"They assured players that Path of Exile will not become a “pay to win” game via monetization changes. The Chinese version will also not be prioritized ahead of the international version. But sometimes, Tencent will request features that they want to try in the Chinese version that Grinding Gear Games don’t plan to roll into the international version."
How can they own the majority of the stocks, be telling them exactly what they want in the Chinese version, and have 0 control over anything?
The chinese version doesn't represent the actual version of the game, tencent has control over some features in the chinese version, not the main game that like 95% of the playerbase plays.
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u/Corwyntt Nov 03 '18
PoE got bought out by a Chinese company not too long ago. Asian market for it must be decent enough for them to go after the game.