Chapter 169: The three-piece set of the ancient times!
That's enough!
Old Zhou nodded his head when he heard this.
If you follow Mr. Lu's idea, the skin is definitely worth buying!
"Mr. Lu, will "Who Owes Whom" also have skins?"
"This game has detailed character designs and a strong sense of atmosphere. I don't think it's suitable for overly commercial processing."
Lu Ming meant the same thing.
"You're right! A social game like 'Who Owes Whom', which relies on prehistoric relationships, is definitely not suitable for pay-to-win games. Once you pay, the experience changes..."
"Because according to the concept of this game, true favors from the prehistoric world aren't bought with money, they're earned bit by bit!"
"Isn't 'Who Owes Whom' a favor game? Then let's do something that fits the character setting and set up a mechanism to repair favor failures."
"What should I do if the relationship is ruined, I say the wrong thing, the gift is too big or too small, or the other person is unhappy when you are playing games?"
"Just like in real life, I apologize!"
"But in real life, you have to give gifts, treat people to meals, and spend money to apologize. How about in our game?"
Lu Ming's eyes lit up and his tone quickened:
"We'll also have an option to apologize in our game - watch an ad."
"Of course, watching ads can only alleviate the critical negative impact of a certain character in a certain relationship, giving you another chance to interact with them!"
"Also, there can't be too many ads, otherwise it will affect the game balance! This will make the game unplayable!"
"So I plan to watch it up to five times a day."
"These five times will not interfere with normal processes and must be designed to be used selectively."
"For example, if you've just offended Zulong, the system will prompt you to watch an ad to regain your composure, but the player can choose not to watch it."
"There are choices, thresholds, and cooldowns. We're not letting them take advantage of the story for free, but giving them a chance to turn things around."
Zhou Yizhou opened his mouth.
"Watch the commercials?"
"Although this is a very popular profit model at present, is our game really suitable for it?"
"Of course it's suitable!"
"There is no place in this world where you can't advertise!"
As Lu Ming was talking, he suddenly stopped, squinted his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and fell into a brief contemplation.
"wrong."
"The five ads I just mentioned were still too simple!"
“The cost of social failure must be deeply felt.”
Lu Ming frowned and changed his tone. He fell into deep thought.
"That's still too kind."
"If players could easily restore all relationships by watching five ads, then... would they still complain?"
"If a person's social life goes haywire today, with all five characters looking grumpy, and then he clicks on five ads and all of them are back to normal, guess what he'll say?"
"Ah! This game is so Buddhist, the design is very user-friendly, five-star praise."
“Then I’ll be at a big loss.”
"Then I have worked in vain?"
Lu Ming tapped his fingers on the table.
"Old Zhou, I've figured it out! We can't be too conventional. If every ad is 30 seconds or one click, what's the cost?
That's called a quick tap while taking a shower."
"We need something different!"
As he spoke, he stretched out five fingers and gestured one by one:
"First time: 30 seconds, take it easy, give the newbies some hope."
"Second time: 60 seconds, start frowning."
"Third time: 90 seconds, my mentality was a little broken."
"The fourth time: two minutes! I started to doubt my life."
"Fifth time: Three minutes, and you can't skip it. You have to watch the whole thing!"
"Also, each ad break must be longer than half an hour."
"This idea is not bad, right?"
Old Zhou nodded: "Not a loss... indeed not a loss."
If we follow Mr. Lu's idea, it will not affect the balance of the game.
And as long as the advertising base is large, the profit from advertising revenue will be considerable!
But, Lao Zhou is a little worried.
Can today's players accept it?
Can you buy it?
Although many games currently use the advertising model,
However, this is the first time that Jingyue has done this!
However, since President Lu agrees so much, let’s follow President Lu’s ideas first!
"Okay, Mr. Lu, I'll follow your logic."
"I'll immediately arrange for the UI and mechanics to be modified simultaneously."
Lu Ming waved his hand, his eyes shining!
"Okay, get moving."
Advertising is not the key to making money, it is part of emotional design.
As long as their emotions are genuine when they criticize the advertising mechanism, that's fine.
The spring breeze is blowing outside, and the atmosphere in the office is already warming up.
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Soon, a week later, around noon.
