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Lin You patiently explained to Xiaomeng:

"If we develop two playgrounds and give players the freedom to choose, and they can switch at any time after the selection, it seems that we have indeed solved the problem easily. In a short time, players will also feel very good and very convenient."

"But over time, players will soon become accustomed to both environments and no longer find them rare."

"In this way, not only will the players lose the fun, but the mechanism we specially designed to bring surprises to the players will also be wasted."

In the end, Lin You rubbed Xiaomeng's head, and concluded: "I don't want to accept this kind of situation where both Yunmeng and the players lose."

Lin You is really lazy in life and likes to touch fish.

But in game production, he has never been afraid of hard work and trouble.

After all, because of the existence of the mirage, he has already got rid of material troubles, so he will naturally focus more on spiritual pursuits.

This is why he wants to fish every day, but he can still overcome his inertia and persist in training.

It's not that I don't want to be lazy, but I know in my heart that only by persisting in training can I make the combat experience of the game better.

And the sense of accomplishment brought by doing the game well is much stronger than the sense of accomplishment brought by being lazy!

——Of course, it would be even better if you can finish the game well while fishing for laziness...

And this, in fact, is also one of his goals of continuously expanding the team and cultivating excellent designers.

It's just this purpose, he won't say it out, and only Xiaomeng, who gets along day and night, knows...

And of course Xiaomeng supports him 100%!

Just to put it bluntly, looking at the densely packed shuttle bus below and the crowds of players, almost all of them out, still gave Lin You a little headache.

The animal swarm is gone, so you will start playing "crowd" with me, right?

What's the matter?

Lin You and Xiao Meng stood at the highest point of the Ferris wheel, looking at the ants-like traffic below, thinking about countermeasures.

He had given up on waiting for the players to lose their sense of novelty, and the frequency of herds entering the playground would naturally decrease.

Thinking about it now, it’s still because the game production cycle is too short, there are only him and Xiaomeng, and Xiaomeng still listens to him unconditionally. No matter what he says, Xiaomeng always says "Good!" !"

With such a casual development process, after the game comes out, it is strange that there are no problems!

Lin You shook his head, thinking about countermeasures——

"Restrict the speed and number of shuttle buses?"

"Hide the little lion completely?"

"Set the Action of the Herd CD?"

...

He thought and thought, and suddenly realized belatedly: he seemed to have made a mistake unintentionally.

It is true that he took into account that a small number of players are very resistant to certain animals, even afraid, and just want to play in a normal playground.

But if the needs of a small number of people are overly taken care of, wouldn't it be equal to hurting the needs of a large number of other players in disguise?

As a collective, the players may only need one more choice, not anything else.

Thinking of this, Lin You suddenly felt enlightened!

"Xiaomeng! Work!"

"Okay!" As always, Xiaomeng is always ready!

The changes that need to be made are very simple, and partly refers to Xiaomeng's idea - to add a [Purity] option to the players' "Paradise" login page.

After checking this option, when you log in to "Paradise", the playground will be a "pure" version without animals.

This playground will be completely isolated from the playground in the main world of "Paradise", and will not be affected by environmental changes in the main world. Animals in the wilderness will not get close to the fence, and when the wilderness part is undergoing a major update, it will not be synchronized to In the pure version.

Players who choose this pure version of the playground are obviously a minority among players.

And the largest group of players will continue to stay in the "Paradise" in the main world, enjoying the fun of animals popping up from time to time!

If you miss the animals, but the animals never show up, you have to work hard on your own to find a way to lure the cub.

— as they are doing now!

This change is really not complicated at all, especially with Xiaomeng's help, it was successfully done in less than ten minutes.

Lin You edited a system notification and pushed it to all players in "Paradise".

Players didn't feel any changes at all, and didn't know that the game had been updated until they saw the notification.

Then, without a doubt, the scattered shuttle bus stopped quickly, and a large number of players quickly poured into the "pure version" of the playground, wanting to see the difference.

The answer, of course, is - no difference.

Disappointed players left quickly, leaving only a very small number of players, who took this "pure version" playground as a permanent option.

Lin You observed for a while, and made sure he didn't find any problems.

Let Xiaomeng keep paying attention, pay attention for one more day, and then leave "Paradise" with peace of mind.

*

Lin You felt relieved after letting go of the small knot that had been hanging in his heart.

And after leaving "Paradise", almost immediately, he received another piece of good news——

The "Dynamic Grading System" has successfully passed the review and demonstration procedures of relevant departments!

It's only been a week since the last on-site assessment, and the efficiency is astonishing.

