"1997 is over and I miss it."
This classic line that has been recorded in the history of Chinese film comes from the 1997 comedy "Party A and Party B". Whenever you look back at the movie, you unconsciously recall what you were doing in 1997, and the power of time and classics is so magical.
At the moment, 2021 has just passed, and it is reasonable to say that now should be the time to reminisce about the watery years, but I am not in the mood to recall, or it seems that there is no moment worth remembering, because this year is really too difficult for War3.
The memory of War3 in 2021 started from a gray trajectory, and the No.1 and No.2 of the War3 live broadcast circle were blatantly torn up in front of the majority of water friends. The sudden rupture is as if the storm is caught off guard, and the conflict brought about by the tearing is like a terrifying wave that destroys the beautiful scenery. Some say it's a personal vendetta, some say it's a conflict of interests, but whatever the reason, it makes people in other circles see the joke.
Correspondingly, the hostility of the entire War3 circle is rising, and the major social platforms are more than several factions of fans attacking each other, more are complaints between different races, and the fewer hard-core water friends who can really sit down and appreciate the skills and details of the players' competitions.
Compared with previous years, the degree of competition in War3 competitions is really much weaker, and the reason is simple, the old top players do not compete much, and the new players can't stand up.
Among them, infi, TH000 two major S-level masters basically rest all year round, which makes the Egg Tower Intelligence Bureau lose the source of materials. In addition to them, veterans such as Yumiko, WFZ and Zhouxixi who have insisted on more than a decade have basically disappeared from the playing field, and Fly is also in a semi-retired state. Although we all know that the day when the old players fade out will eventually come, when they really face it, there is still a feeling of loss.
Without these familiar masters, the topicality and excitement of war3 competitions have obviously been affected, and the direct consequence of this is that the number of Warcraft competitions is decreasing.
For example, the Golden League, which is held twice a year, is only one this year, and the winter competition has disappeared directly, which makes many open group masters directly lose the motivation to practice.
For example, the ESL event that has accompanied us for two years has been suspended, and the European and American events that have just improved have directly fallen to the bottom.
For example, affected by the epidemic, the WCG that has been publicized on Weibo for half a day has not been done, and Moon's WCG champion has to continue to wait.
In addition, Fly, Color, 120, Lyn and other Chinese and Korean masters also failed to qualify for the ESL finals due to the impact of the epidemic, which also made the grand scene of the Sino-European and Korean expert gatherings in vain. And because the ghost of the new crown epidemic is still lingering, the future holding of the Warcraft offline tournament with Chinese and foreign confrontations is even more elusive.
Of course, the biggest thing that left War3er speechless was Blizzard.
This year Blizzard experienced a cliff-like decline, not to mention that the remake of Warcraft has not improved, Blizzard, which is deeply troubled by sexual harassment and workplace bullying, is facing the risk of GG, and Blizzard cannot be expected to have any support for Warcraft in the future.
The difficulty of 2021 is beyond doubt, everything seems to be back to square one, at least I don't want the magic altar in 2022 to be like 2021. But it is also during this difficult time that many seeds of hope have been bred so that we will not despair of 2022.
For example, the sudden rise of color makes us see the light of dreams, the one who once fell to the bottom of the valley has become the "elf king" on the top, is there a more inspirational story in life?
The new people are catching up, the veterans are also the old ji Futuo, and the efforts of Fly and Happy in the game make us moved. They do everything just to give the audience a great game, and as long as they are there, Warcraft will never die.
Since the number of official tournaments is decreasing, the Warcraft anchors and the majority of water friends have mobilized their own forces to hold Warcraft events. It was in this year that Egg Ta Fei held two TP Cups, TeD held several sessions of Special Comedy Cups, the boss sponsored three Sessions of Smile Cups, and the owner of mail rice sponsored six Tianxiu Cups... It is with these competitions that the magic world of 2021 can also be regarded as colorful.
In addition, the new Warcraft Team League has also been officially announced, and the total prize money of up to 500,000 yuan has rekindled the motivation of all players, and in 2022, we still have games to watch.
In other words, although we have experienced a small round of collapse from blizzard to event in 2021, as long as the players are still supporting, as long as we ourselves have not given up, as long as the people who love War3 are still there, War3 can continue to go on.
Life has always scarred us, but later, those scars will eventually grow into our hardest armor.
2021 is the test of being poor and strong, not falling into Qingyunzhi, and I hope that 2022 will be a journey that can be achieved in the North Sea on credit.
New year, please be nice to War3.