Chapter 672 Unlucky Promotion
After this year's e-sports festival ended, Lin Yao paid special attention to the situation of e-sports players in various events.
Because there were fewer projects in the early stage of the Linmu e-sports festival, she also personally participated in it, so she also knew most of the well-known e-sports players in the early
stage. But this year's e-sports festival.
To be honest.
There are not many familiar faces.
The two teams that impressed her the most.
"Breakout"'s NO.1 and FEIREN, although the core members are still there, there are indeed many fewer people. Lin Yao paid special attention to their whereabouts.
They did not transfer, but retired to sell meat floss cakes... and went live.
FPS-related competitive events have the greatest impact on age.
And the reason why the retired members retired... is basically related to their age.
Of course, it is also related to the live broadcast war some time ago.
At that time, major live broadcast websites were spending money to dig anchors and discover new anchors at the same time.
In theory, when it comes to being an anchor, who can be more suitable than the e-sports players who can appear in the main events of the Linmu e-sports festival and have a huge popularity among players?
There is no one at all.
On the one hand, I feel incapable of doing it as I grow older.
On the one hand, the high salary of the live broadcast website is attractive.
Many e-sports players chose to retire during that period.
Among them are members of two famous teams NO.1 and FEIREN in the "Breakout" project. The core members of the two teams, Lu Tai and Chen Xi, did not retire, but two old players of each team chose to retire.
And for this reason, they are experiencing a period of pain this year.
The results are not good.
When Lin Yao opened the live broadcast website, she saw those familiar faces not sitting in the soundproof room of the stadium, but sitting in their bedrooms playing games. She
was a little melancholy...
These e-sports players can be regarded as the earliest e-sports players in China. They are not lacking in talent and hard work, but the Yangtze River is behind and the front is pushed forward. The popularity of the Linmu E-sports Festival is high enough, and there are always some newcomers who are more talented, harder-working, and younger than them.
Perhaps just a few milliseconds of reaction time is enough to decide life and death in the increasingly mature FPS e-sports project.
This is also the reason for their retirement.
However, they are retired, and the skills they have honed in the professional arena for many years are still there.
So it is no problem to kill easily in rank.
After every kill, there would always be players asking in real-time comments: "You are still so good, why do you want to retire?" "Why don't you become a professional streamer instead of becoming a famous player?"
Every time they see such real-time comments, the players who were considered top professional players before retirement will be silent. Those
with a bad mentality will even change their next operation.
Lin Yao can barely understand them.
After all, this is not her previous life. The chaotic period of the e-sports industry is very short. At least the e-sports projects of the games under Linmu Studio are not chaotic.
A famous professional player can not only enjoy cheers on the stage, but also has considerable commercial value. The salary alone is a large sum of money.
Not to mention the share of props and skins made by Linmu Studio for the champions every year, as well as the prize money of the competition.
If possible, they all want to continue to enjoy cheers on the stage instead of staying in the live broadcast room as a streamer.
But the reality is so helpless.
They didn't retire, but no one wanted them.
This sentence is very interesting to joke about.
But for e-sports players who really want to continue to fight in the arena, it can be regarded as a murder.
"Ms. Mu, sometimes I feel that time is passing very slowly. I feel that we have only just established Linmu Studio. After all, the speed of Linmu Studio's rise is really too fast."
Lin Yao moved the mouse and gave a gift to the e-sports player on the screen, who should be called Qi Xiao if she remembered correctly. At the same time, she said softly: "And every time at this time, looking at these people, I have a sense of reality again. It has really been a long time..."
"Yes, it has indeed been a long time."
Mu Wanqing's memory is not as good as Lin Yao's. She can remember the names of so many e-sports players.
But there are players who retired from the "Breakout" project, and they are still top professional players whose names can be remembered by Lin Yao.
There are not just one or two.
This incident itself represents the passage of time... You know, "Breakout" is not declining. It is still the most important project of the e-sports festival, and the annual championship is only increasing.
"...I feel a little melancholy."
After giving the gift, Lin Yao reached out to support her cheek and said softly.
"..."
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao's fair face and smiled gently.
Sometimes she really doesn't look like a boss.
For example, at this moment.
But she doesn't hate Lin Yao's sentimental side.
She felt that it was because of her sentimental side that Lin Yao was not far away from her.
Instead of being gradually deified as the scale of Lin Mu Studio grew, she became a creative tool hanging high above Lin Mu Studio.
"What are you laughing at?" Lin Yao noticed the smile on Mu Wanqing's face.
