When Lin Yao heard Mu Wanqing's words, she immediately became interested.
She is actually mentally prepared for the MOBA game to be born in "Warcraft".
After all, this is how she came to play Dota in her previous life.
And the players here seem to be very powerful. After the "Warcraft" editor came out, various creative workshop contents based on "Warcraft" continued to spring up like mushrooms after a rain.
Now the creative workshop has become the biggest selling point of "Warcraft" and even the entire Vaporwave game platform.
and.
Now "Heroes" has been launched.
Almost any player can see that this game was actually born out of Warcraft. It just simplifies the complicated building groups, resources, training units and other organizational units in RTS, so that players only need to control the characters of their choice, that is, heroes, to play.
confrontation.
This can also be done using an editor or using "Warcraft".
At this point someone has an idea.
Very normal.
but.
What step can players take now... Lin Yao is not sure.
After all, Lin Yao's Dota in his previous life was not created overnight. Once it was released, it became the classic that everyone knows.
The dota map has gone through several authors.
From Elus at the beginning, to Guinsoo who took over briefly, and finally IceFrog, the most familiar Ice Frog and the current leader of the Dota2 development team.
"right."
When Mu Wanqing heard Lin Yao's question, she gently pushed up her glasses on the bridge of her nose, then walked a few steps forward and came to Lin Yao's side. She pressed her shoulder with one hand and held the mouse with the other.
, opened the Vaporwave gaming platform on her computer.
Then I found the map made with the Warcraft editor.
The map is called ‘The Lone Hero’.
You can tell just by looking at the name.
It should be a map made by Chinese people.
But because I am not a professional producer.
In the creative workshop, the map details page does not have much introduction. The author just said something similar to his thoughts - 'I have been playing "Heroes" for a few days and my hands are a little itchy. I imitated the maps made by Heroes. It is purely entertainment. What's the problem?
You can give feedback if you want, but you won't necessarily change it.'
It seems that if you want to know what this map is like, you can only know it after downloading it and playing it.
"I see."
Lin Yao took the mouse from Mu Wanqing and said with great interest: "I'll download it and play with it. Miss Mu, you accompany my sister to visit Linmu Studio."
"..."
Mu Wanqing was slightly startled and glanced at Lin Xi, who was dressed in professional attire like her. After about a few seconds, she nodded lightly and said, "I understand."
"Okay, please."
Lin Yao pulled up the keyboard and started downloading maps and reading player comments.
And the other side.
Mu Wanqing began to take Lin Xi around Lin Mu Studio.
However, the two sisters Lin Yao and Lin Xi are indeed similar in height and appearance.
This leads Lin Xi to wherever he goes.
Wherever the staff turn around...
They looked surprised, even incredulous.
Why did you go out the door...
The boss has become a royal sister!?
Lin Xi also noticed the gazes. Faced with the strange gazes that frequently looked at him, he asked curiously: "Why are they all looking at me? Is this usually the case?"
Mu Wanqing was walking beside Lin Xi and noticed this situation.
She guessed something and explained: "It doesn't usually happen like this, but it's probably because you look so much like Lin Yao, and since I haven't seen you before, I thought you were Lin Yao in disguise..."
"Lin Yao in disguise..."
Lin Xi was slightly startled when he heard this, and then remembered that he asked Lin Yao to change clothes in the fitting room not long ago, and couldn't help laughing.
Mu Wanqing noticed that more and more staff members had puzzled expressions, and even quietly started asking about the colleagues next door, and couldn't help but smile.
She also did it because of this.
Let go a little bit.
Although, this was not the first time she and Lin Xi had communicated. Mu Wanqing had been doing a lot of the handover work between Linmu Studio and Linmu Financial Holdings before.
But this was the first time the two met offline.
Previously, Mu Wanqing and Lin Xi communicated on the phone, and even when they met, it was always with Pei Yingyun...
First meeting.
It is inevitable that you will be cautious.
"Are you feeling better?" Lin Xi asked suddenly, looking at Mu Wanqing who pursed her lips and smiled.
Mu Wanqing turned her head and looked at Lin Xi with a little surprise, then nodded lightly.
"Actually, there's no need for this, I'm just here to visit..."
Lin Xi walked forward and said softly: "However, could you please tell me about Lin Yao's usual situation? I'm actually very curious about her usual working status. Although I am her sister, I definitely don't know as much as you do.
.”
"Lin Yao..."
When Mu Wanqing heard Lin Xi's question, she repeated Lin Yao's name softly, then couldn't help but chuckle, and began to talk to Lin Xi about Lin Yao's normal state.
The two of them talked as they walked.
Common topics were found.
All the remaining restraints disappeared...
And on the other side of the office.
Lin Yao sat in her seat, downloaded the map, then entered the game to look at it, and played for a while.
really.
Much like "Hero".
Or to be more precise.
It looks like a MOBA game.
Although it is not Dota or Chenghai 3C that Lin Yao is familiar with.
