Chapter 180 Have all the players made back their money?

Chapter 180 Have all the players made back their money?

Superstition is definitely not an option.

But there is one thing that really bothers Chen Ba. Sometimes it doesn't matter if he doesn't believe in evil.

He is very unlucky!

The so-called bad luck does not refer to trivial matters such as not being able to draw a five-star exclusive character or guaranteeing the bottom every time. Although he is indeed very unlucky when playing games.

Chen Ba's bad luck is mainly reflected in his daily life.

In just one week, Chen Ba experienced a series of strange incidents such as having his wallet stolen, being rear-ended while driving, being chased and bitten by a dog while walking, and slipping into an artificial lake.

Fortunately, none of them are fatal.

But this also gave him a reminder that his recent fortune may not be good. He must have been cursed by a villain and punished by the will of heaven.

In order to save the dog's life, Chen Ba specially purchased three statues of gods online that were said to be consecrated by the master, and placed them in his office to suppress evil spirits.

"Is this thing of yours...reliable?"

As soon as Zhong Shengwei entered the office, he saw the statue of God placed by Brother Ba on the bookshelf behind him, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Of course it's reliable!"

"This is the statue that I asked the master to consecrate. It is said to be efficacious!"

Seeing that Comrade Xiao Zhong seemed to be questioning his faith, Chen Ba couldn't help but complain: "These three gods look very strange, but let me tell you, these three gods are..."

"No introduction needed, I know you."

Zhong Shengwei waved his hand, indicating that Brother Ba didn't need to educate himself about what kind of god this was.

He is also considered a half-player, how could he not recognize the three gods worshiped by Brother Ba? Aren't they the famous Traitor Dragon, God Sacrifice Soldier and Corpse Bird in "Yu-Gi-Oh"!

By the way...

Is this the three "transportation" gods that Brother Ba spent a huge sum of money to purchase, or is it the version consecrated by the master? This master’s real name is Muto Yugi, right?

"What are you doing with this thing..."

Zhong Shengwei was very puzzled. Although the Three Fantasy Gods were very famous, and Brother Ba was probably also a poker player, he wouldn't be able to offer them up, right?

"You don't understand!"

"Let me ask you a question, which anime does the Three Fantasy Gods come from?"

"Yu-Gi-Oh!"

Zhong Shengwei answered without thinking. As soon as he finished speaking, he realized what Brother Ba meant.

I see!

The purpose of creating the Three Illusion Gods to suppress evil spirits is fake, mainly because I want to express Brother Ba’s ambition and hope to become the "Game King".

Thinking about it this way, this thing is really good!

Although this game is not that game, the implication is excellent. I hope Tianba Studio will become the king of the game entertainment industry.

"What are you here for?"

After explaining the reason why he spent a lot of money to buy the statue of the Three Fantasy Gods, Chen Ba asked curiously: "Resign?"

"I had thoughts of resigning before, but not anymore."

Zhong Shengwei shook his head and said that he did not come to resign, but came to Brother Ba, hoping to be transferred from the game R\u0026D department to the game operations department managed by Yang Dong.

"Give me a reason!"

New game development was short of manpower, so Zhong Shengwei wanted to change jobs. This was something Chen Ba couldn't understand.

The salary and benefits of development positions are much higher than those of the operations department. It is no exaggeration to say that they are two extremes. Why does Zhong Shengwei want to change positions?

"I'm getting married, and my girlfriend is pregnant. Family matters may involve a lot of energy, so it's not suitable for overtime or high-intensity work."

Zhong Shengwei told the truth.

He and his girlfriend accidentally killed each other, so they decided to get married. It is true that development positions have much higher benefits and salaries, but the work pressure is also very high, and they often work overtime. Zhong Shengwei feels that he is not qualified.

"OK, I agree."

This was a legitimate reason. Chen Ba also understood Xiao Zhong's dilemma and agreed to his application for job transfer.

However, Chen Ba was still very surprised when he suddenly learned that Zhong Shengwei was getting married, especially because Zhong Shengwei got on the bus first and then paid the ticket, and he even had a child.

Damn it!

This action is too fast!

"That's a good thing! We've known each other for such a long time, so we have to go to Xiao Zhong's wedding and feel happy by the way..."

After telling Yang Dong about Zhong Shengwei's transfer, he also expressed the same emotion.

