August 22nd, Wednesday …
Yan Qi heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the last bug on the platform had been fixed.
It was finally done!
God knew what he had experienced during this period of time.
In fact, according to the original development process, Blade of the Empire should have been released a week ago. However, the game was delayed for more than a week due to the appearance of many unexpected bugs.
And this was under the premise that everyone was quickly looking for bugs and fixing them as if they were on steroids.
It might have been delayed by a week, but it was a good thing for Yan Qi.
If not for the blessing of the Feng Shui Treasure Land, he did not know how long it would have taken to find these bugs. Although the game could be released a week earlier that way, it would definitely be very busy after it was released. He still had to continue fixing bugs, and it might even affect the reputation of the game.
It was hard to say how many bugs were left in the game.
He could only say that the bugs with a higher probability of appearing and easier to find had been found. There might be other bugs, but if they could not be found in the Feng Shui Treasure Land state, it was even less likely that players would encounter them under normal conditions.
Yan Qi installed the modified game on his cell phone and went to the Morning Dew Gaming Platform again.
Whether the game could be online or not, the number of bugs they counted themselves didn't count. It still depended on how many bugs Director Tang encountered in the process of playing.
"Don't worry, Director Tang. We have fixed all the bugs that can be encountered in the game. There will definitely be no bugs this time!"
Yan Qi was full of confidence.
Tang Yishu did not say anything. She only nodded and took the cell phone.
Yan Qi watched from the side. Just as he had expected, the game ran smoothly. Accepting quests, entering levels, killing monsters … Everything went smoothly.
Yan Qi finally relaxed when he saw that half an hour was almost up.
However, just when he thought it was stable, the game screen suddenly froze. It reported a mistake!
It happened to be at the 29th minute.
Yan Qi was shocked.
How was that possible?
The testing team ran the game several times after fixing the bugs and did not find any new bugs!
There were more in the end?
How unlucky did he have to be to encounter them?
Tang Yishu handed the cell phone back. "Hmm … the requirements have been met. We can arrange for the game to be released."
Yan Qi took the cell phone and suddenly felt very disappointed.
Logically speaking, he should be very happy that the game could be released after achieving the goal of less than three bugs in half an hour.
Unexpectedly, Director Tang found a bug!
Yan Qi nodded, "Okay, Director Tang, I'll go back and fix this bug, then arrange to go online!"
Back at his desk, Yan Qi immediately sent a screenshot of the bug to the testing and development teams, asking them to fix it immediately.
However, after trying for more than an hour, he still couldn't reproduce it!
If it wasn't for Director Tang's own eyes, Yan Qi even doubted whether this bug really existed.
What was going on?
Today is Wednesday, shouldn't the bug be at work?
Did the Feng Shui Treasure Ground lose its effectiveness?
However, when he looked at the testers from the other companies, they were all fervently searching for bugs. Everything seemed normal.
The only explanation was that this seemed to be a bug that was hidden very deeply and had a very low recurrence rate. Even in the "Feng Shui Treasure Land" state, it was still a very difficult thing to encounter.
Yan Qi was very conflicted. He felt that his obsessive-compulsive disorder was acting up.
He knew that there was a bug in the game, but there was no way to reproduce it, and he didn't know how to fix it. It was like having a small thorn in his hand. He couldn't find it, and he couldn't pick it out. He always felt vaguely uncomfortable.
What a pain in the ass!
What made him even more speechless was that the Morning Dew Game Platform had interfaces for various game testing platforms. The number of bugs in the current version of the testing platform would be displayed in real time on the game platform.
The bug had become 0, but now it had become 1 again.
This was not the difference between 0 and 1. It was simply the difference between nothing and nothing!
Yan Qi struggled for a long time and finally gave up.
Forget it. It was just a bug. It was not worth it to continue to delay the game for such a bug with a very low recurrence rate and most players would not encounter it.
It was better to go online!
Yan Qi informed the development team and communicated with the staff responsible for the docking at the Morning Dew Game Platform to officially launch the game.
The operation of going online itself was very simple, but he certainly could not just go online. He had to arrange for the corresponding recommendation resources.
If the game went online but no players saw it, wouldn't it be lonely?
At the moment, the Morning Dew Game Platform had already gone through two rounds of large-scale publicity. Although the conversion rate was not high, it had accumulated some players. Moreover, there were not many games on the platform in the early stages, and the competition was not that fierce. It was easy to get a better recommendation spot. It was enough to meet the requirements for a small company.
The staff on both sides quickly carried out the preparatory work and set the time to go online at four in the afternoon.
Apart from continuing to look for the bug that was very difficult to reproduce, Yan Qi had nothing else to do. Therefore, while waiting for the game to launch, he opened the webpage and looked at the netizens' discussions about the Morning Dew Game Platform.
