A real cheat was blocked, and the game industry was rectified with a backhand

"I find that you don't understand the current status of Naughty Cat. As long as you seek help, there are many channels that can help you."

"I understand. However, if this matter wants to be resolved completely, I still need to do it myself."

Wang Zhicheng shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Hey. I guessed this would be the result before I came here, and it turned out to be true. I was really afraid that you would be too confident and get stuck in a dead end."

Lin Mo smiled and said, "Believe me, I really have a solution."

"You're not planning on building a console?"

"Oh? How do you know?"

Wang Zhicheng was stunned for a moment, his eyes full of disbelief.

It was just a casual remark, but I didn't expect it to be true?

After pondering for a while, he sighed and said, "I don't think this is a good decision. But I guess it's useless to persuade you, right?"

Lin Mo nodded.

"In that case, I promise you that your new host will receive the greatest preferential treatment in terms of tax rate review and other policies."

"That couldn't be better."

"But distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. How are you going to survive during this period? You have suddenly said goodbye to the sales in the console market. You need a PC game to support such a big business. What are you going to do?"

"I have my own way."

"Okay. Then I won't stay long. You must have a lot on your plate lately."

"I'll give it to you."

At this time, everyone in Naughty Cat was in panic.

"It's still too risky to do this. Game sales have dropped by half out of thin air. What should I do?"

"I don't think there will be layoffs due to reduced revenue. I don't want to be laid off."

"Boss Lin is still too impulsive. Although he is a genius, he is still young after all, and he is not very steady in doing things."

"We are already being scolded online, and many players are criticizing our actions. We are done for. Our reputation is ruined."

This is the relatively idle stage after a game is completed.

Everyone in the company had lost interest in their work and was discussing this matter.

Especially the update teams of many projects, everyone is in danger.

For example, "The Array of the Array".

This game was once very popular because it was too hardcore, but it was just a popular game. Its sales were one of the worst in the company.

Even so, Naughty Cat did not give up, but regularly updated new maps and campaigns.

The employees in the group already had low self-esteem in this production team, and this incident made them even more desperate, fearing that they would be laid off.

Another example is the same with the Warcraft update team.

The game is a good game, but because of the difficulty of getting started, many players use it as a launcher for various self-made maps.

The job of team members is almost entirely to maintain the community environment, select potential maps and negotiate cooperation with authors.

Plus some minor balance updates.

The work is so leisurely that many employees are even making their own community maps, trying to earn some extra income outside of work.

"What should I do? If there really is a layoff, I feel like our team is in danger."

"It's over, it's over. I still want to win the annual best award with the company."

"Hey, Zhang Chengbo, you're about to lose your job and you're still making maps. You'll have plenty of time after you lose your job."

When his name was called, a slightly plump young boy, about 185 cm tall and wearing glasses raised his head.

"Hold on!"

Save the modification log of a map, check it to make sure there are no problems, upload it, and update it.

Then he joked, "It's okay. First of all, the company won't lay off employees, you can rest assured. Secondly, even if I am laid off, I can return to work at Naughty Cat with this map, and maybe Mr. Lin can even form a development team for me."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, we'll form a development team for you? Do you think you're Wang Yi? Or Du Rui? Neither Liu Zichen nor Zuo Xuming have received this treatment."

"You don't really think you can become famous with just a map, do you? Left 4 Dead is a low-probability event, forget it."

"Although you are always very accurate in judging whether a community map will be popular, it doesn't mean you can do it yourself, right? You forgot that you were rejected by several companies. If the company's HR hadn't inherited Mr. Lin's unconventional recruitment style, you wouldn't have been able to get in."

There was some teasing in the words, but no one meant any harm.

Zhang Chengbo said unconcernedly, "Wasn't Mr. Lin also a UP host before he founded Naughty Cat? Why can't I create a map with classic gameplay?"

"The question is, can you compare with Mr. Lin? That's Mr. Lin, the God of Literature who came down from heaven. He may be an unprecedented figure in the history of gaming." She joked and then urged several male colleagues, "It's not a good idea to be so anxious. Let's go for a walk and have a cigarette."

