nucmednet Chapter 1906 Maintenance Announcement, the bull-nosed man is online!
Chapter 1906 Maintenance Announcement, the bull-nosed man is online!
Chapter 1906 Maintenance Announcement, the bull-nosed man is online!
In the blink of an eye, another week has passed.
The popularity of the fifth All-Star Game has declined considerably over time.
However, its influence on the entire Fantasy Westward Journey community, especially in the competitive scene, will not disappear.
In just one week.
The authorities have received countless complaints about Bianliang City.
And the ultimate demand of these complaints is only one thing—
Weaken Bianliang City, or directly restrict its participation in the competition!
At first glance.
These demands are somewhat absurd, and even quite speechless.
But upon closer examination, one will realize...
This actually means they've run out of options and can only resort to this roundabout way to achieve their goal.
think about it.
A server that has been an All-Star five times and won four championships.
If we let them continue fighting like this without any restrictions...
Even if there comes a day when I outlive them all, I'm afraid I'll have to quit the game by then.
As long as Bianliang City survives.
The alluring rewards of the All-Star championship will forever be out of their reach.
That's right. No matter what, all those who complain about Bianliang City are just after those rewards.
pity.
In the end, almost all of these complaints disappeared without a trace.
joke.
Are the authorities unaware of these circumstances?
If this were done on a different server, they would probably have targeted them relentlessly long ago.
The Hundred Flowers Village of the previous life has a lot to say about this.
But Qiancheng... they really can't move!
This guy is so famous in the game that he's become so popular that he's even become a breakout star.
Nowadays, it's not just the Fantasy Westward Journey community, but also many people who don't play Fantasy Westward Journey.
Everyone knows that there is such a top-tier expert in the gaming world.
Winning championships is as easy as drinking water; any casual event they hold can cause their own servers to crash due to overload.
As for the event rewards that often amount to hundreds of thousands or even millions.
Or perhaps it's the personalized baby gear that makes countless people envious.
It's practically telling everyone the truth outright—
Follow me, and I guarantee you wealth and prosperity!
In other words, although Qiancheng is generous, it has never intended to expand its territory.
otherwise.
Based on his influence in the fantasy world.
It seems that many servers have now become his backyard.
They have the capability but are not reckless, and have maintained great restraint over the years.
Even if the authorities wanted to take action against him, they would find it very difficult to find an opportunity.
In addition, there is his enormous influence and his position within NetEase.
You could say this guy is a living ancestor; there's no point in trying to mess with him.
It's good enough that he doesn't bother you.
So one can imagine.
Those complaints against Bianliang City were destined to come to nothing.
Even if it were true, NetEase would only say that all of Qiancheng's operations were within the rules and that the official authorities did not restrict or weaken their rights.
Fortunately, Fang Yun was unaware of these matters.
During this period, he only did one thing: slack off, slack off like crazy.
In fact, Fang Yun is able to get a period of free time at the end of each year.
But he knew that this free time was only temporary.
Once the Spring Festival activities are launched.
He will then be busy again until the entire Spring Festival is over before he can have some free time again.
Today is Tuesday, January 17, 2012, the routine maintenance day for Fantasy Westward Journey, and also the Lunar New Year's Eve in the Southern region.
Early in the morning, after getting up and washing up.
Fang Yun first went downstairs to get himself something to eat, and then returned to his study on the second floor.
Li Sitong had already returned to Zhongzhou a few days ago to spend the Spring Festival with her parents.
Fang Yun had already told Li Sitong that he wouldn't be returning to Zhongzhou this year, and had even spoken with Li Hong and his wife in advance.
As for the crispy wine.
She originally planned to stay in Beijing to spend the New Year with Fang Yun, but he forcibly put her in Li Sitong's car and made the two of them go home together.
After seeing the two women off.
Fang Yun's villa immediately became extremely deserted, but fortunately he was already used to it.
Sit down in front of the computer.
He took a sip of hot tea, casually opened the official website of Fantasy Westward Journey, and immediately clicked on the "Regular Maintenance Announcement on January 17, 2012" after seeing it.
Dear players:
为保证服务器的运行稳定和服务质量，《梦幻西游》所有服务器将于2012年1月17日上午8:00停机，进行每周例行的维护工作。预计维护时间……
The following content will be released on all servers:
1. Added system time display to the bottom right corner of the game interface;
2. Following the maintenance on January 17, 2012, the "Ancient Treasures" dungeon will be temporarily closed. Existing Ancient Treasures dungeons will not be affected and can be completed as usual.
