The Rebirth of the Male God Starts From Playing Games

   Chapter 181 179. How can it be possible to lose?

   "This Nima, I haven't understood how to charge by card. What is Bomi's audition about to make trouble?"

   "I can't understand, I can't understand..."

  The colleagues at Xishanju said they couldn’t understand.

  It has only been more than 1 year since the first domestic online game "Stone Age" was launched in 2001.

  I didn’t even understand the point card charges in China. Now Bomi has put together a free game, which can’t be understood by any game developer.

  Game payment has always been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

  Starting from the stand-alone game, the domestic payment route has always been taken. This thing is similar to selling books and movies. We produce content, and then players pay.

  Then it was launched in the Stone Age last year, and it was also a time-based fee model.

  Games are equivalent to selling time and selling experience. The longer the game time, the more players will pay.

In 2002, card charging was still the mainstream, and even game manufacturers had not thought about models other than card charging. Only the Stone Age made a lot of money by selling pets, and most of the game companies were on the move. The selling time is the mode of point card charging.

  Because if you break away from this [time is money] model, all economic systems and numerical combat systems in the game will undergo earth-shaking changes.

  A recognized fact in the game industry is--

  All the values ​​in the game are virtual, only [time] is real.

  Time is the only thing that cannot be changed by humans, and it is also the only thing that synchronizes the virtual world with reality.

  So, all games in this era are designed on a time basis when formulating a numerical system. Given how much time the player has paid, how much revenue should the game gain...

  And plan the player’s game time and the life of the game according to these benefits...

  So suppose that one day, there is a game on the market, telling you [no longer charge by point card], but the whole process is free, then it will inevitably cause an uproar.

  This indicates that the [time-based] numerical system will be broken, and the game needs a new numerical framework to frame.

  This principle is easy to understand. For time-paid games, you pay more time than others, and you gain more.

  One day the game time will no longer be charged, then another situation will appear——

  The more money a player pays, the more he will gain than other players.

  For game developers, this is simply a subversive concept, which directly conflicts with the previous concept of [Game is a time experience].

  Only such a weird thing as "Stone Age", because the impact of the plug-in caused the collapse of the entire [time-based] numerical system, will I think of relying on [selling babies] to make money.

  It can be said that the Stone Age misunderstanding and collision created the road that krypton gold is king, and it can also be said that it is the originator of krypton gold.

  Except for the Stone Age, other domestic game manufacturers still disdain to do so, because selling game attributes directly causes the biggest damage to destroy the original numerical system, resulting in a decrease in the life of the game.

  Bomi is even more exotic now——

  Directly eliminate the point card charges.

  ……

The operating department of Huayi Company was also shocked.

  "This Nima, I don’t understand, what's the problem with Bomi? It does not sell point cards or game attributes. Is it really profitable to pay for the appearance of the game?"

Huayi Company can be said to be the originator of selling attributes. Basically, they will launch an official new pet every month. The numerical growth and combat effectiveness of the new pet must be stronger than the existing pets, so as to stimulate players to pay. .

  At first, it was more expensive. You can sell Phantom Wolf for 168, and then the next pet will come out. The previous Phantom Wolf will be sold at a discount, and you can make another wave of money.

  But Audition has no room for numerical growth. Players struggle with hand speed and reaction ability.

  So Huayi Company is used to selling value, and can't understand this model of making money by appearance.

  "Yes, we are already very difficult to sell by selling attributes now. What's more, Audition’s model of not selling attributes at all but only selling avatars?

  Players can pay to become stronger, is there really someone who pays just to look good? "

   "It's just... I can't understand at all. If I want to look good, why should I spend money in the game? Isn't it good for me to go directly to the reality to buy a beautiful set of clothes?"

  ……

  On NetEase's side, the Dahua Westward Journey team, which has just returned to the furnace and rebuilt, is also bewildered after playing Bomi’s latest "Audition".

   However, compared with large companies, NetEase games are still a little cute and new, keeping an humbly asking for advice.

   "The wave of Bomi is really bold enough." Zhan Zhonghui said, "I can't even think about it. I actually use the free online game model, and I don't know the final profit from selling props."

  Zhan Zhonghui is the number one person in NetEase besides Ding Sanshi, and can be said to be the company's second-in-command.

Even the prestige of the game department is still higher than Ding Sanshi, the employees like him very much. Zhan Zhonghui is always full of enthusiasm and firepower, and he has a deep understanding of the game, and maintains a strong curiosity and enthusiasm for the game, so When Ding Dong left NetEase in his previous life, NetEase's stock price fell in response, and countless people sighed for it.

  Even NetEase’s programmer Daniel Yunfeng said that if there is a person in the world who is worthy of your life for him, then that person is Ding Dong.

  At this time, Ding Dong is just a new one.

  Others frowned and said, "So does this have any deep meaning?"

  Ding Dong shook his head, "It's not good. Since the establishment of Bomi, every step it takes seems messy and does not follow the routine, but every time the effect is very good.

