March 25th.

Wells & Co.

Will watched the open beta news of World of Warcraft and silently drank a cup of coffee.

Although it seems to be calm on the surface, it is actually unusually irritable deep down.

The loss of World of Warcraft made him feel like he had lost a big gold mine to the small company called Dawn of the Empire.

How could he not be irritable?

When World of Warcraft was in closed beta, Will played it.

After playing it, he found that the map in this game is very large, the professions are also very numerous, and the plot is one scene after another, giving people an immersive sense of playability.

Even Will had to admit that he was drawn to World of Warcraft.

How can other players resist the temptation of such a game?

"Conte ......"

"Mr. Will who is here. ”

"Closed beta?"

"Well, the closed beta has begun. ”

"How many people are there in World of Warcraft?"

"Logged-in user on the U.S. side...... Almost...... There are three million. ”

"Three million?"

"Well, this is just an estimated data, the accurate data is on the "remote" side of the game, we can't find it for the time being, but the popularity of this "World of Warcraft" will not be inferior to the previous "War of the Gods", maybe it will be more popular than the "War of the Gods" open beta!"

“......”

After hearing this, Will closed his eyes.

His mood grew more and more irritable.

Some flesh aches.

When War of the Gods was in open beta, there were about five million registered users in the United States on the first day.

Of course, that's the number of users in a day.

And what about World of Warcraft?

Three million in just half a day.

Although during the open beta of "War of the Gods", the popularity of computers was not much, and most of them were mainly Internet cafes, which was far worse than now......

But no one can deny that "World of Warcraft" could be a hit even in that era.

After all......

"Gods of War" does not have McVis, does not have such a detailed promotional film, and at the same time, does not cause such a sensation in the first place!

"Mr. Will, are you alright?" Conte asked subconsciously concerned after watching Will close his eyes and be silent for a long time.

"It's okay...... By the way, most of the players in Internet cafes are playing World of Warcraft now, right?"

"Well, yes, 80% of the largest Internet cafes in the country are playing World of Warcraft, and many War of the Gods players are officially posting, saying goodbye to War of the Gods and meeting in World of Warcraft...... Even our Empire has a lot fewer users online today! World of Warcraft is so ferocious!"

“......”

Will remained silent when he heard this.

I already regretted it in my heart.

There was once an opportunity in front of him, which he did not cherish and waited until it was lost......

I can't regret it.

As a matter of fact......

World of Warcraft was supposed to be the game they were going to represent.

"Kante, let's do a slightly larger promotional campaign in Empire, and first stabilize the players from flowing into World of Warcraft. ”

"Huh?"

"Go!"

"Good. ”

....................................

BBC Company of the United States.

"World of Warcraft" once again topped the popularity list today, suppressing "War of the Gods".

The three million players who are online at the same time on a daily basis in the United States have shrunk to 1.5 million at this moment.

Directly shrunk to half.

Smith, the developer and owner of War of the Gods, suddenly felt a cold mood after looking at this data, and then after reading the comments about World of Warcraft and War of Gods in the major game forums, he realized the seriousness of this matter.

"A two-year veteran of Clash of the Gods, I am now announcing that I am leaving Clash of the Gods temporarily, brothers, see you all in Azeroth!"

"Clash of the Gods is a feeling, four years ago, the Clash of Gods map was very fine, but over the years, Clash of the Gods has become less and less serious, bugs are everywhere, and many maps you get stuck in, you can only quit...... And there are a lot of auxiliary plug-ins...... I'm sorry, compared to World of Warcraft, I can only say goodbye to ......"

"I'm sorry guys, I'm leaving...... I chose a clan in World of Warcraft, what about you?"

"Long live the tribes, long live the orcs!"

“......”

“......”

Post after post.

This, coupled with the loss of players, made Smith exhale deeply.

You say, this is just the grand occasion of the first open beta of World of Warcraft, and after a long time, players will automatically return to "War of the Gods"?

Perhaps, everyone thinks so, but Smith doesn't think so.

The reason why "War of the Gods" has been so popular over the years and has firmly become a hegemon in the game industry is entirely dependent on its peers.

After all, compared to other games, "Clash of the Gods" is indeed more innovative and refined, coupled with a certain amount of publicity, "Clash of the Gods" has always stood tall.

But......

When World of Warcraft came out, Clash of the Gods began to weaken.

Neither the picture nor the publicity is comparable to "World of Warcraft".

Although, there is the impact of the open beta, but Smith feels that he must be cautious.

After a long silence.

He sent a message to everyone in the company.

"There is a meeting for World of Warcraft today, and all departments of the company hope to participate......"

"Don't underestimate any opponent, World of Warcraft must be a strong enemy!"

“......”

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March 30th.

The storm is rising!

Only five days after the World of Warcraft open beta has set off an incomparable storm of madness!

Chinese.

As soon as you walk into the Internet café, you can see a group of young people sitting in the Internet café playing "World of Warcraft", and at the same time, they are connected to the voice, and everyone is playing various copies and various professions.

At first glance, it's all about World of Warcraft.

Outside the Internet café, college youths from various universities chatted about World of Warcraft, including their own professions and races, as well as the attributes of equipment and the upcoming dungeons......

