Chapter 488: Chapter 471: The Overall Situation Is Set
āJust a heads-up! Whoever the hell votes for [Double the Shit Scent] again will be my eternal enemy!ā
āIf a streamer votes that way, Iāll report them immediately! If a player does, Iāll add them straight to the blacklist! And donāt let me see you in places that allow fighting! If I do, Iāll beat you up every time I see you!ā
āFor real, it canāt get any worse! Just look at the faces of those streamers when they smell that shit! Itās unbearable!ā
āIām begging you guys! Can you take my kowtow as a plea?ā
āIām scared of you lot, so I wonāt buy it yet. Iāll wait for the voting results! If the smell really gets two times worse, Iāll just give up and not play!ā
The second player referendum has an extraordinary impact.
Countless players arenāt busy voting, but instead jump out of the page and go to find Spiritual Rhinocerosās announcements, the gameās forums, Cloud Dream player communities, and everywhere that allows comments, urging everyone to vote calmly.
There are violent threats, calm reasoning, and beggingā¦
They really are trying their best to appeal to others.
Itās not their fault theyāre panicking; in the past week, the expressions of streamers trying to track their prey by sniffing animal feces were just too horrifying.
Some casual players were even forced to change into sightseeing players, roaming around aimlessly on mini all-terrain vehicles.
Even hardcore hunters changed their style, preferring to track lost prey rather than sniffing the feces.
Some focused on shooting birds or taking accurate shots to kill their prey instantly, giving up on chasing if they couldnāt kill it right away.
But hereās the problem:
Casual players can avoid the situation, but many streamers canāt.
Streamers arenāt just casual players, and playing games isnāt just about personal preference.
Often, itās the traffic numbers that guide streamerās actions.
So, take a guess: In the past week, what was the best way to play in the game āHunter: The Call of Fecesā for maximum audience numbers and program effects?
Do you need to think about it?
Theyāve already told you the name of the game is āThe Call of Fecesā!
And, so the problem arises:
If youāre willing to smell shit while hunting, the audience enjoys watching it; if youāre not willing, then the audience will just go watch those who are.
The Program effects are right there, making you choose whether to sniff or not!
What, you donāt want to sniff?
If you donāt want to, there are plenty of people who are eager to do it!
And with that, many who wish to sniff donāt even have the chance!
No joke, many small streamers who didnāt get a closed beta invite are envious to the point of having red eyes, let alone sniffing shit!
Lincolnās large-scale closed beta isnāt unrestricted either.
All [Honorary Players] are invited; all [Honorary Playersā] invited Metropolis residents are invited; and finally, 10,000 random players are also invited.
In total, thatās only 40,000 people, which is a huge scale compared to previous game closed betas, but tiny compared to Cloud Dreamās player base. freeweÉnovel.cĆøm
Itās normal for small streamers who werenāt picked to be envious of the traffic.
āEnvious of sniffing shitā might sound disgusting and not presentable, but when you break it down, itās very ordinary.
In the Internet age, people even eat shit for the sake of chasing traffic. This passive sniffing and letting the audience have a good laugh is just a joke in comparison.
At most, the joke is just a bit tasteless.
Under this peculiar situation, they watched the streamersā antics for a whole week. Every time a streamer had to bend down and get close to animal feces to gather information about their prey, it was their āhahahaā moment of sheer joy.
Did it feel good?
It did.
But now the tables are turning, and itās their turn?
Thatās absolutely unacceptable!
Under this overwhelming tsunami-like wave of protests, many streamers who want to stir things up and vote for [Not strong enough! Double it!] are strictly admonished by a sea of comments, even threatened with losing fans.
Only when the streamer obediently votes for [1. Delete the animal feces scent] do the audience relent.
Even Super Tomato, a well-reputed major streamer, only managed to win the audienceās favor for [2. Reduce animal feces scent] after much persuasion and negotiation, and was watched to make sure he voted for [reduce by 90%].
For a time, the numbers for [Option One] and [Option Two] soar, quickly pulling away from the other options.
This is a stark contrast to the first player referendum data trend.
With this development, many players can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But itās not time to completely relax yet, as a large number of players are still waiting and watching.
Because Cloud Dream Gamesā refund time is 6 hours.
And the official sale of āHunter: Call of the Wildernessā begins at 6 PM the next day.
So itās predictable that there will be a surge in orders and votes after 12 noon tomorrow or even after 1 PM tomorrow!
In this case, even if the final voting result is unsatisfactory, at least they can choose to refund and cut their losses.
As for now?
Itās better to keep an eye on things.
Players who are in a good mood continue to log in to Dinosaur Island or amusement parks, heading to Jurassic Park to join the fun.
