Everyone nodded after listening to Min Jingchao's explanation.
Obviously, these words were especially convincing coming from Min Jingchao's mouth.
That was because Min Jingchao was GOG's designer. He had always been in charge of the balance of data and game mechanisms. His understanding in this area was definitely not comparable to ordinary people.
Most of the time, a person's ability did not depend entirely on his own talent or hard work. It also depended on the platform he was on.
When a person was on a suitable platform, his ability would grow by leaps and bounds even if he was not very talented.
If a person was very talented but did not have a suitable platform, it would be very difficult for his talent to be activated.
It was just like in history. Why did all the famous people in the early Han Dynasty gather in a small place?
It was not because the place had given birth to so many talents, but because they had a high enough platform to improve themselves by following Liu Bang's lead.
Similarly, the reason why famous generals were born in troubled times was because they grew faster in the frequent wars.
GOG was an excellent platform. Min Jingchao had been training there for so long. He could be said to have witnessed the rise and prosperity of this game. He had different ways of thinking at different stages. Over time, he had a very deep understanding of this aspect.
Of course, GOG's balance was not without problems. It was also often criticized by players.
That was very normal. After all, strong heroes had to be slashed. However, it would not hurt if they were slashed too little. If they were slashed too much, they might become useless. On the other hand, weak heroes would not change qualitatively if they were strengthened too little. However, if they were strengthened too much, they might suddenly become unmanageable.
In addition, there were huge differences between different groups of players. A hero might be a completely different hero in a fish pond game, a high-end game, and a professional game. That made the problem of balance even more difficult.
However, overall, Min Jingchao had done a relatively good job of balancing the game during his time in charge of GOG. On one hand, that was because he could get advice from the professional players and professional tactical analysts of the DGE Club. On the other hand, he could listen to the opinions of the players.
Min Jingchao realized that it was best not to copy MOBA games or MMORPG games for class settings in FPS games when he was thinking about the balance of classes in FPS games. That was why he came up with this design plan.
At that point, the entire design plan of Bullet Hole 2 was explained.
There would definitely be a lot of work to do in the future, such as the layout of the map, how the strongholds were distributed, the amount of resources that spawned at each stronghold, and how many special paths the players could use …
However, these were all done by other designers. For example, the map was the job of the level designer.
As the main designer, Min Jingchao only needed to ensure that the general direction was not deviated.
The conference room fell into a brief silence. After a while, Sun Xi said, "I'm fine on my side."
The other designers didn't say anything.
Zhou Muyan took a look and nodded. "Alright, then it's settled."
If it was someone else's design proposal, these designers might raise some questions and discuss it.
However, there was nothing wrong with Min Jingchao's plan. After all, his resume was right there.
Although there were no precedents for some innovative gameplay, no one dared to guarantee its success or failure.
Since that was the case, he might as well trust Min Jingchao and Boss Pei completely.
What if they kept giving suggestions and the game failed? Who would be responsible for that?
Min Jingchao looked at Sun Xi. "I'll continue refining the proposal then. Please distribute the design manuscripts to the designers in the team and keep an eye on their progress. We'll start on Monday."
Sun Xi nodded. "Alright, that's part of my job."
He was stunned for a moment before asking, "Monday? Er … what about Saturday? "
According to Sun Strike Studios' default process, the designers would definitely use 996 when the game was first established.
In fact, some designers would be responsible for more design manuscripts and would work overnight the day before the meeting to ensure that the design manuscripts would be completed on time.
Although such a situation could only mean that the workload was not reasonable, that was how everyone had been through it. Therefore, most designers were used to it and had no complaints.
Therefore, Sun Xi thought that he would definitely have to work overtime on the design manuscripts on Saturday. However, Min Jingchao did not mention that at all.
Min Jingchao said matter-of-factly, "I'll rest on the weekends."
"This …" Sun Xi looked at Zhou Muyan subconsciously.
Zhou Muyan coughed gently. "Brother Min, I've heard of Tengda's work style. However … every company has its own situation and we can't just blindly copy it, right?"
"The designers in our studio aren't as capable as Tengda's and we're used to working slowly. Sometimes, it'll be better to spend more time polishing the details of the proposal."
"How about this? Brother Min, you follow Tengda's work schedule while the rest of the project team follow our studio's original process. What do you think?"
Zhou Muyan clearly did not want to make that suggestion.
On the one hand, he was worried about the quality of the game.
After all, to him, the reason why Tengda was able to keep the holidays full was because of the efficiency of their employees. However, the efficiency of Sun Strike Studios wasn't that high.
Normal holidays without the tension of the development period. What if the development node couldn't be completed?
On the other hand, he was afraid that it would affect the mentality of others.
Everyone came to work overtime on Saturday, but not a single person from Bullet Hole 2's project team came. Wouldn't others feel that it was unfair? Wouldn't they not want to work overtime?
