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Chapter 403 Shifting the Blame Eastward (Second of Three Updates!)
Chen Danian thought for a moment and said, "There are solutions. The first is to use our financial advantage to launch a maximum crackdown on them, such as forcing internet cafes to choose between us and preventing them from entering the national market. The second is that we need to reform and absolutely cannot continue to follow the pace of the Korean side. If the Korean side continues to insist that we follow their version, then I suggest that we start from scratch."

“We can learn from Momo Group and create a Legend 3 game to migrate players from Legend 2 to Legend 3.”

Chen Danian's words caused many people present to gasp in shock.

That's really bold of you to say.

Starting afresh? Ditching the South Korean side?
Do you really think the law is a joke?

Once they release Legend 3, it will inevitably lead to a fight to the death between them and the Korean side.

“I don’t think it’s necessary to escalate to that point.” At this moment, Zhou Haibin spoke up: “Our lawsuit with Momo Group is about to begin. If we also have a conflict with the Korean side, we’ll be attacked from both sides. What if we anger the Korean side and they directly license the Legend of Mir to Momo Group?”

Chen Tianqiao nodded and said, "Haibin is right."

Chen Danian, a programmer by training, wasn't very adept at interpersonal relationships. Seeing everyone's opposition, he couldn't help but stand up and say, "Can't you all see the situation? This is not Magic Baby! Nor is it Fantasy Ranger! This is Legend! Their version and playability far surpass ours, even surpassing games of this era. If we use the current version to fight against them, it's like fighting a Maxim with a fire poker!"

"Da Nian, what you're saying is getting more and more outrageous," Chen Tianqiao said, his face showing displeasure.

Chen Danian said, "I'm already holding back. I want to ask you all, which of you has the patience to level up from level 1 to level 40? I bet you haven't even reached level 20, have you?"

Many people present lowered their heads.

The legendary game belongs to them; they have no interest in playing it at all.

Chen Danian said, "I fought my way up from level 1 to level 40, one monster at a time. My understanding of this game even surpasses my understanding of myself. I can tell you very clearly that our Legend setting has big problems. The reason we were able to make this game successful is that it has low computer configuration requirements, it is easy to get started, and we spent over a billion yuan on promotion!"

“I’ve also studied Momo Legend. In their game, killing someone only takes a minute, or even less. But what about our game? Have you ever seen a Taoist and a Mage fight? They often fight for half an hour.” Chen Danian said, “What’s the point of playing games? Just to scratch each other? It’s all about the thrill, that’s what players want.”

“Lei Jun understands this very well. I made a special trip to Kingsoft last month and had an in-depth discussion with Lei Jun in the field of games. Lei Jun’s 'JX Online' focuses on 30-second quick battles. The Beggar Clan’s Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms that he set up can knock down a whole group of people with one strike.” Chen Danian became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Let's call this meeting today." Seeing that Chen Danian was somewhat out of sorts, Chen Tianqiao frowned and said, "Everyone, go back to your work."

The executives present quickly responded and left the conference room one after another.

Only Chen Tianqiao and Chen Danian remained in the conference room.

“I understand what you’re saying.” Chen Tianqiao handed Chen Danian a cigarette and said, “But a distant solution can’t quench an immediate thirst. Starting from scratch will only cause panic among investors. With the listing imminent, we can’t afford any major fluctuations.”

Chen Danian took the cigarette but didn't smoke it. He looked at Chen Tianqiao and said, "Even if we don't start from scratch, we still need to have a serious talk with the South Korean side. The domestic market is their cash cow, and they can't just ignore it, can they?"

“No problem.” Chen Tianqiao nodded and said, “I’ll have them send a team of experts over right now.”

"Hmm," Chen Danian said, "Hopefully we can come up with a solution."

Chen Danian lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and asked, "What are your thoughts on Xue Man? Xue Man is very cunning and not so easy to control."

Chen Tianqiao laughed and said, "Xue Man has an American conglomerate behind him. My 500 million is just a starting point."

"Isn't it just a way of shifting the blame?" Chen Danian laughed as well.

Chen Tianqiao said, "Initially, I really wanted to help Xue Man capture the market in Handong Province, but now that Momo Group has independently developed a game, our strategy has to be changed accordingly."

