【Reversal】"Lingmao Zhuan" is Back from the Dead with a New Operator and Data Preservation

The otome mobile game "Lingmao Zhuan," which previously broke players' hearts by announcing its closure, has made a surprising comeback. According to the latest announcement, the game is not going offline permanently; instead, it has switched operators and will continue to run.

The community response has been generally positive. Players noted that having a game survive after a shutdown announcement—without wiping player save data—is an absolute rarity in the mobile gaming industry. Many praised the developers as being 'conscientious.' Speculation suggests the developer took over self-publishing and reached an agreement with the previous operator (ByteDance) to migrate player data, which is quite a favorable outcome for the user base.

However, not all reactions are purely optimistic. Some users expressed concern, jokingly remarking that 'channel server players are treated as second-class citizens' and worrying about potential bugs during the migration. While some brought up World of Warcraft as a comparison for switching operators, the consensus remains that managing to preserve player data through such a transition is a pleasant surprise for the community.