Le 24 janvier 2023, Blizzard a résilié son contrat avec NetEase. Peu de temps après, le serveur national de « World of Warcraft », en activité depuis 18 ans, a été fermé, tout comme les autres jeux de Blizzard.
Le jour de la fermeture du serveur national de "World of Warcraft", Vingt-trois a téléchargé les informations de plusieurs de ses comptes - surnommés "l'urne" par les joueurs - sur son ordinateur, en a soigneusement copié trois copies, et les a sauvegardées. les dans différents fichiers sur le support de stockage. Lorsqu'elle s'est déconnectée, elle a laissé son compte principal Demon Hunter et la trompette d'une tribu sur les terres de Marton dans les Abysses Brisés, où Demon Hunter est né. L'autre compte de mage humain était une petite fille excentrique. Elle l'a laissée dans son jardin. Sylvarden.
Doudou était prêt à passer au serveur taïwanais (serveur asiatique) et au serveur privé à la veille de la fermeture du serveur. Il a organisé le sac à dos du personnage comme d'habitude, en s'assurant que les données du compte étaient correctement enregistrées, puis s'est rendu sur d'autres serveurs pour continuer à jouer pendant un moment.
Xia Shi ne pouvait pas accepter la nouvelle au début. C'est une joueuse de hamster à collection complète qui joue depuis 15 ans. Son compte sur le serveur national n'est pas seulement son propre travail, elle a également accumulé beaucoup de biens virtuels. Si elle voulait juste jouer, elle pensait passer au serveur taïwanais. "Mais ce qui fait le plus de mal aux joueurs de hamsters, c'est le mot 'épuisé' !" Lorsqu'elle pensait que certains accessoires épuisés ne seraient plus disponibles, elle n'aurait plus l'enthousiasme qu'elle avait lorsqu'elle était étudiante. pour recommencer. J'ai senti "il vaut mieux abandonner maintenant", et même "J'aimerais pouvoir fermer le serveur national et arrêter complètement d'y penser".
Après un an de négociations, NetEase Thunderfire et Blizzard ont annoncé leurs "réunions". En juillet 2024, le serveur nostalgique du serveur national sera rouvert ; le 1er août, le serveur officiel sera également rouvert. Vingt-trois ans, Doudou et Xia Shi ont tous leurs propres humeurs et envisagent de poursuivre leur voyage en Azeroth.
Voici les histoires de quelques joueurs qui jouent encore à World of Warcraft en 2024.
Pour beaucoup, World of Warcraft était dès le début plus qu'un simple jeu. Vers 2005, Internet n’était pas aussi développé qu’aujourd’hui et il n’existait pas beaucoup de moyens de trouver des informations sur les jeux. Les anciens joueurs sont entrés en contact pour la première fois avec "World of Warcraft", en s'appuyant souvent sur les publicités dans les cybercafés et le bouche à oreille de leurs camarades de classe et amis, avec un fort sentiment d'interaction sociale et "d'aventure dans un autre monde".
Twenty-trois est une joueuse bêta publique du serveur national, et c'est ainsi qu'elle a été entraînée dans le piège. Elle était adolescente à l'époque et ne savait pas comment choisir les jeux. Il n'y avait pas beaucoup de place pour la sélection parmi les produits sur le marché. Elle se contentait de suivre ce que jouaient les autres. "A cette époque, il y avait une personne qui jouait à "StarCraft" dans le cybercafé. Il a dit que "Warcraft" allait être un jeu en ligne, et nous avons pris rendez-vous pour y jouer ensemble après le début du jeu. " bêta, elle a choisi des carrières et accompli des tâches. Elle a également joué avec ses amis dans le cybercafé, nous avons discuté et joué ensemble - elle n'aimait pas être proche des ennemis, alors elle a choisi Warlock, elle aimait « faire des grimaces » ; quelqu'un lui a recommandé de choisir Horde, en disant "il y a beaucoup de beaux personnages féminins dedans".
