There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

that day.

At the same time as the Forest Carnival.

Special instructions will end.

And Linmu Studio simultaneously launched the dual version of "Monster Hunter" and the dual version store page of "Pokémon" on Switch.

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With the launch of "Monster Hunter", there is also a detailed text version introduction.

In addition to explaining the problems of subsequent version pushes.

In order to more accurately explain the size of the game to players, the relevant clearance time is also marked on the game store.

The clearance time given by Linmu Studio is 100 hours for the main line, 210 hours for the branch line plus the main line, and 700 hours for the full collection!

This number can be said to be very exaggerated.

To be more precise, this is the first time that Linmu Studio has launched a game with such a long mainline process.

After all, for the last new work of Linmu Studio, it only takes about 10 hours to clear the main story line. Even "Dark Soul", the theoretical time given by Linmu Studio is about 30 hours.

This length of time does not take into account old players and speedrunners. For new players, it will probably take this much time to clear the level.

After all, the difficulty is quite high, and the map is also very large, taking into account the running map of 365 miles and the mechanism of monsters resurrecting with the player's resurrection.

This length of time most players agree.

Even "Dark Soul" is only thirty hours.

So it is conceivable how outrageous the 100-hour mainline customs clearance plot is.

However, in the description document, Linmu Studio specifically stated that the game will not have any paid additional content in the future, and said that the follow-up DLC has all been included in the game itself.

This again gives the player confidence.

After all, this is not common. The game has just started pre-sale, and even the cake is not drawn. It does not say that the DLC is updated for free, nor that there will be additional content in the follow-up, but it directly cuts off its own path.

As stated, there is no extra content.

This also means that no matter how popular the follow-up games are, they will not launch paid content.

This confidence is indeed very powerful.

And Lin Yao herself is also confident about the duration of the announcement, after all, the content of XX has been stuffed into it.

in addition.

It is also specifically written in the documentation that due to Linmu Studio’s mistakes, except for the double version, Linmu Studio will no longer release any advanced version.

All players who pre-order the game before release will receive all advanced costumes and cat and dog appearances.

Until the release date.

This is also good news. After all, 99% of the previous games will have advanced versions such as Collector’s Edition, including Linmu Studio. Generally, the Collector’s Edition will be more expensive than the standard version, but pre-purchase the Advanced Edition. Rewards like special clothing.

Free shipping now.

Moreover, in order to cater to the theme of the carnival, and to apologize to the players, the price of the new game will be reduced by 15% during the pre-order stage, to only 249 yuan.

Buy both versions together for the same price!

Well, all of the above.

The moment the price comes out.

Everything turned into fireworks...

This is too conscientious! ! !

This is the only thought of the players.

One hundred hours of mainline customs clearance process.

A month later, another version of all monsters will be released for free.

Pre-order now and get rewards from the advanced version.

In the end, the game only sold for 249 yuan.

The 3A masterpiece of Linmu Studio has never set such a low price.

Although only during the Carnival.

But in the entire industry, there is no company that dares to make such a low price when a 3A masterpiece is released.

This is too conscientious! ! !

Looking at the entire documentation, most players are satisfied. The only point of controversy is probably the clothing coins that must be obtained online.

Lin Mu Studio did not intend to let go of this point.

Many players also realized what it was.

This is already the only point where Linmu Studio can gain a foothold... It is really difficult to get rid of.

If you really want to remove it, the excuse to encourage online will not work.

And most players don't really care about it.

Lin Mu Studio was born in online games, and it is a routine operation to get costumes without any bonuses that require special time to participate in special events.

Moreover, Linmu Studio does not specifically require face-to-face meetings, and an internet connection is fine, but teammates have to try their luck...

But... Whether it's the documentation or the update push about the dual versions, it's all aimed at "Monster Hunter".

Although the two versions of "Pokémon" will also be reduced in price during the carnival, the price is also around 250 yuan, but there is no mention of the dual version... This game, as Mou Feng expected, has been subtly influenced by the players accepted.

Because of the existence of "Monster Hunter", Linmu Studio didn't even have to explain it alone.

