Chapter 22: The Record Breaker
If a game collapsed in the late stage because it insulted the IQ of mainstream players and was abandoned, Beichen's early works were sold because they were too detached from the masses and were disliked.
Lin Shu vaguely remembers that in the following years, the most popular games at this time became more and more social - of course, this is not a problem, and it is even an advantage for netizens. But while the sociality is increasing, the sophistication of the plot is also decreasing...... The more the peripherals are sold, the more perfunctory the plot becomes, and many of them have become familiar bloody plots made up of vulgar plots.
Sometimes businesses shouldn't put the IQ of players and consumers too low. Many times, players don't give up on a game, not because they can't tell the difference between good and bad, and they don't think there are any better options. A game that sells feelings, but it is becoming more and more perfunctory in the plot, which is very fatal for a game.
"Nine Heavens" rose at that time.
Beichen's most popular game "Sheng Tang Fu" before "Nine Heavens", but the popularity of this game has never been up, the reason is because Sheng Tang Fu's research is too careful and the plot is too heavy, so the whole plot is a little ungrounded, and the result is that there are many diehards, but the audience is not wide. This problem has been greatly improved in the Nine Heavens, so this game can surpass Beichen's previous works and become a masterpiece.
Lin Shu's words can be said to be in one sentence, which is exactly the problem that Beichen focused on reflecting on when making "Nine Heavens", and it is also the part that "Nine Heavens" focused on improving later.
It took some time for Beichen's management to point out the problem, but Yang knew that there must be someone who was sensitive to this aspect and could easily spot the problem.
But...... Such a child?
He stared at Lin Shu tightly for a while, trying to see what was different about him, but in fact, Yang Ziqi couldn't find anything with the naked eye alone.
It's just a beautiful child.
Finally he said, "Is this what you thought of yourself?" ”
Lin Shu asked rhetorically, "Otherwise, who do you think sued me?" ”
Yang Ziqi looked at Lin Shu for a while before he said, "I haven't asked your name yet." Mind introducing yourself? Little Mister? ”
His little gentleman has a little bit of playfulness, and a little bit of Lin Shu's childishness. But although there is still accommodation for the child in that playful tone, there is no contempt and disapproval from before.
Lin Shu also examined him before he spoke, "My name is Lin Shu." Shuangmu forest, give to Shu. ”
And this name will be a name that has always impressed Yang Ziqi in his last life and in this life.
Yang Ziqi finally invited Lin Shu and Du Sitong to have a meal, although he did not talk about the issue of solicitation again.
Lin Shu was very calm about this. He felt that with his own identity and ability, it was natural for Yang Ziqi to do this. And the other party pays this kindness to win his favor and friendly attitude in the future, which is simply not too profitable.
…… As long as Yang Ziqi can see the reality clearly this time, don't be stubborn and conceited like in his previous life.
Although Yang Ziqi did not mention the matter of poaching again, when he left, he exchanged phone numbers and instant messaging numbers for Lin Shu. After he went back, he sent two accounts to Lin Shu through the guò instant messaging software.
These two accounts are the closed beta accounts of "Nine Heavens".
Nine Heavenly ...... Lin Shu also played this game when he was a child, but he never experienced a closed beta.
He swiped his finger over the activation code on the sticky note, revealing a thoughtful smile.
"The activation code that Mr. Yang gave you is a new game? Summer Closed Beta? Du Sitong asked.
"Yes, it's in closed beta now. However, the activation code for the closed beta is more difficult to obtain, some of which are drawn from their company's veteran players, and some of which are distributed in limited quantities on several large websites. This is a special invitation code, which is targeted to some well-known players. ”
Du Sitong was surprised: "There is still this kind of thing? ”
Lin Shu nodded and said, "This is the benefit of fame." ”
Du Sitong asked him, "Are you going?" It's not like it's almost the final exam...... "...... Is it?
Lin Shu suddenly cried and laughed, but he didn't expect Du Sitong to be worried about this, so he said, "Teacher, you should know, right?" It's not too difficult for me to study now, and I won't fail the test. ”
Du Sitong was still a little worried and said: "But it's not good to develop bad study habits." ”
Lin Shu said: "I am measured. ”
After that, the two installed the closed beta client and entered the game of "Nine Heavens".
The character-building interface of "Nine Heavens" is very distinctive, and it looks like a 3D modeling interface, but it is more concise and complex than the real 3D modeling.
The concise thing is the way to operate and use. Compared with 3D modeling, the way the characters in "Nine Heavens" are created is actually not much different from the self-pinching of faces and body types in general 3D online games at this time, but there are more grid lines used as scales, and the restrictions are also more relaxed, allowing more exaggerated or more detailed appearances and body shapes.
But there are also differences.
