Chapter 286: The Outrageous Price of Gold
The two-day weekend passed in a flash.
After experiencing countless group battles of all sizes, the players in World of Warcraft finally calmed down.
The Alliance and the Horde seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding and did not initiate any more large-scale group battles, instead falling into a brief period of recuperation.
It's not because I'm tired of fighting.
It's about preparing for next weekend.
Especially after experiencing this war, they felt the importance of level and equipment even more, and they were eager to improve their strength.
At that time, it will be more satisfying to fight in a group and inflict harm on others.
This also caused the price of equipment and gold in World of Warcraft to soar, making it difficult to get gold.
The major guilds are working hard to gather people and speed up the pace of collective leveling.
Both servers are fully occupied almost all the time except late at night.
Even if you run out of the city late at night, you can see many night owls who are killing monsters and doing quests, and their levels are several levels ahead of the main group.
"I don't have classes this afternoon, so hurry up and log in to form a group!"
In the university dormitory, after Xu Gu finished his lunch, he immediately sat in front of the computer and opened the game.
"Here we go, where are you going to level up today?"
"How about doing a mission? You can also explore new maps and open flight points."
"Dungeons are also fine. If you gain a lot of experience, you can also get equipment. I heard that someone got a purple equipment in a level 30 dungeon."
"My super purple outfit? I don't even have all the blue outfits."
"Then just do the dungeon run. What else is there to do?"
When they heard about the purple equipment, everyone in the dormitory couldn't sit still. They immediately formed a group and gathered in Stormwind City, then rode on griffins to the location of the level 30 dungeon.
During the flight.
When passing over the forest.
You can also vaguely see the newbies running around inside, just like when they first entered the game, being chased by a bunch of low-level monsters and jumping up and down.
The entire Novice Forest is still extremely lively.
"The leveling system in this game is really good. I feel like I'm getting stronger every time I level up." Xu Gu said with emotion.
It’s as if I see my own shadow in those newbies.
"It's really good." The roommate next to him nodded. "I looked at a few other games, and they maxed out in a few days. I didn't even have time to appreciate the process. So much content in between wasted."
After leveling up for a period of time, they have gradually figured out the difference between World of Warcraft and other MMO games.
That's growth!
The upgrade process in other games is to just follow the main storyline all the way. After completing a few tasks, you will be given a transitional equipment, and skills will be learned automatically.
So there will be a feeling.
Everything seems to be just right.
Monster strength, skill power, and even character attributes are all planned in advance, no more, no less, and players only need to follow the established path.
But World of Warcraft is different.
It has no fixed main line.
Today you can kill monsters in the Novice Forest, tomorrow you can go to the Stranglethorn Vale to do quests, or just stay in the dungeon the whole time. The way you level up depends entirely on your personal preference.
The most important thing.
Every time you level up, learn a new skill, or get a new piece of equipment, it can be verified and applied in the subsequent leveling process, and you can feel yourself gradually becoming stronger.
For example, Xu Gu’s Paladin.
As the tank of the team, he always felt a bit strenuous when pulling three small monsters of the same level, and was at risk of sudden death at any time.
But when he got a blue shield in the dungeon and replaced his green clothes, he was suddenly able to pull out 4 monsters.
The joy of growing up.
This is something that other similar games can't offer.
Not to mention the pastor roommate on the team.
He was counting on the improvement in the healing level. The extra dozens of points of healing would definitely be a huge improvement for the survival of the entire team!
"Huh? Honghuang issued a new announcement?"
Suddenly, a questioning voice was heard in the dormitory.
Hunter Lao Jiang took advantage of the break on his way to open the official blog of Honghuang and found that there was a new message, which was released more than ten minutes ago.
"What's the news? Any updates?"
The others suddenly became alert.
They are now all die-hard fans of this game, so they are naturally very concerned about the news in this regard.
Lao Jiang didn't waste any time and sent a screenshot of the announcement to a dormitory chat group called "301 Father and Son Bureau".
[Honghuang Studio: After more than half a month of operation, the number of online users of World of Warcraft has finally exceeded 5 million. ]
[To thank all players for their support, we will launch a new 40-player team dungeon, Molten Core, and a lot of content on April 28th, and hold the first national dungeon development and team PVP competition. The specific content is as follows...]
hiss!
See the text above the picture.
The sound of inhaling instantly spread throughout the dormitory.
"A 40-man team dungeon!?"
"Oh my goodness, can this still be called a copy?"
"I would have believed you if you told me you were attacking the city!"
"Is it so exciting right from the start?"
“It will be online on April 28th, one and a half months away!”
Don't talk about them.
Even the comments under this announcement were in an uproar, with players exclaiming and expressing confusion everywhere.
Because in their impression.
Things like dungeons are always participated by 5 people.
No matter how much.
At most it can double to 10.
But now, Honghuang has issued a notice that it will release a 40-person group dungeon!
This is like a bombshell to all World of Warcraft players.
This is not over yet!
Just when everyone thought this was outrageous enough.
But found out.
The national competition below was even more shocking.
[Teamwork development national competition schedule:]
[We will gather players from all over the country to participate in the competition in teams of 40. Anyone who has reached the maximum level and formed a 40-person team can sign up and open up the group dungeon through online strategies! ]
[First place: 20 million, honorary team medal, champion guild logo, out-of-print costume]
[Second place: 10 million, runner-up guild logo, out-of-print costume]
[Third place: 5 million, third place guild logo, out-of-print costume]
[Fourth place: 1 million, out-of-print costume]
[Fifth place: 500,000, out-of-print costume]
…
Twenty million bonus!