This map has simple heroes, simple equipment, and simple mechanics.
It's very entertaining. Although it's interesting and it's obvious that the author has great ideas, there's basically no balance at all.
But the facts prove it.
There are indeed people trying to use the foundation of Warcraft to make MOBA maps.
Lin Yao played the entire game out of curiosity.
Then I quit the game and fell into deep thought.
There is actually nothing much to say about this game. The author himself said that it is an entertainment map that imitates "Heroes".
Probably because there was only one person.
The game map is not perfect.
Lin Yao was not thinking about this "Lone Hero" map, but whether it was necessary for Linmu Studio to end up on her own and make a map for "Warcraft"...
not kidding.
Although it is suspected of stealing business from "Hero".
But players who have actually played League of Legends and Dota know that the difference between the two games is still huge.
The audiences are also very different.
Lin Yao also feels that since "Heroes" is so popular now, sooner or later, peers will make similar games. Maybe in order to make a difference, someone will actually make Dota.
If others do it, it’s better to do it yourself...
Make your own difference…
certainly.
The thought was just a fleeting thought.
Lin Yao just thought about it...
Because I feel this is too greedy.
Right now, "The Witch" is still under intense production, and the "Warcraft" production team is also working on new DLC, so they don't have time for the time being.
"never mind……"
"Lin Yao!"
Lin Yao shook her head slightly and just gave up the idea.
Zhong Xiu appeared in her sight, and asked excitedly from afar: "Have you seen it? That map in the "Warcraft" creative workshop?"
"I saw it, what's wrong?" Lin Yao raised her head.
"Um...what else happened?"
Zhong Xiu looked at Lin Yao who was calm and said anxiously: "No, this will have an impact on "Heroes". Although the chance of the situation is very small now... but the possibility is still there. Can we improve the creative work?
We have made some restrictions..."
"limit?"
Lin Yao was a little funny: "That's a slap in the face. The editor was originally designed to allow players to play freely, but now they have to impose restrictions and not allow players to make content similar to "Heroes"? What else is it called a creative workshop?
It’s better to call it a private workshop.”
Zhong Xiu stared: "Isn't eliminating dissidents an important means for commercial overlords to stay on top?"
Lin Yao was silent for a moment and asked: "Which book on success did you read this from?"
"……how do you know!?"
Zhong Xiu was suddenly startled.
"Don't look at those successful studies!"
Lin Yao is angry and funny.
She knew all the veterans of Lin Mu Studio, and they were all pure technicians.
Now that Zhong Xiu has free time, he will still tinker with porting hacking software to mobile phones.
Zhu Nianqiao's favorite thing to do is to check other people's codes and prevent shit on his own initiative...
They really have no talent in business.
"The creative workshop is the signature of the Vaporwave game platform. You can't use this to exclude dissidents. If we really do this, players will immediately hate us and the community will lose its vitality. In addition to red lines such as politics and pornography,
A creative workshop that allows players to express themselves is the creative workshop that can best attract players. The games we have made are not allowed to be made. There is no reason for this."
Lin Yao shook her head and explained: "In addition, this can be considered as a contribution to the domestic game industry. If these players who produce content in the creative workshop can enter the game circle one day, it will be a good thing, right?
As for the commercial overlord... wouldn’t it be more fulfilling if we can defeat everyone and stand up?
Besides...it really doesn’t work, we really met a very good producer, we can also recruit him, no matter how big a deal, players who can use the creative workshop and the World of Warcraft editor can be considered half-Linmu Studio fans, right?"
"..."
Zhong Xiu's eyes widened and he was shocked: "This, you still know how to play..."
"What's going on? I'm just stating the facts."
"Then now we also recruit the producer?"
Zhong Xiu looked at the creative workshop interface on Lin Yao's screen.
"No."
Lin Yao shook her head gently: "It's not yet mature. Although this author has a lot of ideas and knows how to use the background story and heroic figures of Warcraft to differentiate himself from "Heroes", his understanding of values such as hero equipment and game mechanics is still too little.
It’s immature, there’s no need for it yet, we can just make “Hero” a success.”
"……alright, I got it."
Zhong Xiu recalled his feelings about the 'Lone Hero' map he just played, and nodded slowly.
Compared to "Hero".
It's really almost meaningless...
Think of this.
Zhong Xiu looked up at Lin Yao and was even more impressed...
Tell the truth.
In a game like "Heroes", the most important thing is numerical values and balance.
Generally speaking, when a game like this is first launched, it may have serious numerical and balance problems.
Because there are too many heroes, as well as equipment and other elements, there are too many points to consider.
If you are not careful, you may become unbalanced.
But "Hero" is very mature.
Although there are strong heroes, there are no big problems overall... and this is all because of the good foundation Lin Yao laid in the early stage.
All I can say is...if the author of the map 'Lone Hero' is Lin Yao.
Linmu Studio probably won’t be so calm now.
But it's a pity that there is only one Lin Yao in the gaming industry.