At first, the conversation was very peaceful, but while chatting, it seemed that there was a little anger in the conversation for some reason, and there was even news that several college students actually fought in groups for the tribe or alliance, and even after being arrested in the police station, they still mocked these two sides wildly.

Not to mention on the major game forums, there are various strategies about the game "World of Warcraft", plot analysis, and some equipment account transactions......

Inevitably, World of Warcraft is devouring their players like a giant beast, affecting and suppressing more than 80% of the world's games.

Of course......

Two days after the public beta, the traffic of the "Tiger" live broadcast dropped sharply in an instant!

and even fell into the trough......

..........................................

Tianxin Games.

Xu Hong found Ma Huaming again.

He had only one purpose for looking for Ma Huaming, because of the ravages of "World of Warcraft", the live broadcast traffic of "Tiger" bottomed out in an instant.

Ma Huaming frowned.

only replied to Xu Hong.

"World of Warcraft is not only affecting the traffic of your live streaming platform, but also robbing our players!" The number of people online in Myth is decreasing every day, and even dropped to 50,000 people yesterday ......

"Mr. Ma, what do you mean ......?"

"You hold on for now, we still have a meeting on World of Warcraft......"

“......”

Ma Huaming's expression is not good-looking.

It's a bit sommy.

There's something crazy about World of Warcraft.

The madness of World of Warcraft is irresistible!

He knew that "World of Warcraft" was strong, but "World of Warcraft" was so terrifying that he didn't expect at all.

He had to join forces with other game companies to do something about it.

Otherwise......

Under the impact of World of Warcraft, I don't know how many online games will collapse.

When something new rises, something old will naturally be replaced.

This has been the same since ancient times.

On this day, almost half of the game companies in Huaxia felt that their company's cake was passive, and then they were like ants on a hot pot, making a lot of noise.

In the short term, these games may not necessarily fail, but in the long run, no one can be sure what the future holds.

On the morning of March 31.

Whether it's American, Chinese, R-based, or Korean......

All players find themselves in their home country with either new ways to play, new dungeons, all sorts of tempting perks, or upgrades to the latest version......

"Damn, isn't this World of Warcraft going to change the pattern of the world's games?"

"By the way, have you read the news in South Korea? South Korea's "World of Legends" has also been updated, launching a 3D version, and at the same time holding a series of COSER competitions in various countries, and inviting the famous Korean actress, Lin Qinger, as the main star of this promotion, ......"

"Wow...... Oh my God, Goddess!"

“......”

After players saw the various activities on the game forums and post bars.

Everyone realizes that World of Warcraft seems to be taking the world's gaming landscape in a different direction......

....................................

Joaquin.

"How many?

"Yes, the popularity of the popular anchor Liu Yaya has also fallen to a low point...... Even some second-rate anchors in "remote" live broadcasts can't compare to ......"

"What! It's not as good as a second-rate anchor now?"

“......”

“......”

After Xu Hong looked at the data of the crazy whereabouts of the "Tiger" live broadcast, he suddenly fell into a trance.

The live streaming platform is not Weibo.

It's not that you can buy traffic to hit the heat.

A lot of the time, it's all about accumulation.

Xu Hong instantly began to regret creating the "Tiger" live broadcast and Lu Yuan's anus.

But......

Now that it's all like this, the "Tiger" live broadcast can't be given up, right?

After all, it's a lot of money.

If he gives up, he will lose money!

What to do?

What else can I do!

After a long silence, everyone was finally gathered to prepare for a meeting on World of Warcraft......

You said......

Apologize to Lu Yuan and make peace?

How can it be!

Does he still want to lose face?

..............................

April 1.

Hollywood.

Lu Yuan slept for a while, then woke up from his sleep with a yawn, and after looking at the time, he saw that it was ten o'clock in the morning.

Just as the phone rang.

He received a call from Da Liu.

"Mr. Lu, we have succeeded, we have achieved the greatest success!"

On the other end of the phone, Da Liu was so excited that he seemed to cry.

"Congratulations, by the way, do you have any settings for the anti-addiction system?"

"Huh, anti-addiction system?"

"Yes, the time for minors to spend online ......"

"This ...... Can Internet cafes still be underage?"

"Whether you enter or not, you have to set it up, one ID card, register up to two accounts......"

"Well, I understand. ”

After chatting with Da Liu about some things, Lu Yuan stretched his waist and yawned again and walked out of the room.

Subsequently......

He saw a silent girl in a long dress sitting in the company hall.

When the girl saw Lu Yuan, she stood up solemnly for the first time.

Mr. Lu ...... I always felt wrong. ”

"What's wrong?"

"We have an employee named Reese who left at the end of last month......"

"Left?"

"Well, yes, I didn't think it was anything before, but I always felt that this person was leaving with some secrets, not even a salary and a bonus...... I can't contact him now, so it stands to reason that he should be very short of money...... And when I left, I was a little sneaky, and I even moved to a rental house that day......"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Well, I always think it's weird, so I'm coming to you......"

"I guess something happened. ”

"Anyway, I think it's weird......"

"Do you have any information about him?"

"Yes, I brought it. ”

"Okay, I'll take a look at ......"