The review process for launching a StarCraft game is very fast. As long as the game maker has all the necessary credentials and pays a certain launch fee, the game can be successfully launched within an hour.
The game promotion was done by Zhang Shang. The moment the game was approved, Zhang Shang posted on major game forums to strongly promote "Xianxia Qiyuan". He also edited the game maps he had previously tried and the scenes containing the SSR battle pet extraction, and put them on the promotional page for promotion.
I have to say that the promotional interface made by Zhang Shang is very good. It explains the features of the game from the perspective of the player. Even Tang Tang was very satisfied with it and felt it was impeccable. All that was left was to wait.
However, an hour later, the promotional post and the game were both deserted. No one clicked on the game promotion interface, and no one entered the game.
Tang Tang was not anxious about this. After all, their game had just been released not long ago, so it was not surprising that no one had seen it.
But Zhang Shang, standing next to him, was even more anxious than Tang Tang himself. Something was amiss with the game forum today. Why did it seem so deserted? Normally, even without a new game, there were still plenty of people hanging out on the forum.
After a few hours, someone finally came to the game promotion post, but they still didn't enter the game. They just left a message under the post:
Is this a new game? It seems a bit special. I'm saving it now and will come back to check it out later.
It would be fine if only one person left a message, but several people left similar messages.
Seeing this, Tang Tang and Zhang Shang both felt something was wrong. Zhang Shang even ran to the game group anxiously to find out what was going on. When he came back, he couldn't help but look sad.
It turned out that they had not chosen the right date for the launch of the game.
The most popular game in the gaming area right now, "Star Trek", just updated its new map last night. Now everyone is all excited to refresh the map, so even the gaming forum which usually has a lot of people is now deserted. Everyone is busy refreshing the map, so how can they have the time to play other newly released games?
Zhang Shang couldn't help but feel frustrated about this, thinking that he, as the assistant, had not done his job well.
He is also an old player of "Star Trek", but he has been obsessed with the Kunlun map recently and has not paid attention to "Star Trek" for a long time. For Zhang Shang, "Star Trek" no longer has much appeal, so it is not surprising that he has not noticed the map update.
This is indeed a very tricky thing. It's like when a nobody releases a new work, but before he has time to show it, all the traffic is taken away by the big guys.
But this is indeed the strength of the other party's game, and this is not the first time something like this has happened in Tang Tang's career.
However, Tang Tang's experience has proved that a good game will always have its day of coming to the fore as long as it is promoted properly and has enough exposure. Now is only the first day of its launch. Tang Tang believes that there is no need to be anxious, as there will always be a moment when traffic will flow back.
So when Zhang Shang asked Tang Tang if they should adjust the game's pricing to make it cheaper and attract more players, Tang Tang shook his head and said, "No need."
"The price of the game does need to be adjusted, but it's not going to be lowered, it's going to be raised. Xiao Zhang, what's the highest price the game can be sold for right now?"
"The highest price is 1,000 star coins. Star Trek is sold for 1,000 star coins."
"Okay then, let's adjust the price from 800 Star Coins to 2000 Star Coins. The trial period will remain the same at three days."
"2,2000 star coins?! Sister Tang, isn't that too high a price? No one has ever tried to price a game that high before. Is this really okay?"
"No problem. The higher the price, the more prominent it will be in the Star Network game listings, which will pique some people's curiosity. Besides, don't we have a three-day trial period? If you don't like our game, just don't buy it. We don't mean to force you to buy it. The most important thing is, Xiao Zhang, you've played the game for so many days. Are you willing to spend 2,000 star coins to buy this game?"
"Of course I would. This game is so fun. Forget spending 2,000 star coins. I'd even spend 5,000 star coins to buy it!"
"That's right. Since you, a veteran player of the game, have said so, then it means that the price of 2,000 star coins is not problematic at all. On the contrary, it is very reasonable."
Zhang Shang: Huh? That seems to make some sense, doesn't it?
There's really no need to lower the price of such a fun game, especially since there's still a few days of trial play left. If you really don't like it, just don't buy it! And to be honest, 2,000 star coins doesn't seem like a particularly large amount of money for game enthusiasts like them.
In fact, the price of 2,000 star coins was something Tang Tang had thought of from the beginning.
However, since he had just entered the interstellar game market, Tang Tang was not yet so sure of himself, so he planned to set a relatively low price of 800 star coins to attract people to play the game. It would not be too late to raise the price later when more people came.
