Barbarian King's death relieved some of the pressure on his teammates, but they were still at an absolute disadvantage. They still couldn't win a team fight.
Chen Mo calmly continued to mark on the map, "The enemy might be here, I'll continue to lead from the bottom lane. You guys set up an ambush here, you should be able to catch a lone Rockman or Deathsong."
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Emperor Dynasty Entertainment Headquarters.
Jin Jieguang handed a detailed report to Lin Chaoxu, including some in-game data and a survey of lost players.
Lin Chaoxu read through the report twice before saying, "So the reason for the high loss rate is because we brought in too many light players?"
Jin Jieguang carefully corrected Lin Chaoxu, "Mr Lin, strictly speaking, most of the players in China are light players compared to COG. It's not a problem with our numbers."
Lin Chaoxu was silent.
Jin Jieguang continued, "Mr Lin, there are a few statistics that you can take a look at.
"First is the key point. Most of the lost players left after the first round. Other than that, the number of lost players between the second and first round was also quite high. This means that most of the players stopped playing after their first match, some even forcefully quit the game. "
Lin Chaoxu frowned, "This means that they had a terrible experience playing against other players for the first time. Why doesn't LoL have this problem? "
Jin Jieguang explained, "Because COG's tutorial isn't as detailed, and it doesn't force players to play against each other until level three. The lineups aren't as organized as LoL either. In other words, many new players have started to battle against other players before they even understand the true gameplay of the game. "
Lin Chaoxu frowned, "But doesn't COG have a matchmaking system? It can match players of similar skill levels together … "
Jin Jieguang nodded, "Yes, but it's pointless. The players don't have any game data when they play the first round, so we can't judge their actual skill level. Some players have experience playing RTS games, while others have never played anything like this. Although it's the first time these two types of players are playing COG, their skill levels are much lower.
"Moreover, COG's intricate game mechanics and snowball mechanics further exacerbate the disparity in strength between the players. Hence, the experience of the new players in the first game will be … very poor."
"League of Legends, on the other hand, has a clear understanding of the players' skill level through detailed tutorials and forced battles between humans and humans. Therefore, the data for the first match will be more accurate.
Lin Chaoxu nodded. "Yes, continue."
Jin Jieguang continued, "Next was a questionnaire survey. We targeted the core players who stayed in COG and the players who left. The results were very surprising. These two groups of players had very different opinions of the game."
"Most of the core players in COG are veterans of the original COG map, or have relatively rich RTS game experience, and their hand speed is faster. They're very satisfied with the game, and the reviews are pretty good, which is why COG's ratings have always been so high. "
"They're having a great time torturing the noobs."
"As for the players who left the game, they thought that the game was very difficult to learn. They couldn't understand the game, and they couldn't even explain some of the basic game settings. Therefore, they were tortured badly and had a terrible gaming experience.
Lin Chaoxu was confused, "But isn't that the same for RTS games?"
Jin Jieguang nodded, "That's why the audience for RTS games is very small. Moreover, RTS games like Warcraft have a threshold. Players have to pay for it, so anyone who buys it is definitely a hardcore RTS player, which naturally filters out a portion of the audience. "
"However, COG is a free-to-play game, and any kind of player can enter it. However, it is actually very difficult to get started. In the eyes of these lousy players, it and RTS are very difficult to get started, so these people have all left."
Lin Chaoxu tapped on the table, "Therefore, these players who left the game became the silent majority. They didn't leave bad reviews, nor did they scold on the forums, they just quietly deleted the game."
Jin Jieguang nodded, "I'm afraid … that's the case. This is also the main reason why COG's ratings don't match the retention rate. "
Lin Chaoxu felt a headache coming on.
Jin Jieguang said, "Mr Lin, obviously what Chen Mo did was correct. He knew that this type of game wasn't good for new players, so he simplified the game in order to get more market share.
"Moreover, what's scarier is that LoL isn't at its peak yet. He still has plans for future improvements and updates!"
Lin Chaoxu leaned back in thought, "So, what do you think we should do?"
Jin Jieguang said, "I don't think it's possible to change COG with how stubborn those foreigners are. We can use this opportunity to make a similar game, and we'll follow Chen Mo's final plan! Our game will be the winner in the end. Chen Mo would never have thought that his LoL would open up the market for us, and end up helping someone else. "
Lin Chaoxu stood up and paced around, hesitating.
"Don't rush, let me think about it."
…
The battle was still raging in the experience store.
Chen Mo's Barbarian King was already 0-7, it would be insane if he died again. However, he was still relentlessly destroying the enemy's bottom lane, every slash felt like it was aimed at the hearts of the five opponents.
A furious Barbarian King with Infinity, Electroblade, and Bloodthirst didn't even have a single critical hit. This made everyone wonder if there was a bug in the game.
Although the five opponents were in a group, they were extremely frustrated by Chen Mo's Barbarian King. Although they were able to earn something every time they started a group, Chen Mo had to carry a lot of towers by himself.
Although the Barbarian King was killed a few times, Chen Mo's side had the upper hand.
The spectators were all shocked, "The manager is turning LoL into a game of hide and seek!"
Li Jingsi's Vayne was already 7-0-2, a stark contrast to Chen Mo's 0-7.
Chen Mo couldn't help but exclaim, "Do the big shots like to pretend to be newbies these days? Didn't they say they never played Vayne? "
Jia Peng was also very excited. He didn't think that such a disadvantageous situation could be turned around with just points.
"Manager, they're starting another group!" Jia Peng said.
"Don't worry, keep them busy for a bit, I'll be destroying the crystal soon!" Chen Mo was already heading towards the last crystal core.
The opponents clearly didn't want to return to the city. They were already annoyed by the Barbarian King, and just wanted to end the battle with the five of them.
Soon, all sorts of messages started spamming the screen. Rockman and Ah Mu forced Lulu, Annie backhanded Deathsong, Blademaster went in for the kill, and Vayne dealt damage like crazy …
However, they were still one person short. Although Li Jingsi's Vayne tried her best to avoid all sorts of damage, she was still killed by Deathsong's Requiem.
In the end, only Good Luck was still alive, trying her best to destroy Chen Mo's crystal.
Chen Mo was also destroying the opponent's crystal core, but he took a look. Although he had completed one hundred unlucky events, he still had one less death count!
There wasn't enough time. Chen Mo slashed the crystal down to its last bit of health, then used a Whirlwind Slash to rush into the enemy fountain.
At the same time that the Barbarian King fell, everyone's earphones rang with a shocking "Victory"!
"Wow, the manager is awesome!!" The spectators all cheered in excitement.
Jia Peng was so tired that he was sitting on his chair.
Chen Mo let out a long sigh of relief as he looked at the virtual screen on his bracelet.
"All quests completed, luck changed!"
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Emperor Dynasty Entertainment Headquarters.
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