Game Design: Is that okay, CaiGou?

Chapter 330 Journey Cup: This is a fucking surprise (please subscribe)
The Journey Cup has been held for so many sessions, and the rules of the competition have never been changed due to players' preferences.

Five million players petitioned, and most of them really wanted to be the first to experience the Resident Evil Village that made a group of anchors say "I don't want to play it anymore, my motion cabin is moving."

But a small number of players are just spectators, watching the fun and following the trend.

Regardless of which part they belong to, neither of them actually has any illusions about the outcome of the petition.

But what the players didn't expect was that in just one afternoon, less than ten hours, the organizers actually accepted their petition and made the first adjustment to the competition rules in the history of the Journey Cup.

If Cai Gou were to hold a press conference for the Beacon-3 at the opening ceremony of the Journey Cup, it could be said that it did not affect the game.

This time, on the opening day, all the entries were put on the official platform, which was a change that had a far-reaching impact on the competition.

If the official competition rules are changed this time and the results are outstanding, then putting the entries on the game platform on the opening day will become a routine for future Journey Cup competitions.

But players don't care about this.

When they saw the Weibo post released by the official Weibo account of Journey Cup, their first reaction was - WTF! Resident Evil Village, I’m here!

Just a quarter of an hour after the Journey Cup official Weibo account released the announcement, the news swept through the entire gaming community like a storm, becoming the focus of everyone's attention that night.

In the comment section of the official Weibo account of Journey Cup, many players came to restore it and expressed their gratitude.

"Brother Journey Cup, I'll kowtow to you!"

“Hahahaha, thanks sir, I finally don’t have to wait three days to play Resident Evil Village…”

"Honestly, I watched so many streamers broadcasting Resident Evil Village today that I almost wanted to buy a ticket to go to the Liangshan offline game exhibition hall. I really can't wait until three days later."

"Brother, forget it. Fortunately, the official Journey Cup has changed the rules of the game. I'm telling you the truth. I was one of the first players to enter the Liangshan offline game exhibition hall today. But when I arrived at the Taipingdao game exhibition hall, there were so many people lining up that I couldn't even get a chance to experience it. At most, I could only watch the live broadcast in the exhibition hall."

"Oh, that's not right... Let me ask you a question. If I play Resident Evil Village in other virtual game pods, will I be able to experience it physically?"

"What are you thinking about, the person above? The game itself does not provide a somatosensory experience. What allows you to experience it is the Fenghuo-3 full-body gaming cabin."

"Ah? Then what if I don't have the Beacon-3 holistic gaming cabin? I don't want to play Resident Evil Village without a sense of community."

"Don't worry about this. I just checked the game store of the Taipingdao Community APP and found that the Fenghuo No. 3 virtual game cabin is for sale."

"But if I buy it tonight, it can only be delivered tomorrow. I have to wait all night?"

While netizens were discussing the first official rule change of the Journey Cup, the series of chain reactions and subsequent repercussions caused by this rule change had just begun.

It was actually easy for the other 107 participating manufacturers in this Journey Cup to deal with the changes in the competition rules.

The official Journey Cup has already connected with all major gaming platforms in advance, and this time the changes to the competition rules are nothing more than being put on the shelves three days in advance.

The changes in the competition rules this time not only have no impact on them, but on the contrary, the game sales may be a level higher than those of previous Journey Cup entries, after all, there are three more days of sales period.

However, this change in the rules of the game has a great impact on Taipingdao, Resident Evil Village, and the Beacon-3 holistic gaming cabin.

As we all know, the combination of the Beacon-3 holistic gaming cabin and Resident Evil Village is the complete version of the game, and both are indispensable.

But right now, 99% of the players don’t have the Fenghuo- holistic gaming cabin.

If you use other virtual cabins, even the Jiegan-2 motion sensing cabin, it cannot perfectly reflect the charm of Resident Evil Village.

This is also the reason why a large number of players are confused.

Liangshan, hotel accommodation, room balcony.

Cai Gou sat in a rocking chair, and with an extremely serious expression, he called You Zuowei, the president of the National Gaming Association:
"Hello, President You. I am Cai Gou from the Taiping Dao. The cooperation I discussed with the Game Association may have to be brought forward."

As early as the stage of full-scale mass production of the Fenghuo-3 holistic gaming cabin, Cai Gou understood that once the Journey Cup competition was officially held, Taipingdao would face the biggest problem.

