Chapter 139 Bullpen Watcher

Chapter 139 Bullpen Watcher

The development work of the new game did not start immediately.

Because the Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed and the National Day will soon come, with only eight days in between.

Moreover, the game "Speed" requires the authorization of many car models, and it also takes time to negotiate and negotiate slowly. It cannot be settled in a few words.

More haste less speed!

Chen Ba was not in a hurry. He even had time to go to Zhonghai next door and attend the collective wedding of ten players of "Love Staff".

It’s so cool to get married in a group!

So far, the total number of players on all platforms of "Love Staff" has exceeded 1.5 million.

The ten players who got married today happened to all live in Zhonghai. After Tianba Studio's suggestion, the five couples decided to get their licenses on the same day and hold their weddings in the same hotel on the same day.

I have to say, it’s so romantic!

This was Chen Ba's first time to participate in this kind of collective wedding, and it was also his first time to know that the wedding scene could be so lively. Relatives, friends, colleagues and classmates of the five couples sat together at more than 100 tables.

That scene was absolutely amazing...

At the wedding scene, Tianba Studio also carefully edited a short blessing video for the five couples. As a special guest, Chen Ba also came on stage to say a few words.

The atmosphere was originally peaceful.

Until a certain groom asked innocently: "Brother Ba, when will you get married?"

Chen Ba's face suddenly turned black. He cut out and deleted the 10,000-word speech he originally prepared. After reading just over 1,000 words, he found an excuse and ran away.

hateful!

He came all the way to have a dinner and prepared a speech of more than 10,000 words. Is this how you treat guests?

It's simply too cruel.

What's wrong with asking, but asking Brother Ba when he will get married? Isn't this deliberately adding salt to his wounds? If he had found someone, he would have gone to the Tianba community to post a post to show off.

It's a pity that he didn't...

Speaking of adding salt to the wound, the players in the Tianba community are definitely professionals.

When Chen Ba went to Zhonghai to attend a group wedding, a senior Tianba fan listed all the bug records of Tianba Studio since its debut, telling facts and evidence, and everyone was entertained.

Good guy!

You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.

He always listened to Brother Ba bragging, and everyone believed his lies. After reading this post, I discovered that every game under Tianba Studio has bugs?

Forget it if there are bugs.

The problem is that Brother Ba is still arrogant, always saying that his game is perfect and there are no game bugs of any kind...

Now that the evidence has been listed, Brother Ba can't continue to be tough, right?

That’s what everyone thinks.

Unexpectedly, they underestimated Chen Ba's thick skin. If you say it's a bug, it's a bug. This is obviously a hidden mechanism designed in advance!

“Brother Ba’s whole body, only this mouth is the hardest!”

"Okay, okay, hidden mechanism! Since it is a hidden mechanism, why do you want to suppress the Cowherd Cult? @GameBugs"

"Quie! The Cowherd Sect is so miserable. It used to be a majestic sect, but now it has declined like this..."

"The book that cost thousands of people updated "Hanchuang Kushu Simulator"!"

Why hasn’t the cattle-herding cult died yet?

Sitting on the business seat of the high-speed train back to Jiangning, Chen Ba looked at the discussion posts in the community and was full of curiosity.

As his first game, "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" actually had a low sales volume, only a fraction of the sales of "God's Grace Continent" and "Love Staff".

Not only that.

After nearly three years of hard work, the original players of "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" have basically given up playing the game.

It stands to reason...

Sales are not high, and players are giving up one after another. The decline or even death of the Cowherd Cult is an inevitable outcome.

But to this day, a large number of cattle-herding cult members are still active in the community. Although the number has declined somewhat, the decline is not significant.

This is very abstract!

Were the original group of Cowherd Cult believers really so loyal? Or are they really convinced by the concept that "herding cattle equals spiritual practice"?

In order to better understand how many people are still playing the game "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" today, and to find out the details of the Cowherd Cult, Chen Ba dialed Wang Kun's phone number.

As the core executive of the Cowherd Cult and the first real player of "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator", he has a strong say in this matter.

"There are not many players left..."

"There are no new players entering the game, and the number of active players has indeed decreased a lot compared to the previous two years."

