There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

No matter what Li Guangsheng and colleagues think.

no doubt.

"World of Warcraft" is off to a good start.

Got off to a very good start.

Then, after a good start.

The game didn't stop there, but contrary to common sense, began to sing along!

Not only did the follow-up online numbers not drop, but they got higher and higher.

And when a game becomes popular, I want to know how popular it is. At this time point, besides looking at the data, there are actually several practical ways to judge it.

The first one, of course, is to go to an Internet cafe.

This place is not like Lin Yao's previous life for the time being. The game has crossed borders, and players in all walks of life can see the shadow of the game.

In addition, although the Internet cafe industry here is a bit sunset, at least it is still alive and well.

Thanks to the popularity of games such as "Breakout", many players with computers sometimes go to Internet cafes to play together.

This makes going to an Internet cafe one of the most intuitive ways to judge how popular an online game is.

Just go and see how many people are playing.

And "World of Warcraft" is undoubtedly phenomenal!

Players who often go to Internet cafes feel very deeply about this.

Forest Studio announced a series of numbers, many players may have no idea.

After all, it is not a single server.

But when you go to an Internet cafe, you can see the game screen of "World of Warcraft" every few steps. What's more outrageous, 80% of the players in the entire Internet cafe are playing "World of Warcraft".

even.

After the public beta of the game, if you want to go to an Internet cafe to play "World of Warcraft" with your friends, you have to grab a machine in advance, and you can't get it if you go late.

The concept of Game Fire came out all at once.

Whether it is a large chain Internet cafe or the owner of an individual Internet cafe, this feeling is even deeper.

For Internet cafes in prosperous areas, the number of customers has tripled during this period.

These guests are all here for a game, of course the feeling is deep...

In fact.

No joke.

Many Internet cafe owners want to erect a monument for Lin Yao...

For example, Shi Jian.

He is an Internet cafe owner.

But it's a pity.

He opened an Internet cafe, but he didn't choose the right time.

At that time, Linmu Studio turned to stand-alone games in an all-round way, and released its own hardware product consoles.

Therefore, other Internet cafes are just going downhill, at least they have experienced the most glorious time.

But he has never even experienced glory, and he just watched the business of his Internet cafe decline day by day...

When I wake up every day, I pay rent and electricity bills.

I can pull out hundreds of hairs every day.

He couldn't bear it any longer.

If it weren't for the announcement of "World of Warcraft" by Linmu Studio.

In the beginning, he was still skeptical about this game.

Although colleagues say yes.

But after all, he has never experienced the glorious moment when Linmu Studio was making online games, so he has always been skeptical that a game can drive the entire Internet cafe business.

Even most of the players who came to his Internet cafe at that time were playing the old online games of Linmu Studio.

But an old guy who has disappeared for so long in the online game field, the new online game is not the FPS they are best at, but the MMORPG that they have never done before, how powerful can it be?

Shi Jian is also considered a player, and it is rare to watch Internet cafes without playing games.

And MMORPG is not without it on the market, there are a bunch of it under Tianhu.

Really?

He was skeptical.

And the truth told him...

really do! ! !

In the past few days, none of the "World of Warcraft" characters he created could leave the Novice Village.

Because he is too busy and there are too many guests!

Internet cafes are full almost every day.

His location in the Internet cafe is quite marginal.

But even so, there are still a steady stream of players coming over, even after it is full, people keep coming over, asking if there is a location...

In the past few days, Shi Jian has been busy standing up and sitting down at the front desk, so he has no time to play games.

"Boss, do you have a chance? Four people."

Like this will.

The four young men suddenly pushed the door open and walked in, and then just said such a sentence.

"Um...the fastest machine will have to wait for three hours." Shi Jian stood up from his seat, then checked the background, and replied.

When the young man heard this, he was instantly startled: "Damn it! Isn't it? There is no one here? I have gone to three places... Boss, didn't your Internet cafe go bankrupt last week? There were only a few The machine was on, and you were just swat flies in boredom, how could there be so many people!"

And at this time.

Shi Jiancai found out that the customer was a regular customer, and he was a little impressed.

He smiled and asked back, "What are you guys here to play?"

