Chapter 181 - Award Ceremony Underway (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

They were shocked to see Chen Mo going off script!

Those two words completely changed the meaning of the title!

“This was a pitfall that many designers fall into. I Am MT’s gameplay was really fragmentation, but what about Onmyoji? Without a doubt, it’s a very replayable game.

“Even though it’s a replayable game, and even though it doesn’t fit what mobile games are used to, it was really successful, why? To put it simply, if your game was the same quality as Onmyoji, you could make it a replayable game too, and you could even make more revenue…

“… And the third point, although it’s easy to pivot when the cost is low, but once it’s faced against high quality games, your game will be out-competed, which is why other mobile card games were dumpstered…

“The fourth point, although IP is important, you don’t have to throw everything down just to get it. The highest point of mobile card games are games that are their own IP. Buying IPs are just opportunities, it’s just a skin for your game, it still depends on the game as to how well you can execute it.

Chen Mo went through the points at his own pace as there were only a few points that were noteworthy among mobile card games. He could fill out an entire talk just by using knowledge from the top of his head.

The audience were both surprised and dumbfounded as they listened.

“He completely changed Qiu Bin’s powerpoints for the last three points. He even completely overhauled the conclusion page?”

“Yeah, and it’s the complete opposite too.”

“Which one’s right?”

“I think it makes sense.’

“Yeah, I need to digest this a bit.”

“But according to Onmyoji, Chen Mo is right.”

“Onmyoji did overhaul the idea of mobile card games, but I didn’t really pick up on how he did it?”

“Did he mean that once the quality is good enough, you could do as you wish?”

“That’s not possible right?”

“So should I focus on replayability or fragmentise gameplay? Should I buy an IP? I’m so confused!”

-Two hours passed in a blink of an eye.-

Chen Mo reached the last page of the powerpoint, “Mobile card games have a limited lifespan. It might’ve grown a lot in this year, and many mobile card games made a lot of money, but in the long term, players will get bored of it, and the genre will eventually fall out of favour.

“It’s hard to say how long the downfall will last, but I’ll leave you guys with this: Think about how the game plays, make sure it’s high quality. Mobile card games are only here temporarily and will not be able to sustain us indefinitely.

“Lastly, I hope you guys have learnt something from this, and I hope that you guys can make excellent games in the future. This concludes my talk, thank you.”

Chen Mo bowed and left the stage with roaring applause from the audience.

“That’s excellent! There’s no way Qiu Bin could give a talk of this quality!”

“Yeah, it’s Chen Mo after all. His knowledge in mobile card games is really deep! His views are completely different from ours.”

“Yeah, but there’s still parts I don’t understand.”

“Take your time and digest it. It’s a blessing that he was willing to tell us so much.”

“I thought Chen Mo was crazy, but he seems quite humble today. It’s nice that he was willing to share so much too!”

Many video game designers came forward to greet Chen Mo and exchange their contacts. Chen Mo didn’t deny them as many of them genuinely wanted to become friends.

Chen Mo knew exactly what he was saying. There are only so many things with mobile card games, but knowing is one thing, executing is another.