Chapter 358 The First Virtual Sports Meeting
"Let's go, let's go there quickly."
After meeting up with his roommates, he hurriedly left the square and followed the crowd.
However, when they arrived at Dr. Oak's laboratory, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
Because there are just too many people!
They all crowded into the hall and came forward to receive their initial pets.
Even though Honghuang added hundreds of collection counters and expanded the area of the institute's hall, it was still packed with people.
"Don't push, don't push!"
"Hurry up, the people in front have finished their work and let us take our seats."
"Ahh, it's so hard to choose. I don't know which one to get."
"Why isn't there a Pikachu option?"
"Am I, Pikachu, so shameless?"
"God bless me, just give me an evolved pet."
"So funny, why don't you just ask for Mewtwo."
In order to make it as realistic as possible, object collisions are added between characters, and there is no direct collision through the model like in other games.
It was this kind of crowd-pushing scene that made them feel more involved. Instead of being bored, they found it very fun.
Especially those who successfully got the initial pets and squeezed out of the crowd, they were laughing so proudly.
Then he hurried away amid the envious gazes of other players and headed straight for the outside of Pallet Town.
And at this time.
The grasslands and forests outside of Pallet Town are also bustling with activity.
Pokémon battles can be seen everywhere, with players commanding the battles and trying hard to capture their second Pokémon.
Some were chased by violent wild Pokémon and screamed loudly. The scene was spectacular.
"Squirtle! Use ram on Sandshrew!"
Somewhere on the edge of the forest, a player with the ID: Middle School Boy shouted loudly and directed the battle.
The Squirtle in the pond received the order, retracted into its shell, and slammed into the sandshrew in the distance.
Bang!
The Sandshrew, who activated the round skill to improve his defense, was knocked away and his health dropped to the bottom in an instant.
"Good opportunity! Take it!"
The middle school boy was excited and quickly took out an ordinary red and white Pokéball, pressed the switch and threw it at Sandshrew.
whoosh!
The Sandshrew turned into white light and was taken into the Poké Ball.
After struggling for a few times, a pleasant ding sound was finally heard.
"Haha, Sandshrew, I got it!"
The middle school boy excitedly picked up the Poké Ball and struck the same middle school pose as the protagonist, Satoshi.
Seeing this, other players nearby also came over with envy.
"You succeeded in conquering him so quickly?"
"Why do I always fail to conquer someone?"
"I'm even worse off. I can't control my strength every time and die in seconds..."
"Quick, check out the attributes and skills of Sandshrew."
Pokémon like Sandshrew love to move around underground. It is not easy to find one, so they are naturally very curious.
The middle school boy didn't waste any time and picked up the Pokéball containing the Sandshrew to check its attributes.
[Illustrated Book NO: 0027]
[Name: Sandshrew (Unnamed)]
[Attribute: Ground]
【Gender: Male】
【Height: 0.6m】
【Weight: 12.0kg】
[Personality: Leisurely (defense increased, speed decreased)]
[Skill: Become Round (General)]
Rows of detailed information appeared on the interface.
There is also an ability fan chart listed on the right, marking the basic attributes of the Sandshrew.
Especially the defense, which reached an astonishing 93 points!
You have to know that his Squirtle only has 65 points!
"It's personality! Personality can actually affect attributes?"
A player nearby immediately noticed something was wrong.
Everyone looked at the character line and saw the words "Increased Defense" marked on it, and they were immediately surprised.
"Since there are characters that increase defense, there must also be characters that increase attack, right?"
"It should be correct."
"This design is good, let's first develop an awesome personality!"
The appearance of pet personalities made them feel like they had discovered a new world. They ran around the grassland and forest with great interest , wanting to catch a few more to increase their initial attack personalities.
Those who follow the defensive style will specifically look for a personality that increases defense.
In this way, when you fight against other players in the future, you will have a lot more key attributes invisibly, and your winning rate will be greatly improved.
This news quickly spread among the players, making the already popular outskirts of Pallet Town even more popular.
The players who poured into the game also began to spread out in all directions and ventured into various towns and cities.
…
"How's it going? What were the sales in the first week?"
A week passed in a flash.
Chen Lin found Lao Song and asked about the sales situation.
"The performance is very good. So far, 10 million copies have been sold across all platforms, and virtual versions account for nearly 40%!"
Lao Song's voice was a little excited .
Generally, if a blockbuster exclusive can sell 3 million copies in the first week, it already has the potential to make tens of millions, and most of them hover between 1 and 3 million.
But now.
They broke 10 million in the first week.
It becomes another game that earns tens of millions in the first week after "Red Dead Redemption", "Sword Art Online" and "Minecraft"!
If it was run better.
Reaching 50 million is not impossible!
Now he finally believed that what Chen Lin said at the beginning that this game would become one of the top three IPs in the prehistoric world had really come true.
I'm afraid this mouth has been blessed.
"Don't look at me like that. I was just saying it casually at that time."
Chen Lin shrugged and changed the subject: "What about the escort exclusives of other new platforms? How are the sales?"
Old Song looked at him suspiciously, then said seriously, "The sales of other platforms are also amazing. Because of the popularity of the virtual side, Gears of War by Juying, Gran Turismo by Soni, Mario series by Nintendo, and Old World by Penguin have basically exceeded 3 million sales, and several others are also over one million."
