Chapter 1368 New Charging Model

Josh Sawyer was stunned. (Read the novel) You must know that when he was at "Black Island Studio", from a small game creator to a production planner, he was worried about development costs all the time. When they were game creators, the company only gave them a small amount of game development fees. When Josh Sawyer worked hard to climb up to the level of production planner, he wanted to give more development funds to the game development team below, but there was nothing he could do. The parent company, Interplay, had no money at all and could only allocate a little to them. Later, even better, they simply ran out of funds and allowed them to be self-sufficient, which eventually led to the dissolution of "Black Island Studio".

But now, just after coming to the "Second World", Lin Feng boldly announced the acquisition of the "interplay" company, but the acquisition of the "interplay" company was only to purchase the copyright of "Fallout". This boldness has already made Josh Thor Ya didn't know what to say. But one thing Josh Sawyer knows is that from now on he will never have to worry about insufficient funds for game creation.

"By the way, Mr. Wu, I'll leave it to you to acquire the 'interplay' company." Lin Feng turned on the computer and called up the "interplay" company information searched through "Baidu-Yahoo", and surprisingly found "interplay" The company's current financial crisis is quite serious.

According to the information searched by "Baidu-Yahoo", "interplay" company is currently fined US$79,000 for arrears of employee salaries; unpaid taxes are as high as US$179,000; leasing arrears are US$432,000; In addition, it still owes "ware" US$156,000 in agency fees for "Baldur's Gate". It can be said that the "interplay" company is currently in crisis and is not far from bankruptcy. It doesn't cost much to acquire such a company. Therefore, Lin Feng was very confident and left it to Wu Zhaopu to handle it. Otherwise, if Lin Feng took action every time, it would be too much to make a fuss, not to mention that other people in the company would be a bit incompetent. Of course, this is because Lin Feng feels a little tired from running around all the time. In the past, Lin Feng still wanted to negotiate everywhere, but in the past few years, he was always running around, which made Lin Feng feel a little tired. As the chairman, I am a little too tired.

Wu Zhaopu nodded heavily. He has wanted to take charge of this aspect for a long time, but unfortunately Lin Feng has been unwilling to let go, so he is quite helpless. This time was an opportunity, and he had to perform well.

"By the way, Josh, what do you think of web games? Especially what do you think of the three web games being developed by your department?" Lin Feng really wants to know what this internationally renowned game producer thinks of web games. view.

Josh Sawyer pondered slightly.

"ss, regarding web games, I think that because they do not have a client, the graphics are far inferior to large-scale online role-playing games and stand-alone games. Therefore, in order to attract players, I think web games should Put more effort into the game data and content. For example, "Gundam" and "Three Kingdoms" are pure data flow games. We can use the data of each body to create gods.

The data of each military commander and the data of the city are used to attract players. As for "Star Transformation", I have just finished reading it, and I am very fascinated by the magical world described in it. Therefore, in my design concept, "Star Transformation" needs to use its vast and boundless world view to attract players. Due to the inherent characteristics of web games, The screen is limited, so we can completely create a god to show players a simulated 'stars change world'. "Josh Sawyer said.

"Especially for the timeline mentioned by SS, I deeply admire the boss. It is a great design to allow players to practice at the same time as Qin Yu, the protagonist of the novel "Star Change", and then experience the events in the novel. By the way, SS, are these three games intended for all players to play on one server, or on different servers?" Josh Sawyer asked. This matter is related to his development of these three web games.

Lin Feng pondered for a while.

"Just use a super server. After all, this is a web game, and most of it is pure data and text traffic. Compared with those large-scale online role-playing games, the data traffic is very different, so just use a super server." Lin said the wind.

Josh Sawyer nodded. In this way, when he designs and creates, he can create gods and add some of his own ideas into them. Josh Sawyer is very much looking forward to these three games, and the more people there are, the more fun these three games are. Now that Lin Feng has decided to let all players play on the same super server, he can add a few more super servers. scene.

Think about the "Gundam" game world, where thousands of mechas take off at the same time and fight in the air. The sky is full of gunfire, laser flashes, and the roar of machine explosions. How happy it is. In "Three Kingdoms", when you are attacked by hundreds or even thousands of enemy countries, you call on your friends and allies to help, and the two sides start a series of fights. The scene is so spectacular; and in "The Change of Stars" In this world, when countless cultivators fight for a treasure in a secret place, the sky and the earth are shattered with every move, which is so jaw-dropping and crazy.

Josh Sawyer is obsessed!

Lin Feng and Wu Zhaopu smiled at each other. For Josh Sawyer, this situation is too common in the "Second World". They did not bother Josh Sawyer, leaving him alone to ponder.

"Boss, how are you going to charge for these three web games?" Wu Zhaopu asked curiously in the company's leisure hall.

There are four types of online game charging models: one is point card charging, which is also the most traditional charging model; the second is the "free" charging model, but the game adopts the selling of props to charge, which is also the current charging model of other online games. After all, for other online game companies, if they want to fight against the behemoth "Second World", the point card charging model is a dead end. They can only use the so-called "free" to fight against Lin Feng's "Second World"; the third charging model is the "coin-operated type" created by "Second World", which is similar to arcade games. Every time you throw a "coin", you can play a game for an unlimited time until you finish the game; the fourth is to attract investment in the game, use the investment of advertisers to offset the expenditure of game operation, and make money ("The Virtual Life" adopts this model).

