Chapter 455 Third Episode of Products of the G.o.ds
March 16th, Wednesday… The mobile version of GOG had been updated, and a new event appeared. The fight for the Best of the G.o.ds! The details of the event were written clearly. GOG’s compet.i.tions would be held in seasons, with this year being the first. What’s more, the Spring Compet.i.tion for this year would end on March 29th, and all prizes would be distributed by March 31st. At that time, a total of 9.5 million yuan would have been given out to all the players who ranked 500th and above!
That was cash and not in-game currency!
The top player in the client and the mobile game would each get a hundred thousand yuan in cas.h.!.+ On top of that, all proud winners who have ranked 500th and above would be awarded cash of at least five thousand yuan!
The scariest thing was that GOG had not even released its client for computers. That was only going to be released next Monday. Next Monday was March 21st. From March 21st to midnight on March 29th, players just had to play as much as they could, so that they could stand a chance of winning a hundred thousand yuan cas.h.!.+ Everyone was shocked when they read the news. Some even suspected that it was fake. “They’re crazy! They must be! They’re giving out close to ten million yuan in less than a month?!”
“It’s not just a one-time event either. They would give out close to ten thousand yuan every three months from now on. That’s close to forty thousand yuan per year!”
“This game has already been very kind with its purchase options. I wonder if it can hang on if it’s going to spend so much on the compet.i.tions now.” “Tengda has always kept its word. It’s very trustworthy; we don’t have to worry.” “I’m not worried about Tengda’s reputation. I’m just worried about their cash flow…”
“It looks like Tengda is going all out this time. I think the higher management thinks highly of GOG. Otherwise, they would not have decided to spend so much money on the game. Obviously, they’re out to squeeze IOI and G.o.ds Rising out of the market.” “Objectively speaking, Tengda’s higher management is the most courageous higher management I have ever seen in my life. Every strategy makes me wonder if they’re crazy. However, each time they do something like that, their business is taken to new heights!”
“That’s Tengda’s superpower. They don’t earn a lot of money, but they dare to spend a lot! Even wealthier companies than Tengda do not have as much guts as they do!” “I’m not talking anymore. I’m going to download GOG now. I’ll work as hard as I can this week. Even if I only win five thousand yuan, it’ll all be well worth it!”
“I just pre-ordered an Otto E1 cell phone. I don’t know when I’ll receive it… it sold out at the worst possible moment. I knew this was hunger marketing from the beginning!”
“We can play the game on any cell phone, right?” “Yes, you can, but Otto’s cell phones have a unique high frame-rate mode. How can one who, wants to emerge top among all the gaming G.o.ds, be held back by hardware? Of course, you would have to use a custom-made cell phone with the best skins!”
“There are too many people playing the mobile version. I don’t think I stand a chance. I’m going to buy a new computer and wait for the client-side game. In any case, there’ll be five hundred winners for the client as well. I’ll just try to cling onto the great masters as much as I can!” “A few good friends of mine have a lot of experience playing G.o.ds Rising and IOI as well. I’ll ask them to move to GOG!” “After playing GOG all day, I think the game’s success is no accident. It’s a fast-paced game that had various mechanisms, lovable heroes, a good online environment, great stability, and the lack of bugs. Moreover, we can use our Tengda Games account to play with old friends. Compared to the two foreign games, GOG is much more convenient!” The internet was littered with discussions like that. In a single day, the game had become extremely popular! Of course, GOG’s popularity was still limited within a small circle.
MMORPGs were still the clear winner in the games market. G.o.ds Rising, IOI, and GOG had attracted considerable crowds. However, players of all three games overlapped. In other words, the three games were still fighting for the same group of players who were interested in MOBA games. More accurately put, IOI was trying to win over G.o.ds Rising’ old players while GOG was trying to win over G.o.ds Rising and IOI’s old players.
The flow of new players into this circle was still very slow. However, GOG’s decision to distribute cash had proven extremely effective. Not only had it persuaded large groups of old players from IOI and G.o.ds Rising to switch to GOG, but it had also caused many new players who had never played such games before to start with GOG first!
In the office, Pei Qian read the netizens’ comments and felt both joyful and miserable. He felt joyful because he had found a way to spend all the money.
Yet, he felt miserable because he had caused such a huge positive reaction when he had only intended to make ducks and drakes of his money!
Everyone was reacting overwhelmingly well… However, on further thought, this made sense. The game had only been released a couple of days ago, and yet it was distributing cash like crazy. This was either unprecedented or very rare.
More importantly, most people were tempted to try their luck because the game had just been released.
If GOG was a game that had been released three or four years earlier, most players would already know how good they were at it. They would know their rough ranking, and they would not have unrealistic fantasies like ‘I can make it as a Grand Master’. Naturally, they would not blindly take part in the compet.i.tion either.
However, things were different. Everyone was starting from ground zero. Everyone thought that they stood a chance to emerge among the top one thousand. What’s more, they would be able to see the results in just a week. This kind of wishful thinking pushed many gamers to download GOG and fight hard. Pei Qian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He could no longer predict what the next cycle would look like. Perhaps it would be an unsalvageable mess.
Still, no matter what, it would be good if he could push everything to the next cycle. At the moment, the only good news was that Be Quiet was not selling very well. It was a long way from recovering the initial investment. “It should remain steady for the next two days, right?”
