Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

"Change the shortcut keys?" Qi Changwei looked at this big boss who was younger than himself with some surprise.

This was the first time that he attended a meeting of Xuri Technology as the head of the Qifan Game Group. Of course, not all the senior officials of Xuri Technology were present at the meeting, not even the heads of other game groups.

After all, everyone is very busy, so the only people who held this meeting were Sun Yang, the assistant to the chairman, his current leader Ma Fang, and the backstage technicians and game development team members responsible for Qifan.

Yesterday, I met the big boss for the first time. After hearing the big boss's emphasis on the sailing platform and future plans, Qi Changwei and others were so excited that they didn't fall asleep until late at night. Who would have thought that today's first meeting would go straight to the platform?

The most basic thing seems inconspicuous, but it is very fast to borrow money.

You must know that Qifan Platform's Kuaijian is one of the reasons why its products can break out of the popular battle game market, because such a person who designed the entire Qifan Platform and voted on the shortcut keys at the time is now

I also feel like this decision was a stroke of genius.

Who would have thought that the big boss who seemed so amiable yesterday and whom they regarded as their confidant would actually take action on this point. With the new company and new atmosphere, they are not unwilling to make some changes to the game. After all, since the boss has been changed, they will naturally have to

It has to meet the requirements of today’s salary-paying bosses for games, but this basic change...

"Compared with DOTA's shortcut key setting that makes novices feel awkward, the current ALT plus C, E, W, and D skill shortcut keys on the sail platform are indeed much simpler.

Moreover, it is also very convenient to add 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 shortcut keys to the item bar to ALT, which can allow new players to get started faster and improve the operational feel.

But in fact, such keys are still relatively troublesome. My opinion is to remove the ALT key. The four skill shortcut keys are set to Q, W, E, and R in a straight line. It can be operated easily by placing your finger on it.

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Nine item slots are too many. It is more reasonable to change it to six. Otherwise, a warrior can carry three output items and three meat items. Without the must-buy shoes, there are still two space keys to buy equipment.

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This will lengthen the game time invisibly. Players will be very tired after a round. It can also easily cause some heroes to be too invincible and cannot be killed, which affects the player's game experience." Yang Dongxu said while the assistant next to him was talking.

The screen is switching on the projector.

Finally, there is a video that Yang Dongxu requested yesterday afternoon. After the technical team simply changed the shortcut keys, two novices who had never played before used the changed shortcut keys and the old shortcut keys to compare the operations.

Originally, Qi Changwei and other old people like these sailing platforms must have felt uncomfortable when they heard that they were operating on such a basic foundation. Are you still worried that after this change, the sailing platform will still be a sailing platform?

After seeing the operation screen after the change, even though I am still a little reluctant to the highlight design before, I have to admit that the new shortcut key changes are indeed better than before.

As for the change from 9 prop slots to 6, it was not demonstrated due to time reasons, and this thing requires a lot of data comparison.

But everyone here is an expert and can easily distinguish the pros and cons. Besides, when a hero was just released on the platform before, everyone rushed to play it, which ruined the balance of the game. In the end, various changes had to be made not once or twice.

Therefore, reducing the item bar can indeed further restrict the attributes of some heroes and make the game more balanced. Otherwise, it is unreasonable for a warrior with a high output to be able to carry a few pieces of meaty equipment. It is really unreasonable to have meat and be able to fight.

"But what about those players who were familiar with the buttons before?" Qi Changwei couldn't help but ask.

This is undoubtedly a key issue that everyone is worried about.

"Set the shortcut key settings to a type that can be changed according to your preferences, and place them in the game screen settings. In this way, if old players are not used to the new shortcut key operations, they can manually set them to the old version of the keys and save them.

And the free setting of this shortcut key can also attract original DOTA players to come over. After all, compared to the old players who are not adaptable to the new shortcut keys, DOTA players are not adaptable to your current shortcut keys, so this time the change is in place." Yang Dongxu.

He spoke.

Qi Changwei and others nodded, feeling a little awkward for sure, but they had to say that this setting was more reasonable than before.

Even before, only shortcut skill keys such as ALT C, W, E, and D were set, and the original 6 tool bars in DTOA were changed to the current 9.

It is not without reason that this game is basically a modified version of "Dynasty Warriors". It cannot copy everything, and some changes need to be made to save face.

"The entire change will be completed as soon as possible. If there are not enough technical staff, we can cooperate with the applicants from other game groups. Assistant Sun will help you coordinate.

In short, these changes need to be made before the game enters a major maintenance and a new server is replaced, and internal testing of the game is carried out to determine its stability and normal game smoothness." Yang Dongxu knocked on the table and turned everyone from the skill change shortcut

Attracted by the imagination behind the key.

