Chapter 248 The possibility of reshuffling the e-sports market
Every popular online game basically has strong social attributes.
All your friends are playing a certain game. There are so many players on the market who are playing a certain game. If you don’t play, you just don’t fit in with the group.
A whole class or a whole company are all playing the same game. If you don't play, you have nothing in common with them.
Many times playing games becomes a process of making friends and joining a circle.
After all, humans are social animals.
Moreover, games are actually a good topic for some single men and women.
"Are you playing XX?"
This sentence, many times, can basically become the hub of chat between two people who do not know each other.
Attract players into the game through colorful CG animations.
Lower the threshold for playing the game, use the cute painting style to attract more female players, and then use female players to attract male players. Finally, the male players’ friends will have to come over to play together.
If a game wants to become a phenomenon, luck plays a huge role.
But if you just want to become a hit, in fact, on the premise that you are willing to invest money in developing and promoting the game regardless of cost, there are actually many established templates for operation in the online game circle.
Every step of League of Legends so far has been steady.
But at the same time, Dota Yanguo's operators seemed a bit numb.
Originally, it was just an auto-chess game to capture the popularity of Teamfight Tactics. If it was just a normal battle to grab people, Dota would not be afraid.
The installed capacity of the client is here. The accumulation of so many years is not something that Auto Chess, which has only been online for a few months, can be defeated.
Who could have imagined that Chuxin did not take any action at all in promoting TFT, but instead directly started promoting League of Legends regardless of the cost!
First of all, there are some old players who are really tired of playing Dota and want to try it out.
This time I tried it, eh, I think this game is quite easy to play.
There are many newcomers falling into the trap, and there are traps on both sides. There is no concept of oppressing newcomers.
On the contrary, these veteran players with MOBA experience can perform operations in exchange for 666 and kneeling licks from their teammates.
Then some female players who were attracted by the CG style entered the game to try out the waters, attracting a large number of gamer boys.
The publicity effect is still terrible. When children in school are already discussing things like Three Brothers in the Grass and Five Seconds of Real Man, the popularity of League of Legends can no longer be suppressed.
In just half a year, at least in China, League of Legends has become as popular as Dota.
Dota Yanguo's operations are being held accountable by Valve as to why the revenue and number of simultaneous online users dropped so much in the latest quarter.
And when we learned about the specific situation, we could only order them to find a way to prevent the loss of players.
Yanguo Operations' face turned green.
I just want you to be an auto chess player, you want to dig my roots!
Geneva!
I originally thought that Dota was the best in the world in terms of moba. Who would have thought that there would be such a fledgling dark horse?
What’s more, it’s a moba mode that comes with the launcher of an auto-chess game!
What a departure!
When the relevant data for the latest quarter of the two games was uploaded to the Internet by the game's self-media, the editors were like hyenas that smelled the scent of meat, and they were all fired up!
No matter what, he immediately started the shock mode.
"shock! The world's number one MOBA game was actually defeated by a game mod! 》
"There is always a moba that suits you, if it's not Dota, it must be League of Legends"
"Mr. Luo is going crazy!" This time the goal is to become the world’s number one moba game》
Dota Yanguo's operation side has also increased investment in funds.
Various activities are endless.
I want to bring back those old players who "abandoned the light and turned to the dark".
However, Chuxin has not made any response to the activities on the Dota side. On the contrary, domestic game clubs, large and small, have begun to take action.
The sense of capital is always much sharper than that of ordinary people.
When they noticed the dark horse League of Legends, a series of industrial chains related to it such as "events", "spinach", and "teams" had already taken root and blossomed in their minds.
The Dota league has been running for so many years, and there are just the same few teams coming and going.
A new phenomenon-level game, an online game for all, has huge economic benefits associated with it.
Moreover, there are so many places where you can make money in e-sports.
There is a completely blank market, and a huge cake is right in front of their eyes.
And the most important thing? The developers of League of Legends are from the beginning!
This is a domestic company!
Of course, it is certainly impossible for League of Legends to have the influence of Dota internationally.
Large-scale domestic clubs basically hold the idea of playing two shots before deciding whether to wait or not, and have established related game teams one after another.
"DFG Game Club, officially established the League of Legends branch..."
"WWG..."
"BD..."
Some well-known game clubs in the Dota world have officially announced the news on Weibo, which can be regarded as officially pushing this fire to its highest peak.
It can be regarded as putting a problem on the table.
Is League of Legends really that popular now? Can we have a break with Dota?
Netizens also have their own opinions.
“It feels like it’s still far behind. LOL is also a bit popular in China, but it can’t even make a splash abroad.
You said you wanted to organize a world-class gaming tournament, but at last glance, only a few domestic clubs participated. It’s embarrassing to say that, okay, don’t make me laugh. ”
"Mr. Luo still has connections. Among other things, Teamfight Tactics is very popular in Europe and the United States. The data of League of Legends is not very clear.
If you say that other domestic game companies will fight among themselves, then I have nothing to say. The original intention is that every game is aimed at the foreign market.
As for the current stand-alone games, the consumption of foreign players is the biggest source of money, so we can only wait and see. ”
"If you take a careful look at the list of members of the branches established by these clubs, you will know that they basically take a back seat to playing Dota.
Or maybe it’s just a member of the water cooler who sucks too much. Domestic game clubs don’t take this game seriously, so it’s just a matter of popularity. ”
"I don't know anything else. As soon as the Chuxin online game was launched, in addition to taking away more than 200 people from Chuxin, it has recruited hundreds of people one after another in the past six months, almost a thousand people.
