Game Development Giant

Sitting upright may be the most appropriate way to describe the situation in this conference room at this moment.

Jester looked at his subordinates with serious expressions, and he was not used to it either.

Although he is the founder and current leader of this company, and is also the spiritual leader of the company, generally speaking, their game development employees like to discuss with each other even in normal meetings.

It's rare to be quiet like this.

"I know you are all curious, am I looking for you people today because of my so-called mysterious new game that has been rumored outside..."

When Jester said this with a smile, he paused slightly.

Then, you can clearly see that the expression on everyone's face has undergone an imperceptible change in an instant.

Obviously, everyone was focused and paying attention to what Jester was about to say.

Some people even held their breath.

For example, being able to participate in the core team of the development of a potentially epoch-making game like Jester will give each of them a great sense of satisfaction.

However, Jester did not say it directly.

"...If I say no, your current motivation may be reduced by half in an instant, but I still don't want to say it so early. Of course, there are reasons why I don't say it. I'm here to find you." I want to do two things. The first thing is to hear your understanding of the MMORPG game type. The second thing is that I will talk about it after the first thing is completed."

After finishing speaking, Jester looked around at everyone present and decided who to start with.

None of you here are unfamiliar with the MMORPG game type. After all, this game type was pioneered by Mars Entertainment.

More than twenty people talked about their opinions one after another. The time is still very long, on average it takes about ten minutes for one person, and it takes 200 minutes for twenty people, which is more than three hours.

This process is relatively boring. But for Jester, it is still very interesting to listen to the opinions of the best designers on this planet in this era about the MMORPG game type.

Especially when there is a future reference.

It gave Jester the feeling of looking down at everything through God's vision.

Some people are very interested in this game type that is not very popular yet. It is even said that he is a loyal fan of the Ultima Online series, but he has little interest in Mars Entertainment's own dark-oriented MMORPG games.

Of course, there are also people who have no interest in this type of game. They are more willing to play stand-alone RPG games.

Overall, almost everyone has a different opinion.

After everyone stated their opinions, Jester took notes while listening, and had already written seven or eight pages.

He brushed the notes aside roughly.

Then he called out the names of six or seven people, and then said with a smile: "You can go back first. Based on your statements just now, I feel that you may not be suitable to participate in this project. Because you may have to deal with me. The project started without enough enthusiasm and excitement.”

Naturally, the expressions on the faces of those whose names were called were extremely regretful.

But these people just shook their heads and didn't say anything.

They also know Jester's rules for developing games. All the core developers required for his games must be those who have a very enthusiastic hobby for this game type.

Because Jester firmly believes that only gamers can develop good games.

Because only gamers will always put how to make the game more fun first when developing games.

Looking at the remaining seventeen people at the scene, Jester thought for a moment: "I'm still not sure whether you are the ones I'm looking for. The people who want to create a brand new game world from scratch with me. But the second thing will help me judge that."

As he spoke, Jester sent everyone an information document about "EverQuest", and then said: "Look carefully at the document in your hands. Learn about this game, this This game will start a small-scale test in two months. We will help you get a test account. I need you to go into this game and understand its advantages and disadvantages. By the end of this year . We call you again to listen to your report - if your answer satisfies me, then you can participate in my project as soon as possible."

Regarding the new game "EverQuest", not all of the seventeen people present have heard of it.

There are a few people who are always paying attention to this game.

In fact, the remaining people have also guessed what type Jester's new game is. Moreover, judging from the fact that Jester attaches so much importance to the unreleased game "EverQuest", it is very likely that the new game will be The content will be similar to this game.

Think back to what happened before when Jester asked people to set up the world of Azeroth.

When all of this is put together, it is not difficult to guess what kind of game Jester's new mysterious work is.

A world built on the content and plot of the WAR series, a massively multiplayer online RPG game.

Judging from the expressions on everyone's faces, Jester also knew that these people had guessed the type of his new game, but he bet that these people would never imagine how far he wanted to make this new game. .

Basically, any disturbance in Mars Entertainment will be known to some outside media.

However, those who participated in Jester's discussion this time were all core members of Mars Entertainment, and they all knew the rules of Mars Entertainment, so the content of the discussion was not leaked.

However, the outside world still knows that the thing that Jester suddenly summoned so many elite developers from the entire Mars Entertainment to discuss is probably the mysterious new game that Jester has been keeping secret. In addition, They really can't think of any other projects. It is possible for so many Mars Entertainment elites to attend a discussion meeting at the same time.

But this time, there is no way for the media or players on the forum to analyze the type of new games through the personnel selected by Jester.

Because this time Jester selected designers from all game types.

but. I'm still very curious about this on the forum.

