Reborn: Billionaire in College

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was released three or four years ahead of schedule, and there is no doubt that it has achieved far greater success than its predecessor.

On this computer, players did not have as many game options as they did later, and mobile games had not yet diverted players away.

Renren's masterpiece has been well received by everyone, and the thrill of the battle royale has won the hearts of players.

"The feedback is good. There are not many bugs or areas that need to be optimized. In the player survey questionnaire, 97.8% of the players gave it five stars." Li Xi took the report to Chen Pingjiang with a bright face and handed it over. "Old Tian means that it can be launched as soon as possible after a little optimization. The production team is already working on the development of the next version."

Chen Pingjiang took the report, glanced at it, and threw it aside: "How did the negotiation with V Company go?"

Li Xi smiled bitterly when talking about this: "What else can I do? Valve is a landslide in the business world. No matter how we approach them, they are unwilling to give in. They are only willing to increase services and give more traffic recommendations."

Li Xi changed the subject and said, "The most discussed topic among us now is what kind of payment model should be adopted for the game. Some people suggest learning from DNF and LOL and adopting a free plus in-app purchase model; others think it should be a buyout plus in-app purchase model. Now the debate is going on."

Chen Pingjiang asked with a smile: "Now what are the reasons of both sides? Tell me."

"The main reason is that DNF has added an in-app purchase model that destroys the game balance. This is the point of contention. Once krypton gold can change the balance, the experience of other players in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will definitely deteriorate. In this kind of shooting game, any in-app purchase that breaks the balance will affect the player experience. Another group of people brought up Tencent's CF as an example. That is also a shooting game, there are in-app purchases, and it also destroys the game balance, but it is still very popular." Li Xi continued: "Destructive in-app purchases will definitely affect the life of the game, and some of it will be sacrificed for short-term benefits."

Chen Pingjiang nodded.

Both sides have a point.

From experience, I know that both DNF and CF are very profitable, and you will become stronger if you spend money on them.

But League of Legends does have a stronger vitality and greater influence.

Almost immediately, Chen Pingjiang made a decision: "Let's change the model. Considering the factors of cheats in shooting games, we adopt a buyout system + in-app purchases that do not disrupt the game balance. This way, revenue can be increased while the player's gaming experience can be guaranteed. In-app purchases are limited to gun skins and character skins, and reference standards such as wear and tear and prints are added to gun skins. Players can either buy finished products in the second-hand market or can only get them by buying keys and opening treasure chests."

"We try to ensure the scarcity of equipment to the greatest extent possible and contact star players to make commemorative weapon skins. If I have to give an example, let's take Fantasy Westward Journey, where equipment is expensive but can still be sold, forming a unique economic system."

Chen Pingjiang directly took advantage of CSGO.

When Li Xi walked out of Chen Pingjiang's office, returned to the 8th floor where the game department was located and announced the news, his colleagues were all stunned.

Good guy!
This group of people had been arguing about this and that, and one of the basic points they were arguing about was that it was free.

Now the big boss makes the final decision on charges.

How to solve this problem?

Do you really want to do this?

The people below fixed their eyes on Yu Benzong. Yu Benzong had no idea what to do, so he turned to look at Tian Hongrui.

Tian Hongrui looked back and forth, not knowing what to say for a moment. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Director Chen's eyes have always been experienced and his judgment has never been wrong. How about giving it a try?"

That being said, I still feel unsure when I say it.

It’s a buyout system!

This means that the threshold will be much higher, and the number of players will be reduced by at least 20% to 30% compared to free games, right? The key problem is that foreign players are used to the buyout system, and domestic players do not recognize this thing at all. Can it work?
Although everyone present had many questions in their minds, no one dared to stand up and oppose it directly.

joke!

The boss has made the decision, who dares to object?

Tired of living a crooked life?
Yu Benzong coughed and the answer quickly came to his mind.

The boss agreed, and the boss’s boss made the decision!
What are you hesitating about?
"How about setting the buyout price at 98 yuan?" Yu Benzong thought about it and decided that this price was neither too high nor too low, and it should not cause opposition or resistance from the majority of players, while still being able to execute the task well.

"Well, 98 yuan is fine. It's a good opportunity for your department to develop the unboxing system and wear and tear stamps that Mr. Chen mentioned."

After Tian Hongrui and Li Xi left, Yu Benzong turned around and clapped his hands, then glanced at everyone present: "Did everyone hear it? Then hurry up and get to work."

Finally, someone couldn't help but raise a question: "We should listen to Mr. Chen, but he has been away from the game industry for a long time. I am really worried that such a good game will be ignored because of the buyout system."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone laughed: "The big boss has a reason to make the decision. You don't know much about Mr. Chen and his glorious deeds. I understand that he is so worried."

"Exactly. Can you be better than Mr. Chen? I think it's good. The buyout system can slightly raise the threshold of the game, making players afraid of cheating and getting banned. It can be regarded as compensation for the anti-cheating system, and it can also maximize revenue."

"Yes, I think the mall system that Mr. Chen mentioned is very interesting. It only sells keys to open boxes instead of directly selling skins. It directly controls the scarcity of skins."

Chen Pingjiang didn’t know what the people below thought, but the idea of ​​buyout + partial in-game purchases was probably not wrong.

For games launched globally, do they charge buyout fees overseas? If they do, do they charge buyout fees in China?
Once it becomes a free game, the operations department will sooner or later add in-app purchases that disrupt the balance of the game due to performance pressure, which is something Chen Pingjiang does not want to see.

On this point, Chen Pingjiang appreciates Blizzard more.

Blizzard may be bad, but in the 20 years since World of Warcraft was launched, they haven't added any destructive stuff.

They charge for expansion packs for each version, and then charge monthly membership fees, which is still very profitable.

Renren has a lot of games, and there is no need for all of them to be free, and there is even less need for all of them to be ugly.

In the end, it became like Ding Sanshi's NetEase.

It's a great game but I just keep spending money on it.

I don't know when the style of domestic games was corrupted, and now everything is about money.

They often give you ten consecutive draws, but the drop rate is still shockingly low.

Sometimes compared to foreign games, the way they are eaten is really ugly.

This also led to many jokes and ridicules. (End of this chapter)