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Chapter 279 Why is your game in black and white?

"What's going on? Why didn't the number of people online on the first day even reach 100 million!?"

Penguin headquarters, inside the game department.

The man in charge of the "Swords and Swords" project looked gloomy as he looked at the number of people online who had not seen an increase.

For a whole week.

They spent a lot of money to promote it across the Internet, plus a linkage movie to hype it up.

Obviously there is such a high degree of discussion on the entire Internet.

But on the day it was officially launched, it couldn't even reach one million online, which was even worse than Shengqu's "Oracle"!

"Director, could it be that all the players have gone to "Oracle"?" A subordinate couldn't help but said.

"Absolutely impossible! The views of our promotional film have exceeded 10 million. Even if the conversion rate is only [-]%, it should have reached [-] million online!"

Although the man was angry, he knew very well that it was impossible to completely capture the entire MMO market with just one game.

Although "Oracle" represented by Shengqu has a good reputation abroad, and it was launched in advance, it only has a maximum of 300 million online.

It is far from reaching the upper limit of this type of market!
and so.

The problem is probably with themselves!
"It shouldn't be. We are completely following the prehistoric method for publicity, and we have invested more and wider resources. It stands to reason that no matter how bad it is, it won't be too much."

The man frowned and looked at the online data floating on the computer.

When it comes to promotional resources, they have more resources than before.

When it comes to the popularity of promotional videos, they are as popular as ever, and have even reached the point of leaving the industry.

No matter how you think about it, you can't lose.

Unless Honghuang made the same miscalculation as them this time.

"How about we take a look at the situation on the other side of Honghuang first? It's possible that their method won't work." The subordinate suggested.

It’s less than half a month before Honghuang’s new terminal game goes online.

If even the prehistoric era fails by then, it means that it is not their own problem, but a problem with their methods.

We shouldn’t follow the example of Honghuang and make any propaganda movies.

It's simply a waste of money.

"Then let's do this. We will continue to increase our publicity efforts during this period." The man said in a deep voice.

Penguin Group has no shortage of resources, and even if it breaks down, it will still create a gap in the market.

Now is the time when the MMO market is in turmoil. Poor initial performance does not mean anything. It also depends on long-term operating capabilities.

Whoever can't bear to run out of resources first will leave first.

Those who persist until the end will undoubtedly become the players' only choice.

……

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, the end of February is here.

With the thoughts of countless players and the attention of manufacturers, the day for the launch of the new game "World of Warcraft" has finally arrived.

"Half a month! Do you know how I spent this half month!"

"It's finally going online. I've been waiting so hard."

"I just came over from "Oracle", let's see if Honghuang is fun."

"Same, come here from "Swords and Swords Jianghu", play it and then decide which game to stay in."

"Open the door! If you dare, open the door quickly!"

During this period, Honghuang’s publicity efforts were not small.

Basically, some game content will be revealed every once in a while, which can make players hungry.

But there are more players who are still hesitating about which game to play.

After all, people’s energy is limited and it is impossible to play so many PC games at the same time, so you can only choose the one that is most fun and suitable for you.

And the game Honghuang.

It is also one of their selection targets.

Many people were attracted by the magnificent promotional video and came here.

"Open! The server is open!"

Suddenly, an exclamation sounded.

Everyone who had downloaded the client a long time ago was shocked and immediately clicked to start the game.

next second.

A full-screen black box pops up, taking up the entire screen.

At first glance, there is a large area to choose from, and there are only two options.

【Eastern Kingdom (PVE/PVP)】

【Kalimdor (PVE/PVP)】

"Only two regions?"

"Isn't Honghuang too confident?"

"Aren't you afraid that the server will be overrun?"

"Okay, it will be lively if there are many people."

Players were surprised and delighted when looking at the only options.

Because anyone who has played a lot of PC games knows that for those rolling server games on the market, no matter how large the area is, the middle area will eventually become a ghost server.

Or stay in an area filled with rich people.

Or go to the new area and have fun for a few months and then change into a ghost server.

Open too many servers.

It will only continue to consume the potential of the game.

From the look of Honghuang, it seems that they have chosen the former, concentrating all the players in two major areas. This will put a lot of pressure on the server.

"Mr. Chen, are we really not going to open a few more servers?"

In Honghuang Studio, Lao Li couldn't help but ask.

With their publicity during this period, the two sets of servers seem to be a little too few.

Take a look at Shengqu Penguin Giant. Basically, they open three groups on the first day, and some even expand to five groups.

Although they spent a lot of money to increase the server capacity, the two areas do look a little too shabby.

"No, two are enough. If I can't bear it, we can add more."

Chen Lin shook his head with a smile on his face.

He knows very well that one of the reasons that crushed "World of Warcraft" in his previous life was that there were too many regional servers.

The more regional servers there are, the more players will be diverted.

Although later on, all regional servers were interconnected through cross-dimensional methods, which solved part of the problem.

But in the wild, each zone server belongs to a different plane. Unless you form a team, you can't touch them at all.

Because of this, it was impossible to meet anyone in the wild, and the PVP gameplay was greatly weakened, which triggered a wave of retreat.

He knew it was a helpless move at the time.

After all, it is a fact that there are fewer and fewer players.

