In fact, in essence, it is a way to encourage players to compete for upgrades, upgrade equipment and 'pvp' through competition.
This is a very good approach at the beginning of the game life cycle.
As the saying goes, fighting with others is endless fun.
Although it is just a ranking, it is precisely the ranking that makes it more attractive to players.
Because "Diablo" has just been released.
Players don’t have any experience, and there aren’t even players who have completely created a mature ‘build’ yet.
All props, equipment, and content in the game are interesting and unknown to players.
At the same time, there are still many unknown equipment and gameplay methods in the game waiting for them to explore.
They are very excited and interested in everything about the game.
And this desire to explore will continue until the 150th floor of the Great Secret Realm is breached, all equipment values are revealed, and all game content is mined.
After most players are familiar with the skills of those professions and the sets of mature builds.
It will slowly move towards the fastest way to create a ‘game tool person’.
Then the sense of exploration will decrease, and as another ‘game tool man’ is formed, most players will slowly lose their fun.
In the end, "Diablo" will be like an ordinary stand-alone game.
The number of people online is slowly declining.
Eventually it became an old game in the mouth of all players...
And this process is actually quite fast.
After all, when players are interested in a game, their subjective initiative will be very strong...
Otherwise, players would not have titles like The Fourth Natural Disaster in some works.
The season mode actually uses limited-time season themes as a means to allow players to start over and reactivate their desire for exploration.
To put it bluntly, it is to use the idea of an online game to operate a stand-alone game, and use seasonal gameplay to make up for the shortcomings of most players who stop playing the game after the equipment is almost complete, so that players can continue to stay in the game!
This plan has many advantages, but it also has disadvantages.
That is, as the number of seasons increases, the game release cycle lengthens, and more relevant information becomes available.
Every player will become a top player. They will no longer carefully read the description of each dropped equipment, and will not be excited about the drop of legendary equipment. Because they are all familiar with the equipment, such as Lin Yao's previous life, if
When dropping rings, except for a few useful ones such as Hua Ring, players almost don’t have to think about it and can just decompose it directly.
Because it has been a long time since the game was released.
All players, except for the new gameplay brought by the season theme, basically know how to play. As soon as they enter the game, they go straight to the goal, and then at a certain moment.
Either a set of builds has been built, or the 150th level of the Great Secret Realm has been reached, or the peak level has reached a certain value.
Players will get tired and AFK (hands off the keyboard).
Then after repeating it for many seasons, the number of players will start to decrease.
That's the problem.
Because "Diablo" itself is not an online game, it only has one story.
Any game has a life cycle.
There are online games.
Let alone such a stand-alone game.
You can't expect a game that has been released for ten years to remain as popular as when it was first released.
"Diablo" is already very good, and the season mode has been outstanding for a long time.
In Lin Yao's previous life, there were few similar games that could still maintain considerable vitality and number of players ten years later. A large part of the credit for this comes from the season mode.
This is also the reason why Lin Yao introduced the season mode here.
However, Lin Yao will not continue this season mode that only provides season themes. In the future, he plans to add some new maps and new story lines every few seasons.
As for how far she could go, she didn't know.
We can only do it first and then talk about it.
But in the early stages of the game, she doesn't plan to do more, because the game itself already has enough content, and the season mode is indeed a surprise for players.
This gameplay will not only cause no problems in the early stage, but players will become more motivated because they are confused by the new content and new gameplay...
After all, the game has just been released, and it has only been released for more than a day when it is fully loaded.
The first player to clear the level will appear.
Even the people who have reached the full level haven't come out yet.
Everything is new to them.
And the appeal to players of being on the leaderboard and becoming the first person in the profession... is too strong.
You can imagine it.
A player who has never been exposed to "Diablo" is addicted to the plot and the seemingly magical brushing gameplay. Suddenly the plot is over, but the game tells you.
It's not over yet.
Next you have to break into the Great Secret Realm!
The entire Great Secret Realm has 150 floors! At the same time, a series of new gameplays, a series of new equipment, and new maps will be unlocked! Rankings! New gameplays such as season themes!
in addition!
The season is also linked with "World of Warcraft"!
Although I don’t know what the linkage is.
But players who had already cleared the plot stood up immediately when they saw the announcement.
Players who are going through the plot and players who are very interested in the game are also looking forward to it.
Because...it's so exciting!
…
Pengcheng.
Feng Kangshun opened the first day of the game.
Just shout out that you were fooled...
But after shouting that he had been deceived, he stayed up until three in the morning that night...
The next day, he violated his weekend biological clock and got up early. After brushing his teeth, he directly turned on the computer screen.
He didn't even turn off his phone yesterday.
This game is really toxic!
Feng Kangshun sighed while calling a nearby takeaway.
