Chapter 1451: The Triple Setup of Ghost General 2!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yu Fei was a little confused.
Ghost General 2 had a grand structure? It was a puzzle that was more difficult than the real estate interdiary simulator and Safe and Civilized Driving?
I don’t think so?
Yu Fei was the chief designer himself. He had participated in the entire design of Ghost General 2 from beginning to end and knew the current data of this ga very well.
Why should it be compared to the real estate interdiary simulator and Safe and Civilized Driving?
Both of these gas had a huge impact on reality. One had penetrated the traditional interdiary industry, and the other had triggered changes in the driving school system.
What virtues and capabilities did Ghost General 2 possess? Just the sales volu alone could not be compared to these two gas.
Yu Fei continued watching with confusion.
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“Ghost General 2 is a combat ga.”
“On the other hand, combat gas are already on the decline. They are about to beco outdated. It’s not wrong to say that they are niche.”
“Since it’s a niche ga, the player base is already small. Wouldn’t it be obvious that we would lose money if we invest a huge sum of money in developing it?”
“This is a fact that all players know. Could it be that the ga designer doesn’t know? How is that possible?”
“The only explanation is that the designer knew that it was a niche ga but for so reason, he still invested a huge sum of money and was willing to risk losing everything.”
“Everything that looks unreasonable on the surface must have a deeper motive.”
“If this is a large combat ga factory with many classic IPs, then this move can be explained with ‘inertia’ and ‘perseverance’.”
“The problem is that Tengda Gas has never developed a combat ga. The first combat ga was directly in Soha: The three ga studios used the most elite developnt team; they used the famous IP that had beco famous during Tengda’s initial stages; and they invested a lot of money in research and developnt.”
“Considering that the chief designer, Yu Fei, is not a designer with a particularly strong voice, Boss Pei must have directly pushed all of this behind the scenes!”
“This way, the deeper motive behind Boss Pei’s actions is worth investigating.”
“Many people say that Ghost General 2’s sales seem average.”
“If you think so, I can only say that it’s too small.”
“Who gave you the illusion that Boss Pei thinks that sales are the only dinsion of the ga?”
“In terms of making money, how many gas can make more money than GOG and Ocean Stronghold? Other large factories might not make gas with paywalls, but wouldn’t Tengda? Tengda would do anything, but they still insist on gas like Ga Designer, Struggle, and Mission and Choice.”
“Therefore, there must be a deeper aning behind the appearance of Ghost General 2! That is the structure of the entire Tengda Gas empire!”
“That is: Maintain the ga’s diversity, explore the ga’s boundaries, and influence the ga’s environnt!”
“Boss Pei definitely knows about these contents, but the designers might not. Let analyze them for everyone next!”
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Yu Fei blinked, looking confused.
He had to say that Teacher Qiao was right.
As a designer, he really did not know about this so-called big structure!
Of course, it was hard to say if the other old designers in Tengda Gas knew.
Perhaps this was a tacit understanding in Tengda Gas? After all, the entire Tengda was heavy-handed and bragging. A topic like ‘big structure’ was obviously not sothing that would be brought up at any departnt eting.
However, not saying it did not an that it did not exist.
A company without a structure would not be able to go far. A company that only bragged about its structure and did not do anything would not be able to go far.
On the other hand, Tengda had ford a unique atmosphere under Boss Pei’s lead: There was a huge structure, but it never spoke of it.
Yu Fei continued watching.
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“One of the layouts is to maintain the diversity of the ga.”
“That’s actually very easy to understand. Everyone knows that we humans have to protect rare animals and the diversity of the natural environnt.”
“Many people might think that what’s the point of it? Many rare animals would not interact with normal people’s lives at all. So what if they are extinct? So many animals are already extinct, but it doesn’t affect our human lives?”
“We humans protect rare animals to maintain the diversity of creatures.”
“Perhaps we might not be able to see how important and decisive it is now, but at least it protects biodiversity and presus one more possibility for our future. Otherwise, if a large number of species really go extinct and only remain in the museum, if it were to be useful in the future, would it be too late for us to regret?”
“We might not be able to use it if we keep it now, but it’s gone now. What if we use it in the future?”
“It’s the sa in the ga industry.”
