Although it is only a public beta, "World of Warcraft" is extremely popular!
The public beta players were unanimously praised, saying that "World of Warcraft" is the most well-made and most classic online game!
Major American media also praised it.
For a time, newspapers, TV, and the Internet were full of reports on "World of Warcraft".
A few days later, the popularity of "World of Warcraft" in the United States spread to China.
Chinese media and the Internet have reprinted it.
"On November 30th, not only was Shanda Group's "World of Legends" released, but also in the United States, "World of Warcraft" developed by Blizzard had a public beta. During the public beta period, it was hard to find a public beta account number one!"
"Blizzard's product, it must be a high-quality product! On November 30th, the public beta of "World of Warcraft" developed by Blizzard received enthusiastic responses and was most praised as 'the most fun online game'!"
"World of Warcraft, hundreds of millions of players around the world are looking forward to it! Players from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan and other countries have asked Blizzard to officially release the game as soon as possible!!!"
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When Chinese players and netizens saw the news, they were all surprised: "Holy shit, is World of Warcraft really that fun? It's so popular in the United States?! Just play it when the game is released in China."
Of course, there are also many Blizzard fans in China who have been following Blizzard's developments and are also looking forward to World of Warcraft.
"Ah, the long-awaited "World of Warcraft" has finally been released for public testing. I hope Blizzard will stop delaying the ticket and release the game in China as soon as possible!"
"Yeah, we've been waiting for years, so hard!"
"As soon as Blizzard comes out, who will compete!"
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Internet cafes all over the country.
What do netizens go to Internet cafes for? There is no doubt, of course, to see a small movie!
Of course, playing games is also one aspect.
If an Internet cafe owner wants to do a good business, then there must be "little movies" and games on the Internet cafe computer.
Therefore, every Internet cafe owner has dozens or even hundreds of "good things", and they must always pay attention to the game industry.
Which game is popular, Internet cafes will install this game.
Today's Chinese netizens are very young, and in fact most of them are novices on the Internet. They can't download games or install games... They can only register and log in. If there are no games in the computer of the Internet cafe, the Internet cafe business must be very bad.
"Fuck, World of Warcraft's computer requirements are so high, I can't take the computer in this Internet cafe!" An Internet cafe owner said in distress. He saw that "World of Warcraft" is so popular in the United States and even the whole world, so it must be very popular in China! What made him depressed and helpless was that "World of Warcraft" had too high requirements on the computer configuration. If all the computers in his Internet cafe were updated, he would have to spend a lot of money. The Internet cafe owner is a little reluctant.
Internet cafe owners all over China have similar ideas. Many people are hesitant, but some don’t even plan to install World of Warcraft.
Indeed, Internet cafes in China are booming these days, and only a few users can afford a personal computer.
However, there are still many players who go to "World of Warcraft", which has more or less impact on the business of Internet cafes. In the last life, Ninetowns represented "World of Warcraft", and its agency ability was criticized, and was sprayed into a dog by countless players, commonly known as "Dog City". In the eyes of many people, the fire of "World of Warcraft" basically relies on word of mouth, and there is not much shadow of Ninetowns.
This world is represented by Tencent, and the situation is completely different. Tencent's strong strength, relying on a large number of QQ users, will definitely make "World of Warcraft" several times more popular than the previous life!
At that time, if the Internet cafes do not support "World of Warcraft", then the business of Internet cafes will definitely become light.
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The Glory chain of Internet cafes began to gradually upgrade their computers. Many people know that this is to prepare for the release of "World of Warcraft" in China in advance.
A large number of advertisements for "World of Warcraft" appeared on various platforms under Tencent to warm up the game in advance.
United States, Blizzard headquarters.
"World of Warcraft" charging has become the focus of discussion.
As a representative of Tencent, Ma Huateng also appeared here.
Li Zetian looked around and said indifferently: "What do you think of the charging issue of "World of Warcraft"?"
"Mr. Li, nowadays, most online games are charged by point cards!" Mike Mohan said, the implication is that "World of Warcraft" is also a charging model.
However, as a person who has passed through, Li Zetian is not optimistic about this charging model.
The point card fee is actually a threshold, which will limit a large number of people.
People love free games.
Therefore, free is king!
The game never asks for fees, but vigorously promotes it for free. When users become addicted to playing, they will charge for props.
I want to get off after getting on the bus, huh, but it's not that easy!
If you like this game, you will definitely be willing to pay for it.
Of course, these charging items cannot affect the balance of the game, so you must grasp a certain degree, such as mounts without any attributes, pets, magic equipment, small speakers, items obtained by improving experience, battlefield lucky charms or the like. stuff etc.
Cleverly designed item charges can not only increase the revenue of the game, but also will not cause resistance from players. In addition, there are many players and users, and the game income is definitely much higher than the card point income. In 2016, which network company is still engaged in card point revenue, isn't this courting death
In addition, without the point card fee, there will be many more people playing World of Warcraft. More people can increase the IP value of "World of Warcraft". In this pan-entertainment environment, Blizzard can start with super IP to get higher income!
Mike Mohan and others, including Ma Huateng, are actively discussing, but no one can speak to Li Zetian's heart. Li Zetian kept a faint smile on his face, and he did not interrupt them, but let them continue the discussion. He thought to himself that although he was far-sighted and didn't care about the thoughts of Mike Mohan and others, there was no need to laugh at him. They, after all, are limited by the times, and their eyes can only see so far.
After a long discussion, Mike Mohan looked at Li Zetian and asked, "Mr. Li, what do you think..."
"I think so," Li Zetian paused and smiled: "The point card charging model of "World of Warcraft" is a bit outdated and should be discarded! "World of Warcraft" is best free..."
As soon as the words fell, the audience was in an uproar, everyone was dumbfounded, and rubbed their ears unconsciously, thinking they had heard it wrong.
free? ?
Oh God, Chronos Li is not kidding...