Feihuang Studio basically has no business dealings with the GOG project team, so he is not well-informed about this kind of thing.
Obviously, this is a big deal!
In fact, as early as when GOG and ioi were competing for hegemony, many netizens proposed the idea of "merger", but this idea was just a slap on the forehead and irresponsible nonsense. The attitude of industry insiders was that
Shaking his head slightly, he felt that it was completely impossible.
The reason is simple, the risks of this thing far outweigh the benefits!
The question is not whether it can be done, but to what extent it can be done and what effect it will have in the end.
In terms of art style, although the painting styles of the two games are similar, they are also different. How to ensure that they are more natural after being stuffed together and will not be forcibly stitched?
From a technical point of view, the underlying structure of the game is different from the hero mechanism. If I put the heroes from ioi into GOG, will there be any conflict in the mechanism? Will there be any weird bugs?
From a gameplay design perspective, with so many heroes suddenly added, what should we do about balance? How to modify some incompatible hero mechanisms?
It can be said that there are problems everywhere!
To solve these problems, the price needs to be very high, and once they are not solved, it will seriously affect the players' gaming experience.
It can be seen from the discussions among online players. Although some players shout that Tengda is awesome, most of them are worried and uneasy.
"Merge? It's not necessary. GOG is playing well. Why should ioi, a garbage game, merge in?"
"Fuck, there aren't many players in ioi, are you trying to force us to leave?"
"I feel like I just want to wipe out ioi. Have you considered our ideas? Don't we, ioi players, have human rights?"
"We mock each other and despise each other every day, but in the blink of an eye, the houses on both sides are about to collapse, and we can only hide together to avoid the rain. This..."
Obviously, players on both sides are not particularly satisfied.
Because they all dislike each other!
For GOG players, ioi is obviously the loser. It is a scummy game made by foreigners. Many players have already run away and the server is almost crazy. GOG is already very fun. Why should you join in?
For ioi players, your GOG is awesome. If you win, we ioi players just want to enclose the land and be cute, but now even our last harbor has to be demolished? Forcibly merged into GOG? Who will win from this merger?
Which one is not obvious?
This is normal. After all, GOG and ioi players have often ridiculed each other before. They all felt that they despised the upper levels of the chain and were incompatible with each other.
Now I suddenly realize that we are going to become a family?
This is not bad!
The key is that there is no choice in this thing. If a new game is released separately called IOG or GOI, and players choose voluntarily, then everyone may think it doesn't matter.
However, the forced merger without soliciting any players' opinions will naturally easily arouse resistance from players.
Zhu Xiaoce looked at Huang Sibo: "This..."
Obviously, this kind of thing seems a bit unwise and a bit reckless.
But if it was Mr. Pei who made this decision...
Huang Sibo shook his head: "I don't know what Mr. Pei is thinking. I can only say...maybe Mr. Pei is very confident in this merger, so he is willing to take such a big risk."
"Looking at the bright side, if this merger is really successful and satisfies both GOG and ioi players, then this new game will completely break through all obstacles and completely capture the entire MOBA game market, and it will never go away.
future trouble……"
The more Huang Sibo spoke, the softer his voice became.
Because he also felt that this kind of thing was unlikely and a bit too idealistic.
"Forget it, Mr. Pei and the GOG project team have to worry about the game." Zhu Xiaoce didn't pay much attention to this matter and continued to look at another topic discussed in the group in charge: Many departments of Tenda have suffered violent attacks!
Of course, the so-called attacks are commercial, and the methods are not very complicated. They are nothing more than price wars, customer grabbing, smear campaigns, imitation of business models, etc.
Price war is the best method. After all, most customers are not sensitive to all kinds of fancy activities. The only thing that can make most people react strongly is the price factor.
In addition, imitation of business models is also important.
The reason why many of Tengda's industries are successful is that they use this unique business model to clearly distinguish themselves from other similar industries on the market.
Therefore, many companies are wondering whether they can copy the business models pioneered by Tengda in some industries.
For example, some gyms are also planning to launch a "burn out card", mainly working in two directions: one is pay-per-use, and the other is to visit the gym a certain number of times a week, and there will be discounts and discounts based on the number of times.
For the same money, you can use the gym more times.
This model is not exactly the same as the model of managed gyms, which is quite smart. After all, copying them all would be too unsightly on the one hand, and on the other hand, it would not be in line with the actual situation of these gyms.