Time was money and it was the same for game development. Zhou Muyan's heart ached to return the time that he had painstakingly earned.
Of course, he did not feel that he was mistreating them. After all, he had always been more generous compared to the old versions of the game when it came to splitting the rewards.
Min Jingchao shook his head. "I don't think there's a need for that."
"I believe that the designers in Sun Strike Studios are strong designers as well. That includes the art, programming and other project personnel. They're all top notch in the industry."
"The reason why progress is slow at times might be because of the low mental state caused by the frequent overtime and the fact that their bodies aren't in a perfect state. That's why their efficiency is affected."
"I hope that we can follow Tengda's development model and prohibit overtime outside of normal working hours."
"When we set the work schedule, we'll follow the normal workload. If we can't complete it, we'll add more people. If we can't complete it, we'll postpone it."
"Boss Pei once said that there are many ways to solve problems but overtime is definitely not one of them. Overtime might only solve the problem temporarily on the surface, but in the long run, it would cause many new problems. "
Zhou Muyan hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. "Alright, let's do that then."
Since the game plan had been finalized, there was no need for him to argue with Min Jingchao over such a small matter.
Although not working overtime would definitely slow down the development process, as long as the game could be produced smoothly and they could make money, it was not a problem.
Zhou Muyan looked at Sun Xi. "That's all for today's meeting. Go and screen again later and choose the most suitable designers to join the Bullet Hole 2 project team. Once you're done, bring the proposal to my office. "
Sun Xi nodded. "No problem, Boss Zhou."
With that, everyone left the conference room.
At the moment, all the positions in the Bullet Hole 2 project team had been vacated. Min Jingchao also had his own work desk. His daily job was to tidy up the design drafts and prepare for the early stages.
The selection of the lower-level members of the project team was almost done. However, there were still some vacancies in the middle.
The main reason was that the gameplay had not been finalized and there was no way to determine which designer would be better at it. That was why it was delayed for two days.
Zhou Muyan placed a lot of importance on this project and was very meticulous in his selection.
Just as Sun Xi sat down at his desk, he heard someone say, "Brother Sun, I'd like to apply to be a designer for Bullet Hole 2. What do you think?"
Sun Xi looked up and stood up immediately. "Brother Han, isn't that a little inappropriate? You're the chief planner now. "
Brother Han had joined Sun Strike Studios earlier than Sun Xi and was now leading a project team independently. It had been released some time ago and the results were pretty good.
He had attended both meetings as well. However, considering that his own project was doing well and he did not have any particular advantage in FPS games, Zhou Muyan did not choose him and chose Sun Xi instead.
Logically speaking, the list that Sun Xi was going to finalize this time around was for the middle management to help him.
Be it in terms of experience or position, Brother Han was higher than Sun Xi. It was not appropriate for him to be his assistant for Bullet Hole 2.
Brother Han shook his head. "What's not appropriate about it? My project is already on the right track and I can give my position to the younger generation as well, giving them more opportunities to grow. "
"Furthermore, my son has just been born and my time is tight there. That's why I'm here …"
"Cough, cough, of course, I'm definitely not trying to take advantage of the holidays here! I just feel that Brother Min's proposal is really good. This project is really special and I should be able to gain some inspiration. "
At that point, Sun Xi naturally understood.
"Alright, Brother Han. I'll add you on the list first. However, whether or not this list can be approved … depends on whether Boss Zhou agrees to it."
Brother Han nodded. "Thank you, Brother Sun! When you send the list over and Boss Zhou asks about it, I hope you can put in a good word for me. This is an opportunity that I really value! "
"Alright, Brother Han. I understand."
According to the rules of Sun Strike Studios, once someone left the original project team, they would only be able to receive the bonus for another three months at most.
After all, what reason did they have to continue receiving the bonus if they were no longer in the project?
The lifespan of a game was at least half a year to a year. As the lead designer, Brother Han had given up quite a bit of bonus.
However, it was clear that there were three reasons why he was more interested in Bullet Hole 2. Firstly, he did not have to work overtime. Secondly, he could gain some inspiration and growth by following Min Jingchao on this new project. Thirdly, once Bullet Hole 2 was a success, wouldn't he get a bonus as well?
If he stayed in the original project, it would have nothing to do with him even if Bullet Hole 2 was a success.
Therefore, after some consideration, he decided to sign up for Bullet Hole 2's project team.
After sending Brother Han off, Sun Xi put his name on the list of designers as a candidate.
Just as he was done, he saw a few messages popping up on the company's internal chat software.
"Brother Xi! I heard that Bullet Hole 2's project team doesn't have to work overtime? Is that true? "
"Brother, when will the name list be released?"
"You have to bring me along! I'm considered one of the top level designers in the company. There's no reason not to bring me along!"
"Brother Sun, can I join Bullet Hole 2's project team?"
Sun Xi did not know whether to laugh or cry at the series of messages.
'Gosh, they're all here the moment they heard there's no overtime!'
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