Chapter 34: Breaking News

August 7, 8 a.m.

It was exactly seventy-two hours since Feng Bujue received the request of "practicing to the full level within three days".

On such a seemingly unremarkable morning, an explosive news appeared on the official website of Dream Company.

【Summit S2 Forum Zone Launched Today】

[The war has started again, and the gods are coming again. 】

[Work together and be invincible. 】

Players only need to open any web page under the domain name of Dream Company, and a large pop-up window with this slogan will appear, which is really impossible to ignore......

"Ah...... The ...... who should come will always come" sat in front of the computer and ate breakfast, but his reaction to this announcement was very flat.

Seeing this, someone must have guessed that yes...... after the "Last Supper", Woody's "thing" to SΓΉ Juege refers to this.

After all, Brother Jue is "someone above", and in this regard, ordinary players cannot compare. Of course, Woody only informed Brother Jue of the upcoming start of the game three days in advance, and did not reveal too many other rules and details.

"At this moment, the guys in the professional circles...... I guess they're all crazy......" Feng Bujue smiled with a gloating expression as he drank the last sip of soy milk.

He guessed correctly...... The major studios all take it for granted that the preliminaries of Summit S2 should start in November (S1's announcement mentioned that the competition is semi-annual), so at this early August point in time, they are still in a relatively relaxed state.

But they never expected it...... The rules of S2 are very different from those of S1. Whether it is the registration qualification, the preliminaries cycle, the competition format, or the ranking awards...... It's all shotgun......

To make an analogy, Pinnacle S1 is like a knockout Grand Prix organized by a small-scale boxing league, and this time S2 ...... It's the feeling of Europe's top five leagues.

"Anyway...... Let's take a look at what is written first......" Feng Bujue looked at the screen, and clicked on the link on the pop-up window while chattering.

Two seconds later, he was redirected to the S2 forum.

After learning various lessons from the Pinnacle S1 period, Dream Company made some changes in a targeted manner.

Let's just say this "Summit S2 Forum Zone"...... They have a separate server for this forum channel. Even if tens of millions of accounts flood in at the same time, or even post at the same time, they will never collapse. Hacker attacks and software swiping are also within the scope of prevention.

At the moment when this area opened, Dream Company also hung a pinned post on various channels of the forum - [Before and after the pinnacle S2, all topics related to the game will be transferred to the relevant discussion area. 】

It is obviously difficult to rely on the administrator to be responsible for this operation alone...... It takes time to read posts, review posts, and move posts, and if you post a large amount of posts in a short period of time, the moderator can't control it at all. Fortunately...... In this era, there are light brains. Most of the screening and classification work can be done by the light brain, and the moderators are only responsible for cleaning up some of the fish that have slipped through the net.

"Hmm...... That's it......" Feng Bujue opened the special area and glanced at it slightly, and entered the post [Official Summary of Competition Rules].

The post is forbidden to be replied to by anyone other than the administrator, and its content is so varied that it adds up to more than a dozen floors.

And Brother Jue, who is a reading addict, naturally will not let go of any line.

First of all, it's about the registration part......

[This competition adopts a group registration system, and from 0:00 on August 8, players can fill in the registration application on the main screen of any "meeting room".

Teams that meet any of the following criteria are eligible to register –

1. The squad contains one (or more) level 50 players, and all other members are level 40 (including level 40) or above.

Second, the average level of the squad members reached forty-four.

3. Three members of the squad have reached level 45, and the remaining two members have reached level 40 and each has two or more * (inclusive) specializations. 】

"Hmm...... That's a reasonable standard. Feng Bujue looked at the post and said, "The third article should be to take care of those players who practice medical or equipment specialization, as well as players who rely on puzzle solving...... The leveling speed of this group of people may be a little slower than that of mainstream combat players. ”

He then looked down......

[Registration must be made on the premise that five players remain in a team.]

The team leader shall fill in the information such as the name of the team and the list of team members used in the competition.

The entry form can only be submitted after all members of the team have completed the confirmation process. 】

"Five people...... Feng Bujue saw this, and said in his heart, "It's already more than the 3V3 limit of the 'Killing Game'...... What should I do in terms of tactical drills......"

The rest of the article answers his question......

[After submitting the application, the system will complete the review of the registration form within five minutes.]