Because Jester’s game development style during this period is that after one game is completed, the development of the next game will be officially started. For example, the new Super Balotelli series has not yet started development. , the next game is being prepared, which is quite common in the early days of Jester's game development career. But now there are very few.

After all, the current project is so huge that it takes up almost all of a designer's time to consider how to design, and there is basically not enough time to take care of the second project.

If you have the energy to take care of a second project, you might as well put all your energy into one project.

Make this project better.

Many people have asked this question on the forum, but Jester does not have time to go to the player community during this period. He is going to the UK soon, and after returning from the UK, he will immediately start the official release of "Monster Hunter" propaganda work. As well as the plot text of WOW and the preliminary setting of the mission.

These things take a lot of time.

Jester looked at the resignation report in his hand. This was a resignation application from a meritorious employee of his company. He had been responsible for many large projects, and even served as his deputy during the "Heroes" project.

Now he is the technical director of the company.

Regarding the other party's resignation, Jester felt a little surprised, because the previous cooperation had always been very pleasant. At a previous high-level meeting, Jester even invited the other party to go to his private island during his vacation. Let's go fishing together.

"Why are you leaving your job?"

Jester asked seriously, and Jester believed that if the other party was still willing to work in the gaming industry. Then there is no place where he can feel more comfortable than Mars Entertainment.

Jeff Ming, the meritorious employee of Mars Entertainment, is also a little embarrassed. After all, sudden resignation is indeed a behavior that is difficult for people to understand.

"Mainly my wife, she wants to live in the east, and she doesn't like my way of working day and night once I participate in the development of a certain project, and we already have children. Yes, so..."

What the other party said was all about family reasons. Jester listened quietly and there was nothing he could do about it.

"Then I can only wish you good luck."

As Jester spoke, he wrote his name on the resignation application: "Can you tell me about your next job?"

"Microsoft."

After the other party left, Jester also sighed. There is no way around the flow of personnel. In fact, within the game industry, the frequent flow of personnel is normal. Of course, any game company hopes that its The staff can be stable, but this is very difficult. Moreover, no matter what you do, you must get together and disperse easily. Don't end up like Konami and Hideo Kojima.

After Jester thought about it for a long time, he felt that it was still necessary for him to learn from some of the actions that Blizzard had made in recent history in order to increase the sense of belonging of employees.

Blizzard also knew at the beginning that employee turnover was very frequent in the industry, but a stable game company needs a stable development team.

Therefore, they tried every means to keep these employees in the original development team as long as possible.

That is to reward some employees who have reached a certain number of years with some collectible souvenirs.

For example, if you work at Blizzard for more than two years, you will get a two-year cup, and if you work for more than five years, you will get a well-made five-year sword. If you work for more than ten years, then You will get a ten-year shield. If it is more than fifteen years, you will get a fifteen-year ring. If it is more than twenty years, you will get a sophisticated helmet in the shape of an archangel.

It has to be said that although these things are just souvenirs and may not be very valuable in terms of value, they still have a very high effect on improving employees' sense of accomplishment and belonging.

Just do whatever comes to mind, that's always been Jester's style.

He quickly completed a draft of the copywriting, and then handed the draft to his assistant to improve and polish it. Naturally, there was a dedicated person in charge.

There is no problem in passing this matter. Just mention it at the next high-level meeting.

The flight to the UK is the day after tomorrow. If this period of time did not coincide with the annual maintenance time of his private jet, then he might have flown to the UK.

After all, there are still many things for him to do in England.

In addition to bringing the House brothers to his side, he also has to deal with some matters involving the Manchester United club.

As for the banquet held by the British royal family, Jester didn't think it was very important.

The reason why he was able to participate was actually because of his wife. In fact, he himself had little interest in it.

But Claudia takes this very seriously, so Jester can only stay with her until the end.

In fact, what Jester is thinking about during this time is that if he brings the House brothers into his company, when they develop GTA3 and are criticized by the industry, will he also have to take the blame for them? Woolen cloth?

After thinking about it for a long time, Jester suddenly felt that he was a little cautious.

So what if you take the blame?

Only by experiencing disasters together can we share the glory of the future together. Moreover, under your own supervision, the GTA series may not cause as many disturbances as it did in its original history. Of course, disturbances There are definitely waves, but Jester is confident that he can still reduce the influence of this storm.

Moreover, I am different from the original T2.

At that time, T2 was just not a small company, but now its influence in the United States is so great that it can do things without looking at anyone's face.

In fact, even if it is like the original historical GTA3 and GTASAN, a congressman and a Hillary attack, the influence that Jester has now is still not taken seriously at all. The most important thing is The thing is, Jester is a supporter of the Republican Party, so it is natural for him to be attacked by the Democrats. (~^~)