An Expert Is actually By My Side

Chapter 321 The group stage begins!

Lin Mengmeng went to rest in the rest area behind the gymnasium.

There was still some time before the start of the competition, thinking that being idle was also idle, so Hao Yun wandered around the arena.

At the same time, near the stands on the west side of the gymnasium, Li Zongzheng and Lin Jun were also standing there idle and bored.

All the work has been arranged before the start of the game, and there is not much they need to do on the spot.

The quality of most Warcraft players is relatively high. Players enter the arena through the player channel, and players also enter the arena through the main entrance of the gymnasium in an orderly manner with the authentication of the game ID.

Roughly calculated, there were at least thirty to fifty thousand people in that dense crowd.

In fact, this number has somewhat exceeded Yunmeng Games' expectations.

At first, everyone thought that it would be a great thing to have 20,000 people come, but they didn't expect that the gymnasium was packed to the brim, and there was almost no place to stay in the corridor leading to the auditorium.

Looking at the sea of ​​people not far away, Li Zongzheng, who was standing on the stand looking around, couldn't help but sigh.

"It's a blood loss for us not to accept tickets this time."

As a member of the Warcraft design team, he is in favor of charging tickets for the game.

Paying tickets to a game is a matter of course, whether it's basketball or football.

Only by establishing a sound payment system can we ensure that the Battle Cry Cup will continue to be held one after another, instead of ending hastily due to budget issues in the future.

"How can it be considered a blood loss?" Lin Jun said with a smile, "Looking at the long-term, what we have to do now is not to gain cash from the competition, but to find a way to expand this market. After two more rounds, we will publish A loss report, not to mention tickets, players are happy to donate!"

Li Zongzheng rolled his eyes, not wanting to hear his nonsense.

At this moment, Lin Jun glanced at his watch and suddenly asked a question.

"By the way, is that hao12345 here?"

Li Zongzheng shook his head and said.

"I didn't see it, what's the matter?"

Lin Jun had a strange expression on his face. Said slowly.

"You said... what if he didn't come in the end?"

Li Zongzheng was slightly stunned, and replied subconsciously.

"No way...he promised to come."

When he said this, Li Zongzheng's voice didn't have much confidence.

It stands to reason that the game is about to start, even if he didn't arrive a few hours earlier, this guy should have come to say hello.

However, so far, he has not received a call from his assistant.

Before that, he made repeated orders and emphasized to his assistant that as long as hao12345 signs in at the gymnasium, call him immediately...

Is it really dove?

Thinking of this, Li Zongzheng began to panic.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's not already here," Lin Jun shook his head, "Have you signed the contract? Or did you give her money?"

Li Zongzheng said with embarrassment.

"We started talking about giving him money ... but he refused."

Hearing this sentence, Lin Jun sighed.

"Come on... hope the audience forgets about it."

...

It is the first time for everyone to hold this kind of event, and it is normal to have no experience.

However, it is obviously impossible to expect players to forget the cakes drawn on the posters.

In particular, Yunmeng Games has created enough mystery for this hao12345 master, almost everyone is curious about his true identity.

Under such circumstances, hao12345 himself did not come, and he did not even participate in the opening ceremony. It is conceivable how much the players' opinions will be.

In the discussion community of Creative Workshop, some people have posted to express their dissatisfaction.

"Did you invite anyone?"

"Day, shouldn't it be false propaganda?"

"I think this competition is aimed at the idol's dignity, but you told me that he was not there for the opening ceremony on the first day?"

"Hey, what a waste of time!"

The person who said that he came here entirely for hao12345 spoke somewhat exaggeratedly.

But it is true that almost all the players present were more or less disappointed when they failed to see the No. 1 God of War leader in the opening ceremony.

However, while there are definitely disappointments, there are also many surprises.

The audience who didn't get to see the digital god, but in the commentary lineup announced on the spot, they unexpectedly waited for Mr. Hao who had never appeared on the promotional poster!

