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一 | 《希望OL》是活跃超过20年的老牌卡通MMORPG，在亚洲地区积累大量玩家。

二 | Planes packed with summer travelers boosted Delta Air Lines to a $1.11 billion profit in the third quarter, and the carrier said Thursday that it expects revenue to keep rising into the holiday season.Profit was up 59% from a year earlier, as strong ticket sales — especially for premium seats and international flights — helped Delta shrug off higher labor costs.The Atlanta-based airline predicted ranges for fourth-quarter and full-year profit that mostly exceed Wall Street expectations.“I think we’re closing the year strong, and the holiday bookings that we see right now are pretty good,” CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview. “Domestic (travel) is solid, and international is really strong.”U.S. airlines are flying high as the travel recovery that began last year shows few signs of slowing down.Delta increased its passenger-carrying capacity an aggressive 16% and was able to fill all those extra seats. Travelers flew 64 billion miles on the airline in the quarter, a 17% increase, and they filled 88% of the seats on the average flight, a point higher than last summer.Revenue from ticket sales in the main cabin grew 12% — and 17% for premium seating. Money from Delta’s loyalty program soared 21%.The program, called SkyMiles, has become so popular that there are far more passengers hoping for upgrades to better seats than available seats. Lines can grow long at Delta lounges at busy airports like Atlanta and New York’s JFK.But when Delta announced changes to deal with the overcrowding last month — including basing elite frequent-flyer status purely on spending, and limiting lounge access for holders of Delta credit cards — the reaction from longtime customers was quick and brutal. Some vowed to switch airlines. Alaska Airlines and JetBlue fished for disgruntled Delta members by promising elite status in their programs. Even Bastian admitted the airline “ probably went too far.” Bastian has promised to modify the unpopular changes, but he hasn’t given any details yet.“We are working on that. We’ll be announcing something in the coming days,” Bastian said in the interview. He said he has received “a lot of feedback – everyone had their own ideas as to how we might restructure the program. Almost universally, people acknowledged that we needed to do something.” Delta's third-quarter profit, adjusted to exclude one-time items, was $2.03 per share, 8 cents better than forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue rose 11% to $15.49 billion, also beating expectations.For the fourth quarter, Delta said revenue will rise as much as 11% from a year ago and it will earn between $1.05 to $1.30 per share. Analysts expected $1.09.The airline predicted that full-year profit will land between $6 and $6.25 per share after saying in June it would be at the top end of a $5-to-$6 range. The short-term outlook would be rosier if not for a recent pickup in jet fuel prices — although fuel is still much cheaper than it was a year ago. Bastian expressed confidence that Delta and other carriers can raise prices enough to cover any increase in fuel expense. Shares of Delta were virtually flat in morning trading.。

三 | 开发商PlaywithKorea一直在推进正统续作《希望M2》的开发，计划在2026年第四季度登陆韩服，同时覆盖安卓、iOS、PC多端平台。时间回到8月14日，官方第一次对外公开本作正式名称以及品牌标识，宣告上线筹备工作正式启动。开发团队会参考前作《希望M》的运营经验，《希望M》2023年先后登陆东南亚、韩国，卡通画风和连招机制收获不少亚洲玩家好评，后续厂商还推出过区块链衍生版本拓展市场。制作组表示，新作会保留系列原本的游玩感受，同时补充更多内容，给到老玩家、新用户不一样的MMORPG体验，当时职业、故事、预约开启时间等详细信息均没有对外放出。8月20日，官方上线预告预约页面，页面只摆放游戏LOGO与“COMINGSOON”字样，没有放出实机截图。页面美术延续系列轻松明快的卡通渲染风格，让玩家先建立对新作的初步印象。

四 | 开发团队会调整战斗、角色养成、组队、公会这些常见MMORPG内容，和系列旧作做出区分。后续官方会顺着预热节奏，围绕“与熟悉的Seal再次相遇”这个主题，分批释放玩法、剧情相关物料，拉近作品和玩家之间的距离。

五 | 8月25日厂商再放出一批宣传物料，补充世界观与职业相关信息。

六 | 本次世界观的关键词为“熟悉之中带着陌生”。故事舞台放到改版后的希尔特大陆，这里保留很多老玩家记忆中的场景，但随着冒险推进，玩家会逐步发掘世界背后违和的真相，官方还给出“熟悉的道路向着反方向延伸”的剧情设定，用来烘托故事悬念，完整剧情会在后续陆续公布。职业体系上，本作继承系列经典转职成长机制，玩家依旧从初学者起步，完成不同转职路线。项目组还准备加入全新职业，拓宽游玩选择，提升策略层面的空间。