That is, after using Resident Evil Village to make the Beacon-3 holistic gaming cabin a success, how can we sell it as quickly as possible?
Relying on the game mall of Taipingdao Community APP, it is impossible to provide timely supply of such a huge purchase volume.

So Cai Gou thought about it and contacted Director Liu Shu of the Game Office of the Cultural and Entertainment Bureau a month ago.

He was asked to invite You Suowei, the president of the National Gaming Association, to have a meal and discuss strange things.

Taipingdao wants to use the mature and huge sales network of the National Game Association and game associations at all levels to sell the Fenghuo No. 3 holistic gaming cabin.

With Liu Shu attending this banquet, both the host and the guests naturally enjoyed themselves.

However, You Suowei still put forward a condition.

When the Fenghuo-3 holistic gaming cabin virtual gaming platform is open to the public, a certain degree of preference will be given to gaming associations at all levels to take into account a certain number of places.

The quota should be given to everyone.
Cai Gou naturally agreed to this kind of thing of having people carry the fancy sedan chair.

Right now, the Journey Cup game-changing rules are the only variable at the moment.

Fortunately, the sales outlets of game associations across the country already have a batch of Fenghuo-3 holistic gaming cabins in stock, which should be able to meet the needs of the first batch of players in an emergency.

You Suowei had a hunch when he saw the announcement on the official Weibo account of the Travel Cup. Sure enough, not long after, he received a call from Cai Gou, who asked:

"Xiao Cai, don't worry. We can do it earlier. We are prepared. How early can we do it? Please confirm it here, and I will notify the gaming associations at all levels across the country as soon as possible."

"I want to sell it as soon as possible, preferably tonight."

"Well... although it was a bit hasty, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"That's good. Thank you for your strong support, President. After the competition is over, Ruoya and I will come to see you."

"Hahaha, you should focus on the competition first. The Journey Cup is more important. It's good that you just want to visit me."

You Zuowei also knew that the current situation was urgent, so he hung up the phone without any further greetings.

Soon after, Cai Gou logged into the backstage of the Taipingdao official microblog and edited a Weibo post:

【important Notice--】

[In the game mall of the Taipingdao Community APP, the orders for the Fenghuo No. 3 full-body game cabin are overloaded, and the estimated delivery time has been queued up for a week later. ]

[Taipingdao learned of this news and in order to thank all players for their strong support for Taipingdao and to meet the needs of all players for the Fenghuo No. 3 holistic gaming cabin. ] [Taipingdao hereby announces that starting at 9 o'clock tonight, players can purchase the Fenghuo No. 3 holistic gaming cabin at the sales outlets of provincial and municipal gaming associations across the country. ]

[If the sales outlets are out of stock, players can also make reservations at major sales outlets. In short, Taipingdao has only one purpose - to allow all players to play the full version of Resident Evil Village as soon as possible. ]

Soon, gaming associations at all levels across the country began forwarding the post on Weibo to let more players know.

Seeing such a grand and magnificent scene, the players finally felt relieved.

did not expect!
totally unexpected!
General Tian Gong has planned everything, and he even thought of this?
A private game manufacturer uses the sales outlets of game associations at all levels across the country to sell its own Fenghuo No. 3 holistic gaming cabin.

Only General Tiangong could have such a big hand in this matter, and only General Tiangong could have such a brilliant idea in this matter.

"The Gaming Association's sales outlets? Or the provincial and municipal ones across the country? Hahahaha, old thief, I love you to death. I'm going to go out and queue up to buy it now."

"Brothers, the quicker you act, the quicker you get. In one word - charge!"

"Hahahahahaha, my home is in the neighborhood next to the Game Association. I'm going downstairs right now and I'm going to grab a Fenghuo No. 3 holistic gaming cabin!"

"Wuwuwuwu, damn it, I'm in my hometown now, and the game association's sales outlet is more than 80 kilometers away from us. What should I do?"

"It's okay, upstairs, you can buy it in the game store of the Taipingdao Community APP."

"Go away, the game store line is already until next Friday. I can't wait."

"Oh no, that can't be helped. Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm at the sales outlet right now and have just paid."

The night enveloped the earth. No matter whether it was windy or rainy at this moment, all over the country, game geeks who usually would not go out during the daytime were gone.

