Chapter 354 - There Was Deep Meaning Behind Boss Pei’s Process! (1/2)

He Desheng and the other professionals from Dream Realization Ventures began sorting out their comments on the modification of IOI.

This process was actually rather painful.

That was because most of these professionals were very familiar with the Gods Rising game. The difficulty level of this game was the key gap between them and ordinary players.

For them to propose modifications to the difficulty of the setting was undoubtedly for them to deny their own game experiences and to weaken their advantage in certain aspects. It was very difficult for them to make a choice.

However, on second thoughts, if they did not propose modifications now; Boss Ma’s gaming experience would definitely not be improved.

In that case, Boss Ma would be bored by it in no time even if it was a rigged match.

Once Boss Ma gets bored… Won’t that mean that everyone’s rice bowl was in jeopardy?

Therefore, they had to let Boss Ma play comfortably! The modification plan for this game had to be done!

He Desheng racked his brains for the changes while trying out the beta version of the IOI. It was not difficult to obtain the beta version of this game since they were the shareholders of Finger Games and IOI’s local agent.

It was just that everyone did not play it very often. They played Gods Rising in the rigged matches most of the time.

The reason was simple. To everyoneincluding He Desheng and Ma Yang, IOI could only be considered just a lower-end version of Gods Rising.

Differences in map size, game settings, and the like were not very big. The most important difference was in the screen and hero skill design.

IOI’s only advantage was that it was an independent and online game. It was very convenient to add friends and team up. However, this only advantage did not exist since it was currently in the testing phase.

Everything else—such as the various details of the game, the richness of the hero design, etc.—was still inferior to Gods Rising.

That was normal. Gods Rising had been continuously updated for several years. The current development time of the IOI was too short; these contents need to be polished up.

However, to He Desheng and the others, that meant that IOI had a higher possibility of modification.

He Desheng took notes as they discussed. “The rigging will not be able to continue much longer. We have to continue trying new challenges and try playing against strangers. We can only continue to maintain Boss Ma’s interest this way.

“However, as far as the current game setting is concerned… Boss Ma will probably find it a targeted shortcoming. His gaming experience will definitely not improve.”

“If that is the case, we have to consider how Boss Ma would be able to have as much gaming experience as possible when facing a real enemy.

“I think the current map is too big. We cannot get to Boss Ma immediately when he is in danger. The map has to be smaller for us to support Boss Ma at any time.”

“Boss Ma’s basic skills in last hit and deny[1] are generally lacking. It is unrealistic for him to practice them, considering his busy schedule. How about we just do away with deny and keep last hit? He can still earn some rewards even if the last hit is unsuccessful.”

“Should there be a bounty setting to prevent Boss Ma from having a bad gaming experience if he was killed too easily? An opponent who was killed too many times would be worthless. There will be extra rewards for ending opponents’ streaks. Perhaps a proper compensation mechanism if someone falls too far behind in their level?

“We have to ensure the gap between professionals and rookies is maintained while Boss Ma stays afloat. If not, would we not seem to be very useless if we cannot bring Boss Ma to victory?”

“Yes, I think so, too. This game is much simpler for Boss Ma, but the difficult techniques must be retained for people like us.”

“It’s good that IOI has fixed lanes. We can keep it. Other than that, can we request for some mid-lane heroes that require higher mechanics or junglers[2] to make things easier for our carry[3]?”

“I think we can enrich the map resources. It would be best if a few large monsters can be added to increase buff for the team. This way, even if Boss Ma were to die, we will be able to greatly increase our winning rates as long as we can take control of the map and use such monsters to increase the stats of our team.”

“The operation mode as well. Should we provide some more convenient operation modes for rookies? Until now, Boss Ma had not learned the shortcut keys. He’s still clicking the mouse in many cases…”

“They should also have some heroes that could be mixed.”

Everyone participated in the brainstorm. Every suggestion was recorded by He Desheng.

All in all, the suggestions were simply to ensure that the game had a certain difficulty ladder that a professional could easily drive the rhythm of the whole game for a one-on-five while giving casual players as much space to survive as possible.

It would be alright even if one did not possess good basic skills, positioning, and awareness.

The game setting would give more gold if the last hit was done well so that the depth of the pockets would have too much gap. Players would not become extremely poor after forty minutes of gameplay.

If someone was not good at positioning, then they should choose some hero that could flesh out after a short period of development.

It would not matter even if someone had poor awareness. With the reduction in the size of the map, one could easily give support where the battle went and vice versa.

All in all—if this version was implemented, it would be an epic enhancement for Boss Ma!

He Desheng summarized everyone’s opinions, compiled it into a document, and translated it into English to be sent to Finger Games. His English was definitely not poor since he was in the investment industry. It was time to knock off after everything was done.

He estimated that they would only receive a reply after three days—which would be Monday, taking into account the time difference and the weekends.

He Desheng stretched and knocked off on time.

Saturday…

At the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s Ming Yun Villas branch…

Bao Xu peered in sneakily at the entrance while hiding his face with a baseball cap. Alright, there weren’t too many people around.

It was 8:30 in the morning. Many university students would come to the popular neighborhood of Ming Yun Villas to play during weekends. Even so, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe would only be full after one in the afternoon.

There were still many vacant seats so early in the morning

Bao Xu pushed his baseball cap down and entered the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. He quickly found Li Yada, also in a baseball cap, in the internet area in no time.

Bao Xu was still cautiously looking towards his back as though he was afraid of being followed before he sat down.

“Is the beta version of GOG updated?” Bao Xu asked in a low voice.

Li Yada nodded. “Yeah, I spoke to Zhang Yuan. The game has been updated. All the computers in the internet cafe can play it now.”

“Moreover, a player can obtain some online time if they play GOG for a certain length and write a 500-word suggestion for modification.

“You don’t have to be so nervous. This place is very far from the company. The probability of meeting Boss Pei and the others is very low.”

Bao Xu nodded. “Um, I know, but it’s always better to err on the safe side. Where are the others?”

Li Yada looked at her watch. “They should be arriving soon.” “What about the office?” Bao Xu asked.

Li Yada said, “I got Liu and the others to be on top for the time being. However… is this really necessary?”

Bao Xu breathed a sigh of relief. “It is important to always be cautious.

“Okay, let’s experience the game first and slowly modify it. Note down the revised plan. You’ll submit it on Monday.”