Many players in the experience stores also uploaded their videos onto the internet. Some streamers even started streaming from their gaming pods. Even the little fatty Zou Zhuo, who was known as "Two Pigeons in Three Days", started streaming as well, talking nonsense as he played.
Discussions about PlayerUnknown's Battleground had also increased on the internet.
"Did anyone watch the playthrough of PlayerUnknown's Battleground? This game is surprisingly interesting! "
"I watched Ol 'Pepper's stream, and he even got chicken dinner! That's a huge sense of achievement! "
"What's chicken dinner?"
"You don't know? It's when at the end of the game, if you're the last person alive, there'll be a message on the screen saying, 'Great luck, chicken dinner', indicating that you're the last survivor of the game! "
"Why is it chicken dinner and not duck dinner??"
"Oh, I think this comes from a saying, 'winner'.
，chicken
dinner! Apparently it's a saying from casinos in Europe and America, which fits with the game's setting. But I think it's just Chen Mo's bad taste. "
"Chen Mo wouldn't dare to make the setting in China, or else it wouldn't pass the review …"
"I also thought it was interesting watching the video, but the players who actually played the game had even more intense reactions. They all said that the game was really fun!"
"It's weird, but they couldn't tell what was so fun about the game, they just thought it was really interesting!"
"I can't wait for the game to go on sale, I'm going to the experience store to queue up tomorrow!"
"Wake up, you won't be able to get in unless you go two hours before the store opens in the morning … because these idiots won't even log off once they start playing!"
What surprised many players was that PlayerUnknown's Battleground seemed to be surprisingly popular!
In the beginning, many players thought that the game was just a little new, with nothing else to brag about. However, after actually playing and watching the gameplay videos, they realized that wasn't the case!
It was really fun to play the game!
The most intuitive feeling was that the game was very comfortable to play. There was something to do every second, and the feeling of every round was completely different!
The map was huge. Even if the players flew to a different place every round, they would still get a completely different gaming experience.
Moreover, the game mode of the experience store wasn't the official mode. Due to the limited number of players, only eighty players could play, and they had to wait until the first round was over before they could start the next round. The players who were turned into crates could only wait.
However, since these people were all present, even if they turned into crates on the ground, they could still come out of the game cabin to chat with others, so it wouldn't affect them too much.
Once the game was officially released, players could immediately start the next round after dying in the game, and the sense of defeat would be further reduced.
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On the 8th of April, PlayerUnknown's Battleground: The Great Escape was officially released!
From the 1st of April to the 8th of April, the topic of PlayerUnknown's Battleground was on the rise every day. At first, the players were just curious, but as the experience store continued to grow in popularity, there were new topics about PlayerUnknown's Battleground on the internet!
The experience store became the gathering place for the first batch of players of PlayerUnknown's Battleground. Every day, the players would discuss the new strategies and playstyles of PlayerUnknown's Battleground, as well as new experiences in the game.
As for the players who couldn't get their hands on a VR gaming pod, they went to the holographic projection area to watch the battles. Although they couldn't play the game, they were very engrossed in it and enjoyed it.
All sorts of gameplay videos and livestreams were uploaded onto the internet. Many players were very interested in the game after watching it, but the problem was that they couldn't play it!
Over the past week, many players had been scratching their heads in frustration.
The pre-sales for PlayerUnknown's Battleground had already started. The official version of the game was priced at 980 RMB, while the pre-sales version was priced at 780 RMB, which was a full 200 RMB cheaper.
Furthermore, PlayerUnknown's Battleground was similar to The Massacre of the Gods, in that there was an internet cafe version, but it was more expensive. Each VR gaming pod in the internet cafe cost 2680 RMB, which was much more expensive than The Massacre of the Gods.
As for why it was expensive …
That was obvious. Could this game be on the same level as The Massacre of the Gods?
It was priced at 980 RMB per unit in hopes that more players would buy it. If the internet cafe version was sold at a lower price, Chen Mo would lose out.
Up until now, the VR internet cafes in China weren't particularly enthusiastic about this game. After all, this game was different from The Massacre of the Gods. Many internet cafe owners had their doubts about whether this new shooting game would be popular.
After all, 980 RMB wasn't considered expensive according to the price of traditional Chinese FPS games, but it didn't have a particularly obvious competitive advantage. After all, Chen Mo's previous Overwatch was made a free version, which had a huge impact on the FPS market.
Wolf Soul and Raging Assault were also constantly discounted and reduced in price. However, these two games had in-game purchases, so it didn't have a huge impact on their profits.
Chen Mo didn't plan to add any in-game purchases to PlayerUnknown's Battleground, such as spending money to open chests.
Other than the buyout fee, there was only one subsequent fee, which was the transaction tax.
Players could earn gold coins from playing the game. Gold coins could be used to open chests, and the items obtained from opening chests could be traded freely. There was no limit to the price, but every trade would have to pay a 10% transaction tax.
If a skirt was sold for 2500 RMB, there would be a 250 RMB transaction tax, which was deducted directly from the seller. This meant that the seller would receive 2250 RMB when the seller set the price at 2500 RMB.
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Of course, there would definitely be players who wanted to trade privately. The solution to this was actually quite simple. For example, items could only be placed in the general auction store, one-to-one trading was not allowed, the buyer and seller could not check each other's names, items would be displayed later after being placed in the store, rare items would be automatically released at a fixed time, etc.
Although there were policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, as long as the loopholes were blocked with strict rules, the players would have no choice but to follow Chen Mo's instructions.
After all, how could there be loopholes when it came to profits? This was related to the professionalism of the designers.
Many players were getting impatient. Moreover, with the pre-sale version being so much cheaper, they naturally bought it without hesitation!
Moreover, Chen Mo had repeatedly stated that the game would only be played once, forever. All future updates would not be charged, and there would be no in-game purchase services!
The "no in-game purchase services" clause made many players cry out for their conscience, especially when it came from Chen Mo's mouth. It was even more shocking.
Who didn't know that Chen Mo was the richest man in the world selling skins …
Speaking of the "free game, expensive skins" tactic, Chen Mo had brought it from LoL. As a result, free-to-play games had become the mainstream on mobile games platforms. Even Overwatch on the VR platform had adopted this tactic, and the results were pretty good.
Players were already familiar with the concept of "free-to-play games". Even though it was free, it was actually more of a scam than paid games!
However, Chen Mo said that there would be no in-game purchase services in PlayerUnknown's Battleground. This was simply unbelievable to the players!
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