Li Yada's words made Yan Qi feel a little ashamed.
Although it was like a basin of cold water being poured on his head and it was a huge blow, objectively, it also cleared up his mind a lot.
That was indeed the case.
He did not have a strong urge to make this game himself. He only felt that it was good to pass. How could he conquer players and make them feel like they could not stop?
However, on second thought, Yan Qi felt that Li Yada was making light of the situation.
Innovation could be created just because she wanted to?
If innovation was like cabbages sold on the street, would there be so many rubbish games being produced every year?
Did she really think that the designers of these rubbish games were bad at heart?
Of course, some designers or investors might really not understand or just want to make money. However, many people were simply not capable enough. What could they do if they could not make good games?
If I had Boss Pei's brain, I would make different types of games for each game. How great would it be if gamers would still want to buy all the games after I was done?
Who did not want to make their own game? Who did not want to establish their own sect? Who wanted to learn from others?
The key was that they did not have the ability to do so.
After all, they were responsible for the livelihood of dozens of people in the workspace. The price of failure was too high. They could not afford it.
Yan Qi felt that although Li Yada was also in the gaming circle, she was still in the sales channel.
Sales channel and development were two completely different worlds.
According to the current relationship, the sales channel was equivalent to the first party. They could pick and choose from a bunch of games and choose the ones they were satisfied with. If they encountered something they were not satisfied with, they could ask the game developers to make changes.
The development channel was equivalent to the second party. It was more miserable. Apart from a few companies that were especially strong in research and development and had the right to speak, most small companies were not allowed to have their own opinions. After all, they had to change according to the requirements of the sales channel in order to have recommendation and publicity resources.
Morning Dew Gaming Platform was indeed a platform that stood to make money. It had the right to be unyielding. As a staff member of the gaming platform, Li Yada's personality was understandable.
However, the key was to consider Yan Qi's objective situation.
Otherwise, wouldn't they be making the mistake of 'why not eat minced meat'?
Yan Qi coughed twice. "Sister Li, I also want to make a revolutionary innovation, but I also have to consider the objective conditions, don't I?"
"'Blade of the Empire' is just a regular mobile game. I'm planning to switch to an action single-player game, which is already a huge risk. If I'm not steady enough and blindly pursue innovation and novelty, I'm afraid that I'll hurt myself if I take too big a step."
"How can you force yourself into an action-type game without any accumulation? There must be a transition period."
Li Yada pushed up her glasses. "Before Repent and be Saved was created, the team had no experience with action games."
"The previous game is Game Designer. It's not even close."
Yan Qi was at a loss for words. "This …"
"Big Sister Li, aren't you overestimating me by comparing me to Boss Pei?"
"If I had Boss Pei's brain, I would dare to take the risk as well. However, I don't.
After a moment of silence, Li Yada said, "Have you ever considered that you might have mistaken the cause and effect relationship?"
"Do you think that Boss Pei had the courage to change because he had the idea first?
"However, what if Boss Pei had the courage first and then had the idea to change?
"Do abilities determine one's mentality, or does one's mentality determine one's abilities? Do you think a person should have the right mentality first or mature abilities? "
Li Yada's words obviously came from the bottom of her heart after working in Tengda for so long and learning game design from Boss Pei for so long.
Was Boss Pei a game design genius?
Of course, he was.
However, it was obviously not objective to say that Boss Pei's success was entirely due to his abilities.
In fact, what amazed people the most about Boss Pei was not his game design ability but his determination and courage.
Take Repent and be Saved for example. Boss Pei did not interfere much with the design details of the game. He only emphasized repeatedly to increase the game's difficulty.
The reason was simple: perfecting the details of the game's design was something that every chief designer and even the ordinary functional designers in the development team could do. However, only Boss Pei could increase the game's difficulty and risk dissuading a large number of players from playing the game to adhere to this design philosophy.
Only Boss Pei had such determination and big picture vision. Only Boss Pei could bear such responsibility.
It was not just Repent and be Saved. In fact, most of Tengda's games were playing with fire. They all took the risk of failing repeatedly.
However, if they did not have such determination, these games would not have been born. They would not even have design drafts.
What's more, Boss Pei encouraged his subordinates more than he taught them in their daily work.
Boss Pei rarely taught his subordinates what to do, how to design, and how to think about problems. Instead, he encouraged them to think independently and solve problems on their own.
At most, he would give them some hints and let them figure it out on their own.
To those who were not confident, Boss Pei would repeatedly tell them not to worry; they would be fine.
The successive chief designers of Tengda Games had all grown under such encouragement.
Thus, these were Li Yada's heartfelt words. She felt that she had grown so much mainly because she had gained the courage to change under Boss Pei's leadership.
First, she would not be bound by the rules and regulations that sought stability. Then, she would have the right to talk about design and innovation.
Li Yada's words stunned Yan Qi.
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it did make sense!
On the surface, ability and mentality were equally important. Neither could be lacking.