Cependant, à cette époque, Nian San, qui était habituée au style esthétique des jeux en ligne coréens, fronça les sourcils lorsqu'elle vit la femelle orc. Lorsqu'elle regarda les morts-vivants, des asticots rampaient à l'intérieur du squelette, et elle courut vers le squelette. toilettes sur place pour vomir. "J'étais très jeune à cette époque, et mon esthétique était relativement étroite... Pour une petite fille, le style de peinture était encore très choquant, avec le recul, Vingt-trois ne pouvait s'empêcher de se plaindre de lui-même à l'époque." , "Bien sûr, maintenant mon esthétique est devenue un blizzard." , pincer les gens, c'est comme pincer un homme torse nu. De ce point de vue, Vingt-trois a toujours senti qu'elle s'était adaptée à "World of Warcraft" et l'avait transformé en. une habitude, plutôt que d'être réellement là. Ce qui l'attire particulièrement.
A long time later, Twenty-three saw the "World of Warcraft" fan novel "If, House" on the NGA forum. It wrote about a tribal mage named "Three Seasons Rice" who often harvested alliance trumpets in Night Town and Stranglethorn Vale. Many "Warcraft" players all know him. She discovered that this mage was not only in the same server as her, but also often met online. Only then did she realize that the mage who took them to Yese Town to "become a demon" was the famous Sanjidao.
Doudou first started playing "World of Warcraft" with his classmates, including high school classmates and college roommates. After entering college, high school classmates have been scattered in different schools and cities, and there are fewer opportunities to meet offline. However, "World of Warcraft" is their eternal common topic, and their online chats have never stopped. "Chatting in 'World of Warcraft' has a different atmosphere than chatting outside using software." Doudou himself has been an online game operator and has played many games. But in his mind, nothing can replace "World of Warcraft". "It's too complicated and makes you feel a false sense of reality."
Having played "World of Warcraft" since the "60s" until now, Doudou feels that "World of Warcraft" Most versions handle the opposition between the Alliance and the Horde very well, just like the real world, with different camps. Players can always assume the identity of one party and fight each other in the wild.
In an era without strategy guides, many hidden elements can bring surprises. After Doudou's priest account reached the level, he often wandered around the world with a druid friend. Both of them were in the healing profession. They couldn't fight monsters, so they picked up strange things everywhere. As a result, they accidentally discovered the mission of the Green Dragon Legion. Another time, because they picked up a backpack, they started the then famous "Sword of Link" mission (a mission that paid tribute to "The Legend of Zelda", the process was very long and required many maps). After you complete it, even if you can't use the reward, you will feel a sense of accomplishment just by putting it in your bag.
And the concepts of guilds and groups have a special flavor of classic fantasy. Especially in the early version, the restrictions on occupations were relatively large, with "a carrot and a pit". When downloading a dungeon, even if they have the same position in the team, it is difficult for different professions to replace each other. For different bosses, what kind of professional configuration should be done in a 25-player group book will test the player's level. When preparing for the war, some people want to alchemy, some people want to forge, some people want to make leather. Everyone has their own things to do, and everyone has their own position. "What I can do cannot be replaced by others." Doudou said, "This sense of role-playing is particularly strong. I feel like I am really living in another world."
The same goes for mutual help between people. An important part of the guild. Doudou's main account is a priest. The "Prayer and Curse" task cannot be done in a team and can only be done by one person. However, the people in the guild will give him various suggestions before setting off. At that time, guild members who played well would also organize offline gatherings. Doudou remembered that the president of the guild was an older brother who was doing architectural design in the Northeast. He was more than ten years older than him and should be in his 50s now. They met in Beijing. During the meeting, the president kept saying that he should actively participate in the guild's dungeons and bring a trumpet account, which made Doudou feel "especially safe."
Xia Shi officially entered "World of Warcraft" from the "Burning Crusade" version, and was also in the Chinese server at the beginning. During the agency dispute between NetEase and The9, she also went to the Taiwanese server (Asian server) with her friends to play for a while. At first, she played with her seniors and sisters. After they graduated, the only person she played with regularly was a buddy who was a therapist. Most of the time, she is a "lone wolf" player with a very casual style. She basically just wanders around the map and plays casually.
