Game Development: I Built a Game Empire

《The popularity of"Warcraft" is still further fermenting, and during this period, many manufacturers have announced RTS games.

Although it is recognized in the industry that it is difficult to learn from"Warcraft".

But after all, the popularity of"Warcraft" is here.

And there is also a voice in the industry that the success of"Warcraft" may lead to a wave of RTS games.

Including Tenghua and Yilong, they have made public statements that there may be an RTS project in the future.

But for Chen Xu, he knew it very well.

This is impossible.

Because even if it is as strong as"Warcraft", it is actually based on the data Chen Xu saw in the background of Fengyun Game.

Players have also begun to lose.

And the attrition rate is even greater than that of new players.

Among them, 70% of the lost players are players with a ladder score of approximately 1,000 to 1,500.

This means that the pool of"Warcraft" has begun to shrink.

This is why Chen Xu decided to launch a new version and RPG map content.

Because from aChen Xu had anticipated this situation from the beginning.

The threshold for getting started with RTS games is really too high.

For players who like RTS games,"Warcraft" is an enduring game. Even if the content of the current version remains unchanged, it is a game that can be played for several years, ten years, or even longer.

But for ordinary players, the appeal of"Warcraft" has begun to decline rapidly.

I have learned about the epic plot and watched the exquisite CG animation.

One of the mechanics of the game is also already known.

I’ve also played ladder battles.

And because of technology, three-line operations, two-line operations, and various micro-operations basically have nothing to do with them.

Not even a crazy computer can beat it.

In this case, this group of players will naturally lose all the fun of the game quickly.

Because one way of playing the game is basically a 1V1 mode.

So even most players can't even win.

In previous MOBA games, why can some people still enjoy it even if they have been playing bronze for ten years and finally become black?

Because the game's mechanism is 5V5, you won't keep losing. There are even some rounds where you can't lose even if you want to.

But it is very difficult to do in"Warcraft". Even most players with 1000~1500 points have a winning rate of less than 40%.

Even Chen Xu has made a good optimization of the game's matching mechanism algorithm.

But it’s time to lose.

So this leads to a sense of frustration for many players.

An RPG map is designed to retain these players, thereby further promoting the popularity of"Warcraft"

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There was no big movement, just like a daily update.

Chen Xu announced the news on his official blog.

At the same time, the updated text content was released.

At first, players didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just like the previous balance updates, just tinkering with some values.

But after seeing the update text, many players were a little confused.

What is the content of this update?

A new gameplay map and a self-created map editor?

What is this?

"new version? What is this update?"

"Um, there are 5 maps. They don't look like battle maps. What are 'Guarding Sword Pavilion' and 'Warcraft Tower Defense TD'?"

"There is also a map editor, what is this?"

"I’m a little confused!"

"Is it a new plot battle? But that’s not right. What’s the background of these three countries? Isn't"Warcraft" a Western fantasy?"

"And the pyramids of Egypt!"

"There is also a map editor. What is the use of this thing? Are we, the players, allowed to make our own battle maps? Do you have 100 gold mines?"

With the launch of the new version, many players excitedly opened the update text, ready to see what was updated in this version.

But after reading it, many players were a little confused.

Among them, the map editor could not Many players are a little confused.

The other five different maps have become the main focus of players.

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Yang Tao, an ordinary"Warcraft" player, chose to purchase"Warcraft" as soon as it was released.

Then I was attracted by the exquisite CG cutscenes and epic plot in the game.

Especially Illidan and Arthas, these two characters are his favorite characters.

However, as the previous fresh period passed and he devoted himself to RTS gameplay, he found that he really didn't seem to have any RTS talent.

He was always in a hurry when playing, and he couldn't beat others at all. The score for new players on the ladder was 1500 points, but as he played, it became 900 points.

Although I still occasionally turn it on to play video games, I am becoming less and less interested in it.

This time, the update of"Warcraft" made him feel a little curious.

A new map with different gameplay?

Is it a plot battle?

With this idea in mind, Yang Tao clicked on the map named 'Guarding Sword Pavilion'.

There are three different modes: single-player matching, multi-player matching, and friend matching.

After thinking about it, he directly chose a multi-player match.

Soon he got into the game.

A burst of magnificent music came from the game, but it was not the background music from"Warcraft", but a BGM from"Three Kingdoms".

This made him a little confused.

Then the buildings on the map and the other unit models made him a little confused.

Why are they all from the same model of the Three Kingdoms?

And instead of choosing a race, just choose a hero?

"Guarding Zhuge Liang, is it over when Zhuge Liang dies?"

"When choosing a hero, you don’t need to build units, but only control one hero?"

"It’s a bit like an RPG game!"

"I want to play Zilong. Can brothers let me play Zhao Yun?"

"Fuck, crawl! speak nicely! Zhao Yun has no problem giving it to you, but how about you just be a gentleman?"

"Equipment can also be upgraded!"

"Damn, this skill is awesome! And I have more than 100 attacks at level one?"

"I exploded with a purple intelligence fan, which has more than two hundred attack points, but I can’t use it!"

"My equipment is here! My equipment is here! Why did a bird suddenly fly over and pick up my equipment? ?"

Just like when they first came into contact with"Warcraft", many players who had just entered the RPG map were full of novelty.

Such a scene also happened to other players.