172. 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 were sitting at the conference table.
The atmosphere was a bit solemn.
It can even be said to be low pressure.
"Which game package was cracked by the test player?" Zhong Xiu said through gritted teeth.
"I asked all the players in the last round of testing, but they all said it was not them." Mu Wanqing lowered her head slightly and replied softly.
"I also remotely checked and tested the integrity of the files in the player's computer, and none of them have been tampered with."
Zhu Nianqiao also shook his head: "Of course, there is the possibility of copying, but the scope would be too large and it cannot be confirmed at all."
"Who is that?" Zhong Xiu still gritted his teeth: "Don't let me find it! Damn it, otherwise you won't be able to use your ID card to play Linmu Studio's games in the future!"
No one else present heard the words and said nothing.
The feedback from the new game test did not meet expectations, and now something like this has happened again.
Players have expressed their refusal to buy it.
No one is in a good mood.
"Are you a primary school student?"
Lin Yao looked at Zhong Xiu and finally spoke, a little helpless.
"..." Zhong Xiu met Lin Yao's gaze, then turned his head sideways, his eyes evasive.
"Now that things have happened, incompetence and rage cannot solve any problems."
Lin Yao said softly: "We can only accept and make up for it. As for accountability, we can do it, but what about the players who are not the ones who cracked the code? We harass the test players over and over again to show that we don't trust them, which will only be counterproductive."
Zhong Xiu was stunned for a moment, then said: "You mean..."
Lin Yao shook her head: "I'm just saying a possibility. Don't mention anything without evidence."
"...It's my problem."
Zhong Xiu lowered his head again and whispered: "I should have removed the encrypted files when testing the 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 methods to infer that the new game is a buyout system.
And it also caused resistance from players.
No one knows.
"Forget it, now that it has been exposed, let's admit it openly and prepare to launch the platform and games, including Project Greenlight."
Lin Yao thought for a moment and said calmly: "But the current situation is that the game's promotion plan will be changed. The pass level in the game will be lowered by one level, and the legendary skins and gun skins rewarded at the highest level will be used as pre-orders for players.
Rewards. We divide them into two levels. Players who pre-order the regular version can get the skins and firearms rewarded at the highest level of the original pass, while those who pre-order the more expensive deluxe version can get the electronic collection of original paintings and electronic collections on the basis of the regular version.
Music collection.”
"As for pricing... the regular version will cost 78, and the collector's version will cost 98."
"..."
Zhong Xiu was silent for a moment and nodded: "I understand, but Lin Yao, you must also be mentally prepared, because the news was broken out in advance, and the players were not wary at all, and the resistance was great. The final pre-order number may be
It will be ugly. Actually, if you think about it..."
Speaking of which.
He paused.
And after hearing 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 happens to the game, I can accept it. After all, I made a mistake in judgment and the responsibility is on my side. The game has already been made. I don't want everyone's efforts to go to waste and 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 unclear, can we also launch the pass in "Breakout"? "Breakout" will be updated at this time.
Gun skins and characters. This system feels like a good revenue point..."
“Is the pass available in Breakout?”
Lin Yao pondered for a moment and then replied: "That's okay. Let's balance the rewards. As long as players reach the full level, they will be rewarded with the same amount of gold coins..."
…
Early May.
Just when players are speculating whether Linmu Studio’s new game will have a buyout system.
Lin Mu Studio is out.
And he admitted it openly.
And on the same day, the game platform was launched directly.
The only game on the game platform mall is Linmu Studio's new game-"Battle Royale".
Pre-orders are currently available.
Play officially starts on May 10th.
As for the price, the regular version is priced at 78, and the deluxe version is priced at 98.
The gaming platform has just been launched.
There were related discussions on the forum.
Most of the players said that it was true and shook their heads at the same time.
And the first day of pre-order for the game.
Battle Royale sold just over a thousand copies...
It's so miserable.
This also has something to do with the platform.
Linmu Studio's game platform has just been launched, and the new game has failed, and the public opinion is not ideal, so the largest traffic of the platform comes from its other two online games...
Lin Yao's initial idea of relying on games to promote the platform failed.
So it's not surprising that we got such results in the end.
But it's really miserable.
After learning this number, everyone at Linmu Studio felt bad.
And the next day.
Pre-order data for new games is still bleak.
But Linmu Studio did not stop. On this day, Linmu Studio launched the Greenlight Project on the game platform. At the same time, "Breakout" launched a pass system.
Unexpected.
Pre-orders for new games are bleak.
The pass system of "Breakout" has received unanimous praise from players!
Because in the pass system, you can get new gun skins and new characters even without recharging money, let alone recharging money! The advanced pass even directly rewards gold coins. Some players have calculated that if the pass is upgraded to the highest level, damn,
With the returned gold coins, all the recharge money will be returned! It is equivalent to a free whoring pass!
Of course some players know this.
