Chapter 148 - A Problem No One Had Managed to Solve! (1/2)

These two games were already rather dated; they had many problems, and it was a little hard to even think of where to begin. Fortunately, Boss Pei had provided a very good starting point: purchase options!

To remove all purchase options and only keeping one, this was a rather onerous task. Conservatively speaking, the two games had at least tens of purchase options in total. There were some charging and spending activities as well as normal items purchase; there were some system purchase options as well.

It could be said that wherever purchase options could be added, they had all been done so. To get rid of all these purchase options was not as simple as just closing off the entrance to a mall. These purchase options were connected to the entire system design.

To ensure that someone who topped up five hundred yuan could beat someone who only paid a hundred and for the latter to beat someone who had only paid thirty yuan, that required proper planning of the game’s system design to ensure that every different purchase tier could have a corresponding enhancement to their experience.

Furthermore, these battle power systems were linked; the power scaling system was connected to the game environment. It was just like the carnivores and herbivores in the wild.

Hence, this was all in all a system design problem.

This was also why systems designers enjoyed such a high position in the country; it was only second to the chief planner. System designs would often determine the gaming experience of games with paywalls.

To change the purchase options would be akin to changing the system design. It meant that differentiating between players by the amount they paid needed to be done using a different method.

Changing a way of differentiation-if done wrongly, it could lead to the entire system design’s collapse. No one would be able to repair the system then.

Just like the Bloody Battle Song before. After it had been scolded bloody, its revenue had fallen significantly. Old Liu had set the price of that saber too high and a simple system design problem had brought such an extremely negative effect.

Ye Zhizhou thought for a long time and still felt that this seemed beyond his means. Although he had some ideas, he couldn’t be sure if he could really actualize them. As such, he printed out the document and went to look for Wang Xiaobin to discuss it.

Wang Xiaobin was an experienced systems designer. After hearing Ye Zhizhou’s idea, he couldn’t help but frown. Such a change could not be done at a whim.

If it was before-putting aside Old Liu or Wang Xiaobin, any experienced planner would feel that changes could not be done like this. They would have immediately shot down Ye Zhizhou’s proposal.

However, Ye Zhizhou was now the chief planner, and no one could do so. Furthermore, Boss Pei was the one who had suggested this! Since that was the case, they had to think of all ways to complete this. They had to do this no matter what!

Wang Xiaobin said dejectedly, “I seem to feel that this is a rather ridiculous thing to do. However, since Boss Pei had suggested this, he must have his reasons. I’ll do my best to finish this.”

Just by removing all the purchase options, that was akin to redoing the majority of the game’s content. This was different from an FPS like Ocean Stronghold.

Although Ocean Stronghold had the Red Kilin, it was a competitive game where one went up against one other. No matter how rich a baller was, it was not possible for him to fight two other enemies of the same caliber.

However, Bloody Battle Song was a classic game with paywalls. Ballers could fight twenty at once, what more two. This was an absolute unbalance. Bloody Battle Song’s entire game content was built on this kind of unbalanced gameplay.

If all the purchase options were removed, there must still be a way to differentiate between players. If it wasn’t money, then it could only be time or luck.

To change the entire game to one solely based on the length of playing? The game would then become a Liver Emperor’s heaven.

Of course, changing it into a refill card game would also be possible. However, it would not be compatible with Bloody Battle Song’s original design. If it was really turned into a refill card game, it would be no different from remaking a new game. It was evidently not realistic and would not fulfill Boss Pei’s requirements.

To change the game into one based on luck? That would become the Gambling Emperor’s heaven.

If such changes were made, it might actually still be similar to the current game style. It would still be unbalanced while most players’ gaming experience would not be changed for the better.

Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin were really racking their brains over this.

This was a problem that no one in the domestic gaming industry had managed to solve.

Of course, no one was willing to solve this as well. After all, cutting out purchase options would mean people no longer coveted money. Even if some crazed chief planner wanted to do this, his boss would definitely slap him awake.

Games with paywalls were doing rather well and earning much money; who was so free and would want to try and look for an alternative?

However, the more Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin contemplated this, the more they felt this was very meaningful.