But even that was shattered. If Mingyan is a genius, then the chief designer of the Dragon-Slaying Saber must be a prodigy. To everyone's disbelief, he personally broke all the shackles of game design, destroyed all our superstitions, and perhaps is still somewhere mocking our ignorance and prejudice.
Rejoice, designers and gamers! This is the best of times, and the worst of times.
The once seemingly indestructible framework of game design is now teetering on the brink of collapse under the immense power of the new generation. Even the League of Legends Association has recognized the leader of this new era and crowned him with a gleaming crown.
If we remain complacent in past glories, this edifice will inevitably crumble sooner or later. But if we actively embrace new changes, we will create a new world never before seen by anyone.
...
At this moment, Mingyan had already rushed to the Blue Star Studio.
The final closed beta test is finally complete.
The scheduled date of April 10th is perfect; it should be a seamless transition.
The game testers we're inviting this time are quite special; they're mainly game experts from various industries.
Some are world record holders for extreme Minecraft mods;
Some are Challenger-ranked players in League of Legends, and one is even a former professional player who just retired from the club due to injury;
There are also game streamers who are famous online for speedrunning various games...
Their main purpose in coming here this time was to test the BOSS battle in "The Soul of Mortals".
The game's theme revolves around exploring levels and defeating various bosses, making this level a crucial element.
Moreover, this test was conducted entirely online.
While the players were quite disappointed that they couldn't visit the Blue Star headquarters in person, they didn't know that the online test was because someone had snuck into their team...
That's right, Mingyan changed to a very low-key image and went up to test it himself!
The development has reached this final stage, which is basically the time that Mingyan just happens to have free time.
The main reason he decided to personally participate was that this was the first time Blue Star Studio had made such a difficult game, and many internal staff members lacked confidence in the difficulty setting.
Mingyan remained calm and offered a suggestion: "Why don't I play it myself? If I can successfully defeat the current most difficult final boss, then we'll release it at that difficulty level; if I can't, we'll lower the difficulty level before releasing it."
After he finished speaking, everyone present was astonished.
Oh my god! The cult leader is going to personally test just how devilish his design is!
People were even unsure whether to show sympathy.
Because the difficulty of that final boss... is truly inhuman!
As for Mingyan's gaming skills, no one really knows.
Mingyan is usually either running around in meetings and discussions, writing design drafts in a small dark room, or developing new versions with everyone.
He has very little time to play games, only during the holidays around Lunar New Year, which is probably just enough time for him to finish his League of Legends placement matches.
The result was as expected: Mingyan has been in the Silver rank for three consecutive seasons.
With a chief designer like Ming playing such a terrifying game as "Soul of Mortals," could it be that he also couldn't clear the levels and bosses he designed?
If that's true, would he get so angry that he drastically changed the BOSS?
Designers: OvO!
What's going on? They're actually kind of looking forward to their leader suffering! Have they been infected by the devil?
Mingyan silently created another random character and joined the other players in queuing to enter the final beta version of "Mortal Soul".
The testing process was quite rigorous. The secretary called out IDs one by one, and the people behind started chatting while they waited.
"My uncle is from Earth, and I heard the new game he plays is really fun..."
"Dude, you're stating the obvious. How could this game not be fun? Does it even have any substantial content?"
"Yes, yes, I've heard that the long spear is especially cool, both cool and powerful."
"Tch, I saw the cult leader say on his blog last time that this news is outdated."
"You must be kidding! The cult leader hasn't updated his blog in years. I can practically recite his original posts by heart."
The players were chattering excitedly, looking like a group of children on a spring outing.
Only Mingyan followed behind the group, his expression serious as he pondered the test content, making him seem out of place at first glance.
One of the players patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hey bro, nervous?"
Mingyan shook his head, turned around and saw that the player's image was quite interesting. He was wearing a neat coat that looked like a uniform, and there was a smiling emoticon on his back.
The player noticed Mingyan's gaze and said with a hint of smugness, "Mingjiao uniform, isn't it cool?"
Mingyan: "..." Uniforms have already appeared!
After saying that, the player, with a mix of nervousness and shyness, stammered, "I heard that during the Blue Star test, the designers would watch from the sidelines. I wonder if the leader will be there this time? Do you think he'll see me?"
Mingyan thought to himself: Hmm, I saw it. You're pretty flirtatious.
Soon, all the test players entered the game.
This test is quite special, so all players start directly from the base camp map, with their character level already at 15 and fully equipped, enough to challenge all the bosses.
The designers rushed forward nervously, all staring intently at Mingyan's game screen.