Chapter 352: To be a phenomenal game
Wang Bu realized that his previous train of thought was wrong. If you want to fight a game like Legends, you can't think about the gameplay and graphics at all, and that's useless. It's about finding a way to make "Legend" unable to become popular at the beginning.
If the people who play that game are sparse, they will naturally not be able to form their own society. Even if you hit the best, what's the point? Without other people's jealousy, flattery, and blushing, just silently continue to cut monsters by yourself, is it fun?
Just like in China now, everyone aspires to get rich overnight. I heard that some time ago, there was a person in Nanjiang who bought porcelain from the Ming Dynasty from the antique market and sold it for several million. Countless people flocked to the antique market in Nanjiang, wanting to make a lot of money.
But if that man lived on an isolated island, one day he dug a small bowl out of the ground. Is that something valuable? Will anyone envy him? The little bowl might have been thrown into the sea.
The same is true of Legends. A bunch of players play inside, and the competition is fierce. Brush to the best is therefore valuable.
If there are only a few players playing in it, even if you get the super superb, then it's just a matter of fighting monsters faster, what's so strange?
Wang Bucheng is even more certain. If you want to fight "Legend", you have to start from the beginning and not let the scene of "half of the class discussing "Legend" happen.
Without enough people to play, Legends won't be able to form the society that players dream of, and even the best equipment is nothing unusual. It's like a post-00 generation, looking at a "legendary" player who spent more than a million to buy a great product. sneered: "Just this little attack, it doesn't add up to more than 100, and it cost more than 1 million?" Are you kidding me? ”
Therefore, Wang Bubu wants to make a phenomenal game, and the air combat mini-game must be full of topicality. Suppressed the number of players in Legends in the early stages.
Wang has seen many phenomenal products and characters. For example, "Vancl", "Jeremy Lin", "GTA5", "Ship Niang", "Oriental", ...... In a very short period of time after they were released to the public, their popularity skyrocketed. Legends is also a phenomenal game.
If you analyze it carefully, they all happened to be facing the public at the right time and in just the right form.
Wang is not willing to do the air combat game, if he does it according to his original design. In fact, it has a unique advantage. Before 911 appeared. The United States has not yet made a strategic shift, and with the help of the little brother to build the first island chain, the spearhead is directed at China. The pressure is so great that it can be felt all over the country.
The Milky Way, the Taiwan Strait issue, the bombing of the embassy, the shooting of fishermen, and even the plane collision on 1 April are basically every few years. Something will happen.
Since the state has also implemented the policy of attracting investment. This has also hurt the feelings of the people to some extent. "Koreans make Chinese kneel on Chinese soil." Such egregious incidents have been reported repeatedly.
Under the influence of such popular sentiments, a "game of air combat with PLA fighters and foreign armies" and a "game made by Koreans". Which grabs the player's attention more. Don't ask.
It's a pity that national feelings may not be used too late. Wang Bubu has to rush to release the air combat game on June 1, and may not wait for the review to be completed.
Fortunately, there are more than just national feelings that can be exploited. He could do more to increase the buzz.
In order to stimulate the discussion among military fans, there will be many combination strategies of fighters in the game.
Ground bombing, focusing on air defense, and ship raids, which line is more efficient to take first; To carry out bombing missions, whether to use multifunctional fighter formations or use fighters to escort bombers; Can the increased combat effectiveness of AWACS aircraft offset the sluggish speed. These are all points that can be brought up and discussed.
In addition, players should be encouraged to recreate and use various short stories to brush up on topics.
The concept of "virtual server" used in "Amazing Country: Gaiden" can also be used in air combat mini-games. Players can form an "Air Force Division" and rely on their own channels to help Wang Bucheng do publicity.
At the same time, there are also similar PK gameplay in the game. This is a magic weapon that enhances the player's concentration and cannot be discarded. But it's designed to be more athletic.
His plan was that players would be able to send a group of five fighters to participate in "drills" and play against players of similar strength. Both sides lose no money, but the winner gains points, while the loser loses points.
"Air Divisions" also have exercises, which require each player to send one of their strongest fighters to join forces and fight against other air divisions.
The winners of these two exercises will be rewarded not only with honors, but also with some tangible benefits. How to design it, Wang Bubu is still considering.
Most importantly, when making this game, Wang Buyi also intends to absorb a lot of suggestions from players. Let players not only play the game, but also participate in the production.
Wang Buful's ideas for air combat mini-games have all been concentrated in the planning book. But then, the game will continue to add content, and Wang Buzhu can't keep an eye on it. Therefore, it is planned to leave the power to decide "what content should be added to the game in the future" to the player.
