Forced to become an idol in order to make games

Chapter 96 GAME Offline
He Yuqing took Lu Yu into the shopping mall, and the two took the elevator to the fifth floor. After getting out of the elevator, Lu Yu was shocked by this place

The entire fifth floor is full of GAME venues, and there are various game peripherals everywhere. There are also various large screens scrolling the game screen everywhere on the top. Most places have game experience areas, and the flow of people is surging. Apart from game exhibitions, Lu Yu has never seen a game center with such a large area in any shopping mall.

"What? Surprised? It's not the weekend, and there are no activities, so there are a little few people, even if the number is slightly reduced!"

Seeing the astonishment in Lu Yu's eyes, He Yuqing explained it to him in a funny way. Lu Yu came back to his senses, nodded involuntarily, and said

"I was a little surprised. I didn't expect the GAME platform to have such a large offline venue. I thought it was just a small peripheral sales center, but I didn't expect this floor to be theirs."

"That is, after all, it is a national project, and it is not short of money, but this is the largest one besides Jinghua, and other cities are not so prosperous."

He Yuqing looked at Lu Yu with a smile, while Lu Yu looked around, nodded and said
"Indeed, if every city is this big, it would be a bit too wasteful!"

"Okay, let's stop standing at the door, go in and have a look, I'll introduce you"

He Yuqing immediately led Lu Yu in, talking while walking
"This area is divided by game type. Except for a few large game companies that have separate areas, the others are divided in this way. Which side do you want to go to first?"

After listening to He Yuqing's introduction, Lu Yu shook his head slightly and said

"I'm nothing special, let's just circle around!"

"Okay then go this way"

He Yuqing nodded, and then led Lu Yu to the right. When the two of them passed the front desk, they came to a world of FPS games. Various FPS games were placed everywhere, as well as some character models. , in the middle of the area is a large screen, which seems to be playing some live battle

He Yuqing immediately introduced
"The structures of these areas are pretty much the same. They are basically similar to here. However, the things played on the center screen are slightly different. Competitive game areas like this usually display either game highlights or live battles. I need to introduce it to you. These games?”

"No need, I'll just see for myself!"

Lu Yu shook his head and looked at the central screen. What was displayed above his head should be the game highlights. The types of FPS were almost the same, and they were similar to those in his previous life. Lu Yu asked curiously.
"Is this game organized by a game company?"

After hearing this, He Yuqing shook her head slightly and said
"This is really not true. The GAME platform has a department dedicated to operating events. These events are authorized by the game official. Only the world-class finals will be held by the game official. The others are held by a platform like GAME. The competition can compete for the place in the finals”

"That's it"

This game mode is also different from Lu Yu's previous life. If he plays some competitive games, he needs to pay attention to this aspect
"What? Are you interested in doing competitions?"

"It's okay, maybe I will contact you in the future, just ask and see"

"Then I advise you to focus on single-player games. Competitive games are popular now. In recent years, the only one is Magic War. The FPS games you are looking at are all from seven years ago."

He Yuqing persuaded Lu Yu after listening to it, and Lu Yu asked curiously

"Magic War? What game is that?"

"It's the one I usually play live. It's an MMORPG type! Haven't you watched it?"

Lu Yu immediately remembered that the game she played when He Yuqing watched the live broadcast for the first time, it should be this magic war, then nodded and said

"I've seen it, but I don't know the name, but why don't you recommend me to make this type of game?"

"Then let me tell you, find a place to sit first"

He Yuqing immediately pulled Lu Yu to sit in the viewing seat, pointed at the big screen opposite and said
"Current competitive games are basically monopolized by FPS and MOBA games, and a small number are divided by real-time strategy games, card games and other types of games. If you want to do this, it is undoubtedly a follow-up. The first two games The types are basically fixed. The latter types are easy to innovate but have a small audience. You will lose more than you gain by doing this.”

"Is that so? Can you take me to see what's going on in the RTS side?"

Lu Yu heard that MOBA already existed, so he lost interest in these. Indeed, as Yuqing said, the mode of this type of game has been fixed. At most, some changes can be made in the aspects of gameplay and skills. It is difficult to make a big breakthrough, and it is a bit difficult. Unflattering interest, but when Lu Yu heard that there is still a place for real-time strategy games, he immediately became interested

"Real-time strategy? Are you interested in this?"