  My suggestion is to wait and see for a while, do a good job of analysis, maybe we can also use the free game set in the future. "

   "But..." The planning of Westward Journey 2 frowned uncomfortably, "We are now halfway through the development of the game, and it is not easy to adjust the value."

  Ding Dong smiled, "It's not about this game, but Big Story 2 will definitely not change. The numerical system will affect the whole body. Let's talk about the next one or the next one."

  ……

  The colleagues of other companies also expressed their doubts about the "Audition" game:

  "Is the operation of this game too simple?"

   "It can't be said to be simple, I can only say that it is meaningless. I played a bit yesterday, just press the up, down, left, and right spaces according to the instructions... Basically, you don’t need to think about it, and it’s not much fun."

   "Yes, this QTE is too stupid."

  QTE, full name: QuickTimerEvent, quick response to events in a short time.

The word    first appeared in a console game "Shenmue" developed by the island nation in 1999:

  An unexpected event will occur when the protagonist collects intelligence, which requires the player to quickly and accurately press specific keys to complete certain actions.

  General QTE requires pressing one key at a time.

  In Shenmue II, there are more difficult QTEs that require players to press a series of keys in rapid succession.

  When this type of QTE appears, the action screen will pause, and the controller panel will appear and indicate the order of the player's keystrokes.

Once   QTE fails, most situations have the opportunity to challenge again. In some cases, the plot will continue to develop with the failure of QTE, and the events that occur will change.

  Later, the games of the God of War series carried forward QTE. Players not only need to press a specific combination of buttons in a short time, but also need to press the buttons for a certain period of time, or turn the joystick back and forth.

  If the QTE is completed, the reward for the player is——

  You can see how Lord Kui carried out a violent killing, which was so cool.

  "Is this purely playing the dance machine with my fingers?"

   "Yes, it would be weird if Audition can succeed in this game."

   "I bet it won't make much money, if it can catch fire, I will eat shit!"

  ……

  In short, after the launch of Bomi's "Audition", the industry is basically not optimistic about this game.

There are several reasons why    is not optimistic:

  First, I don’t know how to make money. I don’t even have a point card, which means Audition can only rely on items to charge.

  Second, the number of people who like dance machines is very small, and most of them are women, and they are still three-minute hot players. It is still a mystery how many players the Audition has.

  In reality, not many people play dance machines, let alone on the Internet?

  Third, Audition’s game basically doesn’t have any depth at all, so there is doubt about the player’s viscosity.

  For games like Stone Age, Legend, and Three Kingdoms online, one of the most basic goals for players is to upgrade. After each upgrade, the attributes of the character will be enhanced.

  At the same time, with the growth of pets, equipment...a series of numerical systems, the player’s combat effectiveness will also be significantly improved.

In the early stage of game development, a classic theory used in the industry is from Freud’s [Candy Effect]: Every time a player completes something, you will give him a certain reward, and then the player’s brain will secrete a large amount of dopamine. And enjoy it forever.

The deeper the numerical pit is, the easier it is for the player to fall into it. A sufficiently deep numerical pit, while ensuring the longevity and playability of the game. The more numerical pits and the deeper, the more systems in the game that can provide The richer the gameplay is, the more growth and fun players can get in the game.

  There is a reason why people in the industry are not optimistic about Audition. Audition has no value pits, only cosmetic items. In a game without value pits, the player’s sense of goal is very weak.

  Before Audition, players all knew that in the game, they needed to upgrade, change equipment, and change to better equipment.

This is a very virtuous cycle, but after the appearance of Audition, the player does not have this main goal, only one experience level is increased, but compared to the numerical pit, the experience level is something that does not put any attributes at all, which is attractive Is very weak.

  So the big guys in the industry are more worried about the retention of the game "Audition".

  Even a planner said directly, “It’s really weird if the retention of this game is good. If Audition’s retention exceeds 20% the next day, I’ll go eat shit!”

  Fourth, the gameplay is too simple, and the fun of the game is doubtful.

  QTE's gameplay, players only need to press the keyboard according to instructions. This kind of game is not like an online game at all, but more like a puzzle game played by children.

  ……

  So except for the employees of Bomi Company, the morale is high and the excitement is not good, the relevant personnel of other companies are not very optimistic about the game "Audition".

  ……

   Zhao Xucheng, who participated in the college entrance examination this year, got his university admission notice as he wished. He was admitted to the School of Computer Science at the Metropolitan University of Technology. He went to the school to register in September.

  Now in November, Zhao Xucheng has been upgraded to a freshman year.

  A little fluff grew on the corners of her mouth, her face was still green, but she had a slightly mature appearance.

  The only constant is Zhao Xucheng's love for games.

  This is also the reason why he applied for the College of Computer Science. Because of his love of games, he hopes that he can become a gamer after graduation, and it is best to go to work in his favorite Bomi company.

  This time, without any reason or accident, Zhao Xucheng still bought Bomi’s newly released game "Audition"

  The last game "Three Kingdoms Online" until now, Zhao Xucheng will go online every day to finish the daily routine, and then go to the wild pk with Wang Lingling.

