Lin Yao didn't spend much time on the reference pictures of "Diablo".
In fact, she was most exposed to this type of lists in her previous life, and she could draw them quite quickly.
So it didn't take long.
Lin Yao gave the drawn setting diagram to Zhu Nianqiao.
Then he returned to his place.
But after returning to his place.
Lin Yao suddenly realized that...she seemed to have nothing to do.
Because as the scale of Linmu Studio has grown, apart from game production, she no longer needs to do many things personally. For example, at the e-sports festival at the end of the year, although important projects still require her to present the final awards.
But it's just for a moment...
Now there is an entire branch serving the organization, authorization, and preparation of events.
In the early stage, this branch still needed help from Lin Yao, but as it became more and more proficient, coupled with the great influence of the annual e-sports festival and the large number of overseas audiences, and with the cooperation and help from Peng City, the branch is now fully operational.
Able to be independent.
Unless there is a major change in the fundamental strategy.
Otherwise, there would be no difference whether Lin Yao was there or not.
After all, in the field of organizing events, no matter how powerful she is personally, she still looks extremely small in front of a huge and thorough organization.
Of course, Lin Yao can choose to get involved and serve as the leader to bring more surprises to the event.
But she feels that her own participation is not necessarily a good thing for a branch that has finally become independent.
It's better to let them rush ahead... When one day we really hit a bottleneck, it won't be too late for her to get involved.
So I will be busy at the end of the year.
There are a lot of competitions and activities.
But Lin Yao is not so busy anymore.
She sat in her seat and took a brief look at the year-end event planning for its service-oriented online games, and then looked at other areas, including the events that Linmu Studio would hold at the end of the year. Generally speaking, there were no big problems.
Um……
Lin Yao put down the information, and then thought about it for a while. The remaining two games on the PC will be released in February, and there is nothing to do now except testing.
The console product department's new work is being produced, so she doesn't have to worry about it for the time being.
Now it seems that she only has to worry about the PC department's next development plan and the VR system rewards.
VR...
Lin Yao leaned back and opened the relevant files on her computer, feeling a little headache.
Now is really not a good time.
switch is on the rise.
Almost every game has to be taken care of by the hardware department led by Bao Liangzhe. After all, the switch is not like a traditional console. Just throw in a development kit and third parties can do this.
But if first-party games want to give players the best experience, they really need the assistance of the hardware department.
So forget it and leave it for now.
Lin Yao shook her head slightly and closed the VR related files.
Then...there's only one thing left.
The next development plan of the PC department.
However, the PC department is also in a state of flux this year, so there is no need to launch new masterpieces right away. In addition, there are a lot of games this year, so we should let the staff take a moment and optimize the existing games first.
After all, the boundaries between stand-alone and online games have begun to blur.
The existence of multiplayer mode gives single-player games a long-lasting vitality.
And this also means that manpower is needed to maintain it.
But having said that, no matter how blurred the boundaries between stand-alone and online games are, stand-alone games cannot replace online games.
Don't talk about it here.
Even in Lin Yao's previous life, the boundaries between stand-alone and online games were blurred, but there were not many manufacturers who dared to charge sixty dollars and stuff a bunch of paid enhancement props into it.
The most you can do is add a season pass and add some cosmetic items.
The kind that does not affect the experience of ordinary players.
Otherwise, the eating appearance will be too ugly, and players will vote with their feet.
For example, in "Diablo 4" before Lin Yao's time travel, when players heard that there were in-app purchases, their expressions changed and they seemed to avoid it.
Blizzard immediately came out and quickly issued a guarantee, saying that there were no power-ups through in-app purchases, absolutely not! So players don’t have to worry.
But players are still worried... Blizzard can only repeat it over and over again.
The full desire to survive really makes people sigh when they see it.
Blizzard in the 2000s was not like this. Like Disney in Hollywood, it was an absolute overlord...
How did it get mixed up like this?
Besides, why bother.
Why do you need to do some bullshit immortality...
In short, you can see it from the players' reactions.
Adding paid content to a single machine is really restrictive.
But on the contrary, online games do not have such worries... Although power-up props are still criticized, and Lin Yao does not like them, but we have to admit that when players face online games, the bottom line is often very low...
"We will move to the headquarters next year. There will be more room for adjustments in both the location and the personnel. It is really time to prepare."
Lin Yao's thoughts began to wander. After a while, she stopped and finally determined what she should do next.
right.
Online games.
Linmu Studio started out with online games, but it has not launched any new online games since then. This is mainly because there are only a few popular online game types. After the release of MOBA, it directly changed the ecological environment of online games. There is no need to be so
in a hurry.
On the other hand, it is due to the worry that online games will lock up a large number of staff, and...the worry of being accused of monopoly.
Of course, Lin Yao's biggest worry is that online games will lock up a large number of staff.
