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Chapter 255 What to do about version update?
At this moment, Zhou Yang raised his hand and asked weakly: "Mr. Li, I have a little question."

Lilith was in a good mood at this time and nodded magnanimously: "Just ask!"

Zhou Yang said: "If we make mmorpg... what about subsequent version updates?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, yes, what about the version update?
This is really the Achilles heel of the game Against Heaven!
All games previously released by Nitiantian, please note, all games, have not received subsequent updates at all!
Not to mention it is an updated version, there is not even a bug fix patch.

Focusing on an original flavor, what the game looks like when it is released will be what it looks like in the future. Subsequent modifications? That is absolutely impossible.

So much so that some players couldn't bear it and started modding the game themselves.

If it weren't for these mods, the lifespan of some games would be estimated to have ended much earlier.

But for mmorpg, it should be absolutely necessary to update the version, right?
Because this type of game is often all-inclusive and has complex mechanisms, there will be many cases of strange bugs and loopholes being exploited by players.

If there are some serious bugs, such as grinding gold in the studio, killing bosses due to bugs, killing battlefields due to bugs, etc., emergency repairs must be carried out as soon as possible.

Even if Nitiantian's technical strength is excellent and there are no such serious bugs, it still has to be updated.

Because the mmorpg game type is completely different from stand-alone games.

For stand-alone games, players can get their money back after playing it for a few hours. Whether there are more or less people online at the moment does not have any impact on the gaming experience of other players.

But mmorpg games are different. If they want to be profitable, they rely on long-term operations.

The main fun of this kind of game lies in the interaction between players. Whether it is the in-game economic system or the high-end PVE team play, a large number of players are required to participate.

Once the game stops subsequent updates, it means that players will quickly lose fun and lose after experiencing the current content.

The continued loss of players will cause a series of chain reactions, making other players' gaming experience worse, and thus also losing players.

If this cycle continues, the number of active people in the game will collapse and quickly turn into a ghost server.

Therefore, from Zhou Yang's perspective, the game type MMORPG is simply incompatible with the Nitiantian game and cannot be done!

Wei Chengjie seemed indifferent to this: "Oh, this is not a big problem, right? We didn't update games before, just because these games didn't need to be updated. Now that they are all making MMORPGs, it doesn't matter if they update a little, right?"

However, Lilith had a serious look on her face: "That's not okay, absolutely can't be updated!"

Wei Chengjie: "Huh?"

He looked at Zhou Yang and saw an expression on Zhou Yang's face that said, "You are such a pattern."

Obviously, as an employee who later joined Nitiantian Games, Wei Chengjie did not have a thorough grasp of some of the deep rules within Nitiantian Games.

He still couldn't figure it out and couldn't accept why Nitiantian would put "the game cannot be updated after it is released" in such an important position.

"But Mr. Li, if we insist on this, we won't be able to make MMORPG games at all!"

Wei Chengjie was confused. He originally thought that the tens of millions invested in R&D had a high probability of losing money, but now he discovered that it was 100% certain of losing money...

The game is not very good to begin with, why can’t it be updated later?

This is like taking the civil service exam when you are unemployed. Everyone else can take the exam from the age of 22 to 35. Only you have only one chance to take the exam. The probability of success is too low!
Lilith didn't care about this: "Oh, it doesn't matter.

"We will just release the game step by step. As for whether players will be lost, that will only happen in a few months or even a year. There is no need to think too much."

Obviously, Lilith’s solution is to bury her head in the sand and act like an ostrich, pretending that the problem doesn’t exist!

In fact, she does have a certain reason for doing so.

First of all, the size of mmorpg games is large enough. Even the current version of "Clash of the Demon World" is enough for players to play continuously for several months.

After all, similar games have group CD settings. Each group can only be played once a week. The equipment produced each time is limited. Some rare equipment has a low explosion rate and will be competed by many people. Rob.

So even if the players organize a fixed group to play every week as if they were at work, it will still take a long time for everyone to graduate.

