Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 431 Competition Direction
Zhou Xing'er walked out of the office with a red face, and happened to meet Li Jiana's eyes. She couldn't help but panic, and left in a hurry.
Li Jiana couldn't help but reveal a meaningful expression on her face. Could it be... But in such a short time, there shouldn't be any in-depth communication. After all, Li Jiana knew very well whether the time was enough.
Perhaps because she is an experienced person, Li Jiana's thoughts could not help but wander there, especially in the office... It is the easiest place for people to gossip about.
Well, literally.
At this moment, Brandon Green, who looked a little depressed, appeared in front of Li Jiana. It was not difficult to tell that he had not slept all night last night.
After all, Zhou Dongsheng as the boss can just pat his butt and go home to sleep, but he as the game producer cannot do that. At the very least he has to know where the problem lies and give an explanation to his boss.
Fortunately, after a night of overtime work and communication with the technical team at Zhuchang, neither side found any fatal flaws in the game itself, including the feedback from the players.
When it was finally discovered that "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" was a bit demanding on the configuration, this result was more or less beyond Brandon Green's expectations.
After all, for Brandon Green, who is accustomed to the buyout market thinking, for the group of players willing to spend money on games, the basic condition of computer configuration will naturally not be too bad.
Compared with the strict configuration requirements of some top 3A masterpieces in the buyout market, the configuration requirements of the game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" are already very ordinary.
Without the screening layer of the buyout system, and with Zhou Dongsheng's exhaustive publicity campaign, this insignificant issue was exposed as a result of the huge influx of popularity and traffic.
But obviously, this kind of problem cannot be blamed on the players. At least for Brandon Green, blaming the problem on the bad environment is just a roundabout way of admitting his own incompetence.
This is why they were busy all night. Once they found the problem, they naturally had to solve it. The next step was obviously to make targeted optimizations to make the game as suitable as possible for the player market.
Especially under the free model tone set by Zhou Dongsheng, if there is not enough popularity and player audience, even if paid content is launched, players may not be willing to pay for it...
Although changing the game back to a buyout system is a solution, saying so is like putting the blame on the boss, which is just short of saying it is the boss's problem.
How could there be any problem with the boss? How could the boss make a mistake? So Brandon Green could only choose to settle for the second best.
Although the operation matters should be handled by Zhuchang, as the father of the game, it is natural for him to pay attention to this masterpiece that he has high hopes for.
He reported his purpose to Li Jiana and then knocked on Zhou Dongsheng's office door.
"Come in, oh my old friend is here? Look at you, you haven't slept all night again? This won't do. According to our Chinese saying, the body is the capital of the revolution. If the body is damaged, who will be responsible for this project?"
When Zhou Dongsheng saw Brandon Green's depressed look, he was "horrified" and started to criticize him. Brandon Green thought that his boss was furious.
After Li Jiana's polished translation, the old man couldn't help but feel warm inside. What a kind boss who cares so much about his subordinates' health!
"Thank you for your concern, boss. I won't be able to sleep until the problem is resolved. After I report to you , I will go back to sleep immediately and won't let myself collapse at work." Brandon Green said.
"I understand your concerns, but running a game is a long-term endeavor. It's not something that can be decided overnight. If you want to achieve something like League of Legends, you have to fight a protracted war."
Zhou Dongsheng joked with a smile, and Brandon Green nodded in agreement. He told Zhou Dongsheng the conclusion that he had already known, and also talked about the targeted optimization solution he had prepared.
It is also very simple to cater to the configuration requirements of free players. We can launch a targeted smooth mode, sacrifice a little bit of picture quality, and ensure that players can smoothly experience the core competitive gameplay of the game.
As long as the fairness of the competition can be ensured not to be affected, things like picture quality are just icing on the cake for players. It would be best to have them, but if not, it's fine as long as it's playable.
After all, they come here for the competition and enjoy the process of competing with other players in a battle of wits and courage, rather than coming here for sightseeing.
Zhou Dongsheng also understood this and there was nothing wrong with Brandon Green's plan. It would be enough to continuously upgrade the software experience as the hardware was upgraded.
Just like the simple maps and crude hero models in the early days of League of Legends, it did not affect players' enjoyment of the game.
On the contrary, the emergence of something that shakes the fairness of competition is a fatal threat to a competitive game, and can even directly destroy a competitive game.
For example, with the emergence of plug-ins, no competitive game can escape the shadow of plug-ins. After all, this thing is a product that complements the game.
As long as there is a demand and as long as the game exists, this plug-in will never disappear.
However, this issue is not what Zhou Dongsheng needs to consider now. In the industry, Tenda may be the most famous for its anti-cheating efforts, and while Zhuchang may not make such a big fuss, it is equally worse than others.
Not only are plug-ins targeted, even professional studios are also being controlled by pig factories. The most typical example is undoubtedly the game "Fantasy Westward Journey".
Therefore, with Zhuchang as his backing, Zhou Dongsheng does not need to worry about this thorn in the flesh for the time being. On the contrary, if the game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" cannot reach the heights of its previous life, maybe the plug-in team will not bother to target you.
"My old friend, your plan is sound. With you, the 'Father of Battle Royale', in charge, I believe time will prove the excellence of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Gold will always shine no matter where it is , but..."
Zhou Dongsheng first praised Brandon Greene highly, and the foreigner couldn't help but smile, thinking that the boss was indeed his confidant.
"However, I also want you to develop a set of spectator functions specifically, preferably one that can provide a comprehensive view of the entire game, including functions such as switching perspectives..."
Zhou Dongsheng roughly explained the spectator system of the "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" competition in his memory. After all, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" has just been launched in public beta, and even the death replay has not been made yet, so the spectator system is naturally not available yet.
"Boss, isn't this function the God's perspective for us game developers? If you want, I can give you permission..."
Brandon Green said this with some assumption, thinking that the boss, a veteran battle royale player, was ready to indulge in the God Mode.
"No, no, no, my old friend, we need to look further ahead. For a competitive game as good as ours, how can we be without e-sports events? I plan to create an event around this game next year..."
"So, I'm telling you in advance that there's no rush to use this thing, but it must be done well." Zhou Dongsheng said enthusiastically.
Brandon Green was a little dazed, wondering if he was a little confused after staying up for two nights. It was only the second day of the public beta, and the boss was already preparing to organize an e-sports event?
This is such a big step, aren't you afraid of getting hurt?