“Have you all realized that gas are becoming more and more homogenous now? The phenonon is not obvious on other platforms, but on mobile ga platforms, there are basically three or four limited gas that have completely eaten up all the players on the entire platform.”
“This is like a species invasion in nature. When a species is too strong and has no natural enemies, the living environnt of other animals will suffer a devastating blow until the entire forest is occupied by a strong species.”
“In the ga industry, certain gas are naturally short and fast. They can stimulate people’s senses and create stronger stickiness through anxiety, hatred, and greed. Such gas expand very quickly. They have a huge advantage in competition and can also bring more generous profits to ga rchants.”
“Of course, I’m not criticizing a certain type of ga. What players like to play is their own choice.”
“However, the problem is, if all the ga manufacturers make such gas at once, what about other types of gas? What about players who like other types of gas? Perhaps in the past, you had more than ten different types of gas to choose from. However, as you play, you will realize that there are only three or four types of gas left.”
“Further down the road, you might not even have a choice. That’s because even if there are only three or four types of gas, there would only be so differences in the gaplay chanism. The internal paywall and retention injury liver systems have also beco severely homogenized.”
“If a ga type dies, it would be impossible to develop or evolve. It would be equivalent to the spark being completely extinguished.”
“Perhaps in the short term, it would look like a species gone extinct. It would not seem to have much impact on our lives. However, in the long term, it would be an irreversible loss. Perhaps it would play a huge role in the future if it remains? No one can predict this.”
“Therefore, the reason why Tengda Gas kept investing huge sums of money and using the best teams in the industry to develop these relatively unpopular niche gas is to arouse the attention of ordinary players on this ga type so that it would not completely perish in a specific soil, leaving a spark for ga diversification.”
“This is an arduous and thankless task. Most companies are not willing to do it. There are no large combat ga manufacturers in the country. If Tengda doesn’t do it, the dostic gaming circle might lose this type of ga forever.”
“Therefore, this is the first point to maintain the ga diversity.”
“Second, explore the boundaries of the ga.
“Not only does Tengda want to pass down a niche ga genre, but it also wants to dig deeper into this genre on the basis of its predecessors to find the design answers of the new era!”
“This was reflected in Mission and Choice: Tengda made use of clever designs to allow gars who did not like instant strategy gas to continue playing, allowing this ga to successfully break out of the circle.”
“It’s the sa for Ghost General 2. On one hand, it perfectly replicated the hand sensitivity and combat chanism of the combat ga, retaining the essence of the content, making the experts of the combat ga feel that this is an original combat ga. There was no serious deviation. On the other hand, it changed the niche of the combat ga to a certain extent, so that ordinary people could better play it, so that it has the possibility of breaking out of the circle!”
“How did Ghost General 2 do it? There are three main reasons.”
“First of all, the ticulously designed PVE combat system and stages.”
“In the past, combat gas dissuaded players more because of the high barrier of learning and the weaker fun. Even though traditional combat gas are also divided into PVE and PVP, the design of the PVE part is relatively conservative, so it is very difficult to give players outstanding experience.”
“That’s because the values are conservative, and the players’ and the monsters’ stats are similar. That makes it very difficult to adjust the difficulty level: If the monster AI is too weak, players can easily pass it without being challenged. However, if the monster AI is too strong, it would bring players huge difficulties and a strong sense of failure.”
“For traditional combat gas, PVP is the true core pleasure. However, the problem is that PVP is even more difficult to balance out and dissuades newbies. Without thousands of hours of training, one would not be able to experience the true fun of combat gas.”
“Therefore, Ghost General 2 made a drastic improvent on this point. The most obvious example is that PVE introduced the design concept of Repent and be Saved, strengthened the enemy’s stats, and weakened the enemy’s AI. The focus is to test the players’ basic operations.”
“That way, the difficulty level would be maintained at a more reasonable level. Players would be able to feel the challenge and would suffer a little, but they would not be too defeated. They would be able to see their own growth and improvent every ti.”
“In addition to the little monsters cutting grass, horizontal movent, and exquisite stage design, Ghost General 2’s PVE is filled with fun. It allows a player who has never co into contact with combat gas to get used to it quickly.”
“In other words, PVE is a newbie tutorial and the guidance of the core fun PVP. Other combat gas did not do this well, but Ghost General 2 did it!”
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