On November 19, after releasing the suspension of operation in the national server area, Blizzard China released its official Weibo again, saying that it is currently looking for opportunities to bring the game back to everyone. The implication is that I will not give up on the national server area after all, it is a big piece of meat.
Weibo content is as follows:
In the past two days, we have seen the precious memories and past stories that everyone sincerely narrated, related to Blizzard Games. We are grateful to everyone for the enthusiasm and creativity we have conveyed to us over the past 20 years. Our games have become the best witness for everyone to have fun, make friends throughout their lives and build a community. All these prove that it is the game that connects us all together. We are looking for opportunities to bring our game back to everyone in the future! 
In addition, a leak on Weibo Mammoth News said that 9th city may come back to proxy World of Warcraft ? ?
Recently, Blizzard Entertainment issued a statement saying that since the existing licensing agreement with NetEase will expire on January 23, 2023, the two parties have not reached an agreement on the renewal agreement. Most of the Blizzard game services in mainland China will be suspended, including games such as World of Warcraft and Hearthstone. Sources said that Jiucheng is negotiating with Microsoft at a total price of 1/5. Zhu Jun returned from Singapore today, and his WeChat screenshots leaked, showing that he has arrived in Shanghai. On April 1, 2004, Ninth City obtained exclusive agency rights for World of Warcraft in China. In 2009, Jiucheng issued an announcement to bid farewell to World of Warcraft.
Although it is now a cycle of reincarnation in 13 years and history repeats itself, it is not like this, right?
Not only that, there are also rumors online these days that Oriental Pearl and Blizzard have begun to discuss cooperation, and major media have been hyping up.
Oriental Pearl is currently a partner of domestic and Microsoft Xbox. The two parties have already established a joint venture and launched a domestic version of the game console and game platform. Perhaps because of the situation where Microsoft is about to acquire Blizzard, many people have speculated about this.
However, when answering the reporter, Oriental Pearl Company said, "I have not had any cooperation with Blizzard before, everything is subject to the official announcement."
Xiao O says
Although Blizzard has experienced from prosperity to decline, the characteristic of arrogance has not decreased day by day in the reality we have seen over the past decade. However, the greater obstacle to the collapse of the renewal of this interview is the decision-maker of Activision . As a weaker member of Activision Blizzard, in fact, has a relatively low voice. In fact, the national server area accounts for about 13-15% of Blizzard's overall revenue, and it can almost be said to be "free".
If we look at it from the perspective of a businessman, it seems that Blizzard will "impossible" to give up such a large piece of meat, so we also have reason to believe that it will come back in the future. However, if the shutdown time in the middle is too long, then the player's loss can be expected. It is really hard to say whether half, or even half, will return by then. After all, it is no longer the era of 2009. Players don’t have much time, but they have too many choices.
Finally, according to a big shot, new news will be revealed on Monday, so let's wait and see!
