Chapter 531: Don’t even pretend
No matter what Li Guangsheng and his colleagues think.
There is no doubt.
"World of Warcraft" has made a good start.
It has a very good start.
Then, after a good start.
This game did not stop there, but contrary to common sense, it began to advance all the way!
The number of online people did not drop, but it became higher and higher.
When a game becomes popular, if you want to know how popular it is, at this time point, in addition to looking at the data, there are actually several practical ways to judge.
The first one, of course, is to go to the Internet cafe.
Here is not like Lin Yao’s previous life, the game has completed the cross-border, and players can see the shadow of the game in all walks of life.
In addition, although the Internet cafe industry here is a bit sunset, at least it is still alive and well.
Thanks to the popularity of games such as "Breakout", many players with computers sometimes go to Internet cafes to play together.
This makes going to Internet cafes one of the most intuitive ways to judge how popular an online game is.
Just go and see how many people are playing.
And "World of Warcraft" is undoubtedly a phenomenon!
Players who often go to Internet cafes have a deep feeling about this.
Linmu Studio has released a series of figures, and many players may not have any idea.
After all, it is not a single server.
But when you go to an Internet cafe, you can see the game screen of "World of Warcraft" every few steps. What's more outrageous is that 80% of the players in the entire Internet cafe are playing "World of Warcraft".
Even more.
After the game was publicly tested, if you want to go to the Internet cafe to play "World of Warcraft" with friends, you must grab the machine in advance. If you go too late, you can't grab it.
The concept of the game is popular, and it came out all of a sudden .
Whether it is a large chain Internet cafe or an individual Internet cafe owner, the feeling is even deeper.
Internet cafes in prosperous areas have tripled their customer flow during this period.
These customers all come for a game, so of course they feel deeply...
In fact.
No kidding.
Many Internet cafe owners want to erect a monument for Lin Yao...
For example, Shi Jian.
He is an Internet cafe owner.
But unfortunately.
He opened an Internet cafe at the wrong time.
At that time, Linmu Studio had fully turned to stand-alone games, and its own hardware products and consoles were released.
Therefore, other Internet cafes are only going downhill, at least they have experienced the most glorious times.
But he has not even experienced the glory, and he has to watch his own Internet cafe business decline every day...
Every day when he opens his eyes, he has to pay rent and electricity bills. He
can pull out hundreds of hairs every day.
He is almost unable to hold on.
If it weren't for Linmu Studio's announcement of "World of Warcraft".
In the beginning, he was actually skeptical about this game.
Although his peers all said it would work.
But after all, he had not experienced the glorious moments when Linmu Studio was making online games, so he has always been skeptical about whether a game can drive the entire Internet cafe business.
Even most of the players who came to his Internet cafe at that time were playing the old online games of Linmu Studio.
But an old guy who has disappeared in the field of online games for so long, and the new online game he released is not the FPS they are best at, but the MMORPG that they have never made before, how powerful can it be?
Shi Jian is also a player. It's rare to see Internet cafes that don't play games.
And MMORPGs are not unavailable on the market, and there are a lot of them under Tianhu.
Really?
He was very skeptical at the time.
But the facts told him...
It really works! ! !
These days, the "World of Warcraft" characters he created have not been able to leave the Novice Village.
Because he is too busy and there are too many customers!
The Internet cafe is almost full every day.
His Internet cafe is very marginal.
But even so, there are still players coming in a steady stream. Even after it is full, there are still people coming to ask if there is a seat...
These days, Shi Jian is busy standing up and sitting at the front desk, so he has no time to play games.
"Boss, do you have a machine here? Four people."
For example, at this moment.
Four young people suddenly pushed the door and walked in, and then they said this to him.
"Uh... The fastest machine has to wait for three hours." Shi Jian stood up from his seat, then checked the backstage and replied.
When the young man heard this, he was instantly shocked: "Fuck! It's not that bad? There is no one here? I have been to three... Boss, didn't your Internet cafe almost go bankrupt last week? There were only a few machines open at that time, and you were bored and swatting flies at that time, where did so many people come from!"
At this time.
