Chapter 150: Chen Ping's Theory of Games

Chi Yufeng's title to Chen Ping made Chen Ping a little surprised, and his face was a little dull in an instant, and he was discovered by Chi Yufeng just for a moment.

"Surprised? I'm also a fan of your books, "Immortal Rebellion" is really well written, especially when it comes to the realm of Dongfu. ”

Chen Ping reacted after hearing this, smiled faintly, and said, "xiexie." ”

Chi Yufeng saw Zhao Qiong sitting on the side and didn't speak, so he knew that this was an opportunity for Chen Ping to chat with him alone. I understood in my heart, and when I spoke, Ji Yufeng became casual.

"Some time ago, I also heard the news that Shanda was going to adapt "Immortal Rebellion", to be honest, I was also puzzled at the time, it was because of this news that I went to watch "Immortal Rebellion". After reading it, I realized that Shanda's decision was the right one. The novel itself contains a lot of small shijies, and according to the setting in the game, these little shijies can be developed as a separate copy. After reading the whole book, I was truly convinced. Online novels can be written like this, and it's hard to become a god. ”

Chen Ping listened to Chi Yufeng quietly, and when he finished speaking, he took a sip of tea, took over the topic, and said: "Actually, online novels have commonalities. Basically, all fantasy novels and Xianxia novels can be a routine, nothing more than characters, systems, upgrades, and maps. The beauty of a novel depends on whether the author can grasp these elements well, and if he can connect these points and weave a reasonable and interesting story, then he can succeed. And I'm just one of many writers. Maybe it was because I was lucky enough to write something they hadn't thought of for a while. However, then again, no matter what industry it is, as long as you can be one step ahead of others, as long as you don't give up on innovation in the future. You can basically always be ahead of others. ”

Chi Yufeng listened to Chen Ping's words, and it seemed to have a different meaning. Thinking of what Zhao Qiong said to him some time ago, he suddenly understood, smiled slightly, and said, "What you said is right, under the fierce competition." One step ahead will lead you step by step. Leading means being able to seize more markets and gain greater benefits. After saying this, Chi Yufeng paused, his face became a little solemn, and he asked again: "Mr. Chen, what is your attitude towards the game industry?" ”

The gaming industry?

Chen Ping had little contact with games before he was reborn, so he didn't have much to remember about games. His brows furrowed slightly, thinking carefully about the famous games in his previous life, Chen Ping began to organize the language.

"I rarely play online games. I don't know much about the game industry, so if you make a mistake, don't be surprised, Mr. Chi. In my opinion, the domestic game market is still in a blank period. ”

"Blank period?" Zhao Qiong was shocked when she heard this, her face became colorful, and she couldn't help but sneer: "Brother, you are really ignorant and fearless." If you don't play games, you can't say that domestic games belong to a blank period, you know. Shanda Company only made a lot of money by acting as an agent for a "Legend", and Shanda imitated "Legend" to develop a "Legend Shijie" by itself, which was also recognized by a large number of gamers. Otherwise, where did their company get so much money to continuously represent games in other countries. ”

Chi Yufeng also nodded silently, but he didn't think Chen Ping was nonsense, looking at the calm look on Chen Ping's face, he must not be untargeted. looked at Chen Ping with some expectation in his eyes and motioned for him to continue.

"As I said earlier, no matter what industry you are, you have to keep the pace of innovation moving forward. In today's society, standing still is equivalent to backwardness. Shanda has made a lot of money in the past two years, but their main business now is to act as an agent for other companies' games, and there are basically no games that are really innovated and developed by themselves. Don't look at me like this, "Legendary Shijie" can't be considered innovative. It can only be regarded as changing some places and data on the basis of "Legend of Blood". ”

"How many years can a game live?"

For this problem, Chi Yufeng himself can't guarantee that when the Internet first appeared, a stand-alone game could attract a large number of players to play, but now? Online games that are played with a large number of players need to be tailored to the player's taste in order to capture a small share of the market. There are more and more game companies, and the strength of domestic game companies is far less than those of large foreign companies, which is even more difficult to estimate.

Seeing that Chi Yufeng and Zhao Qiong both wanted to speak and stopped, Chen Ping smiled and said, "Let me tell you, the average lifespan of a game is only two to three years. Of course, if it's a classic enough game, maybe the time will be a little longer. I have another question, Mr. Chi, as an industry insider, do you know what it takes to attract a large number of players to a game, and what to use to keep these players playing after the number of players reaches saturation? ”

"I don't need Mr. Chi to say, let me tell you, since it is an online game, it must be interesting and game-like. The content of the game is definitely in the first place, and there are some guest things on the game's screen. If you want to attract players to join, you must advertise, these days, the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys, and not advertising is equivalent to suicide. ”

After hearing this, Chi Yufeng nodded first, and then realized that Chen Ping still had a question, after the number of players was saturated, what would he take to let these players continue to play? If it were you, you would definitely get tired of playing a game for two or three years. For a while, Chi Yufeng didn't know what to say.