Without saying anything, he dragged a few people downstairs.

Zhang Chengbo had no choice but to follow him down.

"You guys always smoke downstairs, aren't you afraid of running into the boss?"

"What are you afraid of? You won't encounter it. Just keep walking."

Arrived downstairs.

It is November now, and the weather is nice today. The sun is shining, and it is much more comfortable outdoors than indoors.

In the smoking area, several people lit a cigarette and continued to chat about what had just happened.

"Cheng Bo, can you tell me about your map? What is it like? What is your design idea?"

Zhang Chengbo exhaled a puff of cigarette and said, "When I was playing Warcraft, I didn't like controlling the soldiers. I always felt that the operation was cumbersome and difficult to get started. So I was thinking, can I design a game map where I can only control heroes to fight?"

My colleague asked in confusion: "But aren't there many maps like this? What's the difference between yours and others?"

"It's different. In my map, the economic system will be the most critical factor for victory. Players need to defeat the soldiers that spawn on the three roads and fight for the neutral resources on the map to obtain gold coins and buffs. In this way, they can buy equipment, improve their characters' abilities, accumulate advantages, and finally win."

Several colleagues who were smoking looked at each other, and from their expressions, none of them were very optimistic about this idea.

"Why does it feel like there's no difference between this and other maps?" "That's right, you can't get your own production team with this." "It's better to make a tower defense map and make some money."

Zhang Chengbo didn't show it on his face, but he was still a little frustrated inside.

"I think my map is quite interesting, right? The first version has been released, and players like it quite a lot. There are several thousand people online during prime time."

"Hahaha, thousands of people? You call that pretty good?" "That's right, many maps have tens of thousands of people online." "There's still a long way to go, but it's pretty good."

Even though Zhang Chengbo had a good temper, he was still a little unhappy.

Having spent so much time and effort on this map, it is like his child.

I felt very dissatisfied after being criticized by so many people.

Just as I was about to refute, I saw a colleague's expression suddenly change. He became nervous and his face turned pale. He threw away the cigarette in his hand and put it out, then looked behind him nervously.

The others also looked over there, all of them looking as if they had seen a ghost. They threw their cigarette butts on the ground and stomped them out, looking somewhat at a loss as to what to do.

Each of them is like a primary school student who has made a mistake and was caught by the teacher.

what happened?

Thinking of this, Zhang Chengbo turned his head and took a look, and his puff of cigarette almost choked his throat.

He coughed violently, and in a panic, he quickly crushed the cigarette butt into the ashtray of a nearby trash can.

Then, he swallowed nervously, looked at the person walking towards him, and stammered, "Mr. Lin."

Everyone wailed in their hearts and cried out that they were doomed.

Why am I so unlucky?

They also found out recently that Mr. Lin often didn't come back to the company and was busy doing something outside.

I didn't expect that I was in the company today. I was not in the office yet, but in the park, downstairs.

Is this a bad mood walk?

It's over. It's over.

It so happened that the company has encountered so many things recently, people are panicking, and the capital chain is likely to have problems.

At that time, layoffs are the most likely thing to happen.

At this critical juncture, the boss caught us not working properly but smoking in groups of three or five downstairs.

Isn't this just sending your head over to be chopped off?

Several people turned pale with fright.

What are you really afraid of?

A prophecy that belongs to yes.

Everyone is in a panic. Who wants to be unemployed when they can have a good job?

Zhang Chengbo keenly noticed the boss's eyes on him and smiled bitterly in his heart.

I was prepared to be judged.

Lin Mo glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter with the map you just mentioned?"

Zhang Chengbo said nervously: "Well, I made this map in my spare time. It's my hobby. I didn't take up much time from work, really!"

Several colleagues behind me could hardly hold back their hands and cover their faces.

It's not occupied much, but it's still occupied, right? Isn't this just putting yourself in a trap?

Lin Mo found it somewhat funny to look at these timid employees in front of him, and he could guess what they were thinking.

