Ch. 8 - Nation War Instance "Blitzkrieg Poland" – Of Course, Players Play as Though in Poland...
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Shen Qinghan's eyebrow twitched. Looking at Zhao Ming acting like he was doing this for the players' own good, if she hadn't actually played it, she might have believed this guy's nonsense. But she had to admit, this ridiculous gameplay had never appeared on Blue Star before, and it could definitely attract a large crowd.
Especially since it could trigger players' sense of defiance. Even Shen Qinghan had gotten so frustrated that she played all morning, resulting in dying dozens of times until she lost her temper completely. But with this gameplay, Shen Qinghan could already imagine how many people would curse Zhao Ming after the game is released online.
Shen Qinghan stopped dwelling on it and said, "Anyway, it's your game, as long as you know what you're doing. However, can players actually succeed in this 'Normandy Landing' storyline? What are the conditions?"
Zhao Ming rubbed his chin and said, "The conditions... as long as there's good coordination and they survive 20 minutes on the beach, the arranged follow-up support will arrive. Aircrafts will bomb half the machine gun positions on the beach. As long as enough players survive after twenty minutes and can eliminate the remaining Imperial defenders on the beach, that counts as victory. Very simple, right?"
Simple? Shen Qinghan was speechless. With the difficulty you set, half the players would die before even getting off the landing craft. How was that simple?
Shen Qinghan shook her head, then thought of something again and asked, "Are there other instances? This one is too difficult. Let me try something else."
Based on the game's opening background story, this game should have more than one battle. The difficulty of this "Normandy Landing" instance was probably due to environmental factors. Surely not all battles could be this hard?
Zhao Ming paused his movement, then he spread his hands helplessly. "There aren't any. Making this one instance plus all the various rules in one night was already pretty good. I plan to spend the next few days continuing to optimize this instance and see if there are any bugs.
Subsequent instances and game content will depend on how it performs after release. Currently, this instance's difficulty is enough to torment... no... let players strategize for a while."
It wasn't that Zhao Ming didn't want to make more—it was that he really didn't have enough Emotion Points. World War II affected the entire world, with its countless stories and events. Just relying on this bit of hype and buzz could create the "Normandy Landing" at most, and even then, it was only a cut version.
He'd have to wait until after the game launched to harvest more Emotion Points before rushing to update and improve the game. Zhao Ming's idea was to follow the timeline, making some parts into immersive story experiences, and some major battles into instances like "Normandy Landing," "Battle of Stalingrad," and more.
During holidays, he could also update some large-scale Nation War Instances that all players could participate in such as "Blitzkrieg Poland" and "Battle of Berlin." Let players roleplay as Polish soldiers resisting Imperial invasion, or as Imperial soldiers defending Germany’s capital, Berlin. Just thinking about it was exciting, and Zhao Ming's lips unconsciously curved into a smile.
Seeing Zhao Ming's smile, Shen Qinghan inexplicably felt a wave of malice. What evil thing was this guy thinking about to show such a wicked smile?!
"Since there are no other instances, then keep working on it. But this game... forget it. Although it's exploiting a loophole in the [Anti-War Competition], you could still argue it's an anti-war game without any problems. After all, the central idea is to let players experience the cruelty of war, thereby achieving anti-war purposes."
Shen Qinghand continued, "But we need to package it properly and create some gimmicks to attract public attention. Send me whatever you can organize right now, and I'll have a team package it. You can put a countdown timer on the official website. Wait until after the competition starts to release the game, otherwise it's easy for some parents to report it for removal."
Zhao Ming had no objections. "Fine. I'll package and send you the current game’s main storyline, game core, and CG in a bit."
Shen Qinghan's influence was much greater than his own. The people and teams she found for packaging would definitely be fine. With the game launch having no problems, all that remained was game optimization.
Zhao Ming pondered how to optimize things.
Shen Qinghan said, "By the way, are you still continuing with 'Cyber Blue Star: 2077'? If you continue, make sure to keep the subsequent innovative gameplay and copyright in your hands. If you want to mess with them, don't sell to Emperor Penguin Group no matter how much money they offer. You can take it out to disgust them whenever you want."
Zhao Ming nodded and said, "Understood. And we spent so much money on it anyway, we should at least get the game online to earn back what we can."
The original owner's designed game, "Cyber Blue Star: 2077," was inevitably going to flop. But it involved Emperor Penguin Group after all. If some anti-fans wanted to criticize Emperor Penguin Group, they'd come play their original version, though there probably wouldn't be many.
In the past, most companies that got plagiarized by Emperor Penguin Group went bankrupt and eventually had to sell their copyrights to survive. Piracy became legitimate. Even the small portion of companies with a backbone couldn't withstand being dragged down by that behemoth Emperor Penguin Group and were worn down to death.
But Zhao Ming's situation was different now. After Shen Qinghan played it, she also had confidence in Zhao Ming's "World War II: Rise of Empire" game. It would definitely become popular—however, it was unknown to what degree.
Still, one thing was certain—Zhao Ming's side wouldn't die off, and he might even be able to make a comeback with this game. Once he made a comeback, he'd have the capital to compete with Emperor Penguin Group. Whenever there was no buzz or he wanted attention, he could take it out to hype things up and file some lawsuits.
Just find some internet trolls, and with it being about a behemoth like Emperor Penguin Group, the buzz would come immediately. However many Federation coins he'd been cheated out of, he'd get it all back by hyping this up in the future.
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At the Emperor Penguin Group headquarters, Games Department supervisor Xu Huan sat in front of his computer looking at Polar Star Games Company's official website, scrolling up and down. He felt something was off but couldn't put his finger on it.
Polar Star Games Company's total capital was only sixty million Federation coins, right? They'd already used over fifty-eight million. Where did they get another game from? And knowing they'd been plagiarized, they were still so calm. Instead of breaking down like other developers, they maintained a silent attitude. This made Xu Huan feel vaguely uneasy.
At this moment, a knock came from the office door. "Supervisor, I'm back."
Xu Huan heard his subordinate's voice and said, "Come in. How did things go with Hao Wen?"
The subordinate looked strange. "Uh... I didn't see him. According to the nurse at the hospital, Hao Wen has already been sent in. Although Hao Wen signed a contract with us and we paid his breach of contract fee and compensation, Polar Star Games Company has no intention of seeking compensation at all. They're insisting that Hao Wen leaked secrets, causing the company to lose over fifty million Federation coins. With that amount, he'll be sentenced to at least twenty years."