I just want players to save money, but I was made the richest man

Yu Fuqi's suggestion did not touch Ke Jin's heart.

Let zero krypton players be tortured, and let top-up players enjoy it.

Even giant companies like Tengjing Netcom would not dare to hear this.

No matter how outrageous the krypton gold game is on Blue Star, it still knows that it has to take care of some zero krypton players and does not dare to make the game experience too outrageous, otherwise the krypton gold boss will lose the target of showing off.

Not to mention torturing zero krypton players?

If you want my game to die, tell me earlier!

The reason why this guy was promoted was because Ke Jin got another level of inspiration from his words.

Can I do the opposite?

I let heavy Krypton players be tortured.

Is it possible to then allow Zero Krypton players to have a normal gaming experience?

That is what is called - krypton gold increases the difficulty of the game!

The more money you earn, the harder your game becomes.

Just imagine.

In this world where everyone spends money to have fun.

For the games I make, everyone can only find fault by spending money on them.

Then who will recharge?

If you don’t top up money...

Then am I stable?

Yes, it's stable again.

But this time the stability is different.

It was four Optimus Primes who carried the sedan chair to carry Grandma Liu into the Grand View Garden. Everything was stable in the true sense!

Even from the perspective of the player's behavioral logic, it is impeccable!

"This method is perfect!" When the idea emerged in his mind, Ke Jin's eyes suddenly lit up.

Our company actually still has hidden dragons and crouching tigers? The number one player really doesn’t care for idlers!

If it weren't for the worry that other employees would be unconvinced, Ke Jin would have given Yu Fu the blessing to be directly promoted to deputy director.

It’s true that employees contribute to Ready Player One.

But if it's just for yourself.

Na Yufuxing is simply the only employee who has exported positive value to him since the establishment of the entire company more than half a year ago.

After announcing the adjournment of the meeting, Kejin hurried back to the office.

Once the door is closed, pour yourself a glass of 1982!

I won’t drink Coke this time, it’s more elegant.

Have a Pepsi!

Shaking the carbonated sparkling water in the cup, Ke Jin took out the blind box that was quietly stored in the inventory.

However, when it came to choosing a game, Ke Jin hesitated for a moment.

The orthodox torture game is of course the famous Black Blood Wolf Ring, also known as Souls-like.

But it's a pity.

My current financial resources are not enough to support the development of these series.

The development cost of Soul-like is not expensive compared to other 3D games.

Even if the Elden Ring, which combines the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought, is made into an open world large map mode, the cost will not exceed 200 million.

You can take it out right away.

But you must know that these 200 million R\u0026D costs were accumulated by others after five years of investment.

If you want to shorten the duration extremely quickly, your budget will be stretched instantly.

Think before and after.

Kejin considered another game that also had torture properties. This game can even be released within a month and is available to a large number of players.

And in terms of the level of torture, I'm afraid it can be comparable to that of Hun-like.

However, this game is not so much Souls-like.

It's better to call it by another name.

Metroidvania-like.

I quickly entered the affix I wanted on the blind box.

【Galactic Castlevania】+【Zerg】

Soon, the game I wanted appeared in front of me.

[Congratulations on winning the SS-level metroidvania game design plan - Hollow Knight! 】

One of the masterpieces of 2D side-scrolling action games.

It is also a nightmare for handicapped players.

It contains a large number of difficult elements, which will undoubtedly push players with unskilled skills to the ground and rub them repeatedly.

Not to mention the Path of Pain, Steel Heart Radiation, 0R4 Locking 5 Doors, these difficult challenges that make even big players feel like their heads are buzzing.

For less skilled players.

Just losing a Findago or Mantis boss can torture the player for an entire day.

Use it to match your own awesome plans, it just doesn’t match up too well!

The more important point is.

It's cheap.

In the previous life, Cherry Studio, which had a small team of just a few people, took a full five years from conception to release of the finished product, and the production cost was about two to three million.

The main production difficulties of "Hollow" basically focus on art and action design.

There are a large number of BOSSs, each with its own exclusive move logic.

The amount of work involved in mapping is even more exaggerated.

If it can be released as quickly as one month, you can consider finding two large outsourced art teams at once, plus a large action design and programming company, and you can basically get it done.

The cost can be controlled within 30 million.

With a thick stack of game planning books in his pocket, Ke Jin also began to think about the pricing strategy for this game.

It is definitely inappropriate to adopt a buyout system. The buyout system cannot well reflect the tactical policy of "Krypton gold will become weaker".

What's more suitable is to look at in-app purchases.

I spent a few days researching and comparing the in-app purchase systems of action games on Blue Star.

During the process, Wen Zhiyin was also consulted on her psychological logic regarding pricing strategy.

Finally, Ke Jin finalized a plan.

The normal difficulty at the start remains unchanged.

Then, don’t spend six yuan on your first deposit.

If it is too low, I am afraid that the current die-hard fans of Ready Player One will give me a first deposit or something to support me, even if it is out of sentiment.

Then his eyes darkened.

And for "Hollow", it is perfect enough in itself, and the too complicated pricing system does not apply.

It is too single and does not have a deterrent effect.

