At the end of November, the players of COG noticed a problem.
COG didn't seem to be getting any updates.
The creator of this map was very diligent. Every other week, there would be some small balance changes. Occasionally, there would be major changes to the game's mechanics and map layout. Players could often play with new content.
With the help of many Chinese translation groups, the local players were basically able to play the latest COG Chinese version of the map as soon as possible.
However, no one knew when COG's updates stopped. Not only were there changes to the game mechanics and new heroes, there weren't even any balance changes.
The players were confused, what was going on? This didn't seem like Raman Clive's style at all.
Could it be that he ran into some sort of problem and decided to give up on the map?
Many people were discussing this.
Raman Clive soon announced the latest news about COG on his social media under the pressure of the overseas players.
He didn't hide it on purpose, it was probably because he was busy and didn't update his social media page.
In the latest update, Raman Clive announced that he was working with GA to make COG an independent game that wasn't attached to Warcraft, and was expected to be released early next year.
Not only did this news cause a huge uproar among the overseas players, it also made its way into China.
A thread discussing COG on the official Warcraft forums was pushed to the top three hundred posts in a day, becoming the most popular thread of the day.
"The creator of COG said he wanted to make COG an independent game? Does that mean he wants to draw a line between it and Warcraft? "
"Draw a line? Too many of the heroes in COG came from Warcraft, is he planning to redo them all? "
"He's working with GA! GA is such a big company, what's so hard about redoing a small map like this? "
"That's right, Cog has finally found a backer this time. At least with GA's support, there won't be any problems with R&D funding and technology. Coupled with Raman's creativity, it feels like Cog is indeed on the right track."
"COG is fun, I think it's even more fun than Warcraft's PvP mode."
"Yeah, I think so too. COG can be said to be a brand new type of game. Even though part of the gameplay is derived from Serene 3C, the balance and map have been improved a lot. It's already its own style."
"I have a lot of friends who bought Warcraft just to play this map. They don't even look at the PvP mode."
"Why isn't Chen Mo doing anything? Cog is a map from Warcraft after all, he should have the rights to it right? "
"I don't know, Chen Mo didn't believe me at all. I wonder what he's been up to recently. If GA wanted to continue Cog's image, they would have to buy the copyrights. Both sides aren't saying anything, most likely they haven't come to an agreement. "
"I wouldn't sell it if I was Chen Mo. I'm angry, where would Cog come from without Warcraft? In the end, he forgot his roots and ran away with the rich and overbearing GA. "
"Alright, save it. What's the use of being angry? GA has their own art team, they can just redo the entire game. What's the big deal? "
"Geez, someone check Chen Mo on Weibo."
"What's the use of Chen Mo, Chen Mo can't do anything about it!"
"Whatever, we'll just wait for COG to come out."
…
Chen Mo received at least a few hundred private messages and messages in two days, all asking questions about COG.
Chen Mo didn't reveal his plans for LoL yet, so he ignored all of them.
It wasn't the right time after all, revealing the game too early wouldn't do Chen Mo any good.
In the office.
LoL was in its second phase of development. The map, elements, and mechanics were all completed. Heroes were also half done, but there were still some details that needed to be tweaked.
Although it was still a half-finished product, they could already use the GM tools to start the game. Playing a few rounds of LoL during their break time had become a trend in the office.
"My goodness, you're hiding in the bushes to ambush me again, are you a dog? I'm not done with you! "
"Quick, that tower only has a sliver of health left, someone go loot it!"
"Hahahaha, three against one and got killed instead, do you know how to play?"
"You guys hold them off, I'm going to steal the tower!"
After getting high from the fight, everyone was shouting excitedly. Fortunately, it was break time. Otherwise, these people might have been thrown out of the room.
Chen Mo felt like he had traveled back to the internet cafes in his previous life, and was surrounded by elementary school students.
Indeed, yelling and yelling in the middle of the game might seem stupid to an onlooker, but it also showed how well the game was done, with a strong sense of immersion.
Of course, everyone was still in the X * * D phase, so they had zero understanding of minions, turrets, and hero compositions.
Luckily Chen Mo had forcefully set five positions, and since the rune system was removed, the stats of all the heroes were slightly improved, so everyone's current composition was still in order, and there were even people in charge of jungling.
Chen Mo also encouraged everyone to play the game as much as possible, and to fix anything that didn't make sense.
However, everyone's biggest dissatisfaction with the game came from the balance of the heroes.
"Manager, what's the use of Teemo? I get despised every time I pick him as top laner! He's just a mascot! "
"Yeah manager, why don't we change him into an eye skin?"
"Manager, isn't Ice Phoenix a little too weak? This skill consumes too much mana, and this skill can't even hit anyone, no one plays it. "
"Manager, isn't Sister Good Luck a little too strong? She has long arms and is strong in lane, and this ultimate skill is a super large range, super long range AoE. No matter how I look at it, it's a little too overpowered. "
"Manager, can you cut the length of the robot's hook in half …"
Chen Mo's answer to these questions was simple, "It's fine, the stats of these heroes are fine. You think it's weak because you're a noob."
Everyone was unconvinced at first, but after Chen Mo showed off 22-0-9 Teemo, everyone was convinced.
Especially Qian Kun, who was killed by the explosion while stepping on a mushroom, left a huge psychological scar on Teemo.
There was also Zhao Yunting, who complained that the robot was too strong. Chen Mo chose Vayne, then set the robot's HP to 100,000, and the robot's Q skill to 100,000. Both players were fully equipped.
In the end, the robot didn't manage to hit Vayne even once until it was killed.
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