Remember back at the beginning of 2021, a “Private” version of the Võ Lâm game was announced for release through… Facebook. At that time, this game even invited a famous female streamer to be its exclusive brand ambassador. It was a time when the female streamer had just gone through a dramatic incident, and perhaps the game’s team wanted to leverage her popularity to promote their product.
This game was introduced as having 100% standard of the Công Thành Chiến version of Võ Lâm Truyền Kỳ – a brand closely associated with VNG. This is not the first time gamers have seen such projects. For nearly 20 years, countless private servers of Võ Lâm Truyền Kỳ have sprouted like mushrooms after rain, from PC to Mobile.
Simply put, the attraction of Võ Lâm Truyền Kỳ is immense, akin to a golden goose that all game developers want to have. However, there is only one official brand belonging to VNG (VNGGames). Therefore, these projects often incorporate the words Võ Lâm or Truyền Kỳ in their names to avoid copyright violations.
Of course, these private servers will have players. But how long the servers can last is something no one can answer, not even the developers. They could disappear at any moment, like the aforementioned Võ Lâm game. Now, when players visit the homepage, they can’t even load it.
As for the Fanpage, which showcased images of the female streamer as a brand ambassador, there have been no new posts for several months. The last post was used by the admin to… sell motorbikes to raise money for Tet spending. It shows that while there are many copycat Võ Lâm games, the dangers and financial losses for gamers are also significant.