Because Yu Fei had only been the chief designer for a month and was relatively inexperienced, there were some mistakes when arranging work.
If you want to split the content of a game into four parts and update them one by one, the workload is huge and cumbersome.
The original underlying design must be retained, otherwise the game may freeze or crash due to various unknown reasons, giving players a bad experience, or even being unable to run at all.
Moreover, the various scenes, monsters, gameplay, mechanisms, etc. in the game are closely related, and you must be careful when taking them apart.
In addition, the plan written by Yu Fei did not explain it in detail, so the designer responsible for the split neglected the automatic blocking mechanism of the magic sword under the huge workload, and let it be updated along with the underlying mechanism in the first part.
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This may seem inconspicuous, but it creates a suffocating chain reaction.
The game's numerical values have been updated, but the combat mechanism has not. So players are actually using the traditional combat mechanism of "Return to the Shore" to fight enhanced monsters, so the difficulty has suddenly increased, not to mention that there are still some who have never played "Return to the Shore".
Newcomers to "Return to the Shore" are also playing "Eternal Fall into Reincarnation".
As a result, the number of players who cannot defeat mobs has increased significantly.
If you can't get ghost weapons at all, don't you just have to hold the magic sword and die over and over again?
Originally, if the combat system was updated, players would be able to perform various blocking actions, which would form a natural and perfect cover effect.
Because players can manually block, an automatic block that occurs by chance will not attract too much attention. Players will feel that it was pressed accidentally and will not consider the game mechanics.
But now players can't block at all, and an automatic block that happens by chance will naturally become particularly eye-catching. Players will definitely become suspicious if they see it!
Therefore, due to a series of mistakes, the hidden mechanism of the magic sword's automatic blocking was exposed earlier than the combat system...
All I can say is that the plan failed to keep up with the changes. This is really a sad story.
So who is to blame for this?
Blame Meng Chang? Blame Yu Fei? Or blame other designers?
It seems that they all have some responsibility, but they are not the main responsibility.
It was Pei Qian's decision to promote Yu Fei as the chief designer. Even if there were individual work mistakes, it was something Pei Qian expected.
It doesn't seem appropriate to blame Yu Fei now.
Not only should we not blame him, but we should encourage him, because most of the time work mistakes will lead to losing money, and only in a very small number of cases will they lead to making money.
You should comfort Yu Fei and let him continue to maintain his current status. Maybe he will lose money next time if he makes a work mistake?
No, wait a minute.
The publicity plan Meng Chang just mentioned...
Pei Qian was still thinking about the exposure of the magic sword's automatic blocking mechanism, but suddenly an idea flashed in his mind and he realized that there seemed to be a big problem with Meng Chang's publicity plan!
When Meng Chang reported, he simply stated his promotion plan, which was to divide the game into four parts, and the combat system would be updated last.
Of course, Meng Chang did not say the specific intention of this plan. After all, Meng Chang acquiesced that Mr. Pei was the master of Pei's propaganda method. This intention did not need to be explained, and Mr. Pei would definitely understand it.
But even a dry propaganda plan is enough to arouse Pei Qian's vigilance.
"Something's wrong. According to Meng Chang's promotion plan, it will indeed arouse some scolding from players in the early stage, and it can even persist until he gets the commission... But when the battle system is updated, won't it be just as popular? Even more popular than normal updates.
It’s going to be even hotter!”
"Meng Chang, the publicity plan he came up with this time is evil!"
Pei Qian suddenly realized this serious problem.
The publicity plan that Meng Chang arranged for Chaolu Game Platform last time was a plan that satisfied Pei Qian. Although the final result was not very good, it was mainly because Mr. Tian was causing trouble.
Although Meng Chang's plan has some minor flaws and there is room for improvement, it is overall harmless.
This time it was different. How could Meng Chang do such a careless thing?
If this plan is really implemented perfectly, then Meng Chang will indeed get the commission, but wouldn't Pei Qian be cheated?
Thinking of this, Pei Qian couldn't help but his face darkened, and his expression when he looked at Meng Chang also showed a hint of evil.
Meng Chang looked at Mr. Pei in deep thought for a long time, and then looked at him with something strange in his eyes. He couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. He didn't know what Mr. Pei meant by this.
Is it to express dissatisfaction with the lapses in the execution of propaganda work?
Or is it for some other reason?
Pei Qian said with a serious expression: "I trusted you a lot before, so I didn't ask much about the promotion plan of "Eternal Fall into Reincarnation"."
"I didn't expect you to come up with such a plan! If there hadn't been something wrong during the execution, I wouldn't have noticed it."
"Think about it for yourself, is this publicity plan suitable?"
Meng Chang was stunned and looked confused.
Is the plan suitable?
It’s definitely suitable!
Mr. Pei, I designed this plan according to your Pei's propaganda method. It has been successful once before, so how could it be inappropriate?
Meng Chang subconsciously wanted to defend himself, but when he saw Mr. Pei's unkind expression, he swallowed his words silently.
Something is wrong, something is wrong, Mr. Pei must have seen a huge problem in the plan, that's why he is so serious.
Fighting with Mr. Pei now is an act that is both impulsive and stupid.
After thinking about it for a moment, Meng Chang felt that he couldn't ask or explain, because it would make him look stupid, unable to understand Mr. Pei's intentions, and it would make him look irresponsible.
So, with the idea of solving the problem, he asked: "Mr. Pei, I know I was wrong. Then...how should I deal with this situation now?"