As the designer of Warcraft, no one has more say on this game than him.

The grand but not procrastinating opening ceremony came to an end soon, and the F round of competition began immediately after.

In this round of competition, there are 10 rounds in total, and 10 players will play in each round, and 5 winners will be determined.

On the stage directly in front of the gymnasium, ten computers formed a V shape with a small arc, facing the audience.

In addition to the keyboard and mouse, there is also a can of Chiniu energy drink and a bottle of unlabeled mineral water on the table, which looks like a small Internet cafe.

Between the contestants and the audience, there is a large screen. The organizer will decide which game to play on the screen and explain the situation based on the votes of the audience.

Considering the fairness of the competition, and in order to prevent the contestants from being disturbed by the atmosphere in the arena, all contestants will be forced to wear active noise-cancelling headphones. Basically, they can only hear their own voices in the game during the competition.

If you take off the earphones or turn off the noise reduction function, it will be considered as cheating, and two warnings will automatically disqualify you from the competition.

Generally speaking, the players who were voted to be broadcast on the big screen were all popular players on the top 100 list.

For example, Ye Shen, who has tens of millions of fans.

The duel between him and the well-known forum player "DK Blade" appeared on the big screen with an absolute majority of votes.

The competition entered the pre-war preparation stage, and the staff made final adjustments to the equipment for the competition.

In the commentary seat.

Li Feifei, a well-known game video producer who served as the official commentary, looked at Mr. Hao sitting next to him in surprise and said.

"Although I heard from the organizer that they would arrange a partner for me, I didn't expect it to be you."

Hao Yun said with a smile.

"Isn't it a surprise?"

"That's too unexpected!" Li Feifei continued with a smile, "I always thought that my partner was a digital master, but I didn't expect to wait for our chief designer of Warcraft! Mr. Hao, to be honest, I have always been your Fan of ! Can I interview you with a question?"

Hao Yun smiled and nodded.

"If it's about games."

"Of course, it must be a problem with the game. Although I believe that the audience is more curious about you than about the game, but now you are at the competition site," Li Feifei, who made a joke, brought the topic back skillfully and naturally The topic, "I heard that Yunmeng Game has given quite a lot of favorable conditions to support the Warcraft team this time, but the competition system is 1V1 individual competition, so that most players participate in the name of individuals... ...I believe I am not the only one who has such doubts, what is the official intention of doing this?"

"The 1V1 rules are mainly based on the rhythm of the game. RTS games are different from other games. Once the number of units increases, the details will have little impact on the entire game. We have also considered 2V2 and 3V3 games before, but After the research, it was found that the balance of multiplayer competition cannot be controlled at all. In the end, it is easy to develop into a sea of ​​planes or a sea of ​​tanks, which is neither ornamental nor technical. The role of heroes in the battle will also be weakened...so In the end we just gave up."

Li Feifei asked.

"In other words, the team competition is a shelved project?"

Hao Yun shook his head.

"Not to mention being put on hold, to be precise, this is an attempt we made. Yunmeng Games is not a company that is satisfied with the status quo, and the game we plan for the future is not only Warcraft, we will also Develop more interesting gameplay, and team competition with 3 to 5 people has always been an area we are exploring."

"Is it a team of 3 to 5 people? It's really difficult for the game of Warcraft." Li Feifei nodded thoughtfully, and joked, "It's okay if it's from the Entertainment Bureau, but the competition If so...the pressure on our commentary may not be small."

Hao Yun smiled and said.

"Understandably, the scene must have been in a hurry."

At this moment, Li Feifei suddenly keenly caught a detail from Hao Yun's words.

"You mean...the Yunmeng game has plans for a new game soon? And this new game will be a game with team competition at its core?"

Hao Yun didn't answer this question directly, but gave him and all the players an imaginative smile.

"It doesn't have to be a new game, it may also be a new rule. Warcraft is an RTS game, but is RTS the only way to play Warcraft?"

"Regarding this point, I believe that every player here must have more say than me."