The sky is clear and the sun is warm
But at this time when I should be lazy and dazed, the official forum of Whale Leap Game,
The homepage of the Deep Blue platform, major game communities, video websites, and even the mobile phone screens of workers who just woke up from a nap and browsed Yinlang.com,
A promotional video that kept popping up quietly ignited the entire Internet.
【Whale Leap Game·New Masterpiece】
After the LOGO is displayed,
There was only one line of text on the screen.
【The Heaven's Way has collapsed, are you ready? 】
As the scene opens, the camera slowly pulls away.
A broken whisk floated in the air, its remaining threads entangled with blood. In the background was an ancient Taoist temple engulfed by thunder and fire.
Dense fragments of the Great Dao were floating in the air, shattering into rotating balls of light that seemed to be roaring and whispering.
Then, the narration slowly sounded:
[The Three Thousand Great Daos are shattered, and there is no longer a correct answer to attaining the Dao.]
Those who leave fragments behind will stray from the path; those who cultivate inversely will establish the path with their own bodies.
【You are not a savior, nor the one of destiny. 】
[You are just a trial-and-error person chosen by the prehistoric world.]
The picture began to speed up.
The camera sweeps through scenes:
Under the Nine Heavens, a group of people fought over a "remnant path".
The upside-down ocean, the countercurrent stars, various scenes passed by,
The screen went black, and a bell-like whisper rang out:
Your flesh is vulnerable to attack.
Your heart of Taoism is not worthy of looking into the sky.
[But your... obsession may become a disaster]
[All saints have fallen, immortals and gods no longer exist, only those who practice against the will can ascend to the ninth heaven.]
[The fragments can be seized, the magical powers can be combined, and the Dao fruit can be fought for.]
[Those who have fully realized the Dao, establish themselves as the Dao, and ultimately achieve a reversal of destiny!]
Then, the last shot slowly moves forward
A lone monk stood on the top of Tianduan, with collapsed mountains and rivers under his feet and surging five-colored chaos above his head.
He took a step forward, raised his hands as if to hold up the sky,
The fragments are pieced together, the magical powers surge, the avenue is twisted, and the galaxy rolls back!
The monk raised his head, struck the sky with a strike, and the thunder reached a height of ten thousand feet!
The huge broken sky was split open by his sword.
Chaos is surging, chaos is everywhere,
Outside the painting, a huge bell rang, shaking the sky.
Along with the figure that cut through the sky,
A line of magnificent white characters slowly emerged:
——Lost in the wilderness, life and death are determined by fate. Heaven does not choose the way, but my way chooses Heaven.
At this moment, the souls of countless players were hooked.
The comment section of the Deep Blue platform exploded in the next second!
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Whale Leap actually did a Primordial Battle Royale?!"
"No! Don't be so outrageous! Battle Royale is fine, but you're also talking about Primordial Dao?! Are you sure you're not writing a novel?"
"When I first saw it, I thought I was seeing things. I thought it was a promotional video for Beishan! Are you two having a fight?"
"How can a corporate slave like me see this on my way to work? All I know is being late!"
"I have a question now. What should I do with Sword Embers Island? Should I give up?"
"Boss Lu has gone crazy again! But this time... I'm so looking forward to it!!"
"You mean, Bei Shan will be released in May, and Jing Yue will be released in July, so I can play two new games during the summer vacation!"
Just as the entire network was in a state of excitement, an even more outrageous announcement was released simultaneously on the Deep Blue platform:
[Pre-order "Misguided Path" now and receive two games for free! ]
[Pre-order and receive two free-to-play independent games: "Who Owes Whom" and "Unguarded"!]
[Free games will be available on April 15th]
[No need to top up, no need to attract new users, just click to receive! ]
This announcement was like tofu skin thrown into a frying pan, exploding instantly!
"Wait, Whale Leap Games is open for pre-order? And they're giving away two games for free???"
"Am I seeing things??? If I pre-order 'The Lost Path of the Great Desolation,' I'll get 'Who Owes Whom' and 'Unguarded' for free?"
"One appointment equals three? That's not worth it?"
"No, there are also scams in the gaming world. Start fighting!"
"Fuck, this isn't called 'The Great Mistake', it should be called 'The Great Three-Piece Set'!!!"
"??? Is the gaming company in such a mess now?"
"Is there anyone who knows about these two games who can introduce them to you?"
"You call this an appointment? You're called a money-spending boy!"
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