Chapter 530 - We were on a Good Note, Why Curse Me? (1/2)

Pei Qian was even more excited upon hearing it.

“Teacher He, tell me. I really want to hear about it!”

He An was a little surprised. “Why, is Boss Ma an experienced RTS game enthusiast?”

Pei Qian thought about it. “Hmm… I guess?”

He could probably be considered experienced if he liked that from now, right?

Why do I like RTS games? Maybe because it could help me lose money?

He An thought about it. “It’s okay, an RTS game is not a deviation from today’s topic. I’ll talk about it briefly then.

“An RTS game is a real-time strategy game. It was glorious in the past. We were once the mainstay game type in the esports industry. However, when we talk about RTS, there is no avoiding talk about Fantasy Battle and Starcraft

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“Last year, Starcraft 2 was released and was a great success.

“However, that hasn’t changed the industry’s dislike of RTS games since it is more like a flashback. The success of one game will hardly change the decline of the entire game type.

“It is true as well. Except for a few established, well-known manufacturers; almost no one wants to touch this game type anymore.

“Even the big manufacturers do not seem to plan to invest too much money and energy into this game type. The decline of this type of game is directly related to the rise of new game types.

“RTS games have too high of a requirement for the players. Most players failed to reach the minimum operating threshold and naturally could not enjoy the game.

“At the same time, the single-player mode is also difficult to throw the blame to their teammates. The frustrations after losing are too strong, making RTS a very high-end and highly watchable esports event. However, it is very difficult to continue as a popular mass game because of the threshold.

“The mainstream popular games of the future would be games like GOG, especially the client-side game and mobile games with their unique advantages…

Pei Qian’s mouth twitched again. Why was the topic back to GOG? He had to think of ways to change the subject.

“In short, making an RTS game without many IPs at this point in time would mean a dead end?”

He An nodded lightly. “Yes, you can think of it this way.”

Pei Qian nearly danced with joy.

I thought so, too! I was finally on the same frequency with Teacher He for once. Pei Qian had indeed considered the RTS game type before, but he decided against it by then because it did not seem dead yet.

It might not have any future, but many old players liked such game types. Moreover, they had a huge purchasing power. He was afraid that it might backfire. However, more than one year had passed, and the situation had changed!

The release of Starcraft 2 revived RTS, sucking away almost all the remaining RTS players.

Moreover, the competition between GOG and IOI was so intense that even Gods Rising could only tremble. What more could be said about a new RTS game?

Yes, let’s do this! It seemed to be foolproof!

What a pity though… that it was no longer possible for this cycle. He could only think of using it for the next cycle.

He An sighed. “Sigh, actually part of the reason why I decided to retire is that my vision can no longer keep up with the pace of game development in this era.

“Previously I felt that Gods Rising would only be a beautiful niche and that mobile games would never have a strong impact on client-side games. Now, it seems like my thinking is outdated.

“Boss Ma, that is also the reason why I put this class on the second topic. I hope that you will always have long term vision and find the right type of game to develop. You’ll be able to win lying down if you make a game that was on par with the era!”

Pei Qian: “…”

Teacher He, you were speaking so well. Why are you suddenly cursing me?

Ten at night…

DGE E-Sports Club… It was already time for lights out. All the cell phones of the team members had been kept away. That was to ensure that they had enough rest.

Ming Yun Villas was, by default, a villa that was far away from the noisy city. There was very little light pollution. They could only see the faint twinkling of the moonlight and the starlight even if they did not pull the curtains.

That was the team’s dormitory. Two people would share a room.

In the darkness, the human sprawled on the bed spoke.

“Old Zhou, can I trouble you to give me a cup of water? I’m thirsty.”

Old Zhou on the other bed was obviously not asleep yet. “F*ck, what the hell did you do before bed? Also, why don’t you take it yourself?”

The human figure was lying lifelessly. “I can’t move.”

Old Zhou: “Huang Wang, you speak as though I’m any better.”