Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Thursday, January 12th.

The foreign game.

Wang Xiaobin came to the door of Lin Wan's office and knocked gently on the door.

"President Lin, if the DLC of the remaining two games is okay, they will be officially released. Do you still need to tell Ye Zhizhou?"

Lin Wan thought for a while and said, "No need. He is in Los Angeles now, with a time difference, and he is also busy doing tactical analysis for the FV team. Don't bother him. Besides, the development of these two DLCs He had already read the content when it was finalized. There should be no major problems, so let's publish it directly."

"This time the DLC of several old games is designed and developed by you. It's been a lot of work, so take a good rest these two weeks."

Wang Xiaobin was embarrassed to be praised, and said, "Hey, I was also driven by a duck. If President Pei hadn't forcibly stuffed me with these tasks, I didn't expect to develop these DLCs on my own."

"The DLC of "Sea Fortress" is basically Huang Ge's idea, I just cooperate with him."

Lin Wan smiled slightly: "Don't be overly modest. Although modesty is a virtue, it can also affect confidence."

"President Pei obviously hopes to cultivate everyone into a versatile player, and to take out any one person alone, instead of just being a replaceable screw."

"Summarize the experience this time, maybe Pei will always give you more similar tasks in the future."

Wang Xiaobin nodded: "Okay, then I'll go ahead."

He returned to his work station, and after a final check, he officially updated the new versions of "Looking Back on the Shore" and "Sea Fortress".

This time the old game update plan is divided into two parts: "Lonely Desert Road" and "Game Maker" were updated earlier, because the content is not much; "Lonely Desert Road" and "Sea Fortress" two games There are many updates to the game, and it has been delayed until this month.

Especially "Fortress on the Sea", almost a whole set of new plot modes have been redone.

This DLC tells the story of Qin Yi going deep into the Worm's Nest when he was the captain of the special team before becoming the commander. The summary of the story was provided entirely by Huang Sibo, which is said to be closely related to the game plot of "Mission and Choice".

Wang Xiaobin didn't know what the game plot of "Mission and Choice" was, but in accordance with Huang Sibo's requirements and the information he gave, he carefully organized and developed this DLC for advance warm-up.

Now that all DLCs have been developed, Wang Xiaobin has successfully completed the task assigned to him by President Pei, and he can finally relax.

"I don't know what's going on with Ye Zhizhou now. Wouldn't you really wait for the championship before returning?"

Wang Xiaobin has always criticized President Pei's transfer of Ye Zhizhou to Los Angeles as a tactical analyst.

The person in charge of the game, the head of GOG international service operations, went all the way to Los Angeles to do tactical analysis, which is really a bit of a sledgehammer.

Originally, Wang Xiaobin had many questions to ask Ye Zhizhou during the development of the DLC, but he couldn't ask them because there was a time difference between the two sides, and Ye Zhizhou seemed to be very busy there.

But Wang Xiaobin didn't dare to beep more, after all, this was requested by President Pei himself.

"It's just an e-sports competition hosted by ioi. I don't understand why President Pei pays so much attention to it. Is there any special consideration?"

"Forget it, I'll do my own thing."

Wang Xiaobin released the DLC for the two games and then paid close attention to player feedback.

...

At the same time, sloth apartment.

Qiao Liang had just woke up, while eating the fish takeaway that was delivered regularly, he swiped his phone boredly.

"The GPL competition does not start until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. So this afternoon, is it to play games or make a video?"

"Well, let's play the game."

"But there seems to be no good games to play for a long time recently."

"Ioi's global finals is also the FV team game on Sunday morning, it is really annoying to wait."

After only half a second, Qiao Liang dismissed the idea of ​​making a new video, and happily decided to fish.

It's just that even if you are fishing, there are no good options, because there are really no masterpieces that deserve special attention recently.

At this time, Qiao Liang would like to drive directly to the Tenda game headquarters and put a knife on his neck to threaten Mr. Pei: If I don’t make a new game, I will die for you!

Of course, just think about it, it's impossible to do that.

Qiao Liang knows very well that Mr. Pei is actually a person with very strict self-requirements. When each new game is made, it is necessary not only to change the game type, but also to make a breakthrough in the previous game.

Unlike many game manufacturers, after having a successful game, they start copying themselves indefinitely, and then start to make money again in a different skin.

Mr. Pei’s development habit has indeed allowed him to make continuous progress in the field of game design, and it can also bring players bright work every time, but it also means that the investment is increasing and the time is longer and longer. .

In fact, the previous new DLCs of "Lonely Desert Road" and "Game Maker" have hinted that the next game will be a science fiction game, and the many eggs and details buried in it make Qiao Liang feel unbearable.

As a result, after waiting so long, Mr. Pei’s new game still disappeared, and his previous enthusiasm was almost gone.