Not every suggestion made by the player will be accepted. Wang is committed to building a website where everyone can express their opinions. Whether it's new gameplay, or new fighters and new weapons designed, they can all be published. The other players then vote.
As long as it is not a suggestion such as "let players air attack each other", the one with the highest number of votes will be made into the game by Celadon Technology.
There is also a week-long observation period for making it into the game. During this period, Celadon Technology will allow players to vote on new play points. If the agreement level is more than 80%, it will be retained in the game.
Wang Bu thought about it, so many measures should be enough to support enough topics to create a phenomenal game, right?
It's a pity that if the PLA active fighters are allowed to be used, the topic will definitely be higher.
That's right! Wang Buyi thought of another point, this game will be exhibited at E3 in the United States. If it can cause foreign media to compete to report, can it also increase the topicality?
However, E3 is full of masterpieces. Such a subcultural game probably won't be seen by Americans.
So Wang didn't want to cause a sensation on E3, which was unrealistic.
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Wang Buyi asked Huang Xudong to make the website of the air combat game. The personalities of several American pilots and some fighter materials that have been prepared are all in it.
Since there were no results of the review, Wang did not include background information and Chinese fighters.
There is a dedicated delivery channel on the website, allowing players to express what they want to play, or send their own fighters and pilots.
Through the promotion of the opening page of the game box, many players know that Celadon Technology is going to make another small game.
It's a mini-game again, but this time they're not as caught off guard as they were last year. Because they know that Celadon Technology and Wang Budo will definitely continue to play large-scale games.
And. It's a fun little game, too! Players look at the pictures on the website. The real-life fighter is definitely very cool to make into the game, and it is more interesting than the tower defense mini-game.
It's a pity that it's all foreign fighters. Pretty is pretty. But there was no sense of relief.
It's the same as Wang didn't expect. Most of today's players are young people and are very dissatisfied with the country's current international status. Reality can't be changed, so I really want to find a place in the game.
But Celadon Technology didn't make Chinese fighters into it! Flip through the entire web page. None of the elements of the Chinese army were seen.
F18, Rafale ...... They are all good planes, but players don't want to play them!
Even if the initial attributes of Chinese fighters are weaker and the upgrade process is longer, it is good. Why don't you do it?
As a result, the proposal to increase the number of Chinese fighters flew over like snowflakes.
Countless players put forward suggestions, but Celadon Technology turned a deaf ear, and players had no choice but to secretly regret it. Celadon Technology must know that being a Chinese fighter can attract more players. I can't see that there must be some reason in it.
If even Celadon Technology doesn't make Chinese fighters for them, then others will definitely not do it. I don't know if I can still see the scene of Chinese fighters beating foreign air forces in this life. Even if you can't see it in reality, it's always good to see it in the game.
In Chengdu, there is a player whose father is a researcher at the Aircraft Research Institute. The player became an avid Air Force fan. At this moment, I was reminded of Wang Bubo's new game.
He also regretted that only foreign military planes were released, but Chinese military planes could not be seen. When I got home, I couldn't help but complain about this kind of thing at the dinner table.
"It doesn't matter if you can't see it on TV, you can't even play games! You can only look at the photos from magazines! "The player was full of resentment.
"The state has a policy, and it is obscure. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. "His father, who studied fighter jets for decades and retired only last year, is very loyal to the country. I can't get used to listening to my son's tone.
"In reality, we can only ram other people's reconnaissance planes with fighter jets. Don't let you get too busy in the game and shoot down the American plane. The player was not convinced.
"Then Nanjiang's computer company, what kind of game is it doing?" The old researcher was interested.
After hearing about Wang Bubo's various settings, the old researcher was even more interested.
The biggest regret of this fighter, who has studied all his life, is that he once participated in the design of the "Jian-9" for 15 years, but in the end he did not even make a prototype and died.
Although he participated in the design of the J-10 next, and saw the first flight of the J-10. However, Jianjiu's failure to die has always haunted him.
If that computer company can make J-9, even if it just appears in the game, it would be good!
When the old researcher first joined the design institute, he was only 20 years old. gave a hand to the chief designer of Jianjiu at that time, because he learned quickly, so he gradually became very useful.
It took fifteen years to develop, and finally the project was canceled in 80. Even if he understands the country's decision, personally, he will still sigh secretly.
That night, he took out a blank piece of paper and carefully drew it with a pencil, wanting to draw the Jian-9, which he had designed for fifteen years but had not made a prototype, and give it to the game company.
It would be great if Jian-9 could be born in another way. (To be continued......)