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

Countless similar examples have appeared in various cities in China.

There are children who finally get to play games during the Chinese New Year, there are students whose male children have free time during the Chinese New Year, and there are working people who finally get to take a break from work.

Since we need a new game that can be played online, we naturally have to choose from the most popular games recently.

There aren't actually that many options.

It's nothing more than "Heroes of Raiden" and "League of Legends".

However, the latter does not rely mainly on various fancy publicity and promotion, but is diligently striking a balance and launching new content.

Guaranteed to make the game more fun!

As for "Heroes of Thunder", there were few patches during the testing period, but there were sets of skins released one after another.

This way of eating made many fans a little dissatisfied.

[I'm really impressed. I didn't believe in Naughty Cat's productivity or level before, but now I do. All the bugs submitted are fixed within a week, and it doesn't affect the release of new heroes or balance patches. As for "Raiden Heroes", a bug of the Fallen Knight's animation effect has not been fixed for a month, and they know how to release skins, right? ]

[If they have time to release skins, can't they improve this stupid matching mechanism? Choose the hero first, then after entering the game, take a look at the lineup and you will know whether to give up, play or win]

[I give up. Since the large-scale release of accounts, I have hardly won a few times. As long as there is one person who can't play, others will have no gaming experience at all. Don't release your crappy skin. Can't you fix it? ]

The condemnation on the Internet became more and more intense, and countless pressure was put on the game production team.

However, at this time, the members of the production team felt that they were the ones who were truly wronged.

This game was made according to Director Liu's instructions!

All the required functions have been realized and the development direction has been determined.

Now that something has gone wrong, you're looking for someone to take the blame?

Today is the day before New Year's Eve.

Many people in the company are not motivated to work.

One of them looked at the photos his family sent him of his hometown decorated with lights and lanterns, while the other one looked at the table full of delicious food his family sent him, and they were even more complaining.

As for Liu Hu, he was hiding in the office at this time.

Looking at the phone number on my phone, I hesitated for a long time before deciding to call.

After six or seven rings, the call was finally connected.

"Hello? Lao Ma, it's me, Liu Hu."

The person on the other end of the phone hesitated for a few seconds before asking, "Director Liu, what's going on?"

Upon hearing this somewhat unfamiliar name, the smile on Liu Hu's face froze.

This is very different from what happened when Lao Ma first wanted to change jobs and came to him to say nice things and gave him gifts and invited him to dinner.

So he quickly changed his address and said, "Manager Ma, didn't you call me last time to talk about job hopping? This is what happened."

"Did I say that? Director Liu must have remembered the wrong person. A company like Naughty Cat is hard to find even with a lantern. Why would I ever think of changing jobs?"

Liu Hu smiled bitterly.

This wasn't the first call made.

Previously, some employees who felt that Naughty Cat was about to collapse had contacted him and expressed their desire to change jobs.

However, these people didn't have time to make a decision.

The reputation of the game "Heroes of Raiden" suddenly collapsed.

Soon after, many people began to avoid it as if it were a plague god.

Either they cannot be contacted, or they refuse to admit that they have ever thought about changing jobs.

It was completely different from the previous behavior of giving gifts and saying nice things, and even a complete reversal.

The person on the other end was fine, at least he answered the phone.

He didn't really want to make this call, but things had reached a point where he had no choice.

The game started to be promoted on a full scale, but the number of daily active players increased slowly.

This is an extremely dangerous signal. It is impossible that a free game with no barriers to entry that is fully promoted would have only this small number of new players.

The number of daily active players is growing slowly, which means that a large number of players quit the game in less than a month or even a week.

I want to change it, but there are so many different opinions on the Internet that I don’t know how to change it.

If we were to ask which company in the industry has the sharpest vision, it would definitely be my old employer, Naughty Cat.

Hence, this phone call.

Liu Hu felt a pang of sadness in his heart, but he still said in a flattering tone: "It's like this. There have been some rumors online recently, saying that our "Raiden Heroes" project has all kinds of bad rumors. I want to ask, what is the internal comment of Naughty Cat?"

Almost all game companies will conduct research on competing products.

In simple terms, it means to study what is done well and what can be copied.

If something is not done well, you cannot copy it.

Liu Hu doesn't trust other companies' judgments on games, but if it comes from his old employer, it is still very valuable.

"Comments? No comments."

After hearing this answer, Liu Hu thought the question was not asked clearly, so he reorganized his words and spoke more directly.

"I mean, when discussing the competing product 'Raiden Heroes' at the meeting, what did Mr. Lin, Zuo Xuming, or Zhang Chengbo say?"

