Chapter 215: Strike a blow
The words have already been said, and there is nothing to hide, Blizzard directly took out the mother book of the "Diablo" game, and Wang Shuai and others were even more unambiguous, not using their computers, but letting the entourage connect a few computers they brought to test. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"We're developing a game with the best game engine in the world, and it's a classic action RPG." Mike nodded smugly.
Although Alan didn't speak, he nodded in agreement, he was quite confident in the game "Diablo", although it has not yet been officially listed, but with the successful experience of "Warcraft", he is still very optimistic about this long-polished game, although Matrix Technology is very strong, it does not have a game of its own, and Alan does not believe that Matrix Technology's technology will surpass them.
After the computer access was completed, Wang Shuai began to test it, and it took more than forty minutes for Wang Shuai to stand up, shake his head and say, "I have to admit that this is a very good game, the game screen is shown in a 60-degree tilt, all the scenes of the game are expressed in a real-time stereoscopic projection, the effect of chiaroscuro is very good, the movement effect of the characters is also extremely smooth, the performance of magic is also a must, and the large number of weapons, armor and props in the game also add a very good playability to the game, But it's still a lot worse than our production standards for a game, one, the clarity is not enough, two, the color is single, three, the skills are not gorgeous enough, the game map is not perfect enough, five, the character is too single, six, the difficulty of clearing the customs is too low, and the fun of players to play after clearing the customs is too small. ”
Mike and Allen's eyes were about to pop out when they heard it, whether they understood the game or not, this game that can be said to be groundbreaking was evaluated uselessly by a company that had never developed a game, it was really nonsense!
"No, no, no! We don't agree with your evaluation of this arguably classic game. Mike pointed at Wang Shuai and said, "I suspect you don't understand the game at all." ”
Lu Hao waved his hand to signal Mike and Alan not to get excited, and then wait until all the tests are completed, Lu Hao also believes that their words are not wrong, "Diablo" is definitely an epic classic game, but Lu Hao is looking at this game from the perspective of twenty years later, although it cannot be said that it is useless, but it will definitely not meet his own requirements for the release of the game.
After Wang Shuai's test was completed, Liu Ming also began to test, he intercepted the character movements of the "Diablo" game, and then put it on the computer he brought to test it, his computer installed several game engines developed by Lianzhong World, and found an engine specially designed for action to test, the results showed that there was a self-developed engine that could improve the fluency of action by 70%, he also shook his head and said, "The picture is not tested, it can only be a C-level score, and the movement fluency is only a D-level score, The game is overall rated D. ”
"Boss, what does a D-rating mean?" Mark and Alan asked, a little confused.
Lu Hao didn't want to hit them too hard, so he shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't be in a hurry to ask first, I'll explain to you after Engineer Wang and Engineer Ge have finished their evaluation." ”
Mike and Alan shook their heads together, they really couldn't wait, at this time the expressions on their faces became solemn, and the boss was even more unconvinced in their hearts, and retorted in unison, "We feel disrespectful, we want to know what D-class means?" ”
Lu Hao coughed dryly, Zhao Ying understood, she understood that what Lu Hao said as a big boss was very heavy, if he said that the D grade was the worst rating from his mouth, it would be too bad for them, she took a step forward and said with a smile, "There are four rating standards for games within Lianzhong World, which are A, B, C, and D, A is the best, B is passing, C is poor, and D is ...... Started all over again. ”
"You mean that the game needs to be restarted?" Mike, who couldn't hold his breath, exclaimed first, he said with some annoyance, "Since you are so unoptimistic about us, why do you spend a lot of money to acquire, we are confident that this game will be recognized by the market, and we believe that it will be a successful game!" ”
"Rating it D doesn't mean that it's an unsuccessful game that won't be recognized by the market." Lu Hao patted Mike on the shoulder and said, "I believe that this game will be a success once it is launched, but it not only meets our standards for game production in Lianzhong World, but also does not meet your concept of the game." Make your own favorite games that are more popular with players, and I hope you will always remember that. ”
"....."
Lu Hao interrupted Mike with a smile, pointed to Wang Fang and Ge Ting, who were already testing game bugs, and whispered, "Let's start, wait for the results." ”
If Wang Shuai and Liu Ming's test Mike and Allen can understand it, then Wang Fang and Ge Ting's test they are confused, not only the two of them, but also the other onlookers of Blizzard.
The two of them were testing coded numbers, and the Blizzard employees didn't understand what these 0 and 1 numbers could make them find. If you want to find a bug, you can only play the game test, and I've never heard of a bug that can be found by coding, even if there is a coding error, what can you see?
Wang Fang and Ge Ting's test time is long, "Diablo" is a big game, it will take at least two hours to complete all the tests, after setting up, Wang Fang stood up, "Boss, let's visit Blizzard first." ”
Not to mention Mike and Allen, even the other employees of Blizzard were also in a mood, at this time, they were in no mood to lead Lu Hao and others to visit the company, and even the company's development history, which had long been memorized, was not in the mood to explain, and led Lu Hao and his party to look around casually, and then returned to the test site to wait for the evaluation results.
Two hours later, the bug search was completed, and the software showed a total of 198 bugs, three of the biggest problems, and more than a dozen bugs that affected the operation of the game.
"Impossible, impossible, we have been developing this game for more than a year, and the ratio of our programmers to bug finders is four to one in terms of staffing, how can you find hundreds of bugs in just two hours if we can't find bugs." Alan shook his head and said with a look of disbelieving.
