There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

  Chapter 173 Everything is going well, but the game cannot be sold...

   April 21st.

  Linmu Studio.

  In the conference room.

  Lin Yao and the core staff of the studio are sitting at the conference table.

  The atmosphere is a bit dignified.

   It can even be said to be low air pressure.

   "Was the game package cracked by the player who tested it?" Zhong Xiu said through gritted teeth.

   "I asked all the players in the last round of testing, but they all said they were not me." Mu Wanqing lowered her head slightly and replied softly.

   "I also remotely checked the integrity of the files in the test player's computer, and nothing has been tampered with."

  Zhu Nianqiao also shook his head: "Of course, there is the possibility of copying, but this will expand the scope, and it cannot be confirmed at all."

   "Who the **** is that?" Zhong Xiu still gritted his teeth: "Don't let me find out! Tm, otherwise you won't be able to use your ID card to play games from Linmu Studio in the future!"

  The other people present did not speak.

   The new game test feedback did not meet expectations, and now another incident has happened.

   Players expressed their reluctance to buy.

  No one is in a good mood.

   "Are you a primary school student?"

  Lin Yao looked at Zhong Xiu, and finally spoke, feeling a little helpless.

   "..." Zhong Xiu met Lin Yao's gaze, then turned his head to the side, a little dodging his eyes.

  "Since the matter has already happened, incompetence and rage cannot solve any problems."

  Lin Yao said softly: "I can only accept and make up for it. As for accountability, it can be done, but it is not the player who cracked it? We harass the players of the test over and over again, showing that we don't trust them, it will only be counterproductive."

  Zhong Xiu was stunned for a moment, then continued: "You mean..."

  Lin Yao shook her head: "I'm just talking about a possibility, don't mention things without evidence."

   "...it's my problem."

  Zhong Xiu lowered his head again, and said in a low voice, "I should remove the encrypted files for the test installation package."

   "It's none of your business, it's not really a problem, it just happened to happen."

  Lin Yao still shook her head.

  Who knew that someone would use encryption to infer that the new game is a buyout system.

   And it also aroused the resistance of the players.

  No one knows.

   "Forget it, since it has been exposed, let's admit it openly and prepare to launch the platform and games, including the Greenlight project."

Lin Yao thought for a moment, then said with a calm expression: "However, in the current situation, the game's publicity plan will be changed. The level of the pass in the game will be lowered by one level, and the legendary skins and gun skins rewarded by the highest level will be used as rewards for players to pre-order the game." Rewards. We have two grades. Players who pre-order the normal version can get the skin and firearms rewarded by the highest level of the original pass, while pre-ordering the more expensive deluxe version can get the original art collection and digital collection on the basis of the normal version. Music Collection."

   "Pricing... 78 for the regular edition, 98 for the collector's edition."

   "..."

Zhong Xiu was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I understand, but Lin Yao, you have to be mentally prepared, because the news was released in advance, the players were not on guard, and there was a lot of resistance. The final pre-order number may It would be ugly. Actually, if you think about it..."

Speaking of which.

   He paused.

  And heard Zhong Xiu's words.

  Everyone present looked at Lin Yao.

   "Don't worry, I'm not as fragile as you think."

  Lin Yao smiled at them: "No matter what the game is, I can accept it. After all, I made a mistake in judgment, and the responsibility is on my side. But the game has already been made, and I don't want everyone's efforts to be in vain, so it will be released as usual."

"All right."

Zhong Xiu sighed, and then changed the subject: "I have an idea. Now that the future of the new game seems uncertain, can we also launch the pass in "Breakout"? "Breakout" just needs to be updated with a new game. Gun skins and characters. This system feels like a good revenue point..."

   "The pass is online in "Breakout"?"

  Lin Yao pondered for a moment, and then replied: "It's okay, let's balance the rewards, as long as players who have reached the full level will give back the same amount of gold coins..."

  …

  Early May.

   Just when players were speculating whether the new game of Linmu Studio was a buyout system.

  Linmu Studio came out.

   And admitted this matter openly.

   And on the same day, the game platform was launched directly.

   On the game platform mall, the only game is the new game of Linmu Studio - "Battle Royale".

   Currently available for pre-order.

  Officially launched on May 10th.

   As for the price, the regular version is priced at 78, and the deluxe version is priced at 98.

  And the game platform has just been launched.

  Forums have related discussions.

  Most of the players shook their heads while expressing that it was true.

   While the game is pre-ordered on the first day.

  BattleRoyale only sold a little over a thousand copies…

   Miserable.

  This also has something to do with the platform.

  Linmu Studio’s game platform has just been launched, the new game has failed, and the public opinion is not ideal, so the largest traffic on the platform comes from the other two online games under its banner...

  Lin Yao’s original idea of ​​promoting the platform through games failed.

   So it is not surprising to get such a result in the end.

   But it is really miserable.

   Knowing this number, everyone in Linmu Studio felt bad.

   And the next day.

   Pre-order numbers for new games are still pretty dismal.

   But Linmu Studio did not stop. On this day, Linmu Studio launched the Greenlight Project on the game platform, and at the same time, "Breakout" launched the pass system.

  Unexpected.

  New game pre-orders are dismal.

   The pass system of "Breakout" has received unanimous praise from players!

  Because of the pass system, you can get new gun skins and new characters even if you don’t recharge, let alone recharge! The high-level pass actually rewards gold coins directly. Some players calculated that if the pass is upgraded to the highest level, all the recharge money will be returned with the returned gold coins! It's like a pass for whoring!

