Chapter 277 - An Industry that would Force Lin Wan Out! (1/2)

October 3rd…

Three days had passed. Pei Qian had been observing Repent and be Saved’s situation very closely. After all, he had high hopes for the game. He could not afford any more losses.

He looked at the netizens’ comments first. All in all, they had gone just as Pei Qian had expected.

The game was being criticized through and through!

Players were saying all sorts of things, especially in the comments section of the official Weibo post. Many players on the official platform also gave the game a one-star rating and left negative comments.

There were heated arguments in the forums, and gamers seemed to be extremely polarized.

At the moment, there were many comments about the game on TPDb’s website, including comments from paying customers and netizens in general.

Repent and be Saved had an overall rating of 7.2 on TPDb. Paying customers and netizens had obviously pulled its ratings down.

Only a short period had passed. Most games media would not have completed the game. Thus, the media’s comments and ratings were not available yet. There was no way Pei Qian could analyze the game’s overall reception.

Pei Qian did not feel particularly confident about this. After all, games media would not be too concerned about the game’s difficulty. Instead, it would rate the game more holistically, based on the game’s quality, content, design, and the like.

These games media might give the game quite a high rating for its quality alone. Then, its ratings on TPDb would increase.

Still, no matter what, the game’s reputation was showing signs of tanking among ordinary players. One could say this was well within Pei Qian’s expectations.

It did not matter whether TPDb gave the game high ratings. What mattered was that the game did not generate profits.

Pei Qian looked at the number of players who refunded the game—not even 30% did. He was quite disappointed.

What is the meaning of this? I clearly told you to refund it, and yet less than 30% of you did?

You could resist the combined impact of the little monsters in the mass grave, the elite monster with the chopper, the epitaph that appears every time you die, and the reminder at the last minute?

That’s illogical!

In addition, this 30% included those who only tried the game due to advertising and marketing effects.

Many people tried Repent and be Saved on account of Tengda’s golden reputation. Even gamers who hated being tortured mistakenly tried the game as well. Once they realized they were being tortured in the game, those gamers’ first reaction would definitely have been to refund it.

Yet, even so, less than 30% of all players refunded the game. Pei Qian was extremely dissatisfied with this figure.

Of course, Pei Qian knew no good way to resolve the problem.

He had been as cruel as he could be. Those who chose not to refund the game probably really did not want to do so. Pei Qian could not possibly have pointed a gun to their heads, forcing them to refund it. He could only continue observing the situation.

Although Pei Qian had expected more people to refund the game, an almost-30% refund rate was considered quite high compared to other games. In addition, countless people were criticizing Repent and Be Saved. The situation looked quite promising.

Pei Qian turned to browse Aili Island.

Some people had already published videos of Repent and be Saved on the video website. However, no complete walkthroughs had been uploaded so far. At the moment, most people were recording the game as they progressed. That was why there weren’t many videos, and those that had been published were not popular.

Pei Qian had also expected this outcome.

As long as Teacher Qiao did not release a walkthrough yet, he could remain hopeful!

These newbies would probably need a week before they start to figure Repent and be Saved out. Teacher Qiao would only upload a video after a week.

By then, Pei Qian guessed that only hardcore, loyal fans would still be playing the game. It would not hurt to give them a walkthrough. The players who had already given up would probably not return.

“Hmm, this looks like a good start. May it continue this way!”

Pei Qian switched his computer off and left.

It was a Sunday. He had plans to bring Lin Chang to Ming Yun Private Kitchen for a meal.

Lin Yu was busy with work and had already left Jingzhou. Lin Chang had much more free time on his hands. What’s more, both of them were in charge of different companies. Of course, they had different workloads as well.

At Ming Yun Private Kitchen…

Pei Qian happily chewed on the leg of a crab. He was in an extraordinary mood. Lin Chang was also enjoying his food and praising it non-stop.

As they ate, they began to talk about Lin Wan.

“Boss Pei, have you thought about what we mentioned the last time?

“You don’t need to have a perfect plan. Just tell me what you have thought about so far; we can work on a plan together.”

Lin Chang was giving this issue quite a lot of attention. It was obvious that his father was giving him considerable pressure. He had to get Lin Wan back as soon as possible-only then would he be able to relax.

Pei Qian pondered for a while and said, “I’m thinking of transferring her somewhere else in the name of expanding the business.”

Lin Chang paused. “You’re not allowing her to continue in the game industry?”

Pei Qian nodded. “Yes, I won’t let her work on games anymore. The risks would be too high if I allow her to continue!

“She has just led the employees of Shang Yang Games to produce such a successful game. The employees’ enthusiasm and performance, as well as outsiders’ view of Shang Yang Games, are all at their peak. If I let her work on another game, the next game has a high chance of succeeding as well.