Three Years in Development and Still Not Halfway? Players Roast 'Where Winds Meet' Official Statement

Recently, the developers of the highly anticipated open-world game 'Where Winds Meet' released an official statement explaining why the game has yet to launch after three years of development. While they intended to address technical challenges and their vision, the statement sparked immediate backlash within the community.

Players on the NGA forum were quick to dismiss the explanation, with many labeling it as 'drawing big pies'—a Chinese internet slang for making empty promises to hype up a project. Users pointed out that admitting the progress is only 'nearing 50%' essentially means they aren't even halfway through, suggesting an incredibly slow development cycle. One user sarcastically remarked, 'It took three years to get this far, does that mean we have to wait another three years for the rest?' Others mocked the corporate tone, attributing the slow progress to the developer's overly ambitious scope—a recurring criticism often leveled against NetEase titles.