The game ranking of the "Holographic Game Design Competition" is based on the most important "mental comfort", combined with the number of players, activity, popularity, and average player consumption.
In early March, the Imperial Research Institute released a test report that ranked the "mental comfort" of the holographic games that were newly launched this year. It just so happened that the top ten all signed up for the "Holographic Game Design Competition." The "mental comfort" that exceeded other games almost determined the ranking of the competition. Now these ten contestants have gathered in the same chat group.
"Li, Li Li Li Li???" Lu Hui was so nervous that he couldn't type and directly sent out a stuttering voice message.
"Yes, it's me." Bai Li typed back.
At this point, the others also came back to their senses from their shock, and they were all excited and greeted Bai Li.
"Li Li! I'm your fan. It's great to meet you in this group! You don't know, we wanted to add you to this group a long time ago, but unfortunately no one has your contact information, hehe!"
"It's actually the real Li Li, the living Li Li! No, I must tell my family about this and let them be envious! Li Li, you can do whatever you want in the group, don't be polite to us, just tell us if you need anything, we will do our best to satisfy you!"
"Who brought Li Li in? Well done! By the way, Li Li, did you join our group because of that incident?..."
Bai Li did come because of the game linkage. After greeting everyone one by one and getting to know them, he quickly expressed his thoughts in the form of text for the other nine people in the group to see.
His idea was simple. He could incorporate parts of other people's games into the monthly events. While participating in the events, players could also learn about other games' gameplay, and might even go and play them out of curiosity.
Except for "Your Farm Life", almost all holographic games are combat-related. Bai Li believes that the fighting instinct of the interstellar people is engraved in their genes and bones. Even though they have all "returned to the fields" now, the desire for a hearty battle is still deeply buried in their hearts.
What Bai Li needs to do is to help other game makers find the most attractive aspects of their games, so that the games can gain greater vitality and vigor.
But before the game officially started, Bai Li embarrassedly made a comment: "I only have experience in making "Your Farmhouse", and I don't know much about other games. If you disagree with my suggestions, please speak up and we can discuss it. Let's learn from each other. Maybe I can develop a new way to play "Your Farmhouse" from your discussions."
When Bai Li was talking about their games, these people's moods did not fluctuate much. Instead, after mentioning "Your Own Farmhouse", they all became excited.
They all patted their chests and assured each other, "Leave it to me", "No problem, leave it to me", "I will try my best to give you suggestions", and some even made preparations impatiently and asked Bai Li if he wanted to start now?
Start what? Start a discussion on how to make "Lowly Farmhouse" more fun?
This was not the focus of today, so Bai Li quickly brought the topic back to the topic and analyzed with everyone the gameplay mechanisms and other details that could be improved in their game.
For example, "Cosmic Wandering", produced by Lv Hui, which ranks second with a "mental comfort" of 61%, is a timed combat holographic game with various cosmic monsters as the targets. In the game, players, as the guardians of the universe, will face dozens of battles every time they open a new map. Although those cosmic monsters are as easy to kill as cutting melons and vegetables, and the killing feeling is also very strong, you can play without thinking, but it is easy to cause "aesthetic fatigue" after playing for a long time. It is a game that is quite fresh when you first play it, but it is easy to get tired of it after playing for a few days.
All in all, the gameplay is too simple.
After Bai Li put forward his own views on "Cosmic Wanderer", he suggested that Lu Hui add other modes besides the timed mode, such as endless mode, three-player, two-player or even five-player challenge mode, and free-for-all mode. Moreover, during the game, the player's weapons and the difficulty of killing monsters should not remain unchanged. As the game time gets longer, letting both of them be upgraded slowly can also stimulate the player's desire for challenge. As for the way to earn gold, unlocking special monsters, the appearance of equipped weapons, "resurrection potions" that increase the number of game times, and even short-term acceleration, power-up, and potions with various special effects in the game can all be done. The bigger the imagination, the more ways to earn gold.
The more Lu Hui listened, the brighter the light in his eyes became. He was reluctant to switch out of the chat group, so he directly found a pen and paper and devoutly wrote down each suggestion made by Bai Li on the paper, his handwriting was very neat, stroke by stroke.
He could imagine how many new players would be attracted by the modified game according to Bai Li's suggestions. Before, he only knew to make the monsters scary and the killing methods realistic. As for the gameplay, there were only three words left: "kill, kill, kill." In his cognition, all holographic games have the same routine. He also thought that it was a brilliant idea to simply and roughly pull out the cosmic monsters and let the players chop them wantonly.