And those who are more worried and have heavy hearts spend their time anxiously browsing forums and going to bed early, full of dread.
Gather strength and prepare for the battle tomorrow afternoon!
The next day, Lance looked at the rapidly declining discussion heat of āThe Last Momentā on the Internet and sighed helplessly.
This reminded him of what Jerome said when they were discussing the cooperation yesterday: āYou have already seen Yunmengās attitude towards partners, so there is no need to doubt Yunmengās sincerity.ā
Lance had to admit: Yunmengās treatment of partners is indeed impeccable.
If Yunmeng had released this series of big news last Friday ā or even according to Jeromeās disclosure, Yunmeng still has more explosive news in hand, waiting in line for a chance to release! These can all be turned into ābulletsā for attack.
In that case, āThe Last Momentā would definitely not achieve its current results ā not only maintaining the best sales record but also clearing out 170,000 VR equipment inventory.
Itās not that he has no confidence in his own game, but the levels are different.
Players and the media praise āThe Last Momentā for being āstunningā and āperfectā, which sounds great, but itās said within the context of the VR game track.
Just like the most perfect silent film, if placed in a horizontal comparison of the entire film history and let the current generation of audiences choose.
How can a black-and-white film without sound compete with a 4K120 frame special effects blockbuster?
Not to mention Yunmengās technology, in this evaluation system, it would be at least an 18K start film.
āWe canāt compare!ā Lance shook his head helplessly, āAnd now weāre going back to making 2k24 frame movies.ā
āWhen will we be able to make an 18K film ourselves?ā
The temperament and style of a company are often influenced by its founder.
Why are Flying Foxās games often obsessed with exploring the maximum potential of hardware devices?
Of course, it is because Flying Foxās boss ā Lance, is very enthusiastic about this.
Logically, since Lincoln brought the virtual reality device to life, Lance has been eager to personally create a virtual reality game and try to explore the limits of Mirage.
Especially since Mirage has shown almost no limits when it comes to Yunmeng, this only further fuels his desire to explore.
Xu Tong, who has followed Lance for a long time, suddenly said: āBoss, if you can be ruthless, maybe we can really try to catch up with Yunmengās train?ā
āWhat do you mean?ā Lance was still immersed in regret and didnāt react immediately.
āThe Last Moment!ā Xu Tong reminded again.
A simple reminder was enough, and Lance immediately understood Xu Tongās meaning: to take āThe Last Momentā copyright that Yunmeng wanted as an exchange and participate in the game reset work.
Copyrights are good, but no matter how good they are, they can be exchanged as long as the price is high enough.
Even compared to what they want, copyright as a bargaining chip may not be enough to trade.
Xu Tongās first reminder ā ābeing ruthlessā ā was actually about bargaining and how much benefit should be given up to impress Yunmeng.
Yunmeng used to refuse everything, so everyone had no chance.
Now that Yunmeng has taken the initiative to find them, maybe they can really give it a try?
āContact Jerome, and letās talk again in the afternoon. This time, letās go to Yunmeng!ā Lance quickly made up his mind.
When Jerome came to buy the copyright yesterday, it was completely unexpected for Flying Fox. They felt very sudden and naturally wouldnāt agree right away.
But now that they have the idea, letās take action immediately!
Take advantage of Lincolnās recent enthusiasm and seize the opportunity to talk quickly. Otherwise, who knows if Yunmeng still wants to do a reset version once Lincolnās enthusiasm wears off?
So it must be fast!
As soon as noon passed, as expected, the order quantity of āHunter: Call of the Wildernessā began to increase rapidly.
Only more than 300,000 pre-sale sales were achieved in a whole night plus a morning.
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But at 2p.m., when Yunmeng staff just started work, they saw that the total sales had increased by 400,000 copies in just two hours.
And as time went on, it continued to grow at an extremely fast speed.
At the same time, the total number of player votes in the player referendum was also on the rise.
During this period, even during work and class hours, there are countless posts frantically urging people to vote rationally, no less than last night:
āBrothers!! Donāt! Make! The same! Mistake! Again!!ā
āI just want to play the game, please satisfy my insignificant wish!ā
Itās unclear whether these posts worked or if everyone learned a lesson from the previous week.
By 5 p.m., one hour before the voting deadline, the total number of votes cast by players had reached over 3.8 million.
And the first two options still dominate:
[1. Remove animal feces smell]. [42%]
[2. Reduce animal feces smell]. [32%]
[3. Replace the smell of animal feces] [12%]
[4. Keep the current smell of animal feces, no changes.] [1%]
[5. Not enough flavor! Double it!] [13%]
āThe situation is settled.ā Yelang couldnāt help but sigh with regret.