The development team is not suffering, but the players are.
For the next two hours, Gu Yuqing was caught in an endless struggle with the game called "Sheep and Sheep".
The obvious experience of playing this game is that with each game at the beginning, her understanding of the game has improved.
Because the bricks are highly distinguishable and easy to identify, she makes fewer and fewer stupid mistakes.
But all of this - was of no help to her in clearing the level.
If you are destined to fail, you will fail.
Sometimes if you are unlucky, your results may even be worse than your first time.
And the most terrifying thing is that she felt several times that she was about to pass the level, but when she lifted the bricks, there was another layer underneath that was pressed tightly.
The second level of this game is like a bottomless pit! Infinite bricks are distributed in infinite layers. When you uncover one layer, there is another layer. You can't see the bottom at all!
Moreover, there are too many types of bricks. Sometimes there are no similar bricks in two or three layers, and in the end, only the slots below can be filled.
Gu Yuqing played more than ten games in two hours. Every time she felt that she was about to win, but she failed in the end. When she came to her senses, two hours had passed.
For the first time, she realized that playing games could be a way to kill time.
"Xia Pa Pa, tell me," Gu Yuqing turned around and asked Chen Ya beside her, "Does this game rely entirely on luck to pass it?"
Chen Ya put down his phone, looked up at her, and said, "You should first ask me if you can complete this game."
"Can this game be completed???"
"Basically, no." Chen Ya said, "There's only a 0.01% chance of passing, and that's only theoretically. If you say it depends on luck... you're not wrong."
"So, you made a game that's impossible to complete? How do you make money?"
"By cheating and sneak attacks," Chen Ya said matter-of-factly. "Players will watch a lot of ads just for that 0.01% chance of success. It's really hard to imagine the price a player would pay just to clear a level."
Gu Yuqing was filled with dark energy: "Don't you feel guilty for doing this?"
"Just tell me if you want to watch the commercial and get some props."
Gu Yuqing stood up, stretched out her hand and grabbed Chen Ya's collar, and said murderously:
"Tell me, who came up with this idea?"
"It's me."
"I kill you!!"
Chen Ya was shaken for a long time, patting her back and begging for mercy, while saying, "We have a cracked version with unlimited props. Do you want to try it? The kind that guarantees you can complete the game!"
Gu Yuqing let go of her hand and said coldly, "Play."
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After a long time, Gu Yuqing finally calmed down.
However, it will probably take a long time for the game "Sheep" to heal the deep psychological trauma it has caused her.
Chen Ya asked Ishikawa Dong to change the code to unlimited props on the spot, which made Gu Yuqing happy. She used all kinds of props to kill those bricks.
But as she fought further, she felt more and more stupid.
Those small bricks seemed to be endless. I thought I was almost through the level, but in fact, I was still far from the bottom.
When there were only three or five bricks left on the surface, the grassland turned into a real bottomless pit with infinite layers underneath.
Gu Yuqing used about 20 random props before she could put all the bricks in the slots, and there were still many bricks that were not multiples of 3 and could not be eliminated at all.
But at least a dialog box saying "Congratulations on passing the level" popped up on the screen. Seeing this meaningless black frame, Gu Yuqing felt as if all her strength had been drained and she collapsed on the chair.
Therefore, in order to make up for her mental loss, Chen Ya invited her to dinner at noon.
Chen Ya found her a cheap restaurant that he usually went to. Fortunately, although Gu Yuqing had never been to such a low-priced place, she was not picky about food and even liked the dishes when they were served.
"Although your game is annoying, I have to admit that it really has the potential to be a huge hit," Gu Yuqing said. "The match-3 gameplay is very satisfying, and you won't get tired of it. If you can complete it, it will be a very good game."
While eating skewers, Chen Ya said nonchalantly: "The market doesn't need good games."
"Oh? That's pretty arrogant of you! When your game comes out and players know you have this attitude, they'll tear you apart."
"Players don't need good games," Chen Ya said. "I can make 'Sheep and Sheep' into a beautiful game with 26 levels, a reasonable difficulty gradient, and sell it for 10 yuan, but I can guarantee that no more than 500 people will buy it."
Gu Yuqing turned to look at him: "So unconfident?"
"I'm quite confident, but I don't trust the market," Chen Ya said, placing the sticks on the table. "You see, market logic is very cruel. The model I just mentioned requires much more investment and is much more difficult than it is now, but the profit model is three to four orders of magnitude worse. This model is destined to be eliminated by the market."
Gu Yuqing looked at him with sparkling eyes: "You are very pessimistic about the market."
"No, I'm very optimistic about the market. Once the entire market becomes fully competitive, it will be difficult for players to buy shoddy games," said Chen Ya.
"This 'Sheep and Sheep' is a one-off. It's a scam that will consume all players' enthusiasm for this kind of game. Sooner or later, there will be such a game, so I am willing to be the first villain."
Gu Yuqing said seriously, "Excuse me, I don't understand what you're trying to do. It's difficult to achieve our goal with just this game."
"Really?" Chen Ya said softly.
"As you just said, this game can only capture players' enthusiasm once," Gu Yuqing put her hand under her chin. "Even if you can make a game like this in a week, we only have six months. Without a top-tier product, do you really think you can make over a billion in profit?"
Chen Ya wiped his mouth and said: "I don't plan to make many "Sheep and Sheep", this game will accomplish my goal."
"You can't do it," Gu Yuqing said. "WeChat mini-programs aren't in the expansion phase right now. They won't force a game of your quality. Your game's deceptive nature will also make players less likely to share it."
Chen Ya took out his phone and said, "So, I didn't plan to rely on WeChat mini-programs. If I want to become popular, I need another key step."
"What do you mean?"
"Shake someone."
Chen Ya turned on the screen of his mobile phone, clicked on the contact, then stood up and walked out of the restaurant.
Gu Yuqing's eyes flickered.
At that moment, she saw the name of the contact page he opened on his screen.
It’s the three words “Jiang Xinhai”.
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