Chapter 103 - Troop and Building Planning (1/2)

It didn’t take long for the three of them to read the redesign concepts.

The design document gave an overview of the game, including what would make it fun and its basic composition. The three of them had a basic understanding of Warcraft after reading the design document.

However, Chen Mo was surprised that the three of them didn’t like the name of the game.

“Monsters? I think that’s a weird name, why not call it the war of Azeroth?[1]” Zheng Hongxi said, confused.

“I like the use of war, and I think it suits RTS games. However, doesn’t the game sound similar to Legion Conquest?” asked Qian Kun.

“But what are demons… There are orcs and undead, but there aren’t any demons…” Zheng Hongxi struggled to come to terms with that point.

Su Jinyu however was worried about the future of the game, “Manager, I’ve realised during my research that RTS is still dominated by Legion Conquest. There are a few other companies that have tried doing it and have failed. Are you sure we can make it to Legion Conquest’s level?”

Chen Mo was speechless, why were they worried about such weird things?

But to be fair, the Warcraft was known as Warcraft in english, which doesn’t have anything to do with demons. But this translation represented the game really well as well as sounding epic. That was why it became the official translation, turning demon into a proper noun.”

“Relax, you guys don’t have to worry about my abilities to come up with names, nor do you guys have to worry about predicting how well the game does, ” said Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu said, “Wow, manager the great and almighty. So when are we starting?”

“Hold up, we’ll need to split the work first.”

“First, Hongxi. You’ll work on the story. I’ll give you a quick overview of the story, and it’ll revolve around the relationship of Arthas and Illadin. You’ll need to keep it in mind.

“You should know what to do with the descriptions of quests, dialogue, units, and buildings, I shouldn’t need to remind you of that.

“And from that will be the different buildings the various races will have as well as the settings for the units. So far we have four different races, humans, orcs, elves, and undead. The found different races will have completely different buildings. You’ll need to consider how well it’s going to fit to the story, which you’ll need to discuss with Qian Kun.

“It’s not enough for the story this time to be at the same level as Lifeline, so you better mentally prepare yourself. The story for the game will need to end up as a classic.”

Zheng Hongxi wiped the sweat off his forehead, “I’ll try my best.”

Chen Mo continued, “Qian Kun, you’ll be responsible for level design and the balancing. The balancing of the different units, difficulty of the levels, and the growth of the attributes of heroes. You’ll need to discuss with Hongxi.

“You’ll need to make a model for the balancing first, you should already know how to do these things. This is going to take some time, so don’t worry about getting it first try.”

Before Chen Mo could finish, Su Jinyu added, “Yep, because the manager will tell you: Not bad, but redo it.”

Zheng Hongxi confirmed, “Yep, that’s true.”

Chen Mo and Qian Kun were both speechless.

Chen Mo continued, “Jin Yu will help me by making art work and concept art for characters and backgrounds. You’ll also need to work on some of the specifications of the game.”

“I understand, “Su Jinyu confirmed with a nod.