Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 667 The fierce debate caused by 36 yuan; Is "Under the Legend" worth it?
The sand sculpture netizens were laughing and laughing, looking extremely happy.

At the same time, many people searched for Tian Moyun's new game, but found nothing.

Because it hasn't been approved yet.

Ten minutes later, the players who followed Tian Moyun all received a message: The 'Tian Moyun' you follow has a new game online, click to view the details.

After clicking in, the words "Under the Legend" appeared in front of their eyes.

This game is right.

Players subconsciously click to buy, and a prompt box pops up "Would you like to pay 36 yuan to buy "Under the Legend"?"

The three characters "36 yuan" are very big.

"Ok?"

The players suddenly became excited, all sleepy for a while, and the whole person became very sober and calm.

This is one of the great strengths of human beings.

Whenever numbers and "yuan" are combined, the moment becomes particularly clear.

Of course, being sober does not mean being calm, otherwise, there would be no impulsive consumption.

"36 yuan? Isn't that too expensive?"

Many players were not calm anymore. They took a breath and felt that these two numbers hit their hearts hard.

For a moment, they felt an indescribable sense of suffocation and a sense of fear from their wallets.

……

Rich players, of course, click to confirm the payment without hesitation, and enter the payment password calmly and calmly.

They looked relaxed, unconcerned, and chatted happily. It didn't look like they spent a huge sum of 36 yuan, but more like spending 0.5 yuan on a lollipop.

But this is not the case for some cash-strapped players.

They couldn't be calm and calm like a gentleman. When they saw the word "36 yuan", hesitation, hesitation, and hesitation flashed in their hearts.

After three times of hesitation, a small number of people chose to buy, and most people exited the pop-up window, then clicked on Weibo, and began to search for news about "Under the Legend".

Before buying something, first look at the experience feedback of other buyers. This is a true portrayal of poor players.

In fact, there are many people who hesitate in this matter.

36 yuan is almost nothing to anyone who can afford a smartphone, but... it is one thing to have the money, and another to be willing to spend it.

Most of the players who play games on [Mini Game Platform] regard games as leisure products to kill boredom, just like chasing novels online.

They are all accustomed to games in the range of 1-10 yuan, and think this is a feature of the [small game platform].

They are also very willing to accept such games, because such consumption is very suitable for their positioning of "leisure".

They don't mind the poor picture quality, gameplay, and content of the mini-games, because they are not pure gamers, they just kill boredom.

In the same way, they also feel that small games of 1-10 yuan cannot be compared with those computer and console masterpieces, and it is normal for them to be crude.

This is the same as eating.

The food in a five-star hotel is definitely better than that in a fast food restaurant. Even people who have never eaten it will think so and think it is correct.

But why do many people eat fast food instead of going to a five-star hotel for a big meal?
The first is the issue of financial resources, and the second is the issue of demand for food.

I don't want to spend too much money on food, and I don't have too much demand for food. Naturally, I will directly solve the lunch problem at nearby restaurants.

They don't mind that fast food restaurants don't taste as good as big hotels, because they know what you get for what you pay for, and they know exactly what they want.

Go back to [Mini Game Platform].

Players also know exactly what they want.

Very simple.

What they need are small games that are cheap, full of creativity, and have a good plot. Even if they buy games every now and then, they won't spend too much money a month.

One or two less packs of cigarettes and one less bottle of wine would be enough.

superficial.

So under such circumstances, when these players saw that "Under the Legend" was priced at 36 yuan, they were stunned on the spot.

This is like going to a roadside noodle restaurant to eat, only to find that a bowl of noodles sells for about 80 yuan... when other noodle restaurants sell for 8 yuan.

A subconscious reaction popped up in my mind: trick me?

The second reaction in my mind: Boss Tian wouldn't be cheating on people like me, right?

The third reaction in my mind: go to Weibo to see what everyone is saying.

……

So, on Weibo.

"My god, a small game sold for 36... Am I dreaming?"

"One thing to say, the price is indeed a bit expensive."

"If it was a 36% discount, I would buy it after gnashing my teeth, but I really can't accept the price of [-]."

