Although Xiao Yunhai hadn't played 'The World' before, he knew that the game that Steer spent three years to create was definitely a formidable opponent of 'World of Warcraft'. That was why Xiao Yunhai did this. At the same time, he released a message that he would choose three days of free play every season to increase the players' loyalty to 'World of Warcraft'.
Seymour Moore said, "I understand what you mean. In fact, what we did could be considered to have caught the Steer Gaming Company off guard. In order to promote "The World", they spent a total of 1.1 billion USD. If the first three days don't do well, I'll ask the Internet Water Army to spread all kinds of posts against The World and make it stink. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed heartily, and said: "Actually, we only need to start, the rest will be done by countless online game companies. World of Warcraft has already made them suffer a lot. How can they bear another one? "
Seymour Moore said, "Boss, you're really smart. That's right. We're not the only ones who want to destroy The World. All the major game companies in the world are probably more anxious than us. If The World really becomes popular and shares the world with World of Warcraft, they won't have a good time. "
Xiao Yunhai's prediction was right. All the other game companies were eyeing The World covetously.
After being attacked by World of Warcraft, the players who had fallen in love with the game didn't care much about The World.
On January 1st, The World didn't have many downloads. There were only four million copies in the world.
Although it was much better than the average game, it was free to download. Moreover, it cost 1.1 billion USD to promote it, and the advertisements were all over the place.
However, the current results didn't meet the expectations of the players.
Seeing this, Seymour Moore began to gather the Internet Water Army to attack The World.
What made him speechless was that the Internet was full of news about The World's failure before he could do anything.
Countless Internet Water Army posted crazily on all the famous forums. There were at least a hundred thousand Internet Water Army members.
"Damn, what kind of lousy game is The World? No wonder it's free. It's not fun at all. "
"This is the game that Steer Games spent three years to create? That transcends time? God, I'm going crazy. This is the worst game I've ever played, bar none. "
"The Steer Gaming Company is so pitiful. They only managed to get 4 million units for free. I really can't believe it. How did they achieve such results? "
"It's over. The Steer Gaming Company is completely finished. If David Steer doesn't hurry up and reform, I'm afraid the game company won't be far from death. "
"Hurry up and play World of Warcraft. The World is really boring."
"Compared to World of Warcraft in terms of graphics, settings, and fun, it's on a completely different level."
Seeing the overwhelming number of posts on the internet saying that 'The World' wasn't fun, Shemo Moore thought to himself, "These game companies are really too infuriating. He didn't dare to make an enemy out of Steer, so he poured dirty water on Storm. 'I haven't done anything yet, and you're pointing out World of Warcraft as if you're afraid that the other party doesn't know it was us who did it.' How preposterous! "
As the saying goes, public opinion can melt gold, and accumulation can destroy bones.
When everyone was saying that something was bad, one could imagine how big of an impact it would have on the public's mind.
Steyr Networks was really unlucky. Due to the crazy publicity that they did in the early stages, they attracted the hostility of all the game companies around the world. With World of Warcraft as an example, how could they sit still and do nothing?
David Steer obviously didn't expect such a problem. He directly exploded when the reporter asked him a question, and the spearhead was pointed directly at Xiao Yunhai without hiding it at all.
"I'm very dissatisfied with Kungfu Xiao. As a shareholder with 25% of Steyr Networks' shares, Kungfu Xiao not only didn't contribute to the development of the company, but he even turned against us. 'The World' is a game that took thousands of developers three years to develop day and night. Who would have thought that it would be attacked by Kung Fu Xiao? "
"In order to suppress us, Kungfu Xiao let World of Warcraft be free for three days, and the number of downloads of The World only reached four million. This is your ability, and we accept our loss wholeheartedly. But gathering a water army to spread the word 'The World' all over the internet was not good. That was not good. That was too much. If you have the ability, let's fight with real swords and spears. It's not honorable to win with such tricks. "
His words soon spread all over the world. Seeing that one of the top ten richest people in the world was publicly criticizing the world's richest person, Xiao Yunhai, people were instantly interested.
Xiao Yunhai, who had been practicing singing at home, naturally wouldn't be a coward. Moreover, he wasn't the one who did the things on the Internet. He really didn't want to be the scapegoat. Therefore, he made an exception and accepted the interview from Yunqing TV.
"First of all, I'll explain why World of Warcraft is free for three days. There are two main reasons. First, it's to thank the players for their love of the game. Second, as Mr. David Steer said, it's to suppress The World. "
The reporter who interviewed him opened his mouth wide and was shocked beyond words. He didn't expect his boss to say that, so he quickly asked, "Mr. Xiao, are you really trying to suppress The World?"
Xiao Yunhai chuckled and said, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that. There's nothing to hide. Steer Game Company is too ruthless. Their posters and slogans are all over the world, including our Storm Game Company. It'd be bullsh * t to say that we're not nervous. Since World of Warcraft is so popular, we're naturally worried that The World will affect us. Therefore, we decided to let the game be free for three days. We're competitors, and I'm sure everyone can understand what I'm doing. "
With Xiao Yunhai's identity and status, if he didn't admit something that was obvious to everyone, he would be criticized. Therefore, he might as well admit it. He only needed to guide the public opinion, and everything would be fine.
The reporter asked, "Mr. Xiao, all the major forums on the Internet are posting that The World isn't fun. Is this also your doing?"
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said, "Mr. David Steer, you've wronged me. I swear on my reputation and character that neither I nor my Storm Game Company posted such posts on the Internet. Judging from the density of the posts, there are at least 100,000 people, and they seem to be from all over the world. I, Xiao Yunhai, admit that I'm quite capable, but I definitely don't have the ability to secretly contact 100,000 people and ask them to slander The World. "
The reporter asked, "So you're saying that it's someone else?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "It's not one or two people, but a group of people. I think it's because the Steer Game Company's The World is too scary. With the support of the players, my World of Warcraft occupies 60% of the entire market. Judging from the influence of The World, it's possible that it will split the market with World of Warcraft. Think about it, how big of an impact it will have on other game companies. One is already unbearable. If another one comes, they won't even be able to eat. Therefore, I think it's very likely that it's done by game companies all over the world. It's just that my conflict with Steer is the most prominent, so I'm the one who stands out. Of course, this is just my guess, but I think that's the truth. "
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for being honest with me. Last question, in your heart, what do you think of 'The World'? Can you comment on it? "
Xiao Yunhai shrugged and spread his hands, "I've been preparing for my concert in Los Angeles from morning to night. I'm so busy that I don't have time to play games. However, if I want to play, I only know how to play World of Warcraft. I don't think there's any game that can compare to it. Haha, sorry, I accidentally made another advertisement for World of Warcraft. "
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