He has a multitude of things to do, including follow-up updates and bug fixes for several games, as well as overseeing promotional channels such as official websites, forums, and accounts, in-game advertising, the in-game store, and various matters related to the League of Legends tournament.
The game will only get bigger and more complex, and it's impossible for Mingyan to design all the updates himself indefinitely.
He can only recruit experienced game designers and architects to assist him in completing various tasks.
Oh, right, hiring is also something he needs to be involved in.
He is also responsible for assigning training to new employees. Currently, there are no experienced people who can mentor others, so he has to personally find time to arrange tasks.
As the workforce grew, logistical problems also emerged.
To date, the work computers and resources of each employee are still managed by the intelligent management system.
It was stated that all they cared about was purchasing goods and paying for them... and constantly paying for them.
Financial matters such as bookkeeping are also entrusted to the smart home management system.
The advantage of AI is that it doesn't make mistakes, and it can correct them very quickly when it does; however, the disadvantage is that it is too rigid and sometimes too focused on following procedures, which may result in unexpected tax and time losses.
Furthermore, the production of music and sound effects is urgently needed.
Bluestar Studios can't possibly outsource all the music for every game in the future.
He openly stated that he already has more than a dozen great demo clips on his recorder, but he has been unable to find a suitable opportunity to turn them into complete music.
He has identified several suitable independent voice-over studios and is waiting for the right opportunity to acquire or invest in one of them.
This is already the easiest way.
In short, everything is desperately in need of support.
Despite claiming to be incredibly busy, the outside world only sees that Blue Star Studio's official website is still under construction at a snail's pace.
After much effort, the studio logo was finally revealed, and a homepage was created, but it simply redirected to three games: Minecraft, League of Legends, and Hachiko's Story.
I can't even register an account!
(Obviously because Mingyan hasn't had time to set up the server yet.)
This is driving even the players crazy.
Some people on social media even suggested: "Why don't we crowdfund and create an official forum first?"
Some fans view Blue Star Studio as if they've discovered a hidden gem that hasn't yet sprouted.
They couldn't wait to pick more fruit even though only a tender sprout had just broken through the soil.
God knows how difficult it is to create a good game.
Players whose appetites have been spoiled are constantly plagued by a "game drought" with no new games to play, and that deep-seated hunger is incredibly distressing.
Therefore, they genuinely believed that:
Every studio that produces great games is a miracle bestowed by heaven! They must be cherished!
Recently, Mingyan has received a number of tips and donations from players.
"???"
Mingyan was also a little confused.
—Are they really worried about League of Legends' profit model? Are they afraid the studio will go bankrupt because it can't make money?
Although the donations were not large, they still amounted to several hundred thousand yuan.
After feeling lost for a while, Mingyan decided to open a new account and deposit the money.
If we hold any player events in the future, we can use this money as a reward to give back to the players.
To be honest, Mingyan is not short of money.
Since its release, Minecraft has brought in over a billion dollars in revenue for Earth.
Even though they have been donating to research institutes free of charge, the government subsidies brought about by their charitable acts have also helped Blue Star reduce its tax burden by hundreds of millions of yuan.
The "Defying Heaven Technique" is even more terrifying.
This Dragon Slayer Sword has only been available for a few months, but it has already harvested three waves of wealthy players like harvesting leeks.
Even today, the game continues to open new servers, with over a thousand new servers already opened.
The servers in the StarCraft era were very powerful; in fact, only two or three servers were needed to accommodate all the players.
But then, wouldn't the titles of "the server's number one tycoon" and "the server's number one guild" be reduced to only two or three?
That won't do!
Every wealthy individual has great potential and is a clearly defined target customer! They must also be given the right to enjoy "server priority"!
Once the wealthy players' emperor status was secure, the ordinary players on the server couldn't hold out any longer and gradually left...
Then it's time for the rollover servers to be rolled out.
If two servers are merged, shouldn't the two "first-place servers" be ranked?
Two tigers cannot share one mountain; they must compete to see who is stronger and who can steal the spotlight.
—We've already spent so much money, if we can't hold onto our number one spot, wouldn't we be losing a fortune?