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Chapter 293: Beta 0.2 Version! Trading Platform Goes Live!
Chapter 293: Chapter 293: Beta 0.2 Version! Trading Platform Goes Live!
[Wasteland OL Beta 0.2 Version Update Announcement!]
[Major Update:
1. "Official Silver Coin Trading Platform" launched!
]
[Optimization:
1. New NPC added: Professor Sun Zewen from the pre-war era. As an expert in "Resonance Field Theory" and "Mind Interference Technology," his expertise will help keep the Survivor Settlement in the New Alliance away from Variant disturbances.
2. New NPC added: Zhao Yuan, a survivor from Shelter No.117. As an expert in bionic prosthetics, his arrival fills a gap in this field for the New Alliance.
3. New gathering point unlocked: Shelter No. 401.
4. A few bugs fixed.
...
]
Beta 0.2 version update announcement released!
The official forum for Wasteland OL exploded instantly!
Only a week had passed since the release of Beta 0.1, and the production team had already dropped Beta 0.2!
This caught the players, who were used to Ah Guang’s monthly update pace, completely off guard.
When did the Dog plan become so diligent?!
Especially the juicy details released in this update, which shocked all the players and backseat drivers.
Official Silver Coin Trading Platform is live!
Can we now sell Silver Coins for money?!
tail: "Giao! Can I now buy Silver Coins?!!!∑(゚Д゚ノ)ノ"
Crow: "Been waiting since the Alpha version, and they finally developed this feature! Thanks, Paw Paw Planner! (T▽T)"
Quit smoking: "Official Silver Coin Trading Platform!? Brother Guang is awesome! (broken voice)"
Silver Daddy: "Hahahaha, finally, this feature is here! Silver Family is now buying Silver Coins! $2 each! Buy them fast!"
Elena: "What are you even thinking? (funny)"
Dinosaur Warrior on Face: "Buying Silver, buying Silver, does any big brother want to put up a listing? I’m offering $4!"
Thunder Mage Professor Yang: "Do you even have beta access?"
Dinosaur Warrior on Face: "Just look at the trading platform’s instructions, it says even without beta access, you can trade!"
King’s Domineering Aura: "I’ll pay 100 RMB, just to buy a thousand coins! Not for anything else, I just want to support the dream. Either way, it’s all about harvesting leeks, at least the PV of Wasteland OL entertained me."
Riding a Donkey to Market: "I’ll give 1000!!"
Night Ten: "Damn, are you guys really rolling up like this?!"
Unlike the previous few updates.
This time Ah Guang didn’t write any "Developer’s Diary" post-update, he just posted a user guide for the official website’s Silver Coin trading feature on the forum.
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1. Silver Coins (NF Coins) can be transferred via forum private messages and can be listed for trade in the [Trading Section] of the forum, priced in any currency or virtual assets, whether digital currency, sovereign national currency, or other forms of assets. As long as both parties agree, even using Q-coin to settle is fine.
2. Wasteland OL operators only provide the trading channel and acknowledge the legality of transactions conducted through official methods, specific payments need to rely on third-party payment tools. It could be a bank card or a Bitcoin wallet, for specifics, see point 4.
3. Silver Coin trading will be conducted as listed trades, with the minimum denomination being one Silver Coin. Players can freely set prices and currency types and provide a clear payment account, which will be displayed categorized in the Trading Section of the forum. Silver Coins in the listing will be temporarily frozen until the listing is voluntarily withdrawn or a deal is made.
4. Once a buyer has purchased Silver Coins, they need to complete the payment promptly. The seller provides the trading account and confirms the reception to be regarded as a concluded deal. If the seller does not resolve the trade or there is a dispute within 24 hours, the paying party can upload a payment certificate, request official intervention for arbitration, after which the officials will verify using "special means" to determine whether the transaction was successful.
5. Players without beta access can also participate in transactions, but only after obtaining beta access and unlocking VM can they sync their forum assets to the game; otherwise, the acquired Silver Coins can only be traded on the forum.
6. A reliability system will be added to the forum account homepage, where behaviors like breaking agreements or shill bidding will deduct reliability points. If the reliability score falls below 80, trading will not be possible. This forum enforces a one-account-per-person system, please cherish your account and refrain from trying any silly smart moves.
7. Transactions will unilaterally charge a 5% trading tax, which will be levied on the listing party only. After completion, the tax will be collected in the form of Silver Coins. For example: if Player A lists one Silver Coin, 1.05 Silver Coins will be actually frozen, after the deal, Player B receives one Silver Coin while 0.05 Silver Coins are taken as the transaction tax by the game officials.
8. ...
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101. Transactions must comply with public order and good morals, and Wasteland OL operators have the final say in interpreting these terms, with firm penalties for violations.
]
The specific trading rules are numerous.
As with user terms in most games, regardless of their utility, everything that can be written down is included.
In fact, most players only need to understand the first seven rules; the rest are supplements and lists of violations.
