This sentence awakens the dreamer. If the goal is to "match the League of Legends" and other lofty ambitions, it seems understandable that the boss will compete with other people's free-to-play models.
After all, if you want to achieve such an achievement as the League of Legends, you must at least catch up with others first, right?
As for the game League of Legends, with an average of more than 27 million daily online users worldwide, it is enough to eclipse all other games and become the world's number one game.
Even World of Warcraft, the world's number one online game that was popular in the past, is slightly inferior to the current League of Legends.
Although times are different, and there is a suspicion of "Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong", people have to say with emotion: Sir, times have changed.
But, aren’t the records and glory created by the predecessors an inspiration to those who come after us?
After understanding what Zhou Dongsheng meant, Brandon Green let go of the stubbornness in his heart. If he could do this, it would undoubtedly be the pinnacle of his life.
If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening!
"Boss, I understand. Free distribution is indeed a good strategy, but in terms of server expenditures and subsequent game optimization, if there is no return of funds, it will definitely become the primary problem our company needs to face..."
After letting go of his stubbornness, Brandon Green began to consider practical issues. After having a clear goal, there was no need to consider other things. It was enough to keep moving towards this goal.
For example, you can set a small goal first, and then accumulate 100 million players (funny)!
Zhou Dongsheng thought he needed to spend more time talking, but he didn't expect this little old man to be so smart. It turns out that a man is a boy until he dies. In front of his dreams, other problems are not worth mentioning.
"Of course, if you want to create history, you must pay a certain price." Zhou Dongsheng joked lightly.
"But, as I said, free is not completely free..." Zhou Dongsheng changed the subject and said pointedly.
"Boss, I understand this. It's a free + in-app purchase model. This is very common in Chinese games. It's not difficult to achieve this..." Brandon Green said with some reluctance.
As a professional game producer, it is impossible for Brandon Green to not understand this model, but in his opinion, this model has no technical content at all, and can be said to be "all you need is a hand."
However, forcibly adding an in-app purchase system is somewhat contrary to Brandon Green's original intention. Perhaps this is the "price" that the boss said needs to be paid.
Of course, Brandon Green also has his own bottom line, that is, this in-app purchase system must not affect the balance of the game, otherwise it will simply overdraw the life of the game and use up all the resources.
"Oh, my old man, you seem to have misunderstood me. I don't want to engage in the free + in-app purchase model of China Games. How can I compete with League of Legends with this outdated model?"
Listening to the translation, there was something wrong with Zhou Dongsheng's talent. No wonder the little old man was so resistant at first. He was obviously biased.
But, let alone foreigners, even the domestic player base would probably not say they like this mode.
Zhou Dongsheng still remembers that the reason why he got into the game League of Legends was because he learned from his classmates that one of the game's major selling points was "you can play without paying money."
It was truly a breath of fresh air among all the online games at that time, and it was then that he became out of control and became a "ten-year veteran" of Summoner's Rift.
Afterwards, Zhou Dongsheng no longer held back and said straight to the point: "There are better models to learn from, so why should we use this outdated model? Have you ever played CSGO?"
Brandon Green nodded in confusion. As the orthodox sequel to Counter-Strike, the originator of the world-popular FPS game, this game has already become popular in overseas markets since its launch in 2012.
As an FPS game enthusiast and game producer, it is natural that Brandon Green has never played it, but this game is still a niche game in China.
The entire domestic FPS market is still dominated by Gunfight Dream with 300 million mice, not to mention the web game Life and Death Sniper endorsed by Master Huang...
Zhou Dongsheng doesn’t know when this game became popular in the domestic market, but he still remembers the inexplicable unboxing craze.
Especially those valuable jewelry left an indelible impression on Zhou Dongsheng.
The difference in the world may be that some people are reluctant to even buy priority accounts, while some people have skin accessories that cost as much as millions.
Such an accessory system with endless potential is very suitable for the game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". As long as it is developed properly, it may even be able to do the same thing.
After all, the peak popularity of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is far more than as simple as that of League of Legends...
"I think CSGO's built-in skin and accessories system is very suitable for reference. We can even use the logic of selling priority accounts to further stimulate the needs of the player base..."
“In this way, we can not only take into account the needs of free players, but also increase the audience and popularity of our game. At the same time, players who have purchased priority accounts can also experience more content of the game, such as the subsequent ranking system and loot box drops.
Wait..."
Zhou Dongsheng talked about it, not only the shadow of CSGO, but also the prototype of the future "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", especially the unboxing system that does not affect the balance of the game and allows players to enjoy it...
Even Zuchang's "Eternal Calamity" once led a short-lived wave of unboxing craze, and Zhou Dongsheng would naturally not give up such a good product with such a high publicity.
Compared with the future, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" will first sell accounts, and then be forced to start a free operation strategy after its popularity drops...
Zhou Dongsheng feels that this time-tested and enduring free play + advanced payment model undoubtedly has more potential and future.
Listening to the prototype of the model that the boss talked about, Brandon Green's eyes gradually lit up. It turned out that... the boss had such a wishful thinking!
Only children make choices, adults naturally want them all!
Brendan Green couldn't help but be impressed by his boss's unconstrained thinking, and he was so impressed by this excellent idea. Why didn't he think of such a good idea?
I am also a player who has played CSGO, and I am also a game producer, but I have never thought of innovating and "borrowing" other people's models...
However, sometimes the so-called origin of creativity is so unpretentious and seemingly simple, but often only after the first person tells it, others will suddenly realize that it can still be like this...
"Boss, I have no objections. This model is very suitable for our game. I can make a prototype of the system first..." Brandon Green said eagerly.
There is really no place for this inner joy of seeing a hunter.
"Hey, don't worry, let's go to the Pig Factory with me first. I still have to worry about the issue of game distribution. And if you want to play this mode well, you can also learn from the Pig Factory. In this regard
They are experts!”
Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile that he was able to operate the game "Fantasy Westward Journey" for more than ten years, and the game's longevity was long-lasting, and at the same time he could maintain the item trading system so well...
In this regard, Pig Factory’s experience is probably no worse than CSGO!