"Mr. Allen, I don't know what you mean by a plug-in. But in China, plug-ins are harmful and have no benefits. A series of games have been destroyed by plug-ins. The most classic example was when Huanyu Technologies used plug-ins to destroy a popular online game. "
"Is that so?"
"Yes, when Huanyu Technologies was not so powerful, their opponent was Penguin."
"Which company is Penguin?"
"This company was in the instant messaging business, but Huanyu Technologies not only took over Penguin's instant messaging business, but also completely eliminated them from the online game business."
"Wait for a moment, I'll go to the company now."
Seeing Chen Hui's determination, Allen knew that the situation was urgent.
Half an hour later, Allen returned to the company.
Chen Hui tried his best to persuade him.
Although Allen was still unwilling to ban accounts, Chen Hui had been in the online game business for many years. At the same time, he gave a series of examples. After thinking for a while, he said, "Banning 50,000 accounts at once is too much. Let's try banning 5,000 accounts first."
"We can ban 5,000 accounts first, but the effect won't be very obvious."
"But if we ban 50,000 accounts at once, it will greatly suppress our popularity. As you know, we spent more than 100 million RMB to get these 300,000 players. Banning 50,000 accounts at once is equivalent to spending more than 20 million RMB. "
"This …"
Chen Hui was only the vice president, Allen was the president.
Under Allen's pressure, Chen Hui could only listen to him and ban 5,000 accounts for 24 hours.
Actually, Chen Hui felt that if they wanted to be more thorough, it would not be just a 24-hour ban.
For example, if Huanyu Technologies detected that a user had used a plug-in, they would directly ban the user permanently.
Although Chen Hui wanted to do the same, he did not have the determination.
In fact, only Huanyu Technology would have the guts to permanently ban the game as soon as a cheat was detected.
Other companies did not have the courage to do so.
Of course, it was not that they did not want to.
The other gaming companies would also dream of banning him forever.
Except for Huanyu Technologies, when other gaming companies did the same, they were quickly boycotted by countless players.
This had to do with the gaming ecosystem.
Ever since Huanyu Technologies started making online games, they had always advocated good gaming behavior.
This included not using cheats, not scolding others, and actively playing the game … etc.
Once you used a cheat, scolded others, and didn't play the game properly, you didn't need Huanyu Technologies to do it themselves. A large group of players would scold you to death.
This kind of ecology was not something that could be created in a day or two.
Since you didn't do it, then you will be permanently banned. That will have endless consequences.
There was no other way. Allen disagreed, so Chen Hui could only follow Allen's instructions.
Moreover, under Allen's orders, none of the 5,000 accounts that were suspended this time were recharged.
In other words …
As long as it was recharged, it would not be blocked for the time being.
This kind of operation was normal.
The customer is God.
Only players who had paid for the game were considered real players.
The ones who wanted to ban their accounts were the ones who didn't pay.
If even the players who had paid for the game were banned, then how would Blizzard make money?
In Allen's eyes, were players who didn't spend money real gamers?
One had to know.
Before this, every game that Blizzard had released had players spending money on it.
Even the previous World of Warcraft was charged by the point.
If it wasn't for the sake of opening the China market, Allen and Mike would have defined Heroes of the Storm as a chargeable game.
…
It had to be said that Blizzard's prompt decision to suspend the operation of 5,000 accounts was more or less useful in cracking down on cheating.
Many players were afraid of their accounts being banned, so they didn't dare to use cheats.
However …
Because they left a way out for the recharging players, cheats continued to spread.
This also led to Blizzard directly giving players a hint.
As long as you recharged, then you could use cheats.
This kind of hint undoubtedly gave those players who had paid for the game a better gaming experience.
For a while, many players who didn't want to recharge started to recharge for the first time because they wanted to use cheats.
"China is indeed full of gold."
"Those skins that don't add any attributes at all, these fools are still recharging."
"Looks like I have to push out more skins in the future."
Seeing more and more recharging players, Allen was in a good mood.
However, Chen Hui, who was on the side, kept frowning.
Although the number of people who recharged was increasing rapidly, from the data he had obtained, the number of people who used cheats was also increasing.
This was especially true for the players who had already charged their account.
It could be said that more than 90% of recharging players had begun to use cheats.
"Mr. Allen, I think we should increase our efforts to crack down on cheats."
Chen Hui suggested to Allen again.
"Sure, Chen Hui, haven't I always supported you in cracking down on cheats?"
Allen said with a smile.
"Mr. Allen, I mean, we should treat all players equally and issue a warning to all players who use cheats."
"That won't do."
Allen shook his head. "Chen Hui, don't you know that these are our bread and butter?"
"But they keep using cheats, sooner or later they will pose a threat to our game."
"But what I see is not the case."
"Mr. Allen, once these cheats develop a series of cheating functions, our game will be finished."
Yes.
It was these, not this one.
From the beginning of the small auxiliary program, there were now dozens of cheats in Hero of the Storm.
As for how many of these cheats were made by Huanyu Technologies, Chen Hui did not know.
However, Chen Hui, who had operated the game for many years, knew that cheats were the cancer of the game.
If they were not eliminated, sooner or later they would become a time bomb.
However, Allen said with a smile, "Chen Hui, you have to know that our Hero of the Storm is a multiplayer strategy game. Not only does it require a certain amount of operation, a certain amount of tactics, but also a certain amount of strategy. It does not rely on a single hero to play the game well. It needs the cooperation of the entire team of players. Of course, this was also the difference between us and Lololol. Even if there is such a cheat in the future, I believe that they will not use it much. Chen Hui, you don't believe me? Let me tell you some data. We, Blizzard, have developed a group of auxiliary programs, and even a series of cheat-like auxiliary programs. However, players like those that do not destroy the game balance the most. "
"Mr. Allen, you have always been working on standalone games. Standalone game players are different from online game players."
"But we have investigated before. More than 90% of players have switched from standalone games to online game players. In fact, they are the same group of people."
"Mr. Allen, you can study the way other companies deal with cheats. The strictest is Huanyu Technologies. As long as they detect any player using cheats, Huanyu Technologies will permanently ban them, no matter how much money they charge. "
"I know that."
Allen nodded. "But as I said just now, our Hero of the Storm is a multiplayer strategy game. It emphasizes strategy, not individuals. However, for other online games, including Luo Luo, although he also has a certain amount of strategy, it is only at the tactical level. In fact, it also emphasizes the individual ability of the hero. They emphasize development, one-on-two, one-on-three, and even one-on-four … If there is a cheat, he will strengthen the individual hero's cheating. Therefore, they have to deal with cheats strictly. But we are different … "
It was not that Allen was stubborn.
It was not that Allen was not flexible.
In fact, this had something to do with the positioning of Hero of the Storm.
Blizzard did not create Hero of the Storm just to imitate a game similar to Luo Luo.
They made Hero of the Storm to subvert heroes.
As for the reason.
It was also very simple.
Their Warcraft was the first to propose the concept of heroes, and also the first to popularize heroes in the world.
They had already made heroes very successful.
The whole world knew what a hero was because of Blizzard.
Why did they continue to be heroes and even imitate Luo Luo?
Blizzard had its own pride.
It was impossible for him to put down his face and fight with the game company that only relied on a map in Warcraft to survive.
Even if they wanted to make money, they would not lower their heads.
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