Chapter 63 Disclaimer
After the release date of the official version of "Star Emperor" was initially determined, Chen Ba immediately forwarded it to the player exchange group and Tianba community.
That’s not all.
He also pushed notification announcements about the launch of the official version to players through the official certified accounts of various "Tianba Games" platforms.
As soon as the announcement was made, almost everyone was asking the same question: What will the price of the official version be? The price of the early access version of "Star Emperor" is 50 yuan. According to convention, the price of the official version should increase when it is released. So how much will it increase?
"No price increase, still 50 yuan!"
Chen Ba was very confident when he spoke this time. He knew that the situation of "Star Emperor" was special and the price increase would inevitably discourage a small number of players.
So after discussing with everyone in the studio, he decided not to increase the price of the official version.
but……
The fact that the standard version has not increased in price does not mean that there is only one standard version of "Star Emperor". There is also a deluxe version priced at 98 yuan!
In addition to the game itself, the deluxe version also comes with an extra 50,000 Originium, which can be used to cut stones and create skins at the stone shop in the game.
Fifty thousand Originium means 500 chances to gamble on Originium. Even if the player is extremely unlucky and can only get the guaranteed prize, he can still get five or six sets of good skins.
Therefore, the deluxe version has a good price/performance ratio, and I think many people will buy it.
Chen Ba was also forced into a corner.
Most of the players in the online mode of "Star Emperor" have spent money to upgrade their graphics card configurations, and the stone cutting in the stone workshop is purely for free.
If you don't sell some Originium, you'll shut down the server and only do the stand-alone story-based game mode from now on.
"In the future, the game itself can be continuously discounted and promoted, or even turned into a free game like Fall Guys and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds."
Chen Ba warned: "But we can't stop updating the skins of the online mode, otherwise after a long period of operation, we won't be able to afford the daily maintenance alone."
That's what multiplayer games are like.
Unlike a stand-alone game, you can just leave it alone after it’s done. Even if there’s no updates or maintenance for four or five years, players can still play the game the same way without being affected at all.
However, multiplayer online games involve server issues, so generally speaking, updates and maintenance cannot be stopped.
If one day you find that a multiplayer game you play has stopped updating and there has been no official news for a long time? No doubt, this is a sign of service suspension.
You can still play Snake, which was released nearly fifty years ago, but how many online games from twenty years ago are still available?
It is uncertain how long Star Emperor will last, but there will be no risk of service suspension for at least two to three years. If it wants to continue operating for a long time, it is highly likely that it will become free later and attach importance to in-app purchases.
Chen Ba’s bottom line is not to sell the values and not to affect the balance of the game.
In addition, if there is a real need, any skin appearance can be released after "Star Emperor" becomes a free game.
"To switch to a free-to-play game, we need a huge player base to support it, right?"
Xiao Lu was a little worried.
The current player base of "Star Emperor", especially the number of players willing to spend money, is far from meeting the standards for becoming free.
If it switches to a free game now, then just wait for it to die out, no one will spend money on it, and then it will shut down sadly.
"I didn't say turn now?"
Chen Ba looked at Xiao Lu strangely. He clearly said later, so how could anyone hear it as free now? "Oh my god, I misheard."
Xiao Lu smiled awkwardly, then asked, "Since we want to keep running the business for a long time, do we need to allocate some people to be responsible for the skin design?"
Chen Ba looked at Zhang Xiaojuan.
Not only him, others also turned their attention to the studio's only artist.
“Ahem!”
"Xiaojuan will be in charge of this aspect from now on. Don't worry. We can outsource it if necessary." Chen Ba made arrangements.
Zhang Xiaojuan alone would definitely not be able to handle the work, so the studio will hire an outsourcing team.
As for the others? After the official version is released, the focus of work will probably shift to the console platform.
Fighting games like "Star Emperor" are actually more suitable for consoles, after all, the controller experience is really good.
But the reason why it was released on PC first is because it is too difficult to port to the console platform. Especially the optimization for game consoles is too difficult.
Switch?
Stop dreaming!
Chen Ba rejected this platform without even thinking about it. With the current performance of the Switch, even if the system took action, it would be useless. This optimization was not done by humans.
The main focus is on porting to the Xbox and PS5 platforms, as well as exclusive optimization and adaptation.
Fortunately, the host side can be connected to the PC side across platforms, so there is no need to build a new server for the time being, and the chicken blood optimization is likely to be applicable, saving a lot of work.
“That’s right!”
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
After talking about the work arrangements after the official version was released, Chen Ba seemed to have thought of something and said to everyone.
“After the official version is released, remember to add a disclaimer on the road to becoming an immortal.”
The so-called disclaimer refers to a description box that pops up before the player enters the path to immortality, requiring the player to check "I am aware of the risks" before continuing.
This is also for the good of the players!
The road to becoming an immortal is so dangerous. The bodies of the geniuses and gods who die here every day could circle the Tianshu Star if they were connected together.
By explaining the situation in advance and warning players of the risks involved, Tianba Studio has fulfilled its responsibility.
As for the players who are not afraid of death, even if they receive pop-up reminders, they still insist on fighting to become immortals...
There’s nothing we can do about it!
It's hard to persuade the damned guy with kind words. This is the path you chose yourself. You can't blame others if you are beaten to a black screen and your computer freezes. You can't blame Tianba Studio either.
After all, Brother Ba has reminded you that there is great terror at the end of the road to immortality, and it is not appropriate for you to intrude at your level of cultivation. But you think highly of yourself and remain indifferent to Brother Ba's reminder. If you don't die, who will?
“This is good…”
Yang Dong nodded and said, "It will prevent some players from coming to trouble us after being beaten up, and accusing us of deliberately harming them."
"Yes, that's the truth."
The disclaimer is actually a form of insurance for Tianba Studio.
Some players really don't have any sense of fortitude and lack a certain respect for the path to becoming an immortal. They always think that they can rely on their skills to kill enemies across borders like the protagonists in online novels.
It's undeniable.
In the vast sea of people, there are indeed a few peerless geniuses who can cross borders to kill enemies, and defeat 3090 with their 2080Ti.
But most people actually overestimate themselves and their graphics card wives.
Do you think you are strong?
The water on the road to becoming an immortal is too deep, you can't grasp it at all! Even if Chen Ba had 3090, he was beaten black and blue on the road to becoming an immortal.
This is the value of the path to becoming an immortal!
If there is no disclaimer, once more people play the official version, there will probably be many players whose graphics cards are blown up and who will come to Tianba Studio to claim compensation.
(End of this chapter)