Just after Xia Chiyu and others cleared the copy of the space-time rift, the next day the White Crane Company held a press conference to the entire game industry, announcing that AO will usher in the biggest update in the history of the game, and this update content will be gradually revealed to players at this press conference.

In charge of this interview, is Albert, a professional game streamer in the United States? Sandler, and the person responsible for gradually revealing the content of the game to the reporters and players is the current game production team leader of AO, Li Yu.

At this point, almost all AO players are sitting in front of their computers or TVs watching the press conference, because the content, according to the "reliable grapevine", will be a huge update that has never been seen before.

Xia Chiyu and others also gathered in the training room at this time to watch the live broadcast of the press conference from the Internet. However, they have a little less surprises than other players. In fact, the few other PVE guilds that have opened up the rift in time and space already know about it at this time, but they are probably preparing for the next version.

But Xia Chiyu was not in a hurry to inform Anna and others of the news of the version change, because in his opinion, it was still far from the next version update. If he guessed correctly, there are certain conditions for this version update.

"So, the first thing to introduce to you is ......" Li Yu sold a pass, and then smiled mysteriously: "I believe that many AO players are very curious, why is there only one race of humans in AO, but when creating characters, there will be an option of race selection?" That's right, this version change will bring a new selection of races! ”

The audience was in an uproar, and the host asked, "Oh? A whole new race to choose from? However, AO's leveling is notoriously difficult, and it takes a lot of time to get players to choose a new race and practice again. ”

"That's right. We've always adhered to the principle that 'level doesn't make this game fun', and level 50 is the most widely distributed level for players, so we designed it to make almost any game content available to players of this level. Of course, we have also designed more difficult challenges for those who want to take on a higher difficulty. Li Yu said and coughed dryly: "Cough, it's far away." The conversation is back to the new race. ”

said. Li Yu suddenly said excitedly: "Then! Considering that the re-leveling of players will lead to the abandonment of the previous characters, the game company understands that each character is the result of the players' hard work, so it has specially launched a free race transfer service. Each player can change one of the characters under their account to a new race! ”

The players at the scene immediately discussed excitedly, and the anchor couldn't help but laugh: "Oh! It's a big deal. But will this lead to a sharp decline in the number of human players? I remember that according to the history of AO, isn't the human race supposed to be the most numerous? ”

"Well, of course we take that into account." Li Yu smiled and nodded, "The new race will be limited by the profession. And here, we're going to mention another content from this update. That's right, it's a new class! ”

There was another commotion on the field, and the host asked curiously: "New profession, this is indeed a bit surprising." Because AO is a game that is more famous for its degree of freedom, customizing skills can make almost all the same class play all tricks. For example, we can use an assassin to play a ranged ranger, a knight to play a mage, or a fighter to play a swordsman. So, what are the features of this new profession? ”

"That. Let's go back to the previous topic. New races have class restrictions, such as elven ......" Speaking of which. Li Yu covered his mouth and pretended to be surprised: "Oh! I accidentally revealed something. Now it's time for my boss to scold me again...... But since it's already been said, let's just say more, anyway, it's a scolding to say less and more. ”

Li Yu continued: "For example, elves, yes, are traditional elves in the D&D system. There is no knight class in this race, and of course the player can also choose to wear heavy armor and take a large sword. However, due to the fragility of the elves, players will find that a debuff will appear on their body when they put on the plate armor and carry an overweight weapon. ”

"Oh. Looks like a punishment. The host asked curiously.

"That's right, it will cause side effects such as a decrease in attack speed, a decrease in movement speed, and a decrease in attack speed." Li Yu nodded matter-of-fact and continued: "In addition, due to the problem of faith, the elven clan only has light, nature, and water mages, that is, light, water, thunder, wind, and wood mages, and other mages cannot be released. Elements outside of these systems cannot be used through any custom skills, so players must keep in mind when choosing. ”

"But wouldn't that be a little unfair?" The host asked with a frown.

"Mmmm, I know there will be players who will think so. But don't worry, there are definitely downsides and good. Li Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Although it is limited to the use of only these series of elements, but these series of mages have more bonuses than humans when using these series of spells." For example, the speed of condensed elements, or the damage dealt by spells. ”

"I see!" The host suddenly said, "So, can you reveal any other races?" ”

Li Yu nodded the host with his index finger and smiled: "Ah, what a curious guy." But that's okay, what I can tell you is that the new race also has a 'dwarf'. So, the dwarves in the tradition also have their corresponding unique classes, as well as corresponding individual bonuses, specific...... When the game is updated, I believe everyone will see it. If I reveal more, it won't be a matter of being scolded, but I'll be fired. ”

"Well, okay. So how about returning the conversation to a new profession? The host said with a smile.

"Well, new professions...... Li Yu said with a smile, "There are two new professions for each race, which can be clearly told to everyone." With these two new classes, players can use custom skills to develop more tricks to play, and I can reveal that there will be a 'ranger' class among the elves, which is commonly known as archers. ”

The host asked happily: "Does this mean that players will no longer need to use classes such as swordsman or assassin to play the Ranger style through custom skills?" ”

"That's it." Li Yu nodded, "But." I can tell you that players who are similar to Ranger through custom skills certainly have their own advantages, and the elf class is very vulnerable after all. ”

"So it means that the former rangers can continue to play and won't be robbed of their jobs." The host nodded.