So what kind of charging model is better for these three web games now? ——In Wu Zhaopu's opinion, it is better to adopt the second charging model, allowing players to play for free, but if they want to play happily, they have to spend money to buy props in the game, which is also in line with the characteristics of web games, allowing all players to log in to the web page to play. This is very attractive to many office workers. Of course, it also has its disadvantages, that is, it is very easy to cause imbalance in the game, which has always been avoided by "Second World". Therefore, the charging model of these three web games has always been a headache for Wu Zhaopu.

Lin Feng smiled.

"Mr. Wu, your consideration is correct. The second charging model is indeed very suitable for web games, but the game imbalance brought about by this charging model is undoubtedly very fatal to other players, which will drive other players out of the game." Lin Feng said worriedly.

Wu Zhaopu also sighed. Indeed, this is also what he has been unable to sleep all night recently. Now the game is about to be developed, but how to charge has not been determined. Isn't this very entangled!

The two sat in the leisure hall, drinking tea silently, thinking about what to do.

After a long time.

"Mr. Wu, I decided to adopt a new charging model-progress charging model." Lin Feng said.

Progress charging model? —— Wu Zhaopu muttered a few words.

"It's very simple, Mr. Wu. The so-called progress charging model means that players can enter the game for free, and it is completely free for a period of time. However, as the player progresses in the game, when the player opens a new chapter in the game, the player needs to spend a little to purchase the game qualification in the new chapter, and then he can continue the game. And then, everything else is completely free." Lin Feng said carefully.

Wu Zhaopu was stunned. This charging model is quite novel. Will players accept the progress charging model? Will there be a rebellious psychology?

Lin Feng smiled.

"Mr. Wu, it's very simple. For example, "Gundam" has so many scenes and so many planets. Players need to pay a certain fee for each planet they enter. Players can pay this fee with game coins or cash. It all depends on the players' own choice. Of course, props that will directly affect the balance of the game will never be sold in the game." Lin Feng explained.

Wu Zhaopu suddenly realized that if this is the case, it would be a good attempt.

"Then try it first and see how the players react." Lin Feng ordered.

Wu Zhaopu nodded. If this attempt can succeed, it will be considered as a new online game charging model.

"By the way, Mr. Wu, what do you think about the charging model of "World War"?" Lin Feng held the teacup and pondered slightly.

"World War"! ——Wu Zhaopu took a breath. The total investment has exceeded 1.3 billion US dollars (including development costs and 3D simulation map design fees for city maps of various countries in the game category). It can be said that it is the most expensive game in the world. At present, "Second World" is burdened with 2.5 billion US dollars in debt, a large part of which is invested in the development of "World War" and the "Century Light", the headquarters building of "Second World".

If "World War" cannot bring reasonable charges, it will be a fatal blow to the company.

"Boss, I think it is best to adopt the point card charging model. With the quality of "World War", it will definitely attract global players to join this infinitely exciting game world." Wu Zhaopu said.

Lin Feng nodded. However, he is not going to adopt the point card charging model, but to adopt the free model.

Free? ——Wu Zhaopu was stunned. If this is free, how can the 1.3 billion US dollars invested in "World War" be recovered?

"Boss, do you really want to make it free?" Wu Zhaopu was a little anxious.

Lin Feng laughed.

"Boss Wu, it's not really completely free. After all, this completely free charging model cannot make a game run for a long time. What I mean by free is that players can play the game without recharging." Lin Feng explained.

"Isn't that similar to the 'free model' currently offered by domestic online game agents?" Wu Zhaopu was stunned. This charging model will definitely destroy the balance of the game. If that happens, "World War" will be ruined.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhaopu immediately became anxious. "World War" has invested so much money and effort, it must not be ruined like this.

"Haha, Mr. Wu, the free model I mentioned, and the way of killing the chicken to get the eggs that destroys the balance of the game, which is free on the surface but secretly selling props to make money, I absolutely do not agree with it." Lin Feng comforted.

"Then boss, what do you mean?" Wu Zhaopu was puzzled.

Lin Feng smiled.

"Mr. Wu, World War is a first-person shooter online game. In order to ensure that as many players as possible join the game world of World War, it must be free. Because only in this way can we attract players who love World War from all over the world. If we adopt a point card charging model, a large part of the players will be blocked from the game. In the long run, this is a short-sighted behavior. As for the "free model" adopted by domestic online game agents, it is absolutely killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, which is even more undesirable. For an online game, especially a shooting online game, balance is absolutely crucial." Lin Feng said cautiously.

Wu Zhaopu was stunned. He couldn't figure out what Lin Feng was thinking. It seemed that his boss would have some shocking move.

"Mr. Wu, World War, the reason why this game is named World War is that the ultimate goal is to allow global players to fight to their heart's content in the game world, and to allow players from all countries to fight for the territory, borders, honor, etc. in the virtual world. Therefore, in the future, World War will definitely be a large-scale battle. So, if World War wants to make money, it must have a long-term vision." Lin Feng smiled slightly.

"Long-term vision?" Wu Zhaopu was even more confused.

"It's very simple. World War will definitely be a large-scale battle in the future, a super-large-scale battle between guilds and between countries. How big is the business opportunity here!" Lin Feng's eyes flashed with a golden light.