Pei Qian and Meng Chang were naturally paying attention to Eternal Fallen Samsara after it was officially released.
Of course, one of them was in the marketing department, and the other was in his office.
They were equally astonished by the discussions that appeared on the internet, but there was a huge difference in their astonishment.
Meng Chang sat at his desk in the marketing department and scratched his head in confusion.
"What … what's going on?"
"Didn't you say that the combat system would only be updated in the last week?"
"The automatic blocking setting of the Demon Sword should be part of the combat system, right? Why did it appear now? "
"No, I have to look for Yu Fei!"
Meng Chang could not sit still anymore.
Obviously, this automatic block would disrupt his plan to a certain extent!
In fact, Meng Chang's original publicity plan was very simple. It was still the standard application of the Pei Corporation's publicity method: raise, suppress, and raise.
First, through overwhelming advertisements, he burned money and stirred up the popularity of Eternal Fallen Samsara at the same time. He made everyone feel that it was a large-scale downloadable content comparable to Repent and be Saved and had made a huge innovation in gameplay. While accumulating a lot of attention, he naturally planted some seeds of criticism.
Then, he split the entire content of Eternal Fallen Samsara into four parts. The first three parts would first update the game's new map and new monsters. Finally, he would update the most crucial 'key', the combat system, to connect all the previous content together.
Although Eternal Fallen Samsara's length and size were similar to Repent and be Saved's, the scenery and monsters in the game were all modified from the original source material. It was easy for players to feel like they had 'changed skin'.
'Changing skin' could often be equated with 'perfunctory'.
In the first week, gamers might not be that dissatisfied. They would still be looking forward to the later content.
In the second and third weeks, gamers would realize that they were going back and forth with the same old things. They would definitely lose control of their emotions.
What's more, without updating the combat system, the monsters and bosses in the entire map were still relatively higher than before.
The original values of Repent and be Saved were already at the limit that players could bear. Now that the values were raised again, it would be difficult for players to have fun without the support of the new combat system.
It might even cause some hardcore players, loyal players, and normal players to go against each other. For example, hardcore players would mock normal players for being noobs, and normal players would vent their anger on Eternal Samsara.
Because of this, the controversy over 《Eternal Fallen Samsara》 would continue to accumulate.
In the last week, when the new combat system was released, players would suddenly realize that Eternal Fallen Samsara was not just a simple change of skin. This combat system really had the power to transform something rotten into something magical. It would become a completely different game from Repent and be Saved!
At that time, Meng Chang had already obtained a high commission. He would leave after the matter was over and hide his identity and name.
After that, all the surging popularity and players' praises for the game were left to Boss Pei.
Of course, at this time, Teacher Qiao and Young Master Tian's interpretation of the game's content, such as the setting of the Devil Sword, the improvements to the new combat system, the various changes in the plot, and so on.
Meng Chang originally thought that his plan was perfect, but he did not expect that something would go wrong on the first week!
The demonic sword was exposed the moment it appeared. Wasn't it hinting to the players that the game had a new combat mechanism?
How was he going to accumulate the players' dissatisfaction then?
Would the combat system be so amazing when it was updated?
If the players believed that Eternal Fallen Samsara would not disappoint them and even found more suspense in the process of digging into the game's content, they would maintain their expectations for this downloadable content …
Meng Chang could forget about getting a commission then. Even if he got it, it would not be much.
Thus, Meng Chang was very anxious.
He immediately stood up and prepared to make a trip to Tengda Games to ask Yu Fei what was going on. At the same time, he thought about whether there was any way to salvage the situation.
…
The advertising and marketing department and Tengda Games were both in Shenhua View. Meng Chang arrived very quickly.
He went straight to Yu Fei, who was working, and explained his intentions.
"Huh? Devil Sword? "Yu Fei scratched his head in shock.
Obviously, he did not have a clear grasp of the relevant situation.
"Wait a moment, I'll ask the designer in charge."
Yu Fei did not dare to delay and immediately got up to investigate.
After all, Yu Fei had patted his chest and guaranteed that he would definitely cooperate with Meng Chang's publicity work. In the end, something went wrong in the first week. That made him feel very embarrassed.
After about ten minutes, Yu Fei finally figured out the situation and came back.
"I'm really sorry!"
"It's like this, Brother Meng. When I was working on the update plan and splitting the game content, I only wrote to put the combat system in the final update. "
"However, something went wrong during the specific implementation. The automatic blocking mechanism of the Devil Sword was a relatively independent low-level design. Therefore, the colleague in charge of splitting the game forgot to split it out. After all, my plan did not specify this in detail …"
"Brother Meng, what do you think we should do?"
Yu Fei's face was filled with guilt.
He had just been acting as the chief planner for a month. He had thought that this job was quite easy, but he did not expect to get into trouble just because he had made a slightly bigger plan!
Strictly speaking, this was indeed his responsibility as the chief designer.
