Zhengtu | |
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Developer(s) | Zhengtu Network |
Publisher(s) | Zhengtu Network |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Zhengtu Online (Chinese: 征途; pinyin: Zhēngtú; literally: 'Expedition') 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.[citation needed]
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]
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengtu.
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