Gossip: Tower of Fantasy PC Direct Billing? Is Perfect World Bypassing Regulations?

Recently, players discovered that the PC version of 'Tower of Fantasy' seems to allow direct payments via WeChat or Alipay. The original poster questioned this, noting that the game operates on an older license and shouldn't, in theory, support the cross-platform direct billing typically allowed for newer titles. Given that the developers initially hid their PC client under the guise of an 'emulator' at launch, this sudden shift to direct billing has led many to speculate that the developer, Perfect World, has significant 'insider influence' to bypass regulatory hurdles.

The community reaction was swift. Some players joked about a 'PC black box,' while others pointed out accounts that go to great lengths to 'shill' (the Chinese slang 'bo sha' here refers to a user trying to aggressively dominate the narrative, only to be debunked). Observers noted that if the game still enjoyed high traffic, this potential regulatory loophole would have ignited a firestorm, but given the game's declining popularity, it has largely flown under the radar.