# Matches not costing any gold **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [January 18, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/matches-not-costing-any-gold/2985 "2016-01-18T16:18:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![dhjl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dhjl/32/3981_2.png) [@dhjl](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/dhjl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/matches-not-costing-any-gold/2985/2 "2016-01-18T16:18:47Z")
> [@GOOD NEWS: Removal of Gold Costs for Battles!](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/good-news-removal-of-gold-costs-for-battles/2950): > > Hello Adventurers! Some good news for you all today… and I wanted to get this out a little earlier than normal (because tomorrow is event changeover day, and there’s always lots of discussion about other things). We’re removing Gold Costs from battles… Quests, Challenges, PvP… all of 'em. Forever. (you still have to pay to enter the Arena however!) We were planning this when 1.0.9 releases, but when we thought about it, there was nothing actually stopping us doing this immediately. We jus… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/matches-not-costing-any-gold/2985)._