Rebirth of the Evil Life

The first thousand three hundred and sixty-eight chapters

New charging model

Josh Sawyer was dumbfounded. You know, when he was in the "Black Island Studio", from a small game creator to a production planner, he was always worried about development costs. As a game creator, the company gave them only a small amount of game development fees, but when Josh Sawyer worked hard to climb to the production planner, he wanted to give the game development team below a little more development funds, but he couldn't do anything. The parent company Interplay has no money at all, and only a small amount can be allocated to them. Later, even better, they simply didn't have the funds to allocate, and let them be self-sufficient, which eventually led to the dissolution of the "Black Island Studio".

Now, when he just came to the "Second World", Lin Feng brazenly called out the acquisition of the "interplay" company, and the acquisition of the "interplay" company was only for the purchase of the copyright of radiation. This boldness has already made Josh Sawyer not aware of it. What to say. But Josh Sawyer knows one thing, that is, from now on, he will never worry about insufficient funds for game creation.

"By the way, Mr. Wu, I'll leave it to you about the acquisition of the'interplay' company." Lin Feng turned on the computer and called up the "interplay" company information searched through "Baidu-Yahoo", and found "interplay" surprisingly The company's current financial crisis is quite serious.

According to the information searched by "Baidu-Yahoo", the company "interplay" has been fined $79,000 for arrears of employees' salaries; the unpaid tax is as high as $179,000; the lease fee is $432,000 in arrears; In addition, the agency fee of "bioware" Bird's Gate still owes $156,000. It can be said that the current "interplay" company is in crisis and is not far from bankruptcy. It doesn't cost much to acquire such a company. Therefore, Lin Feng was very relieved to hand it over to Wu Zhaopu to handle it, otherwise Lin Feng would go on his own every time, that would be too fussy, and it would also appear that the others in the company were a bit incompetent. Of course, this is also Lin Feng's feeling that he always runs around, a little tired. In the past, Lin Feng was very longing to negotiate around, but in the past few years, he always ran around, which made Lin Feng feel a little tired. The chairman of me is too tired.

Wu Zhaopu nodded his head. He had wanted to be responsible for this aspect a long time ago, but it was a pity that Lin Feng had been reluctant to let go, so he was rather helpless. Even if it was an opportunity this time, he had to perform well.

"By the way, Josh, what do you think about web games? In particular, what are your views on the three web games that your department is developing?" Lin Feng really wants to know what this internationally renowned game producer has about web games. view.

Josh Sawyer pondered slightly.

"Boss, regarding web games, I think that because it has no client, it is far inferior to large-scale online role-playing games and stand-alone games on the screen. Therefore, in order to attract players, I think web games should be Pay more attention to game data and connotation. For example, Gundam and Three Kingdoms are pure data streaming games. We can use the data of each unit, the data of each military commander, and the data of the city to attract players. As for the stars change , I just finished reading, and I am very fascinated by the magical world described in it. Therefore, in my design philosophy, the star change needs to use its vast and boundless world view to attract players. Due to the inherent limitations of web games, we can completely Show players a simulation of "stars change the world"." Josh Sawyer talked freely.

"Especially for the timeline mentioned by the boss, I deeply admire the boss. It is a great design to let the player and Qin Yu, the protagonist of Xingchen become a novel, practice at the same time, and then go through the events in the novel. That's right. , Boss, are these three games going to let all players play on one server or on different servers?" Josh Sawyer asked. This matter is related to his development of these three web games.

Lin Feng thought for a while.

"Just use a super server. After all, this is a web game, most of which are pure data and text traffic. Compared with those large-scale online role-playing games, the data traffic is far different, just use a super server." Lin Lin The wind said.

Josh Sawyer nodded. In this way, he can add some of his own ideas when designing and creating. Josh Sawyer is very looking forward to these three games, and these three games are more fun as more people, and now that Lin Feng decides to let all players play on the same super server, he can add several super games Scene.

Imagine that in the world of Gundam, thousands of mechas lift off at the same time, fighting in the air, the sky full of guns, the sky full of laser flashes, and the roar of body explosions. What a blessing. But in the Three Kingdoms situation, when you are attacked by hundreds of enemy countries, call your friends and friends to call for the help of the allies, and the two sides will fight back and forth. What a spectacular scene; and in a world of stars, When countless cultivators fought for a treasure in a secret place, it was so jaw-dropping and crazy that the world fell apart between the gestures.

Josh Sawyer is obsessed!

Lin Feng and Wu Zhaopu smiled at each other. For Josh Sawyer, this situation is too common in the "second world", almost everywhere. The two did not bother Josh Sawyer, leaving Josh Sawyer alone here to meditate.

"Boss, how do you charge for these three web games?" Wu Zhaopu asked curiously in the company's leisure hall.

As far as the current online game charging mode is concerned, there are four types: one is card charging, which is also the most traditional charging mode; the other is a "free" charging mode, but in the game, it uses the sale of props to charge, which is also the current other network. The game charging model, after all, for other online game companies, they currently want to fight against the "second world" behemoth. The point card charging model is a dead end. Only the so-called "free" can be used to fight against Lin Feng's "first". The second world"; the third charging mode is the original creation of "Second World"-"coin-operated", similar to the arcade game, every time you put a "coin", you can play one game, no time limit, always Until the end of your game; the fourth is to attract investment in the game, use the investment of advertisers to offset the expenditure of game operations, and make money (virtual life is to adopt this model).