Because managed gyms can plan the time of all members and strictly control the number of people in the gym not to exceed the actual capacity.
But other gyms don't have this ability, because the traditional gym model still keeps fooling people into applying for cards, without considering the actual carrying capacity of the gym. No matter how many people there are, it's all done.
It is simply not feasible to completely copy the managed gym model.
However, through the "burning the boat card" model, it can be regarded as objectively achieving the same effect as hosting a gym.
Although pirated copies can definitely not beat the genuine ones, there is still a price war!
As long as the price seems more cost-effective than a managed gym, it will always attract some very price-sensitive groups.
The main focus is on imitation of business models and price wars, supplemented by means such as local promotion, leaflet distribution, customer grabbing, smear campaigns, etc., which has indeed caused a considerable impact on Tenda's industry.
And there is a very crucial thing: many of Tenda’s industries were attacked at almost the same time!
If it were just one industry, then Tengda could handle it with ease.
If one side is in trouble, support from all sides will be provided!
The slightest linkage between other industries has revitalized this suppressed industry. On the contrary, the enemy who took the initiative to provoke a price war will be overwhelmed first.
But with so many departments facing pressure, it is difficult to allocate energy to take care of other departments.
In the crowd in charge, messages flashed across the screen quickly, making it look very confusing.
It's not that they are helpless, on the contrary, each of them can come up with several ways to fight back.
Their problem is that they have no methods, no resources, and no overall coordination!
In the past, one department had difficulties and other departments helped. After a little discussion, with this core department as the leader, a perfect plan was quickly developed. Everyone performed their own duties, and things progressed naturally.
But now, each department has its own needs. Which need takes priority? Which need can be put aside later? Which department's problem should be solved first? Which of the two conflicting solutions should be chosen?
This requires coordination and arrangement by higher-level people.
Therefore, these responsible people express their thoughts in the group and argue endlessly over who comes first and who comes last.
Huang Sibo felt a little strange and asked: "Shouldn't this kind of matter be left to President Pei directly? The efficiency of your discussion is too low! It's better to let President Pei cut through the mess quickly and give us a timeline.
Just move forward according to the timeline."
Xiao Peng from Moyu Internet Cafe replied: "Do you think we didn't look for him? We looked for him immediately! But we couldn't find Mr. Pei!"
Huang Sibo was stunned: "No, Mr. Pei had a meeting with us last Thursday to arrange the new game? How come we can't find anyone?"
Xiao Peng: "How do I know? But the fact is that no one can be found. This Monday, several of our leaders went to President Pei's office, but President Pei was not there."
"We sent another message to Mr. Pei and couldn't help but made a phone call, but there was no news."
"We were very worried, and then we asked Assistant Xin, and the result..."
Huang Sibo quickly asked: "What's the result?"
Xiao Peng paused for a while before replying, seemingly speechless: "Assistant Xin said that Mr. Pei is in retreat."
Huang Sibo couldn't help but be in awe: "Retreat? Retreat to find a way to break the situation?"
Xiao Peng: "...I thought so at first, but Assistant Xin said that Mr. Pei was in retreat writing his graduation thesis."
Huang Sibo looked at the chat on the screen and fell into a long silence.
Damn...
I just heard that Mr. Pei was in retreat, and I thought it was some big deal.
It is true that many major events happened during this period, such as the merger of GOG and ioi, many large companies forming an "Anti-Tengda Alliance", and the detailed design of games and movies...
Huang Sibo would not find it outrageous if Mr. Pei went into seclusion for any of these things.
But only for the graduation thesis?
What the hell is this!
Mr. Pei is so strong that many people subconsciously ignore the fact that he is still a senior.
But the problem is, with Mr. Pei’s ability, can’t he just write his graduation thesis casually and pick it up at his fingertips?
It's such a big deal, why do you still need to retreat?
What's more, with Mr. Pei's current identity and status, what if he drops out of school? Is it possible that the boss of such a giant company still cares so much about an ordinary undergraduate diploma?
It just feels like everything about this thing is weird and quite outrageous.
Huang Sibo was speechless and asked: "Do you know how long Mr. Pei will be in seclusion?"
Xiao Peng: "According to Assistant Xin, the retreat will be at least until the 10th of next month. However...Assistant Xin also said that even if Mr. Pei is in retreat, he should not completely stop receiving information from the outside world, but he will not follow
We just communicate frequently."
"But we must prepare for the worst, that is, we will not be able to get any help from Mr. Pei."