She will regard the characters she created in "World of Warcraft" as a kind of creation, a kind of projection. They have different personalities, and their personalities will change as the game progresses. "I built a mage account at the beginning, and then I always joked that this character has been 'away from home' since birth." Because she was originally supposed to do tasks in Silvermoon City, her birthplace, but as soon as she built the account, she was taken over by a friend. I went to Silver Pine Forest to level up, picking up things along the way to gain experience. I basically never grew up in the place where I was born. ”
Natsushi considers herself to be a particularly confused person, and this confusion is also reflected in her character. She still remembers joining a small fixed group of 10 people when playing “Dragon Heart”. She is a DPS in the group, and she usually plays well, and her output is often among the top one or two. Her buddy is the group leader, and he is also a healer. There were a few times when he was fighting, and he suddenly said: "You are not a good DPS, right?" Why did it fall like this? "Xia Shi herself felt something was wrong. When she took a closer look, she realized that what she was holding was actually a fishing rod.
"I just finished fishing outside and joined the group to collect my book. I forgot to change it. Xia Shi herself felt overjoyed, "I've been like this several times, I'm so confused!" ”
Later, due to the long commute time and lack of time and energy, my friends gradually became AFK (Away from Keyboard, originally meaning "temporarily away from the keyboard", which was later used by online game players to refer to those who leave the game and are no longer online). But he is still very concerned about the trends of "World of Warcraft" and discusses the plots of the next few versions with Xia Shi from time to time. Xia Shi stayed in the game to do daily and weekly tasks, and continued his full collection journey.
For players who love "World of Warcraft", Azeroth is indeed another world. There are a lot of gatherings and breakups happening in this world, just like in reality. Some people will AFK, but there will always be new partners. Whether you regard the character as another self in another world, or as an avatar with a different personality that has grown up with you, playing "World of Warcraft" itself transcends experiencing the virtual world and forms a kind of experience that is closely connected with reality. habit.
"I just feel addicted. Even if I don't play, I still want to go up and have a look." Doudou said. Azeroth is a familiar world to him, a place where he can go back to at any time and find fun. "Look at those who play badminton and basketball, don't they often play it every once in a while? I think it's the same."
Xia Shi has a long-term love for games. She has played other stand-alone game series for more than ten years, and she has to play every generation from beginning to end. She will also collect props and rare items in the game. In "World of Warcraft", no matter what new achievements or new pets are available in each version, she has to go online to get them. Twenty-three retains an incredible habit. Unless she is extremely busy with work and has no time to go online, she will play "World of Warcraft" for three hours every time. Even if she is very free, she will not procrastinate for longer. "I used to be a student. When I go to school, it takes three hours from evening self-study to lights out, so it will become a habit.”
It is precisely because "World of Warcraft" once had an unparalleled sense of immersion. The fate of the heroes and protagonists of each camp affects the emotions of players. During several version updates, players have expressed dissatisfaction with Blizzard due to plot or gameplay issues. There were complaints. For this reason, Doudou’s reaction to the national server shutdown was quite intense.
The time when the server was announced to be shut down may have been the eve of the revival of "World of Warcraft" after experiencing "slumps" in several versions. "It feels like everything is about to get better." In Doudou's eyes, the plot quality of "World of Warcraft" has declined since 8.0, and has become "bad to bad" at 9.0, especially the most famous and epic character Arthas. , the ending of his story line was handled very poorly. By 10.0, Blizzard decided to abandon the main plot and tell a side story about the dragon. This makes some players feel at ease - if the story is not rounded, it is best to leave it alone for the time being. At the same time, 10.0 has also made some improvements in mechanics, making the game experience a little more comfortable. On the eve of the release of 11.0 "Battle for the Center of the Earth", it was said that the series would return to the main line. Doudou had great expectations for this and thought, "Blizzard has finally done something about it."
What makes Doudou even more concerned is that at the 2023 BlizzCon, the creative director of "World of Warcraft" Chris Mason officially returned. He created the famous character Thrall, who is the "father" in the hearts of Horde players. He left his post due to physical reasons in 2018. Many players felt that the plot of "World of Warcraft" became "too unrestrained" after that, and most of the heroes of the tribe changed. Mason's return may indicate that the heroes of the tribe can rise again, and the previously unexplained parts of the main plot may also be concluded. Doudou was very excited. He happily recharged his monthly card. Unexpectedly, he was forced to go to the server as soon as he finished recharging.
