Chapter 256 Wait, this isn’t right?
Honghuang Studio.
Inside the Dawn team.
"To openly plagiarize is so shameless!"
The employees cursed and looked at the announcement just released by Penguin.
When other manufacturers copy, they at least try to cover it up a little, change the name, or focus on publicity and promotion.
Penguin, on the other hand, was too lazy to make any changes and just smeared the battle royale gameplay all over its face, as if it was afraid that people wouldn't know it was copied.
How thick-skinned does one have to be to be so blatant?
"Okay, you know what these big companies are like. They just rely on their control of traffic to act with confidence."
Next to him, Old Song had already anticipated this situation, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
He knew very well that the penguin was just the beginning.
Once their game becomes popular, more and more competing products will immediately appear on the market.
If they want to continue operating, they must perform better than other competitors and firmly hold on to the title of "pioneer of battle royale."
As long as they have this title, they have an innate advantage.
Every player who plays this type of game will know that the first battle royale game was made by them, thus achieving the effect of attracting traffic.
They have to do it.
The goal is to retain these players who come here and kill all other competing products!
And this has a prerequisite.
That is, their games are good enough.
Otherwise, how can we retain players?
"Don't worry about Penguin, just release it as planned."
At this time, Chen Lin, who had just returned from the bathroom, passed by and heard their discussion.
"Mr. Chen."
"Mr. Chen, you are here."
Lao Song and his employees all looked up, but their expressions were still conflicted.
After all, Penguin is well-known, and other major companies and well-known domestic studios also tend to move towards battle royale games.
By then they will be surrounded by enemies.
The competitive pressure is extremely high.
"Don't worry, I dare to announce the CG so early, so I'm not afraid of them copying it. Do you really think this kind of game is so easy to copy?"
Chen Lin smiled slightly, without any worry.
Because the CG he released only demonstrated the basic gameplay and did not reveal too many details.
This was a trap he dug on purpose, just waiting for those guys to jump in.
Moreover, having experienced a lifetime, he knows very well that it is not just the gameplay that affects whether such games can continue to operate.
There is another very important decisive factor!
"You have a hidden trick?"
Old Song guessed something and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Almost. The most important thing for you now is to do the game well, especially the few points I have specially marked. You must not be careless."
After Chen Lin finished speaking, he turned and left.
Seeing their boss so confident, the employees felt relieved and resumed production work under Lao Song's supervision.
Then, Chen Lin strolled around the studio and came to the Dawn team.
Compared with Lao Song and his friends, Lao Li seems to be much more noisy.
As soon as I entered the team area, I heard all kinds of voices and saw figures running between the aisles and groups, holding large amounts of information in their hands.
Old Li patrolled back and forth , and curses could be heard from time to time.
"There is a problem with the character's actions. Test the character code again!"
"How dare you release this product with such optimization? Go back and revise it!"
"How many times have I told you to control the height difference? How come you can fall to death just by jumping over a threshold?"
"If you get surpassed by those old Penguin guys, you'll all be beaten by me!"
Shouts echoed within the Dawn Team.
He turned a mobilization meeting into a corpse-whipping meeting.
Every time he passed a group, he would find a lot of faults and criticize them harshly.
However, the employees did not feel disgusted. Instead, they turned around and started to make revisions with a smile, because they knew that Old Li was like that and he never hid anything.
Sometimes it's quite interesting to see other colleagues being caught and flogged. Everyone tries to do their own job well and try to reduce the number of times they are publicly flogged.
Gradually.
A funny atmosphere, completely different from that of Dawn, has formed in the Dawn team, and they treat Old Li's quality inspection as an entertainment project.
It really is true.
What kind of boss you have, what kind of subordinates you will get.
"Mr. Chen!"
Suddenly, an employee who was being scolded by Lao Li raised his head and looked outside.
"Boss Chen? Don't try to fool me. Even if Boss Chen comes, you have to redo this gun model!"
Old Li cursed and swore, still trying to find fault.
But he quickly reacted, turned his head and looked behind him, and found that Chen Lin was already standing behind him.
"Mr. Chen, why are you here?"
Chen Lin looked at the gun model on the computer and said with a smile, "There is a game design that I forgot to mention. Please arrange for someone to do it."
As he spoke, he handed over a design draft in his hand.
"This is……"
When Lao Li took the manuscript, he was immediately attracted by the title.
Airdrop Material Design
As he looked down, his originally puzzled eyes gradually widened, and he even became a little excited.
"Great! If this thing is added, it will definitely increase the collisions and fights between players, greatly improving the gameplay of a game!"
Stunning!
Absolutely stunning!
Just by taking a quick glance at the design content, Lao Li could feel the subtlety of this gameplay.
This will bring the competitiveness and playability of the entire battle royale game to a higher level.
At the same time, while ensuring fairness, the uncertainty of each game is increased, and people will not feel bored due to repetitive content.
"Can it be done before the end of summer vacation?" Chen Lin asked.
"If we only open one map, there will be no problem at all!" Lao Li promised.
"Okay then, I'll leave this matter to you to arrange."
Although this guy's way of managing people is a bit weird, it is undeniable that Dawn has formed a very good atmosphere under his leadership.
Solve problems in a timely manner.
Chen Lin’s requirements for the production team are just that simple.
As for how to do it, just let them figure it out on their own.
…
Just when Honghuang was busy producing "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".
There is new movement over there on the penguin side.