Chen Ba turned his head and glanced at him.

He couldn't tell whether Brother Dong's words of "being happy" were true or verbal, but the fact before him was that Brother Dong was still alone at the age of thirty.

Can you really not let go of that person?

To be honest, after so many years together, Chen Ba can no longer stand it as a bystander. Sometimes I want to scold this stupid person, but every time the words come to my lips, I swallow them.

Don't encourage others to do good unless they have suffered.

What has happened between Brother Dong and his ex-girlfriend, and what kind of relationship is it up to now? How can he enlighten Brother Dong if he doesn't know?

I hope Brother Dong wakes up soon!

Chen Ba, who didn't want to talk in depth on this topic, so as not to touch Brother Dong's sadness, coughed and asked, "How many copies of "Don't Leave After School" have been sold?"

"It will break 2 million copies immediately!"

Yang Dong explained: "Sales growth has slowed down a bit, but the popularity of the game has remained pretty good, and many players have the idea of ​​​​falling into the trap."

"The reason why the game is still popular but the sales growth is very slow is actually because many people have heard the news that "Don't Leave After School" will be turned into a free game."

During this period of time, the Internet has been full of news and reports about "Don't Leave After School".

Many players are curious about this "money-making" game and can't wait to buy a copy to see if they can really make money.

But just when passerby players were tempted to buy the game, someone familiar with the matter broke the news that "Don't Leave After School" will soon be turned into a free game.

At this moment, everyone is waiting and watching.

Tianba Studio needs to issue an announcement to either clarify the "false rumors" or disclose follow-up plans, otherwise sales growth will still be very slow.

"Then make it public!"

Tianba Studio is already very experienced in converting paid games to free games. After all, the previous "Star Emperor" also did this.

The various compensation plans and even the game announcement instructions can be directly copied from "Star Emperor".

It is worth mentioning that.

"Star Emperor" became free because almost no one bought the game. Instead of letting it sit there, it would be better to become free to increase its popularity.

The situation of "Don't Leave After School" is slightly special. The reason why this game changed from paid to free is not because no one bought the game, but because Tianba Studio needed to develop new sources of income.

Otherwise, the server won’t be able to support it!

This is no joke...

As more and more players poured into the game "Don't Leave After School", the previous five districts all experienced a round of server expansion.

But even so, the server pressure is still very high, and the players of "Don't Leave After School" are extremely active, and the average number of people online is ridiculously high. Tianba Studio is really overwhelmed.

"The enthusiasm of players online is really exaggerated! At three or four in the morning, our game still has 400,000 people online..."

When Yang Dong said this, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "In popular area servers such as District 3 and District 5, between 19:00 and 23:00 every night, there will always be more than 100,000 people queuing up, and the waiting time in line is at least 30 Minutes start.”

It’s no wonder the players are so enthusiastic.

After all, the game "Don't Leave After School" is so special.

Playing other games is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of money. After all, it is both a waste of money and a waste of life.

Playing "Don't Leave After School" is different.

Invite a few friends to play marbles and play in the entertainment mode. Not only will your mood be relaxed, but you will also be able to share the advertising fees in this area based on the game duration and number of games.

Don't you have to play hard?

To put it harshly, since "Don't Leave After School" introduced the game partner mechanism and entered the era of "regional server autonomy", players' enthusiasm for playing and online time have increased several times.

Yang Dong told Chen Ba.

There is a player in the second area of ​​"Don't Leave After School". I don't know what he does in reality. Anyway, the game time exceeds 12 hours every day.

Not one day, but every day!

This is like treating "Don't Leave After School" as a job, and it is a job that you are willing to work overtime.

"Oh? There is such a person?"

Chen Ba asked curiously: "Then by doing this, can he really earn enough to support himself in the game?"

"OK."

"The income he earns from the game is mainly divided into two parts. One part is the various advertising fees shared by the district, and the other part is selling marbles..."

Because he has been online for a long time and has perfected his skills, he can earn a lot of marbles in the game.

These marbles are actually an alternative game currency that can be sold to wealthy players, which is equivalent to the "gold coin merchant" in the game.

As a result, his monthly income is actually pretty good, at least similar to the assembly line salary in an electronics factory!

"professional player……"

Chen Ba said with some admiration: "This is really treating playing games as a job and making a living from it."

