Vol 2 Chapter 399: Loser pays system

Chapter 399 Loser Pays System

Regarding the charging model adopted by the "Second World Fighting League", the industry is also generally suspicious. Some say that a "monthly fee system" will be adopted without limiting the player's game time; some speculate that the "Second World" will still adopt a "time-based fee system", which is more reasonable and players' games will be more flexible.

But when the "Second World" charging method was released, everyone was shocked!

Surprised! Everyone can only use surprise, no, it should be called stunning! No one thought that the "Second World" would adopt such a charging method. Such an unprecedented charging model.

The "Second World Fighting League" (including other fighting games) has a flexible charging system-a single loser pays system. For each game, the loser pays a game fee of 0.1 yuan, and the winner is free. At the same time, players can also choose to challenge the computer npc, 0.1 yuan per plate.

The introduction of this fee system caused an uproar in the industry. This is the latest and strange charging model, but there is no doubt that this "single-game loser pays system" will drive all fighting players crazy. The winner does not pay, and the loser pays. This in itself is enough to attract all players who have confidence in themselves. Coupled with the temptation of the "Second World Fighting League", I believe all fighting game fans across the country will be crazy about it!

A terrible "fighting game" frenzy will sweep the country. -Both journalists and industry veterans believe in this.

A savvy reporter has calculated that there are at least 4 million fighting game fans in the country. With the "Fighting Competition" and "Single Loser Pays System" launched by the "Second World", it is conservatively estimated that at least half of the people will join this league. among. Calculated by only half of the number of people, 2 million people must participate in 200 rounds of official competition each month. Each round of competition averages RMB 0.05 per person, and each person spends 10 yuan a month for 100 rounds. 2 million people, the "Second World" will have 20 million monthly profits.

And this is only a formal game, not the usual pk challenge between players, and the expenditure of the player to challenge the computer game alone, and it is only the most conservative estimate. Not conservative, I am afraid that the monthly profit will not be less than 35 million. When this account was calculated, the entire industry was envy and jealous.

Obviously, the "Second World" has found another gold mine. The purchase price of 250 million US dollars, at first, in the eyes of many industry "calling beasts", this was an uneconomical transaction. In addition to buying fame and game copyrights, "Second World" does not make much profit. But unexpectedly, with the launch of the "fighting contest" of "Second World" and the novel fee system of "loser pays", I am afraid that the cost of "Second World" can be recovered within three years at most.

Especially fighting games have been popular for more than ten years, and they are still full of vitality today. Even if the "Second World" does not develop any games after that, it can survive for a long time by relying on this "fighting league" alone. This point makes other online game companies deeply jealous.

What's more, to everyone's horror, this is only domestic income. Once the "Second World" promotes it to the world, countries will hold "fighting leagues" and hold a global fighting competition at the end of the year. Think about the number of global fighting players... Many online game companies sighed. The "Second World" definitely has the technology and ability to promote it globally.

There is also the arcade game market, as well as the console game platforms for everyone. After "Second World" acquires "snk", they can get involved. This will again be a huge profit.

Why did we not think of this plan before! —Many CEOs of online game companies hugged their heads and screamed, but now it’s too late for them to do it again when the "Second World" is launched. And the most brilliant pearl in the fighting game world-snk, has been taken by Lin Feng. Today, only Capcom’s Street Fighter is left, but Street Fighter became popular all over the world ten years ago, but now it’s weak.

The current fighting game world is already the world of Chojikyo, Iorikan, Mai Shiranui... and others!

Of course, this "fighting league" is not without flaws. The most important thing is how the players play? This is a fighting game. If it is controlled by the keyboard, it is not only too cumbersome to operate, but also extremely inconvenient and has no feel. This is also the biggest restriction that restricts the networking of fighting games. Without a smooth operation feel, no matter how good a fighting game is, it is scum!

However, many game controller manufacturers see business opportunities. The purchasing power of millions of people is enough to make any game controller manufacturer rich. Suddenly, a large number of game handle manufacturers emerged in China, ready to carve up this upcoming cake market. Many game manufacturers have even put out slogans such as "Dedicated Handle for "Fighting League" and "King Handle for "King of Fighting"" to fool players who are eager to buy and waiting for the game.

Because of this, many players bought the so-called "fighting league" special handles of inferior quality and extremely poor feel, and they cried on the official website, unscrupulous profiteers.

In response to this, Lin Feng also thought of countermeasures.