"World of Warcraft! I just said that I want to try a new copy with my friends!" The leading young man replied.

"That's it! Most people on the Internet are like you and want to download the dungeon together, so it's full!"

Shi Jian glared at the other party, and then said: "And can you talk! What is going bankrupt! Crow's mouth! My Internet cafe is clearly booming!"

"wipe!"

The young man in the lead cursed, then discussed with his friends behind him for a while, ignored the boss, turned around and left, as if planning to go further to find an Internet cafe.

Seeing the other party go away, Shi Jian didn't think it was a pity, because he said he would wait for three hours, but players who came to the Internet cafe these days would increase the clock.

The other party is willing to wait, but it may not really have a chance.

He just felt a little emotional, Linmu Studio is really a savior...

Shi Jian sat down again, and after a while, he received several more waves of people.

Then, after being quiet for a while, Shi Jian watched no one bother him for more than half an hour, so he turned his attention to the World of Warcraft shortcut on the screen, and finally couldn't help it.

"World of Warcraft" in the end what magic ah?

So many people have followed suit.

With this in mind, he clicked on the game, and then opened the account he had created for a long time, but had not yet left Novice Village.

Started my own World of Warcraft journey.

"Fuck..."

And soon.

There was a low cry from the front desk...

at the same time.

There are many Internet cafe managers who have the same feeling as Shi Jian.

Linmu Studio made a fortune by making online games, and brought a wave of online game craze, and then drove the business of Internet cafes on a large scale.

After that, several online games were launched.

Not a single miss.

Every time, it drives the entire industry.

It can be said that most of the money earned by the Internet cafe owner is attributed to Lin Yao and Lin Mu Studio.

But it's a pity.

Afterwards, Linmu Studio suspended the online game and went to do stand-alone games.

However, there is an essential difference between stand-alone and online games on the Internet cafe side.

buyout mode.

Make players more willing to play on their own computers and pay more attention to privacy.

So this grand occasion will soon be gone.

To make matters worse, as the old online games of Linmu Studio such as "Breakout" gradually matured, players became more familiar with the games, and the hacking software became more and more perfect.

This makes many Internet cafe owners very worried about the future.

Fortunately, Linmu Studio is back this time...

The real return of the king.

It's like everything is back to the way it used to be...

Their long-lost online game not only did not disappoint the players, but also did not disappoint the bosses.

The new game and the strong social gameplay have once again brought players into the Internet cafe.

It also gave these bosses a taste of honey again.

so.

Please!

keep doing it!

Continue to do online games!

After many bosses have regained their glory, there is only one idea left. It is really only a matter of erecting a monument and putting hands together to pray...

no way.

For them now, Linmu Studio... is indeed a little more useful than the God of Wealth.

...

Internet cafes are one aspect.

But in fact, it is far more than Internet cafes that are affected by "World of Warcraft".

This game is really hot...

And besides going to Internet cafes.

To judge how popular a game is, you can also go to major universities.

In terms of time, college students do have more time than social animals, and because they live together, communication is more convenient, and it is easier to find like-minded people.

At the same time, to some extent, they also represent the trend.

Therefore, as long as a certain game can become the topic of most of them, then this game must be very popular.

And "World of Warcraft".

These days can be said to be the hottest topic in universities...

Almost every university, among classmates, as long as the game is discussed, it must be "World of Warcraft".

And what they talk about most every day is who has cleared the dungeon and who has obtained good equipment.

"We cleared Gnomeregan together in our dormitory yesterday, and we plan to try Scarlet Hall later."

"Fuck? True or false? Passed?"

"Of course it's true. This dungeon is really interesting. It's not in vain for me to travel thousands of miles from Stormwind City to Ironforge to pick up the mission."

"That's right, this dungeon is actually mechanical. The technology of the magical world is a hundred years ahead of reality. It's worthy of being the development company of "The Witch". It's like steampunk."

"At that time, we were in a small team, that was gods blocking and killing gods and Buddhas blocking and killing Buddha..."

"Don't brag, I was watching from the side at that time, Nima's whole team jumped off the high platform with the sand sculpture, and they all fell to death, and then they were beaten to cry at the OT by the BOSS. Don’t mention it, right? You can block and kill the gods! Everyone knows that you will fall to your death on such a high platform, and you must jump.”