Players will figure it out by themselves. "Monster Hunter" is to encourage players to connect online, so "Pokémon" exists to exchange this gameplay.

After all, Forest Studio gave a satisfactory answer in "Monster Hunter".

The price has also dropped!

This is the most important!

Adding all of the above together, acceptance becomes a matter of course.

But accept it.

The direction of the matter was beyond Mou Feng's expectation...

At this time point, Linmu Studio opened the pre-orders for two games that will be released on May 15th and June 10th, and announced that during the carnival, the price will be reduced by 15%.

The lethality is too high...

The enthusiasm of the players is beyond imagination...

Because the 'Carnival' was already the focus of attention.

that day.

The special presentation just ended.

The pre-order page has been updated.

And it's not yet noon.

Two games, four versions, all squeezed into the top of the sales list.

Four versions of the two games, all pre-orders exceeded 100,000 in such a short period of time!

And after twelve o'clock.

Five hours later.

Join the pre-order crowd as Carnival-goers head into the break.

Sales have begun to sprint towards 200,000.

And witnessed it all.

Mou Feng is a little skeptical about life...

...

"The player won't buy both versions, right? Isn't this too outrageous!?"

Carnival corner.

Mou Feng was sitting and resting, while looking at the 'good news' on his mobile phone, and looked at Li Guangsheng beside him with disbelief.

"I don't know, but this is just an online pre-order...not counting the pre-sale of Linmu Studio's physical cassettes. These two games are all console games. I see that many players on the forum said that they want to buy physical cassettes for collection. .”

Li Guangsheng was silent for a moment, then shook his head lightly: "They said that this is the first time that Linmu Studio has launched a double version, which is very valuable for collection..."

Mou Feng: "..."

After a moment of silence.

"This is a double version!! It means that the game that players pay for may have less content! How can this be! Players stand up!!"

Mou Feng asked a question.

He has to admit that Linmu Studio has opened up a new path for boats.

He never imagined a new path for the ship.

The most outrageous thing is that it was successfully returned to Linmu Studio.

He can imagine, if "Pokémon" is the first to announce the double version, what will happen in the end...

Even though Linmu Studio tried its best to explain that this is for the exchange of gameplay.

It is estimated that the scolding will not stop.

Because people are emotional, even if players know that the dual versions exist for the two core gameplays of game collection and exchange, the vast majority of players will not buy two versions at all, but less content means less content!

This is split into two to buy! What's more, "Pokémon" is not like "Monster Hunter", because of the existence of the illustrated book, it is more sensitive.

But it is such an adventure, if you are not careful, you will be sprayed out by the players.

In the end, it was easily resolved.

It's outrageous!

"Do you think the players care?"

Hearing this, Li Guangsheng looked up at the bustling "Monster Hunter" demo area and "Pokémon" demo area.

Mou Feng fell silent when he saw the happy players.

...

at the same time.

Peria headquarters.

Deputy He turned on the computer at noon, and wanted to see what Linmu Studio would be scolded for.

But as soon as you open the forum.

What he saw was...

"I plan to buy the tooth dragon version, this cover looks better!"

"I think the cover of Feilong's version looks good! The collection value is even higher!"

"I want them all (referring to the digital version)!"

"I was at the scene and tried it out. In fact, it doesn't matter which version, there are too many contents! Playing for three or four hours a day, I feel that playing for a month is completely fine."

"The price was reduced by 15% as soon as it was released, which is a lot cheaper than other 3A, which is too conscientious!"

"As expected of the Forest Carnival, it's too good."

"..."

"?"

See the first few posts.

Deputy He directly sprayed out the water he just drank, and then slowly made a question mark.

Holding the mouse, he quickly flipped through other posts on the forum.

Then I found that, except for last night's post, most of today's posts, the players' discussion focus has all become games, and they are all praises.

As if the quarrel last night was an illusion.

inadvertently.

This is how the double version issue passed...

In addition to discussing the game, players are discussing what Carnival Forest Studio will bring next.

Mitsuo Kawafu widened his eyes, then immediately picked up the Switch at hand and opened the store page.

