Vol 2 Chapter 801: Completely free

Chapter Eighty One

Completely free

Virtual Life will be tested on August 8th! When this news came out, all online game companies were shocked. Nowadays, domestic online game companies have a harsh living environment that the outside world can hardly imagine.

According to the "Fourteenth Statistical Report on the Development of the Internet in China" issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (ic) on July 1, 2003, the total number of Internet users in China currently exceeds 94 million, of which more than 12 million are online game players.

With 12 million online game players, if each person spends 120 yuan a year for online games (10 yuan per month), that is 1.44 billion yuan. This is only the most conservative estimate. In fact, it is impossible for a player to spend only 10 yuan per month on online games. According to the data provided by the "Second World" (not accurate, it is just an estimate, in fact, it is more than this number. And without calculating the profit of Tencent Games), the average monthly amount of money a player spends on online games is 32.5 yuan, which is 4.68 billion yuan this year.

The market share of 4.68 billion yuan seems to be a lot, but in fact, more than 80% of the profits are taken by the "Second World", and the remaining 20% ​​is shared by more than 20 online game companies across the country. Among them, NetEase's Fantasy Westward Journey accounts for about 70%, and the remaining 10 online game companies share 30% of this 20%, which is simply tear-free. But the reality is so cruel. Several "Second World" games occupy most of the domestic market. Almost all other online game companies are operating in tears, only to be able to run them from time to time. Of course, everyone is also waiting, waiting for the "Second World" to make mistakes, and also waiting for the increase in the number of domestic online game users. As long as the market is big, no matter how "extremely evil" the "Second World" is, they can still have a little bit of soup. Whenever I think of this, many online game companies have snots and tears, and I don't know who to complain to.

But now, just as many online game companies are struggling to survive, "Second World" has again made a big effort to launch Virtual Life, the first online online game to be tested at the same time in the world. This is a blow to all online game companies.

Damn, you still let people live? ——After the CEOs of many online game companies heard about the virtual life test, their first reaction was to curse in unison. Now the virtual life public beta, followed by the online beta of Heroes Invincible, and the world war that has been rumored by the outside world, so many online games are listed, and how other companies can live. Especially this virtual life has been authorized by a large number of celebrities and celebrities, and can play with players in the game, which is very exciting. It is conceivable that under the effect of celebrities and celebrities, virtual life will make players crazy.

Compared with the despair of domestic online game companies, foreign online game companies have also felt the threat from the "Second World" for the first time. At present, most of the online games in Europe and the United States are still large-scale online role-playing online games, dominated by Western magical games, such as eq (endless missions), or first-person shooter games such as fierce battles between sea, land and air. Leisure, making friends, entertainment online games. This kind of online game is currently lacking in Europe and the United States, but it is welcome by European and American players.

One of the biggest characteristics of European and American players is making friends. In various European and American online games, players mostly act collectively, exchange game experiences, share game resources, and share the fun of the game, full of enjoyment of the joy brought by the game. And virtual life undoubtedly brings this kind of communication to the limit. First of all, in the game, you need to trade if you want to get everything. In virtual life, there is no traditional npc, except for some fixed or special npc (such as those stars, celebrities), all roles are completely played by players.

It's like a real world. Players can play any role in the game, any position, from the big capitalist to the street horseman, of course, they can also do nothing and just wander in the game, but the premise is that you can survive in the game. . Because in virtual life, all characters have to eat, drink, sleep, and of course get sick and injured.

For example, if you don’t eat when you are hungry, you will become weak or even sick. And if because there is no money, enough to buy cheap food, eat unclean food, and then get sick, and do not go to treatment, the player's character will become weaker and weaker, and eventually may even die of illness, leading to the end of the character and having to start again. In short, in virtual life, this is a world, a real world. It's just that in this "real" world, players will be able to play various roles freely, regardless of the unbearable consequences in real life.

