For the sake of the big boss's bonus, for the lure of that luxury car at the end of the month, what's getting up at 2 a.m.! There are even people who are completely willing to go to the big boss's bed at 2 a.m.
In a well-established studio, it's perfectly normal for someone to work the night shift and go online to fight in the middle of the night.
Don't real-world armies love to conduct night raids?
So the next morning, some players were completely bewildered to find that their alliance's main city had been attacked by the Sun God Dynasty!
Tens of millions of resources—they were all painstakingly squeezed out by everyone in the alliance through sheer hard work.
Many people were already dissatisfied when they first learned that tribute had to be paid.
Not everyone is willing to hand over all their resources for unified allocation and management by the alliance.
This time, the theft of their hometown resulted in a huge loss of their "own share of money," immediately creating endless conflicts within the alliance.
The administrators started blaming each other, the core members realized their future was bleak, and the peripheral members, sensing something was wrong, started to run away early on!
In this way, the Sun Dynasty's work of poaching its members became incredibly easy.
In just a few days, a huge alliance of several hundred players was shaken, disintegrated, and fell apart.
One morning, the assistant reported this matter to the big boss of Ritian.
The course of the war was naturally detailed and recorded in the business report.
After reading the report, the boss was overjoyed and slammed his hand on the table, saying, "Well done! Anyone who dares to obstruct our alliance's great cause should be dealt with just like this."
He was so happy he almost shook his leg.
His personal assistant quickly cut the cigar and handed it to him.
The boss took a drag of his cigarette, stroking the report with obvious delight, and exclaimed, "Hmm, comprehensive, a very realistic war. It's a great game! The Dragon Slayer Sword is truly a treasure of our Sixth Star Province, hahaha!"
He then sighed, "What a pity, what a pity, they won't accept outside investment. If we gave them another 200 million, they could probably make an even better game."
He put down the report and asked his assistant, Iron Horse and Ice River, "Have the war dividends been distributed?"
The assistant hurriedly replied, "It's been distributed. Every bit of war contribution can earn you a resource pack, which can be exchanged for cash or any item from the in-game store."
"Too few!" the boss waved his hand. "Don't use 'or,' use 'and,' and send them out together. Do you still have credit left on your membership card?"
The assistant said, "There's still over a million in permissions..."
The shopkeeper put down his cigar and chuckled, "This game is too good for this card. How about this, come with me to the next room, and we'll get a special black card for 'Sun Dynasty'."
assistant:"……"
His hands, which were carrying bricks, trembled slightly.
Within a month of its launch, "Iron Horse and Ice River" was available.
The player churn rate is huge – although outsiders cannot see the real data from the backend of Dragon Slayer, they can intuitively feel the difference in popularity across various platforms.
Currently, the total player traffic on blogs, forums, and official game pages is declining.
But only player reviews are bucking the trend and rising.
On the Atlas platform, the overall player rating is 3.5.
On the IPP platform, the overall player rating is 4.1.
It's about the same, but it's a very low-end level.
Players expressed their anger here:
This game is garbage!!! It ruined my youth and cheated me out of my money!!!
Don't download it, whatever you do, don't download it! This game is basically a botnet if you don't spend money; it's designed specifically to enhance the gaming experience for whales.
[This comment has been automatically blocked by the system due to excessive use of sensitive words.]
The game is well-made, but it costs a lot of money. I spent a thousand yuan and still got crushed. I suggest that if you can't afford it, don't play it...
[I must loudly slap Li Ma when I slay the dragon!!]
[I thought the Dragon Slayer was finally going to change his ways, but I never expected him to reveal his true colors!! Can this game be played without spending money?! Playable?! !!]
Within a dozen days, a large number of comments from the outside world were pessimistic.
Major mainstream gaming media outlets have also expressed their pessimism about "Iron Horse and Ice River".
The reason is simple: past experience has taught them that player ratings often determine a game's longevity.
How long a game can run and how much money it can make are ultimately determined by the majority of players.
This time, "Iron Horse and Ice River" is a game that the Dragon Slayer Studio has invested heavily in.
Not only is it connected across both platforms, but this large map alone requires tens of millions in production costs and server maintenance fees.
Therefore, some media outlets have begun to boldly speculate on how much the Dragon-Slaying Saber will lose this time.
One hundred million? Two hundred million?
With so many money-making games at its disposal, the God of Wealth is unlikely to go bankrupt, but perhaps... it might just create a tiny bit of an investment opportunity for people?
183. A few small coins
Just as outsiders had guessed, the workshop where the Dragon Slayer Sword was made was indeed very silent.