One of the most common reactions when people complain about the monetization is 'its a mobile game, what did you expect!!?!?onbeone', but it's not just a mobile game.

The fact that DI is so bad that it even raises eyebrows in that market is truly a great commentary of how bad it is.

Needless to say, Diablo Immortal was created almost entirely with the goal of milking the absurd mobile gaming market that exists there, so for the game to be banned in that market would be an outright catastrophe for Blizzard. Clearly, we have no idea of how much of it is a problem or what the required solutions are. The game had previously received a license to operate in China that has since been functionally revoked, with requirements to rein in the worst offending parts of the monetization of the game. What is educated guesswork but likely has happened is: Needless to say, China's government has a massive finger in the pie when it comes to decisions and regulation in Chinese media, including Weibo directly. The stated reason for the ban was 'violation of related laws and regulations'. Weibo is similar to Twitter in China one of the primary ways for people to communicate (including companies to talk to customers). What absolutely has happened is:ĭiablo Immortal's release has been delayed in China, a couple of days after its Weibo account was outright banned. There are a large number of corroborating sources, I just picked the first one I saw searching google. This is so god damn funny it deserves its own thread if it turns out to be true it's going to be spectacular!

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