StarCraft2: pricing and subscription policy

Question

One of the Russian-language websites that is selling SC2 has 2 buying options:

1. 12 month subscription - costs around $35
2. additional 4 month subscription - costs around $17-$18

http://www.ozon.ru/?context=search&group=pcgame&text=starcraft+2

I bought SC2 from Battle.net and don't remember what I bought, actually (it cost $60).

Is there any subscription limitation for SC2?

Answer 1

Starcraft 2 does indeed require a subscription... in Russia.

The pricing for Starcraft 2 changes from region to region and one of the differences between here and Moscow is that there you pay a subscription for Starcraft 2.

Its important to note that you can still buy a Full EU edition (in Russia) without a subscription and get along just fine. You are not forced to pay subscription.

Answer 2

There are two (general) pricing options in Russia - either buy the full game (60$ "European" version) and play for an unlimited time, or buy a cheaper but time-limited version of the game. If you already bought the full version, there's no point buying any of the subscription-based versions, you don't lose anything - there's no extra bonus from the subscription, you're either able to play the game or you don't.

Notice the subscription is only about playing online - the single-player game isn't time-limited.

See more information here.