It is really possible for players to have a situation where "children are ignorant and just playing around".

After thinking about it, Kejin finally locked in 4 levels of difficulty.

First level of difficulty.

As long as you recharge over 20 yuan, you can enjoy the benefit of ‘attack damage halved’!

Second difficulty.

Recharge another 50 yuan to seal the upper limit of the blood tank! Players cannot obtain any method to increase the upper limit of blood volume in the subsequent process.

The third level of difficulty.

Recharge the 100 yuan level to seal the talisman.

There are a total of 42 talismans scattered in various areas on the map in the game.

Each talisman can provide players with a better gaming experience, such as the compass talisman, which can display the player's current location on the map.

For example, the sprint talisman allows players to cancel backswing faster and perform the next sprint to avoid incoming damage.

In the later stage, if the talisman slot is basically full, you can wear four talismans at once.

As long as you charge 100 yuan, I will seal them all for you, and you will not be allowed to wear them throughout the game.

Let’s go straight to a big reverse promotion!

The last difficulty was also considered by Ke Jin to be a perverted level of difficulty.

Recharge 200 yuan and get the ‘Player’s Bliss Gift Pack’ immediately!

The gift package includes four major benefits: the initial blood volume limit is reduced from 5 bars to only 1 bar, blue bar charging can only release skills once, monster blood volume is doubled, and weapons cannot be upgraded.

And players in each gear can only purchase one round, and cannot make repeated purchases to avoid the phenomenon of malicious krypton gold.

At this point, you’re done!

If the difficulty is increased further, it will completely affect the balance of the game.

Changing the game to the point where it was impossible to play in order to deliberately make things difficult for players was not Ke Jin's original intention, so he still retained the last trace of humanity.

After all, these mechanisms that increase the difficulty of krypton gold already had similar challenges in the previous version of "Hollow".

I just moved them out in advance to deter players.

Checked it carefully again.

Looking at the outrageous words that almost overflowed, Ke Jin felt like he was a devil.

The genius among them!

As long as players do not top up money, they can get a normal and perfect gaming experience.

Once you have bad thoughts about spending money, my master will personally help you correct it!

krypton?

You like Krypton, right?

Let’s see how you manage to get away with it this time!

Just play the game well, don't worry about your bad money all day long.

The game has been played by you, and you still want to recharge?

Why do you guys take advantage of all the good things?

After arranging all the matters, Ke Jin threw the finished plan to Gou Chehua and asked him to be responsible for the arrangements.

The company also quickly approved the "Hollow Knight" project and entered a new round of intensive research and development.

Looking at the busy employees, Ke Jin couldn't help but sigh secretly.

As long as you wait another month, good times are really coming!

————

"Bullshit! Why did you even snatch your sister's third-level head? Give it back to me!"

Since more and more games have been developed on Ready Player One, Ke Jinneng’s options have become wider and wider.

On his day off, Ke Jin, who had nothing to do, took his sister to eat chicken in his room.

After landing at the airport, Kejin relied on his skillful operation to quickly clear another group of people in the C-building in the melee.

Keyu also killed one in a daze, and when he was licking the bag, he saw a dark third-level head.

I put it on my head happily, but I didn't have time to be happy.

I saw a figure running over quickly from the side.

He also said something like, 'Give me the third-level head, and I will help you identify the quality. ’

Unlike Ke Jin, who has 1000+ hours of experience, Ke Yu is an entry-level newcomer. He has only played the game for less than 50 hours in total and has not fully mastered the game mechanics.

Upon hearing this, Keyu took off his third-level head obediently.

"At first glance, it was determined to be a pure third-level head." Ke Jin took it and put it on his head, and it was smooth.

Keyu suddenly became angry and yelled.

Do you still need to tell me if you are a third-level leader? I don’t have eyes!

The result was not even waiting for her to attack.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps in my ears.

Soon, a hail of bullets came from behind her.

Keyu was so frightened that he screamed in panic and ran away with his head in his hands.

"Yubao, tilt your head to the left." Ke Jin's calm voice suddenly came from the team's voice.

"Ah?" Although Keyu was confused, he subconsciously pressed the Q key and tilted his head.

The next moment, I heard a crisp and loud sniper sound coming from the headphones.

"Tum!"

A bullet almost grazed her cheek. With Keyu's eyes widened, he instantly killed the sneak attacker behind her with a headshot!

Immediately, Keyu's heart was filled with a strong sense of security.

Humph, this stinky guy's marksmanship is pretty accurate, and this level 3 headband looks pretty cool on his head.

Forget it, Ms. Ben, the third-level boss, won’t argue with you.

As a result, the next moment, Ke Jin was heard speaking in the voice team.

"The guy I just shot in the head also has a level 3 head. Go ahead and lick it."

"Really?" Keyu's eyes suddenly brightened.

Although she didn't play well in the chicken game, the feeling of getting top-notch equipment in the game was still quite satisfying.

He hurriedly ran all the way towards the box of the player who was killed.

As a result, when he was licking the bag, Keyu's little face turned dark instantly.

"Damn it! His third-level head was blown off by you, you piece of shit!"

