Chapter 398 The Real World

Obviously, the game cabin has not been released yet, and the possibility of a head-on collision between the two games is zero.

I thought I could rest easy this way.

But I never expected that there would be this trick.

It's obvious, it's disgusting.

The same time as the launch of "Cosmic Rift"!

At that time, most players would focus on the game.

The media would also compete to report some things about the launch.

Now there is this live broadcast.

I can imagine how embarrassing it will be at that time.

Moreno's old face was flushed, and he wanted to vent his anger, but he didn't know how to vent.

Seeing the boss like this, Benoit tried to comfort him: "Boss, the expansion pack was sold after all. It was just that some players were attracted to watch the live broadcast on the first day of the launch, which was only a few hours."

Moreno seemed a little depressed, shook his head and said: "But it will affect the players' subsequent monthly card payments. Naughty cat, naughty cat, how much trouble has this caused me? Why did I offend such an opponent in the first place?"

Regret.

Deeply regret.

But it's too late to think about it now.

If Naughty Cat hadn't offended him, the acquisition would have gone smoothly.

Maybe there would even be a good basis for cooperation.

Naughty Cat?

Cat?

How does it look like a cat?

It's like a cat to the players, but a tiger to its peers.

Moreno's eyes were empty as he thought about the moves he had made in recent years.

Perhaps, the strategy was wrong from the beginning.

Naughty Cat never refuses some friendly and win-win cooperation, but it always draws its sword to malicious targeting.

Not to mention fighting to death, it must completely determine the winner.

Think about how much it paid for this acquisition and how much chips it put on it?

War Zone died violently, the Road to Heaven IP was forced to split, and then the cooperation with the Chinese region of Universe Rift broke down and was about to be shut down.

This is simply giving Naughty Cat a knife, and then putting this knife on his neck.

If it was only World of Warcraft, Moreno would be facing a great enemy.

In order to fill the hole, he opened his mouth wide with the agent in China.

As a result, he failed to fill the hole, and lost the huge market in China.

He gave World of Warcraft the soil and space to grow and rise.

Baofeng Entertainment, which was a good company, is now riddled with holes.

If the next expansion pack of Cosmic Rift fails to meet expectations

He couldn't help but shudder.

He dared not think about the end.

At the same time, Moreno also swore secretly.

As long as he could land safely this time, he would definitely retire peacefully.

He would never set foot in the game industry again, and stay away from Naughty Cat!!!

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Benoit asked tentatively: "Boss, then let's"

"Wait!" Moreno gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see if this World of Warcraft is really as awesome as advertised."

Far away in China.

In the e-sports hotel, Liu Hao and Shen Zijun walked towards their rooms with several large and small bags in their hands, talking and laughing.

There were drinks, melon seeds, snacks, and cigarettes.

"Brother Hao, you see what I said before, you just put too much pressure on yourself. Now you have a combination of work and rest, and your life, work, and marriage are all going smoothly, aren't they?"

Liu Hao nodded in agreement and said, "Anyway, it's good as long as everything is going smoothly."

Since the release of Diablo, the two have become loyal fans.

Liu Hao even installed a computer at home, and he would go online to play a few games in his spare time.

Seeing the numbers floating all over the screen and the loot that finally dropped, I felt an inexplicable sense of refreshment in my heart.

Now, Diablo has been updated to the second season.

Every patch is made according to the opinions of players.

New content is launched very quickly, and it gets better and better.

There were even a few times when Liu Hao felt that he had become an internet addict in his youth.

He played one game after another and couldn't stop at all.

Today is a rare leisure day.

More importantly, this is the day when the new expansion pack of Cosmic Rift is released.

When the new version is released, I have to come back to take a look.

"By the way, Brother Hao, are you going to buy a game cabin?"

Liu Hao shook his head and said, "No. This thing is too expensive. If you spend more than 10,000 yuan on a game console, your sister-in-law will kill me. Besides, I still don't believe it. How can it be so realistic?"

Shen Zijun shrugged and said, "Who knows. Naughty Cat has created miracles more than once or twice, but Baofeng Entertainment has always been lagging behind."

"I get angry when I say that. Why did it stop serving in China?"

"There is no competitor, so it's so willful. Play and cherish it."

"Hey, I hope World of Warcraft can cure the arrogance of Baofeng Entertainment."

As he spoke, he walked into the room.

Change into disposable slippers, prepare cigarettes and mineral water, and wipe the headset, keyboard, mouse and chair carefully with wet wipes.

Recharge the monthly card and log in to the account.