"Well, I'm interested, let's take a look"

"Alright then, I'll take you to see it"

Not long after sitting down, the two of them walked straight through the arena, passing the MOBA venue on the way. Lu Yu also found that the gameplay was similar to the previous life, and the last trace of interest was immediately shattered. When the two came to the real-time strategy game area, the big head The screen is also showing a duel, but it seems to be a live duel, because the trial booth is full of spectators

"Go and have a look?"

He Yuqing then pointed to the crowd and asked, while Lu Yu shook his head and said
"Let's sit and watch"

The two then played again in the audience. Lu Yu looked at the game on the screen. This game seemed to be similar to Age of Empires Red Alert. The only difference was the characters. Lu Yu felt more and more strange after watching it, and then asked exit
"Is this real-time strategy better than the operation of violent soldiers? Why do you feel that micromanagement is rarely used?"

"Micro-manipulation? Isn't this only used by MOBA? Isn't real-time strategy class more about the restraint and quantity of arms? Micro-management seems to be unnecessary, right?"

He Yuqing was a little puzzled when she heard Lu Yu's words, and Lu Yu immediately understood
This type of gameplay in this world is still limited to the operation of violent soldiers. Whoever detects the opposing unit first, has more violent soldiers than others, and can win if the troops are restrained. There is no such thing as the Star Warcraft in the previous life. Possibilities, the joy of winning with micromanagement is unparalleled

Lu Yu looked at the two people on the screen, and he did very little for the operability of a single unit. The multi-line aspect was similar to that of his previous life. In many cases, he didn't need to operate the unit and could win the opponent's troops automatically. It seems that it should not be. What this type pursues is the refreshing feeling of being crushed by a large number of violent soldiers, not the feeling of mastering the overall situation and winning from the details of Star Warcraft.

"Well, it's really not necessary, let's take a look first!"

Lu Yu then answered He Yuqing in a perfunctory manner. He Yuqing had some doubts when she heard such words, but Lu Yu was now focused on looking at the screen, and He Yuqing didn't want to disturb her. It didn't take long, and a wave of buying jobs from one side soon overwhelmed the other side. There was a burst of cheers from the crowd, and Lu Yu smiled and stood up when he saw this

"Let's go, look elsewhere!"

Seeing this, He Yuqing continued to take Lu Yu for a stroll. In the next area, Lu Yu seldom spoke, but just watched for himself. When the two of them walked through the entire area and walked out of the shopping mall, He Yuqing finally I can't hold back anymore and asked

"Lu Yu, what do you mean by micromanagement?"

"It's not interesting? What's wrong?"

Lu Yu asked strangely, He Yuqing didn't believe what Lu Yu said, and continued to ask
"No, you definitely had something to say just now. There is definitely something wrong with the micro-manipulation you mentioned."

"No problem? Isn't micromanagement just micromanagement? What else can it mean?"

Lu Yu was a little funny and continued to play tricks. Seeing this, He Yuqing broke the jar and said directly
"You must have something in mind? Do you have any inspiration for a new game? Don't forget, I took you out for a stroll today. Because of you, I did not broadcast the live broadcast. Now that you have inspiration, don't tell me. Me! How annoying! I'm still your creditor!"

"Okay, okay, I said it's okay? Don't you still have to go to the Internet cafe? Let's talk while walking! Let's go!"

"Hmph, that's okay! Go this way! It's pretty close!"

He Yuqing then led Lu Yu to turn to the right, and Lu Yu said

"I just looked at the game at that time and got some ideas. You have to know that the root of real-time strategy games is the art of war, and there are many works on the art of war in ancient my country. There are so many battles in history where you win more with less , relying not only on the control of the general direction, but also on the details. At that time, the general direction of the game was enough, but I really couldn’t see the details.”

As soon as Lu Yu finished speaking, He Yuqing understood and continued:
"You mean the details are micromanagement?"

"Yes, the general direction of the game is the tactical system you use this time, and the coping strategies, the various micro-manipulations between arms are the embodiment of the details, so that it is possible to win more with less**** It will be even more exciting!"

