Chapter 164: This is Honghuang’s response to the players
Different from the outside world's reaction.
At this time, the Honghuang studio was extremely busy.
Early in the morning, employees of the online game team were running around the office area, coming and going like the wind.
"Quick! Go inform the production team that there is an error in the character skill code. The file has been sent over."
"Some players have reported that the equipment name and icon do not match. Please ask someone to fix it!"
"Where's the artist? The posting for this copy is messed up, someone come and fix it!"
"The login code crashed again, go inform Director Song!"
Anxious shouts echoed throughout the office area.
Not to mention the people from the online game team, even the people from the Dawn and Breaking Dawn teams dropped their work and came to help.
As the first online game released by the studio, they overestimated their capabilities.
I thought there would be no problems during the testing phase, so I could just put it up and do some simple maintenance.
But the truth is, it's not that simple at all.
As more and more players joined, a large amount of data poured in, causing the code to crash and become chaotic.
Many problems that they had never encountered before when working on stand-alone machines emerged like a tide, making them extremely busy and overwhelmed.
Remember, this is just the beginning.
As time goes by, there will definitely be more and more players, and more problems will arise.
If it is not handled in time, who knows what big problems may arise, causing the popularity that they have worked so hard to accumulate for this game to completely collapse!
"Quick! Go to the Dawn team and call a few more people over!"
In the distance, Lao Song, who had just finished a phone call, hurried over and shouted to the employees.
Now he really doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.
You say you're happy, but there's such a big mess waiting to be dealt with.
You may not be happy, but the online rate of this game is far beyond expectations, and even the sales are rising rapidly.
Even Old Li, who rushed over after hearing the news, was confused.
“Oh my goodness, there are actually so many people playing this game??”
A 2D horizontal fighting game that couldn't be simpler. He thought it would be good if a few hundred people came to play it at the beginning.
But the current situation completely shattered his years of understanding of the gaming industry, and he had only one idea in his mind.
This is also possible! ?
Yes.
Any practitioner who is familiar with the gaming industry would not believe that such a game could achieve such good results.
Because it is too far away from the mainstream market!
But the current situation forced him to believe that his boss's vision was indeed different from others, and he said that this game could make money.
This time he was truly convinced, speechless.
Looking at it from another perspective, isn't it the same for gaming practitioners encountering a boss like this as for ordinary investors encountering a stock god?
Just follow it without thinking!
"What are you doing in a daze, Old Li? Hurry up and call the people from Dawn to come over for help!" Old Song walked over from a distance.
Seeing his anxious look, Lao Li immediately asked, "How many do you want? I'll try to transfer as many people as possible and put other projects on hold for now."
"There's no rush for those stand-alone projects. Just leave a few people on duty and call the others over to help stabilize the situation first."
I was shocked that so many people played this game.
But Lao Song knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
As long as their game becomes famous, it will be much easier for them to enter the online game market in the future, and they won’t have to be as restricted as they are now.
Thinking of this, he shouted towards the office area: "Everyone work harder, I will double your wages in the next few days!"
Double salary?
The employees were shocked when they heard this and worked even harder.
They also know that this is a critical period, and if they can succeed, they will become veterans of the studio's online game team.
This is much more useful than double salary.
Thanks to their efforts, the bugs reported by players were urgently fixed, and an online maintenance announcement was updated almost every day.
The attitude was so sincere that even the players were moved.
"Maintaining it once a day is going to be exhausting."
“The BUG I submitted yesterday was actually fixed!”
"So fast! The vulnerability I submitted this morning is gone too."
"It's been a long time since I've seen a manufacturer that cares so much about players' opinions."
“So when will the bug that causes Kaili’s enhanced equipment to break be fixed? (dog head)”
"It has been changed. Throw it into the decomposition machine and it will directly increase by 10."
"Kelly, you stinky girl, give me back my equipment!"
Players have never stopped talking about Honghuang’s big move.
It is precisely because of Honghuang's sincere attitude and the fact that he takes their opinions seriously that he has gained countless fans online and attracted many players who were originally prejudiced against 2D horizontal games to join in.
After playing it, they all found the game unique and were deeply attracted by its gameplay content.
Some even called their friends to level up and PK together, which added fuel to the game.
The name "Dungeon & Fighter" finally spread quickly on the Internet.
This is an exaggerated speed of transmission.
Even though Miracles had several other companies that had discussed cooperation with Honghuang on chat software login, they were all caught off guard.
…
"That little-known game has such a high online rate?"
"I miscalculated. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have raised the price so high."
"Where is the person who was in charge of the negotiations with Hong Huang? Call him over to me!"
regret?
Maybe.
They really regretted losing such a game with the potential to become a hit because of their arrogance.
After all, that could be a powerful aid for them in tripping up other competitors.
But what was more was the coldness.
Anyone who has learned about the gaming industry, especially the online gaming industry, knows this.
These large companies that control most of the market will not sit idly by and watch new competitors emerge.
If you can't get it, destroy it.
This is the unspoken rule among big companies.
Because once new competitors emerge, their market share will inevitably be taken away, and no one can sit idly by and watch this happen.
Since Honghuang cannot be used by them, it is naturally impossible for it to successfully squeeze into the online gaming industry.
In just one week.
A large number of videos and posts attacking "Dungeon & Fighter" began to appear online.
Some well-known game bloggers have come forward and listed the flaws of this game and the problems that are about to arise in order to guide players.
Some major manufacturers have even announced that they will be launching a new next-generation 2D horizontal fighting game, which will be launched soon.
Everything.
Almost all of them pointed the finger at Honghuang’s new game, causing a large number of players to leave.
…
"Are you finally going to take action?"
Inside the office, Chen Lin had a serious look on his face as he looked at the messages that popped up online.