Shi Jian realized that the customer was a familiar customer and he had some impression of him.
He smiled and asked, "What are you guys here to play?"
"World of Warcraft! I just said I want to try out a new dungeon with my friends!" The young man in the lead replied.
"That's it! Most of the people online are like you, wanting to play the dungeon together, so it's full!"
Shi Jian glared at him, then said, "And you know how to talk! What's going to go bankrupt? You're such a jinx! My internet cafe is obviously thriving!"
"Damn!"
The leading young man cursed, then discussed with his friends behind him for a while, ignored the boss, turned around and left, as if he was going to go further to find an Internet cafe.
Shi Jian watched the other party go away, but he didn't feel sorry, because although it was said to wait for three hours, the players who came to the Internet cafe these days would add extra time.
Even if the other party was willing to wait, it didn't mean that there would be a chance.
He just felt a little emotional, Linmu Studio was really a savior...
Shi Jian sat down again, and soon, he received several more waves of people.
Then, it was quiet for a while. Shi Jian saw that no one had disturbed him for more than half an hour, so he cast his eyes on the World of Warcraft shortcut on the screen, and finally couldn't help it.
What is the magic of "World of Warcraft"?
So many people followed one after another .
With this idea in mind, he clicked on the game, and then opened the account he had created a long time ago, but he has not yet left the novice village.
He began his own World of Warcraft journey.
"Fuck..."
And soon.
A low cry came from the front desk...
At the same time.
There are many Internet cafe managers who have the same feelings as Shi Jian.
Linmu Studio made its fortune by making online games, which brought about a wave of online game fever and then boosted the business of Internet cafes on a large scale.
After that, it launched several online games.
None of them failed.
Each time, it boosted the entire industry.
It can be said that most of the money earned by Internet cafe owners now is attributed to Lin Yao and Linmu Studio.
But it's a pity.
Later, Linmu Studio suspended online games and went to make stand-alone games.
There is an essential difference between stand-alone games and online games in Internet cafes
. The buyout model
makes players more willing to play on their own computers and pay more attention to privacy.
So this grand occasion soon disappeared.
What's worse is that as Linmu Studio's old online games such as "Breakout" gradually mature, players are more familiar with the games, and the software for opening black games is more and more perfect. Even the players who went to Internet cafes for these online games before have decreased a lot.
This makes many Internet cafe owners very worried about the future.
Fortunately, Linmu Studio is back this time...
the real return of the king.
It was like everything was back to the way it was before...
Their long-lost online game not only did not disappoint the players, but also did not disappoint the bosses.
The new game, with its highly social gameplay, once again attracted players to the Internet cafes.
It also once again made the bosses taste the sweetness of honey.
So.
Please!
Keep doing it!
Keep making online games!
After regaining their glory, many bosses only had this idea left, and they really just needed to erect a monument and put their hands together to pray...
There was no other way.
Now for them, Linmu Studio... is indeed better than the God of Wealth.
...
Internet cafes are one aspect.
But in fact, it is not just Internet cafes that are affected by "World of Warcraft".
This game is really too popular...
In addition to going to Internet cafes.
To judge how popular a game is, you can also go to major universities.
In terms of time, college students do have more time than office workers, and because they live together, it is more convenient to communicate and it is easier to find people with the same interests.
At the same time, they also represent trends to a certain extent.
Therefore, as long as a certain game can become a topic of discussion for most of them, then this game must be very popular.
And "World of Warcraft".
It can be said that it is the hottest topic in major universities these days...
In almost every university, whenever students discuss games, they can't avoid "World of Warcraft".
And what they talk about most every day is who has cleared the dungeon, who has got the best equipment.
"My roommate and I cleared Gnomeregan together yesterday, and we're going to try Scarlet Halls later."
"Shit? Really? Did you pass it?"
"Of course it's true. This dungeon is really interesting. It's worth it for me to travel all the way from Stormwind to Ironforge to take the quest."
"Yeah, this dungeon is actually mechanical-style. The technology in the fantasy world is a hundred years ahead of the real world. As expected of the company that developed The Witcher, it has a steampunk feel."
