18 according to Glassdoor
13 according to Fortune.
This would be no big if the company behind the game was some unknown no-name company, but coming from NetEase, Chinese publisher of WoW and one of the biggest internet companies in the country it just comes off as very unprofessional. Especially when you consider that NetEase does have already several business joints with many Japanese companies like Square Enix to publish their games in China.
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Remember that this article is from an industry focused site. Potential investors and developers interested in making software for the platform would be interested in how the product is doing financially.