Zhang Dong resumed his former activity again after the end of Weibo's "sealing", it can be seen that he is a person who likes to communicate with players and friends, he said "one question a day" when he was "resurrected" on Weibo, and the question answered today is "the progress of the national server, whether it has been signed". In fact, the editor can also answer this question - "I didn't sign it", but the editor is soft-spoken, let's take a look at Zhang Dong's answer.
Zhang Dong said, "The most accurate of all the speeches so far is Blizzard China, and the funny thing is that no one believes them......" Blizzard China said on December 25 in response to a question from the media about the hot search of "NetEase Blizzard Compound": "We currently have no information or updates to share." Blizzard China's official reply was interpreted by some players as "not denying is acquiescence" is obviously a bit one-sided, and it has always been "not admitting is denial" in such a major event as signing a contract, because Microsoft and NetEase on Blizzard Entertainment are both listed companies, and if they have signed a contract, they must be officially announced to the outside world.
So why didn't Blizzard China directly deny it, but instead used this ambiguous reply? The official response to the issue of Blizzard's game national server is mainly divided into two types, either it is a long story and a lot of nonsense, but in fact, nothing has been said, for example, Mike, president of Blizzard Entertainment, said in response to a question from the American technology media The Verge: "There are millions of players in China who like Blizzard games, and everyone at Blizzard wants to make sure that Chinese players can play our games." We are a global company. I hope we have access to every country in the world, including China. So, as we move forward, we'll evaluate that and see what happens. For example, several domestic game companies have made it clear that the rumors on the Internet are untrue and there is no idea of acting as an agent for the national server. Therefore, Blizzard China neither admits nor denies that it is actually sending a signal to the outside world, that is, "although there is no contract yet, it is possible in the future." ”
It should be noted that Zhang Dong's Weibo yesterday was about opening the service, and today we are talking about signing, everyone should distinguish these keywords, and the order according to time should be: signing ≥ official announcement >> opening the service. The signing and official announcement are basically a matter of the front and back, and the opening of the server will take a while longer, and it is difficult to say whether there will be a "free test" before the opening of the server. Xiaobian saw that a player on the forum said very well: the official announcement is like a confession, it should be a triumphant song at the time of victory, not a charge to launch an attack. Everything now is the preparation for the official announcement, and I believe that day will not be too far away.