From the outside perspective, Blue Star Studio remained relatively calm, issuing a temporary apology to the players while a new server team took office.
A large portion of the players who were stuck on the login screen were put back in, and the official forum suddenly enjoyed its quietest day ever.
Unbeknownst to anyone, the planet Earth itself was also in turmoil...
"Quickly! What's the status of the main server? Display it on the big screen and monitor it in real time!"
"The pressure in the newbie village has exceeded 120%, quickly have the AI create two more villages!"
"We've discovered 12 new bugs in the backend, including two that are classified as 'critical.' We've already asked the relevant programmers to investigate them urgently..."
"There was a clipping bug in the character creation process where the 200-pound female body was displayed. Kevin just fixed it and will update it within five minutes!"
The studio was bustling with activity, with countless people running around working.
Mingyan, of course, wouldn't stand there and cause trouble at this time. He sat in his office, monitoring the various data and actual situation of "Xia Ke Xing".
To his right, a holographic projection screen was displaying his communication with Xia Cheng.
Xia Cheng was staring at the constantly updating server data across two screens: "Can two more temporary servers handle it? I don't think renting for 24 hours is enough..."
Upon hearing this, Mingyan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Leave the professional questions to the professionals. Why do you look more nervous than they are?"
Xia Cheng said, "Honey! You've been working on this game for over a year, and it's finally launching! It's the first massively multiplayer online game in the history of Earth, how could I not be nervous?"
Mingyan was overjoyed and said, "Drink more hot water."
Xia Cheng: "??"
He said frankly, "It's to ease the tension."
Xia Cheng: "..." Is hot water a panacea?
Just then, Mingyan's secretary came in with hot water.
She didn't understand anything about the game and was one of the most relaxed people right now. She said, "Boss, Horace said the server is stable and there are no problems. He's going to work overtime tonight to watch the server. If you have any questions, you can send him a message."
Mingyan said, "It's okay. Let him not stay up so late. He can go to the staff dormitory to rest, or he can work remotely from home and be on standby."
The secretary said, "Even if you let him sleep, he won't be able to. I'll go and move a cot for him outside the server room."
Mingyan sighed and said, "Why are you all so nervous?"
After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look.
Xia Cheng was still intently watching the online data, his hands clenched into fists, looking exactly like a husband waiting outside the delivery room...
“…Ahem,” Mingyan said helplessly, “Don’t get excited. Data isn’t important. Old Xia, this is the first time I’ve made a game like this. Just treat it as a trial run. It would be great if it succeeded, but it doesn’t matter if we lose everything. Blue Star is already rich enough. We can always make it back with the next game.”
After he finished speaking, the secretary was completely dumbfounded: What a confident and wealthy statement! But upon closer inspection, it didn't seem problematic at all? Does being a genius designer favored by players mean one can be so fearless?!
Then she heard Xia Cheng nod and say, "Yeah, that's true. If Blue Star ever runs into a funding shortage, I'll invest 10 billion yuan in you to test the waters."
The secretary: "..." I can no longer understand this world!
That's an exaggeration.
"Xia Ke Xing" has not only lost a fortune, but the data from the first day of its open beta also shows that its future is limitless.
As of 24 hours after the open beta launch: The total number of downloads of "Xia Ke Xing" game reached 6.8 billion, the number of registered users reached 8 billion, the average number of online users reached 5 billion, the 24-hour player retention rate reached 87%, and the player satisfaction rate reached 97%.
If you look at the 3% of negative reviews, the vast majority are protesting: "The queue time is too long!"
[It's bound to be crowded when the server first launches, but it shouldn't be this crowded! It almost made me pregnant!]
[Hey guys, please, can you log off while you're eating? I've been waiting in line for three hours and still can't get in! Are you animals going to log off once you're in? Don't you think game time cards are free?]
The game "Xia Ke Xing" uses a point card system, which is divided into two modes: time-based billing and monthly card.
Furthermore, it adopts a dual-currency model.
In other words, players can buy game cards with real money or with in-game currency.
Regardless of the method, the price of game cards fluctuates with market prices.
Since the server has just opened, there are no players who can use in-game currency (gold) to buy game time cards, so everyone is paying for game time cards.
However, in reality, every newly registered user will receive 200 minutes of free game time. If you are a holder of the Blue Star's Little Red Badge, Little Gold Badge, Little Blue Badge, etc., you can receive an additional 200 minutes for each badge.
This has always been a benefit for Blue Star players.
It's currently the peak season after the server launch, so most players naturally won't mind spending their game time.
Let alone logging off during meals, many people are so engrossed in playing that they don't even want to eat. Some have even arranged with their friends to work in shifts—when one person logs off, another immediately logs on to take over, all to seize the initiative without stopping!
It can be said that while Blue Star Studio was working day and night, the players were also working overtime non-stop.
Some people stay up all night to experience more game content;
Some people enjoy the thrill of being one step ahead of others, and they always want to be among the highest-level players in any game, so they bury themselves in leveling up without any regrets.
Some people, however, want to seize the initiative...
The player who pulled off that crazy stunt during the closed beta is back!
This time, he went straight to the familiar Miao region without even learning basic martial arts after he was born.
Once you find the little princess, you can easily coax her, sweet-talk her, and even abduct her. Then, you can run into the sect and call her "father-in-law."