He didn't expect that after he went out to see Wang Zhicheng off, he heard something that concerned him on his way back.

"Tell me about your map. The more detailed the better. Explain every detail, including the equipment system, economic system, combat system, hero design, map design, etc."

map?

Zhang Chengbo didn't expect the topic to shift to this point, but since the boss wanted to listen, he might as well say it. What else could he do?

Then he dragged out all the designs he had made on the map.

I used to stutter and feel a little unconfident when I spoke.

When talking about the map, his speech speed became faster and faster, and his thoughts became clearer and clearer. Compared with just now, he was like a completely different person.

He talked nonstop for twenty minutes before he finished.

". That's it. Uh, Mr. Lin, am I speaking too fast? What did you not understand? Can I repeat it again?"

Lin Mo nodded and said, "Not a bad design. With the current design, the average time a player spends playing a game should be 46 minutes, right?"

The colleagues behind me looked at each other in surprise.

Zhang Chengbo himself was stunned for a moment and doubted his ears.

Nice design?

Being praised?

Mr. Lin praised the design as good!

Overjoyed, he suppressed his excitement and pounding heart and said, "The average duration is a little over 45 minutes. But Mr. Lin, how did you know? Have you played it?"

"I haven't played it before, but it's not difficult. Just do a simple calculation." Lin Mo said calmly, "The attributes you designed for the hero in the early stage are quite conservative. The strength of neutral resources is not low, and it is difficult to kill the opponent's hero. There are fewer variables. A simple calculation of the increase in time and the number of gold coins brought by last hits can infer that the time node when the player's hero level attributes are initially formed is about 15 minutes. At the same time."

This calculation left everyone except Zhang Chengbo dumbfounded.

This isn’t difficult?

The few people in the Mo Yu group were all numb and looked disheveled in the wind.

They are proud to be able to work at Naughty Cat.

In front of colleagues, when they say they are employees of Naughty Cat, they will raise their heads proudly and listen to people around them calling them "big boss".

But at this moment, all the previous pride was gone.

When the guys in the slacking group didn't understand anything, Mr. Lin could actually calculate all the data of a map he had never played before.

It’s like you can tell what kind of map this is just by the description.

I even wonder if Mr. Lin has played this map before?

Zhang Chengbo was also stunned and even had the illusion that his boss understood the situation more deeply than he, the map author.

Although he knew it was inappropriate to ask questions after being caught slacking off, he couldn't help but ask, "Players' feedback is that the map is interesting, but the game time is too long. Does Mr. Lin have any suggestions?"

"There are many ways to solve this problem, but one move can affect the entire system. For example, some strategic neutral resources that can be defeated in the early stages and cannot be refreshed repeatedly can give the entire team money, items or buffs, forcing players to fight for them in the early stages."

“I thought about this change, but the problem is that if it is not designed properly, it will cause the snowball to roll too quickly, causing the strong to become stronger and the weak to become weaker, and it will be difficult for the disadvantaged party to turn the tables.”

"Yes, this involves the strength of the hero in the early and late stages, the benefits of neutral resources, and so on. Zuo Xuming is an expert in this area, I'll let him help you."

Hearing this, Zhang Chengbo's heart seemed to skip a beat and he couldn't help licking his dry lips.

Although he was very excited, he was still a little nervous and asked, "Boss Lin, this is just a map. Isn't it a bad idea to make such a big fuss about it?"

Lin Mo shook his head and said, "This is a map, yes, but it has unlimited potential. It is a mature game model that can be verified and released as an independent game and gain tens of millions of players."

Such a high evaluation made everyone in the slacking group feel numb.

If someone else said this, even if Zhang Chengbo said this, they might not take it seriously.

But General Lin has never made a wrong judgment.

If you say tens of millions, it means tens of millions, it can only be more, not less, not one less.

Zhang Chengbo's face was flushed with joy. For the first time, he felt that his dream coming true was not just a dream.

I couldn't help but ask: "Mature game type, what kind of game is this?"

"Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, which is a multiplayer online tactical competitive game. It is referred to as MOBA game."