No matter how well a game is made, or how many times the balance has been tested, there will always be phenomena that surprise the designers.
After all, the creativity of netizens is endless!
There are indeed some minor issues with the underlying program architecture of "Galaxy", which is the reason why the Suzaku Empire experienced a "nuclear peace" bug.
Well, although the designers eventually sat down in a circle to discuss it.
"This isn't a bug, it's a feature!"
"I think it's good to keep this feature; it generates its own buzz and is very topical..."
"Anyway, we've already turned a bugged dragon egg into a real dragon, so what's one more bugged artifact?"
However, other overly powerful niche gameplay modes still need to be weakened to some extent, otherwise they will really affect the game experience.
For example, the Chaoyang Alliance's baby-making strategy was so simple and mindless that the designers directly cut the Chaoyang Alliance's birth rate cap in half.
Most players welcome these balance changes.
Of course, netizens will still be making jokes and memes—
[The card is too strong, let's nerf the swordsman!]
Make games with heart, balance them with your feet.
[Designer, listen to my excuses!]
Any changes made to balance issues will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction among players.
Many players who used those bugged strategies have started threatening Blue Star with negative scores or even quitting the game.
[Is this how you treat your players? All my hard work is worthless?]
[We were almost on the leaderboard! What does it mean that the official team nerfed us to the bottom tier?]
[If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll jump off this cliff!]
However, Blue Star didn't give them an explanation; it simply posted a small preview on its official website.
—Assassin's Way 2 is in the preparation stage and is expected to be released next year.
What? The specific release date?
It depends on the designer's mood :)
The news came out.
The players who were just clamoring for an explanation on the forum suddenly fell silent.
Some of them were traitors.
The traitors instantly betrayed him, bowing down in worship: "Dad! You've finally learned to count to 2, Dad!!!"
204. Design Meeting
Earth has finally learned how to release game sequels.
The first was Blue Star Apocalypse 2, the second was Assassin's Way 2, so the next one... Minecraft, Mortal Souls, and so on, won't be far behind?!
This is why players readily submit and call him "Daddy".
This is what players are thinking:
[Designer Dad! Could you please learn how to count 2, then how to count 3, and ideally, how to count 0 and complex numbers as a prequel for us?]
The official announcement from Blue Star has only led to players being misled and confused.
[Daddy Blue Planet, it's a real shame you're making games instead of movies! If the plot of Blue Planet Apocalypse 2 were made into a movie, I'd absolutely love it.]
[Hahaha, I saw the results for this year's Jia League, Blue Star will definitely be among them again!]
[Please, Earth God! Please nerf the Astrologer as soon as possible! This class is so trash, it's almost unplayable!]
[(burning incense.jpg) Requesting weapon appearance, please, Earth God, please give me a picture!]
It's unclear when exactly, but players started calling Earth "Daddy."
However, they all shouted it so fluently that it quickly spread among fans and became a well-known game meme.
The designers on Earth, at this moment, revealed expressions of fatherly kindness.
Because they're really going to pamper their players, they're going to start developing two games simultaneously...
Influenced by Chief Designer Ming, they always take a short break after releasing one game, and then start working on another one without stopping.
This time, the designers of Squad Two have already buried themselves in their workspace, preparing to develop the content for Assassin's Way 2.
Meanwhile, the remaining members of the No. 1 team came up with a new idea from Chief Engineer Ming.
But let's go back to those two months. Mingyan and a group of veteran employees were stranded outside due to the fluctuations in the wormhole.
Ming said, "During those two months, we flew between different star systems and encountered many strange species on many wondrous planets. Because we were unfamiliar with the local policies and regulations, we didn't act rashly. Looking back now, there were indeed opportunities to carry out more activities..."
The new employees all looked at him with shining admiration: Wow, no wonder he's the cult leader!!! Even when he's just wandering around, he can still come up with new ideas!
The veteran employees all gave them a knowing "wtf" look: Was it another inspiration from those two months? What exactly happened during those two months? Was it some kind of time capsule where you actually spent two hundred years gathering inspiration?!
In short, Mingyan pulled out his own proposal again.