This Is Not a Bug bu Chapter 71: Renovation DLC

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Renovation DLC

The idea of a school district house is a good one.

But it doesn’t have much to do with the upcoming version update of "Living Under Soone’s Roof Simulator," at least not right now.

"After this update, it probably won’t be updated for a long ti, right?"

Yang Dong, who had just ordered a milk tea from his phone, suddenly turned to ask Chen Ba.

"Mm!"

Chen Ba nodded, "For single-player simulator-type gas like this, it’s quite normal to have a major update only once a year."

This is quite different from online gas.

Online gas need to ensure "daily active users," so they continuously update content to boost player activity and the number of concurrent users.

But single-player gas don’t care about this.

In other words, single-player gas don’t even have the concept of "daily active users." As long as the ga is sold, whether you play it or when you play it, no one will really care.

So... generally speaking, unless the ga developer really cares about a specific ga, they won’t actively update their single-player gas.

Updating once a year is pretty good.

So single-player gas might only update a major version once every four or five years, releasing a bit of new content for players.

What?

You say DLC is released quite frequently?

That stuff can make money! DLCs that can’t make money, which are essentially major ga updates, how many developers do you see actively making them?

Gas like "No Man’s Sky," which have no gold edition or complete edition, and even lack any DLCs or season passes, quietly updated for five or six years, and stubbornly saved their reputation from a deluge of bad reviews to a wave of good reviews are actually rare.

But, No Man’s Sky deserved its fate.

The promises were too big to realistically achieve, and only through continuous updates could they make that dream even remotely feasible.

"To know sha is to have courage!"

"No matter what, the developnt team of ’No Man’s Sky’ still maintained their limits and continued updating for so many years."

Talking about this ga, which was once widely expected but hugely disappointing upon release, the developnt team’s courage in facing their sha and achieving self-redemption is sothing Chen Ba admires.

At the very least, he’s not capable of continuously updating a ga that has hit rock bottom in reputation for five or six years, without even making a single DLC.

If it were him, even if he had to atone for the promises he made, he wouldn’t add all content to the ga for free; he’d at least release a couple of DLCs to ensure so ongoing revenue.

"Cold Window Study Simulator" updated for two major versions, and then stopped updating.

"Living Under Soone’s Roof Simulator" is also in its second major update; after this one, it’s likely the ga won’t see any changes for a long ti.

Of course!

This is based on the sales growth curve of the two gas, leading to a correct decision.

After all, when no one is buying the ga anymore, and the players who have bought it gradually abandon and stop playing, continuing to launch major updates is too ti- and energy-consuming.

"There’s a possibility we keep updating, and soday a version suddenly becos popular, drawing many new players in..."

Chen Ba smiled wryly, "Such things are possible, but the odds are as low as winning the lottery."

A cold single-player ga is really difficult to bring back.

And even if it does resurge, it’s hard to say it’s due to the developer’s constant updates; most of it is due to external forces.

Such as a derivative animation or drama becoming wildly popular, or a strear like Wang Laoju bringing in traffic, or coincidentally riding a wave of trend...

In short, reviving is hard!

Without help and promotional flow from external forces, trying to resurrect a cold ga solely by continuously releasing new versions is akin to dreaming.

"Since that’s the case, why not take advantage of the current player base and make a few DLCs?" Yang Dong asked.

He understood Ba’s intention.

"Living Under Soone’s Roof Simulator" will likely not be updated for a long ti after this version.

Since no more updates are planned, the number of existing players will only dwindle, so why not grab the opportunity now to make so DLCs and cash in?

"Do you have any ideas?"

Chen Ba isn’t against DLCs; as long as there’s good content, making one wouldn’t hurt.

Tianba Studio hasn’t made a aningful DLC since its founding!

DLC stands for Downloadable Content, aning additional downloadable content that expands the ga’s content based on the original ga.

DLC types are varied.

So are skins, so are new characters, so are new plots, and others are new maps or new ga modes...

Considering the nature of the ga, there are quite a few DLC possibilities for "Living Under Soone’s Roof Simulator," as long as they don’t repeat existing ga content.

"Let’s make a decorating DLC!"

Yang Dong suggested, "Most of the players of ’Living Under Soone’s Roof Simulator’ have bought houses, and not just one."

"The houses in the ga have hardly any interaction after being purchased, so I want to expand it, allowing players to decorate their own ideal ho..."

This idea is good!

The houses in the ga have really low interactivity; these are houses that people have paid a mortgage for ten years, how can they have so little content?

"OK!"

Since there’s a version update planned anyway, releasing a decorating DLC along the way wouldn’t hurt, and Chen Ba had no reason to oppose it.

This DLC is quite straightforward.

After all, referencing interior design materials and offering players various design styles and furniture choices, choosing them and then letting "Tianba Decoration Company" step in will work.

That’s right!

This decorating DLC doesn’t let players actually do the decorating; it rely allows players to select their preferred styles, materials, furniture, and décor based on options provided by the decoration company.

Which decoration company to choose?

Sorry! Tianba Decoration has monopolized the entire industry, and apart from them, there are no other choices!

"How about the pricing?"

After determining the content of the decorating DLC, Yang Dong asked for pricing suggestions for this DLC.

The base ga is priced at 25 yuan!

Not considering other factors, the DLC’s price definitely shouldn’t exceed the ga’s price, or you wouldn’t distinguish between the joker and the real deal, which is the base ga and which is the DLC?

"This DLC is quite simple and doesn’t have much content, so we can’t price it too high; if it’s too expensive, few will buy it."

Chen Ba thought seriously and finally held out five fingers: "Five yuan!"

This price is quite suitable.

Not too pricey, not too cheap, considering many players’ "real estate speculation" enthusiasm, quite a few people should purchase it.

"Individual purchase of DLC is five yuan, but bundled with the base ga, it’s only 28 yuan!" Chen Ba added.

Bundling the DLC with the base ga for sales is also an effective strategy to increase sales.

Many people will choose a special version that bundles one or two DLCs when buying a ga.

After all, just adding a few yuan allows you to get one or two DLCs, originally priced at a dozen or twenty yuan each, which sounds quite a bargain, making developers feel like they’re losing out significantly!