Then, he read through the special instructions for "Monster Hunter".

After reading.

He was dazed for a while, and then opened the store page of "Pokémon".

There are no instructions above.

"Crazy!"

Deputy He suddenly raised his head and looked at the screen in front of him again: "I just explained the double version of "Monster Hunter"! "Pokémon" has not changed anything! You just accept it!?

And Lin Mu Studio is also crazy! Do this for the double version? Struggle to make two copies of "Monster Hunter", so many models to make two? Need to solve network and other problems, and finally become the same again? The price is also discounted in half? Apart from making the box different, there is no difference at all! ? Even stuffed the DLC into it... How idle are you guys! ? "

He asked his doubts aloud.

But no one answered his question.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he directly posted a post on the forum to clarify this point.

But the players didn't pay much attention to it.

Players who will reply.

The reply is also... "Isn't this for exchanging gameplay?"

Seeing the reply, Deputy He froze in place, feeling that his whole body was not well.

Such a money-losing model is accepted like this?

Did I miss something?

This is all right?

This is all right! ?

One game for the price of two!

What kind of magic did Linmu Studio cast on the players?

Since they can.

Is that myself...

Deputy He looked at the players who were ruthless, anxious and angry, and then at a certain moment, he suddenly calmed down...

...

at the same time.

Forest Carnival.

on site.

In addition to the special briefing session in the morning, there will also be a "Battle Royale" meet and greet.

And in the afternoon, the highlight is the "Diablo" meeting.

Although it hasn't started yet.

But many players who went to the trial area to line up are already ready.

Including the most popular new game trial area, the players in the middle and late ranks all gave up this meeting, turned around and wandered around, preparing to go to the venue when the time is almost up.

Because of the special briefing session in the morning.

The players are happy. The openness of the demo has brought the players' enthusiasm for discussing "Monster Hunter" to a new peak.

Although it is a trial play, there are not many open areas.

But this is not much.

Just compared to the official version of the game.

Even if it is a trial version, no player has run through the entire open map of the trial version... because of the limited time and the fact that the map is really too big.

This bigness is not the bigness of nothingness.

Almost every player who tries to play can encounter monsters that other trial players have not encountered.

This has given many players something to talk about.

It also allows players to have a clearer understanding of what Linmu Studio said, the size of the game is unexpected, and the weight of all subsequent DLCs.

but.

All of the above have nothing to do with Lin Yao...

If she goes out and hangs out, there will be some problems.

After all, outside the square, there have been cosplayers in maid outfits since the third day.

They also didn't say who the cosplayer was.

But even so, they were surrounded tightly.

The maid uniform has become a traffic password.

In this situation.

Of course Lin Yao would not run around.

Otherwise, it will only increase the pressure on the staff.

this will.

She was at the opening door next to the main venue, quietly leaning against the wall, turning her head to look in the direction of the stage, waiting for the "Diablo" meet and greet to start.

"Lin Yao, the pre-sale sales of the two games have come out."

At this time.

Mu Wanqing came over, saw Lin Yao leaning against the wall, paused in her footsteps, and then came to her side.

"Well, how is it?"

Lin Yao heard the voice, turned her head and asked.

"Very good, almost two hundred thousand."

"oh……"

Lin Yao nodded, then turned her head and continued to look at the stage.

"What's wrong?" Mu Wanqing came to her side and leaned against the wall with her.

"It's nothing, I'm just not sure if I did the right thing after it happened."

Lin Yao looked at the stage, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "What do you think? Miss Mu"

"That's what I'm going to ask you."

Mu Wanqing smiled and asked, "Why is "Pokémon" going to be released in two versions?"

"Um……"

Lin Yao thought for a while, turned around, and replied: "On the one hand, I didn't come up with a better plan, and on the other hand, I probably thought that I hope players can gain friendship and fun from the exchange of Pokémon. It's good, it's not a bad thing... But in the end, seeing players accept it, I couldn't help but think, wouldn't this be unfair to players who don't have friends?