As soon as Lu Yu finished speaking, He Yuqing shook her head and retorted
"If you do it like this, it will become a carnival among experts. In the end, hardcore players will be left behind, and the number of players in the game will be much smaller. If it is too difficult to get started, it will dissuade many people!"

"Your statement is indeed correct. A game that is too difficult to learn will definitely lose most players, which is not conducive to the development of the game. But what if this game has content suitable for people with disabilities?"

Lu Yu had already figured out a solution to this problem. In his previous life, Warcraft Interstellar was not difficult to learn, but why so many people are still playing it? It is because there are not only battle maps suitable for experts, but also suitable for handicapped players. Various rpg maps
"How do you solve it? What content can disabled players play? Isn't this what real-time strategy games are all about? There should be no way to have both, right?"

Limited by her vision, He Yuqing couldn't think of a good solution, so she couldn't help asking, and Lu Yu said with a smile
"Real-time strategy games play strategy and real-time, but these are inseparable from the map. If the attributes of the map are changed, the gameplay of the game will naturally change. For example, if there is no opponent on this map, it is to fight monsters, upgrade and fight bosses to explode. What about equipment? What about MOBA-type maps? I can make as many maps of this type as I want, and they can’t play battles well. There is always one of these types of maps that they like.”

"You mean a custom map? Someone has already done this. The gameplay has indeed changed like this, but your update frequency can meet the requirements? After all, the playing time of this kind of map is at most one or two hours at a time! You'll get tired of playing it a few times!"

He Yuqing didn't expect Lu Yu's solution to be this. Some people have tried this before, but the updates simply couldn't meet the requirements, and the quality of the maps produced was unsatisfactory, making it difficult to retain players for a long time.

"No, what they do is not like mine. Before they made the game, they made it for battle. My game was born for this from the beginning of development. Battle is only a part of it. As for the update issue, I will discuss it in When it is released, the map editing system will be directly opened, and players can make their own maps, as for me, I will also do it to ensure the number of maps.”

"How do you guarantee that someone will make a map like this? After all, making a map is not easy, even if your editor is a fool, time costs are still required!"

He Yuqing raised her own question again, and Lu Yu replied with a smile

"In this respect, it is definitely unrealistic to expect players to generate electricity for love. I will select the best map every month and specially develop a skin he likes for sale. The sales of the skin are divided in half, and the map must be permanently free to play. of"

"Skin? Can you still have a hero or is it just a racial skin?"

He Yuqing heard another puzzling word, real-time strategy games sell skins?The sales of this thing have been terrific!
"There are also heroes and races, and skins are naturally optional"

"A real-time strategy game with hero units? Can this work? What about balance?"

He Yuqing asked a little unconfidently, she didn't know what kind of hero unit Lu Yu was talking about, but since it could be called a hero unit, it would naturally affect the balance!

"The one with the hero is another game. I'm talking about two games here. They should be released at the same time. I will naturally have a way to deal with the specific balance. And remember, in this kind of game, there is no Absolute balance, the gap in strength between players is the most unbalanced, as a producer, I can only achieve numerical balance!"

He Yuqing didn't expect that Lu Yu wanted to make two games in just a short while. Now she felt that Lu Yu was a bit whimsical, and then she didn't bother to pay attention to it, saying
"Then I'll take a look at it when the time comes, I hope you don't lose money and go bankrupt."

"Don't worry, I never do things that I'm not sure about"

Lu Yu didn't have great expectations for these two games. He could understand He Yuqing's thoughts very well. In his opinion, these two games would definitely not lose money, but he didn't want to make a lot of money. Specifically, how much can he earn? I just saw how the engine on the GAME platform was. If it can really reach the number one in the world as the system said, then Lu Yu will naturally have a way to make it explode!
"I think you're out of luck now, okay, bring your ID card! I'll turn it on!"

The two stopped in front of an Internet cafe, He Yuqing asked Lu Yu, Lu Yu nodded and took out his ID card and handed it over, He Yuqing took it over to look at it, and walked in directly, Lu Yu could only follow in.
(End of this chapter)