Then we continued to play the fourth act of "Diablo".
Going to fuck Diavolo!
Revenge for Leah!
Before going to bed last night.
Feng Kangshun also made a special trip to the forum and saw the post with new content after clearing the level.
But he didn’t like being spoiled when playing games, so he didn’t click on it to take a closer look. He planned to explore it slowly by himself...
Moreover, in fact, he is more concerned about the current plot and process than the content after clearing the level.
In addition, his long-term gaming experience tells him.
After the game process is over, no matter how you change it, the experience will be greatly reduced...
Even meat pigeons are so changeable.
It doesn't change the fact that players have already played it once and the fun is greatly reduced.
So he didn't take the content after completing the game too seriously.
soon.
The room became quiet.
Feng Kangshun, who had a rare weekend break, played all the way, and then had breakfast and lunch in front of the computer... and then finally passed the level.
He finished the fourth act quickly.
But he didn't expect that defeating Diavolo wouldn't be the end.
Later, there was also the death angel Malthael.
Finally, after dying three times, he finally defeated the oppressive Reaper of Souls and the Archangel Malthael.
Watch the death sickle die.
Feng Kangshun breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally died.
This final boss is really strong, considering his current equipment.
Although Feng Kangshun doesn't want to admit it, he is indeed handsome and very strong!
In the end, the boss dies, and the CG plays immediately afterwards.
The content is vulgar.
It just means that the Nephalem, the barbarian played by Feng Kangshun, successfully defeated the final boss and saved all mankind.
But suddenly.
In the second half of CG, the painting style changes.
It seems to imply that the Nephalem will also turn black.
Finally, the game comes to an end in these blank spaces.
The CG playback is completed.
The game prompts players to continue playing the current character, or to create an adventure mode and start over.
"Fuck, I hate this kind of blank space the most. There is no new plot in the follow-up, and you still have to hang me... It's boring!"
When Feng Kangshun saw the final game prompt, he was a little concerned about gains and losses.
It's like watching a movie and reading a novel.
Many people do worry about gains and losses.
Because the story is over.
And Feng Kangshun falls into this category of people.
Because he was worried about gains and losses, he even forgot about the new content that would be unlocked after completing the subsequent games.
I just sighed that the story was over.
But soon.
As he chooses to continue playing his current role.
Return to camp in Act 5.
His mentality quietly changed...
Because there were several new NPCs in the camp, he didn't notice some of them, but it was impossible that he couldn't miss the most conspicuous one, Kule.
He stood in the most conspicuous position.
"Isn't this b dead?"
When Feng Kangshun saw the new NPC, he calmed down from worrying about gains and losses and came to the character who had appeared in the plot before.
Click on Conversation.
In the conversation about 'Ancient Artifact', the other party mentioned a new map - the ruins of Sescheron.
Feng Kangshun was very sure that this map did not appear in the previous plot.
He opened the world map, rummaged around for a while, and soon found a new map.
Then.
He finally remembered that new content would be unlocked after completing the game, and he barely survived, although he didn't expect much.
Because he said the same thing, he has cleared the game...
soon.
With the idea of taking a look, Feng Kangshun ran to the ruins of Sescheron. After wandering around this ridiculously large map, he finally found the Temple of the Elders and the artifact the NPC talked about.
However, nothing happened at that time.
Until we get back to camp.
After talking to the new NPC again, Feng Kangshun realized what he had gotten.
"Extract power!?"
After seeing the introduction of the first function of the artifact Kanai's Box, Feng Kangshun became uneasy.
The first function of Kanai’s Box is to extract the special effects of legendary equipment!
And he happened to have a piece of equipment. Because of its low level, although it had good special effects, it was thrown into the warehouse because of its properties.
So when he saw the first function of Kanai's Magic Box, he immediately ran to the warehouse, took out the "Mr. Yang's magic pants", then extracted the special effects on it and installed it.
Look at the words displayed on the power interface: 'When moving, your energy generation speed and damage caused are increased by 25%, and when stationary, they are reduced by (20-25)%'.
Feng Kangshun was excited.
Damn it.
What a good thing!
It doesn’t occupy an equipment slot, but it has special effects!
He looked carefully at the other functions on Kanai's Box, and the more he looked at them, the more frightened he became.
Then, he ran through the camp again.
Found several new NPCs.
Change equipment, secret realm, bounty...
Feng Kangshun tried them all and also cleared the small secret realm.
Come out of the little secret realm.
Feng Kangshun looked at the legendary equipment and the key to the great secret realm he had obtained.
I finally understand why the player who was the first to clear the plot last night was so excited...
This is not the end of the game!
This is obviously the beginning of the game!
