Chapter 10: No Surprises
After the questionnaire design was completed, Lu Ming sent the file directly to Zhou Bowen.
"Blog post, post this on our "Runaway Simulator" update announcement and ask players to complete a survey. The tagline should be: Sincerely invite players to co-create, your voice will determine our next game!"
Zhou Bowen took over the task with shining eyes, obviously full of anticipation for the company's new developments.
Mr. Lu, we're going to develop a new work!
This questionnaire is obviously used as a scout!
"Runaway Simulator" just became popular, and now a new game is being developed.
What's with all the player co-creation going on? It's clear that Mr. Lu is planning something big!
Thinking about Jingyue’s current financial situation, Zhou Bowen felt a little excited.
A big battle is about to happen!
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A few days later, on Monday, the results of the questionnaire survey were summarized on Lu Ming's desk.
Lu Ming specifically asked Zhou Bowen to create a real-time data background.
Lu Ming sat in his office, staring at the screen, with real-time data popping up one by one.
He carefully looked through the data on the computer and gradually got a clear idea in his mind.
According to statistics, most players hate the charging model of purchasing in-app items and watching ads to support free games.
As for the game type,
Players show great interest in role-playing games, followed by strategy games.
And the game's combat mode,
So far, most people prefer real-time combat and don't like turn-based combat.
This also simply shows the simple preference of everyone in the current gaming circle for games.
As the data continued to pour in, Lu Ming became more and more excited.
I immediately took out my notebook and wrote down every word carefully.
Whether the debt value can rise in the future depends on this new game!
After the statistics are completed,
Lu Ming took a deep breath, opened the system panel, and started the month-end settlement.
Today happened to be the first of the day, but Lu Ming was not nervous at all.
After all, "Runaway Simulator" is still on the recommendation list.
The debt value has not increased much in this period of time.
It has been hovering around two or three digits for several days.
It seems that we still have to wait until "Runaway Simulator" is completely removed from the recommendation list.
For this reason, Lu Ming had already stopped developing and maintaining new levels for the "Runaway Simulator".
Just waiting for this game to die of its own accord.
Without any surprise, Lu Ming started the month-end settlement!
[Ding! Detection of the end of this cycle, settlement in progress...]
【Company Name: Whale Leap Game Company】
[Company funds: 2.56 million yuan (the host can withdraw 1% during this period, or 25,600 yuan)]
Personal property: 28,159 yuan
Moral Debt Value: 121
Moral Level: Moral Flaws
[The moral debt value for this cycle is 121 points. The cashback phase target has not been met and multiple cashback cannot be provided.]
[Next settlement cycle: one month later]
Looking at the numbers on the system, Lu Ming remained calm.
His face was filled with confusion, as if to say, "That's it."
The original Tian Hu opening,
It crashed just because of a random popular science post.
121 points of moral debt, not even enough to qualify for cashback.
Compared with the system's original cashback amount of more than 2 million, a personal withdrawal of more than 20,000 is just a drop in the bucket.
You can't open champagne in the middle of life!
"I should have developed a different type of product earlier..."
Lu Ming rubbed his temples and muttered to himself, his voice full of annoyance.
Who would have thought that players would actually start to empathize with a game that has no moral bottom line?
From "bad planner" to "conscientious developer", there are fewer criticisms and the debt value naturally stops rising.
There is no time to dwell on previous successes. The most important thing is to find the next point to be criticized!
In two days, "Runaway Simulator" will be out of the recommended list.
The voices online are now much quieter, and the number of downloads has begun to decline.
It’s time to put the planning of new projects on the agenda!
Thinking of this, Lu Ming took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the conference room.
A few minutes later, Zhou Bowen, Su Xiaonuan, Wang Defa and others were already seated.
There were several cups of freshly brewed wolfberry tea on the table, and the air was filled with a faint tea fragrance.
"Everyone, today we are going to discuss the planning of the new game."
Lu Ming walked to the whiteboard, picked up a marker, and glanced at everyone present.
Zhou Bowen's face lit up with joy and he immediately opened his notebook to prepare to take notes.
He had been prepared for this. Ever since he sent out the last questionnaire, he knew that Mr. Lu must have new plans!
This time, the company has millions of dollars in funding, and the scale of the games it develops will definitely be even bigger!
"Everyone, although 'Runaway Simulator' earned us our first pot of gold, it also exposed many problems."
"Furthermore, Runaway Simulator is a small game after all, and it doesn't reflect the capabilities of our game company. Therefore, for this new project, we must learn from our mistakes and fully consider player needs and market trends from the very beginning."
Everyone nodded and looked at Lu Ming in unison, with a hint of anticipation in their eyes.
Lu Ming waved the marker in his hand in the air, cleared his throat, and continued:
"According to the survey results, players have the highest preference for role-playing games, accounting for 65%, so we've decided to focus on online RPGs for our new game!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a low murmur of approval suddenly rang out in the conference room.
Zhou Bowen was the first to nod, and he quickly wrote the words "online RPG" on his notebook.
There was some excitement on his face.
"Mr. Lu, this direction is promising! RPGs are now mainstream, with a large player base. Connecting to the internet and adding some social elements is a plus, so there's definitely potential!"
He has been holding back a lot of energy in his heart. Ever since the "Runaway Simulator" became popular,
He had always felt that the company should undertake some larger-scale projects, and this time Lu Ming's direction finally satisfied his idea.
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously. She didn't know much about the game.
However, since the company's brokerage situation improved, she has been cramming a lot of game knowledge.
She looked up at Lu Ming, her tone full of expectation.
"Mr. Lu, are we going to make an open world? Didn't the survey say that players like open worlds the most?"
"Yes, now interstellar backgrounds, or traditional IP backgrounds like Journey to the West and Fengshen are very popular."
Lu Ming listened to the discussion among the employees, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but he laughed secretly in his heart.
He certainly knows that players like open worlds, but what he wants is debt value, not player praise!
The reason for choosing role-playing games as the main development direction is to attract the interest of players.
But for now, he had to stabilize the team first, so he nodded and said in a steady tone,
"The role-playing direction has been decided, but I still have some ideas on how to do it specifically. Next, I'll talk about the combat method and the story background."
He turned around and wrote the four big words "turn-based combat" on the whiteboard.
Then he wrote the title "The World of Cultivation".
When Lu Ming finished writing, the conference room suddenly became quiet. Zhou Bowen's pen stopped in mid-air.
Lu Ming didn't care about everyone's reaction and continued:
"As for the combat method, I decided to use a turn-based system, which is simple and convenient. As for the story background, let's make it a background of cultivating immortals!"
"The player plays a mortal, and the main quest is to level up step by step, fight monsters, and cultivate immortality!"
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