Longyou doesn't take players seriously, but the games they represent are all carefully built by major European and American manufacturers. The designers of those games will definitely not ignore the preferences of players.

Basically, all games are simulations of real-world behavior, mining. The same is true of Diablo 2, which excavates the rare experience of getting a gift or winning the jackpot in reality, and puts the rules into the game.

Diablo 2 can cause a stir because it grasps the psychology of players. In the later stage, there are only a few maps with the highest equipment output efficiency, and the player's freshness has long been gone, but they are still happy to replay it repeatedly.

That's what makes Diablo 2 unique. After 10 or 50 hours of gameplay, players are starting to get bored. Diablo 2 has an enduring pleasure that pulls players along and has become a classic.

These late-stage things are not very clear to current players. But players across the globe are looking forward to the game's release.

After all, the original generation of "Dark" was a groundbreaking work, and the sequel continued to jump tickets, and now countless players in Europe and the United States have lost their temper and just want to say: "Please take my money".

There is no doubt about the sales of "Diablo 2" in the European and American markets. All of them were sold out on the first day, and Blizzard pre-sold a total of three million copies, all of which were bought by crazy players. The pomp and circumstance is comparable to the subsequent release of Call of Duty 8.

And in China, the sales of this game are also quite good.

Longyou's ability to expand channels is very strong, and there are many sales outlets. Coupled with publicity and momentum, players who play the game have basically heard of this game.

The importance of the ability to distribute goods can be seen at this time. Many gamers who are not very enthusiastic about the game can see this game on their way to work, passing by newsstands and buying packs of cigarettes at the commissary. Twenty dollars is not expensive. I saw it a few times in a row, and I couldn't help but buy it.

And what about the core players? Of course, I will buy it at the first time. Hurry up and buy it to clear customs. In five days, the final chapter of "My Anti-Japanese" and "Stunning Country: Gaiden" will be released. Don't bump into each other at all times, you'll have to choose a difficult one.

It's just the first day. Diablo 2 sold more than two million copies in China.

Longyou company. Fu Hui was not quite satisfied with this result: "Only two million copies? How is it so little? ”

The vice president replied, "The vast majority of players are made up of students and young people who have just started the job. These days are all working days, and purchasing power has not yet been officially released. ”

Fu Hui was even more dissatisfied, he was bent on overpowering celadon technology. But now the first day sales of two million copies are not dazzling. He said, "So what's the point of selling five days in advance?" It's better to wait until Labor Day is over. In direct competition with the king! ”

The vice president said, "These five days are our prime time!" Millions of players have now purchased the game. Word of mouth will gradually heat up, and at the same time, we will add a little more to the fire...... Wouldn't it be able to weaken celadon technology? ”

Fu Hui felt that it was the same, so he asked the vice president to be in charge of this.

……

Celadon Technology here. Wang Bufu also bought Diablo 2 to see what this classic game had become.

The domestic version of the Cd-key was compiled by Longyou itself, and it cannot be logged on Blizzard Battle.net. There is still a "! ", but clicking on it will bring up a pop-up window saying "This feature is not available".

I think it is also, selling a genuine copy in China, maybe Northern Blizzard can only get dozens of cents. Who would be so kind to open up server resources for Chinese players! It would be nice to be able to make a simplified version.

Wang Bucheng thinks that Longyou can build its own battle server. They have paid so much publicity money before, even if they take out some of it to do this, the fun of "Diablo 2" can be taken to a new level.

It's a pity. Longyou may just sell the game as a commodity. Wang didn't know whether to sigh or be relieved. Longyou obviously doesn't understand the game, and actually directly cut off the core function of "Diablo 2".

Any single-player game has a lifespan. Diablo 2's brushing can extend this lifespan, but for players, there will still be a day when they lose interest. However, adding the networking mode is different, class, tactics, equipment, difficulty, these things extend the vast game content. Plus player-versus-player battles......

From the perspective of profitability, it is indeed difficult to build a server to provide network services for players. However, players will remember the fun they get from the game and identify more with the game manufacturer's brand. That's the long-term solution.

Maybe the people at Longyou don't believe that the player's experience is important, so they don't think about investing resources at all, and use networking and cooperation to amplify their fun.

Wang Buyi sighed again. That big group, with huge resources, has become the spokesperson of European and American games in China, but it doesn't understand games, which is really speechless.

It doesn't matter, Wang Bucheng can't do it. Stand-alone and LAN can also be played.

