Chapter 663 The Potential for Explosion

Two days later, "World of Warcraft" internal beta qualifications began to be distributed.

The distribution lasts for one day, with sales of 100,000, and currently only the Chinese server. Although the game is available in more than ten foreign languages, foreigners need to endure a fairly high delay if they want to play.

Fortunately, this is not a game like League of Legends that cannot be played if the delay is higher, so the impact is not particularly big.

Although many people have said in the past two days that they should take a wait-and-see attitude towards this game, they are not unreasonably optimistic.

But once it was time to apply for qualifications, all the money had been distributed in less than half an hour.

The probability of being eligible to be drawn is one in ten, which means that at least millions of game fans have applied in the past five minutes, and the popularity can be said to be quite high.

But this is normal. After all, the "Azeroth" anime became popular a while ago and has accumulated a large number of fans of the plot around the world.

"Final Fantasy" has now sold 20 million copies, and Blizzard Studio's production capabilities are fully worth looking forward to.

In addition, this game is highly recommended by Luo Quan. Boys who like to play games can hardly find a reason to reject it. Even if they don't like this genre, they will still be willing to give it a try.

It is indeed rare for qualifications to be issued so quickly, but it does not exceed Luo Quan's expectations.

Now that the qualifications have been distributed, the test will start early.

All servers are provided by Penguin. There is no need to go into details about how awesome Penguin servers are. They are basically one of the best in the country and have only 100,000 users. There is no pressure at all.

Because it is an online game, and Li Jiang is very confident in the quality of the game, even though it is only an alpha test, it can also be broadcast live.

Many big anchors at home and abroad started preloading immediately after applying for qualifications.

The size of the closed beta version of World of Warcraft exceeded everyone's expectations.

The size of the previous "Final Fantasy" was just over 103G. For a stand-alone game currently on the market that does not have additional content installed, it is already as big as a giant.

And "World of Warcraft" is even more outrageous. The beta version alone has 120 G. What if the full version cannot exceed 200?

Moreover, as online games are updated, their size will become larger and larger. After two or three years, will they still be able to survive?

So after seeing the size of "World of Warcraft", the anchors directly shouted that fans can buy a T hard drive in advance. I'm afraid this thing is difficult to service with ordinary consoles.

Because the server opened in the morning, Luo Quan was sitting in the company at this time, responsible for responding to all emergencies.

In fact, he is just a mascot, and Li Jiang and another assistant are basically responsible for all matters, big and small.

After waiting until ten o'clock, the closed beta test of "World of Warcraft" began. Except for those players who were lucky but had slow Internet speeds, other players basically said that they entered the game as soon as possible...

Tomato is the game area up owner with the largest number of fans at Station B. Because of his humorous commentary, he is deeply loved by fans.

Which game is usually the most popular, he will basically live broadcast it or make a video for fans immediately.

"World of Warcraft" is no exception, but he was not very lucky and failed to qualify. He spent 3,000 yuan to get a closed beta pass.

The good news is that the internal beta pass will be bound after entering the game and can be used until the public beta.

"Brothers, stop using the configuration checker. My dual-channel 2080Ti graphics card can't stand up to World of Warcraft?" Tomato saw the worry in the barrage and laughed very confidently.

Double-click the game icon, and first the screen will go black, followed by a blue Blizzard logo in Chinese and English, which is very comforting to look at.

But then, the Penguin logo popped up, and the barrage immediately started to show bad luck.

There is nothing you can do, Penguin really has a bad reputation in China.

However, criticism should be criticized and use should be used. Nowadays, there are really not many people on the Internet who can distance themselves from Penguin.

After the logo, there is an animation, which is the trailer CG released by Luo Quan before. Although I have watched it many times, I still find it interesting to watch it again.

After the animation, enter the camp selection, which will be the famous Alliance and Horde in the future.

However, Tomato and a group of viewers didn't know this, and they just read the introductions of the two camps in the reading room first.

The Alliance is led by humans, who are basically the native race of Azeroth, with normal body shapes and looks.

