Chapter 7: You're really hard to keep your mouth shut

"...In response to the audience's request, in the last video I gave you a list of several party games suitable for multiplayer online play. So this time, I'm going to recommend a few simulation games that have received rave reviews."

"First of all, the hard study simulator! This game is very popular recently. I believe everyone has seen videos made by other UP hosts..."

"The game only has the standard version, without any DLC, and the price is only 18 yuan. Friends who are interested can buy it. Anyway, Gu Bao has already bought it, and he has also released the cattle for three days..."

"Shepherding... no, studying hard simulator, out of 10, how many points would you give it?"

The volume of the video player was very loud, and Chen Ba was sitting very close, so he knew what video Wang Kun was watching without even looking.

"Okay, stop looking!"

After picking up the bottle opener given by the boss and skillfully opening a bottle and handing it to Wang Kun, Chen Ba said speechlessly: "Where did you find these videos?"

“Big data recommendation!”

"Maybe it's because I've been searching for videos about hard study simulators these days, so the homepage is full of this kind of videos."

Wang Kun chuckled: "Don't tell me you didn't search for these videos to satisfy your curiosity. There are no such videos on your homepage?"

"That's really not the case..."

Chen Ba is very loyal. The videos that big data intelligently recommends to him are all about young ladies with long legs and short skirts. From this point, we can see that big data really understands him.

What does it mean to accurately grasp the users? It’s not that he, as a game author, doesn’t pay attention to the situation of his own game, but his focus is obviously different from Wang Kun’s.

He pays more attention to the comments and messages from real players in the game comment area, and will also log in to the developer account in the game community to answer some questions about the game.

Especially the bad reviews...

"Ah? There are still negative reviews?!"

Wang Kun, who had just stuffed a bunch of roasted corn into his mouth, blinked and asked, "Why did he give a bad review? He bought a game like this for 18 yuan and he's still not satisfied?"

“It’s not about pricing.”

Chen Ba shook his head.

[Study Hard Simulator] There aren't many negative reviews in the comment section, but there are still dozens of them. Among these dozens of negative reviews, there is no player who thinks that the 18 yuan is not worth it.

Most of the negative reviews came from Chen Ba’s “Update Announcement”.

[You still don't admit there's a bug in the game? I like your tough talk, but if you don't fix the bug, I'll give you a bad review! ]

[I worked so hard to get through the game in one night, but the achievements I got are not as good as those of others who just idled and let the cows roam for a night? What a crappy game! ]

[When will you admit that there is a bug in the cattle-herding incident, and when will you change the review to a positive one…]

"So many negative reviews? Then why don't you listen to these people's advice and fix the bug?" Wang Kun asked.

"How much? I don't think so."

When Chen Ba heard this, his expression immediately became tense. He waved his hand and said with a smile, "There are thousands of comments and most of them are positive. They also advised me not to fix the bug. What do you think I should do?"

This is a very good question.

Compared to the number of players who gave negative reviews, the number of players who gave positive reviews is obviously greater, and is dozens of times greater.

The most important thing is that most players have watched Qian Duoduo’s video and think that this bug is very funny, so they advised the game author to keep it.

Just as he said in the update announcement, this is not a bug, but a hidden mechanism of the game: talent is far more important than hard work! Therefore, Chen Ba's choice is very simple.

He responded to almost every negative review: "I'm sorry to bring you a bad gaming experience, but the problem you reported is not a bug, but a game mechanism..."

"Hahaha!"

Wang Kun laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.

As Chen Ba's good friend and the first player to play this game, there is no doubt that the sudden realization after three years of herding cattle is definitely a bug.

It was precisely because he knew this that he found his good brother's stubbornness really unbearable.

The players who gave bad reviews must have been pissed off after receiving this reply from Brother Ba, right?

"Really..."

Chen Ba said with an embarrassed expression: "Someone directly criticized me, saying that my mouth was the only thing that was the toughest in my body, and even said that he would blacken me for the rest of my life."

This is not the most outrageous thing.

The most outrageous thing was that a certain "hardcore" player directly made an analysis video, analyzing from various angles whether the "three years of herding a cow to become the top scorer in the high school entrance examination" was a bug, in order to refute the stubborn remarks of Chen Ba, the game producer.

Well, his argument was successful! After watching the video, most people understood that Chen Ba was indeed being stubborn and that this was a game bug.

but……

After he released this video, he once again attracted a large number of new players to the "Study Simulator".

After all, netizens think this bug is so interesting that they want to experience it after watching the video. It is the kind that cannot be stopped.

"We have to thank him!"

Chen Ba grinned and said, "I wish there were more black fans like this, advertising for me for free, saving me a lot of promotional fees."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

“Puff! Cough cough cough…”

Wang Kun, who was drinking, burst out laughing and almost choked to death on his beer: "You are so cheap!"

Could this be what they call one black against ten fans?

After joking about the negative reviews of the game and asking the boss to grill ten more skewers of lamb, Wang Kun wiped his mouth with a napkin and asked, "By the way, your game is so popular, don't you consider releasing some DLC?"

“No!”

Picking up a skewer of grilled kidneys, Chen Ba shook his head and denied: "This kind of game is almost a one-time deal. Let's wait until the next game to consider DLC."

Not all games are suitable for DLC, at least not for the hard-study simulator. Unless you add a "high school stage" content to the game, what can DLC sell? Give the protagonist's old ox a new outfit, turn it into a terrifying bull demon, and make the players feel happier when herding cattle?

But forget it!

Chen Ba felt that releasing this kind of DLC that had no game content and was purely a scam was too low-level, and few people would buy it.

The players who play single-player games are far less motivated to spend money than those who play mobile games, so forget it if you expect them to pay for such crappy content.

"Next game?"

Wang Kun caught the key words in Chen Ba's words and said excitedly, "You have a new game? What type is it? Can I try it out?"

"I know you're anxious, but don't worry. We haven't started working on the new game yet. I'll let you know as soon as I finish it."

After drinking the beer in the paper cup, Chen Ba explained patiently.

He already has an idea for the next game.

The success of the "Study Hard" simulator gave him the idea of ​​"strike while the iron is hot". While the previous game was still popular, he quickly launched the second simulator game to consolidate the existing fan base.

As for what subject to write, he only has a general idea.

The most acclaimed part of Study Simulator is probably the realistic portrayal of the characters and the touching and inspiring plot.

Then make another simulation game with a similar style and plot.

This time, we will put more effort into the plot, strive to make it more touching and inspirational, and cheat more pearls from the players.

At the same time, he will also learn the lesson of [Hard Study Simulator] this time, and put more thought into the game testing phase, so as not to repeat the same mistakes and have outrageous bugs like "Three years of herding cattle to become the number one scholar in one day".

After all, it’s better to be stubborn and refuse to admit that there is a bug than to do it once. How can you be stubborn every time?

(End of this chapter)