Especially after reading the big and small secret realms and the announcement of the season mode pushed by the game!
He is even more convinced!
He used the Great Secret Realm Key to open the first level of the Great Secret Realm.
Then stand at the starting point of the Great Secret Realm map.
After a moment of silence, excitement appeared on his face and he said:
"Damn, this is so powerful!!!!!"
soon.
He couldn't care less about the game.
I switched directly back to the desktop and went to the forum to share what I saw.
But open the forum.
He found himself too late.
As early as Linmu Studio released the announcement.
Players in the entire forum were excited...
Even if there are no beautiful pictures of Lin Yao this time, players are still willing to discuss it.
Because the content after the approval of "Diablo" is so unexpected!
And as more and more players clear the level, more and more players are participating in the discussion...
"Damn it! A road that I have never imagined! Linmu Studio is always surprising people! It starts after you clear the level! It's awesome!"
"This is the first time I have played a game like this. After completing the plot, not only did I not worry about gains and losses, but it actually made me more anxious..."
"I heard that the first player to clear the level couldn't get to the 40th floor of the Great Secret Realm. He died thirty times in fifteen minutes and all his equipment was ruined! Hahahaha [laughing]."
"I've seen it too! It seems like it won't be fun anymore! You need to match the equipment, power and skills! I'm playing a magician. Do you have any good ideas? What are the equipment to enhance the disintegration ray? Post a picture
Come on, please!”
"The one who died thirty times is the magician... Although the magician is fun to ejaculate in the early stage, it seems not suitable for leveling up. Please pay attention!"
"Can anyone share the equipment and skills of the magician? Please! I really like the magician!"
"I found a routine! It's very fast to clear the small secret realm. It can be cleared once in nine minutes! The core equipment is Yang's recurve bow..."
"Boys, how should I match the legendary gems?"
"Ancient equipment! Ancient equipment will drop after you clear the level! Damn! I'm so excited! There are so many equipments! I want to assemble the most powerful suit!"
"Come on season mode! I want to reach the top! I want the pet that is linked to "World of Warcraft"!"
"Everyone... I've entered a place with a different style of painting! Look!"
"Damn it, is there a hidden map in the game? How to enter the rainbow map? Are there any special props?"
"..."
The entire forum.
There are related posts everywhere.
Some players express their excitement, while others have already started discussing equipment and how to level up with their fellow players.
Of course, there are also players who have discovered more content in the game.
In short.
Very lively.
Feng Kangshun was also reading the post, and the more he read, the more excited he became, there was so much new content! Finally, he turned to a post introducing the early equipment of the Barbarian, and he couldn't hold it anymore.
Switch back to the game directly! Prepare to clear the secret realm thirty times first!
Soon, colorful lights emitted from the screen, reflecting on Feng Kangshun's face.
And his face was excited and full of expectations...
have to say.
This time, "Diablo" not only surprises players with its game style, but also gives players a big surprise in terms of gameplay...
What a big surprise!
certainly.
This is frightening to many colleagues...
Lin Yao knows the flaws of the season model.
After all, she has experienced ten years of changes in "Diablo 3".
But many colleagues don’t know.
As soon as this season mode comes out, anyone who has played "Diablo" and is a little smarter will know how powerful it is!
before.
No matter how popular Linmu Studio's single-player games are, the time they can maintain their popularity is limited. The game will slowly lose most of its popularity over time.
But this time "Diablo" gave colleagues a completely opposite feeling...Linmu Studio not only left enough play space after clearing the game at the game level, but also paired it with gameplay such as a season mode.
What's even more outrageous is that they are also promoting "World of Warcraft" in "Diablo"...
Is this meant to be used in a stand-alone game to hold on to players like an online game?
In fact, it’s not surprising that Lin Yao’s colleagues had such thoughts, because it was really scary.
Sky Fox.
Mou Feng started shouting again, "A Guang, cheer up"...
As for the two companies behind Gameplayer, contacting Linmu Studio is no longer a hint.
have to say.
Linmu Studio has indeed left a psychological shadow on many colleagues since the carnival.
In fact, you will know if you think about it carefully.
Linmu Studio will also launch games in the future...
How could you cut off your own path...
They just scare themselves.
but.
Anyway.
Diablo succeeded.
Still a big success!
…
"How's it going! Has the sales of "Diablo" exceeded 7 million?"
Linmu Studio.
Lin Yao looked at Mu Wanqing with expectation.
Mu Wanqing's expression was a little strange.
Because this is the first time that Lin Yao pays so much attention to the sales of games.
In the past, she basically stopped paying attention to the game after it became popular.
So she felt it was quite strange.
but.
Mu Wanqing looked at the girl who was leaning forward with her hands on the table, her high ponytail swaying gently, and her fair, round and oval face full of curiosity.
