An Expert Is actually By My Side

Chapter 332 Since when did we go together?

On July 16, a picture was updated on the official website of Yunmeng Game. The content of the picture is an icon of a folder.

On the name at the bottom of the folder, there are 4 words "World of Warcraft".

Although it was just a folder, without even a promotional pv or poster, it still caused a sensation in the player circle.

Especially the players of Warcraft.

For this game, which is said to be immersed in the epic plot of Azeroth from a first-person or third-person perspective, they have long been tossing and turning in anticipation.

The game island forum, the discussion board of Warcraft.

Someone forwarded the screenshot of the announcement on the official website here, which immediately aroused discussions among countless players.

[Mr. Hao finally started making games! 】

[I'm crying, I just created the folder, so don't I have to wait until next year to actually play it? 】

【next year? ! The donkeys in the production team dare not rest like this! 】

[It shouldn't take that long, Yunmeng game is still very productive, and the development cycle of Warcraft seems to be less than half a year. 】

[I hope I don't have to wait until next summer vacation... Now that Warcraft is so popular, it's hard to say whether there will be so many people playing next year. 】

[I don't think no one will play after only one year, right? Mr. Hao has already said that the Battle Cry Cup will be held for the second time, and aside from the competition, those RPG maps are interesting enough. 】

[Hehe, that's what I said, but how many games can really live for more than a year? 】

[Looking forward to World of Warcraft! Hope to hear about the completion of development next time! 】

[Normally speaking, we are still short of a CG animation before the official development of the game is completed. (dog head)]

Although it was just a screenshot of the folder, not only was there no substantial progress, and even the contents of the folder could not be seen, but at least it allowed countless players who were looking forward to see the dawn of the future.

While the discussion about the release of this screenshot on the Yunmeng game official website was still going on, Hao Yun, the chief designer of Warcraft, finally accepted the headlines for the first time about World of Warcraft and the new expansion pack of Warcraft, the Frozen Throne. news interview.

The reception room of Yunmeng Building.

Sitting on the sofa opposite, the lady reporter who was followed by a photographer handed over the microphone and said with a polite voice with a slight smile.

"Hello, Mr. Hao Yun, I am very glad to have this opportunity to interview you. I am also very curious about you."

"I hope I can satisfy your curiosity."

"I believe it will be possible," Ji Ji smiled slightly, and continued, "We all know that RTS games are considered a niche game segment in Xiaguo and even in the world, and players' skills are far inferior to RPG games. Players with a soft spot, how did you come up with the idea of ​​developing an RTS game?"

Hao Yun shook his head and answered seriously.

"First of all, I have to correct one point. Players are all fraternal. There may be players who have a soft spot for a certain type of game, but as long as the game itself is fun enough, even if it is a gameplay that has never been touched, there will be players who are willing to play. Tried."

"Besides, as far as I know, we have a considerable proportion of players whose battle pass rate is less than 50%, and more than 90% of the game time is concentrated on the rpg map in the game hall. I never think that Warcraft should be limited to RTS Gameplay, players can find their own fun through our games, and this fun will be diversified.”

"So the official map and campaign are not the core of Warcraft?" The reporter continued with a half-understanding expression on his face, "That's why you use such unpopular themes as fantasy?"

"How? Official maps and campaigns are of course the core of Warcraft, but they are not one of them," Hao Yun continued with a smile, "As for why such an unpopular theme as fantasy is chosen, you can interpret it as a coincidence Well, there’s no particular reason, it’s just a framework for a story, and what’s really valuable is the core of the story.”

The reporter smiled slightly.

"This explanation sounds a bit esoteric, but what I'm very curious about is, aren't you worried that players might not buy it?"

"No," Hao Yun shook his head and said, "As long as the game is made with care, it will definitely resonate with the players."

"Besides, I'm not a game designer who likes to follow the mainstream."

Reporter: "What does this sentence mean?"

Hao Yun paused and said.

"Games are different from products on the assembly line. Before they are made, even the players themselves don't know what they want to play. If we just try to figure out the players' minds and cater to the public's current preferences, instead of exploring Developing more interesting gameplays in areas that no one has set foot in, will one day be eliminated in the future because of self-sufficiency."

After thinking about this sentence for a while, the reporter nodded and continued to ask.

"So do you think the industry's current problem is that it's too conservative?"

"It can be said," Hao Yun continued jokingly at this point, "Our Clash of Clans was released relatively early, so far I have seen at least 10 mobile games with similar gameplay. However, even if all of them have different It is impossible to surpass our data. If they develop some interesting gameplays themselves, instead of waiting for others to develop this gameplay and learn from it, maybe there will be another mobile game industry. It is not inferior to the phenomenal works of Clash of Clans."

It's okay to add up and can't surpass it.

The reporter, who was sitting on the sofa, didn't know what words to use to describe the self-confidence of Mr. Hao in front of him.

Suddenly, she thought of the "Seven Kingdoms" in June that had caused a sensation throughout the beginning of the month.

At that time, almost the entire game industry believed that this heavyweight IP created by Rice Entertainment would become a turning point in the re-emergence of RTS games, and "Seven Kingdoms" itself would become the annual hegemony of this year.

But this mighty momentum seems to have disappeared since the launch of Warcraft.

It was as if overnight, everyone ran to play Warcraft and forgot about the heavyweight game that was released at the same time.

She was curious how Hao always viewed this game developed by Rice Entertainment.

Ever since, she sorted out the questions in her mind, and said with a slight smile.

"In your opinion, who is most likely to achieve this goal? Or, regardless of the limitations of terminal games and mobile games, which one do you think is the most threatening peer to Yunmeng Games?"

Hearing this question, the expression on Hao Yun's face did not change at all, but he responded lightly.

"threaten?"

"not sure."

"In my opinion, there are still quite a few game companies with potential, and we have invested in two of them.

"As for which peer is the most threatening to us, I haven't encountered it yet."

This sentence has not been encountered yet, and the reporter sitting on the sofa opposite opened his mouth in surprise.

Hao Yun's answer was beyond her expectation, and it didn't develop in the direction she expected at all.

The three words "Seven Kingdoms" never even appeared in his mouth.

Finally couldn't bear it anymore, she took the initiative to speak out.

"What about the rice? How do you feel about this competitor?"

"Rice?" Hao Yun gave her a strange look, "Isn't that made of electronic equipment?"

"Since when are we traveling together?"