"We were just a small team at the time, and we killed anyone who stood in our way..."
"Don't brag, I was watching right next to us. The whole team jumped off the high platform with that idiot and died. Then they got beaten to tears by the BOSS. You didn't even mention these, did you? You killed anyone who stood in our way! Anyone knows that you'll die if you fall from such a high platform, but you still insisted on jumping."
"Who are you?"
"I'm the dad of the guy in the next dormitory to you!"
"Stop arguing! I'm not at a high enough level yet, but I'll be there soon. Let me ask, what will drop from this dungeon? Is it difficult?"
"I got a leg with an electric torture device. Whether it's difficult or not depends on the technique..."
In a university classroom, a public class,
a group of older boys were sitting in the back seat, discussing the game in a low voice.
Next to them,
Li Yan curiously poked his head out and looked at them from a distance, and found that they were not only discussing.
They even started writing and drawing on the paper, as if they were discussing how to beat the dungeon the fastest.
The discussion became more and more heated.
Soon
, their papers were filled with the route to go forward and the precautions for beating the boss.
Li Yan watched and listened for a long time.
Then, he was a little moved.
He knew that many people were playing this game, called "World of Warcraft".
At that time, his roommate actually asked him to play together, but he had his own game at that time... In addition, his roommate's favorite thing to do was to find some random games and ask everyone to play together.
After playing for a while, if they felt it was not good, they would A-kill it.
He played a few times, A-killed a few games, and didn't want to repeat it again.
So he didn't take it seriously at the time and didn't play it.
But he didn't expect
that this game was not on the same level as the random games his roommate found.
He watched this game spread out at a very fast speed.
At first, it was played by a few dormitories.
Then soon.
More and more people played it, and more and more people discussed it.
And now even in the classroom, you can hear related discussions.
I have to admit that Li Yan was tempted. He waited
until the class was over.
Li Yan immediately ran back to the dormitory.
He was already very fast.
But unexpectedly, his roommates were even faster. When he returned to the dormitory, several roommates had already sat in front of the computer and started the game.
His roommates who often made trouble started to shout.
"Let's play Scarlet Monastery tonight! I found a guide. Let's find two strong teammates to try it out later."
"Who to find? Next door?"
"Get lost, those are the people of the tribe! We are mortal enemies with them."
"Ah? This."
"...Is it fun?"
Li Yan listened to their conversation for a while, then went directly behind his roommate and asked.
"Do you want to play?" When his roommate heard this, he immediately turned around in surprise.
The other roommates also showed a surprised expression: "Fun! We just need a t! Do you want to play?"
"Is it too late? I see that you are all very advanced, and I don't know how to play." Li Yan glanced at their levels.
"It's okay! You'll get the hang of it quickly. It's really fun! Come on."
The first roommate said excitedly, "Believe me, you'll be addicted! If you can't do it, we can teach you! Come on, come on, remember to choose Alliance..."
He hadn't finished speaking yet.
The dormitory door was suddenly pushed open, and a strong man from the next dormitory appeared at the door. He was so angry that he shouted, "Alliance dog!"
"Damn! - Tribe dog!"
Li Yan's roommate immediately ignored him and responded directly.
Li Yan: "..."
"A bunch of dwarves!"
"A bunch of tauren!"
The two groups of people said something to each other, then gave each other the middle finger, and the other party walked away with a chuckle and called a truce.
Li Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Besides being amused, he became more interested in the game.
It seems... it's really good.
At least the atmosphere feels pretty good.
"How is it? Do you want to play?" The roommate looked at Li Yan again.
"Come on."
Li Yan sat back in front of his computer and started downloading World of Warcraft with anticipation. He said, "I'll create an account first."
...
After the public beta of World of Warcraft, it quickly swept the entire online game player community!
If Internet cafes and colleges were swept, it was a little behind.
Then the relevant game communities and discussion groups were at the forefront of the "wave".
Jiang Lun played until late at night on the day of the public beta.
Then
, he planned to take a break. As soon as he opened the group
, he saw that the discussion group originally established for Shenge began to refresh the news at a speed that was difficult to catch with the naked eye... News about World of Warcraft.