"Nothing... Although time has passed quickly, you haven't changed at all."
Mu Wanqing shook her head, then chuckled and said, "Really haven't changed at all, not much more mature."
"Go away, you're talking about something else!"
Lin Yao got angry when she thought of this and glared at her unhappily.
Mu Wanqing couldn't help laughing.
Lin Yao ignored her and looked at the screen again.
On the screen, the anchor named Qi Xiao simply thanked for the gift and was about to continue rank when a person suddenly broke into the black channel he was in. It was FEIREN's current captain, his former teammate and college roommate, Lu Tai.
As soon as Lu Tai entered the black channel, he said to him: "Qi Xiao! Open a box for me, let me get some of the joy of your name, and see if it works."
"Get lost!"
Hearing the familiar voice.
Qi Xiao, who had been silent just now because of the real-time comments, immediately came alive and cursed.
In the real-time comment area, players also began to post real-time comments such as "FEREN's captain and vice-captain are together", "blatant superstition", "rank together".
Lin Yao smiled and did not continue to watch, but closed the live broadcast website.
She actually didn't like watching live broadcasts very much, but just happened to see the news of Qi Xiao's retirement.
"Ms. Mu, there is no problem with the publicity plan for "Titanfall", just follow this."
Lin Yao picked up the information on the table and handed it back to Mu Wanqing.
"Okay." Mu Wanqing took the information and responded.
"In addition."
Lin Yao glanced at the screen from the corner of her eye, and thought of something, and smiled softly: "Send a copy of the game to these retired professional players of "Breakout". Just treat it as a kind of game promotion, and it can also be regarded as proof that our Linmu Studio still remembers these professional players.
Although the Linmu E-Sports Festival is now large in size, we should not forget how the E-Sports Festival came about.
The "Breakout" project was a pioneer, and the e-sports environment at that time was not good. We have made contributions, but this group of e-sports players who came to participate without hesitation are also one of the people who contributed to the e-sports festival.
I don't want to intervene in the Linmu E-Sports Branch, and I don't need to mention the Hall of Fame. We will do what we can, such as sending an email to send a copy of the game.
I guess these e-sports players who like FPS will also like this game."
"...Email?"
Mu Wanqing smiled softly when she heard it, and then said, "Okay."
...
In the new year, January.
The release of "Assassin's Creed" is a big event.
But this is the only big event that happened in the gaming circle.
Because other game peers have avoided its edge...
Therefore, "Assassin's Creed" was able to kill without any opponents...
However, no matter how good a game is, there will always be a day when it is played thoroughly, and "Assassin's Creed" is almost impeccable as an entry-level stand-alone game, and its popularity was once higher than "Left 4 Dead".
But this type of game also has a fatal flaw, that is - the online experience.
No matter what you do, the multiplayer part of this type of game cannot compare with "Left 4 Dead".
Without the multiplayer mode, or the multiplayer mode is not fun, it means that the players' desire to continue playing is reduced, which means that the popularity of the game cannot last long.
This is also why many games in Lin Yao's previous life had to add a multiplayer mode, and even did not do the stand-alone plot, and directly made the buy-out game into a multiplayer game.
This is the sequelae of the blurred boundaries between stand-alone and online games.
At the same time, this is also the basis for Mou Feng's judgment that Tianhu needs to announce the news fifteen days after the release of "Assassin's Creed".
Because he also knew that it was not easy to make multiplayer modes for such games. This was the perfect time when the popularity of "Assassin's Creed" was gradually fading and "Modern Scrolls" had not yet been released.
So,
on January 15th,
they were on time.
Just like their previous "Under the Dark Night".
At the beginning, Tianhu adopted the plan of self-media promotion and publicity...
[Shock! Tianhu's new mobile game! The investment doubled again, up to 500 million! The highest in the history of mobile games. ]
[The sword is aimed at Linmu Studio! It is rumored that Tianhu urgently transferred some of the production staff of "Under the Dark Night" to its MOBA mobile game project team, aiming at Linmu Studio's "Top"! ]
[The concept map of Tianhu's MOBA project was leaked...]
Tianhu's routine is not new.
It can even be said to be old.
But the shocking body is really useful...
This is the highest, the sword is pointed, and it is leaked.
No matter how disdainful the players are, they will be interested in the title and click to take a look.
And as long as they click to take a look.
Tianhu will be considered a success.
After all, they have accepted the second position, and their current goal is no longer to compete with Linmu Studio, but to surpass other competitors except Linmu Studio, to be deeply bound with Linmu Studio, and to be willing to be the second.