Twenty-three are also looking forward to "Battle for the Center of the Earth". She liked Sal, and the news that he might be returning delighted her. The Sword of Sargeras also appeared in the "Battle for the Core" trailer, which means that the well-known character Medivh may make an appearance again. However, what she is actually waiting for is Anduin's follow-up plot. After playing for so many years, players seem to have watched this little king grow up, witnessing him slowly transform from a level 3 NPC to a white prince, and finally inherit his father's position and "break his chopsticks" (Salamaini) sword). The direction of the plot after that really made her anxious. But after the news of "closing the server" in 2023, these stories are getting further and further away from the players of the national server.
Watak "World of Warcraft" pertama yang Natsumi suka ialah Illidan, dan kemudiannya dia mengalihkan cintanya kepada Nozdormu the Eternal dan Lor'themar Theron. Dia merasakan bahawa cerita Illidan telah "pelik dan arah plotnya sangat pelik" sejak 7.0 kemudian, plot yang berkaitan dengan Sylvanas membuatnya lebih keliru. "Saya fikir ia adalah perkara biasa untuk permainan untuk 'makan buku' atau 'mulakan semula alam semesta' selepas permainan telah dimainkan untuk masa yang lama. Banyak filem adiwira juga akan dimulakan semula sepanjang masa. Tetapi pada masa "World of Warcraft" telah ditulis, banyak watak telah berubah sepenuhnya , saya tidak begitu faham. Mengenai rancangannya selepas pelayan negara dibuka semula, ideanya sangat mudah: "Oh! Saya perlu membelanjakan wang untuk itu sekali lagi!"
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Pada masa yang sama, apabila kita semakin dewasa, pelbagai elemen realistik pasti akan semakin meresap ke dalam permainan. Kerja yang sibuk dan komitmen keluarga, malah keadaan fizikal boleh mengubah cara pemain bermain World of Warcraft. Mereka mungkin terpaksa melepaskan beberapa perkara secara beransur-ansur, seperti lebih banyak profesion tegar, penjara bawah tanah yang lebih sukar dan buku kumpulan dengan keperluan kehadiran dan operasi yang lebih ketat. Boleh dikatakan Azeroth akan beransur-ansur menjadi tempat untuk mereka "berehat dan bersara".
“Memang saya lebih tua dan tidak boleh memenangi pertarungan yang lebih sengit,” katanya “Saya memberitahu mereka untuk tidak membawa saya bersama mereka pada masa hadapan untuk persatuan yang dia sertai pada mulanya, Kebanyakan ahli utama asal lebih tua daripada Doudou, dan lebih separuh daripada mereka sudah menjadi AFK. Dia membuka kotak sembang, dan ramai orang terakhir dalam talian 13 tahun yang lalu.
Tetapi dia akan terus bermain. Baru-baru ini, Doudou merancang untuk memimpin dalam membentuk persatuan baharu, dan cuba memenangi seberapa ramai orang yang ditemuinya di WeChat dan QQ yang masih bermain, dan membenarkan semua orang berpindah ke pelayan. Dengan cara ini, semua orang boleh bermain bersama selepas pelayan dilancarkan pada 1 Ogos.
"Saya pernah berbual dengan rakan-rakan saya dan mengatakan bahawa saya masih akan bermain 'Warcraft' ketika berusia 80 tahun," kata Xia Shi, "tetapi sekarang saya telah melepaskannya. Orang ramai tidak boleh bersaing dengan usia, dan tenaga dan konsentrasi mereka memang merosot Ketika umur saya 20 tahun, "Nak, saya mahu bermain sepanjang malam, tetapi sekarang saya perlu tidur pada pukul 10"
Tetapi wataknya "pasti tidak akan bersara. ." Untuk menerima ganjaran seperti perisai warisan, dia telah menubuhkan banyak akaun kecil, yang semuanya berkhidmat untuk akaun besar. Oleh itu, selagi dia masih bermain "World of Warcraft" untuk satu hari, baik yang besar mahupun yang kecil tidak akan bersara. "Bagi hari apabila 'Warcraft' tidak akan dikemas kini, atau secara terang-terangan, apabila saya mencapai umur tertentu dan tiada siapa yang akan mati, saya telah memberitahu beberapa rakan dan saudara perempuan yang baik bahawa sesiapa yang memiliki akaun ini dan siapa yang memiliki akaun itu akan diberikan. Okay."
