The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 331 Dream Building is on the verge of collapse? (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

Xu Meng's reply stunned netizens.

"What war?"

Isn't this nonsense?!
What other war could it be other than the Internet war that is being fought?
Netizens quickly responded to him: "[BitStorm] ah!!"

Xu Meng responded with a shaking head emoji: "I don't know what you are talking about."

This statement made netizens a little confused.

Is this... denied?

Could it be that... the mysterious force that has already defeated Sony and is now fighting on multiple fronts, making many technology and Internet giants desperate, is not DreamWorks?

Who else could it be?
This doubt did not last long.

Soon, lawyers and law students reacted: "Maliciously attacking other people's servers is illegal in any country! Of course Xu Meng would never admit it!"

"But didn't Zhumeng fight back after being attacked? Is this considered self-defense?" The vast majority of Xiaguo netizens supported Zhumeng and naturally thought about the problem from Xu Meng's perspective.

"Let's not mention it for now. There is no concept of [legitimate defense] in hacking activities. Dream Building's counterattack can only be considered as black eating black..." Some law students couldn't help but complain.

"Even if there is, the way DreamCraft plays, where they first destroy an opponent's server and then beat all the opponents to death, is definitely considered excessive defense, right?"

After this explanation, netizens immediately understood.

It is understandable that Xu Meng refuses to admit his mistake.

After all, DreamBuild is also doing cross-border business. The markets in the United States and Europe are very important. There are some things that can be done but cannot be said.

Once it's said, there's no room for arguing.

This is just right now.

But even though I understand it intellectually, my emotions and stance will not change.

Especially a large number of Internet comedians, they don't care about anything else, they just want to have fun:

"Is it excessive? I don't think it's excessive at all!"

"What are you afraid of! If you have the guts, come to Xia Country and arrest Xu Meng!"

"At worst, we won't have the US market anymore. Who's afraid of who? Kill them!"

"If we really want to cause a complete breakdown, with the power of Dream Building, we can randomly crash a company's server every day and see who can't take it first!"

"What are you afraid of? Just go ahead and fight head-on!"

……

But even these fun-loving people are just joining in the fun.

I didn't really expect Xu Meng to come out and admit it regardless of the consequences.

But they don’t know——

Xu Meng is the most entertaining person!
He just denied that Dream Building had anything to do with the [Bitstorm] in the comment section of the "Monster Hunter" apology announcement.

Then he posted a dynamic message:
[Gentlemen, I love war!]
The accompanying picture is a screenshot of the game "Lord of War".

In the screenshot, he was holding a machine gun and crazily firing at the charging enemies on the opposite side. There was also the text "Tu Tu Tu Tu" written on the machine gun.

Just above the screenshot, four English words were written in the same color and font size:

[THE WAR BEGINS NOW! ] (Now, the war begins!)
Seeing Xu Meng's post, everyone's head is full of question marks:
"No, buddy. I just convinced myself that it's right for you not to admit it. It's good for both you and Zhumeng. Why are you trying to do this again now?"

"As expected of you, Xu Meng, you have played the netizens around."

"Attack the enemy outside! Play with netizens inside! 6!"

"Stop playing! Your server is going to crash!"

"So this counts as an admission?"

"First I deny it, then I admit it. Guess whether I admit it or not?!"

"Of course not! Boss Xu is just promoting his own game, don't think too much about it."

……

Xu Meng's move caught the media and netizens off guard.

But the operation team of "Lord of War" was well prepared.

They immediately followed up with an apology announcement and video for Lord of War.

The content of the announcement is exactly the same as that of "Monster Hunter", and it also makes a solemn apology for the server problems that caused the players' extremely poor gaming experience.

A group of people in the office apologized bitterly in front of the camera.

It also stated that all users will be compensated after the incident has subsided.

The teams of "Monster Hunter" and "Lord of War" have both apologized, and the operation and maintenance teams of "Frost Project" and "Overgrowth" are certainly not willing to be left out.