"What is Boss Tian thinking? The jump is too high, right? From 18 to 36, doubled."

"Is this challenging the upper limit of mini-game players? Can't be provoked."

"This price increase is too harsh. I admit that Boss Tian's small games are pretty good, such as "To the Moon", but new games are still unacceptable."

"If it's 18 or even 28, I can accept it, but 36... is going up too fast."

""To the Moon" costs 18 yuan, and "Under the Legend" directly sells for 36. How much will the next game sell? 72?"

"It's not that I can't afford 36 yuan, but I don't think a small game can be worth so much money. It's a scam."

"When Boss Tian said the price was slightly higher, I didn't pay much attention to it, but now...hehe, let's wait for the promotion, at least half of it will be cut off."

"That's right, it's not a question of whether you have money, but a question of whether it's worth it."

"What is the concept of 36 yuan? Double it to 72 yuan. When console games are on sale, you can buy early masterpieces!"

"That's right, the development cost of console games starting at tens of millions is only [-] or [-] when they are discounted, which is equal to two small games?"

A large number of netizens started a heated debate on the price of "Under the Legend".

Some people think that 36 yuan is equivalent to eating a little better, or simply drinking coffee with friends, it doesn't matter.

But those players feel that 36 yuan is too heavy, and the price increase is too high, which has caused the [mini game platform] to gradually lose its original essence.

In the minds of many players before, [Mini Game Platform] was just something for ordinary people to spend a little money for entertainment.

But according to this rate of price increase... How many "ordinary people" will be able to afford games in the future?

Yes!
It really doesn't matter if a game sells for 36 yuan, and it's just a slightly better price.

But this is not a matter of one game. If all games increase in price in the future, how can they play it?

With this price increase, the extra money that players pay is not as simple as 36 yuan.

Such a simple account, everyone is not a fool, who still doesn't understand?

What did you say about the cost of drinking coffee once... It's all nonsense, you are so awesome, do you go to drink coffee every day?

Hehe, you are really rich!

Invite a friend to drink coffee 36, once a day, 30 days a month, you will get 1080.

Spend more than 1000 a month on this kind of little thing that is purely killing time... You must have a monthly income of over [-], right?No matter how bad it is, you have to go up to six thousand.

This income should be regarded as 2006% of the national office workers in 1, oh no, it is higher than 1%, maybe 0.1%, or 0.01%.

Hehe, you are really rich!

……

"Why is their opposition so fierce?"

Su Qiong couldn't figure it out a bit: "When we first entered the industry, it was in 99. The games at that time were far inferior to the current [small game platform] in terms of graphics, gameplay, and content, but the price can be sold at an average price of 59/ 99, or even 199/299 yuan, few people complained about the price of the game at that time, but now..."

What she doesn't understand is—

Why did people never complain about the price of games in 99, when the national economy was very poor, but in 06, when the per capita income has doubled, there are so many people arguing about a game priced at "36 yuan"? ?

"Because you are too young."

Tian Moyun said lightly: "To put it bluntly, your perspective on the problem is too one-sided."

"Solution!"

Su Qiong was not angry and looked at him calmly.

"Let's not discuss games, let's talk about mobile phones."

Tian Moyun said: "In 99, the cheapest mobile phone cost tens of thousands. At that time, the per capita income was less than 1000, but few people complained about the high price of mobile phones. Now, [Starry Sky Phone] starts selling The price is 4799 yuan, but many people complain that the price is too expensive, have you thought about why?"

"..."

Su Qiong thought for a few seconds, and tentatively replied: "Because mobile phones in 99 were luxury goods, but now mobile phones are daily products. Taking cars and pork as examples, a certain brand of cars suddenly increased in price by 10 times. The impact is far less than the one yuan increase in pork prices."

At this point, Su Qiong understood a little bit.

"So, you mean to say that games in the past were luxury goods, patents that only a few people could play, but games now are daily necessities?"

Su Qiong was stunned: "That's right. In the era of 99, how could people who could spend two or three thousand to buy a game console care about the price of the game? But now... the number of people who play games has changed from a minority to a majority. Many people who had no access to games also have the ability and demand to buy games, and they have long-term needs for games, so they are so sensitive to prices.”