And the answer is definitely unfair, but I can’t think of a solution to this problem for the time being. If you want to increase the desire to exchange, you have to make a difference. Even if it’s not a dual version, it’s bound to sacrifice part of the player’s experience, even if it’s short-lived. Sacrifice, that is also sacrifice, such as..."

Lin Yao paused, and looked back at the stage: "The "Diablo" that will be announced later will also have online gameplay, and if you go to the secret realm online, there will be experience bonuses. Every time there is an extra person, the experience bonus will increase. One point, and in multiplayer mode, there will be more monsters. Is this unfair to players who only like to play alone?

The answer is definitely not fair. The same amount of time is invested, but the experience obtained online and alone is different. But I can't think of a solution for the time being, can I remove the experience bonus? Remove the setting of too many people and too many strange things? Then no one should think about going online, right? Then, such as witch doctor, many auxiliary occupations and auxiliary equipment in the mainstream gameplay seem to become dispensable.

More players should think about practicing a version of the profession, and then find a way to brush 150 floors alone. Even if someone is willing to connect online, it is probably to brush with friends, or just to try it out.

However, as one of the most mainstream gameplays of the game, online is the best way to increase user stickiness. The subsequent season mode requires players who are willing to continue playing before it will be possible to continue to launch.

This is a problem... but I really can't think of a good solution for the time being. "

Mu Wanqing: "..."

"In the final analysis, it is still part of the gameplay. It will give some players special rewards, but it cannot satisfy everyone. "Monster Hunter" will unlock new costumes for online players, and the exchange gameplay of "Pokémon" allows players with the same interests to exchange Find the Pokémon you want and collect all the illustrations. If you go back, the first online game "Fantasy OL" in our studio, the experience gained by the three-person team and the five-person team is also different. The burst rate will also be different.

Does that mean it's unfair? It's really unfair to some players who don't want to form a team at all.

But online is also one of the ways to play, and it is the best way to increase user stickiness. I want to think of a solution, but the balance of encouragement and fairness is too difficult to adjust. "

Lin Yao sighed, then looked back at Mu Wanqing, said with a light smile:

"In the final analysis, this is something that a large group of smart people came up with... I am an ordinary person, so it is still too difficult to come up with a solution that has the best of both worlds."

"Aren't you smart?"

Hearing this, Mu Wanqing moved to Lin Yao's side, hugged her slender waist, and smiled narrowly.

She didn't think much of it.

I just thought that the smart people Lin Yao mentioned meant the smart people who figured out how to play online games.

But Lin Yao is not referring to them, but all the smart people who made games in her previous life...

Lin Yao didn't explain, but looked at Mu Wanqing, who was next to her with her long black silk legs tightly together, and asked with a smile, "Do I look like it?"

"Like." Mu Wanqing replied without hesitation.

"ha……"

Lin Yao smiled, then held Mu Wanqing's hand on her belly, rubbed her belly lightly, looked towards the stage, and continued: "At the beginning, I could think of the best way to serve the 'exchange' gameplay, which is double version release, we have put in a lot of effort.

But I just thought about it, "Pokémon" may have a better way... But if you are not willing to remove the core gameplay of exchange, you are still willing to believe that players can gain friendship and fun in the exchange of Pokémon. If so, even if it is a single version, it may still be necessary to adjust the evolution route of some Pokémon, encourage players to exchange, and give online players more advantages... This is another way.

If this year's "Pokémon" is released, if the dual version cannot play one of the core gameplays of the game "exchange" as expected, then switch to another way... I hope we can overthrow the dual version plan. "

"Didn't you think of a solution?"

Mu Wanqing looked at the girl who was holding her hand and gently rubbing her stomach, and said with a smile.

"It's still early days. It is said that a single version is also feasible, but in orthodox Pokémon works, the exchange gameplay is one of the core. How to build a good online exchange mechanism without overthrowing this gameplay is very complicated. question."

Lin Yao made a bitter face: "And I don't know how to do it yet, I only have an idea..."

It is indeed complicated.

She is not a professional planner.

She relies more on the experience of her previous life, but the problem is that the orthodox works of "Pokémon" are released in double versions...

