Today is the 19th anniversary of the release of "World of Warcraft" and the 1st anniversary of the suspension of registration for the Blizzard Battle.net national server.

Today is the 19th anniversary of the release of Blizzard’s “World of Warcraft” and the first anniversary of the suspension of registration for the Blizzard Battle.net national server.The entry #World of Warcraft 19th Anniversary # #Blizzard Battle.net national server has stopped registration for one year # caused heated discussion among netizens on Weibo.

On November 23, 2004, "World of Warcraft" was officially released in North America and Oceania.

According to media reports, as of the end of 2008, there were more than 11.5 million paying users of "World of Warcraft" worldwide. As of January 2014, the total number of accounts created worldwide exceeded 100 million, and the number of characters reached 500 million.

From November 23, 2022,Blizzard game products have closed the recharge service and user registration portal in Battle.net and the client.

At that time, officials stated that after the game server is shut down, all account data and character information in each game (including but not limited to characters, remaining game time, game props, materials, recharge information, etc.) game data will be sealed, and game data will be properly processed in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations.

It is reported that on November 17, 2022, Blizzard announced that the licensing agreement with NetEase will expire on January 23 this year.

After expiration,Most game services will be suspended in mainland China, including games such as "World of Warcraft", "Hearthstone", "Overwatch" and "StarCraft".