Three days have passed since the first batch of activation codes were released, and it is finally the day when the alpha version of World of Warcraft is officially launched.
Since the early hours of last night, the page of Yunmeng Games official website has been replaced with a countdown clock.
According to the announcement released by Yunmeng Games on the official Weibo and official account, when the midnight bell rings, the undead awaken to the song of the Banshee, the night elves step out of the forest under the protection of Teldrassil, and the horn of Stormwind City blows. The entire world of Azeroth will be cast in the shadow of war.
obviously.
The fancy clock on the official website page is the countdown to the official launch of World of Warcraft. Although only a total of more than 10,000 activation codes have been issued, more than a million people are waiting on the countdown page on the official website, waiting for the moment when the server is officially launched.
In the Creative Workshop's World of Warcraft discussion community, posts are flooding the homepage. Almost every time I click the refresh button, hundreds of new posts appear.
Regardless of whether they have an activation code or not, almost all players who have made a reservation have participated in this carnival.
[hateful! Goubi’s Yunmeng game released too few activation codes! It’s not like Europeans can’t get it at all, right? ? ?]
[Hey, there’s no need to be envious. Didn’t the official say it? During the closed beta stage, the main plot will not be advanced, and the next stage of the beta will be deleted, which is equivalent to giving official test bugs!]
[Regardless of whether the main plot is advanced or not, I am sore anyway.]
[Where do you think the plot of World of Warcraft will begin? Does it take place before or after The Frozen Throne?]
[It should be later! Wasn't there a scene of Alsace sleeping in the official promotional video some time ago? I estimate that when the official version comes, the Lich King will wake up from his slumber, or send the Scourge to invade Azeroth or something.]
[Hey, I really want to fast forward to the day when the server officially opens!]
Carnival doesn't just happen in the creative workshop.
As the popularity continued to ferment, it quickly spread to other social platforms, so that the two keywords World of Warcraft and Mr. Hao were almost searched by enthusiastic players.
As for the reason why it was posted on the hot search list, it was mainly because too many people wanted the qualification for the closed beta test, but not everyone could ask Hao Yun face to face like Lin Jiaojiao.
As a result, all these players who couldn't get the activation code ran to Mr. Aitehao and the official World of Warcraft, hoping to get the activation code.
Even though everyone knows that the possibility of obtaining an activation code in this way is slim, it does not prevent these players from giving it a try.
What if
What if Mr. Hao sees the private message
If you really get the activation code, even if you don't play it yourself and sell it on a second-hand trading platform, it will cost you fifty or sixty thousand yuan! After all, it’s more reliable than buying a lottery ticket!
Internet cafe in front of Jiangcheng University.
In order not to affect the rest of the other two roommates, Zhou Xuan and Wang Ziyi, who planned to stay up all night, decided to stay overnight and opened a double private room in the VIP area, waiting for the server to open.
Looking at the character creation screen that had not yet been unlocked, Zhou Xuan rubbed his hands nervously and said.
"What do you think I should give you a name later?"
"How about Umekawa pants?"
Hearing Wang Ziyi's teasing, Zhou Xuan glanced sideways at the guy.
"Gungungun, you're serious. This name will accompany me throughout my college career."
Wang Ziyi said with a smile.
"That's nonsense. According to the current speed at which Yunmeng Games releases new games, I think this game will be popular for at least a year."
"Then you are wrong," Zhou Xuan shook his head and continued, "The intuition of professional players tells me that this game will not be outdated in not just one year, but five, or even ten years!"
Wang Ziyi smiled but didn't take it seriously.
Ten years of popularity
hehe.
Just kidding, the world’s video game history is only a dozen years old.
According to the current iteration speed of hardware technology and gameplay, even the next-generation online game "Oracle", which was created by the domestic communications giant Hiace Group with hundreds of millions, would not dare to boast that it can be popular for such a long time.
Leveraging on the success of Warcraft, World of Warcraft has attracted the attention of the entire player circle since its birth. However, this does not mean that this game will remain popular.
No one knows what will happen in the future.
…
It’s not just players like Zhou Xuan and Wang Ziyi who are waiting for the launch of World of Warcraft. Mr. Li from Hunter Network Technology is also nervously waiting for the clock to strike midnight.
Three days!
Three whole days!
While others were discussing what this next-generation online game, which claimed to redefine MMORPG gameplay, would look like, Li Jinbo mobilized all employees of his company and spent about five million to acquire 117 World of Warcraft coins from the Internet. Activation code!
Excluding those activation codes that have been bound to accounts, these 117 unused activation codes have almost monopolized the entire second-hand activation code market.
Thanks to the popularity of World of Warcraft, there are now more and more buyers looking for activation codes online, and the average transaction price has increased from 50,000 three days ago to a maximum of 70,000 today.
Faced with these fanatical players, he didn't even need to deliberately raise the selling price. He only needed to take the middle value between the lowest transaction price and the highest transaction price, and sell these 117 activation codes to those players for 60,000 yuan. Rich people who want to buy can easily make a lot of money.
Looking at the beating counter, Li Jinbo's breathing gradually became faster, and he vaguely seemed to hear his own heartbeat.
At this time, the employee sitting in front of the computer shouted excitedly.
"Boss! World of Warcraft is now open!"
Almost as a conditioned reflex, Li Jinbo shouted.
"Quick! Now! Put our activation codes on the window immediately, with a price tag of 70,000! The quantity is tentatively set at 50! After they are sold out, the price will be increased by 5,000, and the remaining activation codes will be released!"
The employee operating the computer paused his index finger slightly and said hesitantly.
"Isn't 70,000 too expensive?"
"Expensive? I think it's cheap!" Li Jinbo chuckled, and then said, "Now we are the only ones on the Internet with activation codes. If you find it expensive, just wait for the official version. Buy it or not!"
Seeing what the boss said, the employee no longer hesitated and set the price according to Li Jinbo's instructions.
Soon, less than a minute after the activation code was hung up, someone came to ask.
Some people asked if it was in stock, and others asked if it could be cheaper or get a discount or something.
Of course, it’s impossible to be cheap. It’s completely a seller’s market now, and you don’t have to worry about selling the activation code you have. Listening to the dripping news in the office, Li Jinbo seemed to hear the sound of gold falling into the bowl, and the corners of his grinned mouth almost touched the base of his ears.
However, just when he was dreaming about getting rich, the expression of the employee sitting at the desk suddenly changed slightly and he spoke in a trembling voice.
"Boss, the official website of Yunmeng Games... seems to have made a new announcement."
New announcement
For some reason, Li Jinbo suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, so he didn't dare to hesitate and quickly logged onto the official website of Yunmeng Games.
However, the moment his eyes met the new announcement, his heart almost stopped beating.
I saw in the announcement, it said -
[… Our original intention of creating games at Yunmeng Games has always been to provide players with a perfect gaming experience. During this closed beta event, we heard players’ calls for too few activation codes.]
[Therefore, in order to respond to the expectations of the majority of players, we have decided through an internal meeting to release an additional 10,000 activation codes every Thursday and Sunday from today!]
[Azeroth needs more heroes!]
[Warriors, I wish you good luck!]