"Who are you?"

"I'm the father in the bedroom next door to yours!"

"Stop arguing! I'm not level enough right now, but I'll be enough soon. Let me ask, what will this dungeon drop? Is it hard to beat?"

"I got the leg of an electric torture device. As for whether it is difficult to hit, it depends on the technique..."

A university classroom, public class.

A group of older boys sat in the back seat, discussing the game in low tones.

beside.

Li Yan probed curiously, looked at them from a distance, and found that they were not only discussing.

I even started to write and draw on paper, as if discussing how to type the copy the fastest.

The discussion atmosphere is getting more and more heated.

soon.

On their paper, the route to advance and the precautions for fighting the BOSS are filled.

Li Yan watched and listened for a long time.

Then, he was a little moved.

He knows this game, many people are playing it, it's called "World of Warcraft".

At that time, his roommate actually asked him to play together, but at that time he had a game he was playing... Besides, his roommate's favorite thing to do was to find some messy games and ask everyone to play together.

Play for a while, if you feel bad, drop A.

He accompanied him a few times, played a few games with A, and he didn't want to repeat it any more.

So he didn't take it seriously at the time, so he didn't go to play.

But he didn't expect it.

This game is not at the same level as the messy games that my roommates randomly find.

He watched helplessly as the game spread out at an extremely fast speed.

At the beginning, it was a few dormitories to play.

And soon.

More and more people play, and more people discuss.

And now you can even hear the discussion in the classroom.

I have to admit that Li Yan was moved.

Stay up until the end of get out of class.

Li Yan immediately ran back to the dormitory.

He is already fast.

But unexpectedly, his roommates were faster. When he returned to the dormitory, several roommates had already sat in front of the computer, and the games were all ready.

His roommate, who always made a fuss, started yelling.

"We're going to fight Scarlet Monastery tonight! I found a strategy, and we'll try to find two strong teammates later."

"Who are you looking for? Next door?"

"Fuck off, that's a Horde! We have nothing to do with them."

"Huh? This."

"……Is it fun?"

Li Yan listened to their conversation for a while, then came directly behind his roommate and asked a question.

"Do you want to play?" When the roommate heard this, she immediately turned around in surprise.

The other roommates also showed surprise expressions: "It's fun! We just lost a t! Want to play?"

"Is it too late? I think you are all advanced, and I am not very good at playing." Li Yan glanced at their levels.

"It's okay! It's going to get started soon, it's really fun! Come on."

The first roommate excitedly said: "Trust me, you will be fascinated! If it doesn't work, we can teach you! Hurry up, remember to choose an alliance..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

The dormitory door was suddenly pushed open, and the strong man in the next dormitory appeared at the door. He sank into his dantian, and then shouted loudly: "Alliance dog!"

"Wipe! — Tribal dog!!"

Li Yan's roommate immediately forgot to talk to him, turned around and responded directly.

Li Yan: "..."

"A litter of dwarves!"

"A litter of tauren!"

The two groups of people exchanged a word, and then compared each other's middle fingers, and the other party walked away laughingly, and called a truce.

Li Yan was a little dumbfounded.

Apart from being funny, I am more interested in the game.

It seems... really good.

At least the atmosphere feels pretty good.

"How is it? Do you want to play?" The roommate looked at Li Yan again.

"bring it on."

Li Yan sat back directly in front of his computer, started to download "World of Warcraft" with anticipation, and said at the same time: "I'll create an account first."

...

After the public beta of "World of Warcraft", it began to sweep the entire online game player group at an extremely fast speed!

And if it is said that Internet cafes and colleges and universities are swept away, there is still some lag.

The relevant game communities and discussion groups are at the forefront of the 'wave'.

Jiang Lun played until late at night on the day of the game's public beta.

Then.

He planned to rest for a while, once he opened the group.

I saw that the discussion group originally established for "Shen Ge" began to post news at a speed that was difficult to catch with the naked eye... news about "World of Warcraft".

Most of the players sent screenshots of the main city in "World of Warcraft".

