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The nostalgic game circle in July was surging, with a number of old games returning and being tested, giving players the illusion of traveling back to ten years ago. Today, let's take stock of the dynamics of these nostalgic games.

The official World of Warcraft server is back, and the nostalgic server Ulduar is seeing a wave of quitting

On August 1, the pre-launch content of "War to the Core" of the official Chinese server of World of Warcraft was officially launched, attracting the attention of countless players.

However, the more attention it received, the bigger the mess that the server launch caused. First, on the day of the server launch, a large number of player accounts were stuck in the "get character list" bug, which was later confirmed to be caused by Blizzard's newly added warband system.

Later, the official made it impossible to use the character upgrade because there were too many players using the value-added services such as the character upgrade. In order to ease the pressure on the server, the official temporarily closed some value-added services, leaving many players who bought the 888 gift package confused.

Finally, when fighting the event on the eve of Glory Echoes, many people found that this quest chain was long and boring, and the boss's health increased as they fought, which was a real hassle and they felt that the gaming experience was quite bad.

Although NetEase has been fixing it later, the entire "World of Warcraft" official server launch experience gives people a feeling of being a "novice team". It is inevitable that Zhang Dong, the former head of NetEase, would post two Weibo posts in a row: "The process after the official server reaches level 70 has never been optimized, and it is completely unsatisfactory..."

In addition, after the P2 Secret of Ulduar was released on the WLK nostalgic server, the players' feedback was quite polarized. Many people complained that the dungeon was too difficult and they didn't want to play it anymore.

The open world game Black Desert Online is still popular after being delayed for 10 years!

On July 23, the Chinese server pioneer test of Black Desert, which has more than 55 million players worldwide, was launched, attracting the attention of countless players. As an open world action online game that has been operating overseas for exactly 10 years, the main selling point of Black Desert is the graphics comparable to European and American 3A masterpieces and immersive fantasy adventure.

To be honest, this game is very famous on the Internet, so there are quite a lot of players participating in this test.

But yes, there are still some issues that are quite eye-catching.

One is the issue of the game version. Compared with the 10th anniversary version of the international server, it seems a bit too backward. Many gameplays remain at a very elementary stage, making people feel like they are playing a nostalgic server.

Another problem is that the game has a serious problem of self-harmony. Apart from routine operations like adding cloth and oil, the game turns almost all red areas green, including the red-nosed monster and the red fireballs made by the wizard.

Later, the domestic server development team also gave an explanation on these issues at a media meeting.

They said that the Chinese server will not rigidly apply the original version, but will give priority to putting popular professions in overseas regions or professions with good inheritance and reputation into the public beta version based on players' test feedback.

At the same time, in order to better serve Chinese players, the project team is preparing a series of game content with Chinese characteristics, including fashions designed specifically for the Chinese market, and incorporating more visual elements of Chinese culture into the game, including plans to incorporate China's natural landscapes into future versions.

In short, the current attitude of the Chinese version of "Black Desert" is still very "advisable", but I don't know whether the version that comes out in the next test can satisfy most players.

Do you like playing the old version? MapleStory 2005 trademark revealed for the first time

Similar to the Cataclysm version of "World of Warcraft", during the development of the classic game "MapleStory", there was a version called "The Great Change", which made major changes to all map layouts, monster attributes, and character development methods, and thus determined the current basic gameplay of "MapleStory".

According to Korean media reports, NEXON has registered the trademark of Memories 2005, which is the "MapleStory" Memories Server 2005. This is obviously a preparation to make the game nostalgic before the major changes.

To be honest, game manufacturers used to make large-scale version updates in various ways for the sake of player retention. But now the situation is reversed. Many players are pursuing the nostalgia of the oldest versions. I don’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing?

The secret of not being able to play? Rainbow Six Siege China version number approved

As we all know, due to force majeure, "Rainbow Six" has been included in the banned list on many live broadcast platforms. Major UP hosts usually come up with some fancy ways to broadcast Rainbow Six and compete with the super administrators. However, this situation seems to be becoming history with the approval of the Chinese version of "Rainbow Six".

At present, the official account of "Rainbow Six" Chinese server has released an official announcement picture on social media with the words "Stay tuned". The character images shown in the picture are similar to the characters in "Rainbow Six: Siege", which seems to indicate that relevant news about "Rainbow Six: Siege" Chinese server is coming soon.

But unfortunately, although the game version number has been approved, the live broadcast platform has not relaxed the live broadcast restrictions, and you still cannot broadcast "Rainbow Six" in public.

Final Fantasy 14 mobile game is really coming, developed by Tencent Photon Studio Group

Also coming from the July import version number list, the Final Fantasy series mobile game developed by Square Enix and Tencent, which was previously pointed out by my uncle, has also passed the review, and the version number is "Final Fantasy 14: Crystal World".

It is reported that the mobile game of Final Fantasy 14: Crystal World is officially authorized and supervised by SQUARE ENIX and developed by Tencent Photon Studio Group. Although the main gameplay of the game has not yet been announced, the possibility of synchronization with the PC game is relatively low, after all, the main development team is Tencent Photon Studio, not SQUARE ENIX.

In addition, the promotion of this game in China is quite low-key, and I guess they are preparing for a big one.

The dead are resurrected! The Chinese version of Fortnite wins the resurrection game

Also due to the influence of force majeure, the international server of "Fortnite" has not supported the Chinese language since the domestic server agent did not renew the contract in 2021 and the version number could not be passed. As a result, the popularity of this game among domestic players has been very low. However, with the domestic game version number opening the door, things seem to have turned around.

A video account called "Fortnite International Server" suddenly released a video saying "Everyone look at me, I have an announcement! - Fortnite will be localized in Chinese soon!", saying that "Fortnite" will come back in a new way, and the Chinese version of "Fortnite" International Server will soon meet Chinese players through the Epic Games Store.

Many old players were moved to tears:

—I had a dream that I was riding a bus with my friends. Now I am awake and it turns out that it was a dream come true.

—30,000-hour player, full season, 983 skin finally waited for this moment, Wuhu

—Finally, the light finally broke through the haze and shone on the earth. After so many years, until today in 2024, an international game has finally waited for Chinese to be added. Over the years, many Chinese translators have worked hard until they were exhausted, and so many fans still persisted. At this moment, the victory belongs to the players, and the cheers also belong to the players. Let Fortnite fill my computer.