“That’s not bad,” Chen Danian said. “As long as Xue Man gets the internet cafes up and running in Handong Province, he will definitely attract the attention of Momo Group. If he can hold out for two or three months, we can give the internet cafes in various places a heads-up and come up with some incentives to make them choose between the two options.”

“That’s right, that’s what I think too,” Chen Tianqiao said. “As long as we keep the Primordial War Chronicles confined to Handong Province, it won’t have much of an impact on us.”

Chen Danian said, "I think we shouldn't waste Momo Legend. We should get Momo Legend up and running as quickly as possible and give it to Xue Man's internet cafe to compete with Momo Group. Many players are nostalgic. If Momo Legend is still around, and they have to choose between Momo Legend and Honghuang Zhanji, there should be quite a few who choose Momo Legend."

“Your idea is feasible, but we don’t have any information on Momo Legend’s servers, and they’ve already shut them down,” Chen Tianqiao said. “It’s probably not going to be done in the short term.”

Chen Danian said, "I'll give it a try. I'll try to make one in a month. It doesn't need to be exactly the same, just close enough. The Primordial Era also has its weaknesses, which is that the classes are different from ours. I think players who are used to playing Legend might not like life without mages."

"Sure, if you succeed, the pressure on us will be reduced a lot." Chen Tianqiao finally smiled happily.

Although his younger brother is impulsive and stubborn, he's also intelligent, just as intelligent as him...

If there's a game that can attract tens of thousands of online players during its closed beta test, it's definitely *Primordial Era*.

In this closed beta test of "Primordial War Chronicles", 30,000 accounts were distributed in six batches. To receive a test account, one had to enter a lottery on the Momo Group's official website. Due to the large number of people participating in the lottery, the Momo Group's official website even crashed.

Thirty thousand beta test accounts were snapped up instantly.

This closed beta test opened up three regions, mainly testing the game's optimization and smoothness.

With the advantages of the Momo system, Kong Feng, who was already skilled in operating system technology, pushed the game optimization to the limit. In addition, Yu Sen and others also made adjustments to the compatibility of Honghuang Zhanji in the Momo system, which made the game run smoothly even on a Celeron 1 computer, without any lag even when running three instances simultaneously.

In contrast, the current Legend of Mir is already starting to lag on Pentium 3 computers.

During this period, Cheng Yi stayed at an internet cafe in the Shinan District. He was dressed smartly in a suit and tie on TV, but in the internet cafe he was dressed in cheap clothes. In addition, the users in the internet cafe were only focused on the game. Even if Jay Chou stood next to them, they probably wouldn't waste time to take a look. So Cheng Yi stayed in the internet cafe for three days without being recognized by anyone.

To understand the most authentic game feedback, you must meet with players face-to-face. This stage is the most important moment in the game, so it is essential to continuously collect player feedback and make modifications accordingly.

To understand a product, you must first understand it yourself.

This is also the biggest difference between Chen Tianqiao and Shi Yuzhu.

Chen Tianqiao is a big shot in the financial industry. He likes to let the data speak for itself and doesn't care much about what players think. He tends to act unilaterally, which led to serious operational problems in the later stages of the game.

Shi Yuzhu is a marketing tycoon who particularly enjoys market research. For the game he developed, Journey, he would test each update himself first. If he felt there were no problems, he would conduct small-scale testing. Only when the testers felt there were no problems would the game be finalized. This is why Journey completely defeated Legend in 2006.

Cheng Yi and Shi Yuzhu are similar; both belong to the marketing-oriented entrepreneurial school.

"Hahaha, I summoned a lightning lord!" A short while later, a blond-haired kid next to Cheng Yi shouted excitedly.

Cheng Yi glanced at the blond-haired kid's computer screen and saw that the kid had actually lured a powerful lightning lord from the third level of the mine. The lightning lord stood beside the blond-haired kid, continuously unleashing lightning spells to attack the surrounding monsters.

Seeing Cheng Yi looking at his screen with 'envy', the blond-haired kid couldn't help but laugh and say, "Do you want it? I'll sell it to you for fifty yuan."

Cheng Yi chuckled to himself.

Although this is a closed beta test with data wipe, the items in it are still being sold at very high prices.

A Fireball Lord costs 20 coins, a Lightning Lord costs 50 coins, and a Frost Lord costs 70 coins.

Cheng Yi really didn't understand the mentality of those buyers. They would only test for a month and then delete the data, so why spend money?