From a usage standpoint, Wasteland OL’s official Silver Coin trading platform merely provides a channel for players to trade virtual assets.
Comparable to the "Silver Coin consignment" feature in other MMOROGs.
The unique aspect of Wasteland OL is the absence of a microtransaction feature and no "point card" system; players decide for themselves what real-world assets to exchange for Silver Coins.
As long as someone is willing to pay.
It seems that the operators of Wasteland OL have no intention of engaging in financial transactions with players, not even charging transaction fees in Silver Coins.
Many onlookers were confused.
Had the game’s operators not considered making money?
Letting the players take all the benefits.
Is this something a legitimate company would do?
What shocked the onlookers even more followed.
Less than five minutes after the Beta0.2 version was launched, the first listing quickly appeared at the top of the trading interface.
[Sell order: 1 Silver Coin]
[Price: 1BTC]
Si Si: "...how much is one BTC again? (nervous)"
Wild Wind: "Highs of several thousand US dollars, lows of a few thousand? I’m not that interested, haven’t really looked into it. Fang Chang knows more about it, you could ask him."
Thunder Mage Professor Yang: "Crazy! One Silver Coin for one BTC?! Only a fool would buy that!"
Though Professor Yang had never played the game, as a seasoned Backseat Driver, his understanding of the game far surpassed those newbies who had just gotten closed beta access.
Some newbies still haven’t figured out what the map of the New Alliance looks like, yet Professor Yang clearly remembers the number of towers and cannons placed North of Far Creek Town in the outskirts.
Whether it’s battle reports from major battles or gossip about the Manager and weapon shop owner, he talks about it all with authority.
After all, he’s a man who spends 16 hours a day on the forums.
If it weren’t for his account not having specific markers, most newbies wouldn’t be able to tell if he was really a Backseat Driver.
Those onlookers might not understand the value of a Silver Coin, but Professor Yang certainly did.
It couldn’t even buy a bowl of ramen!
To be accurate, it could only buy one-sixth of a bowl!
A newbie who had just started playing, given a new-player gift bag with 5 Silver Coins and can earn 3 to 5 Silver Coins from simple tasks.
One Silver Coin for one BTC?!
What kind of international joke is this!
However—
Something Professor Yang could never have dreamed of happened.
The [Trading] tag suddenly appeared next to the listing. And before everyone could even react, that [Trading] tag turned into [Completed].
The whole process was as smooth as breathing.
It wasn’t just Professor Yang.
Countless people were stunned on the spot.
Thunder Mage Professor Yang: "What the fuck?! Can’t be real!"
Hanging Mutton Selling Dog’s Head: "A Silver Coin for one BTC?! Impossible!"
Dinosaur Warrior: "Dark curtain! It must be a scam!"
Grandpa Ao: "No way, no way, does anyone honestly believe game currency can be exchanged for money? I’ve said it long ago, the game’s operators are just harvesting leeks! Now they’ve hired a shill to help with their harvest. A fully immersive virtual reality game? Ha! My uncle is a VR industry titan, do you think I wouldn’t know if such a game exists? Spending some money to shoot a few CG movies and fooling you all, that’s just hilarious!"
Although a pet version may arrive late, it never fails to show up.
The Proud Brothers, who had been lying low before, finally seized the opportunity to jump out and start teasing.
However, at this moment, everyone was so shocked by the "One Silver Coin for One BTC" deal that no one had time to care about them.
Since the IDs of the trading parties were anonymously defaulted, only voluntary disclosure by the players would show them on the trading page, so no one knew who the buyer and seller were.
People were speculating about which big shot had offered such a high price to buy one-sixth of a bowl of ramen with BTC worth tens of thousands.
However, it remained unknown whether it was due to being low-key or realizing that they got a bad deal, but that big shot simply refused to show up.
Just then, the seller took the initiative to come forward.
Crow: "Um... The consignment order I just put up was just for fun. Sorry guys, I just wanted to try out the new version’s features, I never thought it would actually sell... Big brother, can you reveal your identity? I’ll give it back, okay? QAQ"
One Silver Coin sold for tens of thousands!
That’s way too much!
Especially since everyone kept mentioning "Dark curtain," "Confused Boss," and "Dog plan hired shills," the kind-hearted Crow really couldn’t bear it.
However, what she didn’t expect was that it would have been better if she hadn’t shown up, as the ’firepower’ instantly focused on her as soon as she did.
Quit smoking: "Damn! The lucky winner is Boss Crow?!"
The Silver Sword: "Whaaa! Rich lady, I’m starving!"
Elena: "Pass it on! Boss Crow got taken in by Big Brother! (playful face)"
Fang Chang: "Pass it on! Big Brother is a shill hired by the planners! (sarcastic look)"
WC is really a Mosquito: "What?! Boss Crow was taken in by Dog plan???"
Tail: "Whoa! Si, this game is too realistic!
