Chapter 255 What to do about version update?

Chapter 255 What to do about version update?

At this moment, Zhou Yang raised his hand and asked weakly, "Mr. Li, I have a small question."

Lilith was in a good mood at this time, and nodded generously: "You can ask!"

Zhou Yang said: "If you make an MMORPG...what about the subsequent version updates?"

When this was said, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, yes, what about the version update?

This really hit the Achilles' heel of the game Against Heaven!

All the games released by Against Heaven before, note that all games, have never been updated!

Not to mention any updated versions, there are not even bug fix patches.

The main focus is on the original flavor, what the game looks like when it is put on the shelves, and then it will be the same in the future. Subsequent modifications? That is absolutely impossible.

So much so that some players can't bear it and start to mod the game themselves.

If it weren't for these mods, the life of some games would probably end earlier.

But for MMORPGs, it should be absolutely necessary to update the version, right?

Because this type of game is often all-encompassing and has complex mechanisms, there will be many strange bugs and players will take advantage of loopholes.

If some serious bugs appear, such as studio gold brushing, bugs to kill bosses, bugs to brush battlefields, etc., they must be urgently repaired as soon as possible.

Even if the technical strength of Against Heaven is strong and there are no such serious bugs, it cannot be updated.

Because the game type of MMORPG is completely different from stand-alone games.

In stand-alone games, players can get their money's worth after experiencing it for a few hours, and the current number of online players in the game has no effect on the gaming experience of other players.

But MMORPG games are different. If they want to make a profit, they rely on long-term operations.

The main fun of this game lies in the interaction between players. Whether it is the in-game economic system or the high-end PVE group gameplay, a large number of players are required to participate.

Once the game stops subsequent updates, it means that players will quickly lose fun and churn after experiencing the current content.

The continuous loss of players will cause a series of chain reactions, making the gaming experience of other players worse, and thus churn.

In this way, the number of active users in the game will avalanche, and it will soon become a ghost server.

So, from Zhou Yang's perspective, MMORPG games are simply incompatible with the Nitian game, and there is no way to make it!

Wei Chengjie seemed indifferent to this: "Oh, this is not a big problem, right? We didn't update the game before, just because these games didn't need to be updated. Now we are doing MMORPG, so it's okay to update it a little bit, right?"

However, Lilith looked serious: "That won't work, absolutely not!"

Wei Chengjie: "Huh?"

He looked at Zhou Yang, and saw that Zhou Yang's face was full of "You are really a picture" expression.

Obviously, as an employee who joined the Nitian game later, Wei Chengjie did not have a thorough understanding of some of the deep rules of the Nitian game.

He still couldn't figure out and couldn't accept why Nitian put "no update after the game is released" in such an important position.

"But President Li, if you insist on this, we won't be able to make MMORPG games at all!" Wei Chengjie was confused. He originally thought that the R\u0026D investment of tens of millions would have a high probability of losing money, but now he found that it is 100% certain to lose money... The game is not good to begin with, and it can't be updated later? This is like taking the civil service exam when you are unemployed. Others can take the exam from the age of 22 to 35, but you only have one chance to take the exam. The probability of success is too low! Lilith didn't care about it: "Oh, it doesn't matter. "We just need to release the game step by step. As for whether the players will leave, it will be a matter of several months or even a year later. There is no need to think too much. ”

Obviously, Lilith’s solution is to bury her head in the sand and pretend that the problem doesn’t exist!

In fact, she does have some reason to do so.

First of all, the size of MMORPG games is large enough. Even the current version of “Demon World Conflict” is enough for players to play continuously for several months.

After all, similar games have a CD setting for group copies. Each group copy can only be played once a week. The equipment produced each time is limited, and the explosion rate of some scarce equipment is very low, and it will be fought over by many people.

So even if players organize fixed groups to play every week like going to work, it will take a long time for everyone to graduate.

What's more, there will be new players joining later.

In this way, this game is enough for players to play for a year.

For Lilith, if the tens of millions of investment can successfully collect negative emotions for a year, it is enough. She doesn't really care about the so-called long-term operation, which is a rather dangerous signal.

Because if the long-term operation of this game does not collapse, it means that the players have collected too many positive emotions from the game. The happier they play, the more uncomfortable Lilith will be.

Secondly, the decline in game experience caused by the loss of players is also part of collecting negative emotions.

Everyone was completely speechless and could only look at Gu Fan.

That means: Mr. Gu, please take care of it! This second-rate investor is going to heaven!

Although the wasted money belongs to the company, the problem is that everyone's bonuses are directly linked to subsequent game revenue. No one wants to work for months, only to be ridiculed by players and peers when they can’t get the last cent of the bonus.

Gu Fan coughed twice and spoke: "I think Mr. Li's idea is not a problem, it can be regarded as a solution.

“When it comes to making games, the most important trade-off is.

“And the most important thing about trade-offs is prioritization.

“As long as you can think clearly about what you want, you can firmly eliminate everything else.

"Since Mr. Li believes that it is more important that the game will not be updated in the future, it is also correct to give up some other game experiences for this purpose."

Lilith didn't expect that Gu Fan would stand so firmly on her side, and couldn't help but feel a little touched.

But Gu Fan obviously hasn't finished speaking yet.

"But... I think there is still some room for maneuver in this matter.

"In fact, we can continue to bring new gaming experiences to players without violating the premise that "the game will not be updated later."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.

Zhou Yang was stunned and said: "Huh? Mr. Gu, what should we do specifically? Make a mod?

“But for a mod of this size, it’s definitely impossible to count on enthusiasts.

"If we make it ourselves, wouldn't it be deceiving others, taking off our pants and farting..."

Gu Fan shook his head slightly: "Of course it's not a mod.

"What I mean is that we can definitely open a new version every year. This new version will be developed on the basis of the previous one. For example, the maximum level of players in the previous version was 60, and the maximum level of players in the new version is 70.

“Most of the original content will be retained, but we will also make some modifications based on the features of the new version.

"The only difference is that this new version is not a direct overlay of the old version, but... released as another game.

“When players play this new version, or new game, they can directly use their previous game account.

"But the content players obtain in the new version cannot be brought back to the old version in reverse."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.

ah?

Is this okay?

Zhou Yang felt that his CPU was a little burned out. He had never thought that he could handle things like this before.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems feasible.

In this way, there is indeed no update or modification to the original game, it is just that the new game uses the content of the old game!

And if I have to say it, there are certain benefits to doing so.

For example, the original flavor of the original version can be retained, and players can go back at any time if they want to feel nostalgic.

For another example, if there is any special mechanism in the original game that conflicts with the gameplay of the new version, there is no need to modify it and it can be kept intact.

It seems...is it really the best of both worlds?

Lilith lowered her head and thought for a while: "Huh? This is indeed okay!"

Obviously Gu Fan's proposal does not affect her collection of negative emotions.

If the original game remains unchanged, then the contract will remain unchanged, and the negative emotions that should be collected can still be collected.

Even this approach can have some positive effects on the collection of negative emotions.

Every time a new version is opened, she can do some difficult chores to torture players, which may increase the player's suffering time and earn her more negative emotions.

"Then...Mr. Li, you can decide the theme of each version." Gu Fan suggested.

Lilith thought for a while: "Okay!

“Then let’s order three versions first!

“The first version is at full level 60, and the main enemy is the dragon, so it’s called the Age of Dragons;

“The second version is at full level 70, and the main enemy is demons, so it’s called the Demon Age;

"The third version is full level 80, and the main enemy is the angel. It's called the Angel Age!

"This is tentative for now. After these three versions are launched, the game will be in operation for almost three years, which is enough!"