In fact, this kind of player is similar to the power leveling companions of League of Legends and the game merchants in some online games. They are professional players who depend on the game.

However, making a living in the game "Don't Leave After School" is relatively easy compared to working as a power leveler, companion player, or game merchant.

Because professional players such as boosters, companions, and game merchants are ultimately a type of service industry, and they need to maintain a service mentality that the customer is God at all times.

But to make money in "Don't Leave After School", you don't need to be obsequious to anyone, and you don't need to keep a smile. There is no concept of guests, just play like a normal player.

"Will there be any loopholes taken advantage of?"

Chen Ba thought of a possibility.

That is a game studio, using scripts or multi-open tools, using multiple computers, to collect advertising fees in "Don't Leave After School"?

"That does happen."

Yang Dong nodded and said that he had discovered recently that the game had been targeted by many copycat studios.

only……

After all, the game "Don't Leave After School" is produced by Tianba Studio, and Tianba Studio's games all have a traditional craftsmanship.

What traditional craft?

Of course, it is necessary to distinguish whether the player in front of the screen is a real person or a "dummy"!

Chen Ba couldn't explain exactly how this technology was implemented, but it could only be attributed to the magical AI judgment mechanism of the Tiehanhan system.

Regardless of the studio, script brother or plug-in dog, it is impossible to escape detection. It is basically impossible to deceive the AI ​​review.

Therefore.

Those who wanted to come to Bizhuan Studio to harvest the wool from "Don't Leave After School" not only failed to harvest the wool, but were instead robbed of a fortune by Brother Ba.

Don't ask, the question is just that there is a cost to buy the game. Isn't 68 yuan money?

The account he just bought was blocked, which is equivalent to giving Brother Ba 68 yuan for nothing. Moreover, these studios have dozens or hundreds of accounts at a time, so the losses are heavy.

"From this point of view, if we switch to free games, will it benefit these studios? After all, the account cost is very low, which is equivalent to no..."

"You can't say that."

Yang Dong shook his head and said: "The Nobug platform is also very strict against accounts registered in batches by such studios."

Registering a Tianba account may seem cost-free, but in fact the process is quite cumbersome and requires multiple rounds of identity verification.

Yang Dong resolutely implemented Brother Ba's "one person, one account" instruction and severely cracked down on the behavior of opening a trumpet.

Under normal circumstances, one ID card and one phone number can only register one Tianba account. Want to open a small account? Then additional ID and phone number are required.

The cost is still quite high.

And even if you create a bunch of alt accounts, it will be useless. Tianba Studio is able to identify the nature of the players in front of the screen and ban them immediately.

Forget it about shedding wool.

Brother Ba's wool can only be harvested by normal players. Any attempt by abnormal players to harvest the wool is nothing more than wishful thinking.

Trivia!

Among the more than 1.5 million players of "Don't Leave After School", about two-thirds of them have earned back the 68 yuan spent on purchasing the game by playing the game and watching ads.

"So many?"

Yang Dong didn't look at the data carefully, but he was shocked when he heard that so many people had made back their money.

"A lot?"

Chen Ba smiled and settled the score for Yang Dong.

The cost of an advertisement starts at about 300,000 yuan, and the advertising time may be long or short. The short one may be a week, and the long one may be a month. The longer the time, the higher the advertising fee.

Based on the minimum price of 300,000, the income from more than 220 advertisements can basically offset the cost of purchasing the game for 1 million players.

"Don't Leave After School" has implemented this mode for three months, and the game has five zones. On average, a zone only needs more than 40 advertisements.

12 weeks in March, 40 ads.

To be honest, this is not an exaggeration. The actual number of regional server advertisements has already exceeded this number.

Theoretically, all players of "Don't Leave After School" can earn back the cost of purchasing the game.

However, some players have been online too few times, and have turned on the pure mode, which does not accept any advertising harassment. Therefore, one-third of the players did not earn 68 yuan.

"Fuck!"

It’s not that I don’t know, it’s just that I was shocked.

After Yang Dong heard Brother Ba finish the calculation, he said speechlessly: "How dare we develop a game and sell it to more than one million players, but it turns out that the people who paid the money are a bunch of advertisers?"

How abstract!

More than one million players bought a game worth 68 yuan for nothing. This is definitely a jaw-dropping scene in the gaming industry.

But why is it so normal when it happens to the game "Don't Leave After School"?