NetEase has revealed its renewed partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to create a brand-new Gorehowl statue. Last year, following the announcement of the shutdown, NetEase publicly demolished the existing World of Warcraft statue.
On Wednesday, Blizzard Entertainment revealed in a joint statement with NetEase, a Chinese internet technology company specializing in online services centered on content and communication, their plans to reintroduce titles such as World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Hearthstone to the Chinese market this summer. The Chinese company has shared more about their plans for World of Warcraft in China after partnering with Blizzard again.
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NetEase assures that when the server restarts, all account data will be securely preserved, eliminating the need for speculation or risky account transactions. Additionally, preparations for various e-sports events are underway, with enhanced anti-cheating measures set to be implemented in the game.
To conclude, NetEase and Blizzard artists will collaborate on creating a new Gorehowl sculpture. The destruction of the statue outside their headquarters last year followed criticism from NetEase regarding Blizzard’s last-minute attempt to extend the license for World of Warcraft and other games in China for six months.
Netease dismantled the Warcraft Gorehowl statue in its park and set up a live stream. $NTES rejected Blizzard $ATVI‘s proposal about extending their 14-year partnership for six months to look for a new partner, saying that was non-reciprocal and unfair.https://t.co/Z35BaWer2B pic.twitter.com/lLUb3QsT4W
— CN Wire (@Sino_Market) January 18, 2023
亲爱的暴雪玩家们,好久不见,我们即将重聚!
刚刚,国服官宣确认回归!为此,我们欣喜若狂,又倍感责任,所以希望这封信可以解答您的部分疑惑,并且分享一些我们的愿景。
协议已经签订,但我们仍需要不短的时间来进行开服的技术准备,比如我们需要重建新的服务器机房、恢复各类数据等。不能很快为您送上暴雪全家桶,我们非常抱歉。无论是网易或是暴雪,都将全力以赴缩短您的等待。各游戏将依次开启,第一款回归的游戏将在夏天与大家重逢。
当服务器开启时,我们将保证您的账号数据被完整保留。请勿听信谣言参与不受保护的账号或账号数据交易。
在国服缺席的时间里,您错过了许多活动与福利。我们将尽可能为您提供重新获得它们的机会。我们也将为国服玩家准备回归纪念福利与运营活动。
我们会通过各种途径观察、收集玩家们对游戏开服版本的需求,并妥善安排版本策略。各项电竞赛事也已开始筹备,缺少国服玩家,我们少了太多精彩!
许多工作需要潜心推进,我们将在未来合适时间向大家介绍各个游戏的具体安排,希望能让您满意。
以上,是我们对治愈停服遗憾做出的努力。
伤筋动骨恢复不容易,但大家恢复后的筋骨会更加强韧,正所谓超量恢复。通过新的合作方式,我们将为国服玩家超量恢复更好的服务。
更多的反外挂措施将被加入游戏之中。在新的协议中,我们将有更大的空间开展针对国服的游戏环境优化工作,更多更新的技术手段以及法务手段都已严阵以待。
国服发行团队将与游戏开发者们开展更加深入的交流合作,我们将一起为大家带来更优质的服务与内容。
创作者社区也将得到更优质的管理与扶持。在国服离开的时间里,许多作者仍然为暴雪游戏提供着优质的内容,这份热爱与付出,将有相对应的收获。新兴的创作者们也将获得更多机会收获关注。感谢创作者们多年来的付出与信任!
最后,让我们一起来重铸血吼吧!
网易与暴雪的艺术家们将通力合作,设计并铸造全新的血吼雕塑。我们将收集玩家们的心意与回忆,并把他融入设计,刻入新生的血吼。我们将让新生的血吼成为玩家、网易与暴雪的全新信物。本次掉落,永不磨损。
您可以在官方网站参与留言活动。不仅被选中的留言将被铸进血吼,该留言玩家也将获得价值500元的暴雪周边礼包。您也可以通过合作渠道网易大神APP与网易云音乐APP参与活动,各有更多好礼相迎。
我们相信,一同经历的痊愈会带来更牢固的信任。太平洋两岸的新生团队将用最大的热情回应您的召唤。
感谢您的等待,我们回来了。
国服团聚开组+++++++++++++++++++进组打1
—— GOOGLE TRANSLATE Chinese – English
Dear Blizzard players, long time no see, we are about to reunite!
Just now, the national server has officially announced its return! We are ecstatic and deeply responsible for this, so we hope this letter can answer some of your questions and share some of our vision.
The agreement has been signed, but we still need a lot of time to make technical preparations for opening the server. For example, we need to rebuild a new server room, restore various data, etc. We are very sorry that we cannot deliver the Blizzard family bucket to you soon. Both NetEase and Blizzard will do their best to shorten your wait. Each game will be launched in sequence, and the first returning game will be reunited with everyone in the summer.
When the server is turned on, we will ensure that your account data is completely retained. Please do not listen to rumors and participate in unprotected transactions of accounts or account data.
During your absence from the national server, you missed many activities and benefits. We will provide you with the opportunity to regain them whenever possible. We will also prepare return commemorative welfare and operational activities for players in the national server.
We will observe and collect players’ needs for the game’s server version through various channels, and properly arrange the version strategy. Preparations for various e-sports events have also begun. Without players in the national server, we are missing too much excitement!
A lot of work needs to be carried out with great concentration. We will introduce to you the specific arrangements for each game at an appropriate time in the future. We hope to satisfy you.
The above are our efforts to cure the regret of discontinuation of medication.
It is not easy to recover from injured muscles and bones, but our muscles and bones will be stronger after recovery, which is the so-called excessive recovery. Through the new cooperation method, we will restore better services to players in the Chinese server.
More anti-cheating measures will be added to the game. In the new agreement, we will have more space to optimize the game environment for the national server, and more updated technical means and legal means are ready.
The national server publishing team will carry out more in-depth exchanges and cooperation with game developers, and together we will bring you better services and content.
The creator community will also receive better management and support. While the Chinese server is away, many authors are still providing high-quality content for Blizzard games, and this love and dedication will be rewarded accordingly. Emerging creators will also have more opportunities to gain attention. Thank you to the creators for their dedication and trust over the years!
Finally, let’s recast Gorehowl together!
NetEase and Blizzard artists will work together to design and cast a new Gorehowl sculpture. We will collect the players’ thoughts and memories, integrate them into the design, and carve them into the new Bloodhowl. We will make the new blood roar a new token for players, NetEase and Blizzard. This drop will never wear out.
You can participate in the message activity on the official website. Not only will the selected message be cast into Blood Roar, but the player who left the message will also receive a Blizzard peripheral gift pack worth 500 yuan. You can also participate in the event through the cooperation channels NetEase Dashen APP and NetEase Cloud Music APP, each with more gifts.
We believe that healing experienced together leads to stronger trust. New teams on both sides of the Pacific will respond to your call with the greatest enthusiasm.