However, Bai Li's words today made Lu Hui realize that there are always higher mountains. They were still on the surface, but Bai Li had already reached the atmosphere. As expected, he is the game maker who can design "You Ran Tian Ju". He has so many ideas... Oh no, he really has so many inspirations!
In response to Bai Li’s feedback, other people in the group also gave enthusiastic feedback.
"@吕晖, did you hear that, Huizi? Think about it carefully after this is over and try to make a major overhaul of your game. This makes me want to play your game, provided you add the gameplay that Li Li mentioned, haha!"
“Hey, after seeing too many cute little animals in “Lowly Farmhouse”, I think the space monsters designed by Huizi are really too ugly, it’s really an eyesore! I suggest Huizi design a few more cute space monsters. Although they will eventually be killed, it can at least be considered a visual enjoyment!”
"Oh my goodness, why do I feel like if what Li Li said is true, this game is likely to make people addicted? By the way, Huizi, I also have a suggestion. Why don't you make a leaderboard and rank the highest scores of players in each gameplay mode to see who can get a higher score?"
"How about giving players a small item every day when they log in? And then give them a better item after they log in for a certain number of consecutive days. This should increase player stickiness."
“…”
Everyone discussed the issue and came up with many brilliant suggestions. Seeing that the others were eager to discuss, Bai Li acted as a qualified spectator and listener, occasionally chiming in to show that he was still participating.
Some people were still enthusiastically helping to come up with ideas, but one person took advantage of the others' inattention and grabbed the right to ask the next Bai Li to help with ideas.
"Li Li, can you help me see how to optimize my game?" Lu Hui's best friend Yu Xiao suddenly said.
When everyone heard this, they immediately realized what this kid was up to, and they all slapped their thighs in regret. Oh, they were so busy discussing Lu Hui's game that they forgot about their own game. Now, the opportunity was taken away by someone else.
Although they were depressed, the people in the group claimed to be well-mannered and wanted to leave a good impression on Bai Li, so they did not cut in line on impulse. They deliberately made a few sarcastic remarks to Yu Xiao, and then waited anxiously for Bai Li's answer.
Bai Li responded readily with an "OK", and then recalled which game Yu Xiao had made.
"Sound Waves to Win", ranked tenth in "mental comfort", is also a fighting game. But compared with other fighting games, the gameplay of this game is quite special. Players can buy various "throat" props in the game, such as golden voice, silver voice, diamond voice, etc., with prices ranging from 100 to 10,000. This is also the only way to spend money in the game. After equipping the props, facing the attacking monsters, the player needs to use the sound waves emitted from the "throat" to cause damage to the monsters.
In short, this is a game where all your output depends on shouting. The louder you shout, the more damage you cause to monsters, the more monsters you defeat, and the higher your score.
This is also a game with a relatively simple gameplay. Although yelling in the holographic world will not hurt your throat, players are not happy to do so. After yelling for more than ten minutes or half an hour, they will log off when they feel comfortable. Yelling and yelling is something that even an unintelligent beast cannot do.
The suggestions given by Bai Li retained the essential gameplay of the game, but also made huge changes.
What's the point of just shouting to kill monsters? Isn't it more interesting and elegant to kill monsters by singing?
It is also a sonic attack. As long as players sing the right beat and find the right rhythm, they can cause damage to monsters. It is much easier and simpler than just shouting. And they can sing different songs, which makes it more interesting. If you encounter players with obsessive-compulsive disorder and collecting addiction, as long as you update the music library regularly, I don't believe these players will not take the bait.
It can also give scores to each line of lyrics sung by players, just like the "Holographic Game Builder" has seven standards SABCDEF. The game can also give comments such as "average", "good", "perfect", "heavenly sound" to players' performance. Each comment can also be transformed into a certain amount of attack power, causing secondary damage to monsters, which will arouse the desire to win, right?
Yu Xiao was stunned when he heard this. So this was the correct way to play his game? Why was he so excited and wanted to play it? !
The people in the group expressed envy, jealousy and hatred.
"Li Li is simply a Midas Touch. Every word she says is a secret code to wealth. No one of you is allowed to snatch it from me later. I want to have an intimate exchange with Li Li!"
"Wow, Li Li's suggestions are so thoughtful. I feel that a game optimized like this will be several times more fun than the original one. @Yu Xiao @Lv Hui, you two should take notes quickly. We will all help keep an eye on it. You must come up with the new gameplay as soon as possible!"
