Game of the World Tree

In the quiet room, two big boys each held a mobile phone and looked at something seriously.

After a while, Jiang Shang put down the phone, frowned slightly, and looked at his friend:

"Akai."

"What?"

"Have you heard of the public beta that opened 100,000 people to sign up?"

"It's the first time I've seen you, and you still have to sign up for random selection."

"..."

Jiang Shang took a deep breath, so he couldn't bear to utter foul language, but in the end he still complained unhappily:

"Is there a hole in the official brain? 100,000 people? That's all? What's the difference? What's the difference with the internal test?!"

"Is this also the case for the internal test?"

"Yup……"

"..."

silence.

"That Ziya, do you still sign up? I see that the netizens on this official website forum are all torn up, and the officials have been scolded badly..."

"Sign up! Why don't you report it? Look at the number of instant registrations."

"I'll give it a go. It's 100,000 yuan? It's only been a few minutes since the announcement came out, right? Hiss... It's rising so fast... Is this the true fragrance in the legend?"

Akai looked surprised.

And Jiang Shang sighed:

"The quality of the game is high, you can do whatever you want... Maybe it's because of the quality of the game that the number of people is limited..."

"You call it mindless blowing."

"No, I call it self-hypnosis."

Jiang Shang signed up for the fifth time while chatting with his friends.

After the two signed up, they continued to look at the public beta announcement on the forum.

"But then again, I think this charging model is a bit mysterious, membership system? Exchange mall for 20% discount? And the price of a month's membership is not low... It's not a compulsory purchase, will anyone really buy it?"

Akai looked at the charging instructions in the public beta and said strangely.

"Why not? Akai, if you knew where the best mass equipment in this game and the best mass items came from, you wouldn't say that."

Jiang Shang shook his head and explained.

"how did it get here?"

Akai is curious.

Jiang Shang pondered for a while and said:

"In the kingdom of elves, although some specific bosses will drop extremely rare items, for most players, the equipment they use and the skills they learn mainly come from the mall, and everything in the mall is based on contribution points. purchased."

"In the game, contribution is the hard currency between players, and a 20% discount...it's already very attractive."

Hearing Jiang Shang's words, Akai was slightly stunned:

"So it is."

However, after thinking for a while, he still shook his head:

"However, I still think this fee is too arbitrary, right? Hundreds of thousands of players, can they get their money back? And... I saw players who complained under the comments said that this game seems to be able to top the mall price with its own liver. Brush to 25%."

"That's based on personal reputation evaluation and goddess favorability."

Jiang Shang said.

"Personal reputation evaluation is difficult to improve, and it is related to the NPC's favorability. As far as I know... Among the more than 60,000 players in this game, there are no more than 100 people with a score of 70 or more on the personal reputation rankings, and even more perfect scores. Is it only two or three, or the kind that licks NPCs every day..."

"As for the favorability of the goddess, hehe, it's even more difficult to brush. It seems that the highest is only 1 point, and it's still obtained by doing tasks."

"I've seen relevant statistics, and it seems that Li Mu has the highest discount in the mall now. His discount seems to be almost 50% off, but most players who have a good relationship with NPCs still stay at 20% off."

"So...with a 20% discount on the mall, it's still very attractive to everyone."

"Of course, that's not the most important thing."

"Look, it is also mentioned that the exchange of some special items will open more quotas for members. No, it is this resurrection coin. Ordinary players can exchange up to 10 coins a day, but members can exchange 15 coins!"

"Akai, you don't know, in this game, the most serious punishment is the resurrection punishment, and the resurrection coins will be deducted."

"Not only that. As the level increases, more and more resurrection coins will be deducted each time you die. If the resurrection coins are not enough, you will even lose your level! If you look at the announcement, it will be doubled in the future. It can be said that it is quite Strict."

"All the resurrection coins are hard-earned, either liver or krypton, and they have to be accumulated every day for emergencies. So... just this one can be exchanged for 5 extra coins per day, which is enough for many people. I'm rushing..."

"Is that so..."

Akai nodded understandingly.

Jiang Shang continued:

"As for the revenue... I think it will definitely not be able to pay back in the short term, but you have to know that this game is only just beginning the public beta."

Saying that, he pushed his glasses:

"The price of this membership is not low, but if you can afford a sneak pod, your family is not poor. Think about it, if the number of players exceeds tens of millions... then the income will definitely be different."

Akai thought for a while, then nodded in agreement:

"Makes sense."

"but……"

Jiang Shang's words changed:

"I really want to complain about this resurrection system... Although it seems that buying a membership can reduce the resurrection penalty, but in my opinion, 10 resurrection coins are no different from 15 resurrection coins."

