The reporter of the article reported that it was the exclusive connection with Chen Jiayi, the author of the ethereal journey. When the reporter asked him about his prediction of the number of people online in the ethereal journey, Chen Jiayi actually said wildly, saying that the first day of the test broke the record of 350,000 simultaneous online.

After the reporter confirmed in the third and asked if he had heard it wrong, Chen Jiayi still firmly maintained his answer. So, how many people will be after the open beta of the Ethereal Journey, we interviewed some professionals for their opinions.

"I think that as long as the Ethereal Journey is open beta, it will definitely be able to reach the No1 in the domestic online game market. As for the number of people online that everyone has been predicting, it's hard for me to predict it. Conservatively, I predict that it will be around 200,000 on the first day, and it may reach 500,000 by the end of the year. However, the book Ethereal Journey is too popular. Whether there are thousands of book lovers who come to support it, it is not necessarily. If you are a fan of the ethereal journey, all of them have entered the open beta, and I think this data should be improved. ”

The professional interviewed is said to be a high-level player.

"In this way, you agree with Chen Jiayi, the author of the ethereal journey."

"This, I can't say that I agree, I just want to say that anything is possible."

How hot the ethereal journey is, how hot it can be, at present, no one knows. If you easily make a judgment or predict the result, when the data changes dramatically, it is a self-defeating mouth.

It seems that although the author of the Ethereal Journey is not a professional insider, he also believes that the Ethereal Journey can become popular when it is in public beta. Since this is the case, the reporter really came to the real Internet café and interviewed some netizens.

Below is a video transcript of the interview.

"Hello, excuse me, excuse me, were you recharging the ethereal journey just now?"

"Yes, recharge quickly now, and when the game is open beta, you can enter it quickly."

It seems that this is a fanatical ethereal fan, and he has to be replaced by an ordinary netizen. Subsequently, the reporter turned around and came to a corner of the Internet café, "This handsome guy, what are you looking at, watching so seriously?" ”

After the reporter finished speaking, he waited for a while, but he didn't see this netizen's answer. When he raised his voice again and asked, the netizen said impatiently, "I said, are you annoyed, the ethereal journey will be tested in a few days, don't you see that I'm looking at the strategy of the ethereal journey." Go aside, don't bother me. ”

The reporter almost died of anger, but with his professional ethics, he still said sorry. Then, he began a brief description, "It seems that I don't need to go on with the interview, the reality has spoken for itself." ”

This concludes the video.

Almost all netizens burst into laughter when they saw these videos. But after laughing, many netizens have been speculating about how many people can reach the ethereal journey.

"I said, 100,000 on the first day, that's already awesome."

This is the answer of a netizen.

"It's too faceless, are you still an ethereal fan, I think there must be at least 200,000 on the first day."

"Alas, if you want me to say, absolutely 300,000."

Another prediction for a player who loves ethereal mania.

"I bet that on the first day of testing, it broke 400,000 ......"

Everyone looked at him and suddenly became silent.

Because of the 400,000 online games, that is the highest online game in the world.

"How...... This one, although it is a little difficult, is ...... Try a little hard...... I think it's okay. ”

When this fan talked about 400,000, he obviously felt too exaggerated. However, what is said is equivalent to spilling water. Since you can't take it back, then stick to your own point of view.

All of a sudden, many ethereal fans were speculating about the number of people in the open beta on the first day of the ethereal journey.

This phenomenon is the most popular in the TT group.

Because there are a lot of fans who love Ethereal, they get together and discuss everything about Ethereal Journey from time to time. Even, the first greeting in many groups in China that day was not to ask if you had eaten today, but to ask, "Guess, on the first day of the Ethereal Journey open beta, how many people will play?" ”

After asking, a large number of people rushed to say, how much, how much.

In fact, not only the TT group, but also some other online games were in the game that day and had been discussing this topic.

World Channel: Brothers, I'm going to play Ethereal, do you want to go with me?

This is the world chat channel of a certain game.

When the game GM and the like saw this sentence, they immediately burst into tears. His heart was dripping blood, and he really wanted to say to them, "Don't, if you leave, I'm going to lose my job." ”

Of course, these player discussions are even more devastating for game developers. The double experience that was opened before, the seven-day free event, seems to be of little use now. In their hearts, they don't know how many times they have scolded the Tang Dynasty network, as well as the ethereal journey of the Tang Dynasty network.

In short, no matter what the outside world speculates, no one can accurately say the prediction result before the open beta. Of course, even if you predict correctly, no one will choose to believe it. After all, the truth can only be determined after it has happened.

…… Time passed day by day, September 29, 2001, at 10 o'clock at noon, the ethereal journey officially opened the test.