At this time, the advantage of her previous life experience turned into a disadvantage.

How to build a reasonable gameplay that can play well with the element of "exchange" in a single version has become a problem.

What's more troublesome is that in order to have more confidence in the mobile Internet era, the sequel of "Pokémon" cannot be delayed, it must be done.

Unless you give up this IP.

So in the end, due to time constraints, Lin Yao still chose the dual-version release plan to make the sequel of "Pokémon", and at the same time let players accept this plan.

And gave myself a year to think about a better plan.

But she had no way of thinking, the reason why she said those words to Mu Wanqing just now was because of distress.

"Although I don't understand, the whole studio will help you... It's not about you alone. I believe that after this double-version release, the project team will also have new experiences. Let's grow together , this time it’s a test of the waters.”

Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao's side face, smiled lightly, put her arms around her waist and shook her lightly, comforting her softly.

"……Too."

Lin Yao was stunned when she heard the words, then smiled, continued to grab her hand, and gently rubbed her belly.

Mu Wanqing also stopped talking.

But soon, Lin Yao discovered something was wrong...

"Are you getting bigger and bigger? It's already reached my chest! Hand in hand."

Lin Yao glanced at her stomach, then turned to look at Mu Wanqing.

"You hold my hand yourself." Manwan cleared up with confidence.

"Fart!" Lin Yao glared at her.

At this time.

"What are you doing?"

Zhong Xiu came from a distance, came near the entrance gate, and then looked at Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing standing side by side against the wall, a little surprised.

"When the "Diablo" meeting starts, is it time?"

Lin Yao looked at Zhong Xiu and replied.

"Well, it's about to start, don't you see that the audience is full? What are you talking about, so engrossed."

Zhong Xiu raised his hand and glanced at his watch, took a deep breath, and began to prepare.

Lin Yao also glanced at the auditorium when she heard the words, only to find that the seats were full.

"It's really full...Come on."

Lin Yao looked at Zhong Xiu again, and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'm well-informed."

Zhong Xiu didn't want to show his timidity in front of the two women. Hearing such words, he immediately replied confidently.

"That's good……"

Lin Yao nodded, and couldn't help but glance at the top of his head.

to be honest.

Now Zhong Xiu's baldness is becoming more and more obvious.

She can even imagine what it will look like when the lights come down...

"It stopped recently! It hasn't fallen off! It's not obvious at all! Zhu Nianqiao is farting, what a bald head! How is it possible!"

Zhong Xiu noticed Lin Yao's gaze, his face darkened, and he refuted loudly.

"I didn't mean that."

Lin Yao held back her laughter and shook her head vigorously.

Zhong Xiu still wanted to say something, but when he looked at the time, he realized that it was too late, so he could only stop talking, and walked out the moment the stage lights came on.

Then, say hello.

But I don't know if Lin Yao led her astray...

As soon as Zhong Xiu came to the stage, he just said...

"Hi everyone, I'm a slide repairer."

As soon as the words are spoken.

There was an instant burst of cheers and... laughter from the auditorium.

And play the door.

Hear Zhong Xiu's words.

Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing were stunned for a moment, and then the older and the younger bent down laughingly, the flowers and branches trembling.

Sorry I screwed up...sorry.

In fact, the starting point of these chapters is very simple. "Monster Hunter" uses gimmicks to attract firepower for Pokémon, and then uses the fusion of two games to match the same game content of the two games, and gives a solution for subsequent push updates.

"Pokémon" is a true dual-version release, serving the exchange of gameplay. I am willing to believe that the dual version is for the original intention of players to gain friendship and fun in the exchange of Pokémon.

But I didn't notice.

I thought these were just wishful thinking on my part.

After all, what kind of thing am I! ? A wage earner from 9 to 7 in the morning, the solution he came up with within a few hours every day, just wanted to solve a problem based on an existing game? is it possible?

The idea that a group of smart people came up with, the game that was made, what I thought was a good idea, maybe it was just an idiot's idea.

Ha ha.

Really opinionated.

It's so ugly...

sorry.

Let you see such a chapter.