After the release date of the official version of "Star Emperor" was preliminarily determined, Chen Ba immediately forwarded it to the player exchange group and the Tianba community.

And that's not all.

He also pushed a notice announcement about the official version of the launch to players through the official verified accounts of various platforms of "Tianba Game".

As soon as the announcement came out, almost everyone was asking the same question: What will be the official version pricing?

The price of the early access version of "Star Emperor" is 50 yuan, and according to convention, the price of the official version should be increased, so how much will it cost?

"If the price doesn't rise, it's still 50 yuan!"

Chen Ba spoke very confidently this time, he knew that the situation of "Star Emperor" was special, and the price increase would inevitably dissuade a small number of players.

So after discussing with everyone in the studio, he made the decision not to increase the price of the official version.

But......

The standard version does not increase in price, which does not mean that there is only one standard version of "Star Emperor", and there is also a deluxe version priced at 98 yuan!

In addition to the game itself, the Deluxe Edition will also give an additional 50,000 source stones, which can be cut into stones and open skins in the stone workshop in the game.

50,000 source stones is 500 chances to gamble on stones, even if the player is not a chieftain whose face is extremely black and can only eat the guarantee, he can also produce five or six sets of good skins.

Therefore, the deluxe version is still very cost-effective, and many people should buy it.

Chen Ba was also forced to be anxious.

Most of the players in the online mode of "Star Emperor" have gone to krypton to upgrade the graphics card configuration, and Shifang cut stones purely by prostitution.

If you don't sell some source stones, the server will simply be shut down, and you will only do the stand-alone plot mode in the future.

"In the future, the base game can continue to be discounted and promoted, and even like Fall Guys and PUBG, it is not impossible to convert it into a free-to-play game."

Chen Ba advised: "But the skin of the online mode can't stop updating, otherwise we won't be able to bear the daily maintenance after a long time of operation." ”

This is the case with multiplayer games.

Unlike a stand-alone machine, you can leave it alone after you finish it, and even if you don't update and maintain it for four or five years, players can play how they want, and it won't be affected at all.

However, multiplayer online games, because of the server involved, generally speaking, cannot stop updating and maintaining.

What if one day, you find that a certain multiplayer game you play has stopped updating, and there has been no official news for a long time?

Doubt it!

This is a sign of discontinuation.

Snake is close to 50 years ago, you can still play it today, but how many online games from 20 years ago have not been discontinued?

How long "Starry Sky Emperor" will live is uncertain, and there will be no risk of stopping the service for at least two to three years. And if you want to operate for a long time, it is a high probability that you will turn to free in the later stage and pay attention to internal purchases.

Chen Ba's bottom line is that he doesn't sell values and doesn't affect the balance of the game.

In addition, if you really need to, when "Star King" becomes a free-to-play game, any skin appearance can be released.

"To switch to a free-to-play game, you need a huge player base to support it, right?"

Xiao Lu was a little worried.

The current player base of "Star Emperor", especially the number of players who are willing to kryptonite, is far from meeting the standard of transferring to free.

Now switch to the free game, then wait for the sudden death on the spot, no one kryptonite and then stop the service.

"I didn't say it's going to turn now?"

Chen Ba glanced at Xiao Lu strangely, what he said was obviously in the future, how could anyone hear that it would be free now?

"Mine, I'm sorry."

Xiao Lu showed an embarrassed smile, and then asked, "Then since it is going to be operated for a long time, do you have to spare people to be responsible for the skin design?" ”

Chen Ba looked at Zhang Xiaojuan.

Not only him, but others also set their sights on the studio's only artist.

"Ahem!"

"Xiaojuan will be responsible for this aspect in the future, don't worry, find outsourcing if necessary." Chen Ba made arrangements.

Relying on Zhang Xiaojuan alone, it will definitely not be busy, so the studio will hire an outsourcing team.

As for the others?

When the official version is released, the focus should shift to consoles.

Fighting games like "Star Emperor" are actually more suitable for consoles, after all, the controller experience is really good.

But the reason why it came out of the PC side first was because it was too difficult to port the console platform. Especially when it comes to optimizing for consoles, it's simply not too tricky.

Switch？

Stop dreaming!

This platform, Chen Ba vetoed it without even thinking about it. With the current performance of the Switch, even if the system makes a move, it is useless, and this optimization is not done by people at all.

The main thing is the porting of Xbox and PS5 platforms, as well as exclusive optimization and adaptation.

Fortunately, the host side can be cross-platform connected to the PC side, and there is no need to build a new server for the time being, and the chicken blood optimization is also applicable to the high probability, which saves a lot of workload.

"That's right!"

After talking about the work arrangement after the release of the official version, Chen Ba seemed to think of something and said to everyone.

"After the official version is released, remember to add a disclaimer on Chengxian Road."

The so-called disclaimer refers to the fact that before the player enters the path to becoming an immortal, a description box will pop up, and the player needs to check "I am aware of the risks" before proceeding.

It's also for the good of the players!

How dangerous is the road to becoming an immortal, the Tianjiao Divine Son who falls here every day, the corpse can circle around the Tianshu Star even together.

Explain the situation in advance and warn players about the risks involved, and Tianba Studio can be regarded as doing its duty.

As for the player, he is not afraid of death, even if he receives a pop-up reminder, he still insists on going to the Chengxian Road......

Then there is no way!

It's hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words, this is your own path, and you can't blame others if you are beaten to the black screen of death, let alone Tianba Studio.

After all, Brother Ba has reminded you that there is a great terror at the end of the road to becoming an immortal, and your cultivation realm is not suitable for breaking in, but as a result, you think very highly of yourself and are indifferent to Brother Ba's reminder, so if you don't die, who will die?

"This is a good ......"

Yang Dong nodded and said, "After some players were beaten up, they came to us to make trouble, and said that we deliberately hurt him." ”

"Yes, that's the truth."

The disclaimer is actually an insurance policy for Tianba Studio.

Some players really don't have a lot of compulsion, lack a certain sense of awe for Chengxian Road, and always feel that they can rely on operations to kill enemies across the border like the protagonist of the online article.

There's no denying it.

In the vast sea of people, there are indeed a few peerless Tianjiao who kill enemies across the border, and they reverse 3090 with 2080Ti.

But most people, in fact, overestimate themselves, and also overestimate their graphics card wives.

You think you're strong?

The water on Chengxian Road is too deep for you to grasp at all! Even if Chen Ba was holding 3090, he was beaten on Chengxian Road and his nose was blue and his face was swollen.

This is the gold content of Chengxian Road!

Don't make a disclaimer, and when the official version of the player increases, it is estimated that it is indispensable to have the graphics card blown out by someone and come to Tianba Studio to claim compensation.