MMORPGs around the world have one feature in China.

That is, there is no need to buy expansion packs.

Most of the operating modes of such games are either to purchase expansion packs and charge for props, or to charge for expansion packs and monthly memberships.

However, on servers in China, there is basically no such thing as expansion pack charges. Players are already used to playing games after expansion packs are updated.

They don’t even know that expansion packs need to be purchased.

Some of this is due to historical issues, and some is due to payment habits.

The same is true for Cosmic Rift. There is no need to purchase expansion packs for the Huaguo server. You only need to purchase a monthly pass to log in and play.

"Brother Hao, do you want to change your profession? I think this new professional psychic guard is interesting."

"I won't change. I'm used to playing sacrifice to gods, and I have to start learning the new profession again."

"Then I won't practice a new account and continue to play my interstellar thug."

Login account.

The game is a monthly card. As long as you purchase a monthly card, you can play it as much as you want within the month, even if you hang up for 30 days without sleeping, it doesn't matter.

Once online, the two received new tasks.

"Adventurers, the diplomatic mission sent by the Star Empire has arrived, but the rats in the stinking ditch are still making trouble in the city. Can you help me eliminate them?"

Mission: Eliminate the Red Tooth Gang (0/10)

The update of Cosmic Rift is in the form of annual expansion packs, one per year.

At the same time, each year is divided into four seasons, with season out-of-print content.

In the last major version, the adventurers defeated the interstellar pirate empire that spanned the universe.

At the end of the battle, the interstellar pirates fought to the death and destroyed the plundered space distortion device in order to die together.

Although it was successfully stopped, space was still distorted, and an empire called "Stars" appeared.

The plot of this expansion pack seems to continue along this line.

only

Liu Hao glanced at the space-time hub and NPC side of the map of Shining City in confusion, and asked: "Why are there so many people hanging up? If you don't upgrade the tasks quickly, what are they doing here?"

Shen Zijun shook his head: "Is the server stuck? But we don't feel it at all. Server startup is much smoother than before."

"Whatever, let's do the mission first."

Defeated the minions of the Red Fang Gang and found some clues on the gang leader.

They have employers above them who want to cause unrest in the city and want to prevent this meeting.

The plot is still somewhat attractive, and the leader of the Red Fang Gang does not look like a villain in any way.

But there was no time to think about the hidden meaning behind it.

Because the conditions of other teddy bears in the game are even weirder.

After completing the task for more than ten minutes, many players are still hanging in place.

There are still two places, the hub of time and space and next to the NPC of the new version of the mission.

What is this for?

Liu Hao thought for a while and decided to type.

[Why are you all still here? What are you doing? Stuck? ]

I typed and waited for a few seconds, but there was no reply.

Just as he was about to turn back and continue the task, a man passing by stopped and started typing.

[Don’t you know? Naughty Cat’s official account is live broadcasting, live broadcast of World of Warcraft in the game cabin]

Liu Hao was stunned when he saw this.

Real machine? live streaming? Game cabin?

Although the release date of the game cabin has been announced.

However, this thing seems to be a fantasy. Even if the rumors are so outrageous, the personal guarantees of those who have experienced it still cannot dispel the doubts of players.

As a result, there will be a live broadcast?

"have a look?"

"Look, there's no rush anyway."

With that said, the two of them, like many people watching the live broadcast at this time, threw the characters around the NPCs. They didn't bother to go offline. They directly found the live broadcast room and clicked in.

Not long after, another player who signed up to level up also discovered this strange situation.

He asked in confusion: "What are you guys doing? Why is no one going to level up?"

Human beings are essentially repeaters.

In the live broadcast room at this time.

The live broadcast has been going on for a while.

". Next, let’s talk about the update plan for version 1.0 of World of Warcraft. The level 45 test version lasts for two months. There is no charge during this period. Players with game cabins can play directly.

After the test version ends, the official server will be opened, the level limit will be raised to level 60, and the first 40-person team copy Molten Core will be opened.

At the same time, Naughty Cat will open game cabin Internet cafes across the country, charging 15 yuan/hour.

Next, there is a real machine trial of the "World of Warcraft" game cabin. This live broadcast lasts for five hours. Since it is a live broadcast, it mainly displays game-related content.

They are mission upgrades, world exploration, PVP content, and the BOSS demonstration of the first team copy Molten Core.

Players please forgive me if there is a group wipeout or mistake. "

As he spoke, the perspective switched from the studio to another room.

There are five deluxe version game cabins with Naughty Cat’s LOGO on the back.

