In the years since the tokens' release

Player buys  WoW Token in actual money.Player is able to sell WoW Token for gold from the game at an auction house.Another player buys the WoW Token by using gold to receive 30 days of gaming time.

The token was introduced to provide players with an official authorized method to buy gold. WoW has been continuously stricken with bots that are used by gold producers to gather and then trade gold with players on numerous third-party websites that are contrary to the terms of service. However, this hasn't stopped players or gold-sellers from taking part in the game regardless, particularly in the older version of WoW like WoW Classic in which gold is much more difficult to find.

Through the WoW Token, Blizzard looked to compete with the gold sellers at their own level, while offering players who were deeply involved in the MMORPG and had plenty of gold the ability to remain in the game at no cost. It's true that the WoW Token is currently only available only in wotlk classic. It is not available within WoW Classic or Burning Crusade Classic however it is accessible for both the Chinese version of the games. This has led some players to believe that it's only a matter the time until it becomes available to players across the world.

In the years since the tokens' release the players are finding out how gold is used to purchase almost anything in the game. Although players don't purchase new items that boost their stats or character advancement through Blizzard directly, purchasing and selling WoW tokens gives players with huge gold reserves the possibility of purchasing power however in a somewhat tangential manner. From high-end new ranks of famous items "carry runs" by experienced players in highly rated Arenas and high-level Mythic Dungeons and Dungeons, or even higher difficulty raids that give players the  most powerful items available to use in the game. All of it is offered for sale to purchase gold.