1. Attract and retain many players, and make a lot of money.
2. Developing an alternate world and turning it into an alternate world game is roughly equivalent to becoming a state-owned enterprise and making more money.
3. Being included in the first-tier league is roughly equivalent to entering the Confucius Temple and achieving lasting fame.
A single post by a random person with black hair shouldn't have garnered much attention.
Blue Star Studio did not respond to this, because it really wasn't a big deal.
However, things took an unexpected turn.
By the end of the weekend, the thread suddenly had a lot of replies, with a large number of players flooding in and sparking some debate.
After realizing something was wrong, the marketing team immediately reported it to Mingyan.
When Mingyan learned about the situation, the post had already become a hot topic.
"There's a group of online trolls involved," the marketing team said. "And a large one at that. They have a detailed and meticulous plan, aiming to provoke players' resentment through excessive hype. If I'm not mistaken, their next step is to smear us on the Jialian forum."
He asked openly, "Can you find out who hired this group of online trolls?"
"It's difficult. We can only find the source of the online trolls, but it's meaningless. We might even know the head of this troll army; they're just doing their jobs for money."
Mingyan pondered for a moment and said, "Let's hold back for now and see what they want to do. Release some information on the official website to calm down our true fans and prevent them from muddying the waters."
"Yes, boss!"
Online public opinion is a double-edged sword.
It can be like tap water, helping Blue Star Studio steadily build its reputation.
It could also be a covert attack from a competitor, who would throw mud at you and then run away without caring about anything else.
In the interstellar era, things are much more regulated, and the other side wouldn't dare to go too far.
This amount of public opinion is nothing to Mingyan.
He's a man who's survived even the apocalypse; verbal slander has no effect on him.
Thanks to the overwhelming influence of online trolls, League of Legends' daily sales have decreased slightly, but not significantly.
Ultimately, the quality of a game is what matters most in terms of its overall quality.
However, after this incident, it was made clear that the release of the next version of League of Legends would be postponed for a month to prevent the other party's evil scheme from succeeding.
He can use this month to properly recruit and manage his team.
Currently, Blue Star Studio's production team has about seventy people, or 78 people if you include probationary employees.
For VR games, this is already considered a medium-sized scale.
One project manager is already struggling to keep up.
So he was the happiest about this vacation personally arranged by Boss Ming. He immediately marked out a place and took everyone out to play!
He made it clear that he had approved 50,000 yuan in funding for them, but he himself did not intend to go with them.
The reason... well...
"You've finally decided to take a break?" Xia Cheng called immediately. "It's been two years! We promised to join the wilderness survival club together, but I missed it three times because of all the overtime work!"
When the matter was brought up, Mingyan felt very embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, I promise I will go this time."
"Chief Designer Ming, you're a workaholic," Xia Cheng complained. "I've met many young entrepreneurs, but it's rare to see someone as hardworking as you. I don't think I've ever seen you take a break."
Ming said, "Nonsense. I always have holidays."
Xia Cheng: "What did you do during your vacation?"
Mingyan sounded a little guilty: "Playing games at home..."
Xia Cheng pressed on, "What games?"
Mingyan whispered, "League of Legends, I guess..."
Xia Cheng said with exasperation, "Testing the game again, huh? You really are a born architect, dedicating three-quarters of your life to games. You need some personal time. Stop thinking about how to improve your game every time you play it, and stop thinking about how to update the plot every time you watch a movie, okay?"
Mingyan thought to himself, "You must have some misunderstanding about me."
He's really not that great.
He's really playing the game. Isn't League of Legends fun?
Can't designers get engrossed in the games they make?
Can't a writer be moved to tears by their own story?
Prejudice! It's all the prejudice of laymen!
Yes, of course, it's even more enjoyable to hear compliments from other players while playing games.
For most people, the most satisfying moment in a game is when they get a pentakill or pull off a comeback victory.
Mingyan said that the most enjoyable part of playing games is looking at his friends' stats and seeing that they've been playing for three days and three nights straight without logging off...
It's said that some people even play the game in three shifts just to get the event skins! One person finishes playing, another takes over, and they won't rest until they get the skin they want.
That's terrifying.