Teams that pass the review will be deemed to have "successfully registered", and all members of the team will immediately unlock the "Summit S2 Practice Mode [see 4th floor for details]". 】

"Oh...... Just open a mode that you can practice. As he spoke, Feng Bujue had already slid the mouse scroll and directly flipped to the fourth layer of the post.

[Pinnacle S2 Practice Modeβ€”β€”

This mode only supports 4v4 battles between S2 registration teams.

There is no scare score settlement and reward in this mode, but the basic principle of "forced disconnection due to high scare value" still applies.

There may be any world view or mission in this mode, and the size and layout of the map will be randomly generated based on the abilities of both players.

In this mode, players can only observe the nickname, level, and survival status of their teammates in the team bar, and all enemy information will be blocked.

The experience, currency, and skill rewards provided by this mode are similar to those provided by Kill mode, but the acquisition rate of items and skills will be lower than that of normal survival mode, and similar to that of beginner practice mode.

Terms A-E of the Team Survival Player Interaction Rules still apply to this mode, if you are not sure about these terms, please click on the link below to view. 】

"What's the situation? 4V4? Feng Bujue was stunned for a moment after reading it, "Isn't it a five-person team to sign up?" He quickly returned to the top of the post and continued to read back from the previous content.

[This competition will take the form of 4V4 battle, and in each round of the competition, the registered team can adjust the lineup and choose four people from five to fight.] 】

"Huh?" When this rule came into Jue's sight, he had a keen insight into something, "It's funny...... he said to himself, "different personnel can make different tactical combinations...... So...... Pre-match analysis and planning are likely to be part of the outcome of the game. ”

He immediately gave a not-so-friendly smile...... It seems that countless people have appeared in front of him after being overshadowed.

[At 0:00 on August 10th, the "Pinnacle S2 Practice Mode" will be officially opened, and teams that have unlocked the mode will be able to join the queue for matchmaking.]

At midnight on August 30, the mode will be closed again. The official "Preliminary Mode" will be available shortly thereafter.

During the period from 0:00 on August 8 to 0:00 on August 30, the captains of all registered teams will have one opportunity to submit a "Personnel Change Application".

With the exception of the Platoon Leader, all members have one chance to submit a "Withdrawal Request".

After midnight on August 30, all team rosters will be locked and cannot be changed. 】

"......I see," Feng Bujue read after reading this paragraph, "First of all, give players two days to form a team before 0:00 on the 10th." Then, in the remaining twenty days, give the teams time to practice, grind, and give each player a chance to make a new selection. So...... At the very least, the vast majority of teams can assemble a lineup that they are satisfied with. ”

[The "preliminaries mode" (tentative name) will adopt a point system, and the specific opening time and rules will be announced at 0:00 on August 30.]

The total duration of the preliminary round is expected to be 50 days.

There are no invited players in this contest.

The list of finalists will be based solely on points and will be eliminated by Lightbrain.

The competition process will be completely open, transparent and fair. 】

"Hehe......" Feng Bujue smiled, "Fair fart...... You invited me directly last time, and this time it's a spoiler in advance, are you embarrassed......" When he said this, he also raised his voice a little intentionally or unintentionally.

"Haah~" In the next second, Assas, who was sleeping on the sofa, yawned and continued, "I know your intentions, don't meow in vain." ”

"Huh? Are you talking to me? Feng Bujue turned around and pretended to be stupid.

"You pretend to be casual and say something that might affect Woody, and deliberately let me hear it." Asshas simply debunked Juege, "You want to test it with this...... In a similar situation, I wouldn't go to him to make a small report. If you will, you can use this as an opportunity to use me...... Go and deliver something you want him to hear. If not, you can find another way to test ...... further."

After hearing this, Feng Bujue shrugged his shoulders: "Cut...... Have you seen through it......"

"Go ahead and visit your forum, meow......" Arthas replied lazily, "don't think that you're already at level 50 (Brother Jue reached full level on August 5th), you can rest easy...... This S2 race will be much tougher than S1, so you'd better prepare a little more in advance......" With that, she flicked her tail and turned her head back to sleep.

"Ah...... I'll do my best......" Feng Bu replied, turning his gaze back to the monitor.

The next list of the post is the much-anticipated prize - the prize. R1152