I asked the question with great expectations, but the answer I got was like pouring a bucket of cold water on me.

"Discussed at the meeting? It was never discussed at the meeting. Zhang Chengbo did mention whether to discuss the competing product "Raiden Heroes", but was rejected."

"Reject, reject? Why?"

The old man on the other side was silent for a long time, then he said: "It doesn't involve any secrets, so it's okay to tell you. Mr. Lin said that there is no need to study a game that is doomed to fail, which will interfere with the important design ideas in the early stage. After the design ideas are mature, we can borrow some good ideas from "Raiden Heroes" and temporarily open it as a game anniversary celebration or event map."

These words were like a bolt from the blue.

Just let Liu Huren stay where he was.

The design that he was so proud of was so unbearable in the eyes of Mr. Lin?

Just one sentence made Liu Hu's face flush and his breathing became heavier.

"And then, what else did you say?"

When I opened my mouth again, I found that my voice was a little hoarse.

Lao Ma sighed and said, "Mr. Lin said that it is a good thing to plan to innovate, but Raiden Heroes is a bit innovative for the sake of innovation, completely ignoring the hidden dangers behind the innovation and the level of acceptance of players. The most important thing is that these innovations are not fun."

For game practitioners, the most insulting three words are:

Is not fun.

Liu Hu suddenly felt that the air conditioning in the office seemed to have stopped, and the cold air in February seeped in from his heels all the way to the top of his head.

I wanted to ask something else, but the old man on the other side spoke first: "That's all I have to say. I'm here because of our friendship. Please don't hurt me. Think about it carefully. Since the establishment of Naughty Cat, why have the most talented geniuses been willing to stay in Naughty Cat? No one can be poached."

"Because... they don't have such big ambitions?"

"No, because only mediocre people would bother themselves. They all know their talents, and only on the platform of Naughty Cat can they fully display their talents. Only mediocre people will complain in Naughty Cat that their abilities are not being fully utilized with their arrogance outside."

A normal attack with a critical hit.

Liu Hu felt his blood pressure rise. He didn't care about the friendship anymore and said coldly, "A mediocre person? Oh, if I am a mediocre person, then what about you who used connections to change jobs before? If it weren't for good luck, you would have resigned by now."

"Me?" The old man on the other side of the conversation said with a smile, "I am a very lucky person. I was lucky enough to join the company when it was short of people, and I was lucky enough not to leave at the critical moment. As long as the company doesn't fire me, I will stay here for the rest of my life."

After saying that, he hung up the phone without hesitation.

Liu Hu listened to the busy tone on his phone, with the words just now still echoing in his ears.

"Damn it, mediocre?! I will prove myself, the Thunder Hero is not dead yet!!"

The game may not be dead at the first opportunity, but the streamers involved feel like they are dying.

The current situation cannot be described as a sudden change.

Originally, a group of small anchors who bet on "Heroes of Raiden" were still celebrating, thinking that the huge wealth had finally come to them.

I think League of Legends is pretty good. It started testing a month late, and there are so many Naughty Cat-style anchors, the track is crowded, and it may not be more profitable than broadcasting "Heroes of Raiden".

But reality slapped them in the face.

Thanks to the platform's efforts in promoting the service, it has been about a week since the large-scale release of testing qualifications.

The popularity of the live broadcast room has hardly changed.

There was even a slight decline in the live broadcast rooms of some people.

Now we are facing another situation.

League of Legends has also started testing.

Partners who have worked well with Naughty Cat in the past have spared no effort to help promote the product.

The wind direction on the Internet changed immediately.

As a streamer, I have a much better gaming experience than over 95% of the players and I also have a better understanding of the game.

The more you play, the more you understand the problems of the game Raiden Heroes better than anyone else.

Natasha Shasha, a male anchor jokingly called Sister Na by players.

It was already time for him to start broadcasting, but today he didn't want to press the button for a long time.

For the sake of his career, he also did not go home this year, in order to better consolidate his popularity.

Turn those players who come in through streaming into your real fans.

However, the effect is not very good.

"Damn it, damn Storm Entertainment China Branch, why don't you do something? Are you just going to let the game die a slow death?!"

Sister Na was a little anxious.

I originally thought I had a chance to become a popular anchor with millions of followers, but unexpectedly, I got stuck at 600,000 and couldn't go any higher.

It is true that he is a top player in some unpopular divisions, but his expectations are not just at the level of the top players in unpopular divisions.

Let’s look at the popularity trend after the recent collapse of word-of-mouth.

It’s already very good if it doesn’t fall.

After hesitating for a moment, he opened the live broadcast platform and took a look at Teacher Ma’s live broadcast room.