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

Akai asked curiously.

Jiang Shang sighed and said:

"If, just if... you are playing a game, and you have to spend 300 yuan to revive this game once, will you pay attention to saving your life?"

"That's no nonsense! For three hundred yuan, I'm not going to have a fragrant meal!"

"Then what if the price for resurrection is now two hundred yuan?"

"Wipe... Although it is a hundred yuan cheaper, it still hurts to think about it, and I must save my life..."

"That's it..."

Jiang Shang sighed:

"The current resurrection mechanism of "Elf Kingdom" is not unbearable for players, but who wants to lose so much for no reason, and even if members have discounts, they still haven't jumped out of this heart-wrenching category, I can only say The official is poisonous, it's like deliberately telling players not to die..."

"Of course... even if they know that there is not much difference, many people will definitely buy it."

After listening to his friend's words, Akai raised his eyebrows:

"Then if it were you, would you be a member?"

Jiang Shang nodded and said seriously:

"Of course it will, although I really want to complain about this charging system and the pitiful public beta quota, but if I win, I will definitely support it, after all... such a great game, can't break the hearts of the producers, you You should know how the original stand-alone games of the Celestial Dynasty declined in the past... The original creator, it is not easy."

Akai thought so.

"but……"

Jiang Shang turned around again and pointed to one of the announcements:

"What I'm more curious about is that this newly added event has a new weekly leaderboard. In the second week, additional rewards will be issued based on the players' weekly rankings in the game in the previous week, and the rewards even include cash..."

After speaking, Jiang Shang sighed slightly:

"The official is so brave... I haven't made any money yet, so I'm thinking about how to give back to the players, and even the direct cash... It's too good. I can almost foresee that there will be a large number of liver emperors in "Elf Kingdom". And professional players..."

"Again? It was there during the internal test?"

"Yeah, Contribution Points can be traded. During the internal test, many people made extra money by selling Contribution Points, but now that the official shot is made, players will definitely be boiling."

"In that case, the World Tree Black Technology Company is quite conscientious."

"Yeah...I really like this company now."

"The conscience is even a little brainless."

"..."

Jiang Shang glared at someone.

And someone whistled and looked away.

The two chatted without a word, and at the same time continued to browse the public beta announcement.

Of course, as potential tool people, they are naturally unaware of this strange-looking fee and reward system, but it was a true god who turned his left hand over his right hand, blocking public opinion in disguise and winning over the little leeks...

There is a lot of content in the announcement. In addition to the fees, there are some other things, such as the opening of the new map and the preview of the new plot. The accompanying pictures are elves and half-orcs fighting together.

Akai sees these things in a fog, but Jiang Shang is very interested.

"It seems... the next episode is finally going to be done to the orcs. I wonder if I have a chance to join it."

His expression was full of anticipation.

"Plot?"

"Well, the plot, I have been paying attention to the plot of "The Kingdom of the Elf". Did you see the opening animation released in advance... Did you see it? One of the elves that appeared here is one, but they are actually players! Hey... Before you know it, everyone has developed such a big power in the game, and every time I watch the opening animation of each version from the beginning, I feel embarrassed..."

"So six? Isn't that overwhelming sense of participation?"

"So... why do you think there have been so many 'World Tree players' appearing on the Internet since last year? It's the overwhelming sense of participation that makes everyone stick together."

"Agreed, there is even a trend of blackening, devaluing other games to nothing."

"..."

Jiang Shang glared at someone again.

And someone whistled again and looked away.

A happy day for a pair of bad friends soon passed.

Although the two of them are no longer high school students, they are also freshmen with full courses, and they have not fallen into old fritters. They are fine on weekends, and they will go to class honestly the next day...

However, when they went to the forum the next day, they found that the number of registrations for the public beta had broken through five million like a rocket, and it was still soaring.

There is no objection, with the announcement of the public beta of "Elf Kingdom", this virtual game, which is regarded as a masterpiece by many game enthusiasts, has once again become a hot search and headline.

It can be said that almost no one who knows virtual games does not know it.

Even people outside the circle have heard its name more or less.

Even in the recently quiet Benzi world, the number of searches for a certain model worker has increased slightly because of this...

cough cough.

It is foreseeable that with the public beta, the number of registrations this time will definitely not be less than the last beta.

And this also made Jiang Shang, who had thought that the public beta quota of 100,000 people might have a bigger chance, feel even more depressed.

No way, he understands that his luck has always been bad.

The more people who sign up, the less chance he has.

Although as a fan of "Elf Kingdom", he is very happy to see that this game is loved by everyone, but... I have to let myself go first, right?

However, the torment did not last long.

This time, he was finally chosen.