Chapter 163: 3000 Zombies, 8000 on your own
"How's it going? Have you all changed your job?"
In the team, a message from the Paladin brother popped up.
Originally, they just treated this game as a pastime in their spare time and came in to play casually.
Who knew I would get more and more addicted the more I play.
I can play for several hours at a time.
And from the looks of it, there seem to be more people in the game than at the beginning.
The Novice Village map, which originally only had dozens or hundreds of people, is now almost packed with people, and the NPCs at the back can hardly be seen.
Walking on the road, you can see people coming and going everywhere, chatting and bragging, making the entire town map lively.
"Including those currently in the dungeon, there should be at least several thousand people, right?"
"With so many people in one channel, there's no lag at all. The server's carrying capacity is incredible."
The Gunner brother exclaimed in the team channel.
Although this is just a 2D horizontal game, the fact that it can support so many players online at the same time without any lag is enough to show the power of the server.
In addition, the mall did not sell forced-paying items from the beginning.
This further reflects the conscience of this manufacturer. It is difficult to find any major problems. No wonder more and more people are falling for it.
"The game is good, but I'm a little worried about how long a free game can last without selling items. It can't just rely on fashion to make a profit, right?"
The purpose of making games is to make profits.
If it doesn’t make money in the end, it will be a question whether it can continue to operate.
He finally found a game that suits his taste, and he doesn't want the company to go bankrupt so soon.
While the three were discussing, Lao Guo, who had been transferred to a new job, finally spoke up.
"I am coming."
After sending the message, he hurried from his mentor GSD to the rendezvous point.
"What's taking so long? It's been several minutes since we successfully changed our jobs."
The other teammates looked puzzled and looked in the direction of Lao Guo on the map.
As a result, instead of Lao Guo showing up, there was a sudden commotion among the crowd in the distance.
"Holy crap! What a cool weapon!"
"What kind of weapon is this? It actually glows!"
"Where did you buy the fashion? In the mall?"
"It turns out he's a level 18 job changer."
“This profession is so cool!”
"Boss, please take me!"
Amid the commotion, a sword spirit dressed in gorgeous clothes and holding a lightsaber passed through the crowd and instantly attracted the attention of all the players.
The three people waiting there were stunned, looking at Lao Guo who was walking towards them, it was like he was a different person.
"Well... I saw that the fashion was pretty nice, so I bought one."
A dialog box appeared above Lao Guo's head, making him look a little embarrassed.
Several teammates complained in their hearts.
They were just worried that the game would go bankrupt because they couldn't continue operating.
Isn’t the one delivering money here?
"How's the fashion effect? Is there any difference?" asked the gunman.
"Not bad. It adds a few percent of speed load and a few hundred points of health limit, making it much more comfortable to operate." Lao Guo replied.
"Are these the only properties that are added? That's not bad. I'll buy one and try it out when I get a chance."
"It's mainly because it looks cool, and it feels better to play the map."
"I heard this game has a PK function. Should we try it? Anyway, we can't enter the map without fatigue."
PK?
Several people's eyes lit up when they heard this.
When they first started playing this game, they were looking for the arcade style.
As for arcade games, the most popular game is naturally two-player combat.
immediately.
They switched channels and entered the PK field.
【Leave after finishing the last round. 】
[Vulgar CD flow = strength? ]
【Welcome to the challenge! 】
【Invincible in the world! 】
【Experts please come in. 】
As soon as the interface switched, one PK room after another came into view, making them instantly return to the game hall.
Apparently, many players are like them, and after using up their fatigue points, they all come here to practice PK.
Fortunately, they had already added each other as friends, and soon entered the same PK room, looking at the various functions curiously.
"Pot lid, how about we practice first?"
The Gunner brother directly invited Lao Guo.
Since he is the only one in the team who bought fashion, of course he has to try out the effect first.
"Okay, let's try it first."
With that, the two of them started the game without any further ado, and came to the left and right sides of a tavern map.
3……
2……
1……
start!
As the prompt came down, Lao Guo's face suddenly darkened, and he rushed towards the gunman on the opposite side with a three-stage slash.
"Hey, you want to launch a sneak attack? It's not that easy."
The gunman seemed to have expected that he would rush over. He took out his pistol and fired a floating bullet, which hit Lao Guo right in the face with a bang, sending him flying into the sky.
Then he squatted down, released a small robot, turned around and ran away.
"Haha, you old bastard, just release the robot and run away."
"Didn't you say you wanted to be a roaming gunner? How did you become a mechanic?"
Two teammates who were watching the game sent messages to tease each other.
This guy, like Lao Guo, initially planned to switch to roaming, but after seeing the Mechanic's cool big skills, he immediately changed his mind.
This also made the whole scene very weird.
As a close combat man, Lao Guo tried his best to catch up with the gunman.
The gunman released the robot and threw grenades at the same time, and occasionally fired a few cold shots.
The two men chased each other in the tavern, jumping up and down.
It was a chase battle between two noobs, but the two people watching were so happy that they also wanted to try it out.
"Eh? Lao Guo, what game are you playing?"
Just then, the roommate who had just gone to the toilet finally noticed the game Lao Guo was playing and came over out of curiosity.
"That's the one I told you about at noon... Oops! This guy got away again!"
