Chapter 302: Update in disguise?
Obviously, Lilith was quite shocked.
Gu Fan had said so much that she felt enlightened. As long as we follow the Shengjing Group's method, wouldn't we be able to harvest a lot of negative emotions?
It’s hard to imagine how awesome “World of Protoss” would be if it was developed by Nitiantian Games!
But Gu Fan's next words poured cold water on her head, making her realize that this method didn't seem to work.
After all, Nitiantian's games cannot be modified after they are released, and there is no way to do something similar to Shengjing Group's "cutting off popular BDs at once" operation, which is really a pity.
But Lilith obviously did not give up. Although she wilted, she still took a few steps back and forth in the living room, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Gu Fan, I remember you once said that as a programmer, there is no function that cannot be completed. The only problem is how to use tortuous and circuitous methods to complete the function in disguise, and in order to complete it How much construction period and time are you willing to spend on this function, right?"
Gu Fan was stunned for a moment, with a vague feeling in his heart.
Why does Lilith seem to have become smarter? When she asked this question, she seemed to have thought of some solution?
But Gu Fan could only nod and say: "Yes."
Gu Fan did say what Lilith said, and from a procedural perspective, it was indeed true.
For programmers, there is no unfinishable program in the world, as long as you are willing to invest a lot of time and manpower, and at the same time make hundreds of millions of adjustments to those unrealistic requirements.
Most of the functional requirements in the world can be achieved through roundabout ways, which is also a necessary quality for an excellent programmer.
A smile appeared on Lilith's face, and her twin ponytails seemed to be straightening again: "So, the method I just mentioned is not completely impossible?
"Although we can no longer make any modifications to the game after it is officially launched, what if we bury these modifications in the game in advance and make them part of the game's functions?
"For example , we add a restriction in the game. When the game is opened for more than a month, the program will automatically adjust certain values, causing the player's specific skill damage to plummet...
"This is completely feasible! ”
Gu Fan couldn’t help but be surprised, good guy, Lilith has changed!
In such a long gaming career, she actually understands some programming techniques, and is not as easy to fool as before!
And the method Lilith mentioned is indeed effective. In general, these updates and changes are inserted into the game program from the beginning so that they can be triggered automatically.
In this way, it is not considered an official modification of the game, but is part of the game content itself.
Seeing Lilith look like she was about to put her ambition into practice, Gu Fan hurriedly spoke.
"Mr. Li, in theory, of course it is possible to do this. But there are a few issues that must be carefully considered."
Lilith narrowed her eyes slightly: "Oh, yes What problem? ”
Gu Fan coughed twice and explained: "The first question is that when we collect negative emotions, we also need to pay attention to methods.
" Suppose there are two ways to collect negative emotions:
"The first way is to make players confused. They feel that the game has become uncomfortable, but they can't figure out what exactly makes them unhappy;
"The second way is to let players know at a glance that this is the official website. On purpose.
“Which method do you think collects more negative emotions?”
Lilith thought for a moment: "Of course it's the first one!"
This is actually easy to understand, just like when netizens debate with others online, when is the most defensive moment?
If you know that the other party is a pure NC, or a troll who takes money to do things, you won’t be so defensive. After all, he is already like this, why not obey him? It's more funny than angry.
On the contrary, if the other party starts to argue with you seriously, and you even have doubts about your own theory, you feel that the other party seems to have a certain point. If you continue to be entangled like this, you will definitely be more vulnerable. The same goes for games.
If a game company does something that is particularly stupid and looks retarded at first glance, and all the players are scolding it, then even if the players have some negative emotions, it will not last long, and they may even turn into a happy-go-lucky mentality.
On the contrary, the game company did something very controversial, and the players became two distinct factions, refusing to give in to each other and quarreling all the time. Only at this time can negative emotions be maximized.
Seeing that Lilith recognized his point of view, Gu Fan hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and continued: "So, Mr. Li, although your method is theoretically feasible, it still requires rigorous demonstration to be put into practice.
“Overly simple and crude methods will not work.
“For example, after we set up the program, one month after the game was launched, the damage of all players was cut to one-tenth of the original value by default, so that they could not defeat the monsters that they could have defeated. , the copy that could have been cleared cannot be cleared
"Although this can gain some negative emotions, it is actually not cost-effective.
"On the one hand, because this change is too outrageous, players will react quickly. Not only will they not be angry, but they will also think Laughing, unable to sustain negative emotions;
“On the other hand, our motives are too obvious, no matter what the next game is made, no one will play it.
“ All things considered, it's actually not cost-effective. "
Lilith frowned slightly: "Then you mean to say that this method is completely unworkable? So you don’t even have to try? ”
Gu Fan shook his head: "Of course not, I think you can still try it, but we should proceed step by step and verify it bit by bit.
"But just like Mr. Li, you want to copy the answer from Shengjing Group , is definitely impossible.
“For example, if we want to cut a specific BD, if the program is preset in advance, this can indeed be done.
“But the problem is that we cannot predict and know the player’s ultimate goal. Like, what is the most powerful BD? If it cannot be cut to the right point, it will not have the desired effect.
“So, instead of blindly focusing on the topic, it is better to think about some specific functions.”
Lilith's face brightened slightly, Gu Fan's words were still very confusing.
The emergence of all-professional gameplay in "Shadow World" is a bug in itself. Lilith doesn't even know that players will play this way, so how can she judge which popular BDs are popular?
Even though Shengjing Group was aiming for a full-professional gameplay from the beginning, there were still bugs like "Infinite Starlight Milk" and "Dark Chain" that were completely unexpected by them.
If it were possible to predict the future, then Shengjing Group would have fixed these two bugs from the beginning, and would not have had to worry about emergency repairs later.
Since it is impossible to predict the future, there is no point in focusing on a certain skill or BD.
Gu Fan said that it would be better to focus on some specific functions, which makes some sense.
Lilith asked: "Then as you said, think about specific functions and make some attempts to pave the way for better collection of negative emotions in the future.
" Specific Which basic function should you focus on? "
Gu Fan was silent for a moment and said, "How is the equipment system? ”
(End of this chapter)