Chapter 349: Chapter 222: MMORPG
The Nether Dragon Venerable, who had been rampant for half a year, was nerfed, and players were overjoyed!
But the death of a Nether Dragon Venerable can’t change the fact that "Star Emperor," this old ga, is already on a decline.
Active players are decreasing year by year!
The GAL League, on the other hand, is in full swing, almost becoming the world’s top esports event, surpassing League of Legends in terms of prize money and scale.
The only area where it’s weaker than League of Legends is attention and viewership.
It’s just not comparable...
Even though the GAL League has more prestigious sponsors, and although it’s lavish, with transfer fees for popular players starting at tens of millions, and top players exceeding billions.
But honestly, in terms of event attention, the GAL League still can’t match the more widespread audience base of League of Legends, which is also more popular among the youth.
There’s nothing to be done; these two gas have different player bases, and even given ten years, the GAL League can’t catch up.
But speaking of which...
As a ga from over a decade ago, damn, League of Legends is still the world’s number one online ga, that’s really sothing.
Chen Ba is also convinced.
He still rembers a few years ago, when Tianba Studio was just starting, people online were already saying that League of Legends was done for, that LOL was going cold.
Fine, fine, it’s going cold!
Why is it, after a few years, that this broken ga is still No. 1 in the PC market, and consistently at the top of various charts?
You call this going cold?
Honestly, everyone in the gaming industry knows that while Riot’s ga developnt skills might not match those top-tier teams, their level of ga operation is truly unparalleled.
Especially when it cos to hosting events, developing ga-derived IPs, and so on, Riot is simply divine!
Chen Ba even wants to learn from them.
While playing the ga he might complain, but if he sincerely reflects on the past decade of the PC market, it’s obvious that in the realm of online gas, Riot is like a god.
"Their MMO is also up and running!"
Huang Qing was peeling a banana, speaking as he ate: "This should be the most successful new MMORPG in recent years."
"After all, it’s Riot..."
Chen Ba finds it quite normal; a ga from Riot, it’d be strange if it didn’t get popular.
Rather than being surprised that the ga is popular, it’s better to think about why Riot would make an MMORPG ga in a ti when PC gas are declining.
"MMOs still have potential."
Huang Qing didn’t speak, but Yang Dong explained: "Do you rember more than a decade ago when online novels, especially those about online gas, were particularly popular?"
"Of course I rember; I loved reading them back then, titles were always sothing like ’The Online Ga of XXX...’"
"Exactly!"
Yang Dong nodded and said: "Do you know why the source material for these stories was mostly MMORPG gas?"
"Imrsion?"
"That’s part of it, but more so because both authors and readers believed that even in a 100% virtual ga era, it would still be the era of MMORPGs."
Yang Dong couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows, saying: "In other words, in the eyes of many back then, gas played in a virtual world with helts or ga cabins had to be MMORPGs to be authentic."
It’s a stereotype.
To what extent is it stereotypical?
Even today, if a company announced they had developed epoch-making virtual world technology and would launch a ga for it, the genre would likely still be MMORPG.
No doubt...
If such technology really existed, if it were to be applied to virtual gas, the genre would have a more than 90% chance of being MMORPG, not any other genre.
League of Legends is super popular, right?
Gas like Honor of Kings, Dota 2, and others are also very popular; at first glance, MOBA gas seem to have taken over half of today’s PC and mobile ga markets.
But if we enter the virtual era, no one would think gas like League of Legends could still be big hits.
FPS gas might still carve out a place in the virtual era with their unique gaplay chanisms. Most other ga types might be eliminated or replaced by MMORPGs in the virtual era.
"Makes sense..."
Chen Ba nodded, Yang Dong’s words had answered a question that had puzzled him for a long ti.
No wonder all those online ga stories back in the day were about MMOs; it turns out they thought these gas would still be popular in the virtual era?
"Of course, there are also era influences."
Yang Dong laughed and said: "Back when online ga stories were popular, the most popular gas on the market were all MMORPGs, so that’s what these authors wrote about."
"Do you see anyone writing those stories in recent years? Aren’t they all writing things like ’I am the top player in LOL’ or ’I am the three-ti champion in League of Legends’ esports stories now?"
The era background is also part of the reason.
Living in that thriving MMO era, both authors and readers believed MMORPGs were the future.
This idea can’t really be called wrong, nor can it be called right!
"Who can say what the future holds? MMOs might not be the future, but relatively speaking, this genre does have a strong vitality and a chance to thrive into the virtual era."
Chen Ba remarked: "A true virtual ga might turn out to be another form, not necessarily the traditional MMORPG."
You can’t be sure about such things.
But one thing is certain: judging by Riot’s developnt of an MMORPG ga based on the League of Legends universe, this genre indeed has potential.
