After the Annual Video Game Awards, Overwatch became more and more popular.
As the first free VR game in China, and winning the Game of the Year award, Overwatch was unstoppable in the VR market.
After the awards, many designers from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment were writing concept drafts, hoping to make a game that could surpass Overwatch.
"Overwatch is really popular. I think Wolf Soul is the only game in the past three years that's received such acclaim and approval from the Game Committee, right? Looking at Overwatch's current trend, it seems like it's going to surpass Wolf Soul's dominance in FPS games? "
"Right now, the domestic FPS games are basically Wolf Soul, Blazing Assault, and Overwatch."
"But Overwatch's biggest advantage is that it's free! Those two cost more than a thousand RMB to play, but this one is free. The difference is too big! "
"It's alright. For players who can afford a gaming pod, Wolf Soul is only a few hundred RMB when it's on sale, so they've already bought it."
"The main thing about Overwatch is that it's very popular in VR internet cafes."
"Indeed, you can play directly in the VR internet cafe. That's a huge advantage!"
"It's mainly because Overwatch is still in development. According to Chen Mo, the game will have sixty champions in the future, and there will definitely be ranked matches and tournaments in the future. It might even have a world finals like League of Legends. The future is even better!"
"Luckily Chen Mo hasn't started ranked or professional matches yet, we still have a chance."
"I've already submitted my design drafts. I wonder if it'll stand out in Emperor Dynasty, but hopefully we'll be able to get this project."
Many designers from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment were writing concept drafts, hoping to use Overwatch as a prototype to create a game that could surpass or even surpass Overwatch.
This was a normal thought. In Chen Mo's previous life, when MOBA games were popular all over the world, there were quite a few other MOBA games other than Dota and League of Legends. After PUBG became popular, many other games and mobile games released Battle Royale mode.
And many of them had achieved a certain level of success.
It was clear that copying was not a problem in the gaming industry, but it had to be done well.
Many video game designers felt that the reason why LoL was able to overtake COG was because the game had faster updates, better marketing, and many other aspects of the game had been optimized.
Moreover, Overwatch was still incomplete in many aspects, especially the competitive mode that had yet to be released. As long as they worked hard, they would be able to catch up.
This was especially true for Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment. Lin Chaoxu and Liu Yuanfeng had high hopes for Overwatch, and these two companies had successful FPS experience, so it was easier for them to do it.
After Overwatch won the honor of Game of the Year, the direction of the domestic video game industry was slowly shifted.
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On Overwatch's forum, the players were rejoicing. While Overwatch won the award, the calls for the Ranked Tournament were getting louder and louder.
"Overwatch is so popular now, hurry up and start the qualifiers! What was Chen Mo thinking? Back then, the first patch of League of Legends had ranked matches, right? "
"I think Warcraft had ranked matches as soon as it was released."
"Maybe Chen Mo was thinking of letting everyone familiarize themselves with the game before starting the qualifiers, so that the new players wouldn't be able to cheat them?"
"Yeah, that makes sense! But he could have released the qualifiers first, he could have added some restrictions to prevent the new players from cheating them. "
"Go on Weibo and tell Chen Mo to release the qualifiers for Overwatch as soon as possible. I want to get to the Challenger rank!"
"Yeah, I'm so good at showing off, but I don't even have a rank to show off. Hurry up and do it!"
On Weibo and the forums, many people were asking Chen Mo to release an update for Overwatch and start the qualifiers.
After playing Warcraft and LoL, the players were very familiar with Chen Mo's methods.
This was especially true for "League of Legends". For many players in this game, ranking was the biggest goal. Ranking became a symbol of a player's skill, and it encouraged players to constantly work hard to climb up the rankings.
Everyone knew that Overwatch was going to have qualifiers sooner or later. There was only one reason why it wasn't done yet: Chen Mo was too lazy!
Therefore, many players were pressuring him.
Not long after, Chen Mo responded on Weibo.
"Regarding qualifiers: Due to the busy schedule before Chinese New Year, many improvements and changes will be delayed. At the moment, Overwatch had a hidden ranking system. High-skilled players would be matched with other similarly skilled players. Currently, the winning rate of all players hovered around 50%. Therefore, even without a ranking system, players could still improve their skills through continuous practice. As for what the hidden rating is, we'll consider revealing it in the future, so please be patient. "
Chen Mo didn't directly answer the players' questions, but there were a lot of hints.
Chen Mo didn't specify when the qualifiers would be held, or even if it would be held at all. He only mentioned two points. One was that there was a lot of work to do, so a lot of content would be delayed. Two was that Overwatch had a hidden rating system.
The players were all trying to figure out what this Weibo meant.
"Chen Mo said he's busy? That means the qualifiers will be released, but there's no time to do it right now! "
"There's a hidden rating system? Does that mean that once the qualifiers are released, everyone will be matched and ranked based on the hidden rating system? "
"Huh? That's possible! Chen Mo is quite thoughtful. In that case, it doesn't matter if it opens a few days later. Let's just focus on playing and get a higher hidden score. When the time comes, we'll be able to level up to diamond or higher. Wouldn't that be great? "
"Makes sense, let's wait and see!"
This Weibo dispelled most of the players' doubts, and they happily continued playing.
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In reality, Chen Mo's Weibo was just a bluff, to appease the players who wanted to have a qualifier. But in reality, Chen Mo didn't make any promises, he didn't even mention if there would be a qualifier.
In reality, if there weren't any other considerations, Chen Mo could just tell the players that there wouldn't be a qualifier, as it would damage the lifespan of Overwatch.
But Chen Mo couldn't say that yet, as Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment were both trying to copy Overwatch. If Chen Mo announced that Overwatch wouldn't be able to have a qualifier, it would definitely raise their suspicions about the game.
If they decided to slow down and wait and see, as time went on, the drawbacks of Overwatch would slowly show up, and they would realize.
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