What they charge is real money, but the gold coins returned by Linmu Studio are virtual currencies, which is inherently unequal.
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You can get a bunch of things, including gun skins, new characters, new gun accessories, etc.
And the returned gold coins can also be used to buy more boxes!
Players feel that they have made a lot of money.
Therefore, as soon as the "Breakout" pass was launched, it brought a lot of revenue to Linmu Studio on the first day.
The players are very enthusiastic.
foreseeable.
The next pass for "Breakout" will continue to bring income to Linmu Studio.
No one expected such a result, not even Lin Yao.
I can only sigh that things are impermanent.
And the other side.
The gaming platform also has a pretty good reputation.
Not to mention the store.
The game platform's simple and clean interface, built-in forums, evaluation system, and cross-game friend system have all received high praise from players.
The game platform will also push the latest game updates at the same time, which has received rave reviews.
As a launcher for Linmu Studio’s games, the game platform has been considered a success.
After all, players who play Linmu Studio games are satisfied.
It's also thanks to them.
In the end, Greenlight's vote count was very good.
When players open the platform and see the huge Greenlight Project advertisement, they will click in to take a look, and some players are still interested in independent games and stand-alone games.
When they see the independent games on Greenlight that Lin Yao carefully selected and have innovative gameplay, they find them interesting and will 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 Linmu Studio's new games...
Um.
Everything went smoothly.
It’s just that the game can’t be sold…
What he is talking about is probably the current state of Lin Mu Studio.
Due to the lack of new games, the game platform was only used by players of Linmu Studio's other two games and was not promoted at all.
…
May 10th.
The number of pre-orders for "Battle Royale" finally settled at 9,000...
Not even over 10,000.
The game is officially unlocked.
By this time, sales had actually increased a bit.
Because some players can't play the game immediately without spending money at all, and have to wait for this set.
Now that the game is unlocked, they want to see what Linmu Studio's new game is like.
But the final game sales were still very dismal.
Because there are not many players, it takes a very long time for players who purchased the game to enter the game and match a game.
This made some players very angry. They all gave negative reviews to the new game in the evaluation system launched on the Linmu Studio game platform, saying that they bought a game and spent half a day hitting the target at the shooting range...
Such a fuss.
The situation for "Battle Royale" is even more difficult.
There is no popularity and no black traffic. In addition, Reflecta’s event has reached the semi-finals. Most FPS players pay more attention to the event.
So "Battle Royale" was quickly forgotten by players.
Only one post titled "Linmu Studio's new game has been cold" was left on the forum...
It's really miserable.
Lin Yao was sitting in her seat, paying attention to the news of the new game since it was launched.
Finally the game's dismal sales figures came out.
She was relatively calm and mentally prepared after all.
Although she was a little depressed, this mood did not last long. She quickly came out and began to sum up her experience.
This time, it's not the game's fault.
Mainly because the timing was wrong. I shouldn't have launched a game of the same type immediately after "Breakout". I was too anxious. In order to make the game available on the gaming platform, I didn't think of a good promotion plan. If I followed the model of "Breakout", I would have made a
With a good PV, and then focusing on promoting the gameplay of the game, the final results should be more ideal.
Then there is the buyout system.
The time is not yet ripe at the moment, and I trust too blindly the knowledge of my previous life. The world is different now, so it depends on the time.
Um.
That's probably it.
Lin Yao looked at the problem points she wrote and nodded.
She doesn't like to complain when she fails, because it's of no use at all.
Instead of blaming others, she feels it is more useful to summarize the experience of failure.
After all, if you make a mistake, you can correct it.
I am not a pig...
In addition, she does not intend to give up on the game "Battle Royale". Although the game seems to have failed now, the main reason is that the timing was wrong and it did not receive good publicity.
She plans to design a promotional plan for "Battle Royale" next, and then update it steadily...
Lin Yao is holding her chin, thinking about the next plan to save "Battle Royale".
The mobile phone nearby rang.
Lin Yao took a look, then picked up the phone, answered the call, and subconsciously asked: "Mr. Zhang, what's the matter? Is it about the new game?"
After all, Reflecta was not included in the promotion of the new game.
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'm not here for the new game, I'm calling mainly for the competition, and I want to ask you for something.
You see the pass system of "Breakout" is so successful, is it possible to add the logo of our tournament champion team to the rewards? This is also a good reward for players..."
Lin Yao was stunned when she heard this. After a while, she replied: "This is no problem."
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Lin."
Zhang Jianghu smiled and became polite.
Then the two chatted for a few more words.
But Zhang Jianghu never mentioned Linmu Studio’s new game from beginning to end...
But since he knows that "Breakout" has launched a pass system, it proves 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...Based on the current sales volume, the other party may not like it at all.
I am being sentimental.
Lin Yao's face turned slightly red when she thought of this, and then she gently scratched her slightly hot face, feeling a little embarrassed.