Song Zhicheng didn't hide anything.
Seeing that Hero Sniper hadn't fully recovered, he sat down with him next to the treadmill and explained the situation: “Originally, we planned to officially open for business on September 1st.”
“The few days between then and Gamescom are for collecting player feedback, fixing any potential bugs, or making detailed modifications based on player opinions.”
“But now, the online discussions are intensifying.”
“Although Zhumeng isn't afraid of anything, we don't want to affect our image in the players' minds, so the boss decided to move it up a week—that is, open the experience center directly tomorrow.”
“Online discussions?” Hero Sniper asked, puzzled, “What discussions?”
He had been so focused on the news from Gamescom that he hadn't paid attention to anything else.
Song Zhicheng couldn't help but sigh again: “At first, some players were just too impatient and jokingly said that our new game was only for foreigners, not for our own people.”
“Many people, for reasons unknown, also joined in the complaints.”
“As the complaints increased, more extreme voices began to emerge, saying that Zhumeng was 'kneeling to foreigners' or something…”
“But the problem wasn't too big yet. What's really outrageous is that many people who don't even play games jumped out and said that Zhumeng's approach was [very wise].”
“They said that buy-to-play games have no market in China and would suffer heavy losses if they focused on the domestic market, but overseas—especially in the European and American markets—are more mature, and if you want to make money, you should focus more on overseas and serve overseas players well.”
“??? ” Hero Sniper couldn't help but retort, “Are they crazy?”
He barely managed to restrain himself from saying anything more offensive.
“That group has always existed, it's not new, so don't take it to heart,” Song Zhicheng comforted him.
“But the trouble is, as soon as these people jumped out, they attracted a large number of netizens to attack.”
“The two sides started debating things like the Chinese game market environment and player base, and then quickly devolved into mutual insults.”
“So?” Hero Sniper indicated—
Although I haven't been online, I've seen this scene before.
More than once.
It's nothing new.
“The problem is…” Song Zhicheng replied, “Zhumeng's announcement of the new game at Gamescom was purely a business consideration, and now it has become the focus of the debate, which is not what we want to see, regardless of the outcome.”
“Isn't it good for people to speak up for you?” Hero Sniper asked, puzzled.
“We are grateful,” Song Zhicheng nodded, “But we would rather everyone ignore these people and not waste energy on these meaningless things.”
“We just want to make games, not be used as a weapon.”
“The mission of a game development company should be to create happiness, not to create conflict.”
After Song Zhicheng finished speaking, he realized that the person in front of him also had some media attributes, so he added:
“The previous sentence is the boss's original words.”
Hero Sniper wasn't stupid. Hearing this, he understood why Zhumeng not only wanted to open the experience store early but also invited him to play a friendly match.
—Because opening the store itself isn't the most important thing.
The most important thing is to get players to notice as soon as possible and confirm Zhumeng's equal treatment of domestic and foreign players, and shift the netizens' attention away from the argument.
“No problem, I'm happy to help!” Hero Sniper agreed immediately.
So Song Zhicheng took out the contract, quickly completed the process, and directly made the payment.
Hero Sniper wanted to refuse, but failed.
… …
Coming down from the second floor, the previously empty hall suddenly became lively, with many people busily setting up live streaming equipment.
He also posted a live broadcast announcement on bilibili.
The official account of "Kings of War," which only had one promotional video but whose fan base had exploded to 740,000 in two days, also released a live broadcast announcement—
—
Dream Collaboration!
"Kings of War" × Hero Sniper
Joint Live Broadcast!
"Kings of War" New Content: [Narrow Encounter]
One day earlier than Gamescom!
Pre-order the live broadcast and get a sneak peek!
Live Broadcast Time: One hour from now! —
This preparation time is a bit rushed for a live broadcast.
But for Zhumeng, which has plenty of manpower, it is enough.
For Hero Sniper, it's basically enough to restore his strength.
The online arguments are raging now, and even those extreme feminist organizations that highly hate Zhumeng have begun to join in.
—Because of the Hwacha Yoga Classroom that "Project Snowstorm" created on the world stage, they have been scolding Zhumeng for three days in a row.
But they don't discuss the question of "is it good to please foreign users"—they don't even touch it.
They are just purely scolding Zhumeng.
As soon as this live broadcast announcement came out, it was truly at the cusp of the storm, with an astonishingly high level of attention.
The number of live broadcast pre-orders soared.
Many surprised comments immediately poured into Hero Sniper's feed:
“What's the situation, Aji? Did you really get on Zhumeng's bandwagon?”
“Okay, okay, so your leave from live streaming was to do this?”
“Don't forget us when you get rich!”
“Wait, so Ningzhou can also play the VR version of "Project Snowstorm" and "Kings of War"?”
“Is it just you who can play? Or can everyone?”
… …
Everyone is very eager.
No wonder everyone is so anxious. The more excellent the new games and technologies that Zhumeng showed at Gamescom, the more anxious everyone is to play them as soon as possible.
This eagerness is especially evident in the comments section of the "Kings of War" account.
There are even more people asking "what exactly is the new content" than those urging Zhumeng to hurry up and put up the link.
The intensity of the internet argument quickly decreased.
—The live broadcast hasn't even started yet, and half of the purpose of the live broadcast has already been achieved.
… …
… …
One hour later, both live broadcast rooms lit up at the same time.
The camera first made a 360-degree revolution, showing a panoramic view of the first floor of the experience store, before steadily stopping to aim at the center.
