pjbooks Chapter 246 The Simp Persona
Chapter 246 The Simp Persona
Judging from the market test results, at least their "Seven Heroes of the Jianghu" has stood the test.
At least for now, they seem to be overwhelmingly dominating their opponent.
Zhou Mingzhe continued, "I heard that many people activated it, played a couple of games, and then just left it there. And many others didn't even activate it at all."
This was the outcome he had anticipated.
There are too many beta test codes, and players don't cherish them.
If the game quality is poor, players won't stay.
Tencent's move, though seemingly grand, was actually a disastrous one.
"Moreover," Zhou Mingzhe added, "I've discovered a very interesting phenomenon."
"What phenomenon?"
"Those who played 'Seven Heroes' generally had a low opinion of 'Half-Life'." Zhou Mingzhe pulled up a few comments. "Look at this one—"
[User "Dual-Cultivation Player"]: I played Half-Life for three days, and then played two rounds of Seven Heroes today. How to put it? It's like going from eating braised pork to eating cafeteria food all the time—it's not that I can't eat it, it's just not right.
[User "Objective Evaluation"]: Half-Life has a good concept, and shooting games are indeed fresh. However, in terms of polish, feel, and impact, it's far inferior to Seven Heroes. I suggest Tencent not rush to release it and polish it for another six months.
[User "Veteran Gamer"]: I'll just say one thing—in "Seven Heroes of the Jianghu," the feeling of taking down an opponent with a combo by Rainbow Cat is something that even fighting a hundred enemies in "Half-Life" can't give you.
As Lu Ran read these comments, he couldn't suppress his smile even more.
He could already imagine the expression on Tencent's face right now.
We spent so much money and resources, even resorting to our trump cards and copying their internal testing methods, and this is the result?
"Oh, right," Zhou Mingzhe suddenly remembered something, "Tencent seems to be urgently fixing bugs. They released an announcement last night saying that there will be a maintenance shutdown this afternoon to optimize the user experience."
"Maintenance scheduled for this afternoon?" Lu Ran was taken aback. "What time is it now?"
"10:00 AM."
Lu Ran thought for a moment, then smiled: "Brother Zhou, what do you think would happen if we put on an event while they're doing maintenance?"
Zhou Mingzhe's eyes lit up: "You mean..."
"Notify the operations department that we'll be hosting a live stream event on TUTU this afternoon at 2 PM to mark the one-week countdown to the open beta of 'Seven Heroes'," Lu Ran said. "We'll invite a few beta testers to connect live, battle it out, and showcase their skills. We'll also be giving away 100 open beta codes as a bonus to the viewers."
Zhou Mingzhe gave a thumbs up: "You're taking advantage of his weakness to kill him."
"That's not how you put it," Lu Ran said seriously. "This is called off-peak marketing, fair competition."
"You're such a rascal, always coming up with bad ideas."
...
At 2 PM, the countdown live stream for the open beta of "Seven Heroes of the Jianghu" started on time.
The live stream had barely started when half a million people flooded in.
The screen was flooded with comments:
"Here it comes!"
"When will the public beta beta start? I've been waiting forever!"
"Are there any matches today? I want to see Rainbow Cat fight Black Tiger!"
"Draw a code! Draw a code! Draw a code!"
The host is a young woman from the operations department named Xiao Yang, who is usually in charge of managing the official social media accounts. Today, she was pulled in at the last minute to be the host, and she was so nervous that she even stuttered a little.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the countdown live stream for the open beta of 'Seven Heroes'..."
Bullet comments:
"Don't be nervous, host!"
"Take your time, we're not in a rush!"
"Nervous anchors are the cutest!"
Xiao Yang took a deep breath and gradually got into the zone: "Today we are fortunate to have invited three beta testers to the event for a 1v1 battle! They are—"
"ID 'Rainbow Cat Himself', skilled at using Rainbow Cat, with a win rate of 87%!"
"ID 'King of Simps', specializes in using Black Tiger, with a win rate of 82%!"
"ID 'President of the Blue Rabbit Fan Club', skilled at using Blue Rabbit, with a win rate of 85%!"