It’s twice as much as the original “PUBG” competition!
Even in the team PK competition held at the same time, the champion could win as much as 8 million!
A moment.
The entire gaming community was in an uproar.
All major gaming guilds and clubs were alarmed and held emergency meetings.
"Quick! Go call all the guild leaders over to discuss the competition!"
"The No. 1 team actually has 20 million, which is enough to cover our club's expenses for several years!"
"We must participate in this competition! Even if it's just for the champion guild emblem and the honorary title!"
"Team PK Contest, our thieves' group has a chance to make a name for themselves!"
After six months of development, the domestic e-sports industry has risen strongly, with various competitions being held continuously.
But even so.
This was the first time such a large scale and prize money had appeared in the country, and it had far exceeded their imagination.
Gaming clubs and guilds that make a living from this would naturally not miss this opportunity, and quickly gathered a large number of people to prepare for an attack on the 40-person team dungeon.
Even netizens who have never played this game are paying close attention to this matter, sparking another wave of heated discussions.
Other MMO makers watched.
I feel jealous in my heart, but I can't do anything.
Because the concept of the functions of the warrior, mage and priest team was first initiated by Honghuang, even if they want to replicate it, it will take several months, and by then they won't even be able to eat cold rice.
no way.
In the end, we can only issue announcements and hold PK competitions.
At least in terms of PK gameplay, they can't lose!
…
Knock knock knock——
Just when there was a heated discussion outside about the e-sports craze.
Old Song knocked on the door of Chen Lin’s office with a report in hand.
"Come in."
Hearing the response, Old Song pushed the door and walked in with a happy look on his face.
"What's wrong? What good thing happened?"
Chen Lin noticed the change in his expression at a glance.
“It’s a good thing indeed.”
Old Song nodded and handed the report to the table: "Just now, news came from Xbox that Red Dead Redemption has sold a total of 10 million copies on the console platform. With the sales on the PC, it has reached 40 million!"
40 million sales!
Even now he still couldn't believe it, and his hands holding the report were shaking slightly.
After all, there are only about ten games in the world that have achieved this sales volume.
"besides."
After taking a deep breath, he continued, "It Takes Two also reached 10 million sales last week. We now have 4 games that have grossed over 10 million."
"4 models?" Chen Lin's eyes lit up .
In this way, he only needs one product with sales of tens of millions to complete the task of the eighth stage.
He was still very curious about the tasks at this stage.
Because it does not indicate the rewards, it is completely different from the previous seven stages.
If I'm not mistaken.
After this eighth stage is completed.
There should be some changes that are different from the past, or new rewards?
In short, Chen Lin is still quite looking forward to it.
Thinking of this, he said, "Four doesn't sound good, why not round it up to an even number? Which of our games is close to 10 million in sales?"
"Make it an even number?" Old Song looked strange when he heard that.
Others have a product with sales of tens of millions that they burn incense to worship Buddha, but how come yours is just like loose change, you can just make a purchase at will?
But then again.
They seem to have a model with sales approaching 10 million.
"Humanity Falls Flat has already sold 9 million copies. How about a discount or something to boost sales?"
"Alright, just give it a 50% discount, it's perfect for promoting it together with Total War."
"OK."
Old Song agreed.
then.
After discussing some matters related to the competition, he turned and left.
Chen Lin turned on his computer and continued to complete the follow-up plan for "World of Warcraft".
…
The other side.
Inside the game.
Players are still busy completing quests, playing dungeons, and adventuring around the continent of Azeroth.
certainly.
There is no shortage of PK either.
Almost every weekend, a faction war occurs, bringing together tens of thousands of players.
The scene was so hot.
It's like a war movie.
Even once.
The Horde led people to the Alliance and massacred Stormwind City, leaving corpses everywhere and tombstones everywhere.
The Alliance was so angry that they gathered people the next day and attacked the Horde’s main city, Orgrimmar.
Many powerful guilds and players also became famous in these battles and became influential figures in the game. It can be said that many heroes emerged.
And this situation.
It lasted until April 28, when the vanguard troops had all reached the maximum level, and was finally interrupted by a piece of news.
That is the long-awaited team dungeon Molten Core, which has been updated!
"Here they come, the 40-man group is here!"
"After waiting for so long, it's finally updated!"
"Luckily, I managed to reach the maximum level on the last day."
"A heroic boss has a chance to drop a max-level purple item, and a high probability of dropping a blue item?"
"Fuck! Isn't this too cool?"
"Go, go, go! We must clear it today!"
After several weeks of faction wars, players' desire for powerful equipment has reached an unprecedented level.
The Molten Core raid is currently the only full-level dungeon that produces level 60 equipment. It is naturally the graduation site that all players yearn for. People have long been recruited to prepare for the first opening of the raid.
If you are lucky, you may get a purple item.
Even if they can't get a share, the gold coins that the boss bid for will be evenly distributed among them, and they can make a profit then.
"Let me see...what the current price of gold coins is."
In the dormitory.
As soon as Xu Gu received the update message, he immediately opened the trading platform, hoping to collect some gold coins to use for bidding on equipment.
However.
When he typed in the four big words "World of Warcraft" and clicked search, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Fuck! 1:5! Five dollars for one gold coin? Are you serious about this price of gold?"