In this case,
it is a great success that players can remember their mobile games and have no bad feelings.
In fact,
although the players can see that Tianhu wants to touch porcelain.
But thinking about the fact that Linmu Studio has produced games like taking medicine during this period...
At the same time, thinking about the quality of Linmu Studio's games during this period, thinking about the situation of domestic game companies...
Especially the situation of Tianhu, the second in fame and scale after Linmu Studio...
They really feel that this unlucky guy is pitiful... and encountered such an opponent as Linmu Studio.
So although they know that Tianhu is touching porcelain, the players don't have too many complaints. If they are really unhappy, at most they will just say a few words in their hearts.
Tianhu is not easy either...
So.
Tianhu's strategy is still successful.
At least it was successful on the first day.
Many players were still attracted, even if they joked that Tianhu was pitiful and could only survive in the cracks and avoid the sharp edge. Assassin's Creed was not dared to promote it until more than ten days after its release.
That's also popularity!
Because after these players made fun of Tianhu, they also remembered their MOBA mobile game.
Although many players complained on the forum that the gap between them and Linmu Studio was too big.
Linmu Studio made 3A, and Tianhu spent 500 million to make mobile games...
and Mou Feng also saw these complaints.
But he didn't mind.
He has realized his weakness, and he is already invincible.
And let's complain, it's enough to remember Tianhu's mobile game. Other colleagues want it but don't have such treatment!
Mou Feng released the mouse and sighed: "Sure enough, this is the best time."
"Yes, although it was complained, my peers are probably envious."
Li Guangsheng also sighed: "At least our mobile game can still be remembered by players in the cracks. They complained about it, and other peers announced news, and they couldn't even splash!"
"Well, keep up the good work."
Mou Feng stood up: "Take advantage of this golden time and try to leave a deep impression on the players!"
...
Tianhu began to promote its own MOBA mobile game.
This was like a mudslide in the game market where only Linmu Studio was playing electric fishing.
Although it polluted the clear stream.
But at least there was a change.
It was no longer Linmu Studio that was making waves in the fish pond.
Players were also willing to discuss, although the number was small, and most of them were still complaining.
But Tianhu's mobile game was at least remembered by the name of the game after the launch of "Top" and the crazy launch of traditional games by Linmu Studio.
This is not easy.
So the next day.
Tianhu continued to work hard and increased related publicity, hoping to get more players to participate in the discussion in depth and make more players remember their MOBA mobile games.
However, the effect was not very good.
The main reason was that the tastes of players have been spoiled recently. It is already the limit to complain about the game name. Not many people are willing to discuss the mobile games that are still in the state of drawing cakes like discussing stand-alone games.
Mou Feng also noticed this situation and began to think of solutions urgently.
He has begun to consider whether to use a big move, such as making a hero with exaggerated strength that can kill other players in seconds, and then deliberately leaking it to players for discussion.
But.
His idea was not finalized or implemented.
Because the problem he encountered was solved by others...
Tianhu's dilemma did not last long...
That night.
Pengcheng.
Kong Bo finished dinner and opened the Vaporwave game platform as usual, ready to play the chicken-eating game "Battle Royale".
But just as he sat down, put on his headphones, and made all preparations.
An update of more than 10G.
It directly extinguished half of his enthusiasm.
He just happened to encounter an update.
"Battle Royale is also updated? It seems that this was not disclosed at the e-sports festival!"
Kong Bo was a little helpless, but his network was okay, so he was not too upset, just a little confused.
Logically speaking.
The major version updates of such large-scale online games should have been disclosed at the e-sports festival.
But he followed the entire e-sports festival last year, and for a moment he didn't think about the update of Battle Royale.
But this game was suddenly updated on this day, and it was not a small update, a full dozen GB.
"What exactly is updated..."
Kong Bo clicked on the update announcement with curiosity.
Then.
He was confused.
The entire announcement spent a lot of space to talk about how Linmu Studio will complete the story background of "Battle Royale" in this update.
The announcement was very long.
He also had a hard time reading it.
But why?
Kong Bo thought of a question while reading it.
He couldn't figure out why Linmu Studio did this, because the story background of this game is quite complete.
The main stage of the game takes place in the space frontier. There used to be two forces here, fighting for hundreds of years. They seemed to be called IMC and the Resistance. When they left, they took away everything of value and plunged the frontier into chaos.
Many people in the frontier had no way to survive, so they were forced to leave their hometowns, and some brave men went to the frontier.
The so-called frontier is a remote group of planets far away from the frontier. It has not been invaded by war and is full of resources and opportunities, but human life is worthless there, and danger is hidden in every corner...
