Zhengtu
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "infobox".Template:Italic titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Zhengtu Online (Template:Zh) was a MMORPG developed and run by Shanghai based Zhengtu Network.[1] It was released in 2007[2] and it became a success in that same year, with a monthly profit of $15.52 million.[3] Also in 2007, the game recorded 2.8 million daily active players and 860,265 peak concurrent users (PCU) on March 23.[3] In 2008 it reached 1.52 million peak concurrent users, becoming the second most popular online game, after Fantasy Westward Journey with 1.66 million peak concurrent users.[4]
Zhengtu ceased operations on 26 December 2018.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Loot box pioneer
The game pioneered loot box predatory monetisation mechanics. It featured the now-canonical lock-and-key system made famous by Counter-Strike, but would also show you all the loot that a chest could contain on a circle reminiscent of Wheel of Fortune. According to the Southern Weekly article that describes ZT: "Chests will frequently contain the high-class equipment that gamers desire, but the spinning light wheel always passes over them."[5][6]
References
- ↑ Gamasutra - The China Angle: Wii Piracy, World Of Warcraft Beaten?
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