After listening to Min Jingchao's explanation, everyone nodded.
Obviously, these words coming from Min Jingchao's mouth are particularly convincing.
Because Min Jingchao himself is the designer of GOG and has been responsible for the balance of data and game mechanics, his understanding in this aspect is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Many times, a person's ability does not all depend on his own talent or hard work, but also depends on the platform he is on.
When a person reaches the right platform, even if his talent is not very high, his ability will increase by leaps and bounds.
And if a person has great talent but does not have a suitable platform, it will be difficult for his talent to be activated.
Just like in history, why did all the celebrities in the early Han Dynasty gather together in one small place?
It's not because this small place has outstanding people and has given birth to so many talents, but because they follow Liu Bang and have a high enough platform to be constantly promoted.
Similarly, the famous generals in troubled times are also because they grow faster in frequent wars.
GOG is an excellent platform. Min Jingchao has been practicing here for so long. It can be said that he has witnessed the rise and prosperity of this game. He has different thoughts at different stages. Over time, his understanding in this aspect has been very profound.
Of course, GOG's balance is not without problems, and it is often criticized by players.
This is normal. After all, strong heroes have to be chopped down, but if you chop too little, it won't hurt. If you chop too much, they may be destroyed with one sword. But for weak heroes, if they are strengthened less, there will be no qualitative change, but they will be strengthened much.
Or it may suddenly become overwhelming.
In addition, there are huge differences between different player groups. A hero may be a completely different hero in the fish pond game, high-end game and professional game, which makes the balance issue even more difficult.
But overall, during the time that Min Jingchao was in charge of GOG, he did a relatively good job in balancing the game. This was partly because he was able to get advice from professional players and professional tactical analysts in the DGE club, and also because he was able to get advice from professional players and professional tactical analysts in the DGE club.
Opinions can be heard from the player community.
When thinking deeply about the issue of career balance in FPS games, Min Jingchao found that it is best not to copy the career settings of FPS games from MOBA games or MMORPG games, so he made the current design plan.
At this point, the entire design plan for "Bullet Marks 2" has been explained.
There will definitely be a lot of work to do in the follow-up, such as what is the specific layout of this large map, how are the strongholds distributed, what is the approximate level of resources refreshed at each stronghold, and how many special props are available to players...
However, other designers have to help complete these tasks. For example, the big map is the job of the level designer.
As the chief designer, Min Jingchao only needs to ensure that the general direction does not deviate.
There was a brief silence in the conference room. After a while, Sun Xi said: "I have no problem here."
The other designers didn't say anything else.
Zhou Muyan looked at it and nodded: "Okay, then it's settled."
If it is someone else's design plan, these designers may have to ask some more questions and discuss it.
But there is really nothing wrong with Min Jingchao's plan, after all, his resume is there.
Although some innovative gameplay methods have no precedent, no one can guarantee whether they will succeed or fail.
In this case, it is better to completely trust Min Jingchao and Mr. Pei.
If you keep making suggestions and the game fails, then whose fault is it?
Min Jingchao looked at Sun Xi: "Then I will continue to refine the plan. Please assign the design draft to the designers in the team, keep an eye on the progress, and start writing the design plan on Monday."
Sun Xi nodded: "Okay, this is my job."
He was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Monday? Uh... what about Saturday?"
If we follow the default process of Tianhuo Studio, the designers will definitely default to 996 when the game is first launched.
Some designers are even responsible for a lot of design plans and have to stay up all night to revise the design draft the day before the meeting to ensure that the design draft can be completed as scheduled during the meeting.
Although this situation can only mean that the workload is unreasonably arranged, after all, everyone has been through this, so most designers are used to it and have no complaints.
So Sun Xi thought he would have to work overtime tomorrow and Saturday to write the design plan, but Min Jingchao didn't mention it at all.
Min Jingchao said matter-of-factly: "I have a normal rest on weekends."
"This..." Sun Xi looked at Zhou Muyan subconsciously.
Zhou Muyan coughed twice: "Brother Min, I have heard about Tengda's working model, but... every company has its own situation, so you can't just copy it blindly, right?"
"The designers in our studio are not as capable as Tenda, and they are used to working slowly and carefully. Sometimes if we spend more time polishing it, the details of the plan will be better."
"How about this, brother Min, you should follow Tenda's work schedule, and the rest of the project team will follow our studio's original process, what do you think?"
Zhou Muyan obviously didn't want to open this hole.
On the one hand, I am worried about the quality of the game.
After all, in his opinion, the reason why Tenda was able to take full vacations was because its employees were very efficient, but the people at Tianhuo Studio were not that efficient.
It’s a normal holiday without the tension of the development period. What should I do if the development node cannot be completed?
On the other hand, I am also afraid of affecting other people's mentality.
Everyone came to work overtime on Saturday, but no one from the "Bullet Marks 2" project team came. Do others think it's unfair? They don't want to work overtime either?
Time is money, and the same is true for game development. Zhou Muyan felt very distressed when he had to give back the time he had finally carved out.
