Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 410 Better to be free
Zhou Dongsheng looked at the frying pan and was delighted from the bottom of his heart. Wow! This is also a way to go down in history, right?
As long as the game " PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" does not die unexpectedly, my name will become famous both at home and abroad, right?
This deck is really full of cards. Although it is just an insignificant game easter egg at the moment, Zhou Dongsheng is still very satisfied.
"Oh my old friend, I really like this design. You are so thoughtful!" Zhou Dongsheng said with praise.
When Brandon Green heard his boss's praise (translation), he was naturally delighted and said repeatedly: "Compared with the boss's great contribution, this small design is really not worth mentioning..."
Just as the two were chatting and laughing, Zhou Dongsheng was distracted and was defeated in the exciting gun battle and was killed. The laughter of the two stopped abruptly.
The programmer on the opposite side was feeling smug about winning the gunfight by one step, but he couldn't help but glance at the ID of the player he killed, and the smile on his face froze.
Oh my god! I agreed to play games with my boss, but I ended up killing him on the spot?
What should I do now? Will I be "graduated" tomorrow just because I step into the office with my right foot?
Even when he was feeling extremely nervous, Zhou Dongsheng was naturally not a stingy person. It was normal to win and lose in the game. Moreover, he had already taken down ten people and fully experienced the long-lost joy of using a steel gun.
How could he take this little thing to heart? Instead, he focused on the game itself.
Although the current version 1.0 of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is not as perfect as the future version I imagined, but from the perspective of the game framework alone, it has basically restored more than 90%.
And judging from the performance in some minor details, it has even far exceeded Zhou Dongsheng's expectations!
After all, QQ Mobile is a top gaming company in the world, and its accumulation of game development technology is truly unparalleled!
No wonder there will be a popular and innovative chicken-eating game like "Naraka: Bladepoint" in the future...
This unexpected gain made Zhou Dongsheng feel emotional. He felt that the shares were worth it. Being able to rely on the pig factory and have the technical support of the pig factory would undoubtedly create more possibilities for "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".
In particular, you can also leverage the connections at Zhuchang to be the first to obtain domestic game licenses!
Being able to seize the domestic market before "H1Z1" will undoubtedly help "PUBG" seize the initiative and gain a considerable advantage.
By then, once we have established a firm foothold in the domestic market, it won’t be too late to gradually expand into overseas markets…
Zhou Dongsheng thought about it and wondered, "Huh? Why does this scene seem familiar?"
Isn’t this just the short video script of Future Toutiao?
However, unlike Toutiao, which went against the tide and acquired the original work to get rid of the label of plagiarism, with Brandon Green, the father of battle royale, in charge, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will naturally not be at risk of being accused of plagiarism.
I just wonder if "H1Z1" in this life will be able to reproduce various classic operations, provide great assists for "PUBG", and hand over the market to it?
As for this, we have no idea what will happen to Zhou Dongsheng, the "butterfly", and we can only wait and see.
At least, the "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" currently presented in front of us has the potential to set off a chicken-eating craze in the domestic game market.
Compared to overseas games like "H1Z1" which still require an accelerator to play, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" which was launched in China undoubtedly has an innate geographical advantage.
However, this foreign monk is good at chanting, and "h1z1" can compete with foreigners to their hearty satisfaction, and at the same time, you can shout out the slogan "China NO.1", which will undoubtedly give players a sense of pleasure of "winning glory for the country"...
There is no doubt that this kind of pleasure is also part of the game feedback. In this regard, as a latecomer, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is naturally at a disadvantage.
But…what if PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was positioned as a free-to-play game?
This bold idea flashed through Zhou Dongsheng's mind.
Zhou Dongsheng turned around and started chatting with Brandon Green next to him.
"Hey, my old friend, this battle royale game is really fun beyond my expectation. I can already imagine how popular this game will be after it goes online!"
"By then, countless players will surely be impressed by our battle royale game. To be honest, I can't wait to see this scene."
Zhou Dongsheng said with full praise.
After Li Jiana's translation, Brandon Green knew that the boss did not take this little episode to heart. He felt relieved and the smile on his face gradually brightened.
Who doesn’t like to hear their work being praised by others?
"As a game producer, I also have full confidence in my work. However, no one can predict the market reaction before a game is released."
"But as a game producer, I have completed my mission. As for what kind of evaluation the players will give, I am also looking forward to it!"
Brandon Green said slightly conservatively.
"I think the completion of our PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has far exceeded expectations. We should be able to release a trial version to warm up the game, right?" Zhou Dongsheng asked with a smile.
Brandon Green pondered for a moment, "We still need to do the final finishing work and fix some of the bugs we found, and then we can release the trial version for warm-up!"
The so-called bugs naturally refer to BUGs. Zhou Dongsheng also made several suggestions from his memory, such as moving the kill information from the lower left corner to the upper right corner.
In this regard, Brandon Green naturally accepted it humbly and wrote down all of Zhou Dongsheng's opinions.
Brandon Green has always attached great importance to Zhou Dongsheng's suggestions. In addition to the fact that Zhou Dongsheng is the boss, during the five-month research and development cycle, Zhou Dongsheng has fully demonstrated his insights as a senior player.
Coupled with the amazing performance of today's first experience, Brandon Green was even more convinced.
Zhou Dongsheng is also the first beta test player in the true sense!
"Also, do you have any ideas about game distribution?" Zhou Dongsheng asked casually.
As a professional game producer, Brandon Green had naturally thought about this issue a long time ago, so he answered it without hesitation.
"I think the buyout system is still the first choice for the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. At the same time, it can also recover some funds and continue to invest in the subsequent optimization and development of the game..."
Brandon Green said as a matter of course that for overseas markets, buyout is a very common method.
During the 50 years of game development overseas, thanks to the economic conditions in Europe and the United States, both game players and platforms have long reached a consensus on paying for games.
In this regard, the domestic online game industry itself started slowly, and only gradually began to develop after 2000. After a brief period of charging point cards, it fell into the biggest trap of the Internet: "free".
The "free + in-app purchase" game distribution method is very popular, creating completely different situations in the domestic and overseas game markets!
"Oh~ my old friend, I don't agree this time, I think there is a better choice!"
"How about free?" Zhou Dongsheng said in a shocking tone.