They followed suit and released their own apology announcements and videos.

The comments section of these apology announcements is full of question marks. Netizens' reactions are:

“Is this the time to talk about this???”

"We're at war! Stop making trouble!"

"I understand now. [Apologizing] is your corporate culture, right?"

"Come on, be serious! If you lose, it will be a disaster!"

……

The "improper" behavior of the Dream Builder employees has made netizens and players very anxious.

Especially the users who build dreams.

In the past, when game companies apologized, everyone was most concerned about whether their attitude was sincere and whether the compensation was adequate.

But now, no one pays attention to these at all.

I just hope that Dream Building doesn’t lose.

But now, these development teams are not taking the "war" seriously, but instead come out to appease the players. How can they not be anxious?
The brave sniper quit the game cleanly and even shut down the Dream Building game platform and holographic equipment, and started live streaming again with the previous equipment.

He kept appealing to his fans in the live broadcast room:

"It was only after Dream Building closed down the Sprawling City that we had the energy to fight back. It shows that whether Dream Building can win or not depends on the server resources!"

"Since the latency is so high now, the game can't be played. I suggest everyone log off first to reduce the pressure on the Dream Building server!"

"Once Dream Building gets through this crisis, we'll have plenty of time to play games."

"If Dream Building can't hold on, even if we are ahead now, it will all be gone in the end!"

"So those who can log off, please log off first! Please!"

……

After the brave sniper took the lead, other anchors followed suit.

It was not surprising that the [Honorary Player] who built the dream showed up and spoke out.

But what is commendable is that even the anchors and game ups who are not from the "Dream Building Series" have spoken out and suggested that players temporarily quit the game to reduce the server load.

So that we can move forward with ease and put all our resources and energy into this great battle!
Most netizens don’t know how effective this will be.

But the mere fact that it "may be helpful" has prompted many players to take action and log off.

[The big offline movement] spread rapidly in a very short time!
Players who stayed in the game soon discovered that the latency, which had been rising continuously, suddenly stabilized and even began to slowly decline.

In the eyes of the players, this undoubtedly proves the effectiveness of the action!
Therefore, even if the delay situation improves slightly, players still log off in droves.

The players who had free time went to the Internet to promote the [Big Offline Movement], hoping that overseas netizens would join in and help realize their dreams.

However, overseas, there are fewer players willing to cooperate.

It is completely impossible to replicate the "collective, large-scale offline" scene of Xiaguo players.

But the players of Xia Country thought about it and came up with a reverse operation method -

"Everyone, go and register accounts with companies like Ethereum, Avalon Network, Cloud Foundry, Goldchain, Netcom... Place orders! Cancel them! Contact the online customer service and ask for advice! Do whatever you want to put pressure on them!"

Players who can't play the game are already full of anger with nowhere to vent, and now after being reminded like this, they suddenly realize the truth.

They all joined in and stepped into this [storm]!

If only a few thousand people say this, the effect will be minimal.

If tens of thousands of people do this, the other party's customer service system will be under pressure.

And now, there are hundreds of thousands or even millions of people doing this!

You know, although these millions of users have no good intentions, they are all legal users!
The concentrated outbreak of legitimate visits quickly put real pressure on the server!
……

……

In [BitStorm], the opponents of Dream Building suddenly found themselves in a difficult situation!

After Sony's defeat, they once thought that DreamWorks was on the verge of collapse.

When they overestimated their own capabilities and started fighting on multiple fronts, they felt that victory was just around the corner!

The Dream Builder's server will soon be conquered by them, and the Dream Builder's priceless technical information will also become theirs!
For the sake of the imminent victory, they did not waver at all, even though their own servers were under pressure.

As time went by, their pressure grew and their economic losses became greater and greater...

However, dream building still looks "shaky" and "on the verge of collapse".

They finally realized that something was wrong:
"Zhumeng is on the verge of collapse..."

"You're not pretending, are you?!"

(End of this chapter)