By the time the press conference ended, this blog post had already topped the trending searches, with a popularity score nearly three times higher than the second place!
#GodlyMaster#, #BlueStar and Dragon-Slaying Saber Belong to the Same Person#, #Divine Fusion Incident#, #Dragon-Slaying Saber Also Belongs to the Cult Leader#...
A large number of supplementary tags are emerging, and netizens are not able to decide which one to use.
Any topic is fine; let them speak first!
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Even a simple message filled with question marks became a trending topic, which shows how bewildered the players were.
Is this really not an April Fool's joke?! Have all the media outlets around the world gone mad today?!
[Holy crap, even a Great Immortal couldn't do something like this! This must be a creator god! What did they do in their past life to own two studios like this?]
I played League of Legends until midnight last night, so I might not be fully awake today. I'm going to go back to sleep for a bit.
[I've already prepared my battle song, donned my battle armor, and am just waiting to blast the Dragon Slayer's forum, and you suddenly tell me this???]
[Aaaaaah! I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it! This is impossible! How could the Grand Master Craftsman of the Great Ming Dynasty on my great Blue Star possibly create something like the Heaven-Defying Technique and the Iron Horse and Ice River?!]
[(A photo of a lemon) I was quite competent today too.]
[Why isn't it listed yet? I have a feeling the stock price will skyrocket tomorrow. I might lose a billion! Back when Dragon Slayer was first created, I was playing the Heaven-Defying Technique. The fire wasn't Blue Star Fire, but it was truly unique! If you're a brother, come and fight me!]
After the press conference ended, the top trending topics were completely dominated by this incident, with nine out of the top ten being about it.
Netizens were absolutely in an uproar, like water being poured into a pan of oil.
Well, just a couple of days ago they were genuinely arguing over their two studios, which even escalated into an online "war" over public opinion.
But this happened just two days later!
It's almost like, like two athletes fiercely battling for the championship on a world stage, with billions of viewers in the audience completely engrossed, when suddenly you see the two athletes holding hands and announcing: "Thank you everyone, we're together."
An awards ceremony suddenly turned into a wedding! Audience members were utterly shocked!
So this group of viewers not only posted messages expressing their shock, but also kept searching for related news and other people's shocking blogs—
How can I be the only one scared out of my wits?! No, I don't believe it! I want to see other silly netizens peeing their pants in fear online!
It feels so real.
Before long, various media outlets began to use their unique methods to spread information.
They interviewed several industry insiders.
The head of Ipp, facing the camera with a look of utter despair, said, "I told you all a long time ago, don't ask me, I can't say anything... What? Chief Engineer Ming announced this at the press conference himself? Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
After saying that, his expression changed, and he rolled up his sleeves, saying, "Ah, back in the day, when I went to the Dragon Slayer Studio and discovered this, I was just as surprised as you are. It's understandable for an outstanding and promising graduate to start his own studio. His first game (Minecraft) was a hit, and his second game (League of Legends) was showing signs of becoming popular, which is also understandable. But he actually created 'God-Defying Technique,' a game with a completely different style, genre, and theme. It doesn't seem like it was made by the same person at all... Don't be afraid to tell me, our platform directly sent people to investigate Master Ming back then, just in case there was plagiarism. But you all know how it ended—"
No, absolutely not! Chief Engineer Ming is just that awesome! Believe it or not, I'm totally convinced..."
Later, they also interviewed an industry insider who wished to remain anonymous.
The interviewee slumped in a chair, in a posture resembling that of a salted fish, with his face completely blurred.
He loosely crossed his arms, as if holding a large watermelon, waving them around in a daze, helplessly expressing his confusion and bewilderment: "As someone in the industry, how can I see this? I... I don't know what's going on either. Well, how should I put it? Designers like Chief Designer Ming are industry benchmarks; everyone admires them. Everyone pays attention to his latest developments and tries to learn from his design ideas. For every game Bluestar releases, our company's designers are required to complete it, conduct reverse analysis, write a design report, and then participate in a competition."
"The games featuring dragon-slaying swords are similar; we just need to analyze their monetization models. We can still consider them as a target to strive for, because even if we can't create the game of the year, making some money is still a good thing..."
"Those two designers, they felt like textbook figures, already so unreal. And today there's new news that they're actually the same person. You're telling me the same person can create a perfect story-driven game like Blue Star Apocalypse, a perfect competitive game like League of Legends, a perfect sandbox open-world 4x game like Star River, and then also create games like Iron Horse and Ice River and Cloud Dreams, which perfectly developed the market and revolutionized the history of game monetization systems?"
"Theoretically speaking, it seems possible, except that it would mean becoming a genius in multiple fields instead of just one. Didn't Leonardo da Vinci do that in history? The leader was a genius... well, let's just call him 'God'."
After saying that, he slumped into his chair, falling into a state resembling dementia.
On the other hand, as part of the online war, the verbal battle between the two studios has completely stopped.
The brothers who had been fighting fiercely earlier were now staring blankly at the other side.
—What do we do now? We can't keep going!
Both studios belong to the cult leader alone, so how could he possibly have any motive for plagiarism?
Let's not talk about motives. Even if it's true that it was copied, it doesn't constitute any problem. It's just a matter of open authorization and collaboration!
They quickly put away the knives, guns, and clubs, and could only serve out Italian instant noodles to entertain their allies.
[You, the chief designer of your dragon-slaying team, are truly amazing. Why don't you also raise a dog while slaying dragons?]
[The name "Blue Star" isn't imposing enough! But, it's rather elegant, after all, it was named by our God of Wealth, hahaha.]
The atmosphere became very awkward.
223. Welcoming friendly forces
The Italian cannon that had been brought out couldn't be taken back in time and could only turn into Italian instant noodles on the spot.
He pulled out his 40-meter-long sword, quickly found two watermelons, cut them open, and gave them to his comrades to quench their thirst.
Before we put the high-voltage power lines back on, let's play a tune of "East Wind Breaks" for our allies...
The unreleased "Damn it, Zhi Z" has now become "Damn it, Zhi...you're the epitome of both courage and skill!"
And what's the trident for? Well, of course it's for spearing a badger, roasting it, and making soup for our allies!
What was supposed to be a proper cyberwar took an abrupt turn, suddenly transforming into a friendly and cordial meeting between allied forces.