Everyone at the scene burst into laughter, and Li Yu continued: "So, the matter of the new race and the new profession ends here. But I want to remind everyone that the new classes and new races are not the only ones I mentioned, and players will naturally find out when the time comes. I'll just sell it here for a while, and then I'll talk about another topic. ”

"How to start these new races." Li Yu smiled and said, "That's right, the new race is not unconditionally opened, I believe players who know the history of AO know it." In previous histories, various races such as elves and dwarves were at odds with humans, so players had to do tasks to reunite the races. This is also one of the conditions for starting the next version. ”

"Oh? What do you mean is that if the conditions are not met, the next version will not be started? The host raised an eyebrow and asked. Li Yu shrugged: "That's right, that's basically it." However, this quest is certainly not a one-time attempt, and players can try it again and again until the day they complete it. But just one condition, and next, there is another......"

said. Li Yu smiled mysteriously: "I believe that some players who have cleared the space-time rift have discovered that the world of AO is facing a huge crisis this time. There have been players who have triggered a similar trap, Flesh Curse, before. Siege warfare that led to the Curse of the Flesh in the world of AO......"

Speaking of this, the four of Xia Chiyu, who were watching the live broadcast, invariably let out a few loud coughs.

"Does anyone think it's starting to get cooler lately?" Su Xing pulled his neckline, and said with an extremely unnatural expression. Xia Chiyu said angrily: "Doesn't your action symbolize that the weather has become hot recently?" ”

"Don't make a noise!" Li Feifei said impatiently, "I can't hear what is said in the live broadcast." ”

"But there are Chinese subtitles......" Lacey said with a wry smile, but Lin Qianxue glared at him, and he had no choice but to be silent.

The crowd continued to watch the live stream. At this time, the topic is still ongoing.

"Then, this time, all AO players around the world must contribute to the resolution of this 'crisis'." Li Yu explained, "Players have to gather resources together. Prepare for the coming 'world war'. If you don't gather enough resources, and you lose the 'Open Door War' that follows...... Hey. ”

"I see, it's similar to a scenario battle......," the host continued.

The host and the game designer are talking like cross talk, and you and I are provoking everyone's appetite one by one.

And what they said was similar to what Xia Chiyu guessed. It's going to be a world-class scenario campaign that takes place simultaneously around the world, but the difference is that it's not infinitely playable. The production team has painstakingly prepared two endings for players, and the failure and success of the campaign have different endings.

"Of course, when the campaign is successful, the player will have an additional reward, and the campaign will fail...... Players don't have to worry, there will also be a unique game experience with a failed ending, and our production team can guarantee with their lives, and it will definitely not be inferior to the success of the campaign......" Li Yu said with a smug smile.

In addition, the new race also means that a new main city will appear. Due to the corresponding historical background, the new race will come out with an initial main city just like the humans, and then players can help these new races to expand further and create their own cities to expand their power for their race, and the power of the race will also affect the development of the game.

Other than that, it's just some miscellaneous content. For example, new classes, new level caps, and tons of new maps. However, all of this comes with a prerequisite, and players must first meet the hard conditions for the new version to be opened. That is, the barriers between the various races must be removed first, and then this "open door task" must be completed.

"Now that I believe the best players have received the first step to start the new version, I have to say 'come on' to these players! Whether or not a new version will be launched depends on how quickly your mission succeeds! Li Yu pointed to the people in front of the camera and said, and Xia Chiyu could basically be understood as talking to them.

That's right, after they cleared the rift, the box contained the agreement that formed the alliance back then, as well as the "treasures of a race" provided by various races. Their task is to find these races, then return them to their treasures and persuade them to re-form alliances.

Of course, the task will certainly not be so simple. After they received this mission, the owner of the mysterious shelter once again reminded them of the dangers of this trip in the form of images, not only to explore various unexplored dangerous continents, but also to face those unknown monsters whose level exceeds the current level limit, and to be attacked by demons who have woken up along the way.

Moreover, according to the game organizers, there is a limit to the number of people in this mission, only a part of the players who have cleared the level at the beginning can field this task, and after the number of players who receive the task reaches the upper limit, subsequent players will not be able to obtain the task. But although these tasks are troublesome, these players can also get quite generous rewards if they can complete the tasks.

For example, limited mounts, unique titles, and exclusive weapons are enough to entice any player to embark on their journey.

"Anyway, the content of this game update is really huge enough." After the live broadcast, Xia Chiyu closed the notebook, sighed, turned to everyone and asked, "How is it, are you going to complete this task?" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Zinuo said excitedly, "We originally planned to explore and travel all over the world!" Isn't this task just right? And so many great rewards! I want to start right away! ”

"yes, and I really want to change races! The elves are definitely beautiful! Li Feifei also slapped her face and said, "I want to turn into an elf clan." Brother, come on to complete these tasks! ”

Gu Qinyan sighed and said, "It seems that we have settled on this trip to the troubled waters. (To be continued.) )