Chapter 39 The Legend That Never Dies
There are many vulnerable people, and Takahashi cannot comfort him.
Takahashi explained a few words about Yayoi Ishihashi, skipping the eyes of worship, envy, or jealousy, and taking back the hand speed counter, leaving the warehouse, and returning to the company.
When I dialed the phone in Sapporo, the person who answered the phone there was nothing else, but Shinichi Nakamoto.
Takahashi had some expectations about this and was straightforward without any surprise, "The hand speed has been tested."
"How many?" Shinchi Nakamoto asked directly.
"I tested it twice, once fourteen and once fifteen. However, I don't think I can really design and hide it at my speed.
If it really happens to be the same speed as my hand, the threshold will be too high. Not to mention ordinary players, even ordinary masters, there is almost no chance to hit hidden elements and get higher scores."
Nakamoto on the other end of the phone nodded, "Well, too."
He also discussed this matter here. The average hand speed measured by the engineer is about ten. Based on this, even when performing best, there is a big gap compared with Takahashi. If it is really designed according to Takahashi's hand speed, it is estimated that few people can knock down hidden elements.
Although this can ensure Takahashi's unbeaten record, it will greatly reduce the fun of the game. No player wants to face someone who can never be defeated.
Shinichi Nakamoto was waiting for Takahashi's phone call next to the phone, just to explain this issue to Takahashi.
What he didn't expect was that before he could say it, Takahashi pointed out this problem first. He was a little afraid that Takahashi would be angry if he said it.
After all, I had promised to design hidden elements according to his hand speed. For Takahashi, playing games is his job. Isn't it too intriguing to change my mind now?
Takahashi, who didn't know that Shinchi Nakamoto's psychological activities, said, "Didn't the president set up a publicity department and found many people who play better games to play games together. I just came back from there after testing their hand speed. Their average hand speed is about eleven to twelve, and the maximum hand speed is about thirteen.
I think this is probably the true level of ordinary masters and players. This is the hand speed without special training. If it is special training, it should be improved.
I suggest that they increase the difficulty slightly based on what they can achieve. This way they have the opportunity to do it without being able to achieve it so easily. I think this is better."
Shinichi Nakamoto nodded from time to time when listening to Takahashi's analysis. What Takahashi said makes sense. With arcades having been developing for so many years, in fact, arcades have gone from being the king of creativity at the beginning to finding more novel and interesting ideas to becoming the king of income now.
The game designers fight wits and courage with players through the game. The goal they want to achieve is very simple, which is how to make the player die as soon as possible, and are willing to invest coins to play this game again after death.
"Coin Murderer." This is the title some game designers claim to themselves.
Because the market sample is large enough, game designers later gradually found some rules for designing arcade games, in other words, the routine of designing arcade games.
The first level must be dazzling enough, fun enough, and do your best to attract the attention of players.
The second level must be difficult. It is difficult to do more and do more, so that you can murder the player's coins.
The design of the third level can be more casual. Because almost 90% of players cannot play the third level at all.
Even if you start repeating the contents of the first and second levels at the beginning of the third level, it is very normal.
Therefore, hidden elements designed in the last level of "Star Power" or "Super Power" are not prepared for ordinary players at all.
Ordinary players have long been buried in the first level of sugar-coated shells and the second level of sinister.
"Then you need to have a hand speed of thirteen to fourteen." Nakamoto Shinchi said after thinking for a while, "In this way, even when you perform the worst, you should be able to beat the ball. Those ordinary-level masters should have a certain probability of hitting the ball after a period of practice."
"Okay." Takahashi agreed.
In fact, no matter what kind of game it is, you have a great chance to change the tone of the entire game.
Take a more well-known example, the SKY stream of the Human Emperor Li Xiaofeng forced Blizzard, the developer of Warcraft III, to launch a correction patch that cuts the Human Defense Tower.
This is also the reason why Hudson cannot recruit top players in other companies' games, because these top players can already affect the production of the entire game and ensure their own advantage.
The players who entered the game department are all second-rate experts who cannot participate in game production decisions. Takahashi also said that they are called ordinary experts, of course, folk experts may sound better.
Hudson's behavior of recruiting contestants naturally aroused the alertness of many colleagues.
More and more game companies are paying attention to the confrontation between players.
Although there is no clear concept of e-sports, nor is it like Hudson's intention to build a large league. But everyone knows that the existence of game experts has a role in promoting arcade sales.
Even after Takahashi moved into Hudson, Hudson's report on the dramatic increase in arcade sales of "Star Power" was reported on the desks of many game companies.
However, due to Hudson's plan, it has not achieved much success. Although many game companies closely follow Hudson's updates, there is no intention of following the trend.
They plan to let Hudson be cannon fodder first. If Hudson succeeds, it will prove that this business model is indeed feasible. They are following up and holding similar competitions.
"Well, then that's it." Takahashi and Shin-Nakamoto settled the details and hung up the phone.
When I walked outside, the air was a little stuffy. Looking into the sky, I couldn't see half a star. The black clouds covered the moon and it looked like it was going to rain.
Seeing these, Takahashi turned back to the company's door and took an umbrella from the umbrella stand.
Although this umbrella that anyone can use is not very eye-catching, it confirms the current development of Japan's economy from another dimension.
If the economy is not good, even if the company dares to put umbrellas like this, it will be taken away in an instant.
Now that these umbrellas have not been taken away, it means that they are not high-quality but good economical.
Of course, some people with ulterior motives cannot be avoided, and they make trouble with these trivial matters.
The rain started to drizzle, and Gaoqiao held up an umbrella and walked slowly.
During this period, he tested his hand speed several times.
“15”
“14”
“16”
Seeing the relatively stable numbers, he nodded with satisfaction.
Following the route that had been planned long ago, he decided to promote the popularization of continuous buttons in the later stage of the "Super Star Power" trend.
"Hand speed is no longer an obstacle, everyone is Takahashi!"
Chapter completed!