Chapter 315: This Is Definitely a Marketing Gamble
Even if the official news of the S1 season and millions of jackpots was released simultaneously, it still could not eliminate the anger of players.
After all, most players can't even drive a plane, even if they come up with hundreds of millions of jackpots, they don't think it has anything to do with them.
Los Angeles, Beacon Network.
In the face of the unanimous condemnation of the players, seeing the data of the loss of players in the background of the system, Lu Huan's pressure suddenly surged.
Just now, he also received a call from the industrial and commercial department, asking what the situation was.
Obviously, some players really called the consumer rights protection number and complained about them......
However, they are not afraid to complain.
After all, the game version is updated, and it is normal for players to be dissatisfied.
It's just that "The Battle of the Clouds" is more extreme and special this time,
But no matter what, it can't be related to 'infringing' consumer rights.
So, it is impossible to return the money.
It's just that what if "Decisive Battle in the Sky" is really going to be completely cold?
In fact, when I first started to change the game, there was a lot of opposition and doubts from the company.
However, at the insistence of middle and high-level employees such as Meng Jie and Lu Huan, the renewal project was finally launched quickly.
They also know that doing so will definitely cause a large number of players to be dissatisfied and even withdraw from the game en masse.
But when this day comes, even if they already have certain psychological expectations, they are still under a lot of pressure.
After all, if there are no players, the competition will not be able to be run and will not be able to be run well, and the real purpose of Mr. Kang's 'screening talents' will not be achieved.
"Director Lu, why don't we change the game back?"
"No way!"
Lu Huan immediately shook his head.
The person who said this obviously belongs to the kind of junior employees who don't know.
"The game can only be changed like this, and this matter can only be done by the publicity and distribution department to work harder and find a way to reverse the situation."
This pressure was immediately given to the publicity and distribution department.
The publicity and distribution department of the Fiberhome network has always been relatively weak.
After all, a niche game like "Battle of the Clouds" doesn't need any publicity at all, and the role of spending money on publicity is limited.
Seeing everyone's slightly gloomy atmosphere, Lu Huan was also a little helpless,
At this time, Mr. Meng was busy dealing with the integration of the two companies, so he could only temporarily carry the banner.
Feel so stressed......
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Shark live streaming platform.
Cui Zhifeng, as usual, started broadcasting with fate.
In the lower right corner of the live broadcast room, his luxury peripherals are played.
Chengdu-made fire control, take-off and landing panels, VPC T50 CM2 throttle, joystick, Helios-based split-screen touch tablet, DCS Interface for key expansion Stream Deck XL, Track IR NP5 head sight......
This set of professional peripherals will cost seventy or eighty thousand, to say the least!
The game he broadcast live is "DCS World", which is a hardcore military aircraft flight simulator developed by Eagle Dynamics of the windmill country, and has always been the NO.1 of aircraft simulation games.
The degree of simulation of its game has even been recognized by the air forces of many countries, and it is directly used as a ground training software for some models.
It can be said that if you learn this game, then at least the theoretical basis for the real fighter is already there.
If you don't think about whether your body can eat or not, with a little training, it is indeed possible to operate a real fighter.
But after all, this category is only a niche, there are few people who play, and even fewer people can play.
Therefore, although the equipment is luxurious and the operation is very professional, Cui Zhifeng's live broadcast room has few viewers.
Most of the people who came into his live broadcast room were attracted by the cover of the fighter jet and his professional peripherals at first.
Then I watched it for a while, I felt that I couldn't understand it, and the pace was slow, and then I ran away.
has been live for more than a year, and there are only a few thousand fans saved.
But Cui Zhifeng didn't care at all,
He flies civil airliners, and he doesn't make money from live broadcasts.
Streaming DCS World is purely out of personal interest.
On the one hand, it is to share with you the experience and knowledge of flying an airplane.
On the other hand, it is also to make up for the regret that because of the poor physical fitness, he did not pass the harsh selection of air force pilots and drove a fighter jet.
"Today I teach you a trick to cut the side slip high, some people will also call the side slip to slow down, first of all, we have to collect the oil and ......"
Cui Zhifeng drove a propeller trainer and started his daily 'tricks', and then changed to a fighter jet and played aircraft carrier take-off and landing.
[Anchor, you are so good at flying planes, you can go to the official website of "Battle of the Clouds", they seem to be going to have a competition recently, and the prize money is quite high]
At this time, a barrage caught Cui Zhifeng's attention.
The main reason is that he opened the barrage broadcast function, and the barrage of netizens will be read out directly.
"Battle in the Clouds"?
Engage in competitions?
Cui Zhifeng's first reaction was that this must be a marketing method by game manufacturers.
Although the graphics and physics of the game do feel a bit on par with "DCS World",
But in terms of operation, you can play with your hands,
So what it tests is not the real skill of flying an airplane at all, but the same as ordinary competitive online games, fighting for reaction and operation, and then a little bit of tactical strategy.
But Cui Zhifeng actually does not have an advantage.
"I just played "Battle of the Clouds" when I first started the server, and it doesn't feel like it's my thing, and the game is probably not playable."
He only answered the fans with a little perfunctory.
But although he didn't care, the audience began to discuss the matter fiercely, and it became more and more intense.
It was through their discussion that Cui Zhifeng learned that the original "Battle of the Clouds" had been updated with a major version, which greatly increased the difficulty of the game's operation.
Moreover, in that so-called competition, the prize money for the championship is as high as three million!
Hearing this number, even Cui Zhifeng, who has an annual salary of 600,000 yuan, couldn't help but be moved.
Originally, he thought that the bonus that the audience just said was quite high, tens of thousands of yuan, and it reached the top of more than 100,000 yuan.
It turned out to be three million!
"Really? The profit of "Battle in the Clouds" should only be a few million a year, right? How could they be willing to spend so much money on a competition? ”
Cui Zhifeng immediately suspended the game and searched the official website of "Battle of the Clouds".
When he saw the big banner at the top, he finally believed that the fans didn't fool him!
And the original 10V10 game mode of "Battle of the Clouds" has now been changed to 5V5,
means a prize of three million, with only 5 people,
If you can win the championship, everyone can get a prize of 600,000!
Quite tempting indeed......
The key is that they not only have a high prize money for the champion, but also a prize money for the second and third places.
As long as the team is in the top 10 and the individual is in the top 50, there will be a bonus!
This kind of niche game, there are not many players, and the competition is relatively less fierce, maybe it's a bit funny.
He took a closer look at the rules of the game.
The previous audition was conducted online.
And the time is tight, it starts in 10 days.
After the 100 into 50 stage, it will be played offline in Los Angeles.
The competition will be held for three consecutive days to directly determine the overall champion.
Unlike the LOL League's crazy long schedule, the schedule of "Battle of the Clouds" is very tight, and it doesn't look like a commercial game at all.
The official explanation for this is: to give back to users with a grand event.
This reason is barely plausible.
But Cui Zhifeng believes that this is definitely a commercial hype for them, or a marketing gamble.
But I have to say, it really has some effect......
At least, it did arouse Cui Zhifeng's great interest.
(End of chapter)