That was because the designers below had more work to do. They would definitely strictly follow his plan when completing the mission. As the chief designer, Yu Fei should have realized the uniqueness of the automatic blocking mechanism of the Devil Sword at the first possible moment. He should have written a separate way to deal with this mechanism in the plan. That way, the current situation would not have happened.
He, the chief designer, did not write it, so he naturally had to bear the responsibility with the people below him. In fact, he should even bear the main responsibility.
Meng Chang could not help but facepalm.
That was a pain in the ass!
He could not blame Yu Fei for this matter. Firstly, Yu Fei was only a substitute chief planner. He was previously a writer and had only been a substitute for a month. It was obviously a little difficult for him to do all the work as perfectly as Hu Xianbin. Secondly, Yu Fei had shown this plan to Meng Chang. At that time, Meng Chang did not realize the problem with the automatic blocking mechanism of the Devil Sword.
How could you blame others if you didn't see it?
It could only be said that the automatic blocking mechanism of the Devil Sword was a very well-hidden mechanism. From the beginning, everyone subconsciously thought that even if this hidden mechanism was discovered by players, it would only happen after the game was completely released. Therefore, they did not pay much attention to it.
Thus, the current situation occurred.
Meng Chang was a little conflicted. How should he deal with the current situation?
Update the game and remove the automatic blocking mechanism of the Devil Sword?
That could be done, but how should he explain it to the players?
If he did not admit that this was a game mechanism and said that it was a bug, that would be lying through his teeth. Players were not stupid and would not believe it. If he admitted that this was a game mechanism but released it wrongly, it would not be embarrassing. It would seem that Tengda Games' internal management was chaotic. The most important thing was that the new combat system that had not been updated was exposed in advance.
Once players knew the combat mechanism of the game in advance, Meng Chang's commission would basically be greatly reduced and he would not be able to get it.
Thus, Meng Chang's idea was to do everything possible to cover up this matter.
However, he had no idea how to cover it up.
At that moment, Meng Chang's cell phone vibrated.
He took out his cell phone and glanced at it. Then, he said to Yu Fei, "… I'll make a trip to Boss Pei's side first."
"You don't have to be anxious since it has already happened. We'll continue discussing countermeasures later."
Yu Fei returned to his desk as he watched Meng Chang leave in a hurry. He was a little restless and very nervous.
"Why don't Boss Pei take this opportunity to replace me? It just so happens that I don't want to be the chief planner anymore. "
…
At the same time, Pei Qian was also in his office. He was running around anxiously while cursing silently.
He did not expect things to turn out like this!
He did not ask about the publicity plan for Eternal Fallen Samsara at all.
On one hand, it was because he trusted Meng Chang very much. He felt that the commission he received last month was a reflection of his strength. Even though 'Young Master Tian' had caused the game platform to come back to life, that was an accident and not Meng Chang's fault;
On the other hand, it was because he did not have much expectations for Eternal Fallen Samsara. It would probably earn money, as long as it did not earn too much.
Thus, no matter what the publicity plan looked like, Pei Qian would be able to accept it as long as it did not become too popular.
In any case, if it really became popular, it would be Meng Chang who would not get a commission. The unluckiest person would not be Pei Qian himself. What was there to feel bad about?
However, the automatic blocking mechanism of the Demonic Sword was exposed after only a quarter of the content was updated. That was completely unacceptable!
As Pei Qian's exclusive tool to skip classes, he had originally hoped that gamers would never be able to find the Demonic Sword and could only suffer in the game.
After all, the original intention of creating such a difficult combat system was to dissuade players.
However, the method of skipping classes was exposed before he could even play with the combat system. How could he dissuade them?
Just as he was feeling aggrieved, there was a knock on the office door.
It was Meng Chang.
Pei Qian went straight to the point and asked, "How did the mechanism of this Demonic Sword get exposed so quickly? Could this be part of your publicity plan? "
Meng Chang coughed awkwardly. "Boss Pei, I'm sorry. This is a mistake on my part!"
"Here's what happened …"
He explained in detail the problem of his miscommunication with Yu Fei, which led to the wrong update of the Demonic Sword's blocking mechanism.
Pei Qian fell silent.
He instantly understood what was going on.
Pei Qian could be said to have painstakingly arranged for three layers of insurance in order to prevent gamers from finding the Demonic Sword and create the effect of being blind under the light.
The Demonic Sword's weapon damage was lower than other weapons in all aspects. What's more, it could not trigger the automatic block when it was dual-wielded. Players would be able to obtain the ghostly weapon after killing the Netherworld Road. They would definitely replace the Demonic Sword;
There was a limit to the demonization value at every stage of the game. It was impossible to trigger the automatic block even if one died many times in the early stages. At most, one would occasionally do an imperfect block action. However, it was not 100% immune to damage. One would still die if one had to die;
Even if the big boss wanted to use a low-damage weapon to clear the game, he would not die many times because he had already mastered the combat mechanism very well. Naturally, he would not trigger the automatic block mechanism.
However, the three layers of insurance were all disrupted because of Meng Chang's plan to dismantle the update!
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