3、春节活动1月17日12：00——1月31日12：00在全部服务器放出；
4、云游道人于1月17日12：00开始在部分服务器测试，1月18日12：00——1月31日12：00在全部服务器放出。
Every hour on the hour, the Wandering Taoist will appear in any of the following locations: Chang'an City, Aolai Country, or Changshou Village. Players can use a certain amount of Dream Coins to purchase the treasures he brings.
It's rumored that there are advanced monster-hunting manuals and high-grade pearls; whether this is true or not, players will have to verify it.
Note: The Wandering Taoist will stay for 30 minutes each time he appears…
Carefully review today's maintenance content from top to bottom.
The previous adjustments were fairly standard, and the launch of the Spring Festival event was also expected.
But with the appearance of the fourth wandering Taoist.
Fang Yun finally couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Players from previous lives should be familiar with the NPC, the Wandering Taoist.
As an NPC that can produce a large number of valuable items such as high-level beast skills, pearls, and starstones.
The Wandering Taoist has been given many nicknames by players, such as "Bull-Nose Dad" or "Bull-Nose Shady Merchant".
In this lifetime.
This wasn't the first time the wandering Taoist had appeared.
Back in August of last year, the official team launched this NPC on the test server to test the actual effects of the Wandering Taoist.
Judging from the current announcement, it is clear that Wandering Taoist is still very popular, which is why it was decided to officially launch this year.
But in fact.
As someone who has been there.
Fang Yun knew very well that the appearance of the Wandering Taoist was actually an official way to reclaim the game currency from players and thus adjust the in-game economic balance.
Well known.
The economic system of Fantasy Westward Journey has always been very stable.
The reason this can be achieved is that the official team always recycles game currency at the right time and in the right way, keeping the price of game gold within a reasonable range.
The wandering Taoist, this "money-making king," is a means for NetEase to stabilize its economy.
However, in order not to affect the production of high-value items and the price of gold in each server.
Wandering Taoist priests usually don't exist for very long.
Each instance lasts only about half a month, consuming a large amount of in-game currency before being abruptly taken offline.
So for players who want to gamble on the Wandering Taoist and make a fortune through luck.
Taking advantage of the time when the Wandering Taoist is online is the top priority.
Fang Yun certainly wouldn't let go of this rare opportunity to consume a large amount of Dream Coins.
Even as someone with experience, he knew very well the nature of this scoundrel and knew that making money from him was not such a simple matter.
In the past, countless players tried to gamble big, but in the end, they either broke even or lost everything. Very few actually made money through reselling.
But he doesn't care.
He now has mountains of Dream Coins, and he'll spend as much as he can.
While thinking about these random thoughts, Fang Yun continued to scroll down with his mouse and soon saw the content below.
The following content is being released on the test server:
1. Added the "Fantasy Ranking" option to the system settings (shortcut key Alt+S) menu, and tested it on some servers for two weeks;
2. The footprint-stepping gameplay has been tested on some servers for two weeks;
3、坐骑好感度调整：好感度降低方式由“每2天固定消耗3点”调整为“坐骑每被骑乘参与战斗120场则好感度降低1点”，在部分服务器测试两周；
4. Dungeon settings adjustment: The fee required for the raid leader to open a dungeon has been reduced to 3 Dream Coins. When a raid member is accepted into the raid, they will need to pay a fee of 1 Dream Coins (if they are kicked out of the raid, the 1 Dream Coins will be automatically refunded). This will be tested on some servers for two weeks.
5. Adjusted the inner core "Sniper" to make it effective against the skill "Eight Fiends Formation". This has been tested on some servers for two weeks.
6. The settings for the Life and Death Tribulation have been adjusted and will be tested on some servers for two weeks.
(1) Each ID (whether as a team leader or a team member) can pass the ninth level a maximum of 3 times per day and a maximum of 9 times per week;
(2)关卡挑战等级要求调整为：1至5关，等级要求为大于等于120级；6至8关，等级要求为大于等于130级；第9关，等级要求为大于等于150级。
7. The expansion pack "Midas Touch" is being tested on some servers...
The test server content appears below.
Fang Yun couldn't help but frown.
The previous adjustments were all fine, but after seeing the adjustments for the sixth life-or-death tribulation...
He immediately sensed something was wrong.
This adjustment seems insignificant, and could even be said to have no impact on the vast majority of players.
But for Fang Yun...
This adjustment is highly targeted and will directly affect the number of times he can perform the Enlightenment!
