In theory, no matter how bad a player is, as long as they play long enough, they will eventually unlock all the game content.
The things you absolutely can't get without spending money are just a bunch of flashy but useless "appearances".
It has a cat ear design, is worn on one's head, and sells for 60 yuan.
The baseball bat appearance can be replaced with many professional weapons, and it sells for 120 yuan.
The "Swordsman" class appearance pack includes a chibi version of the swordsman from the promotional video, the same clothing and weapons, special voice lines, and special facial expressions and actions, and sells for 680 yuan.
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Good heavens! The coolest profession, the one featured in the promotional video and shining brightly on the professional stage... is so expensive!
Most importantly, quite a few people actually bought it without hesitation!
Some people may not be the best at playing games.
Because he's really bad at it, and he won't go through the trouble of training himself.
But he had to be the most special, and he was willing to spend a lot of money to buy anything that could be "showed off".
Hair color, eye color, glowing white clothes, glittering weapons, winged mounts...
As long as you're good-looking enough, as long as you can stand out from the crowd and be different from others.
Even if the base explodes, he can still feel like the ultimate victor!
The game "League of Legends" lost over 100 million RMB in cash during its four-month launch and the first season of its professional league.
However, the few initial cosmetic packs have already generated approximately ten million in revenue.
Hidden beneath the glittering facade of competitive gaming, a gold-devouring crocodile has already revealed its ferocious fangs.
Boss Ming will not lose money.
This sum of ten million has at least wiped out the CG animation that was initially outsourced to a company.
The CG of the interstellar era is more realistic, including not only the ultimate visuals and sound effects, but also smells and touches.
The first cinematic for League of Legends probably only depicted a team battle, with ten players on each side, each using a classic class and classic appearance.
When the swordsman draws his blade, the audience can almost feel the chilling aura.
After the CG animation finished, most people exclaimed that it was exhilarating.
Some people will choose to watch the CG again, while others can't wait to start choosing their favorite profession.
The swordsman's image is called "Shadow of the Storm," and it uses Varian's design.
In his spare time, he created two characters based on himself and his wife, but they were infringed upon and stolen by his former company.
After making a bet with Mingyan, he gave all the authorizations.
His wife, out of admiration for Mingyan, also agreed to let Blue Star Studio use her image—she played a marksman.
Both characters are very distinctive and outstanding, occupying an important position in the CG, and are also among the first release skin packs.
There's an interesting story behind this.
That is, when creating the CG, Mingyan actually hesitated for a while, really wanting to make Varian's image a berserker.
Moreover, Mingyan excitedly told the outsourced contact person, "Could you give him a super greatsword, so that when he fights, he can just snap it in two like breaking chopsticks! Then he can have one in each hand and become a dual-wielding overpowered guy!"
The person in charge was completely bewildered: "Excuse me, what did you say? Break chopsticks?!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Like this!" Mingyan showed a "0v0" expression and wanted to demonstrate it himself.
Varian forcefully pulled Mingyan back, saying, "We need to consider the visual appeal! Think about it! We already have a warrior class with a shield!"
In the end, Mingyan could only regretfully give up this tempting idea.
With the release of skin packs for these two characters, their popularity has further increased.
Soon, some players made an unexpected discovery.
[The "Storm Shadow" character appearance! No wonder I felt like I'd seen it before at first glance! Isn't that Shagil, the protagonist of "Shagil: The Beginning"?!]
Because someone raised a question in the comments.
The player quickly found two promotional images from the game's official website.
【They're practically identical! Anyone with eyes can see it! (Image 1: Original artwork for the Swordsman skin "Storm Shadow" from League of Legends) (Image 2: Character design for Shagil, the protagonist of Shagil's Awakening)】
The people most sensitive to the emergence of a potential hazard are often those directly involved.
The development team behind the game "Shagil: The Beginning," the same company Varian Wrynn previously worked for, had a marketing person who foreshadowed the impending storm.
"Boss! There's a game with the same character designs as us! Come check it out!"
Because of the current popularity of League of Legends, most of their team members know about the game and how popular a league can be.
The team leader—who is also the chief designer—was not surprised but rather delighted at first glance!
Several key designers and marketing staff held a short meeting.
The chief designer slammed his fist on the table and exclaimed, "This is a perfect opportunity to ride the wave of popularity!!"
The success of "Shagil's Enlightenment" is mediocre in all aspects, or it could be said that it has been sentenced to death.