Most of the players sent screenshots of the main cities in World of Warcraft.
There were screenshots of Stormwind, Ironforge, Darnassus, and Orgrimmar and Undercity on the Horde side.
Players tirelessly posted the shining points they found in the main cities in the group.
Then they were amazed by these details and these cities with unique civilizations.
Especially players who have played "Warcraft" were more excited than anyone else. They
didn't even bother to act.
They started posting in the discussion group of "Shengo" that "Linmu Studio is the best in the world", "This is the World of Warcraft I imagined", "Stormwind City/Darnassus/Orgrimmar are awesome"...
Finally, the group owner couldn't stand it anymore. He
just posted a message - "This is a game group to discuss "Shengo", everyone, take it easy."
But it didn't have much effect.
The group owner couldn't make a one-size-fits-all decision. If he did, the group would be gone...
The players would immediately move to other places to discuss.
So.
Jiang Lun saw a strange sight.
[The Shenge Player Exchange Group] was full of World of Warcraft content...
and the forum community was even more exaggerated.
The World of Warcraft partition was established that day.
Then that night, new posts in the new game partition began to sprint towards 10,000...
It was outrageous!
In the next few days.
In the Shenge discussion group, there were not so many players who posted screenshots of the World of Warcraft main city.
But the active players, their screen refresh speed, compared with the first day, is still not much different...
The players are all ignorant at this time. Such a big world, so many rich details settings all rely on the players to explore by themselves.
Wherever they go, they can find new surprises.
There are indeed endless topics to talk about every day.
In addition to the surprises found on the map.
More and more players have begun to discuss how to play the game.
At the beginning, they discussed how to leave the main city, how to form a team, and how to complete a certain task.
Then slowly it became a duel with other players, killing players from the tribe/alliance, and how nervous it was to follow the enemy camp.
Then.
It was the first time I came into contact with a murloc, the first time I formed a team to kill an elite monster, the first time I found someone to go to a dungeon, the first time I met a friend in the game...
the entire "Shenge" communication group.
Except for the players who posted screenshots, the other players changed their topics every day as their levels increased.
The only thing that remained unchanged
was probably the enthusiasm of the players.
In the past few days, Jiang Lun also reached level 31.
On this day,
he opened Tianhu Chat as usual, and then began to look for the "Shenge" communication group.
But after searching around, he
didn't find it...
He was confused, and then with the idea of giving it a try, he clicked on a group called "World of Warcraft Communication Group".
Sure enough,
this was the original "Shenge" communication group...
In the group, the words posted by the group owner not long ago were pinned.
[I just played "World of Warcraft"! Fuck! I went back to play "Shenge" because I was crazy! It's really awesome! Shenge sold his account! I also betrayed! The group name will be changed from today! We don't discuss Shenge! We discuss "World of Warcraft"! ]
And below.
The group members were excited.
They looked like they were preparing food and drink to welcome the king's master...
Jiang Lun's mouth twitched: "..."
He remembered that this group owner seemed to be one of the oldest players of "Shenge"... He
had been playing when "Shenge" was competing with Linmu Studio.
So he understood why everyone in the group was discussing "World of Warcraft" and the group name had not been changed.
But he didn't expect that
the group owner with thick eyebrows and big eyes would still betray.
Jiang Lun was a little amused.
But forget it.
Even if it was named "Shenge", it was in name only, so it would be better to change the name now.
He didn't come to discuss the group name.
After flipping through the words of the silly group members, he half-boasted and sent a message.
[Looking for teammates for the Scarlet Monastery! At 4 o'clock! Looking for output and tank above level 30! The higher the level, the better! A god-level commander with rich experience is in charge!]
As soon as he sent this message,
it immediately attracted a lot of replies.
Even the group leader sent a message saying "Big brother, please guide me"...
