An Expert Is actually By My Side

Chapter 301 Problems with rhythm?

Ever since he was tortured by blood that day, Xu Qianshi has labeled Warcraft as [garbage] in his heart.

The pace of the game is extremely poor.

Very poor balance, or even no balance at all.

Orc population buildings can actually shoot arrows!

Then play with wool!

The other three races can be deleted directly, and everyone can play the orc race!

After wasting two precious hours of his life, Xu Qianshi who turned off the game completely forgot about the game of Warcraft.

He can almost be sure that even without the pressure from "Seven Kingdoms", this game is destined to only end in the street.

Just when he was thinking this way, he happened to see an article published on the game island.

"Waterloo of Yunmeng Games: Boredom is the greatest natural enemy of a game"

He hadn't had time to read the content of the article, but the title of this line was written into his heart.

"Although it is not boring, but the failure of Warcraft, I am afraid that it may really become the turning point of the end of the myth of Yunmeng game."

After clicking on the article, Xu Qianshi continued to read along the text.

As an old man with game performance, Liu Qingfeng's point of view is quite pertinent. At least in Xu Qianshi's opinion, the article mentioned a lot of points, which are exactly what he felt when playing the game Warcraft.

Such as game rhythm.

The game rhythm of Warcraft can be regarded as strange among many RTS games.

In the article, Liu Qingfeng wrote so.

【…The population limit and the long training time greatly limit the speed of the explosive troops, and the limited resources make players have to carefully consider every decision and carefully plan the use of resources. 】

[There is no doubt that as an RTS game, Warcraft is not cool enough in terms of entertainment. 】

[However, when it comes to competitiveness, this game is also a failure. The premise of competitiveness is balance, but for the game of Warcraft, the concept of balance hardly exists. Among the four major races, the orcs have the strongest single combat ability, the undead have the highest magic damage, the elves are good at long-range attacks and can kite with their movement speed, and the human race, which is mediocre in all aspects, is almost the weakest. 】

[Although the setting of heroes and carrying equipment is a bright spot, it is undoubtedly a weak point for RTS games. If I want to fight monsters and level up, why not choose RPG games? Instead of choosing an "unprofessional" RTS game. 】

[When writing this article, I made statistics on the data collected in the Warcraft game lobby. In the game, more than 60% of the players chose the Orc, while the usage rate of the Terran has dropped from the initial 57%. To 20%. 】

[I don't understand Yunmeng Games' positioning for this new work, but it is obvious that this game is a failure, whether it is entertainment or competition. 】

[Maybe the campaign part is the core selling point of this game? However, I am not interested in fantasy epics, nor do I appreciate the heaviness of the price Gul'dan said. But it is clear that the market has given a fair evaluation, and players don't seem to be interested in this game. 】

Seeing the end of the article, the corner of Xu Qianshi's mouth curled into a faint smile.

"I didn't expect my worries to be unnecessary."

Before the launch of Warcraft, he was terribly worried all day long, for fear that Yunmeng Game's new game would become a hit again, stealing the limelight from "Seven Kingdoms".

However, no one expected that Warcraft would fall by itself before the two sides officially started fighting.

Just when Xu Qianshi was happy, there was a knock on the door outside the office.

After closing the article on the computer, he cleared his throat and said.

"Please come in."

The door opened, and Wu Jianhua, the director of the marketing department, came in from outside the office with a report.

"Boss Xu."

Looking at Wu Jianhua, Xu Qianshi said in a relaxed tone.

"What's matter."

"That's right. Recently, we have collected feedback from many players through questionnaires, indicating that there are generally too many repetitive operations in the middle and late stages of the game, the system is too cumbersome, and the game experience is boring. Here is the summary report of the players' opinions. You sorted it out."

Picking up the report from the desk, Xu Qianshi glanced at it hastily, frowning involuntarily.

Although the questionnaire only reflects the opinions of a small group of players, these players generally have more than 50 hours of game time, and some even reach 100 hours. They can be regarded as hardcore fans of the Seven Kingdoms.

Even these people feel that the middle and late stages of the game are a bit boring, and it can only be said that the problem does exist.

Looking at Mr. Xu who was silent, Wu Jianhua continued.

"The sales in the early stage depend on publicity, and the subsequent sales depend on word of mouth. If there are indeed these problems in the middle and late stages of our game, I still suggest to report the problem to the product department to see if we can quit the update or patch to solve the problem for the players. Our appeal. For example, the quick battle mode, or the introduction of some new gameplay, so that old players will not feel bored."

Xu Qianshi nodded and said.

"That's a good idea. I'll take the conversation to the product department in a while. In addition, I'll give you another task. Your marketing department will find a way to conduct another investigation and sort out the demands of the players. I and the product Research and study with the Ministry to see how to improve it is more appropriate."

"Okay, Mr. Xu." Wu Jianhua nodded, then turned and left the office.

Leaning on the office chair, Xu Qianshi looked at the report in his hand, his brows twisted into two centipedes.

boring?

impossible……

The system of the Seven Kingdoms can be regarded as the system with the most content and the most complex functions in the entire history of RTS games.

Especially the infinite possibilities provided by the function of customizing arms, no real-time strategy game has ever been able to achieve such a degree of freedom.

Just when Xu Qianshi was thinking about why his game was boring, there was another knock on the door outside the office.

After saying please come in, I saw that the person who came in this time was Xiao Li from the operation department.

I saw a serious look on his face.

Seeing his appearance, Xu Qianshi was slightly taken aback, and his expression couldn't help becoming serious.

"What's going on with you over there?"

"Mr. Xu, this is the public data I collected from search engines. In just one day on June 9, the search volume of Warcraft increased by 300%, and the search index reached 17,000. No. 11 on the list. When they first came out two days ago, they were nowhere near the top 50."

Having said that, Xiao Li paused for a moment, then continued with a serious expression.

"Out of curiosity, I tried to check the search index of "Seven Kingdoms" again, and found that in the 9 days since its launch, our data has reached its peak on the second day, and has declined for 7 consecutive days. According to the current trend , Warcraft will overtake us in a week at the latest."

Search index down?

The expression on Xu Qianshi's face finally showed a slight change.

Although there is no direct relationship between search index and sales, the former is sometimes a better indicator of a game's popularity than the latter.

Especially for a game with a record first-day sales, if the topic is not enough, it is very likely that there will be a situation of driving high and falling low.

And if it is a game with mediocre sales on the first day, if the topic rate shows an upward trend, it is not impossible to become a dark horse.

But Xu Qianshi really can't figure it out, what is there to search for in the pitiful content of Warcraft?

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he suddenly raised his head to look at Xiao Li who was standing in front of the desk.

"About Warcraft, what is the most searched associated term?"

As if guessing that President Xu would ask this question, the employee named Xiao Li spoke quickly.

"Map editor."

"And... strategy!"