There are Stormwind City, Ironforge, Darnassus, and screenshots of Horde's Orgrimmar and Undercity.

The players tirelessly posted the bright spots they found in the main city in the group.

Then marvel at the details and cities with their unique civilizations.

Especially players who have played "Warcraft", they are more excited than anyone else.

I won't act anymore.

Immediately, in the discussion group of "God Gem", "Linmu Studio is the best in the world", "This is the World of Warcraft in my imagination", "Stormwind City/Darnassus/Orgrimmar is awesome '...

In the end, the group owner couldn't stand it anymore.

He directly sent a sentence - "This is the game group discussing "Shenge", please take it easy."

But it doesn't do much.

It's not easy for the group owner to cut it across the board, and the group will disappear...

Players will immediately shift positions to discuss elsewhere.

so.

Jiang Lun saw a strange scene.

["Shen Ge" player exchange group] It is full of "World of Warcraft" content...

And the forum community is even more exaggerated.

The World of Warcraft partitions were created that day.

Then that night, the new game partition and new posts began to sprint towards 10,000...

It's outrageous!

And the next few days.

In the "Shen Ge" discussion group, there are not so many players posting screenshots of the main city of "World of Warcraft".

But for active players, the speed at which they swipe the screen is still not much different from the first day...

Players will be ignorant and ignorant at this time, promise a big world, so many rich detail settings are all up to the players to explore by themselves.

Wherever they go, they can find new surprises there.

Indeed, there are endless topics to talk about every day.

And except for the surprises found on the map.

There are also more and more players who have begun to discuss how the game is played.

At the beginning, they discussed how to leave the main city, form a team, and how to complete a certain task.

Then it slowly became, fighting against other players, hand-to-hand Horde/Alliance players, and players following the enemy faction are so nervous.

then.

It was the first time I met murlocs, the first time I formed a team to kill elite monsters, the first time I found someone to download a dungeon, the first time I met a friend in the game...

The entire "Shen Ge" communication group.

Except for the player who posted the screenshot, the topic of other players changes every day as their level increases.

The only constant.

Probably the enthusiasm of the players.

In the past few days, Jiang Lun has also risen to level 31.

this day.

As usual, he opened Tianhu Chat, and then began to look for the "Shen Ge" exchange group.

But I searched around.

did not find……

He was dazed, and with the idea of ​​giving it a try, he clicked on a certain group called ""World of Warcraft" communication group".

really.

This is the original "Shen Ge" exchange group...

In the group, there is still a message posted by the group owner not long ago.

[I just played "World of Warcraft"! Fuck! Going back to play "Shen Ge" after going crazy! Really awesome! Shenge sold out! I also betrayed! Change your name today! We don't discuss Shen Ge! Let's discuss World of Warcraft! 】

And below.

The group of friends rejoiced.

A pair of rice bowls, to welcome Master Wang...

The corner of Jiang Lun's mouth twitched: "..."

He remembered this group leader, who seemed to be the oldest group of players in "Shen Ge"...

At that time, I was playing when "Shen Ge" and Linmu Studio were playing in the ring.

So he understands why everyone in the group is discussing "World of Warcraft", and the group name has not been changed.

But I didn't expect it.

The group leader with thick eyebrows and big eyes is still a traitor.

Jiang Lun was a little dumbfounded.

But forget it.

Even if the name of "Shen Ge" is hung, it is still in name only, so it is better to change the name now.

He didn't come here to discuss group names.

After flipping through the words of Sand Sculpture Group Friends, he sent a message half-boastingly.

[Scarlet Monastery is asking for teammates! Hit at four! Find the output and T above level 30! The higher the level the better! A god-level commander with rich experience sits in charge!]

As soon as he sent out this message.

Immediately drew a bunch of replies.

Even the group leader sent a sentence, "Big brother, please take me with you"...

...

The influence of World of Warcraft.

Lin Yao also saw it.

This time, she was not as calm as when she heard that the number of simultaneous online users exceeded 10 million.

Very happy!

Because for her.

Data is also cold.

In her previous life, she had seen many more exaggerated numbers, so she didn't feel deeply.

But wait really, really feel the influence of "World of Warcraft".

From Internet cafes to universities, from player communities to small groups built by players.

