These two games were already very old and had accumulated many problems. Some of them were impossible to change.
The good thing was that Boss Pei had provided a very good entry point: purchase options!
Get rid of all the purchase options except for one.
This was a very difficult task. Conservatively speaking, there were at least dozens of purchase options in these two games.
There were large top-up purchases, small purchases of daily props, and the purchase options in the various cultivation systems …
It could be said that everything that could be added to the purchase of purchase options had been added.
Getting rid of these purchase options was not as simple and crude as closing the entrance to the shopping center.
That was because these purchase options affected the entire numerical system of the game.
To ensure that a player with 500 RMB could beat a player with 100 RMB, and a player with 100 RMB could beat a player with 30 RMB, a player with 30 RMB had to make a good plan for the top-up values in the game, so that each top-up limit could receive a corresponding increase.
What's more, these increases were linked to the combat strength system in the game. The combat strength system affected the ecology of the game. It was just like how there were herbivores and carnivores in nature.
Thus, this was ultimately a numerical problem.
That was also why the domestic numerical designers enjoyed such a high status. They were second only to the chief planners. That was because numerical design often directly determined the experience of games with paywalls.
Changing the purchase options was equivalent to changing the numerical system. That meant that the ecology of the game and the hierarchy of players, which were originally differentiated by top-up, had to be differentiated by other methods.
If something went wrong and caused the numerical system to collapse, even the gods would not be able to save them.
It was just like how Bloody Battle Song had been scolded and its income had plummeted. The main reason was that Old Liu had sold the saber at too high a price. A simple numerical problem had a very negative impact.
Ye Zhizhou thought for a long time and felt that it was beyond his power.
He had some ideas, but he was not sure if they could be implemented.
Thus, he printed out the document and looked for Wang Xiaobin to discuss it.
Wang Xiaobin was an experienced numerical designer. When he heard Ye Zhizhou's idea, he could not help but frown.
These changes were not to be taken lightly.
In the past, any experienced planner, much less Old Liu or Wang Xiaobin, would have felt that these changes were not possible. They would have immediately rejected Ye Zhizhou's suggestion.
However, now that Ye Zhizhou was the chief planner, no one could reject his suggestion.
What's more, Boss Pei was the one who suggested cutting off all purchase options!
Since that was the case, he had to think of every possible way to accomplish it. He had to do it if the conditions were right, and he had to do it if the conditions weren't right!
Wang Xiaobin said sadly, "I feel that this is a rather unreliable method. However, since Boss Pei was the one who suggested it, there must be a deeper meaning behind it. I will try my best to complete it. "
Removing all the purchase options was equivalent to redoing most of the game's content.
This was different from FPS games like Ocean Stronghold.
Even if Ocean Stronghold had the Red Kilin, it was still a competitive game that was relatively balanced. No matter how rich a baller was, he would not be able to fight against two opponents of the same skill level.
However, Bloody Battle Song was a classic game with paywalls. Ballers could easily take on twenty people at once, much less two. This was an absolute imbalance.
Bloody Battle Song's entire game was built on this imbalance.
If all the purchase options were cut off, there would have to be a way to distinguish the strength of the players. If it wasn't money, then it could only be time or luck.
Change the game to a game of pure time? That would probably become the world of studios and Liver Kings.
Of course, it wasn't impossible to turn it into a purchase option game, but it would be incompatible with the original design of Bloody Battle Song. If they really turned it into a purchase option game, it would be no different from creating a new game from scratch. It was obviously unrealistic and did not meet Boss Pei's requirements.
Change the game to a game of pure luck? Then, it would become the world of luck.
Such a change would probably not be as good as before. It would still be imbalanced, and most players' gaming experience would not be improved.
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin were racking their brains.
This was a conundrum that no one in the domestic gaming circle could answer for now.
Of course, no one was willing to solve this problem. After all, cutting off purchase options was akin to going against money. Even if some chief planner had a screw loose and wanted to change the game like that, his boss would definitely slap him to wake him up.
Games with paywalls were doing well. What's more, they were so profitable. Who would be so free to think of alternatives?
However, the more Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin thought about it, the more they felt that it was meaningful.
If they could come up with a suitable solution, even if it was an immature solution, it would be the only one in the country!
Indeed, Boss Pei's casual words contained such a profound meaning!
Ye Zhizhou proposed a few solutions, but Wang Xiaobin rejected them all from a numerical point of view.
However, Ye Zhizhou did not give up.
Finally, he smacked his forehead.
"Brother Wang, I have a new idea.
"Let everyone have a chance to 'act' as a baller. Do you think that will work?"
Wang Xiaobin was stunned. "Act as a baller? How? "
Ye Zhizhou was very excited. As he wrote on a piece of paper, he said, "Actually, the problem that we have been struggling with is the problem of the game experience.
"Our game experience can be divided into three types.
"The first type are ballers. They have the most money and are the most powerful. They enjoy the thrill of fighting one against ten on the battlefield.
"The second type are organizers. They have a lot of time and are very active. They are in charge of managing the guild and recruiting people. They enjoy the thrill of commanding others.
"The third type are ordinary players. They can't fight one against ten, and they are not managers. However, on one hand, these people can gradually switch between the two types. On the other hand, they can follow the ballers and drink the soup. If they win the national war, they can also obtain the 'sunshine' reward.
"Now, the difference between the three types of experience is based on two factors: 'money' and 'time'.
"The 'time' factor does not need to be changed. That means the identities of organizers and ordinary players do not need to be changed. The only thing that needs to be changed is the baller's experience. Because we have cut off all the purchase options, ballers have no place to spend money even if they want to.
"Then, in the national war, we can directly choose some players to obtain high combat strength and experience the feeling of baller players. Wouldn't that be enough?"
Wang Xiaobin was still confused.
Ye Zhizhou continued, "If we cut off all the purchase options, then overall, the combat power of the players will be maintained at about the same level. Players who are lucky and have more time will have a higher combat power than ordinary players, but it won't be by much."
"However, in the national war, we will randomly select some players to act as ballers. These players will directly obtain the powerful combat strength that ballers originally had.
"In order to ensure that every player has a chance to be selected, we will create a 'Chosen One System' for each player. The probability will start from 0%, and the system will randomly select.
"If they are not selected, the probability will increase next time. If they are selected once, the probability will be reset to zero, and they will have to start from the beginning.
"The specific increase in the probability depends on many factors such as activity, contribution to the game, and so on. We can use this as a factor to encourage players to go online and participate in activities.
"This way, we can ensure the original ecology and let most players take turns to enjoy the happiness that ballers originally had. Moreover, we can fulfill Boss Pei's request and get rid of most of the purchase options!
"Three birds with one stone!"
Wang Xiaobin fell into deep thought.
In theory, Ye Zhizhou's idea could be realized.
However, it was very risky, rebellious, and shocking!
However, to fulfill Boss Pei's request and get rid of all the purchase options without causing the entire game's system and ecosystem to collapse, this seemed to be a solution.
Wang Xiaobin nodded. "Alright, let's give it a try. I'll come up with a numerical model, and you can consider some of the rules in detail. Oh, why don't we have a meeting first and briefly explain this idea to everyone? "
Ye Zhizhou nodded. After quickly organizing his thoughts, he stood up.
"Everyone, let's go to the conference room for a meeting and talk about the changes to our game."
For some reason, Ye Zhizhou felt very confident at this moment.
It was as if he had adapted to being the chief planner in an instant!
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