This is not a BUG, ​​this is a game feature

Chapter 71 Decoration DLC
School district housing is a good idea.

But that doesn’t have much to do with the upcoming update to Home Simulator, at least not yet.

"After this update, there won't be any updates for a long time, right?"

Yang Dong, who had just ordered a cup of milk tea on his mobile phone, suddenly turned to Chen Ba and asked.

"Ok!"

Chen Ba nodded: "It is normal for a single-player simulation game like this to update a major version once a year on average."

This is not the same as online games.

Online games need to ensure "daily activity", so content will be constantly updated to increase player activity and the number of people online at the same time.

But the stand-alone player doesn't care about this.

In other words, stand-alone games don’t even have the concept of “daily activity.” As long as the game is sold, no one will care whether or when you play it.

So... Generally speaking, unless game developers really care about a certain game, they will not actively update their stand-alone games.

An update once a year is fine.

Some stand-alone games may only receive a major update every four or five years to release some new content to players.

what?
You said the DLC was produced very diligently?
That thing can be sold for money!DLC that cannot be sold for money, that is, major version updates of the game, how many developers do you think will actively do it?
A game like "No Man's Sky" does not have any gold or full versions, let alone DLC or season passes. It has been silently updated for five or six years, but it has saved its reputation from rave reviews to rave reviews. In fact, it has not Not common.

However, No Man’s Sky deserves it.

The pie I drew at the beginning was too big to be realized. Only through continuous updates can I make this pie a little more decent.

"Sense of shame and then courage!"

"In any case, the development team of "No Man's Sky" still maintained the bottom line and insisted on updating it for so many years."

Chen Ba still admires this game that was once highly anticipated by countless people, but was a huge disappointment after its release. The development team learned its shame and then became brave, and finally achieved self-salvation.

At the very least, he can't keep updating a game whose reputation has hit rock bottom for five or six consecutive years without even making a single DLC.

If it were him, even if he wanted to atone for his original "painting", he would not add all content to the game for free. At least one or two DLCs would be released to ensure subsequent income.

"Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" has been updated for two rounds of major versions, and then stopped updating.

"Household Simulator" is also the second major version update. After this update, it is estimated that this game will not change for a long time.

of course!

This is also the right decision based on the sales growth curves of the two games.

After all, no one has bought the game, and the players who have bought it have all stopped playing it. Continuing to launch major version updates is too time-consuming and energy-consuming.

"One possibility cannot be ruled out, that is, we keep updating, and then one day the updated version suddenly becomes popular, attracting many new players..."

Chen Ba smiled bitterly and said: "Such a thing is indeed possible, but the probability is as low as winning the lottery."

It is very difficult for a single-player game that has become popular to become popular again.

And even if it becomes popular, it is difficult to say that it is because of the developers' constant updates. Most of it is caused by external forces.

For example, spin-off animations, film and television dramas become popular, anchors like Wang Laoju attract traffic, or just happen to catch a wave of popularity...

In short, it is difficult to become popular!

Without external help and traffic promotion, if a game that is already out of date wants to become popular by constantly launching new versions and updates, it is no different from wishful thinking.

"In that case, why don't we make some DLC while the existing players of the game are still available?" Yang Dong asked.

He understood what Brother Ba meant. After this round of version updates, "The Survivor Simulator" probably won't be updated for a long time.

Since the version update will no longer be implemented, there will only be fewer and fewer existing players in the future, so why not take advantage of now and make a few DLCs to make a profit?

"Do you have any ideas?"

Chen Ba is not opposed to DLC. As long as there is good content, there is no harm in making one.

Tianba Studio has never produced a true DLC since its establishment!
The full name of DLC is Downloadable Content, which means to add downloadable content and expand the game content based on the main game.

DLC types are all-encompassing.

Some are skins, some are new characters, some are new plots, and some are new maps, or new game modes...

Taking into account the nature of the game, there are quite a lot of DLCs that can be done for "The Survival Simulator", as long as it does not duplicate existing game content.

“Let’s make a decoration DLC!”

Yang Dong suggested: "Most of the players of "Household Simulator" have bought houses, and there are more than one house."

"The houses in the game don't have much interaction after buying them. I just want to expand them so that players can decorate their favorite small homes..."

Great idea!

The house in the game is indeed very interactive. This is a house that everyone bought with a loan for ten years. Why is there only this little content?

"OK!"

We had to update the version anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to release a decoration DLC. Chen Ba had no reason to object.

This DLC is quite simple.

After all, refer to the interior decoration information to provide players with different decoration styles and furniture choices. After making the selection, just let "Tianba Decoration Company" enter the scene.

That's right!

This decoration DLC does not allow players to decorate themselves at all. It just allows players to choose their favorite style, materials, furniture and ornaments based on the options provided by the decoration company.

Which decoration company to choose?
Feel sorry!Tianba Decoration has monopolized the entire industry. Apart from them, there is no other company to choose from!

“What do you say about pricing?”

After confirming the content of the decoration DLC, Yang Dong asked about pricing suggestions for this DLC.

The base game is 25 yuan!

Regardless of other factors, the price of DLC must not exceed the main body. Otherwise, it will be difficult to distinguish between the two. Who is the main body and who is the DLC?

"This DLC is relatively simple and does not contain much content. It cannot be sold too expensively. If it is too expensive, not many people will buy it."

Chen Ba thought carefully, and finally stretched out five fingers and said: "Five dollars!"

The price is right.

It’s expensive or not, and it’s not cheap either. Considering the enthusiasm of many players for “real estate speculation”, there should be many people buying it.

"Purchasing the DLC alone costs five yuan. If you add the game itself, the bundled price is only 28 yuan!" Chen Ba added.

DLC is sold bundled with the main body, which is also an effective strategy to increase sales.

When many people buy a game, they choose a special version that bundles one or two DLC.

After all, for just a few dollars more, you can get one or two more DLCs that originally cost more than ten or twenty dollars. It sounds like a pretty good deal, but the developer is losing money!

(End of this chapter)