game development designer

Chapter 409 So Happy

"Competition and entertainment, for the competitive nature of DOTA, it should be regarded as the best among similar games. There may always be some strong heroes among ordinary passer-by players, but the version of the entire game in the event is very balanced, at least if it is In a League of Legends game series, there will definitely not be so many heroes on the field." Chu He looked at icefrog and said what he meant.

In terms of game fun and entertainment, there is no shortage of League of Legends, but if it is switched to a professional game, many heroes will not be able to play.

The hero who looks very good in the passerby game is basically a younger brother in the game. As long as he is slightly targeted and controlled, he basically has no effect.

Basically, the heroes who can play are some heroes with a relatively high fault tolerance rate, and they are heroes according to the version.

The teams that can achieve good results are those that tend to change the version of the game, such as the version of the mid laner assassin, such as the version of the ADC, such as the version of the top laner in the meat room.

Although it is just the beginning, judging from the big data of the current professional qualifiers, there is already such a goal.

90% of all heroes are played, and only 20% of them can be used most, and these 20% of heroes are still the ones with the highest winning rate.

After hearing Chuhe's words, icefrog instantly understood what Chuhe meant. This is to unify the entire game market of this type.

Facing icefrog Chuhe expressed his own meaning very frankly.

Because sooner or later someone will notice this. After League of Legends has expressed its strong potential, there are definitely not a few manufacturers who have started to develop this type of game.

Following the trend is a very common thing in the game industry, but if the following game fails quickly and there is no way to seize the market of the original game, then more game manufacturers will start to change their thinking.

They will not give up this big market, but find ways to find new breakthroughs.

Just like when traditional FPS such as COD, Battlefield, and Counter-Strike are popular, if you want to seize a group of FPS players and grab a piece of meat from this piece of meat that has been divided by many manufacturers, you have to find another way.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds are all produced under such circumstances. If games similar to the League of Legends style cannot seize the market, they will undoubtedly change their strategies. It is not unforeseeable to shift from entertainment to competition. .

Hearing Chuhe's words, icefrog couldn't help being silent for a while. In fact, after the HON project of s2games ended, some members of the whole team were already disheartened and ready to leave.

Some people even suggested whether to cooperate with a third-party DOTA map platform, at least in this way they can earn more dollars.

At the beginning, ideals and dreams come together, but after a period of time, the whole team will inevitably face realistic problems.

"We need to have some power." icefrog hesitated: "I mean in terms of game development and game operation, if we can, we want to be the same as the DOTA map. Players don't have any extra blessings in the game. They are You can choose any hero freely, instead of needing to unlock like HON.”

"Of course, there is nothing wrong with this, so welcome to join Tianhe Network." Chuhe nodded. Chuhe can leave these things to icefrog, and even on the whole project, Chuhe can not ask, as long as the other party Being able to propose a GDD plan that is not a fantasy.

"But about the DOTA copyright?" icefrog asked Chuhe.

It's not that he doesn't understand at all. He has been paying attention to Tianhe Network and Blizzard's acquisition of DOTA copyrights for a long time, not only him, but the entire team has been paying attention for a long time.

How to describe this feeling?

It's like my own son living in someone else's home, and then fighting for custody with outsiders, and my own existence as a biological parent has nothing to say.

"It's not a big problem, our legal department is very strong, they will take care of it, but the name DOTA must not be used anymore, but we can add a 2 at the end, and then go to register the trademark, of course, about the Blizzard game Mission models and some prop names related to War3 cannot be used." Chu He said without worry at all.

Although if you do this, Blizzard will definitely sue yourself for a lawsuit with yourself.

But if you hit and get beaten, can you do this? The legal department of Tianhe Network is not a vegetarian, and all kinds of holes are drilled for you. After all, Blizzard didn't care much about DOTA in the first place, and even all the regulations were based on war3 in the map editor.

Under such circumstances, it is very simple to find loopholes.

Hearing what Chuhe said, icefrog opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say a word for a long time.

Is this the confidence of the big factory?Is this where you are awesome?
"Of course, during the game development process, it's best to contact them there, and consult them clearly, otherwise there will still be some troubles." Chuhe looked at icefrog and continued.

If you want to sue, then sue. Whether you can sue and win depends on your ability.

"Try to go through the entry procedures, as well as the office. If you don't mind, you can first move into the black light studio in Los Angeles. There are still vacancies in the office building there."

'You can start posting recruitment information. I will not interfere in this aspect. You will be responsible for everything. In addition, other departments of Tianhe Network have no way to dispatch manpower. They already have projects. The initial development cost is about 300 million US dollars. I need you Send me a demo version as soon as possible. " Chuhe looked at icefrog and said.

There is no need for GDD, because the gameplay of DOTA itself is already very perfect.

It can almost be said to be a replica. The only place that really takes time is the program and art. On the contrary, the numerical values ​​are all ready-made.

Listening to what Chuhe said, icefrog sat there for a long time without humming a word.

$300?
Is it just an initial development fee?This is too rich, right?
Or is it that big factories are so capricious?
When they were in HON, the cost of the entire project development was almost the same amount.

And this is only the initial stage, that is to say, there will still be funds in the later stage. Is this the happiness of a big factory?

Is this the happiness of not short of money?

Icefrog felt a little dizzy.

If I knew that playing games on Tianhe Network was so fun, why did I choose to reject Tianhe Network?
Suddenly, icefrog had a question in his heart.

At the beginning, I seemed to have been kicked in the head by a donkey.

(End of this chapter)