MTL - Game Designers: You Don’t Understand Charity-Chapter 178 narrow road

   "Monthly fee service."

  Yan Kang took the screen controller from Wu Ke, and called up the game pet information page displayed at the meeting just now.

   This is also a pet added in the style of Moore Manor. Every player can get a corresponding pet to increase the entertainment and interactive content in the game.

   "We can launch the "Super Pet" function, and players who recharge super pets can enjoy many privileges."

   "For example, the income of mole beans obtained by working part-time is doubled, unlocking exclusive clothing, pets will never get tired and never get sick, etc."

   “Also design an attractive appearance for the super pet.”

   "In this way, there must be many players who like it."

  Wu Ke nodded, it was quite a satisfactory way to increase income, and it also fit the operation method of this type of game.

only…

   "How much do you plan to price such a monthly service?" Wu Ke raised his head and asked the most critical question.

  The introduction of paid services, while enriching the content of the game, will undoubtedly divide the collective players, which is an unavoidable problem for any game.

   It’s just that while pricing, players’ ability to pay also needs to be taken into consideration.

   "Don't worry, I know that children's online games are no more popular than computer games. The monthly fee for super pets is set at... ten yuan a month, no problem?" Yan Kang snapped his fingers and said frivolously.

   Ten yuan? It is indeed an extremely low price, even a relatively conscientious price.

  Wu Ke bowed his head in thought, and finally nodded slowly.

"Can."

  …

   "What did you say? Don't add paid services to any children's online games?!"

   "Are you crazy, Yunfeng?!"

  In Fengyun studio, Lin Tian was in disbelief when he heard Yunfeng's decision.

  Moore Manor, Purcell, Obi Island, Locke Kingdom, Xiaohuaxian... You know, the number of players of this kind of children's online games on their Fengyun Jiujiu game network is quite a lot!

   Every well-made children's online game is at least among the top 20 in terms of popularity!

  Even if the players you face are all young players with low spending power, the income you can generate is not cheap.

   Besides.

   "Isn't we making games just to make money? Otherwise, wouldn't all the investment before have been in vain?" Peng Mo came over and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

  Before the table, Yun Feng shook his head very seriously.

   "Other games are easy to talk about, but these games are absolutely not."

   "Why?" Lin Tian asked eagerly.

   "Now that the Mole Manor on the Penguin side has launched super pets, the popularity has jumped a few more, and the popularity has almost caught up with our game."

   "Even driven by Mole Manor, the number of online users of other games on Origin Game Network has ushered in a wave of recovery."

   "The introduction of paid services is a matter of great benefit and no harm."

   "Yunfeng, are you worried that the launch of the paid function will split the player group? In fact, we can also follow the low monthly fee pricing of Penguin, or even lower." Lin Tianquan said.

   "Even if the monthly fee is reduced to five yuan, it's still a lot of money."

   "There is already a lot of financial pressure overseas. Isn't it just to relieve the pressure that we promote web games?"

   "No." Yun Feng looked very serious, "We will launch services similar to super pets in the future, but they must not be charged."

   "We even have to take a series of mission chains and give them to players for free!"

   "What did you say?!" Lin Tian opened his mouth, looking extremely surprised.

  It’s fine if you don’t do profitable projects, but you have to spend human and financial resources on it. Isn’t this typical thankless work? !

   "You...you, you, alas! I don't care about you, just do as you please." After snorting a few breaths, Lin Tian turned away aggrieved.

   There is really nothing to do with this stubborn donkey!

  In the corner, Fang He quietly watched the scene where the dust had settled, and remembered the conversation he had with Yun Feng this morning.

  He also raised the same question.

   But Yun Feng's answer made Fang He unable to speak again.

   "We all know that children's online games are difficult to do, but it's not just because of the scale of reputation."

   "The bigger problem is how to make money from an online game that focuses on children's leisure."

   "You know, children's measurement scale is completely different from that of adults..."

  Looking at Yun Feng with deep eyes, Fang He, who was born as a commoner, felt the same way.

  For adults, ten yuan is not worth the fraction of a meal.

   But for children, ten dollars is enough for countless snacks, toys enough to play with for a long time, a long-awaited storybook, two soulmates, and even a week’s breakfast fee!

  In order to accumulate a ten-yuan monthly card, the young children are too embarrassed to ask their parents, and they don’t have the ability to make money of their own, so they can only… rely on food and money.

  Under the hard-won monthly card, the appearance of many privileges will have an impact on the player group?

  Thinking of this, Fang He couldn't help shivering, and turned to look at Yun Feng.

  Could it be possible that Mr. Yun...has seen everything long ago?

  …

   Soon, a series of games under Fengyun Studio launched super pets, and the method of obtaining super pets through missions spread to the ears of major game companies.

   Yan Kang's reaction to this was very disdainful.

   "Oh, after all, the road is narrow." Yan Kang shook his head in disappointment.

   "Give up the opportunity to make money just for a little fame, Fengyun Studio, after all, the structure is small."

   "That's it, I still want to make a fortune in the overseas market, I don't know the heights of the sky and the earth."

  Yan Kang sneered.

   "However, the other party's actions have weakened the influence of our super pets." Wu Ke frowned.

  “The surge in popularity when it was first launched has been contained, and the momentum will not be able to maintain such a strong momentum.”

   "Enough is enough." Yan Kang said indifferently, "The current situation of game development, regardless of quality or popularity, is enough to be nominated for CGA."

   "It is enough to meet the requirements of those above."

   "What's more." Yan Kang raised a triumphant smile at the corner of his mouth.

   "Our games rely on monthly fees to maintain income. On the other hand, Fengyun Studio will drag so many burdens and continue to invest funds to continue to fulfill their so-called 'free games'."

   "Under the ebb and flow of each other, it will be a matter of time before the other party's games collapse."

  Wu Ke understood that whether this game can beat Fengyun Studio's game has never been the key point.

   This online game competition is nothing more than an outpost. The point of contention between the two sides is how much advantage they can gain through this station.

   Now it seems that Yan Kang has the upper hand.

   It's just... did things really end so simply? Uneasiness rose faintly in Wu Ke's heart.

  Fengyun Studio, Building.

  Yun Feng stood quietly by the window with his hands behind his back, his eyes deep.

   Originally thought that with his control, this generation of children's online games would not repeat the mistakes of the past.

   It just seems that some history will eventually reappear.

  Yunfeng turned around, and picked up the information that Lin Tian handed over to her desk this morning. On it, there were densely packed information about super pets in Mole Manor.

   Clenching the materials, the materials turned into crumpled paper balls, which Yun Feng casually threw into the trash can.

   A sigh sounded quietly.

   "The road is getting narrow..."