The orcs on the tribe are foreign and are invaders of Azeroth, but there are also many local ethnic groups, such as tauren and trolls, but their appearance is relatively different from the public aesthetic.

The only bright spot is the blood elf women of the tribe. All the preset faces are very good-looking, and they belong to the tribe's appearance.

It's a pity that Tomato is not a transvestite player. After thinking for a while, he decided to ally with the human race.

The next step is the profession. Tomato prefers characters with high output, so he chose the mage.

Up to this point, everything is quite satisfactory, with nothing to distinguish it from other games, until Tomato starts to pinch his face.

As we all know, for most netizens, pinching faces is an extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive process.

There is a saying that it takes three minutes to play games and half an hour to make faces. It means that some people spend more time online than in games.

Moreover, this is a common phenomenon.

In other games, a more sophisticated one is to first give a dozen preset face shapes and then fine-tune them through numerical values.

World of Warcraft is amazing. It directly prompts you to download the mobile app and scan your face to pinch your face.

"Here, what kind of black technology is this? Is there such an operation?" Tomato has been playing games for eighteen years and has been the president of countless online games, but this is the first time he has encountered an online game that can swipe his face. .

Surprised, I immediately downloaded the app and started scanning my face.

The scanned results surprised him. There were eight images!

"I'll go, this is too restorative."

“This technology is amazing, it’s used in facial recognition and unlocking.”

"Wouldn't it be possible to see the faces of various celebrities in the game in the future?"

"Actually, you can pinch it just by pinching it."

"What are you waiting for? Just use it."

………………

The restoration of the face scan caused a burst of exclamations in the barrage, but Tomato had a different idea.

"It's impossible for me to use this face. How can I look good in the game like this?" After Tomato was surprised, he laughed again, "Everything on the Internet is virtual, and I'm not a handsome guy. How can I use my own face?" Real face."

After saying that, he naturally clicked on an oriental face shape and started pinching his face. It took him more than half an hour and finally he made a rather handsome face.

Paired with a blue silk robe, the temperament comes out immediately.

In the next two hours, Tomato began an immersive game.

At the beginning, he would explain it, marveling at the high quality of the textures in the game and how good the lighting effects were.

But as the plot and gameplay progressed, he became more and more addicted, especially after seeing the world rankings, he immediately became obsessed.

There are many lists in the leaderboard, such as PVP standings, team copy first pass list, equipment level list, and achievement list.

There are many tricks, and I can only say that it is a game with a penguin logo.

"Damn, you're going to cheat me again." Tomato, who was already having fun, subconsciously pressed the esc key, preparing to enter the mall to find the krypton gold system, and make a first deposit.

But after entering the mall and searching for half a circle, I discovered that there was no first deposit at all.

In addition to point cards, weekly cards, and monthly cards, which will only take effect after the official server is opened, there are only various transmogrified skins.

It looks good, but it doesn't improve the combat effectiveness.

"Here I go, this game is really conscientious. You can't buy combat power with money."

"Are these really Penguin's games?"

"To be precise, it's just a Penguin agent. The game is produced and operated by Blizzard."

"No wonder, then I decided to fall into the trap."

"Indeed, the graphics are so awesome that it's no problem to play it as a stand-alone player."

"Then the question is, do we need to change this ranking list?"

………………

Seeing the question on the barrage, Tomato's eyes were filled with light: "How to rush? Everyone knows my character, right? You must collect all achievements in single-player games, and be in the top five in online games.

Since you can’t spend money on gold, let’s lose money! As long as the liver doesn't die, let's go to death! "

After saying that, I started my journey of leveling up, which lasted for a whole morning and afternoon. I couldn't stand it any longer, so I stood up and moved around for a while, and then sat back down to upgrade the plot after a while. .

However, I didn’t see many people in the barrage urging him to take a rest, because the audience was more advanced than him.

Tomato had been playing for as long as they watched the live broadcast, and he took it with him to the toilet. Seeing Tomato being killed by a monster and losing experience, he felt more distressed than himself.

