Is there something wrong with the website?
Yu Mobai took a deep breath. "Brother Liang, please investigate what's going on."
Qi Moliang nodded and quickly checked the backend, but found nothing unusual.
"All of these were normal user registrations, and no other problems were found."
"No abnormal data was found?"
"Nothing has been found yet."
"Damn it, this is really strange!"
Yu Mobai's brows were furrowed. The sudden surge in reservations did not make him happy at all; on the contrary, he felt somewhat uneasy.
Where did all these people come from?
The total number of students in all universities in Shengjing is nearly 200,000.
The second test was also only open to universities.
Even if everyone makes a reservation, it won't reach 200,000.
The number of reservations has now doubled!
Could someone be deliberately sabotaging this?
We'll attack their servers as soon as they open.
This was one possibility that Yu Mobai had considered, and it was also the worst possibility.
This kind of thing became commonplace more than a decade later.
Especially for those small studio games, a bunch of idiots prepare before the server opens and launch a massive data attack the moment it opens, causing the server to crash.
The only way to resolve this is to pay money; otherwise, they'll keep your server from ever opening.
Therefore, in order to quell the players' anger and also to make money, many studios choose to pay money to settle the matter.
Damn it, could someone be watching them?
"Brother Liang, could you go and talk to the school about the server issue? I have a feeling something's not right."
Yu Mobai said in a deep voice.
Are you worried about being attacked?
Qi Moliang paused for a moment, "Really?"
"in case."
Yu Mobai shook his head. Although he hadn't heard of such things happening around this time in 2008, he couldn't help but think the worst.
The number of reservations, which was over 500,000, did not meet their expectations.
Even if students promote the game during testing at various universities, the promotional effect can't be this much better, right?
Yesterday there were 110,000 reservations, and today it's over 500,000. He doesn't believe it's not because someone is sabotaging things.
"damn it."
Yu Mobai cursed under his breath. He glanced at the time; the game's release date was fast approaching, and he could only hope that the school's servers could handle it.
Otherwise, if the server crashes, at the very least, players should be compensated, starting with at least one skin.
A skin costs 79 yuan. With over 100,000 users, even if only half of them buy it, that's still a loss of several million yuan!
The more I think about it, the more my heart aches; the pain is so intense I can hardly breathe.
The phone on the table kept beeping with message notifications.
However, Yu Mobai was in no mood to pay attention to them and could only wait for news from Qi Moliang.
Soon, news came that the school department responsible for server operations would strengthen its defenses.
"Grass!"
Yu Mobai cursed fiercely. They couldn't just sit and wait for their fate; they had to talk to the principal about this.
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He went straight to the principal's office, knocked on the door, and barged in.
"What brings you here, kid?"
Yan Wenbin didn't scold him. "Isn't the game about to be released? You still have the leisure to come here and wander around?"
"Principal, I suspect someone is targeting our game."
Yu Mobai sighed and recounted the whole process from the beginning.
Yan Wenbin's expression also turned serious.
Such a large increase in appointments in a short period of time is indeed abnormal.
"Has the website been checked and found to be problem-free?"
"No problem at all."
Yu Mobai shook his head. "So I was thinking, Principal, could you ask the department responsible for operating the server to strengthen its security measures? Qi Moliang went to communicate with them, but I'm afraid they're just paying lip service to it."
"Okay, don't worry about this, leave it to me."
Yan Wenbin also didn't want Teamfight Tactics to have problems right after launch, as this would have a lot of negative impact on them.
The school is hoping to benefit from this, so we can't afford any mistakes!
He immediately called the operations department, and Yu Mobai, unable to wait idly, returned to the activity center.
"Mo Bai, the number of reservations has reached 600,000."
Qi Moliang said with a serious expression, "I checked the backend again. The data shows that the extra 300,000+ reservations started to surge at nine o'clock this morning and there is no sign of it stopping."
Yu Mobai and Tong Kong suddenly shrank back. Sure enough, these bastards had definitely set their sights on this project!
Looking back now, it's definitely not as simple as just a server crash.
Buzzing.
The phone rang again.
It was Zheng Zhaoxia calling, but he didn't answer, nor was he in the mood to.
"Brother Liang, first post an announcement on the website that the game is temporarily suspended."
Yu Mobai said in a deep voice.
"Suspended from operation?"
Qi Moliang hesitated, "Mo Bai, if someone wasn't behind this..."
"Even if no one is behind this, we have to accept it now."
Yu Mobai shook his head, "Otherwise, if it explodes, the consequences will be very serious."
"Okay, I'll go and tell everyone."
Qi Moliang sighed, then walked to the work area and explained the whole story to everyone.
This instantly turned the previously expectant and tense atmosphere into a serious one.
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