This is absolutely earth-shattering!
In order to deceive... no, to warmly invite his friends to come and see Little Lucky Butterfly, Zhou Liye became super friendly and super enthusiastic, exchanging pleasantries with everyone and insisting that they absolutely must come to his place for a get-together within a week.
So much so that one of his old friends remained silent for a long time before sadly saying, "What illness? How much longer? I'll definitely come."
Zhou Liye: "..."
166. Diplomatic occasions
As with every previous test, player feedback during the closed beta was recorded by dedicated staff at Bluestar Studio.
When the staff saw the data from the first day, they all looked bewildered.
— Players who won beta test access saw their step count increase by at least 300% compared to the average of the previous month, and their social time increase by about 120% compared to the average of the previous month… How eager they are to show off their dragons to others!
Xia Cheng: "Pfft."
He was secretly laughing, because not only the players, but even Mingyan himself felt the same way...
Mingyan's step count this month increased by about 50% compared to last month.
Because he's a designer, he doesn't need to apply for beta testing access, and the little dragon can hatch immediately once the conditions are met, so...
He hatched eight dragon eggs in a row.
Clearly stated: =. =
The principle is something everyone understands.
In terms of theoretical knowledge, probably no one has more extensive knowledge than Mingyan.
He knew perfectly well that his design for "Dragon Hunter" exploited people's collecting instincts and a certain degree of curiosity, and that all the information about the dragon egg stage was designed to entice players to hatch baby dragons...
But when it's actually my turn to play, I still can't help it.
There are now eight baby dragons in Mingyan's scroll.
Although you can't call them all out at once and have them all follow you around, you can see them growing happily when you open the scroll.
The speed at which a fledgling dragon gains experience points largely depends on the player's level of social interaction.
The sight, touch, and likes from strangers can help the baby dragons gain experience and grow quickly. Therefore, many people choose to display the dragon eggs on their personal homepage or even write a blog post about the dragon eggs to attract readers.
Mingyan was originally quite reserved and didn't really want to do this—because his personal account already had billions of followers, and every blog post was very important, so he couldn't just send them casually.
In fact, Mingyan's account is managed by professional publicity staff from Blue Star Studio, which is the inevitable fate of a big V account.
After the morning meeting that day, the publicity department came over: "Boss, we have a project proposal here for you to take a look?"
Mingyan opened it and took a look—
The publicity department asked him to post a blog entry about the eight baby dragons he was raising!
Clearly stated: "..."
The reasons for doing so are quite valid:
First, it can test the traffic impact that a super popular account can bring to Xiaolong;
Second, provide the program department with more data;
Third, we can take this opportunity to further promote "Dragon Hunter".
Mingyan quietly edited his blog post, then took screenshots of each of his eight little dragons—
"Um……"
He hesitated, remembering that he had once posted eight screenshots about game concepts.
What did the players say back then?
【Ughhhhh, one image is missing from the nine-grid layout! This is driving my OCD crazy!!!】
He made it clear that he didn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder, so he happily posted eight pictures again...
[A small task: (Attached image: 8 small dragons)]
Yes, he only posted a period because he felt that a thousand words were left unsaid—anyone who saw the picture knew what he was doing.
It's just Xiulong!!
Moreover, the nine-square grid is still missing one image.
Fans' comments came very quickly:
[Ugh, my OCD is killing me! One image is missing from the nine-square grid! One image is missing, Boss Ming!]
Upon seeing this, Mingyan smiled with satisfaction and continued scrolling down.
[From eldest to eighth, one, two, three, four, let's do it again?]
Speaking of which, I just thought, Chief Designer Ming, when are you going to make your next game? I've been waiting for Lao Jiu for ages!
[Tens of thousands petition to remove Astrologian; a legendary, toxic class in League of Legends that's driving players away!]
Is the third one Jinlong? All that gold stuff makes him look rich… oh no, he looks delicious… oh no, I mean, he looks beautiful (slurp)
I really, really love Elder Dragons! Will Elder Dragons appear in Dragon Hunter?