Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 420 Boss Tian Wants to Steal Money?Players protested;

How to "euphemistically" express that you are going to launch a "game price grading system"?
Tian Moyun didn't directly send notification letters to all the game manufacturers, that would be too domineering.

So, he changed to a relatively tactful way...

In mid-April, [Storm Game Company] held an internal press conference, inviting many game manufacturers to experience new games.

In this regard, although the bosses of the game manufacturer were a little puzzled, they were still invited to go.

The press conference was limited to manufacturers, and no players were invited, which seemed very low-key and mysterious.

But this move still attracted the attention of many players.

After all, it is impossible to completely conceal this kind of thing. On Weibo and Post Bar, many netizens are discussing this matter.

Tian Moyun sent a post——

"A lot of people are asking me about the new game, so make an announcement here."

"The new game is called "The King of Fighters". It is an arcade fighting game. It adopts a completely different gameplay and has dozens of characters."

"The launch date is May 5st. For more details, you can learn more about it in the expansion pack later."

"The main point is—"

"Because "The King of Fighters" uses new arcade machines, and the number of new arcade machines is limited. In order to avoid crowding of a large number of players, resulting in an unpleasant gaming experience, the price will be raised from 1 yuan to 3 yuan. June 6st Please understand the inconvenience caused by the reduction to 1 yuan."

……

A simple dynamic, but it directly caused the arcade players to explode.

"The new game is called "The King of Fighters"? It's such an unpretentious and powerful name."

"Will it go live on May 5st? Some are looking forward to experiencing this arcade masterpiece, but will the price be a bit more expensive?"

"3 dollars??? Grass!" (a herb)
"My God, what are you kidding? It costs 3 yuan to play once? Isn't this too bad?"

"I'm so stupid, I tripled it. What kind of game can sell so expensive?"

"The masterpieces of the four top manufacturers are not so expensive, right? Just because this is Boss Tian's new work?"

"Originally, 1 yuan is already very expensive, so it will be tripled... I can't afford it, so I slipped away."

"Boss Tian, ​​you have changed. What about your good conscience? The game is so expensive... Maybe it's because your conscience has fed the dog?"

"It's only 3 yuan for the first month, and the price will be reduced in the next month."

"The price is still 2 yuan after the price reduction. Is this price cheap? Anyway, I can't afford it. 1 yuan is already very expensive, and the price will increase..."

"I think it's okay, because I'm a light player, I play once or twice occasionally, and it's almost the same for 1 yuan or 3 yuan."

"Heavy arcade players want to cry. This price is really... I'm afraid they can't even afford instant noodles."

"Boss Tian is a little too inflated, isn't he? It's a conscience to sell a few handheld games to 99, but the arcade machine...is too bad."

"What kind of game is worth so much money? Is it really epoch-making?"

"Is that how epochs are drawn? Who the hell can afford to draw a few more times?"

……

Netizens' comments are quite true.

Usually Tian Moyun jokes with them on Weibo, shakes his wits, or releases some new news that is beneficial to them.

Can the price be increased?
Sorry, no matter who you are, if you dare to raise the price, I will scold you.

Light players don’t think it matters, because they only go to the [Game Hall] occasionally, and they may not be able to play ten times a month. The price level does not have a big impact on them. Anyway, they are just experiencing new games, which is still acceptable. within range.

But what about serious arcade gamers?

What they are best at on weekdays is careful calculation. After all, they play a lot, and they are very sensitive to prices.

This is the same as usual shopping and shopping——

Fifty cents or one piece of kiwi?
Ordinary consumers may not care, because they just buy it back to try something new, and they don't eat it every day.

But if the prices of rice, flour, and pork increase instead... that would be big news at the national level, and even the top leaders of the country would pay attention to it and even regulate it.

Same thing.

The original price of 1 yuan is not a small burden for them. They play too many games on weekdays, and more than half of their salary is spent on playing games.

As for Tian Moyun's new game "The King of Fighters", the most concerned players are those senior players.

Now, after finally waiting for the news of the new game, the price has tripled. Such a terrifying increase is simply sucking blood! ! !
The senior players were all furious, saying that they could not accept such a high price.

Even if it will be reduced to 2 yuan in the next month of release, it still makes them feel that the burden is heavy. Many people have become great onmyojis on Weibo, feeling that Tian Moyun is a little swollen...

……

Tian Moyun ignored them and let them complain.

The decision to raise the price of "The King of Fighters" is also a helpless move. If it is still at the original price, players will definitely choose "The King of Fighters" instead of other similar games.

After all, a 32-bit super masterpiece that costs nearly 16 million is not the same concept as a [-]-bit game that invests hundreds of millions.

Regardless of the picture, sound effects, operation, etc., all aspects are suspended...

For the same price, with this cross-era masterpiece, who will play other games?
At that time, "The King of Fighters" will be sold well all over the country, and the top masterpieces of other manufacturers will all die suddenly, and they must be pissed off...

If Tian Moyun is just a third-party manufacturer, there is no need to talk to them at all, and just say: You are useless because you earn less... and so on, and the other party has nothing to do.

But as the first party, it is still necessary for him to safeguard the interests of the partner and achieve a win-win situation for everyone.

Therefore, it is necessary to weaken the influence of "The King of Fighters" to a certain extent and avoid causing them too much damage.

There is another reason -

The production of new arcade machines is limited, and they have to be distributed to game halls all over the country. It is impossible to supply too much in the short term.

Changing from 16-bit to 32-bit takes time.

At this time, it is necessary to coordinate and balance by controlling the price.

Otherwise, a large number of fighting players will go to play "The King of Fighters", which will inevitably cause a very bad gaming experience, and even cause conflicts due to queuing... These things happen from time to time, and they should be avoided as much as possible.

"The King of Fighters" will have a "dominant" effect in a short period of time, but it will be much better when the novelty wears off in the next month.

In a few months, when 32-bit new arcade machines are distributed in large quantities across the country, major game manufacturers will almost be able to launch 32-bit masterpieces, thus completing the change from 16-bit to 32-bit, and the price will drop to 1 yuan , and even enter the preferential zone...

Due to the popularity of consoles and handhelds, the ability of arcade machines to absorb money is not as good as before.

The emergence of new technologies will reinject fresh blood into the arcade platform and reactivate this money-absorbing monster.

Compared with these, the negative impact of the short-term price increase of "The King of Fighters" is nothing.

……

Tian Moyun really wanted to sing a song: "I am still the boy I used to be, nothing has changed..."

But it's not suitable right now, and it's easy to be ridiculed by angry big onmyojis.

He is going to sing this song next time when he "pays benefits", and by the way, slaps those ignorant netizens who mocked him in the face.

(End of this chapter)