On the morning of November 16th, with Brahman's forfeit, the semi-finals of Tournament for the Best S2 came to an end.
No one would have thought that the semi-finals that had been delayed for so long … the final showdown that everyone had been waiting for … would end in such a manner.
The reason why Brahman Team One forfeited was only known by the captain, Shi Long, or Shiva himself. Even his four teammates did not know the reason.
Speaking of which … the four had no choice. They had a contract with Brahman, so naturally, they had to follow the studio's arrangements. Shi Long was the captain of the team and the boss of the studio. Since he said that he would forfeit … then his teammates had no choice.
On the other hand, Regulation was also quite shocked by this situation.
There was no doubt that the management was pleasantly surprised, but the team members were shocked and suspicious. Drunken Life and Dreaming were old acquaintances with Brahman's Four Heavenly Kings. Because of that … they were even more confused by this forfeit incident.
However, they were temporarily unable to contact Shiva himself because within fifteen minutes of this news being announced, Brahman's official website and customer service system exploded …
Shiva himself quickly logged out of the game and rejected all interviews. He did not even answer questions from the company.
That night, he only said a few simple words to the general manager of the studio and then returned home with his wife.
After that … Feng Bujue came to meet him uninvited to discuss some things.
The details of their discussion will not be revealed here …
Let's move on to the next day …
At 2 pm the next day, Shi Long, as the boss of Brahman, held a press conference regarding this' forfeit incident '…
He took out a draft and read it out. He gave a rather strange but irrefutable reason. "Due to physical reasons, I was unable to participate in the competition last night. With the agreement of my teammates, the whole team forfeited."
To be honest, no one would believe this excuse.
But it was pointless to not believe it … After all, if Shi Long said that it was due to physical reasons, then it was due to physical reasons. As for what kind of physical reason it was, sorry … that was personal privacy.
If he wanted to get any information from his teammates … it would be a waste of time. Vishnu, Brahma, and Yama had been friends with Shi Long for many years. They wouldn't talk nonsense, be it in public or private. And Asura … was Shi Long's cousin, so it was even more impossible for them to talk nonsense.
If all the parties involved had the same opinion, then there would be no breakthrough in this matter …
At the end of the day, this was a forfeit, not cheating. Could it be that you don't allow others to feel uncomfortable? Couldn't Boss Shi be on his period?
In short, the matter of him forfeiting was forcefully explained away by Shi Long.
Of course, the reporters wouldn't accept everything he said … Everyone thought that there must be a story behind the Gods' abstention this time, and the impact of this incident would continue to ferment for a period of time.
As a result, as soon as the press conference ended, irresponsible gossip such as "cowardice", "peripheral gambling", and "shady deals" had already been brewing in the minds of the unscrupulous media people.
However, most of these people's articles did not get published in the end because …
At 4 pm on November 16th, not long after the Gods' press conference ended, the Dream Company silently released an announcement that shocked the media.
"The finals of this year's Tournament for the Best S2 are restricted to in-game players."
What kind of concept was that? Based on the FAQ at the bottom of the announcement … the announcement did not say that the finals would not be broadcasted to the public but … there was not even a 'recording' of the finals.
To be more specific, only 'players' who entered Thriller Paradise through the gaming hub in 'sleeping mode', and they had to create their character before midnight on November 16th, 2055 … would be able to watch the competition. Those who did not fulfill the above criteria would be forced to disconnect from the game during the finals. Other online streaming platforms … would be shut down. Furthermore, the recording of the finals would not be broadcasted after the event.
From the perspective of a businessman, what the Dream Company was doing was no different from a madman.
First of all, based on the amount of attention that Tournament of the Best S2 received, the advertising revenue before the finals was already over a hundred million yuan. But … they were not going to livestream it.
Secondly, it was fine if they did not livestream it. That way, they could release the recording of the competition and make more money. But they did not even want to keep the recording.
Other than that, to shut out viewers other than existing players … that was even more unreasonable.
If the first announcement did not add the restriction of creating a character before November 16th, 2055, it could still be seen as a marketing campaign. To put it bluntly, they were forcing people to play their game. Gaming hubs were not a problem. Even if they did not buy one, they could use it at an internet cafe. But the Dream Company had set a time limit. Even if one went to the game to create a character after seeing the announcement, it would be pointless.
This kind of method would definitely make those who were interested in the game but had not joined the game unhappy.
In conclusion, this decision by the Dream Company was indeed strange. Other than losing a lot of money and potential players, there was no redeeming value to it.
But … if one thought about it carefully, no matter what the motive was, their actions had been foreshadowed.
Before the preliminaries ended, the Dream Company had already prepared for this step when they first sold the broadcasting rights to the public. Therefore, their broadcasting rights were sold in stages.
That way, when the finals came, they could suddenly announce that they were not selling the broadcasting rights at this stage.
In addition, below the above important news, there was another announcement that had nothing to do with most players.
[Explanation of the prizes that have not been released in the preliminaries.]
This announcement mentioned that there were only two prizes that had not been released in the preliminaries. One was the 'limited edition T-shirt', and the other was the 'forty-eight hours of qualification to experience the new version'.
The other prizes in the preliminaries, including game coins, experience, equipment, and so on, had been released before the semi-finals. Only the above two prizes had not been released.
This time, the officials had clearly stated the release time and method. First, the T-shirt would be sent out today. Second, the limited experience function would be activated one week after the finals.
Then … what about the date of the finals?
The third announcement was — [The finals of Tournament for the Best S2 — 'Ragnarok' will be held at midnight on November 19th.]
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