The current 3D engine still has limitations, and maybe Northern Blizzard also knows that if you pull in the perspective, it will make the characters feel disobedient. So the camera is still fixed, the same as in a 2D game.

Compared with "Diablo 2" in Wang Fulfill's memory, it is much more exquisite. Especially when the characters are running, the special effects are more beautiful.

After playing for a while, Wang was sure that because there was no corresponding network service, Longyou Company only represented 50% of "Diablo 2" at most. I really don't know if it's lucky or unlucky.

……

As a game tester at Celadon Technology, Sun Yifeng plays games as his job. After playing "Diablo 2", I came to Wang to report the experience.

"This is truly America's top game!" Sun Yifeng first asserted.

Wang Bucheng nodded and said, "That's right." What do you think is the difference between my game and Diablo 2? ”

"There is an essential difference." Sun Yifeng played Wang Buying's game and sighed: "It would be nice if I could combine the two games." ”

"Tell me about it!" The king lived up to his curiosity.

Sun Yifeng said: "I think it would be great if you could combine the equipment system in "Diablo 2" with the equipment system you made. When I was playing Diablo 2, I didn't change my gear very often. It would be nice if Diablo 2's equipment could also be upgraded. ”

Wang Buyi immediately pointed out the problem in this idea: "Players will keep the upgrade resources until the end." Instead, it's cumbersome. ”

"What kind of props can be made, extract the resources used on the equipment, and then transfer them to the new equipment." Sun Yifeng said.

Wang Buyi suddenly felt that this idea seemed familiar. In the future, many online games often use similar methods to encourage players to spend money in the early stage, so that the money spent in the early stage can always maintain its value. Reduce players' spending concerns.

Wang Buyi said: "Your idea is good! It's a pity that there is not enough time now, and it is no longer realistic to make random equipment...... That's right! Your ideas can be used on form mods! ”

The form mod now only replaces the visual, but what if it's really a piece of equipment? Allows players to transfer the resources they have already invested in equipment to new paid equipment, and then re-select the upgraded attributes......

In this way, the shape module is not only good-looking, but also equivalent to "washing point", which has a functional use. Players have even more reasons to pay for it!

"That's it!" Wang Bufu patted his leg, "I didn't expect that the launch of "Diablo 2" also inspired us how to make money!" ”

"......" Sun Yifeng was a little speechless, and said that the thoughts of the great god were really out of tune. Obviously said that you can play two equipment games at the same time, why did the great god think of making money?

"What else do you have in mind?" Wang did not live up to his eyes and stared at Sun Yifeng like a torch.

"Nothing. Both of these games are fun. Now some people prefer Diablo 2, and some people like our games. If you can combine all that fun, it's perfect. Sun Yifeng said.

"I've got it. The main reason is that the production time of the game is too rushed, and I can only design a set of rules, so I don't have time to fill in the content. But this game will continue to operate, and every now and then there will be a big update, which will slowly add more fun to it. Wang said.

Due to the existence of the form mod, "Stunning Country: Gaiden" is definitely very profitable. Then you can't just leave it alone, you have to keep giving players new content to attract their attention. For example, new weapon classes, new oracles, new monsters, etc.

You can even use the form of a copy to make some plots related to the main story. After picking up the lost book, the player can open a portal that will take about an hour to play. In it, the protagonist will watch or participate in some of the major events of the past and learn more about the worldview. And get rare rewards.

"Stunning Country: Gaiden" is becoming more and more like an online game. The game itself also supports online play, but not for everyone to play together.

Players can set up a virtual server similar to a small private server. By analogy, it will be similar to the "group service" in chat software. Any player can open one and invite others to play.

Character progress is stored on a separate virtual server, and if the player voluntarily exits, it will be all gone.

The user who opens the virtual server has greater permissions, similar to the "group owner". However, to make the decision to kick a player, a certain number of players need to vote yes.

Wang Bu intends to use this design to eliminate cheating.

The game world is actually a small society, and it reflects the various problems of society. No matter how much you brag about it, China is still a long way from a society governed by the rule of law, which is reflected in the fact that there are many players who try their best to exploit loopholes.

Improving the "rule of law" in the game is not something that can be done immediately. The cheating problem of "Stunning Country: Gaiden" still can't be solved.

Wang Bucheng is unwilling to secretly tamper with the system kernel, which will risk the consequences of making a few users' computers blue screen. So just take a salary from the bottom of the kettle and try to let the players "rule by man" and let them maintain a clean circle on their own. (To be continued......)