Game Design: Players are moved to tears

Chapter 85 Independent Game Platforms.

Everyone took out their mobile phones and checked the game platform app.

Chen Yaohui exclaimed directly: "I'm going, why are there so many?"

Several other people also sighed.

"Outrageous, five out of ten new games are card games."

"What's the matter? Look at the best-selling list. The top three are all card games. They are simply dominating the screen."

"Tsk, tsk, perverted uncle, you are the pioneer of the era~"

After hearing this, Liu Wei smiled bitterly: "What kind of pioneer is this? I guess players have already scolded me half to death after seeing so many card games."

"It's okay!" Ling Jingwen shook her phone and smiled: "Fujii Technology has already taken the blame."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and smiled.

Although "The Three Kingdoms" was designed by Liu Wei, Liu Wei has never acknowledged it in public.

Coupled with the players' wild speculation and Fujii Technology's default attitude.

As a result, everyone thought that this type of mobile game that cheated Krypton was invented by Fujii Technology.

Suddenly, Chen Yaohui shouted excitedly.

"Why are you so surprised?" Zeng Meixue was frightened.

Chen Yaohui patted his thigh and said, "Boss, didn't you just say that the time has come? Then it's time for the new game to be released, right?"

After hearing this, everyone hurriedly asked: "Is it true, junior? Are you going to make a new game?"

"Uncle Pervert is going to release a new game. I'm so excited. What type is it? What type is it?"

Liu Wei smiled lightly and said: "To be precise, it is not a game, but a game platform."

Everyone was a little confused.

Chen Yaohui asked: "Game platform? Something like the compass platform?"

Liu Wei nodded: "It's almost the same, but it only has the game ranking function and no other functions."

Liu Wei has observed that there are two major official platforms in this world, the 'Compass Platform' and the 'Steam Platform'.

But apart from these two major platforms, there is no third game platform.

Even Fujii Technology only made a modest attempt at a gaming platform, but the actual results were not satisfactory.

After all, most players look to the 'designer' to speak.

As long as the designer comes out with a new game, players will try it.

Take Liu Wei for example, he now has hundreds of thousands of fans, and every new game basically has 10,000+ downloads on the first day.

But one person cannot support a gaming platform at all.

It is even said that even a very large leading company like Fujii cannot support this kind of platform alone.

If Liu Wei really wants to establish the 'Fumei Technology Platform', there are two important issues that need to be resolved.

On the one hand, we must improve the level of our own designers.

At least an A-level designer wouldn't look so embarrassed if he spoke out.

Another problem is the number of games.

"My idea is to gather those C-level and D-level designers and provide them with a platform and opportunity to express themselves."

Everyone was speechless.

C-level and D-level designers are the largest group of domestic designers.

The reason why it was so difficult for Liu Wei to be promoted to a B-level designer was because the policy changed due to the excessive number of C-level and D-level designers.

To put it bluntly, as long as your game is not too obvious of plagiarism, you can reach C level in a few years.

Everyone waited for two months for the opportunity Liu Wei mentioned, but it turned out that it was to give C-level designers a chance.

The gap between front and back is a bit too big.

But Liu Wei ignored everyone, and instead groped his chin and said, "What do you think would be a better name for the new platform?"

"Which is better, the FF platform or the MM platform? Otherwise, let's call it the Fumei platform. It's easier to pronounce."

Everyone: "..."

Everyone looked at the sky outside the window.The sun is clearly still in the sky, so why does the boss start to dream?

……

Fujii Technology Teito Corporation.

Zhang Quan was lying back, with his legs stacked on the desk.

His originally elegant suit gave him the air of an outlaw.

"This card game is quite profitable..."

A mellow designer smiled charmingly and said: "This is all because of your wise command, general manager."

Snapped!
Zhang Quan slammed the table hard and said viciously: "Ma Dan, how many times have I told you to call the labor manager Zhang Da Designer."

Designer Yuanrun nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, Designer Zhang."

Zhang Quan looked satisfied and lay back lazily.

Yuanrun designer added: "Zhang Jing..."

"Ok?"

"Designer Zhang, some low-level designers seem to have some complaints about our company recently."

Zhang Quan raised his eyelids slightly: "Oh, why?"

"It is said that the card games we released have seriously affected the sales of their games. Players have all gone to play card games, and no one plays independent games anymore."

"Ah"

Zhang Quan sneered: "What do you call this? A strange land that can't grow crops? What do you mean that their game sales dropped because of us?"

"If it's a really good quality indie game, it's going to stand out no matter what."

Designer Yuanrun nodded hurriedly:
"You are right, card games occupy a large amount of our internal recommendation resources..."

Zhang Quan's expression was even more displeased: "What does occupation mean? What do you think of the company's internal recommendation funds?"

Designer Yuanrun wiped the sweat from his brow, lowered his head and said, "It's running water."

"Isn't that the end of it? They can't make money, so why should we give them publicity funds?"

"Tell those people that they can either get the funds based on their skills, leave the company, or start playing card games with us."

"What right does a bunch of trash have to make demands?"

The round designer opened and closed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but under the constant pull of the people around him, he finally closed his mouth and walked out silently.

Looking at the back of Yuanrun designer leaving.

Zhang Quan poured himself a cup of tea: "If you ask me, this kid Hua Hui is too soft. Games are business, so you have to be ruthless and move like thunder."

"The company doesn't need designers like that who have no money-making ability and whimsical ideas."

……

What is the most important thing about a gaming platform?

Can it be called the mainstay game of the year?
A good enough quality game?
Or is it a huge player group?
These are all important in Liu Wei's view, but the core element is a "sufficiently large number" of games.

Only when the number of games is large enough will players be willing to spend time on this gaming platform.

Liu Wei's idea is very simple, first focus on quantity, and then focus on quality as the scale of the platform expands step by step.

This idea fell into the draft six months after Liu Wei traveled through time.

But until now, he had no chance to implement the idea.

On the one hand, it was because his ability and charisma were not enough at the beginning.

On the other hand, the domestic gaming industry was still peaceful at that time, and everyone was hierarchical and harmonious.

Leading companies make AR games and VR games.

Low-level designers make a little money by making client and mobile games.

But now, under Liu Wei's methods, the market is in chaos...

Whether they are leading companies or low-level designers, they are all caught up in the frenetic rhythm of card games.

The low cost and high investment have completely dazzled these designers.

(End of this chapter)