While waiting for the original "snk" game production talents to come to Shanghai, "Second World" acquired a game controller manufacturer-Beitong. At the same time, it was announced that a dedicated game controller will be designed for the "Second World Fighting League" and will be supplied to all fighting game players at a cost price to reward many players for their continuous support for the "Second World". Pre-sales will be carried out on the b2c e-commerce platform of Dingdang.com, and all players can order on Dingdang.com.

auzw.com And this special handle for fighting games is priced at 22 yuan. It is the best in the entire handle market in terms of feel and life, but the price is the cheapest.

This move has completely hit all cottage manufacturers. With the gold sign of the "Second World", Dingdang.com's orders reached 320,000 within a day, and as the game is about to launch, the sales of handles have soared. Many players are eagerly waiting for the start of the first season of the "Second World Fighting League".

In the expectation of all players, all the former "snk" employees came to Shanghai.

Takashi Nishiyama is the general manager of these teams and the vice president of "snk". He was responsible for the development of Street Fighter at Capcom in Japan. Later, he switched to "snk" and developed the Legend of the Wolf series. After Kawasaki left, he was responsible for the development of Street Fighter. , He became the head of the 213 technical team. For coming to Shanghai and working in the "Second World", Takashi Nishiyama himself does not have much enthusiasm. In his opinion, the Chinese do not understand games at all. Although the company was bought by the "Second World", he did not think that the "Second World" could operate well.

This time, he also thinks that Kawasaki's face is good, and it is also because it is difficult to abandon the games such as the wolf legend that have been developed. He does not hope that "snk" has created countless brilliant games and will eventually be destroyed in the hands of "Second World". .

Lin Feng personally received Takashi Nishiyama and his party, and personally took him and others to visit the "Second World" headquarters, and introduced Takashi Nishiyama to the main heads of other departments of the company.

"Mr. Xishan, what is your first impression of the'Second World'?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"Mr. Lin, with all due respect, the headquarters of the'Second World' is too small and too crowded. It is almost crowded than Tokyo, Japan." Takashi Nishiyama complained for a while.

Lin Feng is also helpless. After all, the "Second World" headquarters building has just finalized the drawings and is about to start construction. However, it will take three years to complete the construction and put it into use. In the past three years, the "Second World" can only be used temporarily. Fortunately, Lin Feng has already purchased all the buildings surrounding the "Second World", and it is not a problem to house Takashi Nishiyama and others.

"Mr. Xishan, are you satisfied with the'Second World'? Is it a game company suitable for you to play to your strengths?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

Takashi Nishiyama groaned slightly.

"Mr. Lin, to be honest, the review of you in Japan is extremely poor. If it weren’t for Mr. Kawasaki’s repeated assurances that you would be a good boss,'Second World' is a very promising company. I think I and mine The 213-person technical team will never come to Shanghai at all." Takashi Nishiyama said frankly.

"Oh, what about now?"

"Mr. Lin, I have to admit that Mr. Kawasaki's words are right. The Japanese media's comments on you are wrong. You are not as arrogant and arrogant as the media describe. I think all our teams have a good impression of you. But this is not enough for us to decide to work for a Chinese company. Although China’s online games are now leading in Asia and even the world, it is undeniable that China itself does not have the ability to develop excellent games. Including the “second world”." Said Takashi Nishiyama.

Although Lin Feng felt that this was harsh, he had to admit it. Although the "Second World" is currently developing masterpieces like Jianxia Qingyuan online, Half-Life 2, Might and Magic 8, Heroes of the Lost 4, and World War, the only Chinese local development is Jianxia Qingyuan online. This is the Chinese game. The status quo.

In addition to the late development of its own game industry, the most important factor that has caused the current situation of Chinese games is the attitude of the Chinese people towards games. It has always been regarded as a scourge, not to mention the development of the game industry, and can't wait to ban all the game industry. Especially those parents who hope their children will become a dragon, hate all games even more. They wish there was no computer game industry in the world so that their children could study at ease.

Obviously, this view is extremely ridiculous. Even if there are no games, there are still mahjong, poker, and billiards... What should change is not the game itself, but the parents' thinking and understanding of the game.

I will make Chinese games! —This is what Lin Feng is working on now.

"But I have to admit that Mr. Lin is a man who can create miracles. "Fighting League", my God, Mr. Lin, you can come up with such an idea!" Takashi Nishiyama said with a heartfelt admiration.

Prior to this, Japan, South Korea, and European countries had held relevant competitions, but none of them had formed a climate. The most important reason is that the number of participants is too small. After all, the number of gamers in a region is limited. Most of them are all over the world, and it is impossible to struggle for a race that does not have much prize money. Lin Feng's network operation completely overcomes this shortcoming.

Fighting games will shine in the hands of Lin Feng! -Takashi Nishiyama firmly believes.