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A heavy rumor has recently swept through the World of Warcraft player community like a storm. The message “ICC will open on May 22” is being wildly circulated in the game groups, with some even swearing they have screenshots of the so-called opening announcement. However, the official response has been as calm as still water, and as of now, no formal statement has been released, undoubtedly planting seeds of doubt in the minds of players and casting a big question mark over the authenticity of this news.
Since the opening of TOC on the national server, the gears of time have quietly turned for 11 weeks. Looking back at the operational history of the Asia server, ICC was logically welcomed 16 weeks after TOC opened. If we simply calculate based on this timeline, there is indeed a possibility of ICC opening in May, which adds some credibility to this rumor. However, the situation on the national server is like a complex maze, with many peculiarities. For example, ULD (Ulduar) opened 3 weeks later than on the Asia server. This difference raises concerns; if TOC follows the same extended pattern, it would need to last for another 8 weeks, which translates to nearly two months of prolonged waiting. This is undoubtedly a torment for players on the national server.
The current situation on the national server resembles a precarious building in a storm, and it is not optimistic. The phenomenon of player attrition is as severe as a dam breaking, with a significant reduction in active players, having already fallen back to the low levels seen at the end of ULD. In terms of the economic system, the price of time badges has skyrocketed like a runaway horse, now reaching 16,000, a figure that leaves many players astonished. Meanwhile, the price of gold has plummeted from 60 to 48 in a short period, leading to chaos in the market.
In the dual predicament of plummeting gold prices and low player activity, the national server seems to be stuck in a quagmire. This not only affects the gaming experience of players but also poses a severe challenge to the long-term development of the game. At this moment, all players are focusing their attention on the operation team of Lei Zi, filled with curiosity about what clever strategies they will employ to turn around this declining situation and save the current embarrassing state.
Will they launch highly attractive events to recall old players, or will they implement sweeping optimizations and updates to the game content? Or will they cleverly adjust the economic system to restore market stability and vitality? Everything is full of uncertainty, and players are eagerly awaiting a satisfactory answer from the Blizzard operation team.
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