He had anticipated this situation long before he decided to make online games. It would be impossible for the big companies to let them gain a foothold so easily.
It is precisely because of knowing this.
He has been accumulating strength and has not easily entered the field of online games.
The production level of this game did not disappoint his expectations. It was much better than when it was first released in the previous life. At least there were no major problems to find.
"Mr. Chen, the report is out."
Just as I was thinking about it, Lao Li walked in with the report.
"What's the situation?" Chen Lin asked.
"The situation is not good." Lao Li frowned. "The player online rate has dropped by a full 11% compared to yesterday. This is the fastest decline in the past half month."
A drop of more than 10% in one day is already very exaggerated.
If they don't take timely countermeasures, their game may really become completely unpopular and drowned in the torrent of competition.
Every time at this time.
Chen Lin couldn't help but sigh.
In the past, those small studios were able to break out of the blockade of so many big companies and become famous overnight. They were truly amazing.
fortunately.
He was well prepared.
"How is the venue preparation at Station B going?" Chen Lin asked.
"It's almost ready." Old Li nodded. "Thanks to Su Peng's help, the equipment installation and venue decoration went very smoothly. It should be completed by the end of the month, but the venue and advertising costs are a bit over budget."
"It's okay. We make so much money just for times like this. Let's make a public announcement. It's time to let them know that we in Honghuang can't be bullied casually."
"good!"
Old Li responded in a deep voice.
He was no longer as carefree as before and his eyes were more serious than ever before.
During this period, they have been subject to a lot of discussion , which would make anyone feel very unhappy.
Now that he could finally fight back, there was no need to say any more nonsense. He just turned around and left in a hurry.
Not long after.
A new announcement.
Appeared on the official account of Honghuang.
[Official announcement: The popular online fighting game "DNF" will launch a new offline event on the 1st of next month - the first DNF Fighting King Competition. ]
[Please see below for the competition rules. All players are welcome to sign up. We will bring you the top players to compete for huge prize money and fight for the highest honor in fighting! ]
[The prize money is as follows:]
First place: 100,000
Second place: 70,000
Third place: 50,000
Fourth place: 30,000
Fifth place: 20,000
…
10th place: 2,000
…
Netizens who were originally surfing the Internet were completely shocked as soon as they saw this news.
"The King of Kings Contest? Honghuang is going to hold a game contest!?"
"Oh my god! The first place prize is NT$100,000!"
"The second place also has 70,000!"
"What kind of game is so awesome??"
"It seems to be that Dungeon Fighter game."
"Has Hong Huang gone crazy setting such a high prize pool for a 2D game?"
"Sign up! You must sign up!"
The total prize pool of more than 300,000 almost blinded the players' eyes.
This level of prize money is already equivalent to that of a national competition.
Generally, only large companies can afford it.
How could this Honghuang studio, which was established less than two years ago, be so wealthy?
What shocked the players even more was.
As this announcement was released, the homepage banners on major live streaming platforms also became promotions for this event, with hype building up nearly half a month in advance.
Even when you click into the live broadcast room, you can see the promotional page at the top, which is quite impressive.
"Oh my goodness, Honghuang is going to sell everything it has to go against the big factory."
Some people who understand the rules of the market couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
After investing this amount of resources, even the big companies have to weigh the pros and cons.
Not to mention the studio, breaking some bones is the least of the problems.
Many people simply cannot come up with such a huge amount of funds.
It is precisely because of this incident that players have fully realized the strength of Honghuang, which can no longer be measured by ordinary game studios.
"Support! We must support this competition! I will also participate in it!"
In the university dormitory, Lao Guo, who had just completed his grade, was excited and felt the determination of Honghuang Studio.
As a loyal fan of this game, he was really angry during this period, angry at those who started to discredit this game without even playing it.
I thought Honghuang would give in, causing him to lose a game he truly loved.
However, unexpectedly, half a month later, I received a response from Honghuang.
Yes!
This is Honghuang’s response to those of them who are still sticking to the game!
It is also Honghuang’s explanation for their long-term support!
Even without any verbal communication, he could feel an unyielding cry and a call to the players from this announcement.
"We should support it, but this is an offline event. We have to compete in person. Can you do it?"
My roommate next to me gave me a suspicious look.
This guy is okay at home, but it's good enough that he can talk normally to others when he meets them outside.
"Why...why not?"
Lao Guo's face flushed red, and he looked around in panic, and finally his eyes fell on the weapon of the enhancer: "Okay, I'll use this weapon as a witness. If you succeed in reaching level 11, I'll go even if you kill me!"
After that, he pressed the enhancement button, and a sound like a turbo engine began to ring in his ears.
Hearing this sound, Lao Guo was so scared that he quickly covered his ears and ran away from the computer, fearing that he would hear the shattering sound that he least wanted to hear.
Because when you strengthen Kelly's equipment , if you fail to strengthen it beyond +10, it will shatter directly.
This is the level 50 blue lightsaber that he had obtained with great difficulty. If it breaks, he will have no place to cry.
When the other roommates saw him like this, they also smiled with deep emotion.
After all, they had broken several weapons before and experienced the complicated feeling of three parts expectation, three parts torment, and four parts regret.
In the end, he was the only guy in the whole dormitory who managed to reach +10, but he showed off in front of them for a long time. It was impossible for him to be so lucky this time.
Think about it.
Then he looked at Lao Guo's computer.
But at this moment, a pleasant voice sounded and echoed throughout the dormitory.
They were stunned at first, and then their eyes suddenly widened.
"What the hell! Is this even possible?!"
On the screen, there was a +11 weapon displayed.
It was the lightsaber weapon that Lao Guo had just thrown in!
