"I will never forget the day that my fate changed."
"The day which it changed for millions of people...."
"the 25th of January 2120...."
"For this would forever be rembered as the day of the announcent...."
"The announcent that would change the world."
Reginald Coulan, creator and head of House Aurellion in dynasties online.
.....
"Thank you, Mr Jas Larent, for accepting this interview. Many people across the country and the world are curious about your new ga Dynasties Online. We are hoping you can sate their curiosity."
A news host said enthusiastically as she sat in the comfy light brown leather chair in the news studio wearing formal attire. Sitting just over from her in another similar chair was a man with chestnut brown hair and cold turquoise eyes, which seed to pierce into the news host, observing any and all secrets she holds.
"Thank you for the interview and I would be delighted to shed light on what I can on my company’s new ga."
Said Jas, his expression as calm as still water.
"What will the goal of the ga be?"
Jas slightly smiled at the question as he said in his usual calm voice.
"That will depend on the player, so may want to beco rich rchants in the dieval esq world, so kings others, famous blacksmiths and farrs. In this ga, you can be whatever your heart desires as you build up your dynasty and live through different generations of your dynasty."
"So, there is no set goal for your ga?" The reporter asked, intrigued by this ga as she continued down the list of questions that she had in front of her.
"Technically no, except for your dynasty to survive sohow in the world but rember that people can sell their in-ga currency for real-life money. What I give you is a sandbox dieval fantasy world with its own history, kingdoms, politics, wars, empires and atrocities for you to explore."
"You said there was an ability to turn in-ga currency into real currencies such as dollars and pounds. Can you tell us how that will work exactly?" She asked, her ears perking up to listen to the answer to the question which is on everyone’s mind.
"There will be 2 ways of turning in-ga currency into real currency." Jas began passionately.
"The first way is through the system this will take a 1 silver to 1 GBP however also take a 20% commission from it so take for example you have 10 silver and want to trade it this way into real-life currency due to the 20% commission that the system takes you will get £8 out of it."
"The second way is to sell it to other players, which will also be the only way to buy in-ga currency and items. The system will also tax all transactions by 5%. There will be a way to connect your bank account to the system and once the transaction is verified, it will happen of course, players will have to find out how when they enter the ga."
"I would also like to add that there will be no way to buy currency from the company as such if people wish to purchase in-ga currency, they must do it through players within the ga."
"That certainly is an interesting way of doing things...." The reporter asked, a smile on her face however this could not hide the scorn she had inside.
’Is this person an idiot? How the hell is this sche going to make money? You may be rich but I doubt you can upkeep sothing if millions of people are playing and making money off it! Ahhh, who cares as long as we are making money from the broadcast, and we were even paid for this interview.’ she thought while continuing with the questions on the white paper in front of her.
"People are also interested in how accessible this ga will be as VR gas like the one you are realising are expensive to upkeep. As such, so people won’t have enough money to buy the gear required for this ga. So how accessible will this ga be for people? Where can they get it and how much will it cost them to buy?"
"First off, the ga will be sold on a subscription basis, so people will pay a fixed fee every month now, this will change depending on inco and money available. As such, those with lesser incos or on UBI will be able to play the ga and if they gain real-world assets, then their monthly fee will increase until they can afford to pay the basic fee. This will allow anyone to access the ga."
"What about acquiring the equipnt necessary to play the ga?"
"There will be 2 ways of acquiring the equipnt necessary to play the ga. First off will be through renting it. To remind people, this is a way for those on lower incos and UBI to be able to play and access the ga of course, you can also buy it if you wish. We will even allow you to pay for the equipnt in instalnts over a period if you wish. However, if you pay a lowered rent, then like with the subscription, in the event that you gain more real-world assets, the rent will go up accordingly. There will be a way to switch from a renting plan to an instalnt-based purchase plan if people have the money and wish to buy the gear instead of renting it."
"There will also be a basic specialised VR headset or a capsule available for purchase with the capsule giving slightly better performance, enhancing the imrsion in the ga and providing better comfort than a basic headset does."
"These will be available at the end of this month from various places around the world as well as all major cities with servers starting on the 3rd of February at 8 AM GMT. Please visit our website to find the nearest stores where you can buy the equipnt and the ga. Due to the need for calibrations with the advanced equipnt, we cannot deliver them, which I apologise to users in advance unless you order the gaming pod, which will then be installed and calibrated in your ho."
He said he slightly bowed his head for the apology before looking up again.
"Character Creation will be available on the day the equipnt is sold and I recomnd you make your character before the server starts; I will also ntion that those who do this will have increased character creation choices."
"With that, I wish you all good luck, happy gaming and look forward to seeing the rise and fall of your dynasty in the ga."
As Jas said the final statent, he calmly left the studio, not a change in his expression as his black suit slightly blew back as he left, leaving a stunned host who was not expecting the sudden exit at all.
’The bait has been cast, ti to prepare the nets’
Jas thought as his lips revealed a scheming smile.
...
In the kitchen of his student hall accommodation, Reginald had just finished watching the short interview on his phone, the plate in front of him was desolate as he devoured the food on it subconsciously while watching the interview.
After the interview was finished, he locked his phone and turned toward his friend Carter as he asked.
"What day is it today?"
"the 25th of January?"
"6 days before the equipnt releases...."
Reginald said with a sigh.
"You plan on getting the ga and joining it on the release date?"
Reginald asked in a calm and nonchalant voice.
"Yeah, I an, apart from studying, we have nothing better to do and we can have fun and maybe even make a bit of money off it."
Carter replied in a resigned manner.
"Why does it feel like we are being baited in by an offer too good to refuse?"
Reginald asked, a creeping feeling of dancing in the palm of soone else’s hand washing over him like a puppet on a piece of string as he is railroaded into playing this ga.
"Because for people like the unemployed and us, this truly is an opportunity too good to let go even if it only lasts for a bit, we can get so money off it at least and with the protections in place that they stated in the interview it’s not like people on lower incos or university students like us have anything to lose anyway."
Carter replied, thinking it through logically.
"It still does not feel good being baited in like this...."
Reginald said quietly to himself as he quickly bid farewell to his friend and left for his room, going back to playing video gas however his performance visibly dropped as he was thinking about sothing completely different.
As the darkness passed and the silvery moon made way for the break of dawn and the morning dews, snowflakes dropped from the heavens creating a blanket of white on what was once a green landscape. As the days and nights passed, the white blanket receded and was replaced with green, but throughout the business circles, one burning question was on everyone’s mind, as well as a na.
’Jas Larent....’
’What the hell are you up to?’
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