Crow: "Scram! (╯°□°)╯︵┻━┻"
In the end, the mysterious big spender never showed up and rumors became increasingly bizarre, yet none seemed credible.
However, thanks to that incredibly priced Silver Coin, spurred by the allure of real money, countless players followed suit and posted their sell orders, causing a surge of Game Currency into the forums outside the "Game world" and flirting the normally stagnant trading interface with activity.
While some people were jokingly putting up one Silver Coin for the price of a house, most were aiming to make a deal with relatively "normal" prices.
After a series of intense fluctuations, the transaction price of Silver Coins finally stabilized in the range of 50~60 RMB.
Deals above this price range rarely took place, but those below it vanished almost instantly, only to be resold at a higher price, creating a "dynamic equilibrium" through the mutual forces of buying and selling.
Although a few players chose to settle with US Dollars or other currencies and cryptocurrencies, the vast majority still used RMB.
Not only players were buying, but Backseat Drivers were buying even more aggressively.
It was rumored that the more Silver Coins one held, the higher the chance to be selected for beta testing, causing a lot of reservation players without any beta invites to compulsively purchase in hopes of getting one.
Some people were genuinely optimistic about the future appreciation of Wasteland’s Silver Coins, or simply didn’t think much about it, treating it as a zero-sum game where they could buy low and sell high to make a profit.
There were also a very few people who were simply loaded and bought out of pure whimsy without any particular reason.
One way or another, this wave could definitely be considered a release of inflation.
...
In a corner of the computer lab at a certain university.
Sitting in front of a computer, Ye Wei browsed the official forum of Wasteland OL, itching with temptation.
Seeing the listings of 5 Silver Coins, 10 Silver Coins floating upwards, Ye Wei finally could not resist, and decided to try his luck by hanging 800 Silver Coins for sale.
"One Silver Coin... I’ll just set it at 50 bucks."
Ye Wei had just confirmed the set price when he started to feel anxious.
Forty thousand yuan!
Isn’t that too much?
Silver Coins were equivalent to four LD-47 assault rifles, which Level 10 players would normally need a week to grind out.
Unless deliberately saving money, an average player really couldn’t pull out that many Silver Coins. After all, in this game, not only did one have to spend money on equipment, but even taking a shower in the shelter was charged by time.
However, for him, who had been working in "Game" from its launch, these silver coins were just a moderate amount.
Previously, after they had completed the "Shelter No. 401" related task chain, the scientific expedition team paid them a one-time sum of silver coins, which amounted to four figures for each person.
Ye Wei hadn’t even thought that such a huge sale order would really be completed, spending tens of thousands before playing in a closed beta test was beyond his imagination.
However, to Ye Wei’s surprise, just as he was considering whether to break down the big order, in the blink of an eye, his placed sale order had disappeared.
At the same time, a system notification popped up in the bottom right corner of the forum.
[System: Please re-enter "payment method" and "receiving account" to confirm the transaction.]
Seeing the message sent from the backend, Ye Wei, sitting in front of the computer, felt as if his heart had stopped.
"Holy shit... is this for real?!"
He swallowed unconsciously.
Just like when he first clicked that "YES" that opened the door to a new world, driven by some divine intervention, Ye Wei clicked on the link and entered the account details and transfer information.
This time, he chose to trust again.
There was actually no reason for doubt.
He had played for so long, no one knew better than him that the game genuinely existed.
Moreover...
There wasn’t much money in that card.
As soon as he received his living expenses and tuition fees, he transferred it all to his YUEbao.
The backend was silent for a while.
These long five minutes felt like an eternity.
Ye Wei’s palms sweated nervously, almost feeling his own heartbeat. This uneasy throbbing was more nerve-racking than facing a tumultuous tide.
The mobile phone placed on the table suddenly lit up.
Almost reflexively, Ye Wei picked up the phone and immediately unlocked the screen.
And at the same time, the bank’s message appeared before his eyes.
[...40000.00 yuan has been credited.]
For a moment, Ye Wei even forgot to breathe, without any hesitation, he immediately logged into the banking APP.
Messages might be sent incorrectly.
But the numbers in the account can’t be an illusion.
Account balance—
40000.23 yuan!
He was completely stunned.
"Really turned into money..."
Holding the mouse, Ye Wei clicked confirm in a trance-like state.
A small window popped up in the bottom right corner of the webpage.
[Seller (Anonymous): Oh! A hefty sum arrived! Thanks, you’ve been a huge help! (Sunglasses)]
[(Transaction closed, thank you for your support)]
Thank you—
That’s what I should be saying.
Ye Wei swallowed again, looking at the balance on his phone’s screen, feeling his whole arm trembling.
His monthly living expenses were only 2000 yuan.
yuan
This hefty sum was equivalent to twenty months of his living expenses!
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(I woke up late today... didn’t finish writing, consider this a half-day off from me QAQ)
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