  The daily life is extremely fulfilling. Even after he entered the university, he successfully took a few roommates on the path of no return in online games.

  Now, with his encouragement, 5 roommates bought Bomi’s "Audition" with him

  On November 26, install it in advance, log in to your account, give your character a name, and wait for the server to start.

  November 27, 12 o'clock noon, 6 people entered the game at the same time.

  Seriously, this game just looks at the new style of painting, Zhao Xucheng doesn't like it very much. The Q cute route, the character does not have the feeling of enthusiasm like the Three Kingdoms online.

  However, you can tell from the name that "Audition" is a dancing game, so the character can also understand the Q version of the urban style.

As soon as    was launched, Lingling Wang sent a message to Zhao Xucheng on QQ, and attached a screenshot:

  Wang Linglingling: QQ2321321924.jpg

  Wang Linglingling: I’m in the North China District 2, Hyunwu Paradise, you come to me when you are online, and I’ll add you as a friend.

  Zhao Xucheng swallowed silently.

  The reason why he chose to play Audition is that besides being a big fan of Bomi, there is another big reason——

  Wang Lingling Lingling said that he had made an appointment to experience Audition together.

  So far, Zhao Xucheng has only seen one or two photos of Wang Linglingling while chatting with Q.

   But only at a glance, Zhao Xu’s achievements were shocked. This girl was very watery and successfully broke his new defense and became a very important existence in his life.

  If you don’t play games with Wang Linglingling every day, then you always feel that the day is going to be haunting and you don’t know what you are doing.

  The purpose of Wang Linglingling playing Audition is also very simple-

  Because Audition’s style of painting is what she likes, just looking at the poster and cover, she thinks it’s very cute.

  ……

   is online, after entering the game, it is a corner scene.

  Zhao Xucheng looked at the screenshot sent by Lingling Ling:

  She chose a cute girl with a wavy head, wearing a short T-shirt with navel, jeans on the bottom, and a triangle scarf around her waist.

   looks cool and cute.

  Zhao Xucheng hurriedly selected, chose the couple outfit that matched Wang Linglingling, gender male, and then clicked to enter the game lobby.

  In the beginning, it was a novice teaching. Follow the instructions to turn on the headset.

A nice commentator’s voice came from inside: “Welcome to Audition, I’m your assistant Bomi, I will guide you to familiarize yourself with the game environment for the next part of the journey. I hope you can enjoy the game in the game. ."

  Zhao Xucheng smirked, Bomi’s early guidance is getting better and better, even the voice of the voice-over lady is so nice.

  Next, there is a short tutorial for novices. A relatively simple song is played in the game: "BLUERAIN"

  This song is cheerful, playful and lively, Zhao Xucheng listened to it once, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

  The newbie song is good, you can give Bomi 8 points.

  After the novice teaching is over, some simple instructions are given, and Zhao Xu can move freely.

  Sure enough, as soon as it went online, Lingling Ling sent a friend invitation.

  Add friends, two people can finally talk in the channel.

  The wind blows butts cool: So, how do you play this game?

  Wang Linglingling: It’s very simple, I invite you to form a team and we will go PK with others

   Zhao Xucheng was taken aback for a moment, eh, is it so violent? PK with others as soon as you come up?

  ……

  Wang Linglingling: "Hee hee, don't be afraid, with me, I will lead you to win."

  Zhao Xucheng held on to death: "How can you be afraid? You forgot, in the Three Kingdoms online, I killed the little red-eyed prince. I should lead you to win, right?"

  Wang Linglingling: "Hehe, okay, you take me to win."

  Wang Lingling Lingling did not entangle so much, and pulled Zhao Xucheng into a room.

  After a while, another couple came into the room. Lingling Wang is the host. She typed in the room channel:

  "Can I choose the normal difficulty of Zou Jielun's "Love in BC"?"

  The other two people agreed.

The game starts now.

  As the music progressed, a row of instructions jumped into Zhao Xucheng’s eyes.

  He started typing on the keyboard hurriedly.

what!

fail……

  Gan!

  Miss again.

  But relatively speaking, Wang Linglingling jumped quite well.

  She hardly made any mistakes, scoring consecutively completely overwhelmed the other two people.

what! ~

  Zhao Xucheng felt a burst of thought.

  I actually listened to the same song with Lingling Wang and danced on the same screen.

  This feeling is really incredible.

  Although everyone knows that the image in the game is virtual and has nothing to do with real people, it just can’t help but substitute it.

  Especially Wang Lingling’s lively and playful dress, coupled with her dancing, don’t be too pissed.

  ……

  The last two people lost the pk this time, Wang Linglingling ranked second with 78,000 points, more than 1,000 points worse than the first.

   And Zhao Xucheng was the bottom.

  He took a look, humiliating 13,450 points.

  Zhao Xucheng covered his face, and his desire to die was gone.

  Wang Linglingling: "Haha, it’s okay, let’s have another one, this time I will definitely be able to win with you."

  Gan!

  How can you lose in front of the girl you like? !

  The wind blows the **** and cools: one more one, I am sure to beat them!

  ……

  (End of this chapter)