But the worry of being sued for monopoly is actually not a fantasy.
After all... the Tianhus in China really don't stand a chance of being beaten. Lin Mu Studio's dimensionality reduction attack is really possible to break them into one...
However, during this period, Tianhu seems to have gotten better. Since the last power seizure, Li Guangsheng, together with a large number of small shareholders, and Mou Feng, who holds a lot of shares in Tianhu, have suppressed the major shareholders behind Tianhu.
Recently, under the leadership of Mou Feng, they have been optimizing their games and production teams, and there is a vague feeling of gratitude for a second spring.
It's just that they are trying to imitate Linmu Studio for the second time, which makes people complain...but the overall situation is indeed developing in a good direction.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for Linmu Studio itself, its self-built headquarters will be put into use soon, and by then there will be no restrictions on personnel or space.
The time, place and people are favorable.
It’s time to prepare a new online game!
Whether it is to add a stable source of income, to diversify, or to add more chips in the mobile Internet era.
In short.
New online games are necessary.
As for what to do...it's easier.
Nowadays, most of the online game types in China, including the most profitable ones, are owned by Linmu Studio.
The only exception is MMORPG.
This is the advantage type of Tianhu, and it is also one of the most profitable game types.
But Linmu Studio hasn’t gotten involved yet…
So, let’s make an MMORPG.
Just...there is a problem.
It’s no problem to make an MMORPG.
But the current environment is not like what it was when Lin Yao first made "Fantasy OL"... "Fantasy OL" personally buried the point card system of online games.
With the popularity of "Fantasy OL", most domestic manufacturers have begun to follow suit and start free online games.
At this time, Linmu Studio has returned to the point-based card system, returning to an MMORPG that is not as exciting as a single-player game. How will players accept it...how will it be?
…
The executioner and gravekeeper dug up the body he buried!
Lin Yao suddenly thought of this sentence.
Some couldn't help laughing.
There are indeed many shortcomings...
However, the game system can be relaxed for the time being and will be discussed later.
You can also do some settings first.
Therefore, although Lin Yao was a little worried about players' acceptance of card-based online games, she still started drawing concept drawings.
If it's just a conceptual drawing, Lin Yao can draw it very quickly.
After all, I have a background in "Warcraft" before.
Yes,
If you are making an MMORPG, then "World of Warcraft" is almost an unavoidable part. For Linmu Studio, there is no better choice than this.
After all, the original version of "World of Warcraft" was based on "Warcraft" and took over the online game version of the game plot.
As for Lin Yao, "Warcraft" has also accumulated huge fans.
There really is no better choice than this.
"..."
Lin Yao kept moving while thinking about the game in her previous life, and quickly drew a concept map.
It was the Wrath of the Lich King version of Icecrown... a forbidden land covered by several feet of ice, devoid of any life.
Because it was drawn in pencil, the concept drawing lacks a dark and biting feeling, but it is full of chilling feeling.
Lin Yao picked up the completed concept drawing and looked at it carefully against the incandescent lamp, and then suddenly felt a slight pain in her liver...
Lin Yao didn't know what happened to this picture, but she was notoriously disgusting when she played with it.
As the base camp of the Lich King, it is fortified at every level, elites are everywhere, and mini-bosses are flying all over the place...it is extremely difficult to defeat.
But... no matter how difficult it is, this map still carries her memories.
Quite missed.
Lin Yao held the concept map, smiled softly, then put it down, raised her hands and stretched.
In fact, concept drawings, setting drawings, and even planning documents are all fine.
The completion mechanism plus Lin Yao’s own memory.
Although it is very troublesome to make it, after all, it is completely reset and the MMORPG has a lot of data, but if you are prepared, it will not be a big problem.
These are not the most difficult aspects of making World of Warcraft.
The most difficult and troublesome point is the player's acceptance of the point card system, and... the issue of subsequent version expansion packs.
When it comes to the best-reviewed version of "World of Warcraft", some say it is Burning Crusade 2.0, and some say it is Wrath of the Lich King 3.0.
But what about the back.
Starting from the Cataclysm of the Earth, the evaluation began to become bad...
Investigating the reason, Lin Yao believes that both The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King are based on "Warcraft" and have reached a peak in the final version of Wrath of the Lich King.
The original version, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King are a complete trilogy, which not only takes over the plot of the Warcraft game, but also gives the two popular characters Illidan and Arthas, the two tragic heroes, their ultimate destiny.
's destination.
If you have played the plot party to this point, you are basically satisfied.
But when it comes to Cataclysm, characters like Deathwing are not as popular as those older characters.
Coupled with the major revision of the version, Blizzard arrogantly wants to teach players how to play the game...
And most importantly...the first batch of players will face real pressure. Perhaps because they have stepped out of society, or perhaps because of the pressure of survival, they have stopped contacting World of Warcraft for a long time.