Then, he was very surprised to find that while he was busy fixing the bug, the netizens seemed to have a very intense discussion about the Morning Dew Game Platform's behavior of displaying the number of bugs in various games!
"I realized that this Morning Dew Game Platform is obviously deliberately hyping up and putting on a show! The so-called display of the number of bugs in all games is simply fake data. It's to deepen the players' impression and promote themselves! "
"How can you tell that it's fake data?"
"It's very simple. I've been paying attention to the changes in the number of bugs. On Sunday, the bugs in these companies basically did not change. Even if there were changes, it would be very slow to find and fix the bugs. But when it comes to Monday and Tuesday, it's as if he's using a cheat, growing rapidly! "
"Huh? Isn't that normal? Their company is on holiday for the weekend. "
"That's too amateurish. What do you mean by on holiday for the weekend? First of all, games companies usually work overtime before the game is released. It's normal to even work overtime overnight. On holiday for the weekend? You're daydreaming! Do you think that all the companies in the industry are like Tengda? Second, I'll take those games that have no change in the number of bugs as a holiday. However, what about those that are changing slowly? Why are they slow to find bugs on the weekend and fast on Monday? "
"Now that you mention it, it's indeed very suspicious …"
"That's right, I realized it too. The speed at which they find and fix bugs is not scientific at all! It feels like it's much faster than normal! Logically, it should be harder to find bugs in the later stages of the project testing. However, the number of bugs on Morning Dew Gaming Platform is changing linearly and has always been very fast! Therefore, I also suspect that this must be fake data in advance. "
"F * ck, what's the point of faking this? I can't understand it. "
"There's a huge point! First of all, it's precisely because most people think that there's no need for the platform to fake such things. That's why it's not easy to be suspected and exposed. Second, this marketing incident is nothing more than a gimmick. They're flaunting that the games on their platform are only released after fixing the bugs. They're giving their platform the image of having 'very few bugs'. Wouldn't that attract more players? "
"F * ck, that's very bad behavior! Although it's not very destructive, it's extremely insulting! Aren't they playing us players like monkeys? "
Yan Qi was dumbfounded as he listened to their discussion.
They were actually arguing because of this?
Yan Qi knew very well that the bugs could be found so quickly because of the existence of a treasured land.
However, the players did not know that!
They only saw that the speed of fixing the bugs was obviously not right, so they suspected that Morning Dew Gaming Platform was making fake data.
Yan Qi wanted to cry out for Morning Dew Gaming Platform. This was all real data! It couldn't be more real!
However, on second thought, his words carried little weight. No one would believe what he said. Instead, he would be regarded as a lackey and water army of the gaming platform.
"Why does it feel like Morning Dew Gaming Platform is haunted by bad luck?"
"From the beginning of building the station, it seems that nothing has gone well."
"A lot of money has been spent on publicity, but not much money has been put into practice at all. Instead, it has been misunderstood. Fixing bugs was originally a good thing, but it was also misunderstood as hype."
"Ai, forget it. I can't help much. Send a private message to Morning Dew Gaming Platform and tell them the news. As for how to deal with it, let them do it themselves. "
Yan Qi didn't know if Director Tang knew about the public opinion on the Internet, but it was always right to remind them.
So, he opened the chat group and sent a private message to the staff member who created the group.
Soon, the other party replied, "Well, thank you for the reminder. We've noticed it and are thinking of a way."
Yan Qi shook his head slightly.
It was a little too late to think of a way now …
He looked at the discussion online. It had been arguing since Monday. At first, there were some players who spoke up for the gaming platform. However, it was already Wednesday today, and Morning Dew Gaming Platform had not come forward to explain. So, those who believed that the platform was fake had the upper hand.
Once a stereotype was formed in such a public opinion incident, it would be too late to clarify it.
Unless there was a big event that could reverse public opinion at once, but how could such a thing happen so easily?
Yan Qi wanted to say a few more words, but on second thought, he had already done his best by saying this. If he said more, it would seem like he was meddling. He could only let Morning Dew Gaming Platform pray for itself.
Yan Qi thought for a long time, but in the end, he did not say anything. He was ready to close the chat software and continue his work.
However, at that moment, he saw a few consecutive messages.
"Oh no, something big happened!"
"Our game has a high rate of negative reviews. If this continues, it will be taken off the shelves on Friday!"
"What should I do?"
There were several messages in a row, and a screenshot was sent.
Yan Qi took a closer look. He knew the person who sent the message. It was the person-in-charge of a local game company in Jingzhou.
This game was relatively old. It had been operating on other platforms for more than half a year, so there were few bugs. It was one of the four games that were officially launched on the first day of Morning Dew Gaming Platform's trial operation.
However, now, the person-in-charge kept @ the group owner to ask for an explanation.
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