In the previous World of Warring States period, Venti, the Anemo Archon, was a damage-boosting support, while Zhongli, the Geo Archon, although handsome, was also a shield-providing support.
Thor is not just a violent attacker, but an incredibly violent attacker. From now on, exploring the world will no longer be a timid endeavor. With Thor around, it's all about delivering a powerful blow!
The revenue from the Thor gacha pool has reached a new historical high!
At the same time, the number of downloads for "Honor of Kings: World" also hit its lowest point since its launch, including the number of online players.
This left Tencent completely bewildered. What happened? Everything was fine just a couple of days ago. How come everyone is suddenly gone?
After some investigation, it was discovered that all the players had gone to play Genshin Impact.
Damn it, this won't do! We lost the first round! How am I supposed to survive in Honor of Kings World?
Therefore, "Honor of Kings World" also launched a new event, giving away freebies and drawing lots!
The developers of "Honor of Kings World" have added frequently appearing characters from "Honor of Kings" to the card pool.
However, the anticipated surge in recharges did not materialize, leaving the planners puzzled and unsure of the cause.
Dawei didn't understand either, so he came to ask Lin Chen.
Lin Chen was speechless.
"Are the planners at Tencent even competent? These are completely different types of games. Honor of Kings is a competitive mobile game that focuses on winning and losing, so of course I'll use whichever character is the strongest. But Honor of Kings World is an open-world adventure mobile game. As long as the character models are good and the background story is well-written, even if the character's strength is average, it can still gain a group of fans, fans of the characters."
Dawei suddenly realized.
"No wonder. I was wondering why Zhongli is the most popular character right now. I found it strange when Venti was first released. The first character in the Seven Regents of the World was a support, and now the second one is Zhongli, also a support. But, since it was you who made the decision, I will carry it out without question."
"How was it? Did I not disappoint you?"
"Haha, I can only say that you are too amazing, boss. After developing Genshin Impact, I realized that in a game, the DPS is not always the main character. Sometimes, the support is also the main character."
"By the way, Dawei, has our game's overseas publishing license been approved yet?"
"It's still going through the process, and the progress is a bit slow. Sigh, I have to say, it's really tough for Chinese games to succeed overseas."
"Actually, Dawei, you can think about it differently. Game promotion doesn't necessarily have to happen after the game is officially released."
"Huh? Boss, what do you mean by this?"
"What I mean is to release the game's PV first to attract players, and then apply for the game's development license after we have a fan base. I believe that will be much smoother."
"That's right, so if the relevant foreign departments block us, we can have our fans put pressure on us, hahaha, boss, you're the one who's in trouble."
"Haha, let's try it out first."
While StarCraft Technology is discussing the overseas release of Genshin Impact, the project team for Honor of Kings World is enduring the wrath of Pony Ma.
"What exactly are you doing? The company developed such a great game and gave you so many resources, and this is how you operate it? This is all the revenue? It's not even a fraction of what Genshin Impact makes! It's truly shameful!"
The people below were so badly scolded by Brother Ma that they couldn't lift their heads. One reason was that they didn't want to lose their jobs, and the other was that the turnover was indeed pitifully low.
But when Little Ma saw that no one was speaking, he got even angrier.
"What? You're not even going to refute me? Didn't you guys hold a failure summary meeting? Project leader, you tell us."
The project leader of "King of Glory World" was that fat guy, who stood up shakily.
"Um, Mr. Ma, this...maybe...perhaps...maybe...could it be because of bad feng shui? How about we find a master to perform a ritual?"
Little Ma's face darkened, and he grabbed the documents on the table and threw them at the table.
"Master? Practice? Do I look like a master? Get lost! We at Tencent don't need charlatans like you! We are a people's enterprise led by the proletariat, and your feudal superstition should be eliminated immediately! Go to HR and submit your resignation, don't force me to fire you!"
The fat man looked utterly hopeless, but in front of Brother Ma, he didn't even have the courage to argue. He obediently walked out of the conference room, though it was unclear whether he went to the rooftop or the HR department.
Little Ma continued to call on the next person: "Deputy team leader, you speak."
The deputy team leader's name is Sun Yaosheng. He is a very capable person, but unfortunately he lacks workplace wisdom and is prone to arguing with his superiors. So, after so many years, he is still just a deputy team leader.
That's how the deputy team leader position is: they call you in when there's trouble, but you don't get any credit when it comes to achievements.
Sun Yaosheng stood up and spoke.
"Mr. Ma, this is mainly because 'Honor of Kings' and 'Honor of Kings World' are two completely different games, and we cannot use the same approach to judge the popularity of a character."
Upon hearing this, Little Ma thought, "This guy has some substance."
Tell me more.
"King of Glory is a competitive mobile game that focuses on winning and ranking. Therefore, when choosing heroes, players always choose the strongest ones. After each update, the new strongest heroes are always the first to be chosen, regardless of whether they look good or not."
However, "King of Glory: World" is an open-world adventure mobile game, which is somewhat similar to the online games of the past. Players control characters to go on adventures in a large world, fight monsters, run dungeons, and do quests. How did the online games of the past make money?
The first is equipment, and the second is fashion items, or skins!
Therefore, "Honor of Kings World" should focus on developing visually appealing and attractive characters, instead of applying the concepts from "Honor of Kings" to its own games.
Little Ma nodded and said, "Hmm, what you said makes a lot of sense. So why didn't you mention it in the first place?"
"Tch, why would I give that fat guy any feedback? Every time he reports bonuses or credits, he never mentions my name. I'm a deputy team leader, I do a ton of work, and I'm not even as well-paid as other project team members in the company."
Little Ma was speechless. To be honest, what he said made sense, but the boss didn't like this kind of employee. If you were treated unfairly, you could complain to your supervisor, but you couldn't sacrifice the company's interests.
"Um, cough cough, next time you are treated unfairly, you can go to the human resources department. If the human resources department doesn't care, you can come to me."
"Okay, Mr. Ma, I'll let you know now."
Next, Sun Yaosheng, as if he had met a kindred spirit, told Little Ma about all the contributions he had made and the grievances he had suffered over the years.
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