In a high class restaurant near the experience store.
Everyone felt much more at ease as Diablo's first month sales came out. Those who were worried about not being able to recoup their investment were also relieved.
The sales volume was definitely a huge hit.
This was only the first month, and it would take at least another two to three months to maintain this level as the player base continued to grow. By then, Diablo would be able to hit five or six million sales. This game would definitely be as good as Warcraft, being both a hit and a hit.
Although the dark and scary art style dissuaded a small portion of the players, Diablo was an RPG game with fragmented gameplay and was well made. It was a given that it would surpass Warcraft in terms of sales.
Chen Mo wasn't stingy with this celebration party. He got his assistant Lin Xiao to find a high class restaurant that cost around six hundred RMB per person and treated everyone to a good meal.
Chen Mo didn't care much about this before as Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi were half employees and half friends. Moreover, Chen Mo was quite a homebody and didn't want to go out.
But now that the team had expanded, they still had to act like a proper company in front of these new employees. They could not be as casual as before.
Of course, he didn't have to have as many rules as some other departments. This kind of gathering was somewhere between a friend gathering and a business dinner. It was still focused on happiness and celebration. Those who wanted to drink could drink, and those who didn't could have drinks.
Chen Mo raised his glass, "Thank you all for your hard work in the past half a year. Diablo selling 1.87 million copies in the first month is a great result. This couldn't have been achieved without everyone's hard work and cooperation. Here's to everyone, we're happy working together."
Everyone raised their glasses as well.
"To the manager."
"Congratulations, manager, the game sold like hotcakes."
"The manager's creativity is amazing!"
"Yeah, we're the type of people who follow the manager's lead and cheer him on."
"Cheers!"
Everyone toasted and toasted each other.
Everyone was eating happily. After all, the game was a hit, and everyone had a bonus. They had another glorious addition to their resumes, and they had more things to brag about.
Zhou Hanyu raised his glass to Chen Mo, "Manager, here's to you. I thought this place would be the same as before, and the things here wouldn't be too different. But now, he realized that this place was really different from those companies outside. I'm surprised that I could learn something here. I didn't expect Diablo's art style to be successful, I'm impressed. "
Chen Mo raised his glass, "You're treating me like an outsider. The game's popularity is due to everyone's hard work. Take the art and music for example. I only gave a general idea, the actual work was done by you and Guangnan. This game might not be as popular as it is now without anyone here. Everyone, don't hold back and eat as much as you want. "
Chen Mo was quite happy as well. Diablo went through a lot of trouble in China in his previous life. Although the game sold thirty million copies in the international market, it didn't fare well in China.
Chen Mo wasn't sure if the game would be approved or if the players would accept it, but it seemed like his worries were unnecessary. This game was more than enough to support his first step towards an RPG.
Zheng Hongxi said, "Manager, the first batch of players who bought Diablo in the past month are starting to get annoyed. Should we do something about it?"
Zhao Yunting, who was in charge of operations, said, "I don't think that's necessary. This is a single player game with a fixed price. It's already good enough that they can play it for a month. Are we expecting the players to play it for the rest of their lives? "
Su Jinyu said, "I can tell that you don't understand the manager. Look at Plants vs Zombies and Warcraft, they're both single player games. Which one of them isn't fun to play? The manager will definitely make future versions to extend the lifespan of the game. "
Chen Mo laughed, "Goldfish is right. There will be future versions, and we'll be selling DLCs."
Qian Kun clapped his hands, "That's great, we'll sell DLCs for another two million copies!"
Chen Mo said, "I'll talk more about the next development version tomorrow. Simply put, we have two goals. One is to make a DLCs for Diablo, adding two new classes, a new chapter and season, and a new playstyle for Expert Mode. The other is to make a smaller game. "
Su Jinyu asked, "Two games at the same time?"
Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, we have more than enough people now. We can just use half of our manpower to make the DLCs. There's no rush, we'll just have it done in three months. The others can work on smaller games at the same time. "
Qian Kun said, "Manager, I think bigger games are better. Think about it, bigger games make more money and have a good reputation. Why would we need to make smaller games?"
"You can't think of it that way," said Chen Mo, "Bigger games have their advantages, smaller games have their advantages. Bird's nest and shark's fin are great, but you'll get sick of eating them every single day. These smaller games are just a way for everyone to think differently. "
Zhou Hanyu said, "Alright, we'll do whatever the manager decides to do. It's never wrong to follow the manager's lead."
Fu Guangnan was speechless, "Woah, you can't just kiss my ass!"
Chen Mo laughed, "You guys don't have to be so formal. I've already emphasized that I'm a practical person, and I don't like to play around. The most important thing to me is to make the game as good as it can be. Everything else is trivial."
"I wasn't just saying that I'll help you guys earn money. Of course, earning money isn't the only goal. I also want to make some more interesting games to give the players some inspiration. I hope everyone agrees with me on this. Earning money is just something we can do along the way. Our first goal is to make fun games, alright? "
Everyone nodded, "Alright!"
…
The next day, in the office.
Everyone was gathered in the meeting room, waiting for Chen Mo to explain the next phase of development.
Chen Mo had already mentioned at the celebration yesterday that there would be two projects going on at the same time. One was the follow-up to Diablo, and the other was a new game.
The title of the document appeared on the projector screen: Diablo: Reaper of Souls Concept Setting.
"The new patch is called Reaper of Souls Concept Setting. There will be two new classes, a new story, and a few unique ways to play, such as Season Mode and Expert Mode," explained Chen Mo.
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