At the same time, the pioneers, explorers and bandits there are constantly fighting, so they use competition to resolve disputes.
The so-called competition.
It is 'Battle Royale', the battle royale.
And the players controlled by the players come from all over the frontier to participate in the competition for money, fame, or glory...
He figured out the background of this story when the game was first released.
Now he has played the game for nearly a thousand hours.
He didn't expect that Linmu Studio would suddenly complete the background story.
Kong Bo continued to scroll down with curiosity.
He looked at the specific game content updates.
Then, he was stunned again.
[Newly added map - 'Old Battlefield Typhon Star', the battlefield where the legendary Iron Pilot Jack Cooper officially became the Iron Pilot. Although this place has changed beyond recognition, you can still see traces of the war that year, and it is still full of dangers...]
[Newly added weapons - Wingman auxiliary pistol, a powerful revolver; Hemlock burst assault rifle, a three-shot assault rifle with a very fast firing rate...]
[Newly added legend - Valkyrie, a winged avenger, she somehow inherited her father's Titan and gained the ability to fly. Passive skills: vertical take-off and landing jet; tactical skills: missile drop; trick: sky dive...]
Kong Bo looked at the introduction of the newly added map, weapons, and new heroes, and was even more confused.
Wait.
Who is Jack Cooper?
What is an Iron Pilot?
What is a Titan?
He was confused and couldn't figure out the purpose of Linmu Studio suddenly adding so many characters and settings...
Wait... purpose?
Kong Bo suddenly got a flash of inspiration, thought of something, and opened his mouth slightly.
Then, as if triggered by instinct, he switched directly from the library to the homepage of the Vaporwave game platform.
"..."
A few seconds later.
Kong Bo looked at the content on the homepage of the Vaporwave game platform and suddenly widened his eyes.
On the homepage, a new promotional picture appeared, just like when "Left 4 Dead" and "Assassin's Creed" were announced...
and the first thing that caught his eye
was the main body of the promotional picture.
On the battlefield, fire and smoke were everywhere, and a huge mecha stood in the center of the battlefield.
It knelt on one knee, maintaining a descending posture, and held a huge sword in its right hand that was exaggerated and full of mechanical beauty.
In front of the mecha, stood a soldier in a jet suit, whose face could not be seen clearly because he was wearing a helmet with a full sense of technology.
The only thing that could be seen was the flash of light from the head of the huge mecha and the flash of light from the soldier's helmet.
One person and one mecha stood on the battlefield.
Standing in front of the smoke and fire.
Handsome!
So handsome!
The promotional picture was reflected in his pupils.
Kong Bo felt that his long-sealed mecha soul and middle school soul all surged up at once.
And at this time.
He saw the words in the promotional picture - "Titanfall"!
There is no doubt.
This is a new game!
And it is a new game with mecha elements!
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!!!"
Kong Bo clicked on the store page and shouted three times in a very loud voice.
He was shocked.
Linmu Studio!!!
Lin Yao's appearance appeared in his mind.
Just when he was about to ask himself whether she was an angel as usual.
Suddenly.
The name of another company broke into his heart.
Tianhu...
He also saw the news about Tianhu's fraud yesterday, and complained about it.
So he was quite impressed.
And yesterday, he said on the forum that he had successfully stolen a chicken for Tianhu.
But now...
Kong Bo looked at the promotional picture of "Titanfall", his expression gradually became weird, and then... a few seconds later.
Puchi.
He couldn't hold it anymore. He
couldn't help laughing.
He wasn't laughing at Tianhu, really not, he just couldn't help it...
and at this moment, there were many players
who had the same idea as him. So surprisingly, that night, the words frequently mentioned in major game forums, in addition to "Titanfall", there was also Tianhu... and at this time, Mou Feng no longer had to worry about players not discussing Tianhu and their mobile games. Because they were the mobile games announced yesterday. And "Titanfall" was announced today... just one day apart. This is really funny! Players have begun to call their MOBA mobile game promotion method "unlucky promotion"... Players have a deep impression of Tianhu's mobile game and Tianhu itself... The name of the game was remembered. But not completely. The strategy was successful. But not in the way they expected. Tianhu. During the break, Mou Feng saw the grand occasion on the forum and quickly opened the Vaporwave game platform... Then, he opened his mouth and froze in place. After a long time. "... Fuck!!!!"
On this day,
Mou Feng and Li Guangsheng both broke through the defense.
They broke through the defense.
(End of this chapter)
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