The final result is the fission of the earth, which is far inferior to the previous expansion packs.
And it went downhill all the way from then on.
The plot is getting worse and worse, and some characters continue to collapse...
Countless well-known villains have lived and died.
Before Lin Yao traveled through time, when players watched the "World of Warcraft" expansion pack, they had already changed from 'Wow, awesome' to 'Fuck! The old editor is sick again!'...
If it is a single machine.
The solution to this problem is actually very simple.
Just remove the later versions.
However, service-oriented online games are all about long-term operation. No matter how delicious the food is, players will get tired of it after eating it for two or three years...it is impossible to remove it.
At this time, I don’t want World of Warcraft to follow the same path as its previous life.
There is only one way.
Change the Burning Crusade version, and then think of ways to develop your characters yourself.
In Lin Yao's previous life of "Warcraft 3", basically all the popular villains died in the two versions of The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King...
Although it makes this version the best version, it also completely overdraws the characters.
Finally, when it comes to the Cataclysm of the Earth, we can only pull out Deathwing from the background of the story.
Then, Mists of Pandaria 5.0 is basically completely original.
Then go to the next version and restart...
But in fact, in The Burning Crusade, many bosses can support an expansion pack...such as Kaizi.
The story setting of "Warcraft" is very grand, but I feel that Blizzard used it a bit patronizingly, and then after using it, I found that the old characters were all gone. Those who could be included in the book were all included, and those who were not included were all decent leaders.
.
During this process, it seems that there was no time to create new characters...
what to do?
I can only bite the bullet and add settings, restart, and reincarnate, and then the plot will be like a wild horse running wild, completely unstoppable.
In fact, there will always be times when game stories fall apart.
After all, "World of Warcraft" is already 18 years old. Many people may say that the plot of Warcraft could have ended a long time ago. Forcibly renewing its life has no meaning except for the commercial interests... But Blizzard is a commercial company, rather, commercial interests
That's the only meaning.
With such a long-term operation, it is certain that there will be many problems.
But the glory of "World of Warcraft" did come too early...
The Burning Crusade version can be developed slowly. The famous bosses Magtheridon, Vashj, Kael'thas, and Illidan do not need to die together in one version. They can be separated and shaped in the process.
New characters.
For example, even if Deathwing is going to appear.
It is also necessary to lay the groundwork in this process.
Um……
This is probably the plan.
but.
Is this really possible?
Lin Yao slumped back in her chair. Let alone the code words, she had a headache just thinking about it.
It feels... so difficult.
…
New Year's Day is over.
Come January.
The atmosphere immediately changed.
The new year has arrived.
Moreover, the Spring Festival is coming.
For such an important festival, games are of course indispensable with various activities.
Therefore, every time like this, it is the most stressful time for domestic game companies.
Even Linmu Studio's atmosphere has changed a bit recently. It's the end of the year, and a lot of activities have been launched online, which has caused a lot of problems.
Coupled with the influence of the e-sports festival, various production teams are not like Lin Yao. They not only have to keep an eye on players, but also on e-sports projects. Of course, the atmosphere will change somewhat.
However... the atmosphere will become tense, and the main reason is because of Lin Yao.
The girl that everyone likes suddenly stopped running around during this period...
I didn’t go to the host product department to have a fight with Zhu Nianqiao, nor did I hug Mu Wanqing.
I just sat in my seat all day long, frowning and not knowing what to write.
This is... very boring.
Many staff feel that the fun of going to work has been reduced by 80%.
The problem is that everyone still doesn’t know what Lin Yao is doing. After all, the project has not really been launched yet, so no one knows.
Seeing her frowning and tired every day, everyone felt that she was not well...
And the other side.
In fact, Lin Yao also felt that she was not feeling well.
Even if there is a cheating apocalypse state, sorting out the grand and complex plot of "World of Warcraft" is not an easy task.
She didn't even have time to write a basic game plan. The plot alone took nearly two weeks.
Sorting out and polishing the plot bit by bit.
Really painful.
but……
The atmosphere inside Linmu Studio has changed a bit.
But externally, the situation is very good.
It can be said that it is a scene of vitality and all things competing...
Although this sentence sounds unlucky.
But the reality is indeed this.
The popularity of "Call of Duty" is still simmering. It's January of the new year. Although the upward trend of new players has slowed down, the number of online people in the multiplayer mode has remained at the level of 700,000 for a long time!
Buy-out games cost more than 700,000 yuan online.
The popularity of the game can be imagined.
Game player has been put on the back burner. I don’t know if there is some internal problem or because they feel that there is no hope of a comeback. Anyway, they have stopped announcing the new games of "Mobile Force" and "Battlefield Gunsmoke".