Lao Guo had just said half of his words when he uttered an angry curse and controlled the sword spirit to chase after him again.
The chat channel on the side was filled with crazy jokes from teammates.
"What's wrong? What's the fun thing you're playing?"
The intense scene also attracted the attention of other roommates, who dropped the games they were playing and came over to join in.
As a result, I just happened to see Lao Guo catch up with the gunman and use an upward kick to send him flying into the sky.
Three consecutive normal attacks - Cross Slash - Wave Slash - Ground Wave...
With a beautiful combo, the gunman was left with only a little health left. He dropped a robot and a grenade and turned and ran away.
"This combo is pretty good."
“There’s even a Y-axis determination?”
My roommates’ eyes lit up and they immediately saw the beauty of this game.
Although it is only a 2D screen, it can move left and right, up and down, and is infinitely close to 2.5D, which requires a high level of control over the timing and angle of the battle.
It's like an arcade game, but better than an arcade game, and it's very playable.
Gradually, everyone became fascinated and deeply attracted by the fight between the two.
When the battle was over and other professions came on the field, they were even more amazed.
"Lao Guo, what's the name of this game? I'll download it and take a look."
One of the roommates immediately asked.
I played those games for quite some time, and to be honest, they were just so-so. The content was repetitive, and they were similar to several games on the market. I didn't get excited at all.
Now, when I suddenly saw this game with a unique style and interesting graphics, I immediately became interested.
"Dungeon & Fighter, from Honghuang Studio."
Old Guo said without raising his head, his eyes fixed on the screen.
That fascinated look made the others even more eager to try it out, so they quickly ran back to search for the game, download it and log in, and then teamed up to complete the tasks.
For a moment .
Various laughter and exclamations continued to echo inside and outside the dormitory.
Four rookie warriors jumped up and down in various copies, being chased everywhere by monsters.
When high-quality equipment was revealed, the cheers were so loud that they almost burst the ceiling, as if they had won some big prize.
Only played for less than an hour.
They were attracted to this game and became completely addicted to it. They had no mood to play other games.
…
Similar situation.
The same thing is happening in every corner at this time.
Players who had quit the game due to various outrageous actions by several major companies have noticed this not-so-outstanding game and have downloaded it to try it out.
However, I never expected that the more I played, the more addicted I became.
On the first day of the server opening, the several job transfer instructors were packed with people.
Even for three consecutive days, the number of online players in the game has been increasing rapidly, and topics about this game have begun to appear in many game groups.
"Haha, my job change was successful, and I can go to the Sky City!"
"Anyone want to join me in hunting the Sky Curtain Behemoth? Please take the level 28 Asura with me."
"I just got a Mozhu bracelet from the Hanging City, and a guy bought it from me for 50 yuan. Did I make a profit?"
"Is this true? A low-level piece of equipment for 50?"
"I also released a level 25 purple sword today, hehe."
"3000 zombies, 8000 alone, anyone going?"
"Wait, I'm just level 16. I'll find you when I reach level 18 and take the job transfer quest."
After playing the game for a few days, players have gradually discovered the fun of this game.
It's not only because of its arcade-like gameplay and colorful professions, but also because of its randomness.
Because every dungeon boss has a chance to drop high-quality equipment.
This feeling of surprise, like winning a jackpot, can make players happy for a long time.
They will also be watched and envied by their friends who play with them, which greatly satisfies their vanity.
For this reason, many people have opened countless small accounts. After one account is exhausted, they will continue to refresh another one, just to pursue more powerful equipment.
This simple and rustic happiness.
It is incomparable to those games that require you to pay money to become a human.
In addition, the PK gameplay completely imitates that of arcade games, which attracts many skilled players to join in. As soon as the fatigue is over, they practice their skills in the PK field.
Or they would make appointments to fight each other to see whose profession was more powerful or whose equipment was better.
In short, there are various ways to play, which immediately raises the game's online rate.
Although there is still a big gap between them and those big online game companies, it has already shown a rising momentum, and players are happily running between various copies.
…
"Huh? The online rate of this game Honghuang is so high?"
Within the Penguin Group, the operations director looked at the financial statements from the past few days and was slightly surprised.
"Yes, it seems that the other companies didn't expect this situation either." The employee nodded and said, "If this trend continues, this game has great potential to become the dark horse of this year."
"That's perfect. The gaming industry has been booming recently, and the government is planning to increase investment in the gaming industry. You can go talk to Honghuang and see if you can acquire them."
There was a sense of pride and confidence in the man's words.
That is the confidence in the strength of the entire Penguin Group and the confidence in its own financial resources.
"Director, this may be difficult." The employee looked embarrassed.
"What? They offered a very high price?" The man's eyes narrowed.
"No, they have already publicly announced that they will not accept any capital injections for the time being, and... we just rejected their account login cooperation."
"I see." The man's voice gradually deepened. "In that case, let's find another similar game agent and increase the investment in publicity to seize the market as soon as possible."
Imitation and then squeezing out the original market is the most common tactic used by Penguin.
As the saying goes, the business world is like a battlefield. Since they are planning to fully enter the gaming market, they will naturally not allow a competitor that could potentially become a threat to grow.
And I don’t know why.
He always had a strange feeling in his heart, as if something important had been taken away from him, which made him very unhappy.