Haven’t you seen how the online player base for their MMO has been skyrocketing, getting more popular by the day?
And that’s a point card system ga!
Chen Ba’s eyes were nearly red with envy; very few people understand what it ans for a point card system ga to be exploding in popularity.
Don’t compare it to free gas!
The point card gas were at their peak, and also the most profitable period. Take "Legend" for example, it directly created the first internet tycoon of Hua Country.
At the sa ti, the two Ma-bros were outside the top hundred, still hustling for investnt, trying to keep their companies afloat!
Although the wealth of that era’s richest seed less significant compared to the trillions that ca later, and many people didn’t quite recognize it.
But isn’t it possible that...
The wealth of the richest isn’t just for comparing with the second richest but can also be compared with an ordinary person’s monthly salary?
By relying on a single ga, leaping to the richest in an era where monthly salaries were only a few hundred bucks, that’s the glory "Legend" once created, and it’s a scene that every gaming person finds shocking every ti they recall it.
Besides "Legend," another notable point card system ga is "World of Warcraft."
Its success is unquestionable. Saying it’s one of the world’s most profitable online gas, surely no one would object, considering how many point cards have been sold over the years.
Ever since free gas beca mainstream, with in-ga purchases becoming the norm, it’s been a long ti since a truly popular point card system online ga has appeared on the market.
Obviously, the League of Legends-thed MMO that they’ve created this ti is one of a kind!
Chen Ba checked their pricing model. It isn’t a traditional point card system but leans towards a subscription model, with a monthly card costing 60 yuan for unlimited play that month.
yuan per player per month!
If this ga has 100,000 active players, all buying the monthly card, that’s 6 million in monthly revenue, and 72 million in a year!
What about 500,000 or 1 million players?
This isn’t a one-ti sale but a steady stream of point card system revenue. As long as the player base doesn’t plumt, the money can keep coming in.
"Unfortunately, we can’t do it."
Chen Ba thought about this and sighed helplessly.
Dostic players have been spoiled by free gas and heavy in-ga purchases. Trying to charge using point cards locally would be thankless, and free gas have a brighter future.
"Nothing can be done; the market is different."
Huang Qing casually tossed a banana peel into the trash can and then said, "Besides, there’s nothing wrong with free gas. Making quick money is still money!"
"So, are we making an MMORPG ga?"
"I’ve thought about it..."
Chen Ba mused, "Wasn’t there a joke about when we’d make an immortal-thed ga? I think an immortal MMO could have potential."
"Whether it has potential or not, nostalgia is definitely maxed out!"
Huang Qing laughed and said, "Immortal
MMO, a trap for mid-aged and young players!"
No kidding.
Dostically, any MMORPG that follows the martial arts or immortal the or buys a classic novel’s rights pretty much succeeds.
Don’t ask why...
Just know that martial arts/immortal
MMO fits perfectly with local players’ tastes. Countless tis the market has proven they love this combo; others just don’t work as well.
If you insist on doing swords and magic, you’re just forsaking the bonus that the the brings, not a wise choice.
An immortal martial arts MMO is nostalgia-fueled...
No matter how bad the ga might be, even disgustingly so, if it’s an immortal martial arts MMO, a bunch of nostalgic players will co just to support it.
Whether they leave after playing a few days, it doesn’t matter, you just see if people co or if the ga is popular!
"If we were to make an immortal MMORPG, would you believe that as soon as the news is released, the whole internet would explode?"
"I believe it!"
Chen Ba couldn’t not believe it.
If it were him, he’d probably pay attention to such news too.
If even he is like that, much less the average players. They couldn’t resist the allure of a pure immortal MMO ga.
Let alone causing an internet explosion, by that ti, marketing accounts and self-dia would be hyping up the new immortal MMO by Tianba Studio 24/7.
A few screenshots, endlessly analyzed and interpreted, then turned into various posts, hitting over a billion views and millions of video plays. Editors would laugh themselves awake at night.
No need to doubt its authenticity.
It’s real!
Totally real, as long as Chen Ba dares to release the news, this will surely happen, maybe even more exaggerated.
By then, Tianba Studio wouldn’t even need to buy any traffic or trending searches; the news would spread across the country, with all sorts of strears and influencers coming to chase the hype.
No joke!
When "Annihilating World" was initially announced, wasn’t it like this?
One promotional video was screen-captured repeatedly, the image wore out from being shared so much, even groups infamous for sharing risque pictures were discussing it.
Sadly, the ga tanked.
But just because other gas fail doesn’t an immortal MMOs can’t work. From the eager eyes of players and their enthusiasm in discussing such gas, it’s easy to see that if these gas are done well, the market is indeed vast.
The premise is, the ga has to be good!
A good ga paired with an immortal MMO combo punch can unleash maximum power. If the ga’s no good, even the best concept is just wasted effort.
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