Then, he opened his eyes wide with an incredible look.

"Twenty-one thousand popularity points?! How could this be? This is rising too fast, isn't it? This is only the second day of the test?"

Sister Na's eyes turned green with envy.

The group name was previously changed to the 200,000 Popularity Club. Although I don’t want to admit it, a big part of the reason is because I’m jealous of Mr. Ma’s stable fan base in this small group of anchors.

Changing the group name was done with some careful thought and a bit of irony.

But I didn't expect that Teacher Ma could really reach this point so quickly.

The traffic of Naughty Cat games has always been huge, but it is also very competitive.

For example, the top anchors who used to broadcast shooting games such as CSGO, Apex, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Overwatch, and Call of Duty have also been trying out this game in addition to their own live broadcast tasks in the past two days.

It is extremely difficult to snatch traffic from them.

"Oh, I'll let you be proud for a while." Sister Na muttered sourly, "Your live broadcast room has a maximum popularity of 30. Can you reach millions?"

Thinking about it, I turned on the live broadcast.

But today, it was obvious that the number of players pouring in after the broadcast was not as high as in the past.

I didn’t care. I opened the settings of the live broadcast room and changed the name.

[Tomorrow we will draw ten fruit phones, and there will be a Raiden Heroes Friends Tournament]

Looking at his fans, he smiled and said, "Brothers, tomorrow is the Chinese New Year. This year I am accompanying you in the live broadcast room. To thank you for your companionship this year, I will play a friendly match tomorrow and draw ten mobile phones plus 20 red packets of 100 yuan."

[Fuck, so generous? ]

【Sister Na 6666666】

[Let me tell you in advance, he doesn’t want it anymore! ]

Sure enough, nothing can impress players more than money.

As soon as these words were spoken, the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room suddenly increased.

Seeing such a strong reaction from the audience, Sister Na felt relieved.

Judging from this, the popularity of the live broadcast room today should be around 600,000, and there won’t be much fluctuation.

Tomorrow, New Year’s Eve.

We must reach a new peak of popularity!

The next day.

New Year's Eve.

Probably the busiest night of the year.

On this day, every household hangs red lanterns and posts new couplets.

But in Zhonghai, we can’t set off fireworks, so the New Year atmosphere is missing.

But these are not problems in Sister Na's eyes.

His goal is to break the new peak of popularity in the past month by giving out money today.

Break through 600,000 and advance towards 700,000.

Start live broadcast at the announced time.

"Brothers, even though it's not midnight yet, I'd like to wish you a happy new year in advance!"

【Happy New Year Sister Na】

[Go, go, go, I’m going to order a mobile phone today]

just.

Unlike what we imagined, the number of people flocking into the live broadcast room does not seem to be as many as expected?

Sister Na's originally bright smile seemed a little unnatural.

That’s not right. Why?

There is a lucky draw today!

What about people? !

I kept reminding myself in my heart.

No, stay calm and follow the planned schedule.

It must be because we were too busy on New Year’s Eve. Everything will be fine after we have the New Year’s Eve dinner and welcome the gods.

According to the predetermined plan, after the warm-up, a mobile phone was drawn first, and then two red envelopes were drawn.

Start the game today!

This round, Cursed Valley.

After the game started, the popularity was pretty much what I expected, so I felt relieved.

Then I focused on the game wholeheartedly.

In this round, the battle between the two sides was very tense. Both sides were very good at playing and the game was quite exciting.

However, in the last team battle that decided the outcome, the teammates made a fatal mistake.

The Fallen Knight's ultimate skill, the Ice Dragon, went astray!

I watched as a giant ice dragon danced in the sky, breathing out icy breath as it flew in an uncontrollable direction.

It's over, we're going to lose.

Many viewers felt this way.

At this moment, Sister Na, who was playing the butcher, made a wonderful move.

From the crowd, a hook successfully hooked the opponent's C position, and was sprayed by the ice dragon!

The extremely high damage instantly knocks off a certain amount of blood, and there is also a critical freezing control.

"Fuck!!! Guys, what do you think of this move? Is it cool? Who said that only League of Legends can show off!!"

A big victory, winning the game easily.

"Cool!"

Sister Na let out a refreshed sigh and glanced at the barrage.

Just this one look made him completely stunned.

[Damn, it looks like Ma's triangle kill? ]

[I’m dying of laughter. He learned from Mr. Ma, right? Anyone can learn it except Mr. Ma.]

[Na Jie used to play with Teacher Ma a lot, but I don’t know why they don’t play together now]

Sister Na was completely confused.

What are you talking about?

Ma's triangle killing?

What is this?

Wasn’t it me who did the wonderful operation?