Pessimistic Rumor about Crossfire
This is a rumor. I'm not the origin. I don't have any hard proof.
It's "believed" coming from the major shareholder of z8's parent company.
The name of this major shareholder is Tencent. It's a Chinese company.
You may google or wiki "Tencent Holdings" to know about Tencent.
It says the profit of CF worldwide is shrinking horribly since early 2012.
CF North America is still profitable but its profit decreased at least 60%.
CF China, the major market of CF worldwide, started losing profit slightly.
CF in other markets are struggling for survival, mostly not profitable.
Since early 2011, Tencent invested in Warface, a German FPS game.
Recently, it concentrates almost all of its resources to promote Warface.
It seems Tencent is currently on its way to withdraw from the dying CF.
The rest shareholders are far from enough to support CF worldwide.
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Let me add my personal opinion here.
I believe this rumor because it's 100% logical.
Each game has a life time. Old games die, and new games born.
Even this rumor not real today, it will be real anytime in future.
I believe Tencent doesn't care if CF shuts down. Neither does z8.
Tencent just keep investing in new games, and earn more and more.
And z8 is just an regional agent. It can transfer to another game.
When CF shuts down, only paid players get hurt.
CF will shuts down at a certain time. So does any other game.
It's just a question about when it shuts down, 2012 or later.
Wonder if they have to shut down if the rumor IS true
thousands of peoples are buying zp everyday..... So how ? .....
to the other side.