Cover reporter Ouyang Hongyu
After 16 years, the story of Arad continent continues on the mobile phone.
On May 21, Tencent announced the official public beta of "Dungeons and Warriors: Origin" ("DNF" mobile game). Less than an hour after the service was launched, the official immediately announced that due to server fluctuations, some users could not log in and would be stopped for updating. Relevant topics also quickly rose to the top of the social media hot search list.
As one of Tencent's flagship IPs, DNF has a strong appeal. Although the mobile game version has experienced multiple ticket skipping delays, it still receives attention. According to the data released earlier, the number of people making reservations for this game exceeded 50 million, and the popularity of social platform topics reached 120 million. On the official test day, Tencent Holdings also rose more than 5% in the morning.
Although it has been waiting for many years and maintenance will be carried out soon after the service is opened, many DNF players still express "understanding". Some netizens said, "To tell the truth, I'm sorry for the popularity of this game if I don't maintain it"; Some players suggested that the government increase the server supply to ease the network pressure.
However, maintenance after service opening also has a negative impact on a game product. It is also an APRG type game. In recent times, DNF mobile games have to face competition from Glory of the King: Breaking Dawn of the Stars, Singing Tide and so on.
Tencent started acting as the national service agent of DNF in 2008. In the era of PC online games, DNF, together with CF and LOL, was called the "troika" of Tencent's game products, and once created an average monthly flow of nearly 1 billion yuan. Until now, DNF is still one of the hottest and most lucrative PC online games in the world.