Before Cheng Yi could answer, a War God player named [Tao Ni Xi Wa] suddenly appeared next to the blond kid's character.

The God of War players focus on critical hits. Although their bodies are very weak, their attack power is extremely explosive, especially the first strike after they use Shadow Step, which doubles the critical hit damage.

Swish!
With just one slash, the blond kid's character was reduced to almost nothing.

"I, I, I, damn it!" The blond-haired kid was startled and immediately activated his Golden Bell Shield, blocking the second blow that was enough to kill him instantly.

Taking advantage of the five-second invincibility period, he took off running.

The game emphasizes an exhilarating PK experience. Teleportation runes require a countdown to use, so the only thing the blond kid can do now is run as fast as he can.

Judging from that last strike, [Tao Ni Xi Wa]'s equipment is clearly a level above his. If he doesn't create distance and wait for the opponent's Shadow Step cooldown to return, he'll be dead for sure.

[Tao Ni Xi Wa] Seeing that he hadn't managed to kill the blond kid, he quickly chased after him.

Before he could even get close to the blond-haired boy, the lightning lord, who had been lured by the blond-haired boy, made his move.

Several bolts of lightning struck in succession, taking away two-fifths of [Tao Ni Xi Wa]'s life.

[Tao Ni Xi Wa] immediately realized that he had to kill the lightning lord first. He slashed at it, and the lightning lord's health bar was displayed.

1037/1200.

Seeing that [Taonixiwa] started attacking his baby, the blond-haired boy got angry and pounced on [Taonixiwa] with a knife.

Level 37 vs. Level 41.

The battle lasted only a little over 10 seconds before [Tao Ni Xi Wa]'s health was almost depleted by the combined attack of the blond kid and the lightning lord.

The blond-haired boy hadn't expected the Thunder Lord to be so powerful. Just as he was about to unleash a fatal blow, the [Tao Ni Xi Wa] in front of him disappeared.

The next second, [Tao Ni Xi Wa] appeared beside the blond kid.

"Ah..." With a scream, the blond-haired boy fell into a pool of blood.

As the blond-haired kid fell, the Thunder Lord he had painstakingly acquired also turned into a corpse.

"This guy is so annoying." The blond-haired kid watched his 50 yuan slip away and was so angry he almost cried.

After watching the battle, Cheng Yi thought to himself, "It seems that the God of War, the Saint of War, and the Demon of War all need to add a ranged skill. This will make the experience in large-scale team battles much better."

Battles like this are unfolding passionately across all the maps.

Because it's a closed beta test with data wipe, leveling up is very fast; you can basically reach level 40 in a day.

The game "Primordial Era" is divided into seven expansion packs, each containing a town and three new maps.

Once players reach level 50, they can search for clues to the next expansion. After collecting all the clues, players need to cross an extremely dangerous canyon before they can reach the next town. Before entering the town, players need to reincarnate and start from level 1 to explore the next expansion. Once they enter the next expansion, they cannot return to the previous one.

This is equivalent to a master reaching a certain level of strength and then ascending to a higher level, no longer competing with ordinary players for resources.

This setting is designed to enhance playability and game depth, addressing the issue of legendary players giving up and becoming useless after reaching level 45.

The seven expansion packs will be released in batches, and it will take at least two years for players to complete them all.

After compiling the player suggestions for the day, Cheng Yi returned to Momo Group.

The first thing I did upon returning to the group was to check the official forum for the game "Primordial Era".

There are also many constructive suggestions in the forum, which, if carefully considered, can be very beneficial to the development of the game.

"We need to add equipment enhancements, auras, and titles." Cheng Yi quickly compiled a lot of revisions.

To make a profit, upgrading equipment is essential; we can't let the production of the Judgment set become the end goal.

At the very least, it should be upgraded to level 16, right?

New features include Gold Ingots, Bound Gold Ingots, and the Gold Ingot Mall.

In-game currency (Yuanbao) can be obtained through top-ups, traded, or used to purchase game time.

Players with limited funds can exchange in-game currency for in-game gold to play the game for free.

The role of in-game currency will continue to increase. In-game currency can be used to upgrade equipment, purchase most items that can be purchased with in-game currency, and even purchase some items that cannot be purchased with in-game currency, in order to achieve market stability for in-game currency.

After finishing organizing these documents, Cheng Yi took them and headed to Momo Games Company.

(End of this chapter)