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Chapter 119 A Different Kind of Monster Hunter

Zheng Yanbin has good speaking skills. He explains his ideas from a producer's perspective, not focusing on specific execution points, but rather from a macro perspective.

Explaining complex concepts in a simple and clear manner.

After about half an hour, they finally got to what Chen Xuan was most looking forward to.

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"...Take the disastrous preview of the 'Starry Night' project as an example; it's a cautionary tale about how manufacturers should handle anticipation." Zheng Yanbin chuckled self-deprecatingly as he said this, "Raising players' expectations too high and then giving them the wrong feedback was the root cause of that preview livestream's failure."

At this point, someone in the audience raised their hand and asked, "What about the preview for Honkai Impact 3?"

"I must admit that Chen Xuan, as a producer, has a unique vision. He used this theory in reverse, dropping a series of bombshell announcements without raising players' expectations for 'launch benefits' at all. By doing the opposite, he achieved quite good results."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan nearly choked on his saliva and couldn't help but cough softly.

Good guy.

How come I'm also involved in this?

Chen Xuan only put forward a concept regarding the forward-looking approach; he didn't concern himself with the specific implementation details at all!

I can't help but feel regret.

If we had someone like Zheng Yanbin, a true dragon among men, what would we have to worry about if our defense penetration wasn't high enough?

Look at Zheng Yanbin, he's reached a level that even a mental hospital couldn't achieve with just one move.

This cough once again caught Zheng Yanbin's attention on stage.

He frowned slightly.

He'd been watching this guy wearing a mask for a while now.

Whenever the conversation gets to practical tips, he seems lost in thought and indifferent.

On the contrary, he became very excited when talking about his failures.

What kind of weird tricks are they up to?

Are you here to listen to the lecture or to watch the fun?

"The last student wearing a mask, do you have any questions about what I just said?"

Chen Xuan was a little surprised to be called out by name, but after thinking about it, he decided to ask anyway.

"What would happen if this theory were applied in reverse to a loot-driven, multiplayer cooperative, high-difficulty PvE game? How could players be made to break through the red zone defense?"

Reverse?

Zheng Yanbin laughed in exasperation. Was this guy here to cause trouble?

"Isn't that simple? Dynamically adjust the game difficulty, let less skilled players farm high-difficulty enemies, let skilled players farm low-difficulty enemies, let rare drop monsters drop for casual players who don't log in much, and finally marginalize the treasure-hunting PVE part that players look forward to the most, and strengthen the marginal system that players hate."

After hearing these words, Chen Xuan had only two words in his mind.

genius.

What is a genius?

That's what you call genius.

If you let Chen Xuan do it himself, you really wouldn't have thought of this direction.

The studio's next game has been confirmed – Monster Hunter.

Originally, Chen Xuan could only think of strengthening the ancient dragon, but he felt that this method was a bit simplistic, and he couldn't think of any better way.

Hearing your words is like hearing a lecture!

Zheng Yanbin on stage was completely stunned.

No.

What kind of contestant has snuck in here?!

He saw a sentence on the man's face.

If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening!

no?!

You said it yourself, use it in reverse, in the opposite way!

"Hey kid, I have to warn you, this is just a casual example of what not to do. If you design a game like this, you might get razor blades from players."

Is there such a good thing?

I knew I could learn something good from Zheng Yanbin.

It's clear that understanding and manipulating players' mentality requires a lot of talent.

"Okay, Teacher Zheng, I will make good use of your theory."

This back-and-forth completely confused Zheng Yanbin, disrupting his train of thought during the lecture.

The last time I encountered such a strange game developer was the last time.

Ugh, pshaw.

It was Chen Xuan again, just like the last time I met him.

Wait, Chen Xuan?!

Actually, the two had never met in person, but they knew what the other looked like. They had both left their images on the internet, but they weren't very familiar with each other.

He hadn't thought about it in this direction before, but now he recalled Chen Xuan's appearance.

Zheng Yanbin was completely shocked.

You came all this way just to listen to this lecture, only to slap me in the face and give a victory speech?

How could someone like you exist?!

You're the boss of a game company, a star producer, not a primary school student who has to show off just because you won a fight.

Then her face flushed with embarrassment.

He made money by giving lectures using his own failed cases in front of Chen Xuan.

This is practically no different from streaking.

Seeing Zheng Yanbin's drastic change in expression, Chen Xuan also sensed that something was wrong.

Discovered?

Sure enough, the next second Zheng Yanbin coldly said, "This student, you are not welcome in our classroom. Please leave."

This is a mess.

"Teacher Zheng, I didn't mean anything by it. Would you believe me if I said I just came to learn?"

"Do you think I'm mentally challenged?" Zheng Yanbin didn't answer, but his expression looked like he wanted to devour someone.

never mind.

Chen Xuan could only leave the scene with some regret.

After struggling to finish the lesson, Zheng Yanbin immediately approached his partner and discussed the matter.

After listening.

"What? Chen Xuan? He came to mock me in person?? Brother Zheng, I swear I didn't know about this. My nephew brought him here, saying it was a former colleague with whom he had a good relationship, who wanted to audit a class."

"Your nephew? Where does he work?"