"Li Li, look at me. My "Romance of Mountains and Seas" also needs your help QAQ!"
For the next half hour, Bai Li analyzed the situation for everyone one by one. By the end of the analysis, the others seemed to have figured out some tricks, and they all explained them clearly without Bai Li explaining. In the end, everyone took thick notes.
The time spent in the discussion passed quickly. In the middle of the discussion, Bai Li received a reminder from Zhuo Rui and told the others the news he had received: "My official contact told me that the organizers decided to end this year's official competition at the end of May. In the next seven months or starting from next month, we will be able to cooperate."
"Yeah, I also received the notice. I actually have to wait another two months. But they are considering the bad consequences of ending it hastily, so they gave netizens some time to accept it."
"So what should we do now? Should we wait until June to start, or start now?" someone asked tentatively.
The moment the question came out, the group fell silent. Across the network, everyone except Bai Li fired attack waves at their competitors. If they were in the same space at this time, they would probably fight on the spot to compete for the right to be the first to cooperate with Bai Li.
"Li Li, choose me. My game has vast lands, which are perfect for farming. The monsters are also very tall and strong. I can modify their data to let them learn how to farm. It's a perfect match for "Living in the Farm"!"
"Bah! Don't think I don't know that your game is full of swamps just because you don't tell me. You're asking for trouble if you farm on them. My game is more suitable. The whole space is green and lush, just like the environment in "Living in the Fields"!"
"The 'green' in the premise must be light green or pale green, not dark green or gloomy green. Hurry up and stop adding gold to your horror game! My game is not bad either, Li Li, please consider it..."
Every time someone recommended a game they made, another person would jump out and loudly refute it, and then recommend their own game. Everyone thought their game was superb and perfect for a dream collaboration with Bai Li. The atmosphere that had originally seemed joyful because of the brainstorming session quickly became tense, making Bai Li wonder if he was in a scene of vying for favor.
He quickly stood up and said that everyone should stop arguing, that everyone had a chance, and that they should not affect each other's feelings because of arguing for first place. Afterwards, he also confirmed the first cooperation with Lv Hui and Yu Xiao, and the time for the cooperation was next month.
The two were good brothers who had always had a close relationship. They were extremely happy to be able to work together and were the first group to cooperate with Bai Li. They praised Bai Li in the group chat. Although the others were disappointed and secretly planted lemon trees, they still gave their heartfelt blessings and secretly comforted themselves that although they were not in the first group, the predecessors would leave them with rich cooperation experience. When it was their turn, the cooperation would definitely be more successful than that of their predecessors!
After both of them agreed, Bai Li created another small group to facilitate discussion of the details of the cooperation later.
It was already late, Bai Li said good night and prepared to leave, but was stopped by the others and asked a question that they had been holding back all night.
"Um... Li Li, do we have a chance to grab a spot for next month's game?"
Now among them, only Yu Xiao successfully grabbed a game spot in March, and shared the happy moments in the game with them every day. And they also wanted to have such happiness... woohoo.
Bai Li didn't keep them in suspense and told them the answer directly: "You should be able to get one, right? There are a total of 24 million game spots released this time. I don't plan to keep any of them. I'll release them all so that everyone can grab them to their heart's content."
This is a great event! Lu Hui and others thought that this time there would be at most 4 million game places, that is, the builder would be upgraded from C level to B level. Unexpectedly, Bai Li was so brave that he gave everyone a big surprise without saying a word. The game builder jumped two levels, and the number of game places was six times the number they expected!
Now, as long as they are fast enough, they should be able to grab it, right?
"Wow! That's great. Thank you Li Li. I can finally play the game of my dreams!"
“Living in the Leisurely Countryside, here I come!”
"Twenty-four million, there must be one that belongs to me. I'm going to go read the beginner's guide again tonight!"
As game makers, several people who were in ecstasy accidentally overlooked an extremely important thing. But it didn’t matter. At noon on the last day of this month, they saw the relevant announcement issued by Bai Li on Xingbo.
“You Ran Tian Ju V: Sorry to inform everyone that the game quota for April will be postponed for two days, that is, it will be issued on April 3rd. Don’t get the time wrong~”
Lu Hui and the others understood the reason for this almost immediately, and their emotions were barely calm. But for netizens who were not familiar with holographic game production, they became distraught after hearing the news.