So he directly eliminated it at the root, increased investment in servers, and compressed the number of servers as much as possible to ensure the longevity of the wild game.

...While the two were having a conversation.

At this time, the first batch of players to enter the game also selected the regional server and came to the character creation interface.

Players suddenly became excited when they saw the Alliance and Horde races distributed on the left and right sides.

"Choose a camp! There really is a choice of camp!"

"The same goes for races, which are completely distinguished based on the background plot!"

"The big guys on the Internet guessed everything right."

"There are many races, and there are also different professions."

After just a glance, they were shocked to find that there were more races in this game than they had imagined.

[Alliance: Humans, Night Elves, Gnomes, Dwarves]

[Tribe: Orcs, Undead, Tauren, Trolls]

There are a total of eight starting races. Click on it to see that each race has exclusive talents and skills.

For example, night elves can enter a stealth state, undead can be immune to fear effects, and orcs can increase their attack strength in a short period of time. They are basically designed according to racial characteristics.

"Huh? What professions are these?"

After selecting a race, some players quickly notice the career options underneath.

[Warrior, Paladin (Alliance), Hunter, Druid, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warlock, Shaman (Horde)]

"Ah? What are these?"

"There are so many professions that I have never heard of."

"Damn it! This alliance-exclusive Paladin is so cool!"

"Druids actually have the ability to transform. So the transformation in the promotional video is this profession?"

"Sure enough, there are hunters with wild beast pets!"

For a time, there were exclamations everywhere.

Players are all attracted by this rich and novel profession, and they click on the skill demonstrations and career introductions above one by one.

This is where Chen Lin made changes.

With the current production level, it is naturally impossible to completely follow the style of the 60th version of "World of Warcraft".

Therefore, the character accuracy and picture quality have been improved by several levels through his optimization. The professional skills used to display are completely enough to give players an initial understanding of this profession.

"I've created the character, what about you?"

In the dormitory, Xu Gu struggled for more than ten minutes before finally choosing the human paladin as the starter.

"I'm fine too, I chose the dwarf hunter hehe."

"What a bad taste, the first choice must be a night elf girl!"

"I prefer tribes and built an orc shaman."

"Huh? Are you in the tribe too? I, the Tauren Druid, want to try this transformation profession and level up together."

"Damn, what are your tastes? Am I the only one who chooses a human priest?"

Looking at the strange careers they created, several roommates suddenly laughed out loud.

It had to be said that the professions in the game "Prehistoric" really subverted their imagination. Except for warriors, mages, hunters and thieves, none of them had ever seen them before.

After making an appointment to level up together, they quickly entered the game.

Swish!
The light flashed.

The human paladin created by Xu Gu appeared in front of a church.

【North County Monastery】

"I'm going! Lots of people!"

As soon as he stood still, Xu Gu was frightened by the sea of ​​people in front of him. At a glance, they were all human characters like him.

In the regional channel in the lower left corner and above each character's head, dense messages kept popping up.

"Haha, finally came in."

"Brothers, do you think the character I created is handsome?"

"Is this Novice Village?"

"I am a pure and cute girl, Lolita, please take care of me."

"You took out a cute girl who is bigger than me, right?"

"Strange, why are they all humans? Are they from other races?"

The launch of a new game server is always the busiest time, everything is so novel and attractive.

But Xu Gu soon discovered a problem.

Why are there all humans in this novice village?
Suddenly, he looked up at his roommate's computer and found that they had also entered the game, but the scene they were in was completely different from his.

"The birth points of each race are actually different?"

The roommates soon discovered the clues and expressed surprise.

After checking back and forth, it was indeed the case.

Only Xu Gu and another roommate who chose the human race were in the same novice village.

"This setting is quite good." The roommate's eyes lit up, "The living environments of different races are inherently different, and the sense of immersion comes immediately."

"Then let's form a team and practice leveling together first."

After a brief familiarization, Xu Gu formed a team with his human priest roommate, accepted the mission, and began to fight monsters in the forest next to the monastery.

As soon as I arrived at the mission location, I was shocked.

The entire forest was full of people. As soon as the mob spawned, it was crazily beaten to death by a bunch of people.

Fortunately, my roommate's priest has a long-range attack, so he only needs to take damage to be counted in the mission.

Although it was just a simple task, the two of them still enjoyed running around everywhere.

After leaving the novice village, the number of players became smaller, and there was no longer a situation where monsters could not be grabbed.

But that's why.

Their nightmare begins...

"Ah ah ah, run quickly! That little monster is catching up!"

"Damn it, stop running around! You attracted the little spider monster over there!"

"No! No! Brother Jackal, spare your life!"

"Is this a monster? Are they all BOSS!?"

The entire dormitory was filled with the two people shouting and yelling, and the controlled characters fled around in the forest.

As a result, the man did not escape, but he was chased by a large group of mobs, and more and more mobs chased them, like a train, chasing them all over the forest.

Didn't run in the end.

Suddenly the situation changed, he was beaten to death by mobs, and the game screen turned gray.

"What happened? Did you two meet the BOSS?"

The other roommates were progressing slowly because they didn't have a team, and they were still with the big group, so they all came over in confusion.

"That's weird, Xu Gu, is your screen broken? I just saw your game was in black and white, and now it's black and white again."

Xu Gu: ...

(End of this chapter)