Chapter 91 - Caught off Guard (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Wu Zhao who was keeping an eye on Thunderbolt Tabletop was panicked by the number of downloads in the first day.
He felt like he severely miscalculated the situation, especially with Chen Mo’s tactics.
Wu Zhao did tabletop games himself, and ever since Thunderbolt Tabletop went online, the daily users for tabletop games for Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had dropped by several hundred thousand, which was no longer a small number.
Obviously a big chunk of these players went to Thunderbolt Tabletop, some left in search of something fresh, others left for the prizes.
Moreover, Wu Zhao felt that he was in danger at the first moment. Moreover, he felt deep down that this was only the beginning.
Wu Zhao couldn’t do much else but ask Lin Chaoxu for advice.
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Lin Chaoxu wasn’t in such a good mood in his office.
“You said it wouldn’t do too much damage to our user base, but look what happened now? Hmm? We lost a few hundred thousand in the first day, is that not a big loss?”
Wu Zhao wiped the sweat off his forehead, “Mr Lin, please let me explain.
“This Chen Mo guy planned it from the start, but the installer he sent us didn’t reveal any information like this, causing me to miscalculate the consequences.
“He had planned from the start to promote his game using the prizes. I thought that the tournament mode was just to add some flare to the game from yesterday’s demo. I didn’t expect he would expand on that, which is why the estimations were so far…”
Lin Chaoxu asked after a few moments in thought, “Is there any way to save this? Emperor Dynasty Tabletop in particular. We’ll give out gaming pods too, ten times the amount he’s doing! We’ll make more decisions after we manage to retain the players.”
Wu Zhao replied, “Mr Lin, It’s not as simple as that. We could give out gaming pods too, but we don’t have a tournament mode!”
Lin Chaoxu scowled, “If there isn’t a tournament mode we’ll just give it out using draws. The players will have a chance to win if they play a certain amount of hours or play a certain amount of games. Wouldn’t that drag up our daily players?”
“Mr Lin, there’s still a problem. The players feel like they won’t be lucky enough to make the draw if we do that idea, so it wouldn’t get much popularity. We have millions of players, even if we give out ten or even thirty gaming pods, the chance of getting one would be one in a hundred thousand.
“Moreover, players wouldn’t actually play the game if we do it that way. Most players would AFK in game or grind it out to make it into the draw, so there would be no incentive to play daily.
“Although Chen Mo isn’t giving out much from his competition, just giving out three every week, but he is giving the players a sense of hope. The players think that as long as they are good enough, they will have a chance at winning.”
Lin Chaoxu scowled yet again, “How about we make a tournament mode as well. How long would that take, a week?”
“I’ve already ordered people to work on that, but the rules of a tournament mode is a bit complicated. It would be about 30% of the game, including testing and improvements, I’m afraid it’s going to take two weeks,” replied Wu Zhao.
Lin Chaoxu was visibly upset, “Two weeks? That’s too long. I don’t care if you work throughout the night or take adreneline supplements. Finish it within a week. Before that’s done, I want you to give out prizes using lucky draws. Gaming pods, phones, PCs, gift cards… Give out anything that is needed to retain the players!”
Wu Zhao nodded without hesitation, “Yes, Mr Lin. I’ll arrange that immediately!”
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