mousepad-d2 Chapter 7: Finally, they fell for it.
Chapter 7: Finally, they fell for it.
The development timeline was tight, and there weren't many new employees in the company who could take on major responsibilities, so Yang Yi, the boss, had to handle everything himself.
However, this suited him quite well. Rainbow Six Siege was the FPS game he had played the longest, and he didn't want to ruin it because of his negligence.
While we're at it, let's design a more normal Rainbow Six Siege game. Ubisoft doesn't know anything about Rainbow Six Siege. They don't fix the servers, they just randomly change the operators, the maps are weird, all they know is how to make a living in esports!
Games are meant to be played. Developing esports means altering many excellent designs and easter eggs, which Yang Yi believes is a losing proposition.
In order to develop Rainbow Six Siege, Yang Yi spent a lot of time studying the history of FPS games in this world.
Nowadays, fixed crosshairs are the mainstream in FPS games. There used to be many FPS games that required aiming down sights to shoot, but they have all been squeezed out of the market.
This doesn't mean aiming down sights is bad; it's just that there aren't enough realistic games available yet.
The main focus of aiming down sights and shooting is immersion!
"In my opinion, the FPS games on the market now are not as good as they used to be."
"The current mainstream gameplay is nothing more than moving the mouse over someone else and shooting."
"While this significantly lowers the barrier to entry for players, it also results in a distorted gaming experience."
"Now we are developing a brand new FPS game with a proper hardcore style, a semi-free gun accessory system, a variety of advanced technological items, and ultimate information tactical gameplay."
"The essence of online games is the competition between people, and this game is the ultimate competition."
Yang Yi felt that his game design was already very detailed, but judging from the current feedback from his employees, they basically didn't get the point.
This is bad, there haven't been any similar games before, so there's nothing to learn from.
It's alright if there are reference points like Arad, but once you develop a completely new game, you're completely clueless.
This is also a drawback of not having excellent game developers; the company's foundation is still too weak.
After much deliberation, Yang Yi decided to seek help from the military region.
Since it's a modern offensive and defensive game, who understands it better than the military?
The military region attaches great importance to this observation. In recent years, the higher authorities have issued a lot of propaganda targets, and many movies and TV series have been produced, but this is the first time a game has been made.
If the game succeeds, the propaganda department might even get military credit.
Yang Yi also discussed with the propaganda department the weapons and equipment of Chinese soldiers in the game.
Ultimately, the ultimate techniques of using a rope gun and reverse information hacking were finalized.
Sometimes, having a real gun is more effective than Yang Yi talking a thousand times.
After seeing the special forces soldiers' various tactical maneuvers and deployments, they all got the hang of the game's appeal.
After just two days of observation, I felt like I had divine assistance when developing games, and all sorts of ingenious ideas came to me.
"Don't try too hard to recreate military tactics. This is a game, and we need to consider balance. There are already too many terrible spots caused by the destructible environment. If we could jump, would this even be fun?"
"The defending side mainly operates indoors, so their guns should be shorter, primarily submachine guns. The attacking side mainly operates outdoors, and their weapons can be varied."
Sometimes, having divergent thinking isn't a good thing. Yang Yi even has to restrict them. If they really develop a bottom-level logic of the underworld, how will they maintain balance in the future?
With the final answer in hand, Yang Yi significantly shortened the game development time. After all, he had played through the skills, gameplay, and maps, so there were basically no major reworks during the development process.
Yang Yi is playing both the role of father and mother here.
XunTeng has finally gathered all the evidence and is preparing to file a lawsuit.
Ma Xiaotie had been waiting for this day for a long time; he had even made a solemn promise to Pony.
Pony hasn't been involved in the gaming industry for a long time, and this time it was unexpected that Pony would be involved. It can only be said that Ma Xiaotie brought it on himself. He was the one who found the media and bought the trending topics. With such a massive clarification, it would be strange if Pony didn't know.
Even for a large and powerful company like XunTeng, a turnover of 700 million yuan in three months is still a painful blow.
This time, Pony was really angry. He launched into a tirade, yelling at people for using a Cowboy name, asking who he was trying to disgust. Did he really think he knew nothing? He even used female aliases to attract users in the early days of his business.
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When Yang Yi received the preliminary injunction, she was so happy she almost jumped for joy.
As the saying goes, perseverance pays off, and XunTeng finally fell for it.
The first phase of the plan has begun, but it's been delayed.
This can be left to Junlun; they are more proactive in this case than Yang Yi is now.
The development of Cai6 will take time, and Yang Yi also needs to earn more money for self-defense.
As for how to make money?
The original court injunction reads: Stop downloading, installing, advertising, and allowing new users to recharge.
It doesn't say that existing users can't recharge, open new servers, hold events, drive traffic to private domains, or download third-party/official website private packages.
All you need to do is hire some people and have them spread the Arad's Wrath installer around.
It just means losing some traffic from the app store.
Such borderline legal practices are beyond the courts' control, and the burden of proof often falls on the plaintiff, Xunteng.
Before the final judgment is issued, Yang Yi still needs to finalize the creation of his subsidiary Qunfeng's overseas platform, which is why Yang Yi is taking the risk to make money.
As the two sides argued, time flew by.
At the end of October, with the Tauren Chieftain handing over the operation rights to the Beehive branch, Arad's Wrath completed its mission, and the development of Rainbow Six Siege was nearing completion.
Yang Yi finally stopped stalling and began preparing to take Xun Teng to court.
November 1st, an ordinary day, but an angry Tencent gave it a different meaning, generating almost as much buzz as a game expo.
Almost all media outlets and short video bloggers related to gaming were invited, and major live streaming platforms also launched pre-event live streams.
This shows how ruthless XunTeng is towards Minotaur.
At the entrance of the courthouse.
Numerous media outlets and short video bloggers are vying to interview Ma Xiaotie.
This is a very important person, someone you can't usually interview, but he actually showed up in person this time. It seems the conflict between the two sides is basically as rumored online.
It's been a long time since a company has provoked Nanshan Pizza Hut like this.
This is going to be a fierce battle!
"Mr. Ma, are you confident about this lawsuit?"
Ma Xiaotie's lips curled into a confident smile: "We have the chain of evidence. I don't believe the opposing company can get away unscathed. Evil can never triumph over justice."
As the trial date drew closer, Ma Xiaotie surprisingly felt no anger. He knew that with such evidence, the other party was doomed. Who was he? A vice president of a Fortune 500 company. Would he bother with a dead man?
Seeing that the vice president of Xunteng was willing to answer questions, everyone became excited and asked increasingly tricky questions.
"Mr. Ma, as a senior player in the industry, does XunTeng feel gratified to see others copying its practices?"
Ma Xiaotie glared at the reporter who asked the question; this guy was definitely there to cause trouble.
Although he didn't want to answer, with so many eyes on him, he could only bite the bullet and argue: "If you're implying that our company plagiarized, please provide evidence. We welcome your lawsuit against us. But if you don't have evidence, please don't defame our company, and we will pursue legal action."
"Mr. Ma, what was your company's reaction when you learned the other company's name?"
"Mr. Ma, when will the official Dungeon Fighter Online mobile game be released?"
"XunTeng, I'll fuck your mother."
Actually, Yang Yi had already secretly arrived at the courthouse entrance a while ago. The commotion at the entrance was quite a sight; no wonder it's XunTeng.
A reputation like this is a real skill.
The people who asked the questions later were not people Yang Yi had invited.
The one who's swearing is...