After standing next to the game machine and watching it for a while, Mitarai Nanaya and the others went to other places. As they walked, they arrived at the Blizzard area on the third floor of the theme museum.
There are many special areas in the game theme museum, such as the "Resident Evil" area, Snow Mountain area, leisure area, Blizzard area, etc. The Blizzard area is the largest among these areas, with nearly one-third of the entire third floor
The places are all dedicated to Blizzard.
In the Blizzard area, each of their games has a small area, Diablo area, StarCraft area, Warcraft area... The most popular of these small areas is probably the StarCraft area.
"StarCraft" has many players, and it is also a WCG competition. It is much more popular than other games owned by Blizzard.
When Nanaya Mitarai and the others arrived, the "StarCraft" area was crowded with the most people, and they couldn't even squeeze in. When they got closer, they realized that there was an internet celebrity playing against another professional player on the spot.
As soon as they heard that there was a competition, Mitarashi Nanaya and the others also became interested and tried their best to squeeze into the crowd.
There is a battle area in the "StarCraft" area to simulate the WCG competition. There are two battle stations in the battle area. There are two computers on each of the two battle stations. The distance between the battle stations is about ten meters, and
Glass covers are also used to separate the two areas, which looks even cooler than the real WCG scene. The machines here are also top-notch configurations, no worse than the machines used in WCG competitions, or even better.
The most powerful thing is that there is a set of large display screens hanging above the battle area. The audience can see the details of the battle between the two sides on this screen.
This place is also open to ordinary players, but the fees are not cheap. If you play in this battle area, you will need more than 600 points per hour, which is equivalent to about 40 yuan when converted into cash.
There are a total of four computers in the battle area. If four people come to play, it will cost ten yuan an hour for one computer. This price may not seem particularly high, but compared to the electronic reading room in Deep Space, which costs one yuan and a half an hour.
The price gap is huge, and the electronic reading room machine of Deep Space is also very good. From the perspective of playing the game itself, there is not much difference in experience between playing on the battle station and playing in the electronic reading room.
The latter is obviously much more cost-effective.
And even the price of more than 600 points per hour will soon become a thing of the past. The theme museum has issued an announcement that starting from May this year, the price of one hour in the battle zone will be increased to 1,000 points. If you want
If you turn on the big screen, you will get an additional 200 points.
Ninety-nine percent of the people who come to pack the battle zone will definitely want to turn on the big screen, so these two hundred points will definitely be spent. In this way, the price will increase to twice the previous price, which works out to one
The machine costs twenty yuan an hour.
In fact, even if the price is raised to 1,200 points per hour, it will not affect the queues every day. Many people are willing to pay this amount to experience the feeling of a real arena. After all, for 20 yuan an hour, many people can still give it.
Affordable.
On some special days, there may be some relatively famous people competing here, just like today, one side is an internet celebrity and the other side is a professional player.
Some time ago, Jinling held a local "StarCraft" cup competition based on various Internet cafes, and the finals were held here.
Their competition was originally organized voluntarily. The budget was very low and they couldn't afford to rent a large venue. However, holding the finals in an Internet cafe felt a bit uninteresting, so they came to the game center.
The price of the game center is less than 100 yuan per hour, which is much cheaper than renting a large venue. Moreover, it also has a battle area and a large screen, which is more convenient and more competitive than large venues.
At first, Mitarai Nanaya thought that the two sides in today's match were invited by the park to increase their popularity, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was wrong. If they were officially invited, they wouldn't be fighting here at noon. They would definitely be playing during prime time.
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After inquiring, I found out that these two people had interacted on the Internet before, and then agreed to come here to fight together.
The Internet celebrity player is from the UK and his name is William. He became an Internet celebrity because he plays the game well. He is particularly famous on Battle.net. The other professional player is from the Netherlands and his name is Van Bach. Both of them are in their twenties.
A young guy in his early years.
The cause of the matter is this. Once, a reporter from the Battle.net tabloid interviewed professional player Fanbach, and mentioned the internet celebrity player William by the way, and asked the professional player to comment on William. Fanbach did not give any face, and directly talked about the internet celebrity player.
If your level is average, you can beat ordinary people, but it is impossible to beat professional players.
Of course, the Internet celebrity players were not convinced, so they declared war on the Deep Space Tribe with the professional players. The professional players were completely honest and accepted the challenge directly, and then the two parties made an appointment at the game center today.
It can be seen that there are people who support professional players and some who support Internet celebrity players. You can even see some people holding signs of both sides to cheer for the players they support. The atmosphere at the scene is simply more atmospheric than a regular game.
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Mitarai Nanaya secretly told herself and others that they were lucky to encounter this match.
The only thing that is worse than the official competition site is that there are no seats, everyone is standing, and the number of people that can be accommodated here is not as many as that of the official competition.
Fortunately, there is a big screen, so even if you are not close, as long as you have good eyesight, you can still see the battle between the two sides through the big screen.
There are also some staff on site to maintain order and prevent accidents.
"Hello everyone, it is now 12:30 noon BJ time. The match between Van Bach and William will start in five minutes. I am Qin Xiang, the Chinese commentator for this match. There is only Chinese commentator for this match.
If you want to listen to other commentary, you can wait until after the game to find relevant videos online..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing the voice from the live broadcast, Mitarai was stunned. There was actually a commentary? It was really like a professional game.
The crowd watching at the scene cheered louder when they heard the explanation, while some foreigners who did not understand Chinese were a little confused.
Seeing the crowd suddenly shouting louder, Mitarai Miya asked her brother strangely, "What's going on? Has the game started?"