Since the summer holidays began, advertisements for various new games have flooded the market, covering almost all well-known platforms.
As a result, many players only know "Ace Battlegrounds" but not "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", which gradually suppressed the popularity of Honghuang.
The entire gaming community is full of discussions about these two games.
But the strange thing is.
Other well-known large companies did not participate in this matter, and there was not even any movement.
There are also people with discerning eyes who can see that they are just waiting and watching.
After all, no matter how much hype there is online, it only applies to the premise that the game has not yet been launched.
If you die suddenly when you go online and the actual gameplay is poor, then there is no need to invest money at all.
Only penguins are rich.
They can spend money recklessly to suppress competitors.
So they would like to see two tigers fighting each other, with both Honghuang and Penguin suffering losses.
Wouldn't it be great to enter the venue then?
At least.
Many people think so.
only.
They still underestimated the strength of the Penguins.
Just when everyone was discussing whether this genre could become popular.
An announcement was suddenly released on Penguin’s official account, announcing that its new game will be launched at the end of this month.
When this news came out, players were shocked.
"Am I reading this correctly? It will be online at the end of the month?"
"Isn't that next week?"
“This is too fast!”
"Is this the strength of the penguin?"
"I thought they would be online at the same time as Honghuang."
"Sure, sure. I can't wait to play this kind of game."
Although they are shocked, players don’t care who produces the game, as long as it is fun enough.
Penguin's early publicity undoubtedly gave them a boost and made them all excited.
The number of reservations, which had been progressing slowly, suddenly increased dramatically and broke the three million mark on the same day, which was enough to show the terrifying player base of Penguin.
This change also made the Penguin executives in charge of this project proud.
"Compared to us, Honghuang is still a little naive in terms of resources. We will accept this group of players first."
There are more than a few shelved projects under Penguin. You can just pick any one of them, make some modifications, and put it online quickly.
This is also the main reason why many small factories cannot compete with them.
Small factories are short of staff, and it takes months just to polish the game. By the time the game is officially launched, it is already too late and the market has long been taken up.
The ones that catch fire.
Either a big anchor suddenly makes it popular, or it is kept secret and rises overnight.
Few people can survive after being targeted by big companies.
This also led to a change in the tone of the entire gaming community, with everyone discussing the game Penguin.
…
In a blink of an eye.
The end of the month arrives.
On the day when "Ace Battlefield" was launched, many players waited in front of their computers early and pre-downloaded the game.
Even the anchors of major platforms are starting live broadcasts, ready to be the first to jump in and experience the battle royale gameplay.
The live broadcast room was also packed with players and was extremely lively.
"It's open! The server is open!"
Suddenly, a barrage of comments flashed across the interface.
Old E, who was waiting, suddenly became excited and immediately clicked to open the game.
As a shooting game enthusiast, he naturally would not miss this new way of playing, and started live streaming much earlier than before.
"Hey~ I really got in, then let's see if this game is fun or not."
Looking at the pop-up game box, Lao E quickly grabbed the control mouse and keyboard and started operating it skillfully.
soon.
He created the character and came to an airport through the matching function.
At this time, it had only been five minutes since the server was launched, and the empty airport was already filled with people running back and forth in every corner, testing their moves.
"It seems to have adopted the first-person perspective of CF."
Lao E tried many buttons, put away and drew his gun, and found that the operation feel of this game was similar to CF, and it was very easy to get started.
This surprised him.
At least you don’t need to spend time getting used to the operation.
But right away.
He discovered a flaw.
This game has no built-in voice!
"Well, it doesn't have much of an impact. Anyway, in a single-player battle, voice is not often used."
Old E didn't care too much and started testing other functions.
Two minutes later, a hundred people gathered.
In a flash, everyone was teleported into the plane.
Although the graphics are slightly different, the gameplay process is exactly the same as the CG released by Honghuang.
The audience finally laughed out loud when they saw this.
" As expected of Penguin, it copied everything without any revision."
"It's so funny. There's even a special plane escorting them."
"Penguin: Change? Do you think I will change?"
“No wonder it went online so quickly.”
"Actually, it's not impossible if you can copy well."
"This airplane model looks a bit crude."
"Hahaha, I'm wearing it!"
Players are still very receptive to online games.
Or maybe they have become accustomed to the bad behavior of Penguin using it directly.
Now they just want to see what this game, which has been hyped for so long, and its new gameplay, are like.
And amidst this discussion.
The plane soon flew over an island.
The buzzing sound of the engine echoed in my ears. Through the clouds below, I could vaguely see the landscape of the island, which was completely different from the layout of the prehistoric CG.
[You have entered the Ace battlefield, get ready! ]
Accompanied by a female voice prompt, Old E's heart trembled, and he immediately set his eyes on a resource point in the front left that looked like a factory area.
Without any hesitation, he pressed the parachute button, and the character left the plane and fell towards the island.
Because he had previously studied the test animation released by Penguin and found that the points on the plane's flight path attracted the most people, so he changed his strategy and went to grab places farther away.
However.
What he didn't expect was.
When he fell to halfway point, the parachute on his back suddenly opened automatically with a "whoosh".
"ah?"
Old E was stunned.
"The parachute opens automatically? Wait, that's not right?"
If he remembered correctly, there was a skydiving scene in the CG released by Honghuang.
He even nearly fell to his death because he failed to open his parachute.
I wonder if Penguin has any new ideas for this design.
Didn't think much about it.
Continue to steer.
Land towards the factory area on the front left.
