They wanted to make a trashy game, but how come it sold like hotcakes again?

Chapter 9 Breaking Through Cash Flow

It's always exciting to see a rich guy get his comeuppance.

So it went viral on trending topics again.

Moreover, netizens feel that "Three Kingdoms Kill" is indeed a conscientious game.

Everyone knows what the situation is like in the mobile game industry; even if you spend 648 yuan, it might not even make a splash.

On the PC game side, even if we take the most expensive tier of "Three Kingdoms Kill" at 1990 yuan—which includes four static skins, four dynamic skins, four kill effects, a pet, and four new generals—it's still the cheapest tier.

In a certain PC card game, a single pet costs 1000 yuan.

Moreover, the 1990 yuan doesn't just include these items; it also includes tablecloths, background music, voice packs, points that can be redeemed for generals in the shop, and points that can be redeemed for other Tiger Talisman rewards. Of course, since this is the first Tiger Talisman event, all these points are stored away.

Based on the current exchange rate, if a player recharges Tiger Tokens twice, they only need to spend 40 RMB to buy a Level 0 Tiger Token for the third time, and can then use the points from the first two purchases to exchange for all the rewards for that period.

It's worth noting that other games reset their points to zero after the current event ends.

Compared to them, "Three Kingdoms Kill" is incredibly generous.

On one of the most popular gaming forums in China, a post was pinned to the top: "Should game companies be made ashamed so they can improve?"

The most upvoted reply was:

"I made single-player games, and you called me a 'sugar baby,' and I didn't care. Now that I'm making online games, what should you call me?"

The second most popular post was titled "Analyzing the Tiger Talisman Mode in Three Kingdoms Kill: Does This Represent the Future of the Game?"

The original poster criticized the ancestral law of buyout.

In order to comply with refund policies, more and more manufacturers are only producing content for the first two hours.

Some developers have even split a game into two or three parts, requiring players to purchase DLC to play the original game content.

Other payment systems have a host of drawbacks, leaving players dissatisfied. However, the Tiger Talisman sales model has so far been free of complaints.

However, the reply on the second floor of the post was completely opposite to the original poster's argument.

A user named Tang Tian claimed that it encompassed all the drawbacks of the paid model, leaving those players who advocated the Tiger Talisman model speechless.

[The tasks are strongly tied to time limits: players need to log in daily to complete tasks, creating a very rigid work environment. If a player forgets to log in even once, the frustration they will experience is unimaginable, which will lead to player anxiety.]

The conflict between payment and experience: I've already paid for the game, why should I play it? Even after paying, a lot of time still needs to be invested to get the rewards.

The system design is unbalanced: the quality of paid rewards has been severely reduced, and after the basic rewards are claimed, the remaining rewards are completely dispensable.

Forced spending: Many players only want a specific general from this Tiger Talisman event, but they have to spend the money to buy four generals.

The original poster's reply to him was:

You're right, but the tiger tally only costs 40 yuan.

As the hype exploded, all sorts of posts sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

However, unlike the previous game releases, this time no one came forward to say that "Three Kingdoms Kill" was a bad game.

This made the video creators who had been waiting for the smear campaign but hadn't posted any content about "Three Kingdoms Kill" regret their actions, wishing they had gotten their share of the hype sooner.

Not only that, there are also many people who are obviously paid trolls, mindlessly praising "Three Kingdoms Kill".

This has led to resentment among some players. This group doesn't like Tangren Games and doesn't usually play online games.

Their attitude towards the emergence of the game "Three Kingdoms Kill" can only be described as dismissive.

The forums they usually use are full of slander against "Three Kingdoms Kill":

"Hey, look at this Tangren Games, I wonder how many online trolls they've hired to hype it up."

"Haha, you can buy all the content for 40 yuan? Even if he gave me 40 yuan, I wouldn't play this 'Three Kingdoms Kill' game."

"It's nowhere near as good as XXX. I don't know what's so interesting about this game."

"If so many people online are raving that cheap equals fun, why don't I just go downstairs and draw a grid with stones to play hopscotch? I could play hopscotch my whole life and no one would ask me for money."

"Hey, that's how those people are, don't worry about what they think. Let's just keep playing our single-player game."

Tang She, who had been hiding in the forum hoping to see some good news, suddenly brightened up.

He instantly knew what he had to do.

Yes, even though the game looks great right now, single-player gamers still refuse to accept it.

Because the game's spending cap is too low, the company's cash flow is currently very unhealthy.

Moreover, the introduction of the Tiger Talisman mode in "Three Kingdoms Kill" means that it requires a lot of manpower and operating costs. The company needs to recruit more people to run "Three Kingdoms Kill", which makes the already not-so-wealthy "family" even worse.

At this point, what he should do is very simple: just deliver another fatal blow to this poor "family".

Of course, his actions will not actually affect the company.

The reason is simple: the young lady is just poor, not that her family is poor.

Even if the cash flow is disrupted, the young lady's family can still come up with enough money to replenish the company's cash flow.

After all, this is a goose that lays golden eggs. As things stand, as long as "Three Kingdoms Kill" continues to operate, it can continue to make money.

If the young lady takes money from the family, how can she possibly disobey the family's arrangements?

As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's money is bound to him, and he who eats another man's food is bound to him," even if it's family.

As for the young lady's dream?

Uncle Ren's only wish from beginning to end was for his daughter to get married and complete this important life event as soon as possible.

As long as my senior finds someone to date properly, her uncle won't interfere with what she wants to do.

Tang She had considered ignoring the mess and running off to start his own game company.

But his senior gave him a salary he couldn't even imagine when he first graduated. He didn't do anything for the rest of the year, he just did his own side jobs.

Running away at this point would be so unlike Kaito Kid.

Moreover, there's no guarantee that you won't encounter other unpleasant things after you go out.

And his senior didn't treat him badly either. The day after he played Three Kingdoms Kill, she gave him 50% of the company's shares.

After all, although it seemed quite alarming at the time, Tangren Company actually only had less than 500,000 left in its accounts.

Now, the only remaining "conflict" between him and his senior is how to persuade her to go home for a blind date.

After all, in Uncle Ren's eyes, no matter how much his daughter's company earns, it is definitely not as important as her marriage.