I don’t think this is a bad thing…
"It's coming soon. This time, because there was enough investment in the carnival and promotion, and the game itself was eye-catching enough, the pre-sale sales were very good. Then after the announcement of the season mode, more players were interested, and the sales exceeded 7 million.
It will happen sooner or later, but not so fast."
Mu Wanqing gave a brief explanation and then said: "It may take two days."
"oh……"
Lin Yao was slightly disappointed when she heard this. She no longer supported the table and sat directly back on the chair. Then she shook her high ponytail unhappily.
Mu Wanqing: "..."
I should have known better and wouldn't have said anything.
Lin Yao is cuter just now with her face full of curiosity and if she had a tail, she might have to lift it up.
Of course, she didn't dare to say this directly.
Lin Yao was probably going to explode when she heard the tail.
And in fact.
Lin Yao did know how to do it, but she couldn't hear Mu Wanqing's inner voice, so she didn't care.
After playing with her ponytail in a slightly depressed manner for a while, Lin Yao cheered up again.
Forget it, it’s not a matter of a few days.
"So how is the current progress of the mobile phone project?" Lin Yao asked again.
"Well...we are preparing to stack the new motherboard. We have asked the new person in charge of YouMedia to mobilize the appearance design department and structural design department."
Mu Wanqing looked through the report in her hand and replied.
The so-called stacking is actually equivalent to the assembly process.
Mobile phone from design to mass production.
The process is quite cumbersome.
But... this is not troublesome for other manufacturers, but for Linmu Studio, because Lin Yao gave a very detailed plan, not to mention the appearance of the phone, even if the screen, microphone, camera, etc. are fixed
Structural plans are all there.
If you are really rash, you can actually negotiate with the supplier and start trial production directly!
but.
Lin Yao did not do this. Physical products are not games.
Games must be tested before being released.
Not to mention mobile phones.
So she planned to ask YouMedia's Appearance Design Department and Structural Design Department to go through the design plans given by the system, and then conduct a collective structural review.
This not only provides engineers with an opportunity to learn, but also allows them to have a clear enough understanding of the mobile phones they will produce next.
Otherwise, if there is a problem in mass production and there is not even a person to solve the problem, that would be too bad.
The system has given a plan, which has saved a huge amount of time. Don’t save this little time.
"Okay, then I'll go take a look later."
Lin Yao thought for a while and realized that "Diablo" has been successfully released and has achieved very good results.
I guess it won't matter whether I stare or not next time.
As for "World of Warcraft", Lei Hongguang cautiously asked to open the second inner side and test again, so she didn't need to worry about this aspect.
As for the mobile game department, the meeting is tomorrow.
I don't seem to have much to do today.
Think of this.
Lin Yao simply stood up and said: "Forget it! I'll go over now, lest Uncle Zhang can't suppress the situation... Miss Mu, I'm leaving."
After the formal acquisition is completed.
All the top executives of You Media were fired by Lin Yao...
It’s not that they don’t miss old friendships, it’s mainly because they were able to toss the excellent media that was previously ranked in the top five into the bottom. It’s really amazing...in every sense of the word.
Lin Yao does not need such high-level officials who only know how to fight among factions.
So they were all fired.
And these people, how should I put it, although they don't have the ability to run a company, they are very capable of causing trouble.
After the notice went out, they took away many of their direct employees.
It looks like if the excellent media doesn't want to live a good life for itself, then it will cost the excellent media itself.
Lin Yao didn't have time before, and "Diablo" was more important, so she let her sister and Lin Mu Financial Holdings handle it.
At present, Zhang Youjie is in control of You Media, and the situation has stabilized, but Lin Yao is still a little worried.
So I plan to go and have a look.
"Manager Zhang can't hold it back anymore, how can you hold it down..."
When Mu Wanqing heard Lin Yao's words, before she could object, a gust of fragrant wind blew by, and Lin Yao ran behind her.
She was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out and grabbed Lin Yao's high ponytail.
Somewhat funny.
"It hurts, it hurts... let go! Why can't you do it anymore? Do you have any misunderstanding about me?"
Lin Yao immediately stopped when her ponytail was pulled like this.
He turned around and glared at Mu Wanqing.
"There is no misunderstanding."
Mu Wanqing let go of Lin Yao's high ponytail and looked at the perfect girl standing in front of her, who seemed to be doted on by both heaven and earth. She really couldn't imagine how she was doing this...
You said it would be possible to mobilize employees' subjective initiative...
"It has stabilized over there. Manager Zhang has informed me. Don't worry. Even if you really want to go, I will go with you."
Mu Wanqing smiled, then came to Lin Yao's side and gently took her arm: "Let's go."