At this time, lots are being drawn to decide which camp, which position, and which profession to play.

Be the first to draw the camp.

tribe.

First, Wang Zichen's position was drawn as output, and his profession was drawn as hunter.

Then there is Zuo Xuming, a tank and professional warrior.

Du Rui's position output is a professional warrior.

Wang Yi's position output is a professional mage.

Gu Ranmin is a positional healer and a professional pastor.

After drawing lots, lie down in the game cabin.

Games start!

The barrage was shocking.

[Really or not, you are really here, broadcasting the whole process live? 】

[Holy crap, is there a group version demo? So exciting! 】

[Am I right? The official website has just been updated. This team copy is a 40-person team? 】

[If it were true, I can’t even imagine how shocking it would be to face a team copy]

The debugging of the equipment will take a while.

Liu Hao and Shen Zijun looked at each other, feeling a little unreal.

I have read a lot of news, and everyone knows that the game cabin has been promoted by various self-media and marketing accounts for a long time.

But he still felt it was unreal and had nothing to do with ordinary people.

How long has it been since then? Will it be used to broadcast games so soon?

Switch back to the cosmic rift and open the world channel.

As expected.

Other players had the same idea.

【opportunity? ? Are you sure it's not a recording? 】

[Is this the future? Nonsense]

[Can anyone tell me how to get to the main city of the Star Empire? 】

Anyone who asked about the game content was ignored.

[Damn, I'm thinking about whether I should wait for Warcraft to get it, I'm really angry about the sexy operation before the rift in the universe]

【Am I crazy or the world is crazy! ! 】

Liu Hao switched back to the live broadcast room again.

The live broadcast has started.

There are five perspectives in the live broadcast room, and a player can be switched to watch the live broadcast from the first perspective.

Of course, if you are in the main live broadcast room, there will be more reasonable scene switching and game content explanation.

The first is the pinch interface.

Many players couldn't help but laugh.

【Depend on. This style of painting makes me laugh to death]

[Warcraft is good everywhere, but it doesn’t look good]

[Once you accept this setting, it feels quite exciting]

【Aunt Orc! ! Step on me, stuff it in my mouth, insult me! ! ! 】

[The XP of netizens this time is getting weirder and weirder]

Wang Zichen chose Bull Hunter, Wang Yi chose Giant Magic, and Gu Ranmin chose Undead Priest.

The two warriors, probably because of the influence of Warcraft and World of Warcraft CG, chose orcs.

The anchor explained: "Okay, the lineup has been determined. The audience may be familiar with the Lok-tar ogar that the orcs often say, or win or die. The bloody rage of the orc race can increase the attack intensity but will reduce the amount of treatment, weapon combat or It’s a good choice to use in violent battles, but it’s a bit controversial when it comes to tanks.”

"The combination of Undead Priest is cute with contrast, and the racial skill Undead Will can be immune to control effects. Mr. Lin once joked that bald heads add critical hits, and we have also seen that Gu Ranmin actually chose bald undead."

"Mr. Lin also said that the two fools of Warcraft are the bull-headed giant hunting magic. But in fact, the troll's innate skills are."

Explaining, officially entering the game.

"The Valley of Trials is a novice village for the orcs outside Orgrimmar in Durotar. The name is taken from Durotan, leader of the Frostwolf clan, and Orgrim Doomhammer, the orc hero. Since it is a beta version, the undead The birthplace of the trolls is also temporarily located here."

Seeing the five people appearing in the Trial Valley, Liu Hao's first reaction was - is this a game?

Without saying anything else, I would think this is based on real-life scenery.

Trial Valley, as the name suggests, is a valley terrain, the landform is similar to the HT high slope of China.

Looking down, the ground is made of fine loess. Due to the lack of precipitation all year round, there are some cracks on the ground. A gust of wind blows, bringing some fine dust in the air.

Looking up into the distance, there are patches of oases in the mostly yellow desolation, which will not cause visual fatigue.

In this small settlement, near the water source, under a small broad-leaved forest, several orc recruits were sleeping soundly under the shade of the trees, scratching the mosquito bites on their faces from time to time.

Obviously they all come from different clans, and their weapons have various patterns.

The elements of the surrounding buildings are more in line with the players' stereotype of the tribal camp.

Animal bones, logs, animal skins, thatch.

On this plateau, it looks like a huge tent, highlighting the tribe's savage and primitive beauty.

If this is not an elaborate show, if this is not a dedicated cosplay stage show.

Then this should be the actual screen of World of Warcraft.

Just like the two words in the title, this is like a real world. (End of chapter)