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'Ragnarok Online 3': The Evolution and Practice of Elastic MMO Cloud Architecture Supporting Million CCU (Presented by Tencent Games)

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This session, led by the Technical Director of Ragnarok Origin 3, explores the scalable architecture of a large-scale MMORPG on Tencent Cloud. It traces the evolution from a single-server setup to a horizontally scalable, cross-server architecture, detailing how the centralized AvatarService ensures seamless player state continuity during dynamic migration. The talk also covers the intelligent, Kubernetes-based auto-scaling system that automates operations, turning the complexity of supporting millions of concurrent users into stable, manageable infrastructure. Attendees will learn key design principles and cloud-native practices for modern MMO server architecture.

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