Feng Yu was overjoyed: "What do you think this game is called? World of Warcraft?!"
"That's right, didn't you send someone to say that the Warcraft series should be made into a massively multiplayer role-playing online game, and also provided a lot of game background design, mission design, etc.?" Blast Snow's chairman Adhan was surprised. road.
"Ah, yes, I didn't expect you to proceed so quickly. Has Warcraft 3 been developed?"
"Not yet, but we have launched a Beginning of Chaos this year, and we plan to launch the Frozen Throne next year."
"What about World of Warcraft?"
"It is difficult to develop this kind of large-scale 3D online game. Fortunately, people from other game companies helped and gave us a lot of experience. We estimate that it will take two years to successfully develop it, as well as testing, debugging, etc., in 2005 Plans to go public for sales operations.”
Feng Yu nodded, it was about the same time as in his previous life. It's just time to take advantage of the fact that Legend's popularity is declining and other games are emerging to re-establish the name of Fengyu Game.
This life is different from the previous one. The code of the legendary game has not been leaked, so there is no so-called private server. At this time, Legend still maintains a high speed in development. Various new maps, new tasks, new skills, new monsters, etc. are still extremely playable.
Even if private servers appeared in the previous life, there were still so many players in the official servers. But it is undeniable that private servers have taken away a large number of players. The simplest thing is that private servers can eliminate the initial difficulty of upgrading and allow people to learn almost all skills as soon as they start up. And there are relatively few people, so grabbing monsters won’t be that serious.
Another one does not require paying for a point card. Although this point card is not expensive, it is not cheap after a year. At least for the student party, it is still relatively expensive.
Feng Yu predicts that Legend will continue to charge this price for three years. After three years, with the emergence of new games, Legend's popularity will drop significantly. At that time, the price of point cards will start to drop significantly, which will stimulate another year.
Then in 2006, point card charges were officially canceled and replaced by recharge as free membership. Members are divided into levels and given certain rewards every day. This was a great way for various web games and mobile games to make money in the previous life. The legendary world in the previous life was also done in this way, attracting many wealthy people.
Then Legend should be able to persist for a few more years, and then develop web games and mobile games. The IP of Legend will definitely bring ten years of profits to Fengyu Games.
However, Legend is a 2D game after all. At this time, there are already games on the market similar to Miracle. These games rely on more three-dimensional characters and have attracted many users, especially overseas, and are very popular.
After all, Miracle is based on Western legendary professions, which can attract the interest of European and American players. However, even if Legend only has the Chinese market, it can still leave a strong mark in the history of online games in the world.
But the big cake of 3D online games cannot be given to others. Baoxue’s three major IPs, Diablo, StarCraft and Warcraft, must be developed in depth. The current sales of peripheral comics are pretty good, and toys, clothing, etc. can also be used for The company brings huge profits.
Games are not just about selling game discs and charging points, peripherals can also create huge profits. In the development of industrial peripheral areas, American companies and Japanese companies have mature experience. Feng Yu was handed over to Kameda Masao, and he did a pretty good job. Even legendary peripherals are selling well in China.
World of Warcraft, which was popular in the previous life, has also been popular for more than ten years. Even before Feng Yu was reborn, many people were still playing it. After this game, various 3D online games began to become popular. It is not an exaggeration to say that he led the trend.
Not counting Huaxia, the number of registered users in World of Warcraft exceeds 10 million. Legend Peak claims to have 30 million players, but that’s the number of registered players and the number of people online at the same time. There aren’t many for one server, only about a million.
Although there are differences in this life, the number of people online at the same time on the legendary single server has increased sharply, which is related to publicity, and also because the server is not so stuck, and China's computer and network are developing faster, but at this time, the number of people online at the same time on the single server is still declining.
Fortunately, the new servers of Legend are opening at a reasonable pace, and the number of registered players is still slowly increasing. When we arrived at the Internet cafe, most of them were playing Legends. Of course, there were also some playing Half-Life, Diablo and other games. Well, there were also some watching movies.
This is the era of the explosion of various online games. Many people call it the era of the explosion of PC games.
The popular PS game consoles, Rentian or GBOX, of course also have some fun games, but as the types of online games increase, new companies are constantly joining in the development of online games, such as home TV game consoles The market is constantly compressed.
What really caused the decline of home TV game consoles was mobile games.
With the popularity of smartphones, people can play games, read novels, watch videos, etc. anytime and anywhere, and no longer worry about how to spend their free time.
Mobile phones are the most commonly used tools around people. They are easy to carry and compact. At that time, home game consoles could only work in the direction of somatosensory, that is, panoramic 3D, which required special glasses.
But this kind of game console has another big shortcoming, which is that it allows you to be immersed in the game. But you need a large space, and it is easy for people to accidentally touch and get hurt. If you are in the scene, you always have to dodge.
You said you can sit on the **, so how can you be immersed in the situation even though you know you are sitting on the **
Therefore, in the future, this kind of game console can only take the high-end route. The game market has been replaced by PC games and mobile games.
Now mobile games have not yet become popular, and the largest game market is still home game consoles, but it has gradually shifted towards PC games.
Feng Yu wants every game player in the future to always think of Fengyu Games first when mentioning the history of the PC gaming era. Whether it is the era of 2D games, the era of 3D games, or even the era of somatosensory games.
"Don't worry, go ahead. If you have financial difficulties, you can tell Kameda Masao, or contact Ralph."
"There are no financial difficulties. Our Warcraft 3 is currently selling well. This money is enough to develop World of Warcraft."
"Very good, remember to pay attention to the company's employees and let them have a sense of identification with the company. Don't be stingy with the rewards that should be given to them. Some executives and employees who have made significant contributions should be given stock rewards, and there is no need to ask my opinion. .”
In the previous life, Explosive Snow experienced a major incident where several senior executives resigned at the same time, which seriously hindered the normal operation of Explosive Snow. In this life, Feng Yu doesn't want it to happen again.
"Thank you, Mr. Feng. Under your leadership, the company will definitely reach a higher level. Fengyu Games will definitely dominate the PC gaming field in the future, leaving other companies in despair!"
This American is also very good at flattering him. Feng Yu felt like he was completely transparent.
"The company cannot do without your contributions, and we will never give you less of what you deserve. The future of the company needs to be created by everyone. The history of PC games will be written by us together!"
(End of chapter)