Pei Qian heaved a long sigh and accessed Aili Island, prepared to watch a couple of lame videos to calm his nerves. However, when he refreshed the page, he saw Teacher Qiao’s new video on the homepage. It was the third episode of Products of the G.o.ds: Be Quiet, the hard work and pride of an elite game designer! With a thud, Pei Qian threw his cell phone as far away as possible. He buried his head in his hands and closed his eyes. Oh, no, it’s a nightmare! Pei Qian remembered the horrific ‘support’ that Teacher Qiao’s ‘Products of the G.o.ds’ series had brought to him when he released Game Designer and Repent and be Saved. He had thought that GOG would be the target this time, but since GOG was already that popular, Pei Qian had not been too worried about an additional video from Teacher Qiao.
He would never have thought that Teacher Qiao would let Tengda Games go and work on Shang Yang Games instead!
Pei Qian was speechless now. Do you have to pick on me like that?! Be Quiet is my last hope. Can’t you let it be?! What’s more, this is already the third episode of Products of the G.o.ds. Why have all your episodes been about my games?! Have you heard of anyone else named a G.o.d so many times?! How can this be?!
Even if you’re pa.s.sionate about my games, you should at least make videos about other companies in the middle. After all, you can’t keep shearing the same sheep, can you?! Pei Qian cussed non-stop in his heart. Still, after he calmed down, he quietly picked up his phone.
He was reluctant, but he still had to watch the video. He could not be like an ostrich. He had to find out what Teacher Qiao was praising, so that he could learn from his mistakes and not commit them again in the future.
“I know better than anyone that you’re spouting nonsense, but I have to suck it up and watch…” Pei Qian resentfully hit the ‘play’ b.u.t.ton.
“My dear daddies, greetings. I am still your Teacher Qiao. “You should know what this video is about since you’ve read the t.i.tle. I’ll be talking about Be Quiet today, which is also called ‘Shh!’ in Mandarin! “This game has caused a heated debate online recently because of its unique prerequisites for customers. Many fans have been sending me private messages, asking me to express my opinion on this. “All of you know that I’ve been partic.i.p.ating enthusiastically in the game’s ARG riddle ever since it was released. To tell you the truth, the first gamer to crack the code and make it into the game was yours truly. Ai, I’m sorry. “After playing this game intensely for some time, I finally decided to film a new video for the ‘Products of the G.o.ds’ series!
“So, everyone, come and unveil this mysterious game together with Teacher Qiao. Are you ready?”
As he watched the introduction, Pei Qian only felt one thing: exhaustion. This Teacher Qiao has obviously misunderstood my intentions because of a rash design decision that I made for the game! Since this had happened twice before, Pei Qian already knew Teacher Qiao’s set extremely well. However, it was no use. While the set was the same, the content was different each time.
The fans loved watching Teacher Qiao explain games with flowery language. What was Pei Qian to do? He was helpless. It was almost as if he could see what would happen next. Still, he braced himself and carried on watching.
“Before I a.n.a.lyze this unique online horror game, I want to jog everybody’s memory. “Please recall the rage that you felt when you were playing Repent and be Saved. That’s right. Recall that rage and compare that feeling to what you’re feeling at this moment. Do you sense similarities to some extent?
“Some might try to argue and say that it’s not the same, but I must honestly tell you: no, it is the same. “This rage can be summarized in one sentence: ‘The world is not moving as I expected, and so I’m angry.’
“We expected Repent and be Saved to be a hack-and-slash game. “We wanted it to be like all the other games, in which we could choose the easier mode, pick up a formidable-looking weapon, and kill everyone and everything in our way. Yet, we were taught a serious lesson by the first monster at the grave. That was why we were infuriated.
“It’s the same with Be Quiet. We wanted to buy the game, go in, and play it immediately, without having to go through any preparatory steps. “Yet, the developer insisted that we solve a prerequisite riddle and play an eye-tracking mini-game in the beginning before giving us the right to purchase the game. That’s why we’re infuriated.
“To this, I want to say that we’re faced with the same problem. The key is in how we look at it. “You can choose to see it as an obstacle, but you could also choose to see it as guidance and a lesson.
“Let me raise two simple examples.
“In many battle games, we would be forced to go through tutorials when we enter for the first time. We can’t skip it, and newbies would not be allowed to play with experts. “In real life, we would be forced to endure a complicated process to get our driver’s license before we can drive.
“Many would say that they’re different. You could hurt others’ well-being and take their lives if you drive dangerously, but you can’t hurt others to that extent in games. “I want to ask if you’re sure. Are you sure that you can’t hurt others by playing games? “We often say that we aren’t afraid of going up against G.o.ds, but we’re afraid of having noobs as teammates. Think back to a time when you had a noob as a teammate. Wouldn’t you still consider being hurt emotionally and mentally?
“Imagine spending money on a game and working hard on it, only to have your gaming experience destroyed by other gamers who don’t know how to play the game and who are not interested in learning?
“Wouldn’t you be furious? Wouldn’t you feel like you wasted your time and money? “Be Quiet put gamers through lessons and training before allowing them to enter the game. That’s different from games that only train players once they enter. Be Quiet is not asking for a single cent as it provides the training. “Why are there so many restrictions in tournaments? That’s because of the complicated gameplay. All the players in a tournament need to understand the rules well so they can compete perfectly and provide a good gaming experience for everyone else.
“It only takes one weak player to throw the balance off for the entire tournament and suck the fun out of the game for the other nine players. “In the same way, Be Quiet is an extremely complicated game. Beginners will not find it user-friendly. However, once everyone understands the rules well, the gaming experience can be perfect!”