And such scenes also occur in many live broadcast rooms, large and small, at home and abroad.

"Boss, the retention rate is very high. Six hours after the server was launched, there are still about 50,000 active users!

Considering that half of the users are abroad, many people may not choose to stay up late, so this data is already very scary! "

Li Jiang's face was filled with joy when he saw the report delivered by his subordinates.

"Okay, at the end of this quarter, I will give everyone an extra month's salary as a bonus!" Luo Quan clapped his hands and said excitedly, and the office suddenly cheered.

"In addition, this internal beta test is over, and everyone has to take a few days off to rest. You have worked hard these days, so relax and don't be too tired." Luo Quan said to the employees with a smile on his face sincerely. Thanks.

These employees are the biggest contributors to the launch of World of Warcraft into beta so quickly.

And just such a sentence made the eyes of countless employees become extremely gentle.

Although they hadn't said night yet, they didn't know why, but they suddenly remembered the words: The moonlight is so beautiful tonight.

People's thinking is always very fast. When I saw her smile, I even thought of the name of the child.

These employees are probably in such a state now.

Luo Quan didn't realize that his speech had such an effect, and went home after finishing his work in the company.

Along the way, I checked Weibo, Bilibili and Twitter, enjoying the praise from all over the world.

"Help, I'm possessed."

This is a hotly searched title on Weibo. It’s a pun. It’s mainly caused by excited expressions from some users who have played the game, but most of the comments section is made up of viewers, which is very interesting.

However, no matter how they learned about the game, they all gave a very high evaluation to World of Warcraft at this time.

This is a game that you can tell how good the quality is just by looking at it.

2. Most of those who have already played have no time to make any comments.

The media has been saying before that this game has some potential to become a hit, after all, the background is so grand and the picture quality is ridiculously good.

But after the closed beta begins, this is no longer a matter of potential.

It is only a matter of time before it becomes popular. When will it be released to the public, when will it reach the top of the online gaming world?

This is just a deleted closed beta, and a lot of content has not been released yet, but just experiencing the plot is already overwhelming.

I can't believe what it will look like when the complete version comes out.

Luo Quan, as a developer, cannot answer this question.

She can only say that this will be a real world of flesh and blood, and the stories of this world will be more magnificent than Homer's epic.

Just when she finished browsing Weibo, the game on her computer was also downloaded.

"Today I will live broadcast for everyone to play World of Warcraft. When the public beta is released, we will set up a union. Those who are interested can come in and play team copies together in the future. I will be in charge of the command."

Luo Quan rubbed his hands and started to draw a pie for Fen Rong'en.

Like lol, World of Warcraft was also one of her favorite games in her previous life, and she had been playing it for countless years.

Although the interface, novice tutorial, and gameplay are all different from the versions she played before, there is still no change in the general direction.

Unlike those players who would be stuck in the difficulty of choosing from the beginning, Luo Quan's goal was very clear. He was directly in the tribal camp. His race was the female blood elf with the best looks, and his profession was the warrior with the most satisfying combat experience.

"Damn it, female elf warrior, don't you choose a hunter and archer?"

"As expected of you, you are so powerful."

"After all, they are also the number one combat force on earth. How could they not choose warriors?"

"Indeed, Luo Quan has always been able to fight in close combat."

"Haha, I thought Luo Quan would choose a priest to nurse."

"Then her healing capacity must rank first. (Funny)"

"Help, this is not the bus going to kindergarten. I want to get off!"

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Amid the teasing, Luo Quan began to scan his face.

It was too troublesome to pinch faces and so on. It was always difficult for her to choose, so she asked Li Jiang to add such a function, directly letting the game characters use their own faces.

And this scan revealed a beautiful face that was 70% similar to hers.

"Holy shit, she's so beautiful."

"The most beautiful face pinching right now."

"Nonsense, don't even look at whose face it was scanned with."

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With everything ready, Luo Quan entered this game world created by her with great expectations.