The state is not the same

Absrtact: Although the major media recently reported the third piece of World of Warcraft "Cataclysm", but the mainland players reacted flat, the passion of the mainland players has ceased to exist.

Recently, "World of Warcraft" Wrath of the Lich King (English abbreviation: WLK) finally through the Ministry of Culture and Press and publication administration of the double approval, everything is ready, only to be online, and the online crazy transmission date is August 31. However, for Chinese Warcraft players, the "expired more than a year of pie" is still interested in, it seems to draw a big question mark.

Are mainland players back?

Xiao Sheng has been in the arms of World of Warcraft since 2005 and has always been a loyal player. Xiao Sheng to the "It Times" reporter affirmed that, "I will not return to the service (mainland server) play, Taiwan Service (China Taiwan Region Server) In addition to your point, every month I 200~300 yuan, the other nothing bad." And now "StarCraft 2" has also come out, the mainland is still not, I will still play on the Taiwan service. ”

Xiao Sheng said, as he has a certain economic ability, experienced Warcraft players, a large number have been turned to the Taiwan service for more than 1 years, now, "Wrath of the Lich King" for him there is no fresh feeling, "like love, long time, to the state of the feelings on the light, ' faithless '." Xiao Sheng laughs.

NetEase version of World of Warcraft since the end of July 2009, has never had a version update, is still in the "Burning Expedition 3.13" version. Because the latest information film "Wrath of the Lich King" delayed the approval of the Press and publication Administration and the Ministry of Culture, the Lonely mainland Warcraft players, far to the Taiwan service, and once caused the number of Taiwan to increase, Taiwan service operators Chivandi therefore restricted the mainland players registered. Conservative estimates present 20%-30% of Taiwan's players are from the mainland.

In the mainland's largest "World of Warcraft" game site "more Play Warcraft official website Cooperation Zone", a "WLK8 open at the end of the month, you will return to drift?" "Post, as long as more than 100 of the message, few players clearly said that they will return to the national service, and most players are holding a wait-and-see attitude, which also has a lot of perseverance does not return, such as Netizen Fsliran1 said," Taiwan service has come for 1 years, contacts progress have, why? " "Netizen JXYCLQ is worried that certain scenes in some games may be deleted by approval department, even if come back to play is not enjoyable."

The state is not the same

And two years ago, the mainland Warcraft players Crazy Obsession "wrath of the Lich King," the prosperity of the scene, the recent major media although the third piece of World of Warcraft "catastrophe", but the mainland players have been flat, the Chinese players have no passion.

Veteran player Wei Shing told reporters that today's national service is empty, the former lively scene has ceased to exist, "I watched a server on the online number from thousands of people, suddenly fell to more than 10, or even several people." Wei Shing says these few servers are called "ghost suits" by gamers. Even so, Wei Shing still believes that "wrath of the Lich King" on the line, the national service will certainly be lively, but to return to the previous day millions of online numbers, it seems unlikely.

An industry analysis, NetEase announced that "World of Warcraft" at the same time the number of online breakthrough million is already a year ago, when the number of Warcraft players in China claimed to have more than 5 million, and now, the average number of online estimates may be only half of the time, 500,000 of people. Corresponding to this is, NetEase's hand of another game "Dream West Tour", at the same time online number has also broken million, obviously "World of Warcraft" is not that year's first Chinese online games.

Taiwan service "Temptation" Mainland players

A game channel host to reporters sigh, netease version of "Wrath of the Lich King" is "untimely", "August is" star 2 "the most popular time, will certainly rob many players; At present, NetEase agent's second information film" Wrath of the Lich King "is still not online, and Taiwan will soon launch the third piece of information, This may again make a large number of players into the Taiwan service. ”

At the same time, Taiwan service operator Chivandi in the mainland, the Attitude of Warcraft players also began to change, from the past "limit the number" to now attract them to "stay in Taiwan service." Although Chivandi parent company chairman and general manager Wang Junbo said, for the upcoming mainland users a large number of loss, can only shun its natural, but in fact, Taiwan's Warcraft has launched a "three times times experience" and other means and NetEase launched a player scramble.

Chivandi related officials said they are not worried about the country to open "wrath of the Lich King", although some players will return to the national service, but the 4.0 version (that is, "third piece") on the line, "they will come back."