Unstable servers have prompted Chinese World of Warcraft players to take action. Game unions have threatened to quit playing WoW, as players continue to post their complaints on Internet forums and make personal calls to fellow members to join the cause.
In China, WoW's servers are maintained by The9, which charges gamers by the hour to play WoW. The9 is incapable of solving technical issues related to the game without Blizzard's help, but is currently investigating the server issues. Gamers have cited "severe time delays, long-queue times, and frozen servers" as the primary causes of concern. In the fourth quarter of 2005, WoW's concurrent user count in China peaked at 530,000 players.
Shanghai based The9 saw its net revenues surged 24 times year-on-year to reach USD 26.3 mln in the fourth quarter of 2005, including a net profit of USD 8.5 mln. The firm's rapid growth depends heavily on its commercial operation of the WoW online game title in China, which it commenced in June 2005.
The operation of WoW in China attained peak and average concurrent users of approximately 530,000 and 270,000 in the fourth quarter of 2005. The9 does not provide any monthly package for playing WoW, instead it charges Chinese gamers RMB 0.45 (USD 0.06) per hour to play the game.
In China, WoW's servers are maintained by The9, which charges gamers by the hour to play WoW. The9 is incapable of solving technical issues related to the game without Blizzard's help, but is currently investigating the server issues. Gamers have cited "severe time delays, long-queue times, and frozen servers" as the primary causes of concern. In the fourth quarter of 2005, WoW's concurrent user count in China peaked at 530,000 players.
Shanghai based The9 saw its net revenues surged 24 times year-on-year to reach USD 26.3 mln in the fourth quarter of 2005, including a net profit of USD 8.5 mln. The firm's rapid growth depends heavily on its commercial operation of the WoW online game title in China, which it commenced in June 2005.
The operation of WoW in China attained peak and average concurrent users of approximately 530,000 and 270,000 in the fourth quarter of 2005. The9 does not provide any monthly package for playing WoW, instead it charges Chinese gamers RMB 0.45 (USD 0.06) per hour to play the game.
,these guys are boycotting