"Backend development engineer at the Asylum Studio."

Oh?

Zheng Yanbin stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Tell me about your nephew."

"This kid has been quite studious since he was little. He's the kind of person who's a bit naive and easily fooled. He believes whatever people say," the partner sighed.

An idea suddenly popped into Zheng Yanbin's mind.

High-end business battles often employ very simple ideas, such as bribing the cleaning lady of a rival company to cut off the power to the server room at regular intervals, or hiring someone to kill the money tree on the other side.

Now that I've left Tianshuo, I can no longer use many of their resources.

But... how about we go back to basics?

Chen Xuan had already launched a smug attack and was giving a victory speech.

A little revenge shouldn't be too much, right?

Instead of getting angry, Zheng Yanbin smiled and patted his partner on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, I'm not angry. I'll treat your nephew to dinner later."

"what?"

the other side.

Upon returning to the company, Chen Xuan immediately made major revisions to the Monster Hunter project plan and designed a new game based on Monster Hunter: World.

The system's AI functionality has already been upgraded, enabling it to simulate a functional ecosystem.

Then we can't waste it. We should expand the map area and enrich the variety of plants and animals on the map, starting from the most basic roadside weeds to fireflies, and build a food chain.

At the same time, the investigation outposts in the game are designed to be similar to the "main city" in online games.

Expand its scale, add more social venues, increase the "assets" that players can purchase with in-game currency, and provide in-depth customization options.

Here, as long as players are online, they can see other players in the stronghold, chat and team up, and invite each other to their home.

However, players still cannot see each other in the wild, otherwise it would truly become an MMORPG.

During the hunt, players can still choose to team up with up to four people or hunt alone.

Since we're talking about hunting, we should naturally strengthen the monsters' mechanics and stats.

What if a player can't beat the opponent?

It's normal to lose.

Hunting requires intelligence gathering, setting traps, and crafting tools.

Compared to the original work, the importance of this process has been greatly enhanced, and the time required for this process has also been increased.

How long exactly? 20 to 30 minutes.

By doing this step well, the strength of the monsters can be adjusted reasonably, giving players a slim chance to defeat them.

However, if the hunt fails, all the previous preparations will be wasted, and you will have to start all over again.

Simply strengthening these ancient dragons is not enough!

This is just a pretty hardcore game.

Next, we'll use the theory that Zheng Yanbin is exceptionally gifted.

Monsters don't appear in a fixed location; they respawn!

The more powerful a player is, the weaker the monsters they encounter in their world.

The less skilled the player, the stronger the monsters they encounter in their world.

The less frequently a player logs in, the more unique the monsters they encounter in their world will be. For example, they may drop special materials that have the same function as ordinary materials, but will have a special appearance or change color when crafted into equipment.

This way, all players will be disgusted without any blind spots, breaking their defenses and turning them into red-hot states.

However, they still lack a reason to keep playing.

What if I feel nauseous and run away?

Chen Baipiao wants sustainable, short-sighted exploitation.

As the saying goes, the best way to resolve conflicts with players is to give them gifts.

If that can't be resolved, then it means you haven't given enough.

Players who log in to Monster Hunter: World using the Asylum Atelier Pass can receive varying rewards based on their game progress and achievements.

Honkai Impact 3rd players will receive a 10-pull reward in the first tier, a 20-pull reward and a collaboration bridge skin in the second tier, a 30-pull reward and a Raiden Mei swimsuit skin in the third tier, and a free limited 5-star exchange ticket in the fourth tier, which can be exchanged for the featured character.

Dark Souls players will receive a Monster Hunter collaboration katana as their first reward, which has a great feel to it; a 20% off coupon for Souls-themed games as their second reward; the Ringed City DLC as their third reward; and the Ashes of Ariandel DLC as their fourth reward.

Outlast players will receive the following rewards: the first tier is an Outlast: Trials collaboration skin; the second tier is a 20% off coupon for horror games; the third tier is a free copy of the Informer DLC; and the fourth tier is the collaboration map updated in Chapter 4 of Outlast: Trials.

The content sent out is not difficult to produce quickly using defense-breaking points, and defense-breaking points can be recycled at the same time, creating a perfect closed loop.

After doing all this, I glanced at the time and it was already 8 p.m.

Thinking it over, Chen Xuan decided to use the defense penetration value to outsource some small projects to test the system's capabilities.

However, I was taken aback when I saw the balance.

[Defense Penetration Value Balance: 25.3]

So little?

There's still 25 left after the lottery draw this morning.

How did it increase by more than 3000 in just one day?

Will the armor penetration value be delayed? Are you kidding me?

"What's going on? Since the release of Dark Souls, it's been averaging 40,000 to 50,000 in revenue per day these past few days." Chen Xuan frowned, opened a webpage to search for information and see what had happened.

Could it be... that report?

No way!

Chen Xuan had specifically read the content, and it was indeed exactly what he said, reported exactly the same way.

So where is the problem?

As soon as Chen Xuan opened the site, he saw a video with a trending label.

A Genius Who Fell from Grace: On Why Dark Souls is a Groundbreaking Work

no?!

Ten days haven't even passed yet!

How did you post this video? And how did it even trend on social media?