Of course, he doesn't feel that he has treated these people badly. After all, when it comes to making money and sharing bonuses in the game, he has always been generous compared to other old gamers.
Min Jingchao shook his head: "I don't think it's necessary."
"I believe that the designers at Tianhuo Studio are also very strong designers, including artists, programmers and other project personnel, who are also among the best in the industry."
"The reason why progress is sometimes slow may simply be because frequent overtime work leads to a depressed mental state, and the body is not in perfect condition, which invisibly slows down efficiency."
"I hope we can still follow Tenda's development model, and overtime work outside normal working hours is strictly prohibited."
"When setting the work plan, it should be based on the normal workload. If it cannot be completed, add more people. If it cannot be completed again, it will be postponed."
"Mr. Pei once said that there are many ways to solve problems, but they definitely do not include overtime. Overtime only solves temporary problems on the surface, but in the long run, it will cause many new problems."
Zhou Muyan hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Okay, let's do it."
The game plan has been finalized, so there is no need to argue with Min Jingchao over such trivial matters.
Although not working overtime will definitely slow down the development progress, as long as the game can be successfully completed and money can be made, then this is not a problem.
Zhou Muyan looked at Sun Xi: "Then today's meeting will end here. Later, you can re-screen and select the most suitable designers for the "Bullet Marks 2" project team. After selecting,
Bring the plan to my office."
Sun Xi nodded: "No problem, Mr. Zhou."
The meeting was considered over and everyone left the conference room one after another.
At present, all positions of the "Bullet Marks 2" project team have been vacated, and Min Jingchao also has his own work station. His daily job is to sort out the design drafts and carry out preliminary preparations.
The selection of the lower-level personnel of the project team has almost been completed, but there are still some vacancies in the middle-level.
The main reason is that the gameplay has not been completely finalized before, and it is impossible to determine which designer is better at it, so it was postponed for two days.
Zhou Muyan attaches great importance to this project, so he is also careful in selecting people.
As soon as Sun Xixi sat down at his work station, he heard someone say from beside him: "Brother Sun, I would like to take the initiative to apply to do numerical calculations on the "Bullet Marks 2" project. Do you think it's okay?"
Sun Xi looked up and quickly stood up: "Brother Han, is this inappropriate? Your current position is chief planner."
Brother Han joined Tianhuo Studio earlier than Sun Xi. Now he is leading a project team independently. It went online some time ago and the results are pretty good.
He also participated in these two meetings, but Zhou Muyan considered that his own project was running well and he had no special advantage in FPS games, so he did not choose him and chose Sun Xi instead.
It stands to reason that the list of personnel Sun Xi wants to finalize this time is a mid-level list, and they are for himself.
Brother Han is higher than Sun Xi in terms of qualifications and position, so it would be inappropriate to work for him in "Bullet Marks 2".
Brother Han shook his head: "What's inappropriate? My project there is on the right track, and I can just give up my position to young people and give them more opportunities to grow."
"And my son was just born recently, and my time as the person in charge there is quite tight, so I want to switch here..."
"Ahem, of course I don't want to take advantage of the holidays here! I just think that Brother Min's plan is very good, this project is very special, and I should be able to get some inspiration."
Now that the words were mentioned, Sun Xi naturally understood.
"Okay Brother Han, then I will add you to the list first, but whether this list can be approved... it depends on whether President Zhou agrees."
Brother Han nodded: "Thank you so much, Brother Sun! When you send me the list, if Mr. Zhou asks about it, I hope you can put in a nice word for me. I really value this opportunity!"
Sun Xi: "Okay, Brother Han, I understand."
According to the regulations of Tianhuo Studio, once you leave the original project team, you can only take the bonus for a maximum of three months, and you will not be able to take it again.
After all, no one is in the project anymore, so why should we continue to share the bonuses?
The lifespan of a game is at least half a year to a year. As the chief designer, Han Ge has given up a lot of bonuses.
But it is obvious that he is more interested in the three factors of "Bullet Trace 2": first, he does not have to work overtime, second, he can get some inspiration and growth by working on this new project with Min Jingchao, and third, once "Bullet Trace 2" is successful, it is not
Will there also be bonuses?
If I stay in the original project, even if "Bullet Marks 2" succeeds, it will have nothing to do with me.
So after some comprehensive consideration, he decided to take the initiative to sign up to join the project team of "Bullet Marks 2".
After sending Brother Han away, Sun Xi wrote his name in the numerical designer column as an alternative.
As soon as I finished writing, I saw several messages popping up on the company's internal chat software.
"Brother Xie! I heard that the project team of "Bullet Marks 2" does not work overtime? Is this true?"
"Brother, when will the list be released?"
"You must take me with you. I am ranked among the top level designers in the company. There is no reason why you should not take me with you!"
"Brother Sun, can I go to the project team of "Bullet Marks 2"?"
Seeing the series of news from these people, Sun Xi felt dumbfounded.
Good guys, as soon as they heard that they wouldn’t work overtime, they all came!