Chapter 290 Version Update

A week later, Tuesday, May 18th.

Shang Yang Games.

The initial version changes were complete, but Ye Zhizhou still couldn't bring himself to submit and update the game.

The thought that with his command, the fate of Shang Yang Games would be rewritten and sent to an unknown destination made Ye Zhizhou's hand tremble slightly.

After the last meeting, after a week, everything that needed to be changed had been done.

As instructed by President Pei, the monetization points of "Fengliu Daoshi" and "Hot-Blooded Battle Song" had been completely slashed, leaving only one monetization point for each.

"Fengliu Daoshi" (Romantic Taoist) was a simulation and raising game, and there was basically no competition between players, so it was relatively easy to change. Only the most basic acceleration card was retained as a monetization point.

After all, this game could be shut down at any time, and it was no longer the focus of their work.

The focus was on "Hot-Blooded Battle Song."

After careful consideration, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin decided to leave the only monetization point in this game: stamina potions.

The price of stamina potions increased with each purchase, and each person could spend a maximum of 100 yuanbao, or 10 yuan, per day.

In order to achieve the goal of retaining only one monetization point, Wang Xiaobin almost completely reworked the game's numerical system. Other planners also cooperated with these changes and developed some alternative system functions, such as the "Heavenly Chosen System" that Ye Zhizhou had once proposed.

After the changes, the skin was still the same, but the core of the game was completely different.

Wang Xiaobin sat down next to Ye Zhizhou: "Any other problems?"

Ye Zhizhou shook his head: "No problems, it's just... I'm a little uneasy."

"The changes are too big, and there's no successful experience from other games to refer to. It's completely a spur-of-the-moment idea..."

"I don't know what the consequences will be, and I have no confidence at all."

Before, during Shang Yang Games meetings, if a planner proposed a new idea, Lao Liu would always ask: "Is there successful experience from other games?"

If not, then the idea would most likely be rejected.

Ye Zhizhou had more or less gotten used to this way of thinking about problems, which was why he lacked confidence.

"Brother Wang, you have a wealth of experience, do you think it will work?"

Wang Xiaobin sighed softly and said earnestly, "Xiao Ye, you're the main planner now. You have to make these decisions yourself. You can't ask others anymore."

"Whether it succeeds or fails, the honor is yours, and the responsibility is yours. As the main planner, you have to take on these things."

"Do you remember 'Game Producer'? In fact, other people's opinions are like the narration in the game. Apart from distracting you, they don't have much effect."

Ye Zhizhou nodded and sighed softly, "Yeah."

Ye Zhizhou had completed "Game Producer" several times, and he could almost recite many of the choices and endings.

In the game, he could completely ignore the narration and choose the correct answer all the way.

But in reality, although he understood many principles, he still couldn't achieve that kind of confidence and ease.

Wang Xiaobin stood up and added, "It's normal to feel confused. You just have to remember that you're completing the task assigned by President Pei."

Ye Zhizhou's eyes lit up.

That's right, no matter what, this was the task assigned by President Pei!

Regardless of success or failure, wouldn't it be enough to just keep doing what President Pei told him to do?

Thinking of this, Ye Zhizhou no longer hesitated. He checked the new version one last time and then sent a message in the group.

"Update the version."

...

A few hours later.

"Hot-Blooded Battle Song" had become a massive multiplayer online chat room.

Large numbers of players in each server gathered in the main city's main square to discuss the newly released update announcement.

"Hot-Blooded Battle Song" had iterated through dozens of versions since its launch, and update announcements were released before each update, but never had one sparked such a heated discussion.

Players weren't fighting or leveling up; they were all discussing the new version.

"Can someone explain what the announcement actually means? From now on, the store will only keep the most basic stamina potions? Everything else... won't be sold?"

"It's said that everything else will be given away."

"Given... away??? Is this game going to shut down? Is this the final carnival?"

"Last time, when that 888 knife came out, many people quit. It's probably going to die sooner or later. Ah, let's just play one more day while we can."

"It doesn't feel right, shouldn't they be trying to squeeze out as much money as possible before it completely dies? What's with giving away all the good stuff for free? Did they lose their minds and decide to drive away the whale players first?"

"You can still spend money if you want to. Stamina potions can be bought repeatedly, with a limit of 10 per day, and they get more expensive each time. If you buy them all in one day, you can still spend 100 yuanbao."

"Stop joking, 100 yuanbao is only ten yuan! Don't even mention whale players, it's not even money to someone like me who has a bit of financial means."

"I completely don't understand this wave of strange moves by the official."

"Our guild leader has already gone to recharge. He said he wants to hurry up and recharge before the version update to buy all the items he can, otherwise they'll be out of print and he won't be able to buy them!"

"Too late, it's already updated. All the recharge portals have been closed."

"... Can't even recharge if you want to, awesome!"

"This game reminds me of 'Ghost General'."

"I have a question. With this kind of game, will everyone start from zero on the new server? And you can reach the combat power cap by spending ten yuan a day?"

"If it's according to what's written in the announcement, then yes."

"That's not right, then how will the national war be fought? Everyone will have the exact same combat power, so it will just be a competition of who has more people?"

"No, it seems like they've created a 'Heavenly Chosen System' that will dynamically balance the strength of both sides based on the number of people, and will also randomly select players to play high-combat power characters."

"Does that mean if I'm selected, I can also experience the thrill of taking on ten people in the national war??"

"Then what's the point of playing on the old server? Selling account! Selling cheap! I'm going to the new server!"

From the release of the system announcement until after the version update, the players' discussions never stopped.

The originally lifeless official forum suddenly saw a large number of new posts, with heated discussions!

Ye Zhizhou knew that players definitely wouldn't be able to quickly understand the changes in the new version, so this large-scale discussion was normal.

It was a good thing that people were discussing it. The worst thing would be if the players remained indifferent after the version was updated. That would be the real sign of its demise.

Ye Zhizhou opened a small account and silently monitored the players' reactions.

Unexpectedly, everyone wasn't vehemently opposed?

He originally thought that the whale players would be cursing non-stop, but after entering the game, he found that those dissatisfied comments were quickly swept away and didn't cause any repercussions.

Everyone was discussing what impact the changes would have on the national war, and most of the discussion was about when the new server would be opened.

"Everyone's requesting a new server, are they really that enthusiastic?"

Ye Zhizhou looked at Wang Xiaobin: "Brother Wang, should we open a new server to test the waters?"