Li Yan led us to the first testing room, where there were no other staff members, but a separate computer. She gestured to the computer as an invite, and said, "Try it." ”

I was a little confused: "What's in the computer?" ”

Li Yan: "The new version of the "Book Title" test. ”

So far, "Title of the Book" has undergone two major version updates, one called "Open the Door" and the other called "The Height of the Temple". In line with the principle of ladies first, Xie Liuying turned on the computer, logged in to the test account, and then the name of this version appeared - "Heaven and Earth Turbulence".

Li Yan: "The third volume of the original book is a turning point in the whole story, and we hope to take this opportunity to make the new version a turning point for the whole game. ”

Xie Liuying: "This ...... This...... Image quality ......"

Hearing Xie Liuying's surprised voice, I also leaned in front of the computer screen. The graphics quality of this beta version is definitely the best of the best at this stage, even if I am "well-informed" in the gaming industry.

Years ago, when Title was in open beta, the graphics were ahead of their time, but over time, the graphics of the entire gaming industry have improved. Although the current "Book Title" can be regarded as a good picture, it is far less amazing than it was at the beginning.

However, the graphics of this new version even gave me a sense of amazement far better than it was back then, which is not easy to do in today's game market, where a large amount of capital is flowing into the game market. I'll just mention one detail, this is the first online game I've seen where dry leaves fall on the surface of the water and gradually become soaked and sink into the water.

Li Yan: "In this new version, we use the most advanced development engine, and there are still some minor problems in optimization and data porting, but they should be solved this month. ”

Xie Liuying was surprised: "Although I don't know much about the picture, you must have to burn a lot of money for this modeling accuracy." ”

Li Yan: "That's for sure, so we can be considered to give it a go this time." ”

Me: "I heard Mr. Wang say that the financial report of "Book Title" has not been very good for many years, even if all the previous revenue is used to give it a go, I'm afraid it is still not enough, and the new version can only be launched at the end of the year, and there must be a working capital to return the cost. That's it, you work overtime on National Day, and he also paid five times his salary......"

Li Yan: "Mr. Chen, you really know more about the game industry than the average college student. But you don't need to worry, we'll naturally be looking for some partners to stay afloat. As she spoke, she pointed to the keyboard on the table.

Xie Liuying followed her instructions, then turned to me and said, "Try it, this keyboard is quite heavy." ”

I tried it too, but suddenly it felt familiar: "This is ...... Vector keyboard? ”

Li Yan: "Yes, this is the vector keyboard that was just launched at the beginning of this year, you can try it, and now the weapon movements of "Book Title" will be different. ”

Xie Liuying casually found a target and slashed twice, nodded and said, "The feeling of blow is very good, I can feel that the heavy cut is a little more painful than the light one." ”

Li Yan: "Vector keyboard manufacturers are also in urgent need of a game to launch their products, this manufacturer is well funded, but unfortunately many game developers are either not optimistic about their products, or think that it is very troublesome to cooperate with the function of this keyboard in the game, and in the end, it is cheaper for us to establish such a partnership." ”

I didn't think that today I actually witnessed the PY transaction between game manufacturers and hardware manufacturers, but this is also something that can't be helped, with the current operation of "Book Title", it is indeed difficult to push forward the new version without finding some external funds. But I find that there seems to be another problem here:

"The title of the book is already very difficult to get started now, coupled with the difference in severity, I don't know how many casual players to dissuade."

Li Yan: "Mr. Wang believes that vector keyboard is a potential product, which can bring players a better hitting experience. However, in our current situation, it is not appropriate to deeply develop the relevance to this product. Therefore, in the beta version at this stage, although heavy attacks will cause more damage than light attacks, and at the same time produce longer movement swings back and forth, whether it is light or heavy attacks, you can perform normal skill combos, so it does not increase the burden on players. Players with a normal keyboard can play the game as normal. ”

I nodded, this Wang Jingluo, talking about cooperating with others, is actually just putting on such a posture, he knows very well that there is no energy to do too many projects at the same time during the development of a game. And for the sake of a hardware product, it is not wise to go your own way narrower and narrower.

Li Yan: "Let's go, let's go to the next room and have a look." ”

In the second room, there were a few programmers sitting in it, and their computers were connected to a projector, and the picture on the projector was actually the screen of a mobile phone. In this way, it seems that these people are developing mobile games.

Li Yan: "Casual, relaxed, easy to use, and able to use fragmented time are the basic requirements of many light gamers nowadays. ”

Xie Liuying: "No matter how you think about the game "Book Title", it has nothing to do with any of the above. ”

Li Yan: "So the new version needs to solve this problem. ”

Although the assistant general manager has said so, I still don't believe it in my heart, unless the game is completely torn down and redone, how can this kind of problem rooted in the underlying design of the game be solved?

Li Yan: "Regarding this matter, we have made two small changes. First, according to the previous market research, it was found that about 20% of the players quit the game because the hard-earned lieutenant was killed. ”

"The lieutenant is gone as soon as he dies, and it is indeed quite an anti-human design." Xie Liuying complained.

Li Yan: "I can only say that times have changed, gamers back then preferred to take some risks, but it is definitely unacceptable for today's players to want them to lose what they have worked so hard to cultivate." So, we've now changed it so that if an Adjutant is killed outside of the battlefield, he will no longer die permanently, but will be reduced by a certain level as a punishment. ”

Xie Liuying: "This is very good, not only can the killing party get the satisfaction of killing, but also will not make the killed party discouraged and give up the game completely, after all, there is such a thing as level, and you will make up for it after a few days of play." ”

Li Yan: "The second is about the attributes that are added to the upgrade. ”

I smiled, "I don't really have a problem with this setting, but light players will definitely be quite unhappy." ”

Because of their poor operation and unable to obtain strong attributes when upgrading, it will indeed dissuade a large number of new players, like Zhou Zhenyu because of his poor large attributes and then practice a trumpet is a minority, most people will choose to ask for a substitute or directly withdraw from the pit. Even if you ask the booster to play to the full level, compared to the number you have practiced by yourself, the sense of substitution and game stickiness will definitely be worse.