"Yeah, it's definitely a little more than usual."
With 3 million copies sold in the first week, it is almost considered a top-notch masterpiece among the escort masterpieces.
Only two or three models are released every year.
The fact that so many of them have suddenly appeared shows that players' enthusiasm for the virtual terminal remains unabated, otherwise such sales could not be achieved relying solely on the PC terminal.
"It seems that they have spent a lot of money on this promotion."
"Of course. After all, it's the early stage of seizing the market. It's not like when the giant entered the console market. It's been a long time, so it's so difficult."
"In that case, let's move on to the next step. We can't let them catch up."
"Don't worry, I've arranged for someone to do it."
In order to cope with this wave of competition, they have made a lot of preparations, and now it is finally time to take action.
soon.
A message was sent under the Honghuang account that the regional competition will be officially held in two months.
Any player who successfully challenges eight Pokémon gyms and obtains all challenge badges can directly register for the competition.
In addition to huge prize money and the title of the strongest trainer, the champions of national and regional competitions will also be qualified to participate in global competitions.
And in the annual global competition.
Decide who is the strongest Pokémon trainer!
This competition system.
For players who have watched the anime, this is not unfamiliar.
But when the news was actually released, it still caused a huge uproar.
Huge bonus!
And the title of the strongest trainer!
Moreover, he ascended to the altar in a virtual sports venue, witnessed by countless players!
Either way, it has a fatal attraction to them.
Not to mention the e-sports clubs and individual players who make a living from it.
"Good job! I will definitely win the championship this time!"
"After the regional competition, will there be a global competition?"
"It will probably be a fight between dragons and tigers."
"We need to train a few pets in advance."
Two months is more than enough time for most players.
Because the competition rules will force Pokémon to limit to level 50, you only need to raise the level to above level 50.
The most important thing is the combination of skills and attributes.
There is also the selection of six participating pets, the timing of skill use, attribute restraint, etc.
This depends on the player's personal understanding of the game.
"Isn't it just taking on eight gyms? Easy! Watch me shine in the regional tournament!"
In the live broadcast room.
Ouyang Xiao, who had just finished beating the first two gyms, showed off the two badges in her backpack.
"Alright, alright, I know you have two badges."
"How did you do that? I just managed to beat the Rock Gym yesterday."
"The anchor is online all day, can you do that?"
"Le, you want to shine too?"
"Fast forward to the qualifying rounds and direct elimination."
"Don't meet me in the competition, or I'll let you know what it means to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."
Barrages of comments kept floating by.
Many viewers have agreed to snipe the anchor together when the time comes.
Just thinking about that scene is very exciting.
I don’t know what the specific competition system is like. If it is randomly assigned, it will be very difficult to get a chance.
But no matter what, it’s definitely a good idea to first develop a lineup that can restrain the anchor team.
…
Compared to the excitement of the players .
The major manufacturers seem much calmer.
Except for those companies that participated in advertising sponsorship, most of them maintained a wait-and-see attitude and did not dare to make any judgments on the Honghuang "online sports meeting" easily.
After all, the virtual industry has just emerged.
There are many things that no one has tried.
I don't even know what is good or bad.
Only a manufacturer like Honghuang, which is not listed but has strong strength, dares to do this without worrying about losses at all.
"How is it? Can this technology be replicated?"
Penguin headquarters, in the technical department.
The senior executives in charge of virtual technology research and development called in technical personnel.
“It might be a little difficult.”
The technicians said bluntly: "We have estimated that this kind of large-scale online event has very high requirements for servers and realism. The realism must reach at least 50%, and the server expansion must be dozens or hundreds of times."
"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Honghuang is building a small venue that can only accommodate hundreds of thousands of players at the same time."
Although what Honghuang said in the announcement sounds awesome, it is not easy to achieve.
Hundreds of thousands of people online on the same screen is already an exaggerated number.
Any slightly inferior server is at risk of crashing directly.
According to Honghuang, they want to approach the level of millions or even tens of millions and completely replicate the Olympic Stadium. I don’t know whether Honghuang is crazy or they are crazy.
I'm afraid it's just a gimmick thrown out for the purpose of exaggerating the publicity.
After all, penguins have done this many times before.
And just as the two were talking.
A burst of hurried footsteps came from a distance.
"Manager, there is new news from Honghuang!"
What's new?
The two looked at each other and immediately looked at the person who came.
"What is it? Bring it to me and see it!"
"It's a CG, a promotional CG for a virtual sports meet!"
The employee's voice was so loud that it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Soon, he came in front of the two people and handed over the tablet in his hand.
What was playing above was the promotional CG that Honghuang had just released following the competition announcement.
"when--"
A loud bell rang the moment the man's finger touched the play button.
A dazzling light suddenly burst out on the originally dark screen.
Accompanied by a passionate and inspiring soundtrack, the perspective also comes to a wide lawn.
The representative characters of each game under Honghuang stand in two rows facing each other, constantly passing by and zooming away in front of the camera.
Then there are various venue facilities, entrances, walkways...
Finally, the sight rises to a high altitude, and the entire lawn is taken in.
Until then.
The man's pupils suddenly shrank, and he stared at the magnificent competition venue and the all-round three-dimensional crystal screen floating above the venue.
Some big golden words.
Play back and forth on the screen.
[The first Honghuang virtual sports meeting! ]
【Official opening! 】