No more wasted money on publicity, and the Christmas promotions have been concluded hastily.
He looked like he was lying flat.
And on the other side, domestic.
Because "Detective Dee" has already been confirmed for release.
So the marketing department also started to spread the word.
It is said that there will be a new game that will be released before the year.
Many domestic players who don't like FPS very much, when they heard what Linmu Studio said, their expectations instantly rose.
After all, at the Global Game Awards, Linmu Studio focused on promoting "Call of Duty", and the demos of the other two games were only superficial.
When will the new promotional video be released? How many surprises can the game's story and gameplay bring to players? It directly succeeded "Call of Duty" and became the hottest topic in the domestic player community during this period.
And this situation lasted for two days.
Lin Mu Studio’s interior... has finally ushered in changes.
"Ah...it's finally over!!"
Lin Yao leaned back, took a deep breath, rose and fell with pride, and then slowly exhaled, looking relaxed.
She finally finished the plot outline and part of the story of the three versions of "World of Warcraft": vanilla era, Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King.
Although the story is only half written, although there is only the story...
But Lin Yao was really relieved.
It’s really too troublesome and involves too many things!
If it can be sorted out well, it is already a great success.
"……Ok?"
Just as Lin Yao expressed similar emotions, a sudden voice came from behind her.
Lin Yao looked back.
Mu Wanqing stood behind her, holding a thick stack of information in her arms, smiling gently.
"Why are you here, Miss Mu."
Lin Yao gently flicked her wrist and asked.
"I will come to visit you these days, but seeing that you are busy, I won't bother you..."
Mu Wanqing held the information with one hand, and gently pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose with the other hand, replied, and then asked: "How is it? Is it a new game? ...Thank you for your hard work."
"It's really hard work..."
Lin Yao turned her chair sideways, rested her head on Mu Wanqing's belly, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and took a step forward.
the other side.
Many staff members passed by and when they saw this scene, the tense atmosphere was instantly swept away...
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A professional lady with a skirt, shirt, black stockings, and glasses, all the elements are complete, plus a energetic girl who can feel the alluring aura from a distance even if she doesn't put on any makeup.
It really matches well and is very healing.
Just looking at it makes people feel peaceful.
It's a pity, if only the other girl... wore a skirt.
This is a legendary skin! Lin Yao wearing high heels and skirt!
Rarely seen all year round.
But all the staff who have seen it say that they are immediately filled with the feeling of first love... even the staff who have never been in love.
It is simply synonymous with Zhong Lingyuxiu...
"Is there a problem?"
Lin Yao didn't know what the staff was thinking. After taking a break, she straightened up and asked.
She doesn't have much to do at the end of the year.
It doesn't mean that Mu Wanqing doesn't have many things to do. As the housekeeper of Lin Mu Studio, she is the busiest person at the end of the year.
If nothing happens, it probably won't come over.
"You need to take a look at the annual financial statements, the e-sports festival's budget and final statements, and the promotion plan for "Detective Dee"."
Upon hearing this, Mu Wanqing handed the information in her arms to Lin Yao.
"That's it... okay, let me take a look."
Lin Yao breathed a sigh of relief again, then took the report, put her plump thighs together, put the information on her lap, and looked at it for a while.
The information Mu Wanqing gave her this time, the first two pieces of information, actually didn't require her to worry too much.
If there are any questions, Mu Wanqing will call back to inquire.
So she usually just looks at it and signs it.
But for the subsequent publicity and planning case, Lin Yao needed to put some thought into it.
After all, she still has great advantages in publicity.
Therefore, Lin Yao also focused on the subsequent "Di Renjie" game promotion plan.
Read and change at the same time.
Mu Wanqing stood next to Lin Yao, perhaps because she was afraid that she would be bored. While accompanying her, she simultaneously began to talk about recent things worth paying attention to.
"Lin Yao, our biggest domestic competitor Tianhu recently announced its financial report." Mu Wanqing said softly.
"Oh? Is there anything worth worrying about?"
When Lin Yao heard this, she was indeed interested. She lowered her head and scribbled on the Xuanfa plan and asked curiously.
Mu Wanqing reads competitors' financial reports every year, which is considered a tradition.
"Basically no, but the revenue of MMORPG, Tianhu's mainstay game type, has declined. Industry insiders, including their own financial reports, have admitted that free-to-play is now the general trend, and the point card system may be the main reason for the decline in revenue. Of course, there are
Some people in the industry who are more extreme believe that this genre has not kept up with the times, and this is the reason for the decline in Tianhu's income."
Mu Wanqing didn't know what Lin Yao was doing during this time, so she just blurted it out.
"..."
When Lin Yao heard this, she moved for a moment, then raised her head and said in surprise: "Ah? Is this a sign?"
She had just decided to work on "World of Warcraft", and this news came to her?