Chapter 976 Three Announcements

In the early morning of November 16th, as the gods gave up, the semi-finals of Peak Contest S2 came to an end.

No one thought that the belated semi-final... that much-anticipated, final showdown... would end in this way.

As for the reason why Team Gods gave up, only captain Shi Long, also known as [Shiva], knew it. Even his four teammates didn't understand the reason.

Speaking of which...the four have no choice. They have contracts with the gods, and naturally they have to obey the studio's arrangements for competition matters; Shi Long is both the team captain and the studio owner, since he said he would abstain. ...Then teammates can only execute.

On the other hand, Order was also quite shocked by this situation.

The management was undoubtedly surprised, but the players were shocked and suspicious. The four "Drunk Life and Dream Death" and the "Four Heavenly Kings of Gods" are old acquaintances. Because of this... they find this abstention even more bizarre.

However, they were unable to contact Shiva himself for the time being, because within fifteen minutes after the news was announced, the official website and customer service system of Gods Studio exploded...

Shiva himself quickly logged out of the game and refused all interviews, not even answering questions from within the company...".

That night, he simply explained a few words to the general manager of the studio, and then took his wife home.

After that... Feng Bujue met with him uninvited and discussed some things.

What they talked about specifically will not be mentioned here...

Let’s talk about the next day...

At two o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Shi Long, as the boss of the gods, held a press conference on this "abstention incident"...

He took a speech script, read it out from the script, and gave a rather strange but irrefutable reason - "I was unable to compete in the game last night due to physical reasons, and with the unanimous consent of my teammates. The whole team Abstain."

To be honest, no one believes this rhetoric.

But it's useless not to believe it... Anyway, Shi Long said it was "physical reasons", and that was physical reasons. The specific physical reason is, sorry...this is personal privacy.

If he wanted to ask something about his teammates... it would be a waste of time. [Vishnu], [Great Brahma] and [Yama] have been friends with Shi Long for many years, and it is impossible for them to talk nonsense in public or in private; there is also [Asura]... He is Shi Long's cousin, so it is even more impossible to say something.

These parties have the same tone, so there is no breakthrough in this matter...

In the final analysis, this is abstention, not cheating. Don’t you still allow others to feel uncomfortable? Isn’t it okay that Boss Shi’s uncle is here?

In short, Shi Long forcefully explained the abstention issue.

Of course, he was done cheating, and the reporters would not accept everything... Everyone believed that there must be something behind the gods' abstention, and the impact of the incident could at least continue to ferment for a while.

Therefore, as soon as the press conference ended, irresponsible gossip such as "cowardice", "peripheral gambling", "shady dealings" and so on were brewing in the minds of unscrupulous media people from all walks of life...

However, these people's articles were basically not completed in the end. because……

At four o'clock in the afternoon on November 16, shortly after the press conference of the gods, Dream Company quietly issued an announcement on its official website that shocked the majority of media people -

[This pinnacle S2 finals can only be viewed by in-game players. 】

What is this concept? According to the FAQ at the bottom of the announcement...this announcement does not mean that the finals will not be broadcast live to the public. But... there is not even a "video" of this final.

To be more specific - only "players" who enter the Thriller Park game in "sleep mode" through the game cabin, and must be players who have created a character before midnight on November 16, 2055... can... Tune in to the competition; those who do not meet the above conditions. You will not be able to connect to the game or be forced to disconnect during the finals. As for other online live broadcast platforms... they will all be closed. Moreover, the video materials of the finals will not be played afterwards.

From a businessman's point of view, Dream Company's behavior is no different from going crazy...

first. Judging from the current social attention of "Aviation Series 2", the advertising revenue before the finals alone is a business worth over 100 million. But... they don't live broadcast.

Secondly, if you don’t want to live broadcast, don’t live broadcast. This way, you can take out the game video and distribute it exclusively and make a lot of money. However, they actually said that they would not even keep the video...

Plus, shutting out audiences other than existing players... just doesn't make sense.

If this first announcement does not include the restriction of "create characters before November 16, 2055", it can still be understood as a marketing campaign... To put it bluntly, it is forcing people to play your game (the game cabin is not Question, you can use it in an Internet cafe even if you don’t buy it). But DreamCorp has also limited the time. Even if you go to create a character in the game immediately after seeing the announcement, it will be useless...

This approach will definitely make those who are interested in the game but have not yet entered the game very dissatisfied...

To sum up, Dream Company’s decision is really inexplicable. Apart from losing a lot of money and potential players, there is basically no redeeming feature.

But... if you think about it carefully, no matter what the motive is, their behavior has been foreshadowed...

They had already prepared for this step when the preliminaries were not over and Dream Company first auctioned the "match broadcasting rights"... so their broadcasting rights were all sold in stages.

In this way, when it comes to the finals, they can suddenly announce that the broadcasting rights at this stage will not be sold, just like now.

In addition, below the above heavy news, there is another announcement that has nothing to do with most players -

[About the prizes that have not been issued in the preliminaries. ]

The "prizes that have not been issued in the preliminaries" mentioned in this announcement are only two in total, one is the "limited edition T-shirt" and the other is the "48-hour new version experience qualification".

Other prizes in the preliminaries, including game coins, experience, equipment, etc., have been in place before the start of the semi-finals, but the above two have not been issued.

This time, the official has clearly stated the time and form of distribution: 1. The T-shirts will be sent out today, free shipping; 2. The limited-time trial function will be available within a week after the finals.

So... what about the date of the finals?

The third announcement is - [The Peak Heroes S2 Finals - "Twilight of the Gods", will be held at midnight on November 19th. 】(To be continued...)