And the relevant department also specifically stated in the reply letter: "It is recommended that Yunmeng add a dynamic grading mechanism to the game "Quick Chase" and conduct a new grading review."

Obviously, this is to make Yunmeng, the company that proposed this new grading system, the first to eat crabs.

This is not only care, but also a responsibility.

"You proposed this system, and after our assessment and demonstration, we found it feasible and passed it to you. But the first game that uses this mechanism and accepts the test of the market must be developed by yourself."

"Of course it's great if you succeed. If you have to take responsibility for a problem, you have to take the initiative and you can't escape."

"It's impossible for you to propose a system and let other companies explore the way for you first. There is no reason for that."

——Of course it is impossible to say these words directly, but Lin You can easily think of them.

Of course, Lin You felt: this is great!

Fan Rui's excitement was even higher than Lin You's!

He also has a Consonance account, and since the closed beta of "John Wick", his private messages have been flooded by enthusiastic players!

The number of players who suggested, begged, persuaded, made a wish, and threatened him to let go of the size limit is too numerous to count.

Of course, the threatening words go like this:

"Hurry up and raise the standard of this custom store for me, or commit suicide if you don't!"

"...If you don't mention it, you will definitely not buy the second-generation console!"

"...If you don't mention it, you will definitely not buy the game!"

"...The whole class won't buy the game unless you mention it!"

...

Of course, amid the tsunami-like calls for "releasing scale restrictions", there are actually some players who call for "strengthening scale restrictions" and even propose "to cancel all custom shops":

"It's a good game, why make it a prostitute game? Don't delete all the custom shops, and resolutely boycott this game!"

"Protest the behavior of engaging in borderline games in the game. After the official release, if you don't cancel it, report it!"

"Guard public order and good customs, and create a healthy gaming environment!"

...

Then Fan Rui decisively closed the private message.

What a joke!

Do you know how much effort it took us to build these stores and create these beautiful girls, JK, exotic beauties, beautiful boys, muscular men...?

You just let me delete it?

who do you think You Are!

But now, Lin You came over with the technology of "Dynamic Grading Mechanism" and informed Fan Rui that it was going to be officially loaded into Night City, so that the content of the game could be more open.

Hearing this, in Fan Rui's eyes, what Lin You gave was not just a skill, but a precious sword!

With this technology, coupled with the boss's words, wouldn't it be possible to be aboveboard and let go of his hands and feet to make a big splash?

"Boss, why don't we postpone the sale?"

This is Fan Rui's first sentence.

He wants to show off his skills, but...

"It's already Wednesday, and the game will be released on Friday. What can we do in two days?"

Lin You couldn't laugh or cry: "Aren't you afraid that the players will rush up and tear you apart?"

"Of course not!" Fan Rui was not afraid.

——Anyway, the players will only come for you, the boss.

And after the game is released, the players will definitely want to rush at you when they see what you have done. Come here early now, it's like warming up in advance.

——Whether it is for Lin You or the players, it is a warm-up in advance...

Unfortunately, Lin You shook his head and said, "Farewell, you are not afraid of me."

Fan Rui didn't believe this at all.

"Time is limited. I'll load this system first. You guys have to watch and change some content. Be sure to finish submitting for review before noon tomorrow."

Lin You explained: "The goal now is not to make big changes to the game content, but to fully verify the reliability of this dynamic rating system."

"Only after verifying the reliability of the system, we will have more room to play in the future. As for the content of the game, we just need to update it after it is released. This is not a one-off deal for us."

Fan Rui nodded first, expressing that he understood Lin You's meaning, and then asked: "Then boss, how much should we set the dynamic range?"

Lin You thought for a while, "Let's try to lower the minimum to 12+."

It goes without saying that the highest standard is pulled to the adult level.

But at the very least, even with a dynamic grading mechanism, it doesn't mean that it can be directly reduced to all ages.

Even if you prohibit players from buying or even touching guns and weapons, just seeing the gun battle happening in front of you may touch the issue of classification.

To give the simplest example: In Daxia, children aged 6 to 10, whether playing games or watching movies, cannot directly see the scenes of gun battles and gambling.

And the level of chaos in Night City, children under the age of 12 are not even suitable for walking on the street.

After all, "too violent" scenes may occur on the streets of Night City at any time, so that it directly triggers the classification problem...

For Lin You, instead of frantically blocking the game content to suit younger players for the sake of a little more dispensable sales, it is better not to have this sales at all!

After all, in the final analysis, this bustling, chaotic, and charming city of crime was not for children...

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