But now the situation has changed, and the chances of showing up have been greatly reduced. She might as well go all out and just set the price of the game directly to 2,000 star coins.
It just so happens that newly launched games are ranked according to price. Doesn’t this give her game an extra chance of exposure?
Besides, isn't there an old saying that goes, "If you don't take advantage of a great bargain, you'll miss it!" Seeing a game with a three-day trial period at such a high price, anyone would be tempted to give it a try, right?
With this in mind, Tang Tang immediately adjusted the game's price and asked Zhang Shang to release the promotional images of the SSR cards for the three most popular S-rank pets in StarCraft. He then patted Zhang Shang on the back and said,
"Come on, let's log off and take a break. I found some good stuff in the Star Network Shopping Mall yesterday. Maybe today I can try making those 'steamed buns' I told you about before. Want to log off and try them together?"
It has to be said that nothing is more magical than delicious food.
Zhang Shang, who was worried about the game traffic the moment before, became excited when he heard Tang Tang say that he could try new food today. He immediately put his worries behind him and followed Tang Tang offline like a little tail.
However, what Tang Tang and Zhang Shang didn't know was that not long after they logged off, some streamers in the Star Trek gaming area were arguing over something!
Or to be more precise, it was a famous gaming anchor named "Game Expert" who had a fierce quarrel with many other famous gaming anchors.
The reason for the quarrel was very simple. The old "Star Trek" player, "Game Expert", spent a whole night playing the latest updated map, but found that the new map of "Star Trek" seemed to be worse than before. Not only were there bugs, but there were even many places that seemed to be spliced together from the old map. It looked like there was no sincerity at all, so he couldn't help but complain a little disappointedly in the live broadcast room.
But it was precisely because of these few complaints that many big anchors who love "Star Trek" started to criticize the "big guy"!
They say this expert doesn't know his stuff! They must have been paid to criticize Star Trek, right?! If they want to criticize Star Trek, they need to see if other games have the same ability! Who doesn't know that Star Trek is the pinnacle of gaming right now?! This paid-to-criticism approach to Star Trek is truly disgusting!
Just these words made Niu Ren very angry. Yes, he had a dark history before, but he didn't charge any money at that time. It was because the other party was his friend and asked him, the game anchor, to help promote his game. Niu Ren didn't think too much about it and promoted it to his fans in the live broadcast room.
Who would have thought that friend was such a rip-off! Not only was the game priced incredibly high, it was also riddled with bugs. After being lambasted by players, he simply went invisible and disappeared, leaving the blame entirely on the talented developer.
Niu Ren was also a victim at the time, but he also felt that he was involved in this matter, so he took out a large sum of money to compensate those fans and players who were cheated. However, because of this incident, the popularity of Niu Ren’s live broadcast room dropped a lot, and it was only after redoubled efforts that he made a comeback!
So in Niu Ren's eyes, the guy who said those words was insulting him! Niu Ren was so angry that he quit "Star Trek" and said directly to the fans:
"You're saying I'm deliberately bashing Star Trek? Don't you see how long I've been playing Star Trek and how much I've spent on it? I'm a longtime player, can't I judge for myself whether the game is good or not? Besides, I paid for the game, so can't I point out its bugs and flaws? Seriously!"
I support you! You're awesome! I watched the livestream where you pointed out the bug, and you were right. Honestly, ever since the last map update, I've felt like Star Trek is reaching its end. There's nothing new to offer. I used to play all day without feeling tired, but now I'm bored after just an hour or two.
So you all feel the same way? I thought it was just my own misconception. Me too, ever since the last map update, I've felt like it's been boring. But, host, while what the other person said may be harsh, there's one thing they said that's true: even with all the bugs in Star Trek right now, it's still the pinnacle of all games out there, right? There's really no other game that can compare to Star Trek.
"I just don't believe it. There really isn't another game that can replace Star Trek! I've already quit Star Trek! How about this: today's livestream will focus on reviewing new games to see if there are any dark horses that stand out!!"
The talented anchor said this and thought it was a good idea, so he ran to the game area and searched for the newly launched games.
Who would have thought that after searching, I was shocked by the price of the newly launched game that was ranked first. I almost spat out a mouthful of water and started complaining directly on the microphone:
"2000 Star Coins!! What the hell is this newly launched game called 'Xianxia Qiyuan'? It's 2000 Star Coins! Is this a scam?! This game designer isn't here to make a game, he's here to make money, right?!"
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