A real cheat was blocked, and the game industry was rectified with a backhand

Obviously, the pods haven’t been released yet, so the chances of the two games colliding head-on are zero.

I thought I could rest assured this way.

I never expected that there would be this trick.

It's obvious that it's disgusting.

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

At that point in time, most players' attention would be focused on the game.

The media will also rush to report on things related to the launch of the server.

Now this live broadcast has come in to play.

I can imagine how embarrassing it will be then.

Moreno's old face turned red, he was so angry that he wanted to vent, but he didn't know how.

Seeing his 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 server opening, which was only for a few hours."

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

regret.

Deep regret.

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

If Naughty Cat had not been offended, the acquisition would have gone smoothly.

There might even be a good basis for cooperation.

Naughty cat?

cat?

How does it look like a cat?

Like a cat to players, a tiger to peers.

Moreno's eyes were empty as he thought about every move 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 the sword against malicious targeting.

Even if we don't fight to the death, the winner must be decided completely.

Think about how much price was paid and how much chips were put at stake for this acquisition?

There was a violent death in War Zone, the Road to Heaven IP was forced to split, and then the cooperation with the Chinese region of Cosmic Rift broke down and the service is about to be shut down.

This is like handing a knife to the naughty cat with your own hands, and then putting the knife on its neck.

If it were only World of Warcraft, Moreno would be facing a formidable enemy.

Previously, in order to plug the hole, the agent in the Chinese region opened his mouth wide.

As a result, the hole was not plugged, but instead such a large market as China was lost.

It provided the soil and space for World of Warcraft to grow and rise.

Baofeng Entertainment was once a good company, but now it is in tatters.

If the next expansion pack of Cosmic Rift fails to live up to expectations

I couldn't help but shiver.

I dare not even think about the outcome.

At the same time, Moreno also swore secretly.

As long as I can land safely this time, I will definitely, absolutely, retire peacefully.

I will never step into the gaming industry again and stay away from Naughty Cat!!!

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Benoit asked tentatively: "Boss, what about us?"

"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 were walking towards their rooms, chatting and laughing, with several large and small packages in their hands.

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

"Brother Hao, see what I said before. You just put too much pressure on yourself. Now that you have a balance between work and rest, aren't your life, work and marriage going smoothly?"

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

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

Liu Hao even installed a computer at home and played games online in his spare time.

Seeing the numbers floating all over the screen and the loot finally falling out, I felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

Today, Diablo has been updated to its second season.

Every time we make a patch, we listen to the players' opinions.

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

There were even times when Liu Hao felt like he had become the internet-addicted teenager he was in his youth.

I played it over and over again and couldn't stop.

Today is a rare free day.

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

When a new version comes out, I have to come back and take a look.

"By the way, Brother Hao, are you planning to buy a gaming cabin?"

Liu Hao shook his head and said, "No. This thing is too expensive. If I 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, while Baofeng Entertainment has always been lagging behind."

"It makes me angry when I hear this. Why did the service in China suddenly stop working?"

"There are no competitors, so I am so willful. Let's enjoy it and cherish it."

"Hey, I hope World of Warcraft can put a stop to the arrogance of Baofeng Entertainment."

As he spoke, he walked into the room.

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

Recharge the monthly card and log in to your account.

MMORPGs around the world all have one characteristic in China.

That means you don't need to buy the expansion pack.

The operating model of most games of this type is either to purchase expansion packs and charge for props, or to charge for expansion packs and monthly memberships.

However, on servers within China, there is basically no charge for expansion packs, and players have become accustomed to logging in and playing games based on expansion pack updates.

I didn't even know that the expansion pack was required for purchase.

Some of these are due to historical issues, while others are due to payment habits.

The same goes for Cosmic Rift. You don’t need to purchase expansion packs for the Chinese server. You only need to purchase a monthly card to log in and play.

"Brother Hao, do you want to change your profession? I think this new profession, the Psychic Guardian, is quite interesting."

"I won't change. I'm used to playing the role of worshipping gods. I have to start all over again to learn a new profession."

"Then I won't start a new account and will continue playing my Star Thug."

Log in to your account.

The game requires a monthly card. As long as you purchase a monthly card, you can play as much as you want within the month, even if you have to stay idle for 30 days without sleep.

As soon as they came online, the two received new tasks.

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

Mission: Destroy the Red Fang Gang (0/10)

The updates of Cosmic Rift will be in the form of annual expansion packs, one per year.

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

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

At the end of the battle, the space pirates fought desperately and destroyed the looted space distortion device in order to die together.

Although it was successfully prevented, space was still distorted and an empire called "Star" appeared.

It seems that the plot of this expansion pack will continue along this line.

just

Liu Hao looked at the space-time hub of the Crystal City map and the NPCs in confusion and asked, "Why are there so many people hanging around? Why are they not completing tasks and leveling up? Why are they piled up here?"

Shen Zijun shook his head: "Is the server stuck? But we don't feel anything here, it's much smoother than before."

"Never mind, let's do the task first."

Defeat the minions of the Red Fang Gang and find some clues on the gang leader.

They have employers above them who want to prevent this meeting by stirring up unrest in the city.