The live chat exploded instantly:
"Holy crap! The king of simps!"
"This ID is amazing!"
"So, Black Tiger himself has arrived?"
"Rainbow Cat himself vs. the king of simps, isn't this just the original plot?"
"Hilarious! Black Tiger's going to get tortured again!"
In the live stream, three players joined the screen via voice chat.
Rainbow Cat himself is a bespectacled, refined young man who speaks slowly and deliberately: "Hello everyone, I'm Rainbow Cat. I'll try my best not to mess things up today."
The King of Simps was a rough-looking man with stubble who brought a comedic effect to his very first words: "Hello everyone, I'm the King of Simps. Although I use Black Tiger as my mount, I promise, today I'll only lick, not bite."
The president of the Blue Rabbit fan club, a short-haired girl, smiled brightly: "Hello everyone, I'm the president of the Blue Rabbit fan club. Today, I'm going to use Blue Rabbit to prove that simps never have a good ending!"
Bullet comments:
"Hahahaha!"
"The student council president is too ruthless!"
"King of Simps: Are you even polite?"
"I've already started laughing!"
In the first round, Rainbow Cat himself vs. the King of Simps.
When it came to choosing characters, the king of simps didn't hesitate to pick Black Tiger. Rainbow Cat himself chose Rainbow Cat.
Countdown: 3, 2, 1 – Start!
Rainbow Cat, in his true form, launched a standard dagger combo, charging straight at Black Tiger's face.
The king of simps remained calm and collected, dodging and counterattacking, and actually managed to evade the attack.
Bullet comments:
"Holy crap, this simp's got something!"
"Black Tiger: I'll use the dodging skills I practiced for Blue Rabbit on you today!"
"Hilarious, this commentary is absolutely brilliant!"
The two exchanged blows for a full two minutes.
In the final moments, Rainbow Cat himself unleashed a "Rainbow Piercing the Sun" move, seemingly about to end the match—
The King of Simps suddenly made a perfect dodge and then unleashed a combo attack, ending Rainbow Cat's life.
Victory!
The king of simps won.
Bullet comments:
"???"
"Is the character Black Tiger really that powerful?"
"King of Simps: As long as the opponent isn't Blue Rabbit, I'm invincible."
"Hahahaha, it's because the other side isn't Blue Rabbit!"
Originally, these contestants were arranged by Lu Ran to create a show effect, so he invited some of the more popular people recently.
On one hand, it's a way to promote the animation effects of their own game again; on the other hand, it's also a way to call back the animated series "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes".
The live stream chat was filled with laughter at the King of Simps's words.
The host, Xiao Yang, was barely able to control his emotions, and finally managed to compose himself: "Alright, alright, let's move on to the second round! Blue Rabbit Fan Club President vs. King of Simps!"
The king of simps suddenly got excited: "Really? I can fight the guild leader?"
The president smiled and said, "Come on, who's afraid of who?"
The second game begins.
The king of simps chose Black Tiger, and the president chose Blue Rabbit.
Countdown: 3, 2, 1 – Start!
Then, everyone witnessed an unbelievable scene—
Black Tiger, controlled by the King of Simps, stood motionless in place.
The president, controlling the Blue Rabbit, rushed forward and, with a series of combos, took it down.
Victory!
Time taken: 8 seconds.
Bullet comments:
"??????"
"What's going on?"
"What are you doing, you king of simps?!"
"Asleep?"
The king of simps said quietly during the live stream, "I didn't move."
"Why aren't you moving?"
"Because..." he paused, his tone carrying a touch of exaggerated tragedy, "because I couldn't bear to hit her."
The live stream chat couldn't hold back any longer:
"Hahahahahahaha!"
"God himself couldn't bear to hit her!"
"Black Tiger is confirmed to be the real deal!"
"The king of simps, you really are a simp!"
"I give this move a perfect score!"
"This should be recorded in gaming history!"
Lu Ran thought the live stream was quite successful.
This king of simps actually has the potential to be a streamer.
At least the show's entertainment value was achieved, and his "sycophant" persona was established through the game.
He can be considered a talented individual.
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