mousepad-d2 Chapter 43: The Birth of a New Model!
Chapter 43: The Birth of a New Model!
Indeed, as Lin Lang said, what they were doing was a challenge to Tencent, a challenge that was almost impossible to achieve.
But does that mean we should give up?
the answer is negative!
After listening to Lin Lang's speech, the employees' passion was ignited, and all of Huang Bin's concerns disappeared.
Yes, since President Lin brought this up, how could we not have thought of a solution!
Subsequently, Lin Lang also assigned the development process of the [LYG] platform, the first step of which was definitely a lot of market research.
Only after you have a clear understanding of everything can you take the first step!
After discussing the platform issues, Shen Qi turned to the next slide of the PPT, which was the page for the [Game Awards].
This event is a joint initiative of numerous domestic gaming platforms. It is a grand celebration for the gaming industry and a feast for major manufacturers to showcase their strength!
All new games released within the past year on major gaming platforms will be compared to see which one will win the title of "Most Popular Game"!
Actually, this event has many awards, and most of the major game companies will win. We can't let them lose face.
But this award is the most prestigious, as it is determined by countless players' votes!
The butterfly effect that would result from which a game wins this award is unimaginable.
The most important aspect of this award is that it allows you to represent Great Xia at the annual awards ceremony in the United States, which is known as the "Oscars of Gaming".
Last year, the game that represented Daxia in the competition was Tencent's "Cyber Future," which is now ranked number one on the game charts.
But in the past, it was just a formality; they only appeared on the big screen for 30 seconds before being eliminated!
Although Da Xia always comes out on the shortlist in every game, it doesn't mean that the title of "Most Popular Gamer" is worthless!
Major manufacturers are still eager to compete for this spot. Even if they are just runners-up, so what? They are competitive enough in the domestic market!
There are still more than two months until the [Game Awards].
"Three Kingdoms Kill" will definitely participate in this event!
"We'll definitely be participating in this year's [Game Awards] for 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' and with our current popularity, we should be able to compete for the 'Most Popular Game' award this year, barring any unforeseen circumstances!"
Lin Lang shared his thoughts, expressing his confidence in "Three Kingdoms Kill"!
It's fair to say that "Three Kingdoms Kill" is the most popular game of the year!
Currently ranked third in the [PLG] game charts and second in the [Historical Race] category!
The employees also aspire to this title. You could say that if they could obtain such a title, Langyu Studio would be able to do whatever they want in the industry!
"But as I said, it's barring any unforeseen circumstances!" Lin Lang suddenly changed the subject, "because there's also Tencent's 'Hero Kill'!"
Indeed, this point cannot be ignored!
The employees are aware of the current situation. Tencent is now heavily copying "Hero Kill," and its performance is expected to skyrocket.
Although it is still some distance from "Three Kingdoms Kill".
But it's estimated that it won't be long before this game becomes incredibly popular, thanks to Tencent's subtle moves!
Lin Lang continued, "As everyone knows, last year's winner was Tencent's Cyber Future, so they will definitely make Hero Kill a key game this year."
"Let's see if we can win the title of 'Most Popular Gamer' again and represent Daxia in the competition!"
"Therefore, 'Three Kingdoms Kill' cannot sit idly by! We must get ahead of them and release a major update before the voting for the event begins! So they won't have time to react!"
This statement won everyone's approval!
They're not relying on "Three Kingdoms Kill" to survive with "Hero Kill," are they? They like to imitate and plagiarize everything they release. Well, then they'll be too late to catch up!
I don't believe you can integrate all the newly updated content in just a few days!
"With our current staff, we can't complete both the platform and update projects. Chen Nan, you need to recruit a large number of employees right now. Just like last time, talent is the most important thing!"
"And they've got our office space sorted out too!"
Lin Lang proposed increasing the number of employees. Creating a platform is no easy task; it requires a significant investment of human and material resources!
And he also began to look forward to what the next term would be from the system!
Following this, Lin Lang explained the upcoming updates for "Three Kingdoms Kill," stating that the release of new generals would be gradual, unlike before.
Having too many generals can lead to some generals being sidelined before players have fully familiarized themselves with them.
Furthermore, updating and adjusting veteran generals ensures they keep up with the latest changes and prevents a situation where no one can play them.
Besides that, the most important thing is the update to the gameplay content!
Lin Lang had Shen Qi bring up the page for "Three Kingdoms Kill" on the computer screen, where the item "Happy Beans" was displayed in front of everyone.
During the last update, Lin Lang wanted to add this item, but he didn't explain why.
The employees could only guess based on the name, but these "Happy Beans" are the game coins used in Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game)!
Is "Three Kingdoms Kill" going to introduce the card game "Dou Dizhu"?
This idea is impossible even for someone with their toes, let alone President Lin!
Now it's finally time to reveal the answer!
Lin Lang noticed the curious looks from everyone and stopped keeping them in suspense!
