Blizzard is offering an opportunity for lapsed World of Warcraft players to return to the fold before the release of the third expansion. The company is openly offering a week of game time to anyone who previously subscribed to World of Warcraft.

Notable about this offering is that the deal will expire on December 1, 2010, while World of Warcraft: Cataclysm won’t release until December 7, 2010. The purpose of the offer, then, seems to be letting lapsed subscribers prepare for the expansion rather than sample it.