Although he doesn't know exactly where he went wrong, as long as he admits his mistake obediently, calms down Mr. Pei's anger, and then asks for instructions on Mr. Pei's handling method, he can then find out his own mistakes through reverse analysis of this handling method.
Where is it?
Seeing Meng Chang's sincere and repentant expression, Pei Qian felt a little better.
Well, if you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no greater good.
Fortunately, it was discovered early this time and no more damage was caused. It may be too late to remedy the situation.
As long as Meng Chang remembers the lesson he learned this time and doesn't play such clever tricks in the future, he will still be Mr. Pei's good brother.
Pei Qian thought for a moment and then said: "Make an announcement, admit the mistake, and put the game's combat system into an emergency update next week."
"Now that the magic sword's automatic blocking has been discovered, it can no longer be concealed. We should publicize it how we should."
"Of course, the announcement does not need to be so clear, it just needs to be more sincere."
Now that the mechanism of the magic sword has been exposed, there is no way to hide it no matter how much you want to.
For Pei Qian, the most important thing now is to disrupt Meng Chang's original publicity plan!
Because according to the original plan, "Eternal Fall into Reincarnation" will be a big hit at the end of next month without any surprises.
The development of the combat system has been completed. The reason why Meng Chang updated it last is simply to gain greater popularity.
Pei Qian requested that the combat system be updated in advance. Although it will also ignite the popularity, this is equivalent to spreading the popularity of "Eternal Reincarnation" over a month, and there will not be that explosive popularity.
For Pei Qian, this is the least bad choice.
Of course, it may be more embarrassing for Meng Chang. This month's commission may be lost to him again.
But who let him fool around?
Pei Qian also deliberately gave him a slap so that he would not do such bad things that harm others and benefit himself in the future.
You, Meng Chang, are happily taking the commission at the expense of me making a lot of money. Is this ridiculous?
This evil trend must be stopped!
Pei Qian originally thought that Meng Chang would immediately jump in and resolutely protest.
After all, under the current situation, if Meng Chang resists, does some tricks, and continues to push forward the previous publicity plan, he might be able to get a small commission; but if he follows Pei Qian's method, it will be equivalent to scrapping the entire publicity plan.
, I’m afraid that there will be no commission at all.
But Meng Chang didn't say much, but his expression was a little painful.
"Okay Mr. Pei, I understand. I'll make arrangements now."
Just as Meng Chang was about to leave, Pei Qian stopped him again.
"By the way, please remember to appease Yu Fei. After all, he has just become the person in charge. He is not familiar with many tasks and needs to take his time. Besides, it is not a big problem this time, so he must not blame himself."
Pei Qian was very worried that Yu Fei had run away.
Meng Chang nodded: "Okay, Mr. Pei."
Watching Meng Chang leave the office, Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a little distressed and a little strange.
What makes me feel distressed is that after all, I am such a good brother in the company. Although he had evil intentions this time and almost got himself into trouble when he wanted to do something sexy, the punishment is indeed not small if his commission is reduced to zero this month.
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The strange thing is, shouldn't Meng Chang have such a submissive character?
At this time, shouldn't you be arguing with yourself with the contract, saying that even President Pei has no right to interfere, and the plan must continue to be implemented?
Why did you give up the commission so obediently and change it as you said?
Hmm... maybe Meng Chang also feels that he is wrong? Or because the mechanism of the magic sword has been exposed, Meng Chang feels that there is no way to cover it up, so he simply gives up?
Pei Qian thought about it and it seemed possible.
Let’s continue to wait and see the subsequent development of “Eternal Reincarnation”.
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After coming out of Mr. Pei's office, Meng Chang went directly to the Tenda Game Department upstairs.
While climbing the stairs, Meng Chang kept thinking about why Mr. Pei arranged it like this.
If the battle system is updated ahead of schedule, wouldn’t it completely ruin the entire promotion plan?
Why did Mr. Pei make such a brave decision to cut off his wrist?
Obviously, there must be a huge loophole in his publicity plan, which made Mr. Pei very angry and even wanted to overturn the entire plan.
But Meng Chang didn't know where the loophole was specifically, and he didn't know why Mr. Pei's current approach could close this loophole. He was very confused.
We can only take one step at a time.
So, Meng Chang went to Yu Fei and explained Mr. Pei's request.
Yu Fei was very embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Brother Meng, I made some omissions in my work, which affected your plan. I have to overturn it and start over..."
Meng Chang shook his head: "You don't have to blame yourself for this."
"Mr. Pei's attitude has already shown that there is a problem with my plan itself. Although there are some problems at the execution level, it has exposed the problem earlier."
"So, this is actually a good thing."
"Besides, Mr. Pei said that when you first become the person in charge, you will inevitably make some oversights. This is normal. Just let nature take its course."
Yu Fei couldn't help but be very moved.
President Pei actually trusts himself so much?
Wouldn't it be irresponsible to just walk away by yourself?
He nodded immediately: "Brother Meng, don't worry. I will definitely work hard this time and complete the tasks assigned by Mr. Pei. I will never be as careless as last time!"
"I'll make arrangements right now, draft an announcement, and change the update of the combat system to next week!"
"By the way, Mr. Pei said that since the matter of the magic sword can no longer be hidden, we can publicize it how we want."
"So GOG's new hero Prisoner can also be arranged to go online? Min Jingchao has already done it and has been waiting for it."
Meng Chang thought for a while: "Maybe so."
Yu Fei nodded: "Okay, then I'll tell Min Jingchao."