... Lin Yao also saw
the influence of "World of Warcraft". This time, she was not as calm as when she heard that the number of people online at the same time exceeded 10 million. Very happy! Because for her, data is also cold. In her previous life, she had seen many more exaggerated numbers, so she was not deeply touched. But when she really felt the influence of "World of Warcraft". From Internet cafes to universities, from player communities to small groups built by players. After finding that the shadow of "World of Warcraft" can be seen in these places, you say she is not happy... It is definitely impossible. In fact, the entire Linmu Studio has been very happy these days! It can be said that the demons are dancing wildly! It's just that Lin Yao is more reserved and didn't show it too obviously. On the other hand. The popularity of "World of Warcraft" also makes Lin Yao more confident about "Hearthstone" which will be launched on mobile phones and PCs. She must take time to write a plan for this game. The early version of "Hearthstone" can basically be said to be another variant of "World of Warcraft". Since World of Warcraft is so popular, Hearthstone can't be delayed. It will definitely make a big splash by taking advantage of the popularity of World of Warcraft. Well... of course. It can't be released too quickly. After players have played World of Warcraft for a while and become more familiar with the characters, they will feel more involved in Hearthstone. In addition.
In Lin Yao's previous life, the version of Hearthstone had been replaced countless times, even the classic cards had been changed.
Some versions that were too unsuccessful, such as C'Thun, were not suitable for addition.
So copying is definitely not advisable, and the initial version and subsequent expansions need to be carefully considered.
This slightly diluted the joy.
So, although Lin Yao was happy, she was not like the staff, who were dancing wildly.
In the office.
Lin Yao was considering the plan for Hearthstone.
It was quite annoying.
She encountered trouble on a certain issue and could not think of a solution for a while, so she wanted to change her mood.
She opened the forum and took a look at the current levels of most players in World of Warcraft. She was about to go to the live broadcast website to see where the players had pushed to and what dungeons were popular.
But Mu Wanqing suddenly pushed the door and walked in.
"Lin Yao."
Lin Yao could only temporarily give up the idea of watching the live broadcast and raised her head.
"It's out."
Mu Wanqing walked quickly, with a faint blush on her delicate and bright face.
"What's out?" Lin Yao was a little curious.
"Revenue, not even seven days have passed, 10 billion."
Mu Wanqing raised her hand, and then made a ten with her index fingers.
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "...Okay."
"Huh?"
Mu Wanqing saw Lin Yao's reaction, and then hesitated for a moment: "It shouldn't be, are you unhappy? Shouldn't you jump up and hug me normally..."
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, then glared at Mu Wanqing, and said with a smile: "Miss Mu, maybe you can think of it this way, I have become mature, after all, I can also call myself a queen..."
"..."
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao sitting on the chair, looking at her round oval face that seemed to have not changed since they met.
Silence.
This doesn't look like a queen.
Zhu Nianqiao looks more like it than her...
"Don't look at me like that! Don't you look like one?" Lin Yao straightened her waist slightly, and her full breasts were set off more clearly.
"Don't look like one."
Mu Wanqing took a step forward, then put her hand on Lin Yao's side and gently scratched her.
Immediately, she was trembling with excitement...
When Lin Yao began to struggle, she suddenly withdrew her hand and whispered, "Look... I have never seen such a queen."
"..."
Lin Yao was speechless, glared at her again, and was too lazy to pay attention to her. She turned her head and cast her eyes on the screen again, opening the live broadcast website.
The homepage of the live broadcast website.
Lin Yao glanced at it and saw that someone was broadcasting the strategy of Scarlet Monastery.
She was slightly startled, then smiled and clicked into the live broadcast room.
"Are you unhappy?" Mu Wanqing stood beside Lin Yao, put away her extra thoughts, and asked while watching the live broadcast with her.
"No, it's just that the game is so popular, it's normal to have this revenue. I'm mentally prepared. After all, there are so many players, the income from the point card must be a lot.
Of course I'm happy. If I really want to talk about other feelings, it's just a little complicated. Let's not talk about this for now, watch the live broadcast first."
Lin Yao explained, then grabbed Mu Wanqing's white wrist and subconsciously pulled her onto her thigh.
On the screen, the host in the live broadcast room has also made preparations and officially led the team into the dungeon called "Blood Monastery"...
(End of this chapter)
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