In the early morning of November 16, with the abstention of the gods, the rematch phase of Peak Championship S2 came to an end.

Who didn't expect the last long overdue semi-final...... The much-anticipated, finale showdown...... It's going to end up in this way.

And the reason why the first team of gods abstained was only known to the captain Shi Long, that is, [Shiva] himself, and even his four teammates did not understand the reason.

Speaking of which...... The four of them also had no choice, they had a contract with the gods, and the matter of the game naturally had to obey the arrangement of the studio; Shi Long is both the captain of the team and the owner of the studio, since he said that he abstained...... The teammates can only execute.

On the other hand, the order side was also quite shocked by this situation.

The management was undoubtedly surprised, but the players were suspicious. The four "Drunken Dreams and Death" and the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Gods" are also old acquaintances, which is why they ...... They were even more surprised by the abstention.

However, they were unable to contact Shiva himself for the time being, because within fifteen minutes of the announcement, the official website and customer service system of the Studio of the Gods exploded......

Shiva himself quickly logged out of the game, refusing all interviews and not even answering questions from within the company.

That night, he simply explained a few words to the general manager of the studio, and then took his wife home.

After that...... Feng Bujui came to meet with him uninvited and discussed some things.

I won't say what they talked about here......

Let's move on to the next day......

At two o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Shi Long, as the boss of the gods, held a press conference on this "abstention incident......

He took a copy of the speech, read it out from the script, and said a rather strange, but irrefutable reason - "I was unable to play last night due to physical reasons, and my teammates agreed unanimously. The whole team abstained. ”

Truth be told, this set of rhetoric ...... No one believed it.

But it's useless not to believe it...... Anyway, Shi Long said that it was "physical reasons", that is, physical reasons. I'm sorry for the physical reasons...... It's personal privacy.

Want to ask something about his teammates...... The same is a vain question. Vishnu, Brahma and Yama have been friends with Shi Long for many years, and they will not be able to talk nonsense in public or private; There is also an [Asura]...... is Shi Long's own cousin, so it is even more impossible to say something that is not available.

These parties have the same tone, so there is no breakthrough in this matter......

At the end of the day, it's a waiver, not cheating. Don't you allow others to be unwell? Boss Shi's aunt is here, can't it?

In short, the abstention was forcibly explained by Shi Long.

Of course, he is out of fooling on his side, and the reporters won't take it all...... Everyone believes that there must be something behind the gods' abstention, and the impact of the incident will continue to ferment for at least a while.

As a result, as soon as the press conference ended, irresponsible gossip such as "cowardice", "peripheral gambling", and "shady trading" had been brewing in the minds of unscrupulous media people from all walks of life......

However, most of these people's articles were not completed in the end. Because......

At four o'clock in the afternoon of November 16, shortly after the press conference of the gods, Dream Company quietly posted an announcement on its official website that made the majority of media people fall through their glasses -

[This Peak Battle S2 Finals is only available to in-game players.] 】

What is this concept? According to the FAQ below the announcement...... This announcement is not to say that the finals are "not broadcast live". Rather, it said...... In this final, there was not even a "video".

To be more specific, only "players" who enter the game in "sleep mode" through the game pod must have created their character before midnight on November 16, 2055...... to be able to watch the game; Those who do not meet the above conditions. You will not be able to connect to the game or will be disconnected during the finals. As for other online live streaming platforms...... will all be closed. In addition, the video footage of the final will not be shown afterwards.

From a businessman's point of view, Dream Company's approach is no different from going crazy......

First of all. In terms of the current social attention of "Summit S2", the advertising revenue before the start of the finals alone is a transaction of more than 100 million. But...... They didn't even broadcast live.

Secondly, if you don't broadcast live, you won't broadcast it live, so that you can take out the game video and distribute it exclusively to make another profit. However, they actually said that they would not even keep the video......

Also, keep spectators other than existing players out...... It makes no sense.

If this first announcement does not include the restriction of "create a role by November 16, 2055", it can still be understood as a marketing campaign...... To put it bluntly, it's forcing people to play your game (the game cabin is not a problem, you can use it in an Internet café if you don't buy it). But Dream Company still has a time limit, even if you go to the game to build a character immediately after seeing the announcement......

This kind of approach will definitely make those who are interested in the game but have not yet entered the pit very dissatisfied......

To sum up, this decision of Dream Company is really inexplicable, and there is basically no merit in sight other than the loss of a lot of money and potential players.

But...... If you think about it carefully, regardless of the motive, their behavior is actually foreshadowing......

As early as before the preliminaries were over, when Dream Company auctioned the "game broadcast rights" for the first time, they were ready for this step...... So their broadcast rights were all sold in stages.

In this way, when it comes to the finals, they can suddenly announce that the broadcast rights at this stage are not for sale, as they are now.

In addition, below the above-mentioned blockbuster news, there is another announcement that has nothing to do with the vast majority of players -

[A note on the prizes that have not yet been distributed in the preliminaries.] 】

There are only two "prizes that have not yet been distributed in the preliminaries" mentioned in this announcement, one is a "limited edition T-shirt" and the other is the "48-hour new version trial qualification".

The other prizes in the preliminaries, including in-game currency, experience, equipment, etc., have been in place long before the start of the semi-finals, but the above two have not been released for a long time.

And this time, the official clearly gave the time and form of distribution: first, the T-shirt will be sent today, and we will ship it for free; Second, the limited-time trial feature will be available within a week after the finals.

So...... What about the date of the final?

The third announcement is the end of the S2 finals - "Ragnarok", which will be held at 0:00 on November 19. (To be continued......)