So what kind of charging model is better for these three web games? ——In Wu Zhaopu’s view, it is better to adopt the second charging model, allowing players to play for free, but if you want to play, you can buy items in the game. This is also in line with the characteristics of web games, so that all players can You can play the game by logging in to the web page. This is very attractive to many working people. Of course, it also has its shortcomings, that is, it is extremely easy to cause imbalance in the game, and this has always been avoided by the "second world". Therefore, Wu Zhaopu has always been very, very troubled with regard to the charging models of these three web games.

Lin Feng smiled.

"Mr. Wu, your consideration is correct. The second charging model is indeed very suitable for web games. However, the imbalance of the game brought by this charging model is undoubtedly very fatal for other players. Get out of the game." Lin Feng said worriedly.

Wu Zhaopu also sighed. Indeed, this is what he has been awake lately at night. Now the game is about to be developed, but how to charge has not yet been determined. Isn't this very confusing!

The two were sitting in the lounge, drinking tea in silence, thinking about what to do.

After a long time.

"Mr. Wu, I decided to adopt a brand-new charging model-progress charging model." Lin Feng said.

auzw.com Progress charge model? ——Wu Zhaopu muttered a few words.

"It's very simple, Mr. Wu, the so-called progress charging mode is that players can enter the game for free, and for a period of time, it is completely free, but as the player progresses in the game, when the player opens a new chapter in the game, Players need to purchase a little bit of the qualification for the game in the new chapter, and then they can continue the game. After that, everything else is completely free." Lin Feng said carefully.

Wu Zhaopu was taken aback. This charging model is quite novel. Will players accept the progress charging model? Will there be rebellious psychology?

Lin Feng smiled.

"Mr. Wu, it's very simple. For example, there are so many scenes and so many planets. Players need to pay a certain fee every time they enter a planet. Players can pay for this fee with game currency or cash. Everything is It's up to the players to choose. Of course, items that will directly affect the balance of the game will never be sold in the game." Lin Feng explained.

Wu Zhaopu suddenly realized that if this is the case, it would be a good attempt.

"Then try this first to see how the players react." Lin Feng ordered.

Wu Zhaopu nodded. If this attempt is successful, then another online game charging model has been added.

"By the way, Mr. Wu, what do you think about the charging model of the World War?" Lin Feng held the teacup and pondered slightly.

World war! ——Wu Zhaopu took a breath. This total investment has exceeded 1.3 billion U.S. dollars (including development fees, and 3D simulation map design fees for city maps of countries in the game category), which can be said to be the world's most expensive game. At present, the "Second World" bears 2.5 billion US dollars in debt, a large part of which is all invested in the development of the World War and the "Second World" headquarters building "Light of the Century".

If the world war fails to bring reasonable charges, it will be a fatal blow to the company.

"Boss, I think it's most appropriate to adopt the point card charging model. In terms of the quality of the world war game, it will definitely attract players from all over the world to join this infinitely exciting game world." Wu Zhaopu said.

Lin Feng nodded. However, I am not prepared to adopt the point card charging model, but to adopt the free model.

free? ——Wu Zhaopu was taken aback. This...this...if it's free, how can the 1.3 billion dollars invested in the World War be recovered?

"Boss, do you really want free?" Wu Zhaopu was a little anxious.

Lin Feng laughed.

"Mr. Wu, it's not really completely free. After all, this completely free charging model is impossible to make a game run for a long time. What I mean is free, but players can play the game without recharging." Lin Feng explained Say.

"Isn't that the same as the "free mode" launched by domestic online game agents now?" Wu Zhaopu was taken aback. This charging model will definitely destroy the balance of the game. If it is really like that, the world war will ruin it.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhaopu suddenly became anxious. With such a large amount of money and effort invested in the World War, it must never be destroyed in this way.

"Haha, Mr. Wu, I would never agree with the free mode I mentioned, and the superficially free, secretly selling props to make money, and the way of killing chickens and eggs that disrupt the balance of the game." Lin Feng said relieved.

"Then boss, do you mean...?" Wu Zhaopu wondered for a while.

Lin Feng smiled.

"Mr. Wu, World War is a first-person shooter online game, and in order to ensure that as many players as possible join the world of the World War game, free is a must. Because only in this way can the world's world war lovers Attracting in, and if the point card charging model is adopted, a large part of the players will be blocked from the game. In the long run, this is a short-sighted behavior. As for the "free mode" adopted by domestic online game agents, That is an absolute act of killing chickens and eggs, and even less desirable. For an online game, especially a shooting online game, balance is absolutely crucial." Lin Feng said cautiously.

Wu Zhaopu was taken aback. He had no idea what Lin Feng wanted. It seems that his boss will have some amazing measures coming out.

"President Wu, World War, the reason why this game is named World War, the ultimate goal is to allow players from all over the world to fight in the game world, so that players from all over the world can fight for those countries in the virtual world. Kind of fighting. Therefore, the future world war will be a large-scale battle. Therefore, if you want to make money in the world war, you have to look a little longer." Lin Feng smiled slightly.

"Look a little longer?" Wu Zhaopu was even more confused.

"It's very simple. The future of the world war is bound to be a large-scale battle. Between guilds and guilds, and between countries and countries, how big is the business opportunity? A golden light flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. .