What's more, there will be new people joining in the future.

Calculated this way, this game is enough for players to play for a year.

For Lilith, if these tens of millions of investments can successfully collect negative emotions for a year, it will be enough. She actually doesn't care much about the so-called long-term operation, but that is a rather dangerous signal.

Because once the long-term operation of this game does not collapse, it means that players have collected too many positive emotions from the game. The more happily they keep playing, the more uncomfortable Lilith will be.

Secondly, the decline in game experience caused by the loss of players is itself part of collecting negative emotions. Everyone was completely speechless and could only look at Gu Fan.

That means: Mr. Gu, please take care of it! This second-rate investor is going to heaven!
Although the wasted money belongs to the company, the problem is that everyone's bonuses are directly linked to subsequent game revenue. No one wants to work for months, only to be ridiculed by players and peers if they can’t get even the last cent of the bonus.

Gu Fan coughed twice and said, "I think Mr. Li's idea is fine and can be regarded as a solution.

“When it comes to making games, the most important trade-off is.

“And the most important thing about trade-offs is prioritization.

“As long as you can think clearly about what you want, you can firmly get rid of everything else.

"Since Mr. Li believes that it is more important that the game will not be updated in the future, it is also correct to give up some other game experiences for this purpose."

Lilith didn't expect that Gu Fan would stand so firmly on her side, and she couldn't help but feel a little touched.

But Gu Fan obviously hasn't finished speaking yet.

"But... I think there is still some room for maneuver in this matter.

"In fact, we can continue to bring new gaming experiences to players without violating the premise that "the game will not be updated later."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.

Zhou Yang was stunned and said: "Huh? Mr. Gu, what should we do specifically? Make a mod?

“But for a mod of this size, it’s definitely impossible to count on enthusiasts.

"If we make it ourselves, wouldn't it be covering our ears, taking off our pants and farting..."

Gu Fan shook his head slightly: "Of course it's not a mod.

"What I mean is that we can definitely open a new version every year. This new version will be developed based on the previous one. For example, the maximum level of players in the previous version was 60, and the maximum level of players in the new version is 70.

“Most of the original content will be retained, but we will also make some modifications based on the features of the new version.

"The only difference is that this new version is not a direct overlay of the old version, but... released as another game.

“When players play this new version, or new game, they can directly use their previous game account.

"But the content players obtain in the new version cannot be brought back to the old version in reverse."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

what?
Does this work too?
Zhou Yang felt that his CPU was a little burned out. He had never thought that he could handle things like this before.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems feasible.

In this way, there is indeed no update or modification to the original game, it is just that the new game uses the content of the old game!
And if I have to say it, there are certain benefits to doing so.

For example, the original flavor of the original version can be retained, and players can go back at any time if they want to feel nostalgic.

For another example, if there is any special mechanism in the original game that conflicts with the gameplay of the new version, there is no need to modify it and it can be kept intact.

It seems...is it really the best of both worlds?

Lilith lowered her head and thought for a while: "Huh? This is indeed okay!"

Obviously Gu Fan's proposal does not affect her collection of negative emotions.

If the original game remains unchanged, then the contract will remain unchanged, and the negative emotions that should be collected can still be collected.

Even this approach can have some positive effects on the collection of negative emotions.

Every time a new version is opened, she can do some difficult chores to torture players, which may increase the player's suffering time and earn her more negative emotions.

"Then...Mr. Li, you can decide the theme of each version." Gu Fan suggested.

Lilith thought for a while: "Okay!

“Then let’s decide on three versions first!
“The first version is at full level 60, and the main enemy is the dragon, so it’s called the Age of Dragons;
“The second version is at full level 70, and the main enemy is demons, so it’s called the Demon Age;
"The third version is full level 80, and the main enemy is the angel. It's called the Angel Age!
"This is tentative for now. Anyway, after these three versions are launched, the game will be in operation for almost three years, which is enough!"

(End of this chapter)