Chapter 255 What to do about version update?
At this moment, Zhou Yang raised his hand and asked weakly: "Mr. Li, I have a small question."
Lilith was in a good mood at this time and was magnanimous. Nodding: "You can just ask!"
Zhou Yang said: "If we make mmorpg... what about subsequent version updates?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Then it suddenly dawned on me, yes, what about version updates?
This is really the Achilles heel of the game Against Heaven!
All games previously released by Nitiantian, please note, all games, have not been updated at all!
Not to mention it is an updated version, there is not even a bug fix patch.
The main focus is on an original flavor. What the game looks like when it is released will be what it will look like in the future. Subsequent modifications? That is absolutely impossible.
So much so that some players couldn't bear it and started to mod the game themselves.
If it weren't for these mods, the lifespan of some games would be estimated to have ended much earlier.
But for mmorpg, it is absolutely necessary to update the version, right?
Because this type of game is often all-inclusive and has complex mechanisms, there will be many cases of strange bugs and loopholes being taken advantage of by players.
If there are some serious bugs, such as grinding gold in the studio, killing bosses due to bugs, killing battlefields due to bugs, etc., emergency repairs must be carried out as soon as possible.
Even if Nitiantian's technical strength is excellent and there is no such serious bug, it has to be updated.
Because the mmorpg game type is completely different from stand-alone games.
Single-player games can be worth their money after a few hours of experience, and whether there are more or less people online at the moment does not have any impact on the game experience of other players.
But mmorpg games are different. If they want to be profitable, they rely on long-term operations.
The main fun of this kind of game lies in the interaction between players. Whether it is the economic system in the game or the high-end PVE group play, it requires a large number of players to participate.
Once the game stops subsequent updates, it means that players will quickly lose fun and lose after experiencing the current content.
The continued loss of players will cause a series of chain reactions, making other players' gaming experience worse, and thus also losing players.
If this cycle continues, the number of active people in the game will collapse and quickly turn into a ghost server.
So, from Zhou Yang’s perspective, the game type MMORPG is simply incompatible with the game Against Heaven and cannot be done!
Wei Chengjie seemed indifferent to this: "Oh, this is not a big problem, right? We didn't update games before, just because these games didn't need to be updated. Now they are all making MMORPGs, so it doesn't matter if they update a little bit, right? ?”
However, Lilith looked serious: “That’s not possible, it must not be updated!”
Wei Chengjie: "Huh?"
He looked at Zhou Yang and saw an expression on Zhou Yang's face that said, "You are such a pattern."
Obviously, as an employee who later joined Nitiantian Games, Wei Chengjie did not have a thorough grasp of some of the deep rules within Nitiantian Games.
He still couldn't figure it out and couldn't accept why Nitiantian would put "the game cannot be updated after it is released" in such an important position.
“But Mr. Li, if we insist on this, we won’t be able to make MMORPG games at all!”
Wei Chengjie was confused. He originally thought that the tens of millions invested in research and development would be a high probability of losing money, but now he discovered that it was a 100% certainty of losing money...
The game is not very good to begin with, so it can't be updated in the future?
This is like taking the civil service exam when you are unemployed. Everyone else can take the exam from the age of 22 to 35. Only you, you only have one chance to take the exam. The probability of success is too low!
Lilith didn't care about this: "Oh, it doesn't matter."
"We will just release the game step by step. As for whether the players will be lost, it must be how many It will be a matter of months or even a year, so there is no need to think too much about it. ”
Obviously, Lilith’s solution is to bury her head in the sand and act like an ostrich, pretending that the problem doesn’t exist!
In fact, there is a certain reason for her to do so.
First of all, the size of mmorpg games is large enough. Even the current version of "Clash of the Demons" is enough for players to play continuously for several months.
After all, similar games have group CD settings. Each group can only be played once a week. The equipment produced each time is limited, and the explosion rate of some rare equipment is very low. It will also be competed by many people.
So even if the players organize a fixed group to play every week as if they were at work, it will still take a long time for everyone to graduate.