Selepas pemergian tiba-tiba dan kembalinya pelayan Cina "World of Warcraft", Twenty-three merasakan bahawa mungkin apa yang dia suka bukanlah permainan itu sendiri, tetapi emosi yang dia tinggalkan. permainan selama bertahun-tahun. "Saya merasakan bahawa "World of Warcraft" bukan sahaja rumah yang bahagia, tetapi zon keselesaan rohani saya, "Ia adalah jenis tempat di mana anda akan kembali apabila anda mempunyai sedikit masa tetapi tidak tahu apa untuk dilakukan, dan anda tidak perlu Membayar sebarang kos pembelajaran tambahan "
Walaupun saya telah membuat banyak persediaan dan mengatur peranan saya sendiri, pada hari NetEase dan Blizzard mengumumkan "perpisahan" mereka, berbanding dengan laman utama media sosial. daripada "Takut Hong Kong", 23 menunjukkan Terdapat ketenangan yang tidak dijangka. "Ternyata saya benar-benar dewasa dalam lingkungan 30-an. Walaupun saya masih mengambil berat tentang "World of Warcraft", NPC baru dan lama serta nasib mereka dalam plot, saya faham bahawa kepentingan terbesarnya adalah untuk memberi saya tempat untuk meletakkan emosi saya." Dia berkata, "Untuk meletakkannya dengan lebih bijak, daripada mengatakan bahawa saya sentiasa menyukai permainan ini, saya suka diri saya sambil menikmati permainan ini."
Pada tahun 2024, salah satu perkara yang dia anggap gembira ialah melukis satu set ilustrasi peminat, satu untuk setiap versi "World of Warcraft". Dalam kalangan peminat, "World of Warcraft" juga benar-benar tidak popular. Pada akhirnya, lebih daripada sedozen set gambar itu telah dicetak dan diedarkan kepada rakan peminat - ramai daripada mereka yang ditemuinya dalam kalangan popular lain, seperti ". Overwatch" dan "Avengers" . Tahun ini, di pameran peminat, seseorang melihat karya peminat "World of Warcraft" dan terkejut bertanya: "Bukankah terlalu sejuk untuk melakukan 'World of Warcraft' sekarang
Dia ketawa: "Saya sudah sepuluh tahun beberapa tahun yang lalu! berada di kolej, mereka mencipta cerita mereka sendiri dengan rakan sekumpulan dan rakan sekelas dan rakan-rakan mereka sekarang, mereka sama ada sibuk dengan kerja atau mempunyai keluarga, tetapi panggilan dunia lain masih wujud dengan jelas dan kuat. Kini, setiap kali Doudou mengemas beg galasnya, dia masih boleh menceritakan kisah keterujaan murni yang dirasainya apabila dia mendapat peralatan 10 tahun lalu, seolah-olah ia adalah sesuatu yang pernah dipegangnya dengan kuat di tangannya. Dan ahli sihir Xia Shi yang keliru dan dirinya yang keliru telah lama menjadi wira dengan penghormatan yang tidak terkira banyaknya.
Sama seperti selalu ada orang yang menunggu burung hantu dengan sampul di mulutnya ketika mereka berumur 11 tahun, pada tahun 2024, untuk pemain yang kini berusia lebih dari tiga puluh, empat puluh atau bahkan lima puluh, pintu masuk ke pengembaraan dan epik adalah Masih berjalan. Ia tidak semestinya lebih baik daripada realiti, dan ia juga keliru dengan realiti pada tahap yang agak besar, tetapi perkara yang paling penting ialah ia wujud.
"Hanya kekal hidup." Akhirnya, Twenty-three memberitahu saya bahawa ini sahaja yang dia harapkan daripada masa depan "World of Warcraft". The above is the detailed content of Old players waiting for the return of 'World of Warcraft': the entrance to adventure and epic is still open. For more information, please follow other related articles on the PHP Chinese website!
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