On the phone, Wang Kun told Chen Ba that there were not many active players in "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator".

There are about 20,000 to 30,000 people?

This is a relatively optimistic estimate, and the actual number may be lower than this. After all, it is a single-player game, and it is difficult to count the specific number of active players.

"There are so many more?"

Chen Ba was shocked. He didn’t expect that after such a long time, there would still be so many players playing “Hanchuang Kudu Simulator”.

What are they planning?

It's been so long, the game has been played for at least hundreds of hours, maybe even thousands of hours, right?

After such a long time, I should have gotten tired of playing "Han Chuang Kudu Simulator". Chen Ba personally feels that it is a miracle that this game can be played for more than 100 hours.

After all, there is really very little content in the game.

The only things that can be experienced are just a little bit. If you spend more than ten hours every day, grinding a few more achievements and saving files, what else can you do?

He thought that there were only a few thousand or even a few hundred active players left in the game now...

Never imagined!

To this day, there are still 10,000 to 20,000 players insisting on playing "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator".

"How should I put it..."

"The remaining players should all be members of the Cattle Herding Cult, and they are extremely loyal core members."

Wang Kun explained with a smile: "For these people, going to the game to herd cows every day has become a living habit. If there is no cow herding on a day, they will feel empty..."

Habit is second nature!

At the beginning, when the Cowherding Cult came into being, everyone regarded it as a piece of fun and joined the Cowherding Cult just for fun.

This is a bit like a certain online novel that became popular all over the Internet, and everyone rushed to join the so-called "Zhaotian Gang". In fact, it is just for fun, and it really has no practical significance.

But as time goes by, more and more people are beginning to think about whether the cattle herding religion is really just an Internet fun?

"Herding cows is not just about herding cows, but a practice. What we are herding is not the cows, but our own hearts!"

Didn’t the words of the leader of the Cowherd Cult back then seem like crazy talk? Herding cows in "Hanchuang Studying Simulator" really feels like practicing spiritual practice after a long time.

"Is there really such a person?"

"Yes! And quite a few..."

Wang Kun explained: "Make a cup of hot tea, sit in front of the computer, and watch the game character lead the scalper around."

"This kind of thing may sound boring at first, but once you repeat this boring thing hundreds or thousands of times, you will really recognize the cattle herding religion."

It's amazing!

Now the members of the cattle herding sect firmly believe in the rhetoric that "herding cattle is a spiritual practice". They also truly feel the so-called feeling of being as calm as water and being healed.

"Actually, this has nothing to do with "Han Chuang Kudu Simulator"."

"In another way, sitting on the balcony with your eyes closed for ten minutes every day for two or three years can achieve the same effect."

Wang Kun said with a smile: "Rather than saying that the Cowherd Cult convinced them, it is better to say that they convinced themselves."

The rest are avid scalpers.

If nothing else goes wrong, the remaining 20,000 or 20,000 active players of "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" may not continue to decline for a long time and continue to maintain this number.

Because they are used to it.

The power of habit is powerful. If you don’t play cyber scalpers for a while after get off work every day before going to bed, you will always feel uneasy and have trouble sleeping.

The power of this habit will encourage them to continue playing.

How long can they last?

It’s hard to say! Some people may give up this persistence suddenly, or they may persist for a lifetime.

"It brought tears to my eyes."

Chen Ba couldn't laugh or cry and said, "I really didn't expect that the Cowherd Church would transform from a group of fun-loving people to what it is now."

"I didn't expect it either..."

"But Brother Ba, now that you know the current situation of the Cowherd Cult and that there are still a group of loyal players, will you update "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator"?" Wang Kun asked curiously.

"What's the update?"

Chen Ba was very speechless and said: "I have already said that the foundation of "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" is very poor. I don't even know how to release the DLC, let alone a version update?"

“It doesn’t require much new content.”

"In fact, the best update is probably to give everyone different choices during the cattle grazing period. For example, in addition to scalpers, you can also have a black cow or other cows..."

"The cow-herding scenes can also be optimized. There will be a few more new cow-herding scenes. I think this is enough. Everyone is already very satisfied."

Most of the players who have persisted in playing until now are herding cattle day after day, seeing it as a way to relieve stress and practice.