"You're right, but most importantly, you didn't say it. The content of the game comes first, of course, but what about after a large number of players have joined, after a year or two of time at night? One person's curiosity is limited, and who can guarantee that those players will still be interested in the game in a year or two? ”

"Wouldn't it be okay to add a little content every once in a while? Just like when you write a novel, the high-rise part makes the reader look very cool, and the transition period naturally seems boring. At this time, don't you need to set a small high 1 tide to increase the interest of readers? Huang Qian whispered beside her, and after speaking, she smiled embarrassedly, as if to disturb the conversation of several people.

However, Chen Ping, Zhao Qiong, and Chi Yufeng's faces changed greatly after hearing this.

Zhao Qiong and Chi Yufeng are shocked, Huang Qian's words are really a word to wake up the dreamer, add a little new content after a while, so as to maintain the injection of fresh blood, players need to spend time digesting and understanding the new things. If it keeps increasing, Chi Yufeng can't imagine it, and when his face is shocked, he secretly makes up his mind that his company must adopt this model.

Chen Ping was surprised because he didn't know how Huang Qian thought of this. You know, it's going to be a few years before this pattern of updating game content from time to time will appear. Does this girl still have talent in this area?

"Hehe, the girl is right, update the game content from time to time. In this mode, gamers spend most of their time digesting new content, and it takes a long time for them to thoroughly research the new content and get tired of playing it. Of course, the premise is that the game development company must update the content with enough content, and it must be a little difficult, if the update comes out with something simple and easy to understand, it will not take a few days to be thoroughly played by those game fans, and it will not work at all. ”

"We can increase the number of dungeons, or increase the level of the game and diversify the equipment, so that we can delay the time a little longer." Chi Yufeng understood what Chen Ping meant, he is the boss of Perfect Company, and he is also a Jishu talent, and his understanding of games is much higher than ordinary people.

Chen Ping nodded and shook his head again, making Chi Yufeng a little unpredictable.

"If you don't have a haode story background, what you add will seem a little abrupt. Blizzard's "Warcraft Shijie" is based on the epic story that circulated in the West, it has a grand Shijie background and multi-racial elements, so even if "Warcraft Shijie" adds unlimited copies and raises the level, its players will not feel unreasonable, which is the benefit of background Shijie. ”

"Also, the environment at home is different from the environment abroad. When my generation was a child, I grew up watching Journey to the West and listening to chat. Different cultures, different concepts, and different preferences. Foreign games are basically magicians, archers, warriors, thieves, this kind of professional division, in line with their cultural background, of course, can attract more players to participate, just ask, who doesn't have a hero dream? ”

"But is this kind of thing really suitable for the country?" Chen Pingzuihou's rhetorical question made Chi Yufeng stunned.

His company's "Perfect Shijie" is set according to the career system of foreign games, and he originally had a lot of confidence in this game, but when he heard Chen Ping say this, he also asked himself in his heart: Can this game really be popular in China?

originally thought that Chen Ping was really a game idiot, but after hearing these words, Zhao Qiong's eyes towards Chen Ping became unpredictable. Chen Ping usually looks ordinary, but as he gets in touch with him for more and more time, Zhao Qiong finds that he can't understand Chen Ping more and more.

In fact, Chen Ping really doesn't understand games, he just analyzes the hottest games in his previous life.

In the previous life, "Warcraft Shijie" was deservedly the hottest game, and it has always had the most gamers on Shijie. But in China, there is another game that can be compared to "Warcraft Shijie", and that is "Fantasy Journey to the West".

One is a game of Western magic shijie, and the other is a game of Eastern Xianxia.

Two very different cultural backgrounds have long been the popularity of the two games.

I have to say that in China, the use of unique cultural heritage is a shortcut and a broad road.

Chi Yufeng pondered for a long time, and when he looked up again, he looked at Chen Ping with an admiring smile, and said: "I'm getting more and more interested in Mr. Chen, you said so much just now, do you want me to understand that if "Immortal Rebellion" is adapted into a game, it will definitely be able to reap a lot of benefits?" ”

Chen Ping shook his head abnormally and said: "I don't dare to guarantee that the adaptation of "Immortal Rebellion" into a game will definitely be a hit, but I want to tell Mr. Chi that the game with the theme of Oriental Xianxia will definitely be a hit, at least in China, this is a classic!" (To be continued......)

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