After the announcement earlier in the day, all the players were already inside the confines of their respective cities.
Hence, after hearing the announcement, almost all of the players rushed towards the Central Plaza of their respective cities.
By now, 800 million+ players have joined the game. And 500 million+ players are online at the moment.
Before the event was announced, the highest number of players online at a time was seen to be around 217 million.
Except for the new players or players still stuck in the village dimensions, almost all the players were concentrated inside the 8 Main Border Cities.
The 8 Main Border Cities that were capable of holding a population of 50 million each now seem full.
The wide and large Central Plazas of the 8 MBCs were immensely crowded. Many players were broadcasting the situation at the plaza through VR Forum.