"I hereby announce! The game 'Three Kingdoms Kill' will be launching a 'Landlord' mode!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent; it was as if you could see several crows flying by.
The employees stared wide-eyed at each other. President Lin had indeed given them a surprise, but why was this surprise different from what they had expected?
"Mr. Lin, although we're talking about card games... Dou Dizhu is still a type of poker game... Or is the Dou Dizhu you're referring to different from what we imagine?"
At this moment, Chen Nan couldn't help but ask a question. He didn't quite believe that Lin Lang could do such a thing. Was he still Lin Lang?
Seeing everyone's reaction, Lin Lang realized that the employees had misunderstood, so he explained in detail.
"Indeed, this 'Dou Dizhu' is not the same as that 'Dou Dizhu,' they just have some similar formats!"
Lin Lang went to the computer and started operating it. Soon, the three generals were displayed in a triangular arrangement in front of everyone.
"In this gameplay, there is also one landlord and two peasants who compete against each other."
"You might say that in a 1v2 situation, the landlord has no advantage, so we gave the landlord something unique: extra health and extra skills."
The two skills, 【Arrogant】 and 【Overbearing】, then appeared on the big screen.
[Flying High: At the start of the judgment phase, if you have cards in your judgment zone, you may take two cards from your hand and discard one card from your judgment zone.]
【Overbearing: Locked skill. At the start of your preparation phase, you immediately draw a card. During your play phase, the maximum number of times you can play a "Kill" card is increased by 1.】
Indeed, after Lin Lang finished talking about 1v2, he couldn't help but worry about the game's imbalance. The landlord didn't have much of an advantage, but once these two skills were used, things would be different.
"This 'arrogance' is equivalent to Zhou Yu's 'heroic bearing,' and he's wielding dual swords!"
"Look at this [Soaring] card, it's insane! It's practically like having a free [Invincible] card!"
"No! It's even more powerful than 'Invincible.' If a peasant had 'Invincible,' even a landlord couldn't bypass it, but 'Soaring' is decided by the landlord!"
After seeing these two skills, the employees started discussing them, which disrupted the original identity system of "Three Kingdoms Kill".
There's no complicated guessing about identities; the characters are clearly divided into two camps!
"As you can see, this gameplay mode only involves three players, creating a fast-paced, goal-oriented, and entirely new way to experience the strength of generals!"
Lin Lang vividly described the charm of this gameplay, as he himself really enjoyed it.
It's fair to say that when this game was first introduced, everyone stood up!
Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) is absolutely wildly popular!
It's fast-paced and intense, with each game lasting about ten minutes. You can play a few games during your breaks, unlike other modes where you might not be able to predict the time.
A game can last up to 40 minutes, which is enough time to play several rounds of Dou Dizhu!
"We can also set up an honor system where players who win 11 consecutive games will receive the title of 'King of Dou Dizhu' for seven days. Later, we can also add a leaderboard to motivate players!"
Lin Lang added a few points, still vaguely remembering his mindset when he achieved a 10-game winning streak in the "Dou Dizhu" mode.
He's just one win away from earning the title of "King of Dou Dizhu".
In the next game, think carefully, decide the order of play based on your hand and the skills of your generals, and decide how to act based on the skills of the peasant generals.
All these emotions combined, when you won the title of "King of Dou Dizhu", the feeling was indescribable!
Can we say that this is a really nice way to experience "Three Kingdoms Kill" alone?
After Lin Lang finished speaking, the employees also wanted to try out this "Dou Dizhu" (a popular Chinese card game) mode!
That kind of 1v2, high-intensity, fast-paced gameplay is something that doesn't exist now, completely making up for the short duration of matches.
This gameplay is sure to be loved by many players!
Players will even create their own sets of powerful generals for the landlord and powerful generals for the peasants.
To win the title of "King of Dou Dizhu"!
Seeing that his employees no longer had the same expressions as before, Lin Lang pulled out a new game mode, [2v2], also known as [Ranked Match].
Lin Lang has made some modifications to this gameplay, so that generals you don't have won't appear in your general slots and waste your general slots, and there won't be any AI opponents, etc.
"The most important aspect of this mode is that you can team up with friends. Whether it's [8v8] or [Nation War], it's hard to guarantee that you and your friends will be on the same team!"
"But this is different. You and your friend queue up together to rank up, testing your teamwork, the choice of generals, and so on! It's also a different kind of dual-general mode!"
The two brand-new models have truly impressed the employees.
No way! Is Lin Lang even human?!
How could they come up with so many ways to play in just a few months, and each one of them was a great suggestion!
President Lin truly lives up to his reputation!
With these two brand-new modes as the killer features of the major update to "Three Kingdoms Kill", it is believed that they will definitely win the favor of more players, and "Hero Kill" will be too late to copy them!
We're sure to achieve great results at the [Game Awards]!