Song Zhicheng and Heroic Sniper stood in the middle of the hall, with Tongque, Heyin, and Ningxi, dressed in evening gowns, behind them.
This opening shot alone instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the audience in the live broadcast room:
"So many devices!! How many people can this accommodate? A hundred? Or two hundred?"
"Where is this? Where is this?! Report the address! I'm coming over now!"
"How much money? Report the price!"
"Aji is really promising!"
......
Song Zhicheng started speaking to the camera:
"Welcome everyone to the live broadcast room to watch this joint live broadcast."
"We are very honored to invite Pilipli's well-known game UP master: Heroic Sniper, to show you the brand new gameplay of 'King of War' together."
Heroic Sniper was doing this kind of official collaboration for the first time, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, "Hello everyone, I am also very honored to participate in this event."
Song Zhicheng saw his nervousness, so he took over the conversation and went straight to the point:
"What needs to be stated is: the game is still in the early stages of development, and all the gameplay shown at this stage—whether it is the content of this live broadcast or the content shown at the Cologne Game Show—does not represent the final quality of the game."
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"Then next, without further ado, let's directly enter the game!"
Heroic Sniper turned and walked towards the omnidirectional treadmill on the right, and joined his teammates.
Song Zhicheng also made way for Cai Yuan from the "King of War" development team.
— Explaining the game is still a matter for someone who is more familiar with the game.
On Heroic Sniper's side, after putting on VR glasses and noise-canceling headphones, he immediately heard the voices of his teammates:
"Since we are going to show it off, we won't choose duplicate units. Sniper, what do you want to play?"
"Um... just call me Yan Bo." Heroic Sniper realized that his ID was not convenient for communication, and quickly reported his real name.
"Okay, Yan Bo, what do you want to play?"
Of course, Heroic Sniper wanted to play sniper!
But he was afraid that he was too bad and would drag his teammates down, so he said very politely: "I'm fine with anything."
As soon as he said that, he felt that it was ambiguous, and quickly added: "What I mean is: you guys go first, and leave the remaining position for me."
"Okay." Xue Liang arranged immediately, "I'll be the engineer, Xiao Qian the special forces, Lao Fang you'll be the medic, okay?"
"OK."
"No problem."
"Yan Bo, you should play the assault soldier. It's best to choose a semi-automatic weapon and body armor. You can withstand attacks and deal damage, making it easier to perform eye-catching operations."
"Okay! Thank you, thank you." Heroic Sniper felt taken care of and quickly thanked him.
At the same time, he chose the SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle and heavy hard body armor, and equipped himself.
—On the real World War II battlefield, hard body armor was not practical. It was heavy to wear, and the bulletproof effect was not good.
But it's different in the game.
Only when you first put it on will you clearly feel "heavy", but the heavy feeling will soon disappear.
The extra physical strength consumed can be replenished by drinking water frequently.
After entering the game, Xue Liang only glanced a few times, determined the location, and began to command:
"Xiao Qian, be vigilant..."
As soon as he said that, he thought that Heroic Sniper would not be able to distinguish people, so he changed his words, "Special forces, pay attention to vigilance."
"The rest of you, follow me, let's go to the red house, full speed."
......
Under Xue Liang's command, the group quickly searched three resource points, and then began to build fortifications around a house.
It wasn't until Xue Liang threw a [Wall Breaker Hammer] to him that Heroic Sniper realized—
Although the tools that could be carried when entering the game restricted the units, there was no restriction after entering the game, anyone can use it!
So he picked up the hammer and began to smash walls and ladders under the command of his teammates, making the indoor environment more complicated.
The captain and the medic worked together to put up two circles of barbed wire outside the house.
After pulling it up, they began to set up trip mines behind the door and dig pits in the floor...
The special forces were covered in camouflage cloth the whole time, lying on the roof on guard.
Heroic Sniper and his teammates quickly turned this two-story building into a "dangerous building" full of traps.
—In Xue Liang's view, it is reasonable for me to play defensive counterattacks because I have a newbie on my side.
But after waiting for a long time, when the house was about to be transformed into a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, no one appeared on the other side.
When Xue Liang began to worry that continuing this stalemate would be too ugly and affect the audience's viewing experience, the situation finally changed—
The sniper on the roof, holding binoculars, reminded loudly:
"Beasts appear in the southwest direction!"
"Three wild boars are charging towards us! Someone is riding on them!"
"Stop them!" Xue Liang immediately realized that it was not good.
But they were in the house, and there was only one window in that direction, and the other party kept shooting in this direction.
Not to hit, just to suppress.
It was difficult for them to carry out effective snipes.
Heroic Sniper threw a grenade, and also raised the semi-automatic rifle over his head with both hands, and fired aimlessly outside the window.
"Hit the knight! Fell down!" The sniper shouted happily, "The wild boar can't break in."
The barbed wire that was meant to stop people was instantly broken through by the wild boar, and it rushed close in a blink of an eye.
The wild boar slammed into the wall. The impact was so violent that Heroic Sniper even felt the vibration of the wall!
But in the end, it didn't work.
The wild boar fell down wailing.
Heroic Sniper breathed a sigh of relief, and taking advantage of the opponent's weakened offensive, he carefully poked his head out and glanced at the fallen wild boar and the knight's body on the back of the wild boar outside the window.
At this moment, the "dead" knight opened his eyes.
He also gave him a smile.
"?"
The next moment, the explosion happened.
In the live broadcast footage, Heroic Sniper was directly blown away!
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