What's more, there will be new people joining in the future.
After all, this game is enough for players to play for a year.
For Lilith, if these tens of millions of investments can successfully collect negative emotions for a year, it will be enough. She actually doesn’t care much about the so-called long-term operation, which is quite dangerous. signal.
Because once the game does not collapse in the long run, it means that the players have collected too many positive emotions from the game. The more happily they keep playing, the more uncomfortable Lilith will be.
Secondly, the decline in game experience caused by the loss of players is itself part of collecting negative emotions. Everyone was completely speechless and could only look at Gu Fan.
That means: Mr. Gu, please take care of it! This second-rate investor is going to heaven!
Although the wasted money belongs to the company, the problem is that everyone’s bonuses are directly linked to subsequent game revenue. No one wants to work for months, only to be ridiculed by players and peers when they can’t get the last cent of the bonus.
Gu Fan coughed twice and spoke: "I think Mr. Li's idea is not a problem. It can be regarded as a solution.
"In making games, the most important trade-off is .
"The most important thing when making a trade-off is to determine priorities.
"As long as you can figure out what you want, you can firmly eliminate everything else.
"Since Mr. Li thinks it is more important that "the game will not be updated in the future", it is also correct to give up some other game experiences for this purpose."
Lilith did not expect Gu Fan He was so firmly on his side, I couldn't help but feel a little touched.
But Gu Fan obviously hasn't finished speaking yet.
"But... I think there is still some room for maneuver in this matter.
"In fact, we can continue to provide players with the premise of not violating the premise that "the game will not be updated in the future" Bring new gaming experience. "
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.
Zhou Yang was stunned and said: "Huh? Mr. Gu, what should we do specifically? Play mod?
“But for a mod of this size, it is definitely impossible to count on enthusiasts.
"If we make it ourselves, wouldn't it be covering our ears and stealing the bell, taking off our pants and farting..."
Gu Fan shook his head slightly: "Of course it's not a mod.
"I mean, we can definitely do it every time. A new version is opened every year. This new version will be developed on the basis of the previous one. For example, the maximum level for players in the previous version was 60, while the maximum level for players in the new version is 70.
“Most of the original content will be retained, but we will also make some modifications based on the features of the new version.
“The only difference is that this new version does not directly overwrite the old one. version, but... released as another game.
“When players play this new version, or the new game, they can directly use their previous game account.
“But the content players obtain in the new version cannot be brought back to the old version in reverse. ”
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.
Huh?
Is this okay?
Zhou Yang felt that his CPU was a little burned out. He had never thought that he could handle things like this before.
If you think about it carefully, it seems feasible.
In this way, there is indeed no update or modification to the original game, it is just that the new game uses the content of the old game!
And if I have to say it, there are certain benefits to doing this.
For example, the original flavor of the original version can be retained, and players can go back at any time if they want to feel nostalgic.
For another example, if there is any special mechanism in the original game that conflicts with the gameplay of the new version, there is no need to modify it and it can be kept intact.
It seems... is it really the best of both worlds?
Lilith lowered her head and thought for a while: "Huh? This is indeed okay!"
Obviously Gu Fan's proposal does not affect her collection of negative emotions.
The original game remains unchanged, so the contract remains unchanged, and the negative emotions that should be collected can still be collected.
Even this approach can have some positive effects on the collection of negative emotions.
Every time a new version is opened, she can do some difficult chores to torture the players, which may increase the player's suffering time and earn her more negative emotions.
"Then...Mr. Li, you can decide the theme of each version." Gu Fan suggested.
Lilith thought for a while: "Okay!
"Then let's order three versions first!
"The first version is at full level 60, and the main enemy is the dragon, so it's called the Age of Dragons;
"The second version is at full level 70, and the main enemy is the devil, so it's called the devil. Era;
“The third version is at full level 80, and the main enemy is Angel, so it’s called Angel Era!
“This is tentatively decided for now. Anyway, after these three versions are opened, This game has been in operation for almost three years, which is enough! ”
(End of this chapter)