You said she wasn't happy after finding out that World of Warcraft can be seen in these places...it must not be possible.

In fact, the whole Linmu studio is very happy these days! It can be called a group of demons dancing wildly!

It's just that Lin Yao was more reserved and didn't make it too obvious.

on the other hand.

The popularity of "World of Warcraft" also made Lin Yao more confident in the upcoming "Hearthstone" that will be launched on mobile and PC.

She must find time to write a plan for this game.

The early version of "Hearthstone" can basically be said to be another variant of "World of Warcraft".

Since "World of Warcraft" is so popular, "Hearthstone" can't be delayed anymore. By then, taking advantage of the east wind of "World of Warcraft", it will definitely cause quite a stir.

Um……

certainly.

It can't be too fast either.

After players have played "World of Warcraft" for a period of time and become more familiar with the characters, playing "Hearthstone" will have a more sense of substitution.

in addition.

The version of "Hearthstone" in Lin Yao's previous life has been changed countless times, even the classic cards have been changed.

Some versions that are too failed, such as C'Thun, are not suitable for addition.

So copying is definitely not advisable, and the initial version and subsequent expansions need to be carefully considered.

This dilutes the joy a little.

Therefore, although Lin Yao was happy, she was not like the staff, dancing with demons.

In the office.

Lin Yao is considering the proposal for Hearthstone.

It's very annoying.

She was in trouble with a certain problem, and she couldn't think of a solution for a while, so she wanted to change her mood.

She opened the forum, glanced at the current level of most players in "World of Warcraft", and was about to go to the live broadcast website to see where the players pushed and what dungeons were popular.

But Mu Wanqing suddenly opened the door and walked in.

"Lin Yao."

Lin Yao could only temporarily give up the idea of ​​watching the live broadcast and raise her head.

"Out."

Mu Wanqing walked over at a brisk pace, with a slight blush on her delicate and bright sunflower face.

"What came out?" Lin Yao was a little curious.

"Revenue, it hasn't arrived in seven days, one billion."

Mu Wanqing raised her hand, and made a sign of ten with her index fingers.

Lin Yao was stunned when she heard the words, then nodded: "...Okay."

"Um?"

Seeing Lin Yao's reaction, Mu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then hesitated for a moment: "You shouldn't be, aren't you happy? Normally, you should just jump up and hug me..."

Lin Yao was dumbfounded when she heard the words, then she glanced lightly at Mu Wanqing, and said amusedly, "Miss Mu, maybe you can think this way, I have matured, after all I can call myself Miss Yu..."

"..."

Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao who was sitting on the chair, and looked at the round oval face that seemed to have not changed since they met.

There was silence.

This doesn't look like Miss Yu.

Zhu Nianqiao is even more like her...

"Don't look at me like that! Don't you look like that?" Lin Yao straightened her waist slightly, and the plump peaks and mountains were set off more and more clearly.

"Not like."

Mu Wanqing took a step forward, then put her hand on Lin Yao's side, and gently scratched her.

It immediately caused her to tremble wildly...

After Lin Yao started to struggle, she withdrew her hand abruptly, and said softly, "Look... I've never seen such a sister Yu before."

"..."

Lin Yao was speechless, and glared at her again, not bothering to talk to her, turned her head and turned her gaze to the screen again, and opened the live broadcast website.

Live website homepage.

Lin Yao glanced at it, and then saw that someone was live broadcasting the attack on Scarlet Monastery.

She was slightly taken aback, then smiled, and clicked into the live broadcast room.

"Are you unhappy?" Mu Wanqing stood next to Lin Yao, put away her redundant thoughts, and asked while watching the live broadcast with her.

"No, it's just that the game is so popular. It's normal to have this kind of revenue. I'm already mentally prepared. After all, there are so many players, and the point card income must be a lot.

Of course I am happy. If I really want to talk about other moods, it is just a little complicated. Let's not talk about this, let's watch the live broadcast first. "

Lin Yao explained, then grabbed Manwan's clean and white wrist, and subconsciously pulled her onto her lap.

And on the screen, the anchor in the live broadcast room has also made preparations and officially led the team into the dungeon called 'Scarlet Monastery'...