Wang Fang raised his chin and said confidently, "Don't doubt us, let alone technology, technology is infinitely possible, if you use our Huaxia supercomputer to find the bugs of this game, it will be at least doubled, although many of them do not affect the operation and fluency of the game, but mistakes are mistakes, this can't be changed." ”
"Don't doubt it, I'll show you a game program and you won't doubt it." Wang Shuai sat in front of his computer and opened a game program, after the game opened, the picture coincidentally was very similar to some scenes of "Diablo", but the sophistication was not comparable.
The screen screen is clear and you can even see the facial expressions of the game characters when they slash the mechanical monsters, and the sound effects are also realistic and shocking, and the mechanical collision sound of the weapon slashing on the mechanical monster and the sound of the mechanical monster breaking apart are exactly the same as in reality.
A small map screen, a dozen seconds of monster slashing action, several gorgeous displays of cool skills, and several different skill switches brought out different monster killing effects made Mike silent, let Allen be silent, and let Blizzard employees be silent, so that they really understood how big the gap was.
"Boss, I don't think I'm qualified to be the CEO of Lianzhong World, I decided to resign, and I can't stay at Blizzard." Mike shook his head, said with a lonely and unwilling expression.
"I think I'm the same choice, with money in my hands, it's also a good choice to be a leisurely rich man." Alan also sighed and said.
Lu Hao laughed, "Hehe, don't give up your dedication to games, let alone give up your beliefs, I trust you, I believe that you will do better, I believe that Lianzhong World will become the best game company in the world in your hands, and there is no one." ”
"But ....." Mike opened his mouth and squirmed a few times, but he didn't make a sound for half a sound, and finally closed his mouth decisively, the game was his dream, how could he be willing to leave his lively career, how could he be willing to give up his dream.
Lu Hao did this today for this effect, to give them a dismount, let them know that there are people outside the world, let them put away their arrogance, and work down-to-earth.
"You feel lost because you don't have a wide range of knowledge, especially in terms of technology, you think that you have developed the world's best game engine, made the world's best game, but if you really encounter something beyond what you think, you will be hit to confidence, in fact, it is completely unnecessary, not only should you not be like this, but you must arouse stronger ambitions, join Matrix Technology, master the latest technology of the Lianzhong world, absorb and digest and develop higher game technology than it, and make better games! That's what you should think and do! Lu Hao said with a faint smile on his face, and his tone was unusually sincere.
Alan looked at Mike and said, "Yes, the boss is right, Mike is going to join Lianzhong, this provides me with a better platform, we will create an era of games here, it belongs to us, belongs to Lianzhong, the world belongs to the world." ”
"Hehe, don't be disappointed, they are not more capable than you, but they have mastered better technology than you, they have developed three latest game engines, and they use software that specializes in finding bugs......"
Mike, who had thought clearly, no longer hesitated, and asked, "Boss, I apply to transfer them to the game department, we need their skills in the world, and they are the most urgent talents we get!" ”
"It's okay for all four of them to stay, so I'll let Wang Shuai, Liu Ming, and Wang Fang stay in your Lianzhong World, and at the same time let them carry out training classes to teach you the latest e-language." Lu Hao decided.
"e language, can we learn it too?" A young man with a back eye behind him exclaimed, "E language is the most advanced language in the IT world, I have wanted to learn it for a long time, but unfortunately there is nowhere to learn, and now I finally have the opportunity, I am the first to sign up for the training class." ”
"The e-language is a very concise and easy-to-understand programming language, and it only takes more than ten days to master it with your foundation." Lu Hao smiled, "I have arranged an e-language learning class in your new office building, and you can start learning tomorrow, and at the same time, I will make it clear that we will not lay off Blizzard, nor will we lay off any of Blizzard's employees." ”
"Can that increase the number of personnel?" Mike asked, although he is the president of Lianzhong Century, but he is most concerned about Blizzard, which he created.
"500 people! I allow you to increase Blizzard's headcount to 500 people, and I ask you to start hiring as soon as possible, and Lianzhong World currently needs at least 3,000 programmers. Lu Hao said.
3000 people! Mike's Blizzard company has only a few dozen people, and managing a company with dozens of people is absolutely different from managing a company with thousands of people, and he also realized that he should not only focus on Blizzard in the future, but also focus on the entire Lianzhong world.
"Then we're going to have big plans!" Alan smiled, "Although I don't know what the plan is yet, I am confident that I can do it well, be perfect, and be satisfied with the boss." ”
Allen's words are very American, he has to show himself when he seizes the opportunity, he will never just watch Mike concentrate on the front, he wants to compete with Mike.
Lu Hao also smiled, what he wanted was this kind of result, the company must have a competitive atmosphere, he patted Allen on the shoulder and encouraged, "Allen, Blizzard will be handed over to you, I believe you will do a good job!" ”
After a short pause after Lu Hao's finished speaking, he said, "I announce that every Blizzard technician and manager will receive 10,000 shares of Lianzhong World. ”
Everyone applauded, and although they didn't know how much the stock was worth, they all understood that the value of Lianzhong World's stock was certainly not low.
Lu Hao smiled a little, and said jokingly, "Cover it, even if someone buys it for $200 a share, don't sell it, its value will surprise you in a few years." ”
$200, 10,000 shares, $2,000,000, that's equal to a millionaire!
Blizzard employees applauded more intensely and became more enthusiastic, and it was really possible to follow such a boss.
After the applause, Lu Hao announced that Blizzard had moved into the United World Game Department of the Matrix Technology U.S. Headquarters Building, and introduced Gabe Newell and Mike Harington again, the two of them will be responsible for developing a shooting game, and three days later Lu Hao has completed the acquisition of the full effect game studio, the name of the full effect game studio will be retained, and they will be responsible for developing a game of "Age of Empires". (To be continued.) )