“Give me a lollipop: Postponement… for two days…? No! This can’t be true, I absolutely don’t believe it! I’ve been looking forward to it since January, but it’s only open for grabbing numbers on April 3rd. This is too difficult for me!”
"Golden Years: When I woke up and opened the window this morning, a red bird of good news flew past my window. I thought it was a sign that I could successfully grab a spot in the game. But now Li Li tells us that the spot will be delayed for two days before it can be issued? Now I suspect that I saw it wrong this morning. Was it actually a crow?"
“榣: @白黎, 李丽, have you seen this pigeon? It is fat, big, fragrant and tender. It will be a top delicacy whether it is stewed in soup or fried. I don’t want to have the same fate as it. Humph, you know what I mean, right? Put a knife on your neck to threaten.jpg”
“Cute Lazy Sheep: Damn it! When did Li Li catch the bad habits of some well-known green/website bosses? How could she postpone at such a critical moment? We are all eagerly waiting! Sheep is throwing a tantrum and rolling on the ground begging for a hug.jpg”
“Liunian Milin: The person above, do you know why we postponed? It’s because Li Li’s game is so fun, I don’t want to leave the game! (PS: The 199th resident of the Novice Village sent a message of condolence)”
The netizens who had been waiting for the next chance to grab a number were completely panicked. Before they could even wait for Bai Li to explain why the postponement was for two days, they started to speculate.
Did Li Li not have enough money to upgrade the "Holographic Game Builder"? Was she going to find someone to raise money for the two days of postponement? What were all those players in the game doing? It was such a fun game, why didn't they spend more money!
Or was it because Li Li was injured and needed to recuperate, so the upgrade had to be postponed for two days? But according to the players of "Mushroom Village", Li Li is as good at fighting as the big boss Yao Xing, so it should be unlikely to let Li Li get injured, right?
Or maybe Li Li just got out of being single and was addicted to the sweetness of love, and was seduced by the "Yao Xing" concubine, so that the king never went to court again and even neglected to upgrade the game? If this is true, the netizens of this generation are not to be underestimated, and they will definitely find Yao Xing with knives in hand to teach him a lesson.
The speculations of netizens were getting more and more outrageous. When Bai Li and Zhu Moling, who was almost five years older, finished their lunch and checked the news on Xingbo, the number of posts and private messages had exploded. Bai Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry after taking a quick look at the speculations and demands of netizens. However, it was indeed because he had not considered it carefully and forgot to predict the reactions of netizens, which led to the current situation.
He quickly re-edited an explanation for the matter and said that new players entering the game next month will receive an additional "newbie gift package". This is his apology for delaying the release of game spots for two days and making netizens wait for two more days.
After editing and about to send it out, he suddenly thought of the one million players who were already in the game. Hmm... How should I put it? If only new players get gifts and old players don't get any, I always feel that I will be drowned by the acid secreted by the latter. Thinking of such a consequence, Bai Li shuddered suddenly and quickly modified the content.
Yes, yes, yes, everyone has it. He wants to be a good game maker who treats everyone equally.
The one for old players is called “Veteran Gift Pack”!
However, Bai Li's reply on the Star Blog was still a step too late. When he was modifying the content of the Star Blog, some netizens guessed the real reason for the two-day delay and published their own analysis.
"Everyone calm down first. Have you ever thought that the reason why the game quota was delayed for two days was not because of Li Li's own fault, but because of force majeure? Everyone knows that the 'Holographic Game Builder' has seven levels, S, C, B, D, and F, but you may not know that if you want to upgrade to level A and S, the process will be much more complicated than the other levels. It will take several days just to submit the application to the Imperial Research Institute and wait for them to arrange people to install it. As far as I know, it takes at least five days from submitting the report to completing the upgrade."
At this point, everyone who understands understands, and everyone's expression changed from crying to grinning as if they had found money on the way. Hey, the A-level "Holographic Game Builder" can accommodate a full 25 million players. On April 3, the number of game spots they can grab will be more than expected.
The difficulty of competing for game spots has been reduced.
The probability of entering the game to farm has increased.
At this time, another netizen discovered Bai Li’s new explanation post. After understanding what was said above, they burst out laughing: "Hahahaha! Fortunately, Li Li forgot to explain, otherwise how could we get the free 'Newbie Gift Pack' (dog head)!"
Yes, that’s right. After learning about the number of game places to be released, this netizen suddenly became confident that he could enter "Your Ran Tian Ju".
If you can’t grab a spot worth 24 million, you can just give up.
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