Tang Dynasty Network has also made all preparations for this test. Moreover, in order to prevent the crazy flow of people that appeared in the company's boss, that is to say, the number of people online on the day instantly rushed to 350,000, Tang Dynasty Network also specially sent a server. Not to mention that the number of online people rushed to 350,000 on the same day, even if it rushed to 500,000, it could be easily accepted.

When Zhou Xiaoqiang issued the "open test" order, gamers across the country turned into a stream of data for a while and entered the server of the ethereal journey. The metaphor of the image, this kind of scene, is simply a hacker attack and defense station. A weaker server will be overwhelmed by countless data in an instant.

I remember that in later generations, there were some relatively bad servers, that is, thousands of people went online, and the servers were jammed. Game developers are smart, though. It is said that the game is too popular and the players are too enthusiastic. As soon as the game began, it was sought after by players all over the country, so much so that the server was overwhelmed.

At first, everyone was not recognized, and some game companies tried this trick repeatedly. Later, some novice players have become old birds. At any glance, you can see through what tricks they play.

Chen Jiayi didn't want such a situation to happen to the Tang Dynasty network, even if it was really caused by too many people, Chen Jiayi didn't want the server to crash. In any case, server crashes are an unpleasant thing for both game companies and players. For this reason, Chen Jiayi did not need to spend a lot of money to buy a strong server. Moreover, Tang Dynasty Network has experience in operating the "Tang Dynasty Athletic" platform in this WCG. For the ethereal journey test, it seems to be very familiar. Although the crowd was surging, it did not seem panicked at all.

"100,000."

Ten minutes after the game was tested, 100,000 gamers across the country entered the game.

"Xiaoqiang, it seems that your prediction is the most unreliable."

Everyone looked at Zhou Xiaoqiang and said with a smile.

"Oh my God."

Seeing the data displayed in the background, Zhou Xiaoqiang couldn't believe it.

At the current rate, it is very possible to break 250,000 on the same day. From this point of view, among the three people, only Gu Xiaoyu's prediction was more accurate.

"Wait, everyone, the golden time of the day has not yet arrived, and by 8 o'clock in the evening, you will know the real number of public beta people."

broke 100,000 in ten minutes, Chen Jiayi is still very satisfied with this data.

With such results, even in the future, few games can catch up. It can be said that Tang Dynasty Network has been able to achieve this step today, which is already very remarkable. Chen Jiayi is also very relieved that he can enjoy the online game he founded himself when he is reborn and returns here, and this sense of glory is something that he couldn't feel when he was a game planner before.

Because, at that time, no matter how good the game was, he was just a part-time worker. If you want to say something gratifying, it is just that the planning is well done. However, people like Chen Jiayi who plan well. In all parts of the country, it's not much, but it's not too little. Speaking of which, it's not a big deal.

But now, the Tang Dynasty Network, which was founded by Chen Jiayi himself, has now released one of the most popular online games in China. This sense of pride, even if he never does this industry again in the future, is already satisfied for Chen Jiayi.

"Express, Express, Ethereal Journey public beta for 10 minutes, breaking through the 100,000 online mark."

This is the news released by the official website of Ethereal Journey.

As soon as the news was released, it was chased by countless netizens. One of the spoofed players, after he finished reading it, wrote a sentence, "The people of Yanjing, send a congratulatory report." ”

Unexpectedly, it was this sentence, and all the netizens behind maintained the formation.

"The people of Shanghai, send a congratulatory message."

"The people of Zhejiang, send a congratulatory report."

"The people of the whole country, send congratulatory newspapers."

"I, I, I, the people of Mars, send a congratulatory ......"

The spectacle of the scene, the magnificence of the momentum, unprecedented.

I didn't expect that an online game could achieve such an achievement. It has to be said that this is a miracle.

Many years later, every time others reminisce, they remember the scene when the ethereal journey was tested. For them, such a scene, I am afraid they will remember it for the rest of their lives.

That night, everyone was looking forward to the moment.

From the official website of Ethereal Journey, three congratulatory news have been released.

The first is to exceed 100,000 online users.

The second is to exceed 200,000 online people.

The third is to exceed 300,000 online people.

Although there are only three of a kind, players know that it is not prime time yet, and there are still many friends who have not entered the game. Wait a little longer, and you might be able to become the most streamlined game in the world today.

At 8 o'clock, the game screen of the ethereal journey sent a congratulatory message, and the number of online users exceeded 350,000.

"Chen Jiayi is too good."

At this time, many people remembered Chen Jiayi, the author of the ethereal journey, who said that the number of people online exceeded 350,000.

Look at it now, it's been verified.

At 8:30, it was another piece of news.

The number of online people on the Ethereal Journey exceeded the 400,000 mark.

(To be continued)