On the 13th of February, COG started beta testing.
This beta test was a no-delete test. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment also launched a few promotions for the beta testers, such as getting skins and cards for free upon logging in.
After all, the marketing strategies of distributors were pretty much the same these days. If you don't get something for free, the players will definitely scold you for being stingy.
The people in charge of COG at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment nervously stared at the numbers and player comments after the test.
With Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's distribution capabilities, COG's number of active players and retention on the first day shouldn't be bad. Many were hoping for better numbers than LoL, giving Chen Mo a head-on blow.
However, Jin Jieguang, the person in charge of COG, was a little worried.
Because he had played LoL before, Chen Mo's words were still echoing in his mind. Compared to League of Legends, COG was a more complicated game. Would the players be able to play COG smoothly after playing the simplified version of the game?
They would only know when the numbers came out.
Players kept coming in after the beta test started.
There were also more and more reviews.
What surprised Jin Jieguang was that the reviews seemed to be pretty good?
Many of them were five-star reviews, pulling COG's overall rating up to eight, which was already higher than LoL's rating.
Casually looking for a few of the more popular high star ratings, they were all full of praises.
"Great! It's almost a perfect reproduction of the original COG gameplay. I killed the opposing players until they were level three, only daring to tremble under the tower. Awesome! "
"I knew it! This jungle is more interesting, you can pick whichever lane you want. Also, there are so many noobs here, most of them can't even heal properly. You can just kill whatever you want, it's so fun!"
"I think this is the best reproduction of COG. As for Alliance … they can't do it, it's so boring."
"I miss Dark Ranger! Controlling a bunch of skeletons and mobs to sweep the jungle, killing whoever comes! Too bad the name and model were changed. It's such a shame we didn't get the rights. "
"Not bad, it's quite fun. It's perfect for RTS players like me. Simplified controls, more emphasis on teamwork, great!"
"Great style! This kind of game should be played in the original Western Fantasy style. I really can't bear to play the cartoon style of a certain Alliance! "
There were also some bad reviews, but there weren't many of them. In Jin Jieguang's eyes, many of the bad reviews were mindless curses. For example, the gaming experience wasn't good, too many players were killed, and so on. There wasn't much value in them.
"Did Chen Mo make a mistake? Was Cog doing the right thing? Isn't simplifying the game content that important? "Jin Jieguang was puzzled.
He still wasn't sure, but from the current number of active players and reviews, COG was doing very well under Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's promotion. Although it was hard to say for sure before the numbers were released, most people felt that it would be a game that could go head to head with League of Legends.
…
Chen Mo was indifferent to COG's online appearance.
Right now, he was in the office making arrangements for the Valentine's Day event and the new update.
The list of players remaining in the Imperial Capital had been finalized. Including Chen Mo, there were ten of them, enough to ensure that the Valentine's Day event and the new update went smoothly.
In reality, the new update for League of Legends was almost complete. There wasn't much content, just five heroes, an introductory cinematic, and a ranked mode. However, from Chen Mo's point of view, League of Legends was finally complete with this content.
According to the original plan, the Valentine's Day event would be released on February 14th. There would be a new skin: Heart-seeking Hunter, Vayne. There would also be a special event where players could team up and complete a certain number of matches every day for a week from February 14th to February 20th to receive gold, a portrait, and a thirty-day skin experience.
In other words, as long as the player was online for 7 consecutive days, he or she would be able to get an exclusive Valentine's Day avatar and a 30-day [Heart-seeking Hunter] Vayne Trial Card. At the same time, the player could upgrade the Trial Card to a permanent skin by paying 60% of the original price.
On February 16th, the first day of the Lunar New Year, League of Legends would undergo an update.
At the same time, on the 21st and 22nd, there would be a Battle Carnival event. From 19 AM to 23 AM, all players who logged in could enjoy double gold coins and double EXP. At the same time, every player who won a match had a 3% chance of receiving a random permanent skin. For every additional partner, this chance would increase by 5%.
In other words, as long as players won five matches in this period of time, they would have a five percent chance of receiving a random permanent skin.
Chen Mo had planned this before League of Legends was released, in order to make the most out of the Lunar New Year holiday, allowing League of Legends to take a huge leap forward.
Apart from Chen Mo, there were nine people left in the office. Qian Kun, Zheng Hongxi, and Zhao Yunting stayed behind, while the other six were regular employees.
Four of the regular employees were locals in the Imperial Capital, while the others brought their parents back to the Imperial Capital and settled into a hotel.
Chen Mo gave them a few more reminders, including things to look out for before and after Lunar New Year.
After the meeting, Zhao Yunting snuck over to Chen Mo and said, "Uhm, manager, I'd like to take a day off tomorrow …"
"Hmm? Tomorrow? "Chen Mo didn't know how to react.
Zhao Yunting nodded, "Yeah, isn't it a holiday tomorrow …"
"Oh, right," Chen Mo almost forgot. "Alright, no problem, have fun."
"Thank you, manager!" Zhao Yunting left happily.
Zheng Hongxi also ran over and said, "Manager, tomorrow …"
Chen Mo nodded, "No problem, I'll give you the day off tomorrow."
"Thank you, manager!" Zheng Hongxi also left happily.
Chen Mo asked, "It's Valentine's Day tomorrow, who else needs to celebrate? Those who need to celebrate can take the day off. "
Most of the employees cheered, "Thank you, manager!"
In the end, only Qian Kun and the other guy didn't need to celebrate the day out of the nine employees.
Chen Mo patted Qian Kun on the shoulder, "Good luck, I'll leave the update to you two."
Qian Kun said with a solemn expression, "Got it, manager. I'll do my best as a single dog!"
Chen Mo nodded. As expected, Qian Kun was the most reliable in times of need!
Qian Kun suddenly thought of something and asked, "Manager, I don't think you need to celebrate the day either?"
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