He didn't know if the official announcement of this adjustment at this time was deliberately targeting him.
But he knew that this would happen.
In the future, he will definitely not be able to increase the number of times he can perform the ritual as efficiently as before.
Fortunately.
Although a daily limit has been added, considering that creating a finished account is a long process in itself.
Even with this restriction, he can simply extend the training period, which is not a big deal.
The key is.
He now has many accounts, but most of them are in the process of graduating.
Who knows what the future holds?
But at least for now, this restriction has no effect on him whatsoever.
As for the adjustment of the challenge level.
It's clear that the developers want to lower the barrier to entry for the Life and Death Tribulation gameplay.
However, considering the difficulty of the life-or-death ordeal.
This kind of adjustment is merely scratching the surface and is not very useful.
Apart from the life-and-death tribulation adjustment that left Fang Yun somewhat helpless.
The bottom news about the test server launch of the new expansion "Turning Stone into Gold" was expected.
Just as he remembered.
The next expansion for Fantasy Westward Journey is indeed "Turning Stone into Gold".
Fang Yun was intimately familiar with the contents of the "Turning Stone into Gold" expansion pack.
After reading today's maintenance notes, Fang Yun closed the webpage, picked up his cup, and took another sip of tea.
Same as in previous years.
The maintenance in January this year was unusually extensive and quite significant.
Especially the online testing of the new expansion pack.
If nothing unexpected happens, the forums are already exploding with discussion about the new expansion and its impact on the game's landscape.
However, Fang Yun had no intention of getting involved.
Put down the cup and sit up straight.
Fang Yun switched back to the client and, after the update and maintenance were completed, quickly logged into his two accounts, 98k and Qianlian.
After logging in, he didn't do his usual daily tasks. Instead, he controlled his two accounts and jogged all the way to the "Martial God Altar All-Star Envoy".
That's right, he's already received his reward for winning this year's All-Star championship.
Well known.
The All-Star Championship consists of two parts. The first part is physical prizes, such as the Chi You Trophy, the God of War Ring, and millions of dollars in cash.
They received most of these rewards on the day they won the championship.
The Chiyou Trophy was placed in the club's display case after they returned.
And then the Chi You trophy was placed in the display case.
Including the trophy that Abai and his team won last year.
The Fantasy All-Star event was held for five years, and they managed to win all five Chi You trophies!
seriously.
When I saw the five Chi You trophies neatly arranged in the display case in the lobby on the first floor of the club.
Even Fang Yun, who was experienced in such matters, couldn't hold back for a moment.
This scene is so exciting!
In other words, the club is full of its own people.
Otherwise, if outsiders saw this scene, they would probably start to question their existence on the spot!
Besides the trophy.
The rings and other souvenirs were all taken home by Taiyang and the others, and Fang Yun did the same.
As for the million-dollar prize, it wasn't until a few days after they returned home that the official funds were deposited into Fang Yun's account.
After receiving the prize money.
Fang Yun gathered all the team members who participated in the offline competition together and split the prize money equally.
He hasn't forgotten it to this day.
The moment they received their share of the prize money, the Suns were so excited they almost cried!
Fang Yun didn't want his own share.
So, with only eight people sharing the money.
This includes the Sun God Sword, the Qin Se Xiang Si (a metaphor for mutual longing), and the Heavenly Emotion.
They each received a bonus of over 12 yuan!
of course.
In reality, even if Fang Yun didn't want his share, they wouldn't be able to get that much.
After all, bonuses are subject to taxation, and they're not a small amount.
However, after receiving the bonus with taxes deducted, Fang Yun immediately made up for the deducted portion himself.
In his words.
Now that we've won the championship, everyone should have a good New Year.
Taking the more than 100,000 yuan bonus he earned home for the Chinese New Year is obviously the best choice.
In addition to the physical rewards in the first part.
All-Star champions also receive exclusive online virtual rewards.
The virtual rewards for this year's All-Star event are the same three items as before: advanced beast skills, level 150 book and iron set, and level 150 enchantment orbs.
These rewards may not be particularly innovative, but they are still quite valuable.
Aside from the fact that high-level beast skills aren't very appealing...
Whether it's a level 150 book or a level 150 enchantment orb, they are still incredibly valuable in today's Fantasy Westward Journey.
Even though level 160 weapons and equipment are about to be released.
But be aware.
There are no level 160 books or iron in the game.
If you want to get level 160 weapons and equipment, you still have to start with level 150 equipment!