On July 16, a picture was updated on the official website of Yunmeng Games. The content of the picture is a folder icon.
On the name below the folder, there are four words "World of Warcraft" written on it.
Although I just created a folder and didn’t even have a promotional PV or poster, it still caused a sensation in the player circle.
Especially Warcraft players.
For this game, which is said to be immersed in the epic plot of Azeroth from a first-person or third-person perspective, they have been tossing and turning in anticipation.
The forum of Game Island, the discussion section of Warcraft.
Someone forwarded a screenshot of the official website announcement here, which immediately aroused discussions among countless players.
[Mr. Hao finally started making games!]
[I’m crying, I just created the folder, so don’t I have to wait until next year to actually play it?]
[next year? ! Even the donkeys in the production team dare not rest like this!]
[It shouldn’t take that long. Yunmeng Games is still very productive. The development cycle of Warcraft seems to be less than half a year.]
[I hope we don’t have to wait until next summer vacation... With Warcraft so popular now, it’s hard to say whether there will be so many people playing it next year.]
[I don’t think it’s only been a year and no one is playing anymore, right? Mr. Hao has already said that the War Cry Cup will be held for a second time, and aside from the competition, those RPG maps are interesting enough.]
[Haha, that’s what I said, but how many games can truly last for more than a year?]
[Looking forward to World of Warcraft! Hope to hear about the completion of development next time!]
[Normally speaking, before the official development of the game is completed, we still have one CG animation left. (dog head)]
Although it was just a screenshot of a folder, not only could there be no substantial progress, and even the contents of the folder could not be seen, but at least it gave countless players who were looking forward to seeing the dawn of the future.
While the discussion about the release of this screenshot on the official website of Yunmeng Games is still ongoing, Hao Yun, as the chief designer of Warcraft, finally accepted the headlines for the first time about World of Warcraft and the new expansion pack Frozen Throne for Warcraft. News interviews.
The reception room of Yunmeng Building.
A reporter lady sitting on the sofa opposite, with a photographer behind her, handed over the microphone and said with a smile in a polite voice.
"Hello, Mr. Hao Yun, I am very happy to have this opportunity to interview you. I am also full of curiosity about you."
"I hope I can satisfy your curiosity."
"I believe it can be done," Ji Zhi smiled slightly and continued, "We all know that RTS games are a niche game segment in Xia Kingdom and even around the world, and players' skills are far inferior to their passion for RPG games. As a dedicated player, how did you come up with the idea of developing an RTS game?"
Hao Yun shook his head and answered seriously.
"First of all, I must correct one thing. Players are all philanthropic. There may be players who are particularly fond of a certain type of game, but as long as the game itself is fun enough, there will still be players willing to play even if it is a gameplay that they have never played before. Try it.”
"Furthermore, as far as I know, a considerable proportion of our players have a campaign pass rate of less than 50%, and more than 90% of their game time is concentrated on RPG maps in the game lobby. I never think that Warcraft should be limited to RTS. Gameplay, players can find their own fun through our games, and this fun will be diversified."
"So the official maps and campaigns are not the core of Warcraft?" The reporter had a confused expression on his face, and then said, "Is that why you use an unpopular theme like fantasy?"
"How could it be? The official maps and campaigns are of course the core of Warcraft, but they are not one of the core," Hao Yun continued with a smile, "As for why an unpopular theme like fantasy is used, you can understand it as a coincidence. Well, there is no special reason, it is just a framework to carry the story, and the real value is the core of the story.”
The reporter smiled slightly and said.
"This explanation sounds a bit profound, but I'm very curious, aren't you worried that players may not buy it?"
"No," Hao Yun shook his head and said, "As long as the game is made with care, it will definitely resonate with players."
"Besides, I'm not a game designer who likes to follow the mainstream."
Reporter: "What does this sentence mean?"
Hao Yun paused and said.
"Games are different from products on the assembly line. Even the players themselves don't know what they want to play before they are made. If we just try to figure out the players' minds and cater to the public's current preferences, instead of exploring the future Developing more interesting gameplay in areas that no one has set foot on will one day be eliminated in the future due to complacency.”
After thinking carefully about this sentence for a while, the reporter nodded and continued to ask.
“So do you think the current problem in the industry is that it’s too conservative?”
"It can be said that," Hao Yun joked and continued, "our Clash of Clans was released relatively early. So far, I have seen at least 10 mobile games with similar gameplay. However, even though all of them have their own Adding up the data in this regard, it is impossible to surpass us. If they develop some interesting gameplay themselves, instead of waiting for others to develop this gameplay and then copy it, maybe another mobile game will be born. It’s no less than a phenomenal work like Clash of Clans.”
It’s okay to not be able to surpass it in total.
The reporter lady sitting on the sofa didn't know what words to use to describe the confidence of Mr. Hao in front of her.
Suddenly, she thought of "Seven Kingdoms" which was a sensation in June at the beginning of the month.
At that time, almost the entire gaming industry believed that this heavyweight IP created by Rice Entertainment would become a turning point in the re-emergence of RTS games, and "Seven Kingdoms" itself would become this year's annual hegemony.
But this huge momentum seems to have disappeared since Warcraft was launched.
It was as if overnight, everyone ran to play Warcraft and forgot about this heavyweight game released at the same time.
She was curious about what Mr. Hao thought of this game developed by DaMi Entertainment.
So, she sorted out the questions in her mind, smiled slightly, and said.
"In your opinion, who is most likely to achieve this goal? Or, putting aside the limitations of mobile games and mobile games, which peer do you think is the most threatening to Yunmeng Games?"
Upon hearing this question, the expression on Hao Yun's face did not change at all, and he just responded lightly.
"threaten?"
"not sure."
“In my opinion, there are still many game companies with potential, and we have invested in two of them ourselves.
"As for which peer is the most threatening to us, I haven't encountered it yet."
This sentence had not been encountered yet, and the reporter sitting on the sofa opposite opened his mouth in surprise.
Hao Yun's answer was beyond her expectation, and it didn't go in the direction she expected at all.
The words "Seven Kingdoms" have never even appeared in his mouth.
Finally, she couldn't help it any longer, so she took the initiative to make it clear.
"What about rice? What do you think of this competitor?"
"Rice?" Hao Yun looked at her strangely, "Isn't that the one who makes electronic equipment?"
"Since when have we been together?"