Luke watched, his neck gradually craning forward, his eyes widening in disbelief: "Teachers, are you playing tricks on me again?! This...this can't be happening!!!"
A moment later, Luca pushed open the study door and cried out in a panic, "Master, Master's wife! Something terrible has happened! Chief Engineer Ming of Blue Star has actually..."
His voice suddenly stopped because he saw the image on Li Weike's screen.
The great Chairman Li was holed up in his study, not working, but playing "Iron Horse and Ice River" by the Dragon Slayer Studio.
Moreover, it seems that a large alliance has been established, called "Resolutely Support the Leadership of the Party".
Luke: "???"
At this moment, the League's chat channels were completely in an uproar.
So, are we basically playing a game on Earth?!
【When we spend money, it's like supporting the legendary Dragon-Slaying Sword, supporting Master Craftsman Ming, supporting Blue Star, supporting Morning Star Incubator, and driving the development of the gaming industry! So what's wrong with spending money?!】
[I'm truly fed up with this devil of Earth! There's nowhere I can escape his exploitation!]
A moment later, an inconspicuous message scrolled across the world channel of "Iron Horse and Ice River".
A group called "Anti-Blue Star Dragon Slayer Alliance" used a system item to officially change its name to "Blue Star Dragon Slayer Family Reunion Alliance".
Everyone on the world channel: "..." Damn, you're an idiot.
While the Dragon Slayer Sword's fans may not be as united as the Ming Cult, their combat prowess is still formidable—after all, they were cultivated in an unrestricted competitive game.
They finally understood why their chief designer, the God of Wealth, was always elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon, and always having the deputy chief designer take his place.
And why is all the revenue from "Iron Horse and Ice River" to be donated to Morningstar Incubator? Others may not know how profitable this game is, but surely the players know!
It turns out it was all part of a grand scheme orchestrated by Chief Strategist Ming!
A few days later, very rational comments finally appeared on the official forum again.
Everyone guessed the "original truth":
When Chief Designer Ming first founded Blue Star, developing games like Minecraft and League of Legends was definitely unprofitable! Funding became unsustainable, which is why he wanted to establish the Dragon Slayer Studio, using a game like "Against the Heavens" to alleviate the pressure of starting a business!
[Waaaaah, every time Blue Star releases a new game, Dragon Slayer also releases a new one. Blue Star must be working too hard; whenever a new project runs out of funding, Dragon Slayer has to come to the rescue...]
Please don't blame the games featuring the "Dragon Slayer Sword" for being pay-to-win; they all have their reasons.
[What's a little money spent on dragon slaying to raise the Goddess of Earth?! It's not like we didn't donate to Earth before! It's just that all donation channels were closed!]
And just like that, something amazing happened: the reputation of the Dragon Slayer Sword Studio was further enhanced.
Everyone readily accepted the character of this "villain with a hidden reason," and tearfully accepted the Dragon-Slaying Sword into the Blue Star fan family.
After all, even the official sources have said that although the two forums will not be merged, they will be placed in the same section in the future.
Moreover, Blue Star's launcher has officially transformed and upgraded to the "Blue Star Digital Platform".
The first batch of games listed on this platform were none other than all of Blue Star and Dragon Slayer's past games, and they were all discounted accordingly.
The oldest games, Minecraft and Rebel Online, are now 90% off! Any recharge made on the latter will earn you a proportional amount of Blue Star Platform points!
So, the players who had angrily shouted "trash, money-grabbing game" and quit the game back then all logged back into their Blue Star accounts and went back to experience the game.
No, no, no, I swore I would never play that ridiculous money-grabbing dragon-slaying game. But... but what's with this strange fragrance...?
Author's Note: These silly netizens are so funny! I laughed while writing this!
224. Platform Launch
"Against the Heavens" was, after all, the first game from the original Dragon Slayer series. Although it was indeed a significant milestone for the studio, it wasn't widely known among players.
Just like Minecraft, it's a household name within the gaming community, but its actual external influence is definitely not as great as League of Legends.
Players are not particularly interested in "Against the Heavens" because they have heard that it is very pay-to-win and that you can't play it if you don't spend money.
However, if all in-game purchases are discounted by 90%, these players become even more interested in it, even more so than in regular non-pay-to-win games.
After all, who doesn't like the life of the rich?
"Against the Heavens" is a very simple and straightforward game; as long as players spend money, they can have fun.
You get as much pleasure as you pay for it.
Prices are clearly marked, and there is no deception of the young or old.
With the discount, players are essentially getting ten times the fun for the price of one.
Many people, after playing for a while, started thinking: "Wow, I'm making a killing!! The Dragon Slayer game was a complete loss! The more I recharge, the more I earn, so I need to take advantage of this opportunity to make as much money as possible!!"
So on the first day of the Blue Star platform's launch, the games with the highest cumulative purchase and recharge data were, in order, League of Legends, Hunter World (pre-order version), and Rebellion of Heaven...
This statement shocked the designers.
—So, is the true nature of humans to be "it smells so good"?
Originally, BlueStar Platform wanted to use "Hunter World" as a support, and it was expected to be launched around the Lunar New Year period next year.
However, after the incident involving Ming Zong's horse racing, there was an urgent need for some new information to divert public attention and take advantage of the explosive traffic, so the Blue Star platform was launched ahead of schedule.
In addition to these older games, the BlueStar platform currently has some new mini-games, so it is generally divided into three major sections: online games, single-player games, and mini-games.
In the area of mini games, there are currently only games like Jump Jump, Fly, Draw Something, and similar small games that have just come out of Morningstar Incubator.