The token was implemented in order to provide players with an officially sanctioned method of gold-buying. WoW has been plagued for a long time by bots WoTLK Gold and gold-farmers who use the game in order to collect and then sell gold players on various third-party websites, an act which is in direct violation of the game's rules of service. But that hasn't stopped the gold-sellers, or players, from participating in the system anyways, especially in earlier versions of the game, including WoW Classic, where gold is much harder to come by.

With the WoW Token, Blizzard looked to take on the gold-sellers in their own level, while offering players extremely invested in the MMORPG and already had plenty in-game gold the ability to remain active in the game for no cost. The WoW Token exists only in Shadowlands. It's not it in WoW Classic or Burning Crusade Classic however it is accessible for The Chinese version of these games, leading some players to believe that it's just a matter of time until it's made available to all players.

After a few years of tokens' debut it is becoming apparent that gold can be utilized for just about anything in-game. While players aren't purchasing the latest stat-enhancing items or characters growth from Blizzard directly, buying and selling WoW tokens gives players with large amounts of gold the possibility of purchasing power and power, though in a more tangential method. From new and expensive ranks of incredible legendary weapons and "carry runs" of experienced players who take you through rated Arenas as well as high-level Mythic plus dungeons or more difficulty raids, each which grant players some of the most p2pah WoTLK Classic valuable items that are available in the game, it's all for sale in exchange for gold.