Furious, Keyu pulled off her earphones and the online PK quickly developed into an offline PK. She wanted to go to the next room to strangle this bastard to death!

Soon, the brother and sister started a fierce confrontation in the room, and Ke Jin's screams could be heard throughout the house.

Kejun, who was sitting in the living room watching military programs, was annoyed by the noise. He got up and walked to Kejin's room, scolding him: "How old are you two? You are still making trouble, and you won't let anyone stop on Sunday!"

The next moment, he saw the picture on Kejin's computer screen.

He frowned immediately: "You brat, are you playing games?"

The words just fell.

Kemu, who was mopping the floor beside her, said.

"Okay, you just said it yourself. How old are you? How can you play games and play with things? Besides, my son has been working hard for several months. What's wrong with relaxing at home and playing games on weekends? Lift your feet."

"You, just pamper them, brother and sister." Kejun said harshly, but he honestly raised his feet in cooperation.

In fact, he himself knew it.

My son has grown up so much, and he said a few months ago that he finally found a job in the media industry.

The brat has also been working steadily for several months, and commuting to and from get off work on time every day is considered stable. He can play games as long as he wants, and there is no need to be as strict as before.

Anyway, the probability of following his grandfather's path as a game designer is currently almost zero, so he doesn't need to worry too much.

It’s just that I have been a role model for many years, and I have suffered from occupational diseases. I can’t help but say a few words when I see something.

When it came to work, Kejun was more concerned about it.

"By the way, how is your work going lately? What do you do at work every day?"

Ke Jin was still thinking about how to fool him.

I heard Keyu blurt out: "My brother is doing straight calligraphy in the company every day. He is very diligent."

"Pfft!!" Upon hearing this, Ke Jin almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

He raised his eyes and glared at his sister, only to find that the latter was also staring back at him unwilling to be outdone.

His face was full of 'I asked you to steal my third-level head, and you still played tricks on me! ’ of dissatisfaction.

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, Ke Jin would have wanted to take off his socks and stuff them into her mouth.

Are you the only one with a long mouth? Who asked you!

"Hua Zhengzi?" Ke Jun said with confusion on his face: "What new trick is this?"

Then he shook his head.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to take care of young people's things. Just work hard and build good relationships with your colleagues and leaders. Don't be smiling all day long. If you turn around and people fire you, you won't have anywhere to cry. Besides, you will be fired. You two, please be quiet and don't make too much noise."

After that, Kejun went back to the sofa and continued watching the show.

Ke Yu stuck out his tongue at Ke Jin and said, "I heard that, Mr. Ke, do your best. If you get fired later, you won't have anywhere to cry."

"Ouch, I...I think your butt is itchy." Ke Jin just took off his slippers.

Like a rabbit, Keyu sneaked to the door in one swift step, not forgetting to make a face at him before leaving.

"You little brat, just wait and see if I can snatch your bestie." Ke Jin gestured with his middle finger to Ke Yu, who had already disappeared without a trace.

…

Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, one month has passed since the "Hollow Knight" project was established.

In this month, the gaming industry has been relatively stable.

Not much happened.

On the other hand, there are small melons and jujubes that are long in the east and short in the west, so that players can have some fun besides playing games.

Another piece of data caught Ke Jin's attention.

This is a summary of game types released by the Game Regulatory Bureau for the first quarter of this year.

Compared with last year's repetitive card-drawing game fights, other small genres accompany it.

The gaming industry is particularly lively this year.

Except that card-drawing games still account for half of the entire industry.

The remaining half started to become more colorful.

Among them, fighting action games account for about 20% of the entire game type.

FPS accounts for 10%

The proportion of random streaming games (meat pigeons) has also reached nearly 6%

Gaming (werewolf killing) accounts for 4%

The rest are some more niche ones, such as horror, placement, business simulation, sports, etc.

It is worth mentioning that the drama genre has also slowly recovered from the cold winter of more than ten years. From not one of the tens of thousands of games released in previous years, this year it has also attracted a record high of 0.81%.

Seeing that the entire game industry is developing towards richer diversification bit by bit, many game companies are no longer limited to card drawing, but are looking at the layout to try more niche categories.

Although the turnaround process is still slow, Ke Jin is still very pleased.

Although the significance given to the gaming industry is not that great.

But as a rising star, the Ninth Art is also using its unique interactive methods to lead the new generation to slowly come into contact with this colorful world.

The games that players can access should be inclusive and exciting. Of course, they can include card drawing, but they cannot only include card drawing.

Being able to slowly develop towards richness already makes Kejin satisfied.

And just when he closed the first quarter report webpage, Gou Chehua knocked on the door and said that the last batch of company internal tests of "Hollow" had been completed and could be released at any time.

At this time, system prompts also followed one after another.

[Detected that "Hollow Knight" is about to be released]

[Charging model: in-app purchase]

[Game development cost: about 30 million]

[An adaptive companion mission is being released for the host! 】

[Regular tasks: Please reach one million trials of "Hollow Knight" within the first month of its release! 】

[Special tasks: Please complete the regular tasks and make the first-month turnover less than 100 million yuan! 】