Wang Kun proposed to add one or more cattle herding options to "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator". In addition to old scalpers, it is time to introduce new breeds of cattle.

Chen Ba readily agreed.

This is undoubtedly a piece of cake for him. After all, adding an art material is not an easy task.

But this is not enough...

He felt that since it was an update, he should show some sincerity and not simply fool everyone.

Every member of the Cowherd Cult who has persisted in playing until now deserves respect.

After all, what was jokingly called “Knock on electronic wooden fish and release cyber scalpers” was not a joke, but was actually a cyber scalper that had been released for so many years.

"Let me make a few new achievements."

Chen Ba explained: "If the game lasts more than 100 hours, you will unlock the title of "Cattle Walker", 500 hours will be the "Friend of the Scalper", and 1,000 hours will be the "Cowshed Watcher"..."

These achievements and titles are specially used to reward those players who have persisted for so many years and led cyber scalpers to the barren mountains to herd cattle day after day.

It's really not easy.

It's a credit to them that they could persevere for such a boring thing for so long. If it were Chen Ba, he probably wouldn't be able to persevere for even a week.

This spirit deserves recognition.

At the same time, these achievements and titles can be regarded as his complete recognition of the Cowherd Cult as a fun-loving group.

Stop suppressing them.

There are only a few people in the Cowherd Cult to begin with. If we continue to suppress them, I am afraid that the Cowherd Cult will really perish in the future.

"By the way, we can actually make a ranking list! See how long everyone has been herding cows in the game..."

Ranking list?

This is okay!

The algorithm is changed in the background to count the game time spent by players on the "Cow Herding Incident", which is not difficult to implement.

Chen Ba also wanted to know how long the player who had been herding cattle for the longest time had been an old scalper in "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator"?

Certainly more than a thousand hours.

Tens of thousands of hours is unrealistic. All things considered, it would only be about four to five thousand hours at most...

This is already outrageous.

After all, someone actually persists in such a boring thing for thousands of hours. Just thinking about it is scary.

You said you have such perseverance and perseverance, can you just do anything? Why do you have to stay in the game and let an old cyber scalper go?

"correct!"

Thinking of this, Chen Ba suddenly remembered that Wang Kun seemed to be a senior member of the Cattle Herding Cult, the suspected leader of the mysterious Cattle Herding Cult.

So how long is his game time?

"I don't have much. I haven't played much since I got married. The last time I looked at the total game time, it should be about 2,000 hours!"

Chen Ba: "..."

Well, it doesn't last long, and then it lasts two thousand hours. And from what I heard, it could have been higher?

Fairy, a real fairy!

He was worthy of his suspicion of being the leader of the Cowherd Cult. If word got out about the length of the game, it would probably scare countless people.

"Let's do this first!"

After hanging up the phone with Wang Kun, Chen Ba called Yang Dong again and asked him to finish the update of "Hanchuang Hard Study Simulator" before tonight.

It’s not just game updates.

The Tianba community will also be updated, and several new community achievement badges will be added. Among them, player organizations such as the "Niuherding Cult", "Gumua Sect" and "Tianshu Holy Land" can apply for exclusive badges.

I never paid attention to fan groups before, but it’s not too late to start paying attention to them now.

Don't underestimate this small badge, it is a symbol of status and a symbol of community status.

If you put a "Cow Herding Cult" badge on your back, you will be the most handsome boy in Tianba community, and you will feel more confident when posting and replying to posts.

"anyway……"

After arranging the community revision, Chen Ba turned to ask: "The number of registered users in Tianba Community should exceed five million, right?"

"It has already exceeded five million."

"Ouch!"

Chen Ba was pleasantly surprised. The registered users exceeded five million, and the average daily active players reached 100,000. For a community forum website, this number is already quite high.

Although it is not comparable to Zhangmeng and Miyoushe, it is still among the most active game player communities in the country.

Does this mean...

Tianba Studio also has a group of loyal fans? Just like Blizzard, no matter how good the game is, there will never be a shortage of players to pay for it?

OK OK!

As this community continues to develop and the number of loyal fans further increases, sooner or later, he will be able to ask the players in public: Don’t you all have mobile phones?