Mitarai Nanaya shook her head, "No, everyone is cheering because there is commentary for this match, and the voice on the broadcast just now was the commentary."
Amamiya Aiko was surprised, "Didn't you say this was a private duel? Why is there a commentary, just like a regular match?"
Mitarashi Nanaya smiled and said, "Maybe they found the commentators themselves. There is already a broadcast in the competition area. As long as you spend money on the broadcast, the broadcast can be used. Even ordinary players can find commentators to help explain."
"So that's it. It's just a pity that Meiya and I don't speak Chinese and can't understand the explanation. Otherwise, it would be more interesting."
Mitarai Nanaya said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, I will explain it to you the same way. I also know the game "StarCraft" very well."
Amamiya Aiko smiled and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
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Mitarashi Nanaya and others didn't know that the games they saw live could also be watched by netizens far away from abroad through the live broadcast network. The live broadcast screen switched back and forth between the live scene and the game screen.
Van Bach's real name is Robin Van Basten. He is the best-performing "StarCraft" professional player in Europe. In addition, he is handsome, so he is quite famous in European and American competitive circles.
William became popular through Battle.net and is very famous among ordinary players. He has many classic battles. The games are very enjoyable to watch and he is full of personality, so he has a lot of tribal fans.
The fight between the two of them was very popular in the Deep Space Tribe some time ago, so many people are paying attention to this matter.
Therefore, even though it is already midnight in the United States, there are still many people watching the game in the live broadcast room.
Considering that the vast majority of American viewers could not understand the Chinese commentary at the scene, the official also invited two local American professional "StarCraft" commentators to explain the game.
Today's game is full of gimmicks, because this is a rare "face-to-face showdown" that has moved from the Internet to reality, and the identities of both parties are also very topical. One is a professional player with good results, and the other is a very popular player.
The king of strangers, the showdown between them is seen as the Jianghu faction challenging the academic faction.
Before the game even started, supporters from both sides were already yelling at each other.
[Master is just a joke among the people. Real masters are always on the playing field. 】
[E-sports has only been developed for a few years? Which of the current WCG champions did not come from the private sector to the arena? 】
[Fanbach will definitely want to hammer William.]
[Professional players are so strong, why don’t they go to Battle.net? Isn’t it because the ranking prizes on Battle.net are not good? 】
[Battle.net players are so strong, why don’t they join a club to participate in WCG? Is it because the bonuses from WCG are not good, or is it that the wages in the club are not good? 】
[Is playing games all about money? William was born into a noble family, and gaming is just a hobby for him. 】
[Don’t spread rumors, William comes from an ordinary family, when did he become a noble?]
[Fan Bach’s family runs a hotel chain. If he doesn’t play well in games, he will have to go back and inherit the hotel chain. It will be very stressful. 】
[Even if professional players beat amateur players, what is there to be proud of? 】
[At least I can slap you ignorant people in the face.]
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They used a bo5 format for this game, which is a best-of-five game.
A game of "StarCraft" lasts only a short time. In a duel between experts, the winner can be determined in a few minutes at a faster pace, or in ten or twenty minutes at a slower pace.
In the end, the two sides ended the battle in four games. Professional player Fanbach defeated amateur player William four to one.
It was expected by most people that Van Bach could win. After all, he is a professional player, and he is also the best among professional players. It would be strange if he didn't win.
However, William was able to score a point in the hands of Vanbach, which also made many people give a thumbs up. You must know that even in regular competitions, some professional players may not be able to win a game against Vanbach, and an amateur like William
The players did it.
It can be said that this game gave both sides face.
Many people think that this competition is an individual act, but in fact, this competition was planned by Deep Space Company from beginning to end.
Deep Space Company's plan began when the Battle.net tabloid interviewed Vanbach. Everything was arranged in advance. Otherwise, a professional player would not pay attention to an Internet celebrity amateur player and agree to play offline.
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A fight between a professional player and an amateur player is a very risky matter. If a professional player wins, people will take it for granted. If he loses, he will be ruined. They say that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. In this game,
, William was barefoot, and Vanbach wore shoes.
William is of course very strong, but he was able to beat Vanbach in one game not because he was strong, but because Vanbach let some slack.
It didn’t go too far, it just exposed a few flaws. After all, William was a master, and he won by seizing this flaw.
With the current score, Vanbach has nothing to lose, William has won the respect of the audience, and both parties have received a lot of exposure in this matter.
Netizens are particularly keen to watch this kind of thing, so as soon as the incident came out, a lot of netizens started making noises online, which lasted for a long time.
More than a month has passed since this incident, and Fanbach's number of fans in the Deep Space Tribe has increased from 12,000 to more than 200,000 now. While this game is going on, his number of fans continues to grow.
rise.
The purpose of Deep Space's competition is to increase the exposure of Deep Space Park, Blizzard games and WCG.
WCG is now in full swing, but to be honest, because the organization of the event is not very long, the commercial nature is still a bit poor, and it cannot be compared with other serious sports. The most important thing is that it is difficult for WCG players to make money.
Money, their income basically comes from bonuses and the club's guaranteed salary.
Athletes such as football, basketball, and tennis can obtain endorsement contracts after their performance, and this income is even higher than the income provided by the clubs.
Some people may say that professional e-sports players can be like these athletes and accept advertisements for computer peripherals, such as keyboards and mice, or even directly endorse computers. But in fact, no matter whether it is a computer brand or a peripheral brand,
They are more willing to choose singers and actors, because what they want is not matching, but popularity.
The popularity of professional players like Vanbach is really far different from those of celebrities.
After this engagement, I believe some manufacturers will consider Feinbach to endorse them.
Chapter completed!