CHAPTER 95: CHAPTER 91: [MULTIPLAYER COOPERATIVE STORYLINE] MODE UPDATE, BATTLEFIELD SOON TO OPEN

In the past few days, I’ve been inspired by watching live streams.

Looking at those stream titles, each one saying [Challenge xxx City, Survive xxx Days].

Zhao Ming finally realized... the players on Blue Star are indeed quite idle.

Previously, I thought the duration of these battles was too long; we couldn’t really have players fight for two or three years straight, and with such long sieges, were we really going to make players starve for hundreds of days?

But now... survival challenge players have emerged.

Not only that.

The previous events were just to stimulate players to interact with NPCs.

So the videos on the official website included food and storyline, but also some exciting battles.

And now... most of them have been overtaken by videos about days of survival in dire situations and the dark side of human nature under war.

Players on Blue Star seem to like watching these more.

This kind of gameplay actually has quite a market...

And because of recent discussions about human nature, such live streams are quite popular.

Since this is the case.

Zhao Ming began to consider giving up on compressing story times, progressing normally, and allowing players to choose to participate in battles when they erupt in the game, as long as pre-release notices and battle entry points are provided.

This way, battles starting with the storyline can attract players to participate.

As long as the number of participants is set to be small, it doesn’t matter how many times the event is held; it won’t affect the battle outcome anyway.

At present, Zhao Ming is setting up the battlefield for the [Battle of Kiev].

The [Battle of Kiev] lasts over two months, consisting of many skirmishes, with the battlefield set according to the timeline and progressing with the storyline.

In the [immersive story] mode, players, due to different identities, cannot participate in battles; choosing the [Battle of Kiev] allows them to become soldiers directly, entering the [Battle of Kiev] to fight the Imperial forces.

Zhao Ming looked at the game’s real-time map.

The major forces south of Kyiv have already been encircled by the Imperial forces.

Once they are completely annihilated, it will be Kyiv’s turn; according to the game’s timeline, it would take about three more days.

Three days.

It’s completely enough to finish the [Battle of Kiev].

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Three days later.

A notice was posted on the Polestar Official Website.

[Update Announcement.]

[This update primarily addresses the issue where players wish to experience the battlefield but cannot participate due to different identities.]

[1. Based on the current storyline progress, we are opening the [Kiev (Limited Time) Battle] battlefield, which updates in real-time with the main storyline. Players can join solo or in teams, and upon entry, they’ll be randomly assigned as soldiers or officers (the leader of a team will be designated as a commander).]

[2. The [Multiplayer Collaborative Story] has the [Battle of Kiev] option open, allowing direct participation in the [Battle of Kiev] upon selection.]

[3. The [Multiplayer Collaborative Story] now has online team-ups, allowing players to team up with other squads.]

[4. The National War Dungeon [Battle of Moscow] will soon open; stay tuned....]

Following the [Battle of Kiev] will be the [Battle of Leningrad] and the [Battle of Moscow]. Leningrad is suitable for players’ survival challenges, while Zhao Ming plans to make [Battle of Moscow] a National War Dungeon.

Ordinary battles will progress and open according to the storyline.

And the National War Dungeon will open during major festivals or events.

Following the storyline timetable, by the time [Battle of Kiev] unlocks, it will be about the time the [Anti-War Competition] completes its evaluation, coinciding perfectly with the opening of the National War Dungeon, along with a wave of promotion.

After releasing the announcement, Zhao Ming checked the trending topics and Celestial Shark Live:

"Hmm?"

In the live stream room of the Great Xia military, he recognized someone familiar.

From the Northern Army side.

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Celestial Shark Live.

In the Great Xia military live stream room, there were eighteen screens.

All featured the military elites of the Great Xia Federation, with each screen’s mission differing, and clicking into a screen led to an exclusive live stream room.

Shen Yan’s side had the highest popularity.

Being live-streamed in the official stream room by Celestial Shark Live.

Similarly, a certain squad from the Antarctic Star Federation’s live stream room also had similar popularity and was being live-streamed in the official room by Celestial Shark Live.

The scenarios on both sides were similar, all near Kyiv.

Meaning both sides, even without the update,

In the [Multiplayer Collaborative Story] mode, were randomly assigned the same task, but each was in separate story instances. So who was stronger became a hot topic for netizens.

And the competitive Celestial Shark Live.

Brought in comments from the Antarctic Star Federation stream room, placing netizens from the Great Xia Federation and the Antarctic Star Federation together in their official live stream room.

So in the Celestial Shark live stream room, viewers would see this scene.

The scrolling comments from both Great Xia Federation’s side and Antarctic Star Federation’s side, alternating and flooding the screen, full of support for their own troops, with some getting into arguments.

At this moment.

In the live stream room, Shen Yan leads his team of 20.

Attempting to break through the Imperial armored battalion blockade.

Looking at the current storyline time point, Zhao Ming noticed it was now at the final stage of the ’Uman Battle.’ Once the Imperial forces eliminated the main Soviet forces south of Kyiv, they would head north to encircle and trigger the [Battle of Kiev].

The armies from the Great Xia Federation and the Antarctic Star Federation currently located in Legazino, ordered to break east, faced the challenge as all outside bridges were destroyed by the Imperial Armored Division 1.

The mission for both sides was to cover the retreat of the Federation’s 8th Army Command.

To successfully evacuate.

They had to break through the Imperial armored battalion’s blockade before the enemy’s large forces arrived.

If they failed to breach the blockade, and the follow-up Imperial forces blocked them completely, they would be trapped without escape.

In-game.

The Antarctic Star Federation’s A Group Army, commanded by the 3rd Armored Brigade’s commander, Angus, with twenty elite soldiers, was crouched behind a dirt hill, observing the Imperial positions through binoculars.

A Steel Defense Line formed by machine guns, mortars, and two armored tanks was visible.

Looking back at his side... 20 people plus 10 military dogs from the storyline.

Angus couldn’t help but curse under his breath:

"Damn, what kind of mission is this?"

"Did the game designers lose their minds?"

"Four machine guns, four mortars, over a hundred fully-armed elite soldiers."

"How are we supposed to break through?"

The soldier nearby looked embarrassed:

"Commander, this is live."

Since it was live, their senses could also access the live stream room.

Following Angus’s curse, the comments from the Great Xia people on the screen weren’t too kind.

But Commander Angus retorted:

"I know it’s live."

"What? You can’t criticize unreasonable designs?"

"They should let the game designers play it themselves."

"I’d like to see if they can break through."

"We can’t make it through; what army could?"

"This damn mission is impossible for anyone!"

(I am guilty... Still not finished with the additional Chapter for the alliance leader big boss, still two storyline bits to go, but can’t wait till then to post... it’d be too late. Check the additional Chapter in the morning, everyone.)

(Also... it’s April tomorrow. Those of you with tickets, remember to cast them~ 2000 monthly ticket addition, I’ll try to add more!)