Chapter 291: Kang Yong's plan
Chapter 291 Kang Yong’s plan
In the office, Kang Yong looked at the background data of the game with a complicated expression on his face.
"What exactly is going on?"
Judging from the report of the "Protoss World" project team, this game indeed has a very serious bug. Moreover, it is the kind of bug that cannot be eliminated. If you take a careful look at the skill and talent descriptions, you will know that this is definitely the fault of the programmer.
But the problem is that the emergence of these two bugs has indeed brought unprecedented popularity to the "Protoss World" test server.
Whether it is the return activity of old players, the attraction effect of new players, or the online time of players...
These data are obviously several times higher than usual!
You don’t even need to check the background data. Just find a main city, look at the people standing on the wooden piles, and look at the number of people queuing in each server, and you will know how popular this game is currently.
Ji Heng hurriedly said: "Mr. Kang, I'm sorry, I'm reviewing it! I should be responsible for the serious bug that occurred this time."
Kang Yong is very tolerant. After all, this bug has objectively increased the popularity of the game.
"It's okay, it's harmless. But...what are you going to do next?"
Infinite Starlight Milk and Dark Chain, two special BDs that appeared due to bugs, have indeed made the current game environment of the "Protoss World" test server very unbalanced.
Kang Yong frowned slightly and sat down silently, lost in thought.
“If we continue like this, at least 70% of DPS players will want to play Dark Chain. Will other BDs still have a way to survive?
“These two BDs may keep players entertained for a week or two, but soon they will get tired of playing. What will happen next?
“At the same time, subsequent compensation plans are also being implemented.”
Ji Heng was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head: "Mr. Kang, of course we have to practice it!
“This bug only makes some players happy for a while, but in the long run, it will be a devastating blow to the balance of the game!
"With BD like infinite starlight milk, what other treatments are there? According to our original design, a group of 10 people needs 3 milks, and a group of 25 people needs 7~8 milks, but now? A group of 25 people or even two or three One breast is enough.
“It’s not yet certain how long it will take to fix these two bugs. I think if it’s fast, it can be completed in one or two days, and if it’s slow, it will be about three days.
“The key is that this bd is very brainless. He only needs to stand there and cast a skill. Other healing professions that are nervous and increase health have become clowns.
“As long as we add some restrictions to these skills and talents so that they conform to their original descriptions and no longer trigger each other, it should be fine.
Ji Heng said: "Mr. Kang, there is nothing to say. I have asked the program team to fix the bug urgently.
“If you ask me to say, when it’s time to break, it’s best to issue an announcement immediately saying that this is a serious bug, and then urgently fix it within two days.”
"The Dark Chain BD is also outrageous. Various skills are triggered in a chain and become a perpetual motion machine. The AOE ability is at least three or four times stronger than other BDs. The key is that this is a long-range BD, and the positioning requirements in the dungeon are not originally high.
The problem is, the heat they bring is so high!
If an announcement is made now and emergency repairs are carried out within a day or two, there is no doubt that the current overwhelming enthusiasm will be in vain.
Kang Yong pondered for a moment: "Three days...is this repair time too fast? Or...can this bug not be fixed?"
Of course he understood what Ji Heng said.
New players who have been introduced may be lost immediately, and max-level players who have just finished playing Starlight Milk and Dark Chain may also quit the game on the spot. Long and short videos promoting these two BDs on the Internet will inevitably disappear soon.
Players who may be attracted in the future will naturally be shut out forever.
Let Kang Yong give up all this traffic and popularity, which is simply more uncomfortable than killing him. “Is there any… way to get the best of both worlds?
“On the one hand, try to convert the current popularity and traffic as much as possible to attract new players, but also take a longer-term view to maintain the balance of the game in the future?”
Ji Heng was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Kang, think twice!
“It is only natural that if there are bugs in the game, it must be fixed. What’s more, this bug really affects the game experience of other players. Don’t be blinded by the temporary popularity!”
Kang Yong stood up and took two steps: "Do you think this will work?
“As for bugs, they still need to be fixed, but let’s not explicitly say they need to be fixed first, let’s let them play for a while. Let players play for two weeks, or even a month.
“During this period, the popularity on the Internet will definitely continue to ferment, attracting a large number of new players to enter.
“After this period of time has passed, we will make an announcement to fix the bug. In this way, even if some players will quit the game, there will be enough new players brought in, and it will still be cost-effective for us overall.
"We are more sincere in the announcement and explain to everyone that this is actually a BUG. The repair is to maintain a good game environment and to take care of the gaming experience of other BD players. If we provide some more compensation packages, it should be fine. ”
Why can’t you clearly say that you want to cultivate?
Because once it is made clear, it will still have the same result as immediate repair, and it will still scare away the existing popularity.
Ji Heng vaguely felt that something was wrong with this: "Mr. Kang, is this a little bit..."
Kang Yong waved his hand nonchalantly: "This is already our best choice at the moment! Just take this time to test it more and fix all the other hidden bugs. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Ji Heng was silent.
Obviously, there are only three roads before them.
The first is to immediately announce that this is a bug and fix it as quickly as possible.
The second is to completely ignore this bug and allow players to play openly.
But both methods have problems. The former will directly interrupt the game's current popularity conversion, bid farewell to the overwhelming traffic, and prevent new players from flowing in. The latter will seriously destroy the balance of the game and make the gameplay rigid.
That’s why Kang Yong came up with a method that seems to have the best of both worlds. It should not only convert the popularity of the game as much as possible, but also consider the long-term gameplay of the game and balance the intensity of various BDs.
And there can’t be too many faults with this approach. After all, players can see at a glance that it’s a bug. So isn’t it only natural for the official to fix the bug?
On the contrary, it’s you players who enjoy playing with bugs who have problems, right?
Even if there are players who criticize the official website, there will definitely be other players who will defend the official website.
It seems that this is indeed the best way to deal with it.
Ji Heng still felt that it was inappropriate to do this, but looking at Kang Yong's look, it was obvious that he had made up his mind to do this.
So he said nothing more and just nodded: "Okay, Mr. Kang, let's do this."
(End of this chapter)