  Of course some players know.

  They charge real gold and silver, but the gold coins returned by Linmu Studio are virtual currency, which is essentially unequal.

  But the unstoppable pass is really worth it!

  You can get a lot of things, including gun skins, new characters, and new gun pendants, etc.

   And the returned gold coins can also buy boxes again!

   Players feel that they have made a lot of money.

  So as soon as the "Breakout" pass was launched, it brought a lot of income to Linmu Studio on the first day.

   The players are very enthusiastic.

foreseeable.

  The next "Breakout" pass will continue to bring income to Linmu Studio.

   No one expected such a result, and neither did Lin Yao.

   can only lament the impermanence of the world.

   And the other side.

   The reputation of the game platform is not bad.

  Store aside.

   The simple and clean interface of the game platform, the built-in forum, evaluation system, and cross-game friend system have all given players good reviews.

  The game platform will also push the latest update function of the game at the same time, which is even more acclaimed.

   As the game launcher of Linmu Studio, the game platform is regarded as a success.

   After all, players who play Forest Studio games are satisfied.

  It is also thanks to them.

  Last Greenlight vote count was pretty good.

  Players open the platform and see the huge Greenlight project advertisement, and they will click in to take a look, and some players are still interested in independent games and stand-alone games.

  They see the indie games carefully selected by Lin Yao with innovative gameplay on Greenlight, and if they find them interesting, they will also vote for them.

   And to the end.

  The number of votes for some games in the Greenlight project is higher than the number of pre-orders for the new game of Linmu Studio...

Um.

  Everything is going well.

   It’s just that the game can’t be sold…

   What he said is probably the current state of Linmu Studio.

   Due to the coldness of the new game, the game platform was only used by players of the other two games of Linmu Studio, and it was not promoted at all.

  …

  May tenth.

  The number of pre-orders for "BattleRoyale" is finally fixed at 9,000...

   Not even breaking ten thousand.

  The game is officially unlocked.

   When this day came, the final sales increased a little.

  Because some players don’t eat and spend money at all and can’t play the game immediately, they have to wait for this.

   Now that the game is unlocked, they want to see how the new game of Linmu Studio is.

   But the final game sales were still very dismal.

  Because there are not many players, players who buy the game enter the game, and it takes a very long time to match a game.

   This made some players very annoyed, they all gave bad reviews to the new game in the online evaluation system of the Linmu Studio game platform, saying that they bought a game and shot targets for a long time in the shooting range...

   Such a fuss.

   Things got even tougher in BattleRoyale.

  There is no popularity, and there is no black traffic. In addition, the competition on Reflecta has reached the semi-finals, and most FPS players pay more attention to the competition.

   So "BattleRoyale" was quickly forgotten by players.

  Only left a post on the forum titled "Linmu Studio's new game is cold"...

   It's really miserable.

   And Lin Yao sat in her seat, and since the new game was launched, she is also paying attention to the news of the new game.

  In the end, the dismal sales figures of the game came out.

  She was quite calm, after all she was mentally prepared.

  Although she was a little depressed, this mood didn't last long. She walked out quickly and began to sum up her experience.

  This time, it's not about the game.

The main reason is that the timing is wrong. I shouldn’t launch a game of the same type immediately after “Breakout”. Excellent PV, and then focus on promoting the gameplay of the game, the final results should be better.

   Then there is the buyout system.

  Current timing is not ripe at the same time, I have too blindly trusted the knowledge of previous life, the world is different now, it depends on the timing.

Um.

   That's about it.

  Lin Yao looked at the questions she had written, and nodded.

  She doesn't like to blame others when she fails, because it doesn't help at all.

  Compared to blaming others, she thinks it is more useful to sum up failure experience.

   After all, if you make a mistake, you can correct it.

  I am not a pig...

   In addition, she does not plan to give up the game "BattleRoyale". Although the game is a failure now, the main reason is that the timing is wrong and it has not been well announced.

  She plans to design a promotional plan for "BattleRoyale" next, and then update it steadily...

  Lin Yao is resting her chin and thinking about the next plan to save "BattleRoyale".

  The cell phone beside him rang.

  Lin Yao took a look, then picked up the phone, connected the call, and subconsciously asked: "Mr. Zhang, what's the matter? Is it for the new game?"

  After all, the new game promotion did not bring Reflecta.

  Lin Yao thought Zhang Jianghu was doing it for the new game.

But Zhang Jianghu on the other end of the phone was stunned when he heard her words, and then smiled: "Mr. Lin misunderstood, I didn't come for the new game, I called mainly for the competition, and I want to ask you something, You see the pass system of "Breakout" is so successful, can we add the logo of our championship team to the rewards? This is also a good reward for players..."

  Lin Yao was also taken aback when she heard the words, and after a while, she replied: "There is no problem with this."

   "Then trouble Mr. Lin."

  Zhang Jianghu smiled politely.

  Then the two chatted a few more words.

  But Zhang Jianghu never mentioned the new game of Linmu Studio from the beginning to the end...

  But since he knew that "Breakout" launched a pass system, it proved that he should also know about the new game, so why didn't he ask about the new game...

   Yes.

  Lin Yao put down her phone and suddenly figured it out.

  My new game has hit the market... According to the current sales volume, the other party doesn't like it at all.

   I am being passionate.

  Thinking of this, Lin Yao blushed slightly, and then gently scratched her slightly hot face, feeling a little embarrassed.

  It feels like the society is dead...

  (end of this chapter)