On April 23, 2022, Ark of Tomorrow conducted a preview live broadcast of the game's third anniversary celebration.
Compared with the grand situation of the first anniversary celebration of the Ark of Tomorrow in May 2020, the popularity of the third anniversary celebration live broadcast not only did not decrease that year, but even reached a height of 40 million at one point. During this period, because the players watching the live broadcast were too enthusiastic, the gifts and lottery bullet screens sent exceeded the upper limit of the platform traffic pool, resulting in the abnormal function of the short live broadcast room bullet screen.
Looking at the Ark of Tomorrow, which will be brushed on the Weibo hot list from time to time, Presumably some people will ask such a question: What kind of game is tomorrow's Ark? Why is it loved by so many players? I believe that even if they are not related people in the circle, many people should have heard the name of the game "Ark of Tomorrow" to a greater or lesser extent a long time ago.
The time goes back to May 2019, when Ark of Tomorrow stood out from the crowd of mobile games with its unique worldview and art setting. Dressed in functional costumes and with different personalities, beautiful teenagers and beautiful girls embark on an adventure with the player's doctor in the terra land where ore disease is rampant, seeking a cure for disease and human wounds.
As early as that year, the Ark of Tomorrow's highly personalized game plot and diversified regional camp settings attracted the attention of many loyal gamers. Now that it has been operating for three years, the growth of tomorrow's Ark is obvious compared to the youthful appearance it looked like when it debuted.
The game version has been updated to show the deep content heritage
In the third anniversary celebration live broadcast, whether it is the upcoming anniversary version of the event "Fool" or the follow-up Leitania and Rhine Life event plot, it can be said that it greatly responds to the enthusiasm of players.
Ark of Tomorrow SideStory "Fool" campaign pilot PV
As a sequel to the second anniversary celebration "Under the Tide", the third anniversary version of the event "Fool" will continue to focus on the deep-sea hunter combination of Skati and Ghost Shark, which has attracted much attention in the game, leading players to approach the ocean full of strange atmosphere, and explore the true face of the strange-looking and mysterious origin of sea creatures.
Although, the girl ghost shark, which was often in a dream due to the infusion of its body with a high concentration of source stone liquid, was revived, which was a pleasure for many players. But listening to the sailor's boat song with the background music of the version of the PV, watching the Iberian inquisitor Elena light the lighthouse, looking for the golden fleet lost in the deep sea where the sea is raging, is also exciting.
For the upcoming Letania event, Eagle Horn adopts a more stylized way to explain the background of the plot. The pen-textured fine art painting conveys a heavy sense of history, and the English narration performance with a German accent is equally ingenious, and together they explain how Letania under the former Witch King has shadowed the whole land.
Unlike Letania, Life Rhine in Colombia exhibits a very different industrial design and modern laboratory style. At the third anniversary celebration of tomorrow's Ark, the medical operator White-faced Owl retrieved confidential documents and files, and the Rhine Life Force, which debuted in the 2020 Lonely Island Event, gradually revealed the true face of Lushan. The organizational structure and core characters of Rhine Life are all presented to the players, and around them are the determination of the forerunners who are determined to move forward with technology first.
Although the settings and artistic styles of the forces in different regions vary greatly, it just so happens that the game of Ark of Tomorrow allows the diverse creative elements like different notes to be composed together in a harmonious and different way, forming a common music movement. In the content creation of this scene under the name of "Ark of Tomorrow", realism has become a major aesthetic proposition, and many rich and interesting story settings have jointly woven the profound content of tomorrow's Ark. This is one of the important reasons why the Ark of Tomorrow has been in operation for three years and can still be loved by many players.
Diversified IP layout, accompany players to grow together
Good IP needs time to grow, and it will naturally experience bumps and setbacks. Ark of Tomorrow has always been committed to expanding the boundaries of content creation, from in-game version updates to out-of-game promotional videos, to peripherals, music, costumes and food, these kinds of content that may be related to the player's game life has always been the constant pursuit of Tomorrow's Ark.
Although the linkage with the commemorative gift box of China Post and the bear small snow cake product launched with Guangming can make players who have always loved the Ark of Tomorrow experience the emotional temperature in the game in offline life.
However, in the third anniversary live broadcast, it has to be mentioned that Eagle Point Network remade the official art set and reissued it for free for all users who purchased the "Ark of Tomorrow Official Art Set Vol.01" for free.
The official art setting set launched by tomorrow's Ark in 2021 has attracted much attention from players, but after its launch, it has caused many players to be dissatisfied because the content mostly coincides with the game content that has been given. In response to this rhythm, many people complained at the time that Eagle Point Network had never responded positively to this problem. However, it turns out that Eagle Point Network has always paid attention to the opinions from players, but only chose the most thorough way to solve the problem, directly re-produced the official art setting set, and reissued it for free for users who had purchased the first version of the art set before the removal date of April 20, 2022. This treatment alone is enough to see the sincerity and responsibility of Eagle Point Network in its treatment of content creation.
It is no wonder that in many of the players' second creation works that have appeared in recent days, players have jokingly called the Ark of Tomorrow a wealth management product. Because the Eagle Point Network will even make up for the omissions in the creation by acknowledging that the first official art set is a black history and thus remaking it. So it's no wonder why, after seeing the news that the set was remade and reissued for free, many players will sigh why they didn't buy a unique memorial for tomorrow's Ark "Black History".
In addition, the "A1 Action Reserve Group" comic created by the well-known cartoonist Yu Yanshu and the eagle corner network official, the relaxed and bright "Rhodes Kitchen" comic, and the second work after the "Infected Chronicle Black Steel" "Rhode Island Source Stone Chronicle - Rhine Life" will meet with players in the future. This is coupled with Eagle Point Network's newly established animation studio Gravity Well, and the Ark of Tomorrow mainline animation "Prelude to Dawn", which is in the process of being enthusiastically produced. On the occasion of the third anniversary of the live broadcast, the layout of Eagle Corner Network in the diversified development of IP and the depth of strategy has finally emerged with the maturity of game operations.
The Ark of Tomorrow has been in operation for three years, and it can still be loved by a large number of players, and its content creation journey is like the precipitation of wine, which has become thicker and deeper after time polishing. With the Ark of Tomorrow as the first commercial product, the eagle corner network that has achieved success at the same time is gradually fading its ignorance and youth, showing greater goals and determination in the industry and among the majority of players.
There is no doubt that we can foresee that tomorrow's Ark will and will go better in the future.
Because every step taken at present, just like the footsteps when I first embarked on the road of creation, I have the courage not to be afraid of hardships, but also always uphold the sense of responsibility and tenacity to pursue better works. I sincerely hope that three years later and three years later, with the steady progress of all aspects, these diversified content creations will surely present us with a more colorful world.