Qiao Liang browsed the Ali Island website boredly for a while, and then opened his fan base.

"Huh? "Looking Back to the Shore" and "Sea Fortress" have also updated DLC?"

"……are you crazy!"

"How can these old games be updated endlessly? Isn't it good to concentrate all the hands on making new games?"

"Hey, forget it, as long as this DLC can maintain a consistent level, I won't care."

Qiao Liang made a few complaints, but he also knew in his heart that his thoughts were quite unreasonable.

Although he wanted to play the new game as soon as possible, the development time for this large-scale game was already long.And game development is not the faster the more people there are. One programmer can do a job in 100 days, and 100 programmers cannot do it in a day.

What's more, updating the DLC for old games is something that developers of conscience can only do. There is nothing to blame.

Qiao Liang immediately opened the two games and checked the update announcement.

Compared with the DLC of "Lonely Desert Road" which is 5 times more expensive than the original, the DLC of these two games can be said to be very conscientious.

The DLC of "Looking Back at the Shore" is priced at 18 yuan, and the DLC of "Sea Fortress" is still updated free of charge as before, but with a new epic weapon.

Qiao Liang paid the money first, and then started watching the update announcements for the two games.

After all, most old players have absolute trust in Tenda, and Tenda’s pricing in this aspect of the game will definitely be set at an absolute value for money. If you can't buy it at a loss, you can't buy it.

The updated content of "Returning to the Shore" is mainly about the gameplay, and a new "reincarnation mode" is added, mainly for those hardcore players who have cleared the game many times and cleared this dangerous game more easily than visiting their own back garden.

In the "reincarnation mode", a new reincarnation will be started every month based on the actual natural month.

After entering the reincarnation mode, the state of the character returns to the initial state, but all monsters and drops in the map will be random within certain rules, that is, in the early stage, it is possible to encounter more powerful monsters in the later stage and drop more powerful equipment .

Of course, there are certain rules at random to prevent unknown BUG from appearing.

In addition, players can choose to adjust the difficulty of the game at the Buddha statue, or regenerate the entire world (unchallenged part) randomly, with a limit of seven times within a month.

If the "reincarnation mode" is cleared within one month, the player will be provided with a permanent character appearance, including a full set of clothing and weapons.

The DLC content of "Sea Fortress" is said to be a brand-new plot mode and a brand-new epic weapon. The others have not been explained in further detail. It is probably waiting for players to experience it in the game.

"It seems that the DLC of "Looking Back at the Shore" is a bit more interesting. Even if the story mode of "Sea Fortress" is updated, it may only be one or two hours. This game is so old, I can't do another four or five hours of plot. Isn’t that what you burn if you have too much money?"

Qiao Liang first opened the experience of "Looking Back at the Shore".

As a veteran player who has suffered many times, Qiao Liang already knows the content of "Looking Back at the Shore". He remembers exactly where there are monsters and what will drop.

It's not that I have a good memory, it's that I've been abused more.

Anyone who has died dozens of times in the same place will be impressed by this place.

Although this DLC has no substantial game content updates, it can still be seen that the designer has done a lot of work in order to do this new mode, and it has indeed improved the game's playability and interest.

Although it is a random mode, when different monsters, bosses and props randomly arrive at specific places, it may cause game bugs or jam the entire game process. In order to avoid these problems, the development team obviously considered a lot and made the best of rules. This situation may have been avoided.

Although it is still the same map, the location of the monsters and the dropped items have changed. The previous speed route is naturally not easy to use. Old players can push the entire map from the beginning with freshness, and in the process Full of surprises.

Considering the price of only 18 yuan, it can be said that it can't be bought at a loss or deceived.

It is conceivable that in the future, the reincarnation mode of "Returning to the Shore" once a month will become a monthly task for the old players. Taking a few more commemorative weapons and appearances can better reflect your old player status.

Qiao Liang played for a while, and was very satisfied with the reincarnation mode of this update of "Looking Back". He temporarily saved the progress and waited to play slowly.

Then, he opened "Sea Fortress" to check the DLC content of this game.

Although "Sea Fortress" is widely known for its 888 fire unicorns and rich battle modes, the plot of this game is definitely not bad.

When the game first came out, many players got into the pit because of the unique plot of "Sea Fortress" in domestic FPS games.

Strictly speaking, the plot of "Sea Fortress" is very simple. Except for shooting guns, the player is interacting with a little girl who can't speak, but even for such a simple plot, after making enough details Still very good.

As early as that time, Mr. Pei's talent in game plot design has been revealed.

Qiao Liang wondered, the story of this DLC can't be more than the original story, right?

If you consider the scale of the original plot and shrink it a bit...then the game flow should be quite short, and it will be finished in a while.

As Qiao Liang thought, he entered the plot mode of "Sea Fortress".