long enough to qualify for the Annual Pass, I more than likely know how to play most classes at least passably. Now we have 90 levels to bring new toons up through and the fact is that's a ton of investment to give up if I want to try a different server and faction without spending $55. Blizz said they were working on ways to get people closer to the end game and I hope this is not the end of that brainstorm. A boost for people who have max level toons to the previous expansion's max level would not be unreasonable. Especially after most of us already have four max level toons and questing content, while fairly quick, is still stale. When I can recite quest text to my wife while she is doing a quest I am not on, I think I've done the questing game enough.
luke_stalling Mar 6th 2012 10:41PM
Please send a scroll to lukehammett777@hotmail.com US only
matt Mar 7th 2012 11:47AM
wait a minute luke you just asked for a scroll 3 comments ago with a different name. are we facilitating getting high level toons to lapsed gold-spammer accounts?
something is fishy here!
rmikes213 Mar 6th 2012 10:56PM
Bad timing on my part. I got an email from Blizzard saying, 'Last chance to claim your game time... offer expires Monday, March 5th' - they gave me a free 7 days since I had been unsubscribed for a few months. I thought, 'Hey! What a great way to check it out and maybe get back in to it!' Now this comes out... :( Did they trick me!?
I'm not sure if I'm still eligible since I haven't paid for any game time, but I guess my account is technically active now?
VioletArrows Mar 7th 2012 12:01AM
No. The free 7 days doesn't count. If you go into your account management page, it still says you're unsubscribed. You could participate in this if you wanted to.
xHotPotatox Mar 6th 2012 11:35PM
((knowing full well I could get downvoted into oblivion))
As someone who quite WoW a few months ago and has never looked back this feels like a desperate ploy by Blizz. Its more like a bribe than anything else
jfofla Mar 7th 2012 12:43AM
Translated:
ARRRRRGGH I was SURE WOW would die but that damn Blizzard is clever!
lilywillylover Mar 7th 2012 2:49AM
If you never looked back then why are you here??? On a WoW blogsite reading WoW news??
thies Mar 7th 2012 12:01AM
if anyone wants the mount, I'd be happy to accept a scroll at thiescea@gmail.com
Travis Mar 7th 2012 12:30AM
thies if you still need a scroll please email me your first name, its required in order to send out the invite. or if anyone else reads this and would like me to send them a scroll just shoot me an email with your first name to trav_g_04@hotmail.com
Drakkenfyre Mar 7th 2012 12:11AM
I am just going to come out and say it.
This shows how much they are wanting subscriptions back, and how much the losses have hurt them.
Free mount? Free level 80 for resurrectee WITH free mount, training, and set of green gear? Free server transfer? And Cataclysm for free?
Sounds like 100% "Oh shit" reaction to me. The loss of 2 million subscriptions hurt them, but I never expected them to do that to try to get people back.
Also, the level 80-boosted character has to pick their spec out of the game, and any gear on them gets mailed back to them? Sounds like it's less of boosting their character, and more like recreating it. Probably easier from a programming point of view. Instead of individually boosting the different aspects, it just deletes the character, and recreates them, at level 80, with the spec you chose, and all you gear gets mailed back to you. Don't know if I like that.