Especially now the "sports system" has been opened, and player attributes have also been added. Every player entering the game has an initial attribute. This initial attribute can be increased or even decreased through various tasks, and players can become an excellent athlete by virtue of their physical attributes, such as representing the country in major events such as the Olympics and the World Cup. What's more, you can invite friends to play various mini games and experience the joy of joint games. At the same time, in the game, every move of the player will affect the progress of the entire game and change the background development of the entire game.

auzw.com For example, a player can be a robber and rob a bank in a certain block. It just so happens that many players in this bank have deposited money in it, and the bank went bankrupt after being robbed, which then produced a series of butterfly effects. Of course, players can also have money to buy any block, and then drive away all the players in this block, provided that you have enough money. In short, in virtual life, there is nothing you can't do, nothing you can't think of. The only difference is whether you have enough resources in the game, and whether you have enough resources to get everything you want.

What's more, this virtual life is still a game that is simultaneously opened globally. There is only one server in the world, which is exciting to think about. Hundreds of millions of players all over the world are playing on the same server, which is simply unimaginable.

pressure! With the approach of August 8, 2003, silently close to the hearts of all online game companies in Europe and the United States.

Media all over the world are also paying close attention to the launch of virtual life. This is from Asia. The first large-scale online online game from China has officially landed in the European and American markets (Crazy Farm is not defined as an online game, but as a small web flash game). What kind of disturbances will it cause in the European and American markets is naturally exciting. look forward to.

"Boss, do you think virtual life is feasible?" As time approached, the "Second World" also became nervous. This is the first time to start the global server or start the server. In addition to worrying about the game prospects, it is also worried about whether the server can carry global players online at the same time. Although all servers are connected in parallel and shared on-line mode, whether it can really be achieved remains to be tested in practice. If this parallel sharing connection model is feasible, then all online games in the "second world" will adopt this model in the future. This model will be adopted at least until the computer hardware can carry out the possibility of global co-connection.

And will virtual life really become popular around the world? This is also a concern for the "Second World". Originally, they hoped to be able to launch it in mainland China first, if feasible, then launch it in Asia, then Europe and the United States, and finally achieve global hegemony. But Lin Feng stated that he would launch it as soon as possible. In view of Lin Feng's past miracles in the game industry, everyone nodded and agreed to Lin Feng's proposal. But when I agree, I agree, I believe I believe, but I feel a little nervous and a little disturbed in my heart.

Lin Feng thought for a while and nodded heavily. Although this virtual life is an unprecedented large-scale online online game, the similar stand-alone game Sims of the same type "in history" has created an astonishing total sales of over 100 million sets in Europe and the United States, creating the highest sales of pc games. recording. Virtual life is definitely broader and more interesting than Sims. Lin Feng has reason to believe that virtual life will be popular.

Everyone also hopes that all of this is within Lin Feng's expectation, so that the future "money" of the "Second World" will be unlimited. However, everyone's headache is that this time Lin Feng is actually preparing to adopt a brand-new charging model.

"Uh, boss, really want to adopt this charging model?" Wu Zhaopu asked helplessly.

Under Lin Feng's request, this virtual life will adopt a completely novel charging model-completely free. This kind of completely free is not equivalent to the free mode of Zhengtu's game with no money and props money, but it will be truly free, truly completely free.

Lin Feng naturally understood the worries of Wu Zhaopu and others. However, Lin Feng adopts this charging model this time. In addition to trying a brand-new charging model, he also wants to make his virtual life more quickly accepted by players around the world.

Virtual Life is a large-scale online game for leisure, entertainment, and making friends. If you charge a fee, there will definitely be a large number of players entering the game, but it will definitely block many players who are not interested in this type of game, especially some online. The game has people with dispensable attitudes. These people think that online games are more expensive and a waste of money, but their crowd far exceeds the number of online game players. This is an extremely large crowd. It is also the crowd that Lin Feng has always wanted to fight for.

Lin Feng has always hoped to introduce a brand-new charging model that allows players to enjoy the game for free while transferring these related expenses to major companies. The major companies pay for the players, and what the players pay is to accept a little advertising bombardment in the game.

You know, today the global mainstream media advertising costs are about 487 billion US dollars (still a conservative estimate). This is quite a big piece of cake, and Lin Feng didn't want to give it up.