What Fang Chang hadn't expected was that he had guessed the ending, but not the beginning.
There had been no need for two versions at all. The moment Beta 0.1 went live, hibernation pods appeared on the NPC shop shelves.
As long as their contribution level reached "Intermediate Citizen," players could reserve one through their VM, with home delivery available.
That was right.
To buy a hibernation pod, you first needed a plot of land.
Since all land in the restoration zone belonged collectively to The Alliance, simply fencing off a plot and claiming it as your own was obviously not going to work.
However, this was easy for Intermediate Citizens. After reaching that rank, most players would buy a fifty-square-meter plot to run their own little home or shop.
Lifestyle-class players who had registered business entities could likewise place hibernation pods on commercial or industrial land.
There was still plenty of room for choice.
Less than half an hour after the new version announcement was released, someone quickly noticed the change, and players in the square had already begun making a huge fuss.
"Hibernation pods... Holy shit! Two thousand silver coins!?"
"That's the equivalent of a Miner Type I exoskeleton!"
"The contribution requirement for ordering is Intermediate Citizen... Hiss, ten thousand contribution points! I'm out, I'll just keep using public save points."
"Good lord... How long would it take to save up that much money?"
"If there aren't any server events or faction wars, an LV10 player can earn a hundred silver a day through normal gameplay. Though some people can grind out 200, even 300+... but those are the big shots."
"Don't panic, just grind!"
Two thousand silver coins sounded like a lot, but for players who had genuinely reached LV10, it was not entirely unaffordable.
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