Giant of the times

Although it is only a public beta, "World of Warcraft" is extremely popular!

The public beta players unanimously praised it, saying that "World of Warcraft" is the most well-made and classic online game!

Major American media also praised it.

For a time, newspapers, TV, and the Internet were full of reports on "World of Warcraft."

A few days later, the popularity of "World of Warcraft" in the United States spread to China.

Chinese media and the Internet have reprinted it.

"On November 30th, not only Shanda Group's "World of Legend" was released, but also "World of Warcraft" developed by Blizzard in the United States was put into public beta. During the public beta period, it is difficult to find a public beta account!"

"A product produced by Blizzard must be a top-quality product! On November 30, the public beta test of "World of Warcraft" developed by Blizzard Company received an overwhelming response, with the highest praise being the 'most fun online game'!"

"'World of Warcraft' has hundreds of millions of players around the world looking forward to it! Players from the UK, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan and other countries have requested Blizzard to officially release the game as soon as possible!!!"

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After seeing these news, Chinese players and netizens were all surprised: "Holy crap, is "World of Warcraft" really that fun? Is it so popular in the United States?! Let's play it when the game is released in China."

Of course, there are also many Blizzard fans in China. They have been paying attention to Blizzard's developments and are also looking forward to "World of Warcraft".

"Ah, the long-awaited "World of Warcraft" is finally here for public testing. I hope Blizzard will stop delaying the release and release the game in China as soon as possible!"

"Yes, we have been waiting for several years, it is so hard!"

"When the blizzard breaks out, who can compete with me?"

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Internet cafes across the country.

What do netizens mainly do when they go to Internet cafes? Without a doubt, of course it’s time to go see a small movie!

Of course, playing games is also one aspect.

If an Internet cafe owner wants to do well in business, then there must be "small movies" and games on the computers in the Internet cafe.

Therefore, every Internet cafe owner has dozens or even hundreds of gigabytes of "good stuff", and he must always pay attention to the gaming industry.

Whichever game is popular, Internet cafes will install this game.

Today's Chinese netizens are very young, and in fact, most of them are internet novices. They don't know how to download or install games... they can only register and log in. If there are no games on the computers in Internet cafes, the Internet cafe business will definitely be poor.

"Damn it, the computer configuration requirements of "World of Warcraft" are so high, my Internet cafe machine can't run it!" An Internet cafe owner said distressedly. He saw that "World of Warcraft" is so popular in the United States and even around the world, so it must be very popular in China too! What makes him depressed and helpless is that "World of Warcraft" requires too high computer configurations. It would cost a lot of money to upgrade all the computers in his Internet cafe. The Internet cafe owner was a little reluctant.

Internet cafe owners across China have similar ideas. Many are hesitant, but some simply don't plan to install "World of Warcraft". They think that the Internet cafe business is good anyway, so it would be a waste of money to buy a new computer.

Indeed, the Internet cafe business in China is very booming these days, and there are still only a few users who can afford personal computers.

However, there are still many players who go to "World of Warcraft", which has more or less impact on the business of Internet cafes. In the last life, Ninetowns acted as an agent for "World of Warcraft". Its agent ability was criticized and was criticized by countless players as a dog. It was commonly known as "Dog City". In the eyes of many people, the popularity of "World of Warcraft" basically relies on word of mouth, and there is not much shadow of Nine Cities.

If Tencent is the agent in this life, the situation will be completely different. Tencent is a powerful company, and relying on its huge number of QQ users, it will definitely make "World of Warcraft" several times more popular than in its previous life!

By then, if the Internet cafe does not support "World of Warcraft", then the Internet cafe's business will definitely become thin.

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The Honor chain of Internet cafes has begun to gradually upgrade its computers. Many people know that this is to prepare for the release of "World of Warcraft" in China.

A large number of "World of Warcraft" promotional advertisements have appeared on various platforms owned by Tencent to warm up the game in advance.

United States, Blizzard Company Headquarters.

The charging issue of "World of Warcraft" has become the focus of discussion.

Ma Huateng, as the representative of Tencent, also appeared here.

Li Zetian looked around and said calmly: "What do you think of the charging issue of "World of Warcraft"?"

"Mr. Li, nowadays, most online games rely on card charging!" Mike Mohan said, implying that "World of Warcraft" also uses this charging model.

However, as a time traveler, Li Zetian is not optimistic about this charging model.

Point card charging is actually a threshold that will restrict a large number of people.

People love free games.

Therefore, free is the way to go!

The game never mentions fees, but vigorously promotes it as free. Once users become addicted, they will charge for props.

After getting on the bus, I still want to get off, haha, but it’s not that easy!

If you like this game, you will definitely be willing to spend money on it.

Of course, these paid props cannot affect the balance of the game, so you have to keep a certain degree of control. For example, you can have mounts, pets, transmogrification equipment, small speakers, props for increasing experience, battlefield lucky charms, or similar items that do not add any attributes. Stuff etc.

Cleverly designed prop charges can not only increase the revenue of the game, but also will not cause player resistance. Coupled with the large number of players and users, game income is definitely much higher than card point income. In 2016, which other Internet company is trying to make money from stuck points? Isn’t this looking for death?

In addition, without point card fees, many more people will play "World of Warcraft". More people can increase the IP value of "World of Warcraft". In this pan-entertainment environment, Blizzard can start with super IP and obtain higher profits!

Mike Mohan and others, including Ma Huateng, were actively discussing, but no one could speak to Li Zetian's heart. Li Zetian kept a faint smile on his face and did not interrupt them, but let them continue the discussion. He thought to himself that although he was far-sighted and did not care about the ideas of Mike Mohan and others, there was no need to laugh at them. After all, their times are limited, and their vision can only see so far.

Everyone discussed for a long time. At this time, Mike Mohan looked at Li Zetian and asked: "Mr. Li, what do you think..."

"I think so," Li Zetian paused and smiled: "The card charging model of "World of Warcraft" is a bit outdated and should be abandoned! "World of Warcraft" is best free..."

As soon as the words fell, the whole place was in an uproar. Everyone was dumbfounded. They rubbed their ears unconsciously, thinking that they heard wrongly.

free? ? ?

Oh, God, Chronos Li is not joking...