It is in "Nine Heavens" that appearance will affect attributes, and even every appearance detail will affect attributes. If you are tall, you will decline with agility; If you are slender, you don't have enough strength...... Even the shape and size of the ears can affect hearing perception, and the size of the feet can also affect the chance of being knocked back...... In this way, it is natural to have a set of its own computer system.
This calculation system is not displayed in the game, but the results of the calculations are displayed in the stat bar with each change. This later led to a polarized situation - some people abandoned appearance and began to chase extreme power with extremely strange appearances, while others chose the appearance of beauty and gave up the advantages of attributes.
Later, when the player base of "Nine Heavens" was the largest and most prosperous, some people summed up a very detailed strategy and studied the most advantageous appearance of each profession one by one. Lin Shu has also seen some of those strategies, and he has also used them as references, but he has not really built characters according to the strategies.
Of course, not this time.
Originally, if the composition of a game's attributes and configuration accounted for 10%, then the composition of operation and game accumulation accounted for at least 90%. Only a game like this can be called a good game. Lin Shu thinks that "Nine Heavens" is a very good game, and under this premise, he feels that the impact of basic attributes is actually minimal, so he didn't make the characters so bad that he couldn't watch them for the sake of these.
But despite this, he still referred to some previously known strategies, and tried to use more favorable details without affecting the appearance of the characters.
The final figure is a medium-sized black-haired young man with slender limbs and deep facial features, and his appearance does not deviate from most people's aesthetics, but the outline of his ears is more obvious than usual.
Compared with Lin Shu's neatness and straight to the point, Du Sitong's speed is much slower. When Lin Shu came to her side for the last time to watch, she was still looking at the beauty and sideburns of the characters. Because the perspective is too close, it is basically impossible to see the appearance of the character, and can only know that it is a fair-skinned female character.
Lin Shu felt that Du Sitong would not have a lot of time at first glance, so he entered the game by himself.
Since last year, there have been a number of games that have partnered with YY to embed a voice system in the game. As a new game released today, "Nine Heavens" is no exception in this regard.
Players can choose to speak or type to have a conversation. It is even possible to communicate by allowing the system to automatically convert speech into text. Although there will still be some recognition errors in this method, it is basically capable of communication.
Lin Shu's voice still has a little childlike voice, but it is not suitable for direct voice communication, so he chose the communication method of speech to text.
After completing the setting, he appeared in the Newbie Village.
As a novel Xiuzhen type game, the setting of "Nine Heavens" in the novice village is still a little different from the traditional setting. At the beginning of the story, they are not set as teenagers and girls born in the village, but as young people who rushed to the foot of the Sky Mountain from all over the world to participate in the entrance election of the cultivation realm.
And the way of entering the general election is also quite special, and it is not a general task upgrade. It is generally divided into three steps - the first step is to measure the spiritual root, the second step is to measure the mind, and the third step is to brush the reputation.
Soul Detection Root is to play mini-games, there are six options to choose from, on the surface it is divided into five elements and no attributes, these are six types, but in fact, there are six different types of mini-games, both intellectual, reactive, and knowledge...... Individuals can choose the type they are good at, and at the end of the day, the results will be determined according to the type they choose and the score they have obtained. Generally speaking, it is relatively easy to pass, but it is quite difficult to get a high score.
Psychometry is the choice of one's own good and evil routes. Either choice does not affect the entry, but it does affect the individual's faction attributes.
The final reputation farming is the level of the upgrade - within the village, the player must finally choose a faction NPC and take from them to complete repetitive quests or use some game-approved method to farm friendship and reputation. This NPC will be the player's future sect master in the game, so you must choose carefully, because the master's skills and expertise will affect the player's future development path.
After completing the first three levels, the player has completed the novice task and officially started the game.
And at this time, what Lin Shu was breaking through was the first level, the spiritual root.
There are six spiritual roots in "Nine Heavens", of which the sixth system can be called either a full spiritual root or a non-spiritual root, and the official name is the alien spirit root. Different from the previous five series, each has its own emphasis, and the spirit root is more like a lottery. The other series tests are a series of levels from easy to difficult for the same type of mini-games, but the Alien Root is a series of levels that appear randomly mixed with several types of games.
In the end, it may not be the Alien Root, most of the time it is easier to get the Spiritual Root of the other system to which the game with the highest score belongs, and only in rare cases can it be triggered by the Alien Root.
In this level of Soul Detection Root, there is a leaderboard in the game, which is updated at any time for players to achieve the highest score in each level. Players feel that they can't rush through the level, so they can choose to submit it independently.
When Lin Shu entered the game, it was actually after the closed beta had been going on for several days. But when he started playing this level, everyone in the server was shocked to find that the records of all genres were being broken at an alarming rate, and an unfamiliar name was rushing to the charts at an unbelievable speed.
The name...... It is called north of Cangshan.