The plot is still quite attractive, and the leader of the Red Fang Gang doesn't look like a villain at all.

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

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

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

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

What is this for?

Liu Hao thought about it and decided to type.

[Why are you all standing here without moving? What are you doing? Is it stuck?]

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

Just as I was about to turn back to continue my task, an older man passing by saw me and stopped to type.

[You don’t know? Naughty Cat’s official account is live streaming, live streaming of World of Warcraft in the game cabin]

Liu Hao was stunned when he saw this.

Real machine? Live broadcast? Game cabin?

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

But this thing looks so fantastic no matter how you look at it. Even though the rumors are so outrageous and people who have experienced it vouch for it with their personal integrity, it still cannot dispel the players' doubts.

So we’re going to start live streaming now?

"have a look?"

"Let's see. There's no rush anyway."

As they spoke, the two of them, like many people who were watching the live broadcast at this time, threw their characters around the NPCs, and too lazy to log off, they directly found the live broadcast room and clicked in.

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

He asked in confusion: "What are you guys doing? Why isn't anyone leveling 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 World of Warcraft 1.0. The level 45 test version will last for two months. During this period, there will be no charge, and players with game cabins can play directly.

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

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

Next, the live broadcast of the game cabin of World of Warcraft was held. The live broadcast lasted for five hours, and since it was a live broadcast, it was mainly to show game-related content.

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

If there are team wipes or mistakes, please forgive us, players."

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

There are five deluxe game cabins with the Naughty Cat logo on the back.

At this time, a draw is being used to decide which camp each person will play, which position they will play, and which profession they will play.

Be the first to draw a camp.

tribe.

First, Wang Zichen chose the output position and the hunter profession.

Next is Zuo Xuming, position tank, professional warrior.

Du Rui is a output player and a professional warrior.

Wang Yi is a DPS player and a professional mage.

Gu Ranmin is a therapist by position and a priest by profession.

After drawing the lot, lie down in the game cabin.

Games start!

The barrage was shocking.

[Is this true? Are you really coming? Is the whole thing being broadcast live? ]

[Oh my god, there is a group demo? So exciting! ]

[Am I reading this correctly? The official website has just updated this. This team instance is for 40 people? ]

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

It will take some time to debug the equipment.

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

I have read a lot of news, and the gaming cabin has long been known to everyone through various self-media and marketing accounts.

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

It’s only been a short time, and it’s already being used to live stream games?

Switch back to the Cosmic Rift and open the world channel.

As expected.

Other players had the same idea.

【Timing? ? Are you sure it’s not a recorded broadcast? 】

[The future has arrived? That’s bullshit.]

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

Those who asked about the game content were ignored.

[Damn, I'm considering whether to wait for Warcraft. I'm really angry about the crazy operations before the cosmic rift.]

[Am I crazy or is the world crazy!!]

Liu Hao switched back to the live broadcast room again.

The live broadcast has begun.

There are five perspectives in the live broadcast room, and you can switch to any player to watch the live broadcast from the first-person perspective.

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

The first is the character creation interface.

Many players couldn't help laughing.

[Damn. This style of painting is making me laugh to death]

[World of Warcraft is good in every way, except that it is not good-looking]

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

[Orc Auntie!! Step on me, put it in my mouth, insult me!!!]

[This generation of netizens' XP is getting weirder and weirder]

Wang Zichen chose the Minotaur Hunter, Wang Yi chose the Giant Mage, and Gu Ranmin chose the Undead Priest.

The two warriors, probably influenced by Warcraft and World of Warcraft CG, chose orcs.

The anchor explained: "Okay, the lineup has been determined. The audience may be familiar with the orcs' often-said Lok-tar ogar, which means victory or death. The blood rage of the orc race can increase the attack power but reduce the amount of treatment received. It is a good choice for weapon warriors or fury warriors. But the tank is controversial."

"The combination of Undead Priest is cute in contrast. The racial skill Undead Will can make people immune to control effects. Mr. Lin once joked that bald heads increase critical strikes, and we also saw that Gu Ranmin actually chose the bald undead."

"Boss Lin has another thing to say. The two idiots in World of Warcraft are the Tauren, the Hunter and the Giant. But in fact, the trolls have innate skills."

After explaining, we officially entered the game.

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

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

If you don’t tell me, you would think that this is taken from real scenery.

Trial Valley, as the name suggests, is a valley terrain with a landform similar to the HT plateau in China.

Looking down, the ground was covered with fine loess. Due to the scarcity of rainfall throughout the year, there were some cracks on the ground. A gust of wind blew by, bringing some dust into the air.

Looking up into the distance, there are patches of oases in the yellow wasteland, which does not cause visual fatigue.

In this small settlement, near a water source, under a small broad-leaved forest, several orc recruits were sleeping soundly in the shade, scratching their faces from time to time where they were bitten by mosquitoes.

Obviously they all came from different clans, and their weapons had various patterns on them.

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

Animal bones, logs, animal skins, and thatch.

On this plateau, it is like a huge tent, highlighting the savagery and primitive beauty of the tribe.

If this wasn't an elaborate show, if this wasn't a professional cosplay stage play.

So this should be the actual gameplay footage of World of Warcraft.

Just like the two words in the title, this is like a real world.