Number One Game Designer

The content of the video conference between Fang Xi, Yige and Lin Rongchang was about the layout of e-sports.

Now that the interface between stand-alone games and online games is gradually blurred, Hongyi's "Eternal" is actually a clear-cut online game. In order to cope with the censorship of E3, "Eternal" had a built-in stand-alone mode. Under this mode , players can choose all heroes and designate AI as their teammates or opponents.

However, there are a few small problems. One is that the manipulation of the AI ​​is limited. For players, in this AI stand-alone mode, they can only be familiar with one hero, but it is difficult to achieve the same effect as the player. The other is The most important cooperation in the game, if you tell an AI that I have a big game, and you will fight hard later, the AI ​​will probably ignore you. starter

Most importantly, what is the ultimate goal of practicing the operation? Of course, it can't be nonsense, surpassing oneself or something, the ultimate goal is to beat other players violently, to prove that you are stronger than other players! This is also not possible in stand-alone mode.

So although "Eternal" showed this mode at E3, very few players used it. On the contrary, after only one day passed, Hongyi's backstage could monitor that the team queue of this game was growing at a geometric rate. Players I seldom choose to fight alone, just like looking for teammates before downloading a dungeon. The community of Honghu platform "Eternal" is full of posts about finding teammates.

"Three test golden mid laners are looking for teammates online, it is best to duo and play jungle." The new 81 Chinese website is updated the fastest. Computer side:

"Sexy blind guy takes orders online, the jungler is more handsome than a chairman surnamed Fang!"

After conveniently giving a five-minute mouthball to the blind player who claimed to be more handsome than him, Fang Xi opened the door and entered the conference room.

Seeing the well-dressed Lin Rongchang and Yige for the first time, Fang Xi was taken aback for a moment, then looked at his short-sleeved pants, Fang Xi was a little hesitant:

"Otherwise, you guys turn off the video and I change clothes?"

The corners of Lin Rongchang and Yige's mouths twitched. The sense of solemnity they had created with great difficulty disappeared. Lin Rongchang thought that this was the first meeting between all parties in the history of e-sports. If it becomes bigger later, it will be of commemorative significance. , as a result Fang Xi...

Weakly waving his hand, Young Master Lin resigned to his fate and said that's it, let's get down to business first.

Thinking of the topic of eternal e-sports, Fang Xi suddenly thought of the live broadcast that just ended:

"Lin Rongchang, the one I beat you up yesterday seems to have been videotaped and uploaded to the video station, click on the first one."

Young Master Lin's expression couldn't hold back any longer, five letters were clearly written on his face: WDNMD.

"You still have to contact your North American person in charge? I'm going to smoke a cigarette." After finishing speaking, Lin Rongchang directly turned off the video, probably to calm down.

Fang Xi shrugged and contacted Su Luo. As the person in charge of Hongyi North America, she will also be responsible for the operation of the North American competition in the future, so she also needs to attend the meeting.

Fang Xi is regarded as Party A. He is the actual owner of the game and also holds the rights to the competition. In principle, he only makes suggestions and does not interfere with the operation. He just sits and counts the money, which is also his favorite job.

Of course, according to his habit, Fang Xi directly wrote a plan for the e-sports project first, which is also Hongyi's tradition. No matter what project, if he can get Fang Xi's plan, it is basically half the battle.

Fang Xi was just a witness to this meeting, and several people basically knew the specific planning details after reading the planning book.

The division of competition areas in "Eternity" still refers to the previous time and space, but Fang Xi is too lazy to engage in so many wild card divisions,

Directly, simply and rudely divided the Americas division that Su Luo was in charge of, including South America and North America, slowly infiltrating from the beginning of the United States.

The European division that the Iger family is in charge of includes the traditional EU region and part of the North African region. The headquarters is in Germany, and it is slowly penetrating.

Finally, Lin Rongchang's Lin family is in charge of the Asia-Pacific division, which includes the traditional Chinese region, as well as Japan, Malaysia, Australia, and Southeast Asia. It is the most intricate division.

Although it seems that it is difficult to develop each competition area, a few people don't care, and the confidence probably comes from the first day data of "Eternal".

The highest number of simultaneous online users in China is 14 million.

The highest number of simultaneous online users in North America is 9 million

The highest number of simultaneous online users in the EU region is 9.5 million.

Among them, due to the limitation of Hongyi's expansion speed, the European Union region has not yet set up an office or branch. Therefore, in June, Lu Wanqi signed a one-year agent with Yige on the Honghu platform, and the Honghu platform was finally added. In the EU region, the total number of platform users ushered in a surge.

In the end, "Eternal" had 11 million simultaneous online players worldwide, and the total number of players reached 32 million. Thanks to the agent of the Iger family in the European Union, the number of players also ushered in a wave of new highs, and the number of registered players on the Honghu platform broke through Passed the 30 million mark.

Looking at the 37 million player registrations on the platform and the 28.5 million players in "Eternal", Suluoig and Mr. Lin were beaming. This kind of first-day data is basically a slap in the face. other companies.

For several people, "Eternal" is a truly trans-international online game, the first online game that is popular in both the East and the West, breaking the previous game pattern where the East and the West play their own games, so it's no wonder that a few people are so popular. Excitement is still the reason to eat cake, no matter what fraction you eat, as long as the cake is big enough, you can eat enough cake in your mouth.

So it's no wonder that a few people are so excited. Looking at Hongyi's data and the areas covered by the Honghu platform, a few people have a feeling of standing at the crossroads of history, creating history, and leaving a name in game history. The words that come to mind, I have to say, this feeling is wonderful.

After being intoxicated, it’s the actual work matchmaking. The respective sponsors of each competition area need to negotiate by themselves, and the cooperation between several people is the specific schedule, such as exchange games, online competitions, dedicated training servers, quarterly games, and even For the World Championships, etc., it is necessary to discuss the details in detail and determine the time.

"For us now, the most important thing is to convey the concept of the game to players. It is currently July. We plan to give players half a year to familiarize themselves with the game. After Christmas, we will announce the official start of the first season."

Lin Rongchang scolded Fang Qiu at the two people. He knew that the e-sports project was the earliest and he thought the most, so he still had some ideas about these.

"During this half-year period, our main focus will be on the online competition. It will take one month to encourage players to organize their own teams to participate in the competition. The competition will set a generous bonus. It is estimated that sixteen teams will be screened out from each competition area in half a year. , and then we package them and get sponsors, and they can become a professional team for the first season. As for the bonus..."

Lin Rongchang looked around at several people, gritted his teeth and said, "Our Lin family sponsors one million as a bonus."

Then he slammed the color at Yige, meaning, buddy, I’m bleeding, so you should also mean it?

But at this time, Fang Xi directly interjected. After reading the data on the screen, Fang Xi was in a daze, but now he finally woke up, and directly interjected into the conversation between several people:

"How long is one million yuan in five months enough? We have achieved many firsts now, so we should increase investment, widen the gap, and create a myth, instead of a petty bonus."

Then Fang Xi recited a poem that few people present couldn't understand:

"It is advisable to chase after the poor with the remaining bravery, and not to be known as the overlord."

"Starting in August, the online competition will be held on a monthly basis. Each division will have a champion every month. Those who enter the top 32 will receive bonuses. Each division will receive a total of one million bonuses per month."

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