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The monthly salary is a huge expense. With Mr. Luo’s great support and his consistent good reputation, I think there is something to be said for it. ”
And when the players were reveling in the news related to League of Legends, Luo Bai was also answering phone calls one after another.
In addition to some friends in the same industry, there are actually some emerging game club owners in the country.
There are really many rich people in China, and they love financial management. These guys lose dozens or hundreds of small goals every year in financial management.
Even so, I still enjoy it.
But the pie in the market is only so big, and all industries have basically become saturated. People like them who only have funds and no resources have no chance to enter the game. Some forced their way into the game and basically suffered losses.
The owners of these new gaming clubs are very clear examples.
The source of their original capital cannot be explored deeply, and they like to follow the herd - whatever makes money on the market, they just follow.
When the Dota competition was the most popular in the past few years, major game clubs were making a lot of money from endorsement fees alone, not to mention other things such as peripherals and copyrights.
This group of people entered the game at that time.
A club was formed to design only the online game Dota.
I spent money to find a bunch of coaches and analysts, then signed some veterans who were at the top of the ladder or on the verge of retirement, and started playing games.
First came the Internet Cafe League, then the secondary league.
As for the main game...that thing has never been played.
Just kidding, what talented kid wouldn’t want to go to the biggest club to show off his skills? What coaching analyst wouldn't want to be paid better?
In terms of capital, there is no way you can compare with others.
What's more, the selection mechanism for the entire Dota International Invitational Tournament was established by those big clubs in conjunction with the operators of Dota Yanguo.
If I really want to play with you, why don't I just rub you as much as I want?
As for fairness?
Only those who can also eat at the table are qualified to negotiate fairness with them.
In the era of eSports, the era of sleeping rough in Internet cafes, insisting on training even if you can't afford food, and if you can win the championship, you will soar into the sky has long passed.
Today’s e-sports is less pure and more commercial.
But it has to be said that the living conditions and professional future of the players have been greatly improved and improved.
The upper limit of the profession of e-sports players has been greatly raised.
As long as you have achievements, you will be the shining star.
The champion has it all!
These bosses obviously don’t know anything about the e-sports industry, and they will only seek out their own professional managers when they encounter problems.
A professional manager with some conscience can also lead the entire club to move up to the secondary league and help the talented young people in the team find qualified homes.
In exchange for an Internet meme like "When we are together, we are a piece of shit, when we are apart, we are full of stars."
Those who have no conscience are just like moths. Players' salaries are used to line their own pockets, and the funds provided by above are all embezzled. In the end, they leave a mess and run away.
This is the existence of small clubs.
If you are just a little late, this industry will no longer have room for you to grow upward.
The club was losing money every year, but it was impossible to sign a short-term contract when the club was established.
You can only continue to lose money if you hold your nose.
Because your club quits, you will lose more.
But now, the emergence of the League of Legends seems to have given these people some hope.
If League of Legends professional events can be planned in advance, there is no need to pay attention to the twists and turns of Dota events.
All results matter, as long as you can win the championship, you can turn losses into profits and make back all the losses you lost before!
As for not being able to win the championship? Can it get worse than it is now?
Of course, League of Legends currently does not have such a big influence at all. Can this world-level event be held and can enough players pay attention to it?
These are still unknowns.
But again, if you enter the game after League of Legends really becomes popular, it will be too late!
Haven’t you seen that major domestic clubs have begun to establish relevant branches of League of Legends?
It doesn’t matter whether League of Legends can be a game.
The important thing is that I have to plan ahead.
The calls Luo Bai received were basically asking him about his plans for establishing world events.
Luo Bai did not give a direct response.
No need.
Blue Star is different from the Earth, and the timing of League of Legends' appearance is also different. Whether it can still have the glory of its previous life is completely unknown.
Originally, when he first started making this game, he wanted to play Genting and find some players to play with.
Just don’t lose money.
However...some people are very aggressive when talking on the other end of the phone.
I don’t know where he got his bad temper, and he seems to be bossy.
Luo Bai also spat back without giving any face:
"You damn stinker, who are you trying to threaten me with? If you own a club like this, I really want to be the first in the league to ban you.
Even though you are barking like this, the male dog in heat at the entrance of my village is not as noisy as you! ”
The person on the other end of the phone was almost stunned by Luo Bai's scolding. He never expected that these words would come out of Luo Bai's mouth.
Anger surged up and he wanted to spit it back, but there was a cold beeping sound in his ears, and his number was blocked, so he could only remain helpless and furious.
As for taking action against Luo Bai.
Stop making trouble. With Chu Xin’s current size and influence, if there is a problem, it will be uprooted.
Pu Xingyu was also startled by Luo Bai's irritability as soon as he entered the door.
But Luo Bai pulled his tie and said to himself with a sarcastic look:
"It's been a long time since I've been angry. Damn, I'm so stupid."
Although Ta Luo has always been kind to others and an elegant and easy-going person, his temper is really not very good.
Back then, whether it was when I was asking for a salary or when I was having a hard time with Tianxing, I especially liked to go to extremes.
"What's wrong with Brother Luo? Are you so angry?"
Pu Xingyu shouted softly.
Luo Bai exhaled and turned his head to look at Pu Xingyu:
"It's okay. You're just stupid. Why are you looking for me?"
Pu Xingyu lost the idea of joking and said a little coyly:
"I'm halfway through the game and I feel a little unsure. I want Brother Luo to give you some advice."
"Any suggestions?"
Luo Bai raised his left eyelid and smiled teasingly,
" Mr. Luo is worth a lot, and he can't sell each of them for 18 billion."
"Fuck! You might as well grab it! You can't sell me for 80 billion even if you sell me!"
"Hahaha! OK, I'll go and help you take a look."
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