“We guarantee to complete the mission,” the Malaysian side stated directly.

Although Qi Changwei and others must be responsible for the salary content, as the current boss of the game group, he must show his attitude as soon as possible.

"Well, Team Leader Qi is not familiar with Rising Sun Technology at the moment. Please take care of me. Now let's discuss the second topic, which is about the design and charging of new heroes."

Currently, all heroes on Qifan Platform are free for players to use. You heard me right, they are free to use. Including some newly designed heroes, they are completely free to use.

Therefore, players only need to worry about whether they can operate this hero well. They don’t have to worry about whether they can afford this hero after it comes out. There is only one reason for not using the new hero after entering the game, and that is that your teammates took it away first.

You didn't get it.

Currently, after participating in the game on the Sailing Platform, there are no gold coins to be gained, only experience to increase the platform level, and no gold coins are gained from any other game.

"Hero charges?" Qi Changwei and several former colleagues looked at each other and basically frowned.

Whether it is DOTA or Dynasty Warriors, there is no charge to play heroes. Because charging will destroy the balance and experience of the game. Rich people can buy a large group of heroes to play which one they want, but what about players who have no money?

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"Heroes are charged, not only for the new heroes to be launched, but also for the old heroes."

"What should players do if they don't have money to buy heroes?" Qi Changwei asked.

This is undoubtedly a big problem. Not everyone is willing to spend money to buy virtual heroes. Many players may choose money between playing games and money. Other games are afraid that they do not have enough players, but now the Internet is king.

In the 1990s, why did my big boss want to persuade the players of his own game to quit?

“Choose heroes such as warriors, mages and archers that are easy for new players to use and make them completely free. Just don’t have too many heroes or two.

Then each week, five of the remaining heroes will be randomly selected according to different professions such as warriors, tanks, mages, etc. for free trial use for one week.

In this way, plus the one or two heroes that can be obtained by registering an account and going online, novice players will have six or seven heroes to choose from. The free trial heroes rotate once a week, so players will not get bored playing only one hero.

If the free trial is really useful, it feels like it is your own hero. If it is not the free week for this hero and you still want to use this hero, then spend money to purchase it.

This purchase does not mean that you have to recharge money. In addition to gaining platform level experience during normal battles, there is also a gold coin acquisition function. You can get a certain amount of gold coins after a game. If you want to play your favorite hero but don’t want to recharge money, then go for it.

Play the game and use the gold coins inside the game to buy it.”

The technicians in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that there were all kinds of krypton gold that made people complain. For technicians, only if they can attract players without charging money and make players fall in love with the games they designed

A sense of accomplishment and making money are what black-hearted businessmen are keen to do.

Therefore, although Yang Dongxu's setting adds difficulty to civilian players, heroes can still be purchased through hard work. It not only attracts players and increases the game market for players, but also gives civilian players a certain degree of fairness. This is definitely a stroke of genius.

"What about the old players? They have been playing for a while, and they will definitely not be willing to pay for the hero suddenly."

"Old players will be compensated with appropriate gold coins according to their level, but the number of gold coins should not be too many. Control the number of gold coins purchased at the average hero price after the hero is priced.

It is a ratio setting where you can buy one of the most expensive heroes, but if you want to buy a second one, you don’t have enough money, you can buy two of the general heroes, and you can buy three of the cheapest heroes.

As for those heroes with high prices and those with low prices. According to the statistics of the frequency of use of a hero from the background database, the hero with the highest frequency of use is naturally the player's favorite, and the price is naturally the highest, and so on for the rest."

The conference room fell silent. Except for Sun Yang, everyone else looked at Yang Dongxu with a strange look. Qi Changwei and others looked strange while sighing in their hearts.

What's strange is that he is already the boss of the domestic gaming industry at such a young age. His company had to work so hard before and could only struggle in poor counties. Apart from anything else, this skill does not affect the operation of the game and has a way to make money.

It was enough for me to learn from my previous boss for a long time.

Before the platform was acquired, the company's senior management held meetings all day long and had various discussions. The boss's hair was almost bald when scratched, but there was still no result in the discussion on how to collect money and charges.

Look at the big boss of Rising Sun Technology, he comes up with a hero charge, and the various compensation mechanisms are very complete, and it can be directly implemented after no brain-consuming discussion.

"So you and Assistant Sun can quickly agree on the hero pricing issue, and then let the technical staff prepare in advance. This will be released at the same time as a major update after replacing the server for major maintenance." Yang Dongxu continued.

"Okay, we will complete the task." Qi Changwei and a group of technicians straightened their backs instantly.