School district housing is a good idea.

But that doesn't have much to do with the upcoming version update of Simulator, at least not yet.

"After this update, it shouldn't be updated for a long time, right?"

Yang Dong, who had just ordered a cup of milk tea with his mobile phone, suddenly turned his head to Chen Ba and asked.

"Hmm!"

Chen Ba nodded: "In a stand-alone simulation game like this, it is normal to update a major version once a year on average. ”

It's not the same as an online game.

Online games need to be "daily active", so they will constantly update the content to increase the activity of players and the number of people who are online at the same time.

But the stand-alone machine doesn't care about this.

In other words, there is not even the concept of "daily activity" on a stand-alone machine, as long as the game is sold, whether you play it or not, when you play it, no one will care at all.

So…… In general, game developers don't actively update their single-player games unless they really care about a game.

It's good to update it once a year.

Some single-player games may only be updated once in four or five years to release some new content to players.

What?

You say that the DLC is very diligent?

That thing sells for money! DLC that can't be sold for money, that is, major game updates, how many developers do you think will actively do it?

Like "No Man's Sky", there is no gold version and full version, let alone any DLC and season pass, and it has been silently updated for five or six years, and it is actually rare to save word-of-mouth from a game with rave reviews from a rave reviews to a rave reviews.

However, no man's deep space also deserves it.

The original painting was too big to be realized, and it was only through subsequent updates that this cake could be made a little more decent.

"Shame and courage!"

"In any case, the "No Man's Sky" development team still retains the bottom line and insists on updating it for so many years."

When it comes to this game, which was once favored by countless people, but was disappointed after its release, and the development team was ashamed and courageous, and finally achieved self-redemption, Chen Ba still admires it.

At the very least, he can't update a game that has hit rock bottom for five or six years in a row, and he hasn't even done a DLC.

In other words, even if he wants to atone for the original "painting cake", he will not add all the content to the game for free, at least one or two DLCs to ensure follow-up income.

"Cold Window Reading Simulator" has been updated for two major versions, and then it has stopped updating.

"Simulator under the fence" is also the second major version update, after the update this time, it is estimated that this game will not change for a long time in the future.

Of course!

This is also the right decision based on the sales growth curve of the two games.

After all, no one has bought the game, and the players who have bought it have abandoned the pit one after another, and continue to launch major version updates, which is too time-consuming and energy-consuming.

"I don't rule out a possibility, that is, we keep updating, and then one day the updated version suddenly becomes popular, attracting a lot of new players into the pit......"

Chen Ba smiled bitterly: "This kind of thing is indeed possible, but the probability is as low as winning the lottery." ”

It's a stand-alone game that's already cool, and it's very difficult to become popular again.

And even if it becomes popular, it is difficult to say that it is because of the developer's persistent updating, most of which is caused by external forces.

For example, derivative animation, film and television dramas are popular, and anchors like Wang Laoju attract traffic, or just catch up with a wave of popularity......

In a word, it's hard to become popular!

Without the help and drainage of external forces, a game that has been cooled and wants to become popular by constantly launching new version updates, it is no different from a fool's dream.

"In that case, why don't you make a few DLCs while the current game stock players are still available?" Yang Dong asked.

He understood what Brother Ba meant.

"Simulator Under the Fence" should not be updated for a long time after this round of version updates.

Since the version update is not done, there will only be fewer and fewer players in the future, so why not take advantage of the current time to make a few DLCs to make a profit?

"Do you have any ideas?"

Chen Ba is not exclusive to DLC, as long as there is good content, it doesn't hurt to make one.

Since its establishment, Tianba Studio has never made a real DLC!

The full name of DLC is Downloadable Content, which means to add downloadable content and expand the game content on the basis of the base game.

DLC types are all-encompassing.

Some are skins, some are new characters, some are new plots, and some are new maps, or new game modes......

Considering the nature of the game, there are quite a few DLCs that can be made in "Simulator Under the Fence", as long as it does not duplicate the content of the existing game.

"Let's make a renovation DLC!"

Yang Dong proposed: "Most of the players of "Simulator Under the Fence" have bought houses, and there are more than one set. ”

"The house in the game, after buying it, there is no interaction, I want to expand it, so that players can decorate their favorite small home......"

That's a good idea!

The house in the game,It's true that the interactivity is too low.,This is a house that everyone bought with a loan for ten years.,Why is this the content?

“OK！”

Anyway, the version has to be updated, and it doesn't hurt to come up with a decoration DLC by the way, Chen Ba has no reason to object.

This DLC is pretty simple.

After all, refer to the interior decoration information, provide players with different decoration styles, different furniture options, and let the "Tianba Decoration Company" enter the scene after choosing.

That's right!

This decoration DLC is not for players to decorate by themselves, but just for players to choose their favorite styles, materials, furniture and ornaments according to the options provided by the decoration company.

Which decoration company to choose?

I'm sorry! Tianba decoration has a monopoly on the entire industry, except for their family, there is no other company to choose from!

"What do you say about pricing?"

After determining the content of the decoration DLC, Yang Dong asked about the pricing suggestions for this DLC.

The base game is 25 bucks!

Regardless of other factors, the price of DLC must not exceed the ontology, otherwise it will be impossible to distinguish the big and small kings, who is the ontology and who is the DLC?

"This DLC is relatively simple, there is not much content, it can't be sold too expensive, and if it's too expensive, few people will buy it."

Chen Ba thought about it seriously, and finally stretched out five fingers and said, "Five yuan!" ”

The price is perfect.

Considering the enthusiasm of many players for "flipping houses", there should be many people who buy it.

"It's five dollars to buy the DLC separately, and if you add the base game, the bundle price is only 28 yuan!" Chen Ba added.

DLC is bundled with the main sales, which is also an effective strategy to increase sales.

When many people buy a game, they choose to bundle a special version of one or two DLCs.

After all, just add a few dollars, you can add one or two DLCs with an original price of more than ten or twenty yuan, which sounds quite cost-effective, and the developers are losing money!