Game Design: Players are moved to tears

Chapter 143 The aftermath of the outbreak

The post about Fumei Technology’s collection of inspiration sparked a heated discussion online as soon as it was released:

"Collecting inspiration, doesn't this mean that I also have the opportunity to design heroes?"

"Don't think about it, how can we have this chance to be selected? It's probably just to create popularity, and finally get an internal person to receive the award."

"Haha, look carefully, this is Liu Wei's post. Although Liu Wei is a cheat and a vampire, he has never done anything inside."

"Once selected, a cash reward of [-] yuan and an exclusive title will be given... If you are selected, you will not have to work for the first half of the year."

"It doesn't matter if it's money or not, the main thing is that I really like this exclusive title."

Not only that, just 5 minutes after Liu Wei posted this post.

The national server of "ioi" announced that the game will be free to play during this period, without spending money to purchase it.

Because of this event, "ioi", which originally had a small amount of daily activity, became popular again.

Among them, many players do not want to increase scores or experience the joy of the game, but to see the hero skills in "ioi".

See if there is anything you can learn from, or see if there are any examples that overlap with your own inspiration to avoid wasting your efforts.

But as a result, the evaluation of "ioi" has actually improved.

The influx of a large number of new players has led to an increase in the number of players at the bottom of the tower, and new players will only be matched with new players.

Because veteran players have too high ladder scores, even in the matching mode, only veteran players will be matched.

The rune system and talent tree system that Riot Games worked so hard to develop to retain old players have lost their effectiveness in the hands of these people.

New and old players are on the same level in disguise.

The ratings of "ioi" miraculously improved.

However, Liu Wei also knew that this was just an illusion.

Once the event ends, new players leave, and the number of bottom layers decreases, "ioi" will return to its previous imbalance.

"The revision of the rune system, the revision of the talent skill tree and the revision of the play threshold are all imminent."

……

Major media and newspapers also rushed to report this incident.

After all, this is the first time a designer has publicly solicited inspiration from players, so it must be highly publicized.

But there are also many designers who secretly dislike Liu Wei:
"To come up with such a method, isn't it because Jiang Lang has exhausted his talents?"

"Definitely. How can the design of a new hero be so simple? If an ordinary person can come up with it casually, what use are we designers?"

"But it is undeniable that Liu Wei's trick is really easy to use. You can see that it is being circulated on the Internet now."

"How about we do something like this?"

"Haha, stop making trouble. Even if someone has the inside story, the remaining rewards combined are not a small amount of money. Are you willing to spend this money?"

The group fell into a brief silence.

Asking them to return the money to the players is simply a dream!
"Forget it, this topic has been discussed before. I heard that "Miracle League" will be launched at the end of the year, and it will be created by the original team of "ioi". What do you think?"

"No matter how you look at it, let's just watch it as a crowd, but I guess Liu Wei will lose this time."

"Yes, to put it bluntly, Liu Wei only relies on his imagination to play games, and all he plays are original ways.

Hard power is not good, it is all based on propaganda. If you follow the trend, you will definitely die miserably. "

"There are still six months left, won't we know by then?"

"Yes, haha. Then we will see whether Liu Wei has this strength."

……

On the other side, Chen Yaohui is in charge of redoing the talent tree.

The rework of the rune system is the simplest, clean and tidy, and the rest is nothing more than whether the compensation to players is appropriate.

But the rework of the talent tree can be said to be the top priority.According to the email sent by the boss, the talent tree will be redone into five major systems.

Explode, keep fighting, sustain injuries, be flexible and inspire.

Each system has its own emphasis.

For example, the main talent of the burst series, 'Thunder', focuses on short-term burst damage, and the small runes under it are also in line with the high-risk and high-return characteristics of the burst series.

Whether it is increasing penetration after rushing in or obtaining extra gold coins after killing, it is very consistent with the characteristics of the system.

Other departments also have their own merits.

Players can choose one as the main system, another as the sub-system, and finally three general small runes.

Before reaching level ten, players can only enter the game according to the talents recommended by the system.

After level ten, players can freely choose talent combinations.

"The boss is such a genius that he can come up with such a good idea." Chen Yaohui sighed.

The new version of the talent tree is based on the old version of the talent tree and has been redone.

Therefore, experienced players only need to get started and play a few games to find the combination that suits them best.

Although novice players don't know how to match, because the system forcibly locks talent selection, there won't be too many mistakes.

In order to prevent unexpected situations, Chen Yaohui also added a 'one-click talent'.

The talent with the most wins for this hero will be analyzed based on the background big data and applied with one click.

Even players who have never played this hero can easily get started.

He has already foreseen that once the talent tree is reworked, the entire "ioi" will become another game.

"But what about player compensation?"

Chen Yaohui fell into deep thought again.

According to Liu Wei's instructions, "ioi" will become a completely fair game, regardless of whether new or old players have the same starting point in the game.

In this way, it ensures the influx and retention of new players and prevents them from quitting the game due to being abused at the beginning.

But it also raises another problem, which is that it is unfair to veteran players who have been in this game for a long time.

The old players worked hard for two and a half years and finally managed to develop their accounts. As a result, the game was redone and they went right back to before liberation.

If it is not handled well, it can easily lead to the collective withdrawal of old players and overwhelming infamy.

What's more... Chen Yaohui minimized the email sent by Liu Wei——

After the rework, "ioi" will become a free-to-play game, which is another unfair move for those old players who have spent money to buy the game.

After thinking about it, Chen Yaohui decided to call Liu Wei.

"This matter cannot be solved by my ability. It would be better for me to ask."

Soon, Liu Wei answered the phone.

Chen Yaohui first talked about the current work progress, and then expressed his worries.

"Are you saying that you are afraid that old players will quit the game because of these circumstances?"

Chen Yaohui nodded, a little worried: "After all, years of hard work go to waste overnight, no one can accept it for a while."

Liu Wei paused for a moment on the other end of the phone and gave a reply:
"The rework of the talent tree is the core. It will not be changed because of the requirements of old players, but some special rewards can be given to old players."

"For example, when the game is reworked, old players with a certain level will be rewarded with exclusive titles, players with higher levels will be rewarded with exclusive skins, etc."

"There is also a change from buyout to free. All players who purchased the game before the remake can get all new heroes for free in the future without spending gold coins to buy them."

"At the same time, skin compensation at the same price will be given..."

(End of this chapter)