Late in the evening, one after another, ran out of their homes at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, took various means of transportation, and rushed to the nearest sales outlets to their homes as quickly as possible.

Xia Chunqiu, a veteran game geek and historian of Taiping Dao Steamed Dumplings, is one of them.

After work, he got the news and took a taxi directly to the sales outlet five kilometers away. When he got off the car, he was stunned.

Players outside this sales outlet have lined up in a long queue of more than 100 people, and the number is still increasing.

He quickly lined up and asked the younger brother standing in front of him: "Dude, what's going on? Why are there so many people lining up? Are they scalpers?"

"That's not..."

The young man in his twenties who had just entered society replied:
"I heard that the Fenghuo-3 holistic gaming cabin is directly bound to the account on site, and scalpers cannot make a profit through secondary sales. These players came here as soon as they saw Taipingdao's Weibo."

Xia Chunqiu was surprised and asked, "So many people in such a short time?"

The young man shrugged and said, "You also know that when the Fenghuo No. 3 holistic gaming cabin is bound to an account on the spot, other people who want to buy it can only do so in person."

Xia Chunqiu thought about it and realized that this was the truth.

He logged onto the local gaming association's official website to check the inventory of this sales outlet and found that there were more than 1,500 pieces left, and he was more than 100th person in line.

"This wave is stable."

At the same time, the Steam platform's national headquarters received the news, and Jones, the head of the assessment team who came to conduct a performance assessment on Lanny, immediately asked Lanny out.

The two came to a cafe near the Steam platform headquarters.

Jones had only been in China for less than a week. He had originally brought a performance evaluation team with him, intending to evaluate Lanny and then promote or transfer him.

And she, Jones, will succeed Lanny as the next head of the Steam platform in China.

But who would have thought that while the assessment team was still on the plane, Lanny had already applied to the headquarters for re-election.

It also shows that the rapid development of the Steam platform in China in recent years is inseparable from the Pacific Road Company.

If he resigns or is transferred, it is possible that Taiping Dao and Cai Gou will not continue to cooperate with the Chinese region of the Steam platform.

This move of cutting off the source of their support hit them at their weakest point and completely disrupted the plans of the headquarters and Jones.

Currently, the performance evaluation team led by Jones is preparing to follow Lanny's suggestions and have further discussions with Cai Gou after the Journey Cup.

However, the release of the Fenghuo-3 holistic gaming cabin, as well as the news that Taipingdao is about to establish the Jiegan-2 virtual gaming platform and the Fenghuo-3 virtual gaming platform to be established by Taipingdao in the future, have made the Steam platform headquarters unable to sit still.

"Lanni, the most urgent task for the Steam platform in China right now is whether we can have in-depth cooperation with Taipingdao on the holistic gaming platform."

A tall and well-proportioned young woman with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a black business suit, said urgently:
"This is not only an opportunity for the Steam platform in China, but also an opportunity for the future global game industry."

"I just contacted the headquarters and received a specific order. I am to form a negotiation team and contact Taiping Dao and Cai Gou himself as soon as possible to discuss cooperation. You, as the deputy leader, will participate."

As an expert on China, Lanny has read a lot of books such as The Art of War and Thirty-Six Stratagems in recent years, and has developed the ability to listen to what is said. He frowned slightly and said:
"Deputy Captain? Such a big thing? I'm not fully responsible?"

"You can assist me."

Jones refused to give up an inch, especially when he learned about the release of the Fenghuo-3 holistic gaming cabin, he realized that the future global gaming industry would definitely be dominated by China.

Jones took the opportunity to suggest to the headquarters that Lanny had been in the national region for many years and had complex relationships, and his current position was unclear. Once the negotiation plan started, who knew whose interests he would put first?

These words directly hit the nerves of the senior leaders at headquarters.

They thought so too.

If it wasn't for this, why did Lanny give up the promotion and insist on running for re-election, and even confess his relationship with the Taiping Dao and his open and covert resistance?

Therefore, the leaders of the headquarters have a firm attitude. Lanny’s tenure as the head of the domestic region of the Steam platform has come to an end, and Jones will take over soon.

"Assist you?"

Lanny's face darkened, and he said bluntly: "Who do you think you are? You want me to help you?"

"You want me to save face and ask for cooperation with Taiping Dao, but you take all the money and then let me return to China?"

"If that's the case, I can answer you right now - don't even think about it!"

(End of this chapter)