It's been five months since the messy break up of Blizzard and NetEase when they failed to renew an agreement for the licensing of games in China, and a recent Blizzard announcement has ignited further controversy: Diablo IV is holding a celebration event, and Blizzard decided that mainland Chinese players will be ineligible to participate.
Lilith
In this announcement, Chinese players were listed alongside Russian, Belarusian and Iranian players who were not eligible for a challenge that would provide players from other regions with the opportunity to permanently engrave their names on the Statue of the Virgin Lilith in the game.
Announcement via Blizzard
As a result, the announcement led to a huge wave of frustration among Chinese players. Even after Blizzard exited China, a great number of Chinese players still chose to buy Diablo IV from their once-beloved game company. However, Blizzard's reaction has likely broken their heart once again.
Source: Sohu