However, a person without a good mentality could not be capable. That was because ability was cultivated and trained. It could not be produced out of thin air.
If a person's mentality was not good and could not even cultivate the most basic abilities, how could he talk about success?
Being determined to change might not necessarily lead to success, but being overcautious and indecisive would definitely lead to failure.
Yan Qi remained silent for a long time. Suddenly, he realized a problem. "Eh, Big Sister Li, why do you sound like you know a lot about Tengda's situation?"
Although she did not reveal the specifics of Tengda's internal situation, her confident tone suggested that she knew a lot about it.
Li Yada was stunned. "… I have a friend who works in Tengda. He told me about some internal matters, especially the development of Repent and be Saved."
"Oh! Is that so? Can you tell me about it, then? I want to hear about it too! "Yan Qi immediately perked up.
He had worked in Shanghai before quitting his job to start a workspace and come to Jingzhou.
As far as he knew, Li Yada had always been working in Jingzhou. The gaming circle in Jingzhou was not big. It was not strange that she knew a friend who worked in Tengda.
The development of Repent and be Saved was too fascinating.
Since Li Yada had started the conversation, there was no way she could reject it. She nodded and said, "Alright, I'll tell you a simple story.
"I heard that when Repent and be Saved was developed, a demo was created. The designer showed it to Boss Pei.
"Boss Pei had not even started playing, but he asked her to increase the monsters' attack power by three times.
"Then, Boss Pei started playing.
"The game was originally designed to be difficult. When the monsters in the starting village hit the players, they would lose about twenty percent of their health. Everyone thought that was already very high. However, Boss Pei changed it to sixty percent."
Yan Qi's interest was piqued. "I see. That's how Repent and be Saved became so difficult? Did Boss Pei change it after seeing the demo?
"That's right. I remember that when the monsters attacked the players, they lost eighty percent of their health.
"What happened after that? Did Boss Pei make the monsters run around in circles and then feel that the difficulty was too low? Is that why he increased the damage? "
Yan Qi had seen many videos of big bosses clearing Repent and be Saved without sustaining any damage. As an experienced player himself, although it was difficult to clear the game without sustaining any damage, it was still easy for him to destroy the monsters in the newbie village.
After all, the monsters in the newbie village moved slowly and stiffly. Although their damage was high, players who were slightly more familiar with the game would not be able to touch them.
As a designer, even if it was not easy for Boss Pei to play the game, he should at least be at the level of an experienced player, right?
Li Yada shook her head. "Hmm … the result was similar to what you expected, but the process was different.
"The moment Boss Pei started, he was killed twice by the monsters at the speed of light. Then, he multiplied the monsters' damage by 1.3 times."
Yan Qi was stunned. "Huh?"
How could Boss Pei be tortured by the monsters?
Yet, Boss Pei insisted on increasing the difficulty of the monsters?
If that was the case, Boss Pei's determination and courage were indeed admirable.
Yan Qi asked himself, if he created a game, and the moment he stepped out of the door, he would be killed by the small monsters in the novice village. He would definitely lower the difficulty.
Not only did he not lower the difficulty, but he also increased the damage to the monsters. Ordinary people would not do such a thing.
Boss Pei was indeed a genius.
Li Yada's story did support what she had said before.
Although it sounded a little strange, Yan Qi felt that Li Yada was quite reliable and probably would not lie to him.
"Alright, I agree with you. Courage is indeed more important than ability. Courage is the first step to change.
"However, the problem is that courage alone is not enough. Even if I want to innovate, I don't have a suitable direction."
After a moment of silence, Li Yada said, "About this …
"Actually, there are certain rules and tricks."
The rules and tricks that she mentioned were actually some game design concepts that she had learned from Boss Pei.
She had worked with a game master like Boss Pei on many successful projects. Naturally, she would gain experience and gain.
At first, Li Yada was hesitant. She did not think it would be good to reveal these concepts to Yan Qi.
However, on further thought, Boss Pei had never been a closed-minded person.
In the old society, there was a saying that 'teaching a disciple would starve the master'. Many craftsmen kept their skills to themselves. Some martial arts families also passed down their skills and never taught them to outsiders. However, that was history after all.
In the game industry, Boss Pei had always had an attitude of 'helping the world when he succeeded'.
For example, the Destitution Plan, the Morning Dew Games Platform, and sending Min Jingchao to develop games with Sun Strike Studios …
Boss Pei had always been working hard to influence the domestic game industry and change the entire environment with his own strength.
A more reliable producer like Yan Qi should get some help.
If it was Boss Pei, he would definitely not be stingy with his guidance.
Now that she was teaching on behalf of Boss Pei, she was just like a disciple. It was all to practice the Tengda spirit and to make the game environment better.
What's more, Boss Pei's design concepts were more profound, just like internal cultivation techniques.
Whether Yan Qi could understand them and how much he could understand depended on himself.
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