"you are so brilliant."

Tian Moyun smiled: "Regardless of games or mobile phones, considering inflation and national economic growth, the price consumers bear is dozens of times lower than in the past, but the problem is... consumers are no longer just a few people It has become the majority, and at the same time, the average assets of consumers have dropped by more than ten times... This is the reason why everyone complains that the game price is too expensive."

In the past, there were more than 1 mobile phones, but now there are more than 1000 mobile phones (smart phones).

In numbers, the price is 10 times lower.

But you must know that in the past 7 years, the economy of the Great Xia Kingdom has been extremely fast, and everyone has gradually become richer.

As a result, the spending pressure on consumers to buy mobile phones has been reduced by at least 7 times compared with seven years ago.

What is the concept of reducing by 30 times?

Think about it, if you go back to 7 years ago, you can buy a mobile phone for only 300 yuan, what kind of experience would that be?
Rich people will think "this is too cheap", but poor people need to spend half a month's salary to buy it. They can afford it, but they will find it difficult.

As with mobile phones, so with games.

Seven years ago, it was still the era of the Big Three (Leyou, Banana, and Strawberry). At that time, the price of games was as expensive as 7 yuan.

This was the half-month salary of most ordinary people in the country at that time.

It sounds incredible, but why no one thinks it's expensive?
Because the poor don't buy it.

Poor people don't buy games, so who cares about the price of games?

Children from rich families who buy games to play, do they care about 300 yuan?

And when it came time for [Thunder Games] to dominate the national game market and usher in an era of game prosperity.

The game price has risen from the previous average price of 99 yuan to 149 yuan, a direct increase of 50%. Why do many people complain?
Although their complaints disappeared after seeing the shocking picture of [Thunder 2].

The fundamental reason is not the price of the game, but the change of the player group, from the past "local tyrants per capita" to "average per capita".

The number of players is growing exponentially, but the average economic value of players is dropping sharply. Under such circumstances, can players not care about the game price?

……

"I understand the truth, but what are you going to do now?"

Su Qiong frowned slightly: "Now a lot of people are protesting that your new game price is too expensive. They feel that this kind of price increase is likely to drive the price change of the entire [small game platform], which will cause them to play games. The range has increased...don't you think of a solution?"

"Do you think games are expensive?"

Tian Moyun asked back.

"..."

Su Qiong frowned and thought for a while, then nodded affirmatively: "Expensive!"

The way she came to that conclusion was simple.

Not only is the issue of "commonization of games" mentioned by Tian Moyun just now, there is another thing that needs to be paid attention to, which is the comparison of game cost and selling price.

[Thunder 2] is a 64-bit game console, and the third-party masterpieces equipped with it are basically 64-bit, and the development cost is at least tens of millions.

But the price of such a game is only 99 yuan, and when there is a promotional discount, it may only be 70 yuan.

On the other hand, "Under the Legend", compared with console games, the development cost is not even a fraction, but the price is half of the console game.

Isn't that high?
If the game price range of [Mini Game Platform] is limited to the range of 1-10 yuan, a small number of high-quality masterpieces are limited to the range of 11-20 yuan.

That's acceptable.

Not only the original players of [Mini Game Platform] will accept it, but some console game players will also be interested in it, thinking it is good to pass the time on the road occasionally.

But if the price comes to the range of 30-40 yuan...

At this price, not to mention those light casual players who don’t want to spend too much money on games, even console players are definitely unwilling to accept it.

It's not that there's no money, it's not worth it at all.

Whether I have money or not is my business, but if you want to exploit my money and trample my IQ on the ground, this is absolutely not allowed.

……

"Let me ask you a question."

Tian Moyun thought for a while and asked, "For high-quality games with exciting content, can the game duration be directly proportional to the price?"

"of course."

Su Qiong nodded: "The more expensive the game, the more exciting the content must be. If the content is not enough but the price is very expensive, even if the game is really good, it will inevitably make many players feel dissatisfied and feel cheated money."

This is the same as a remake of a masterpiece on earth. It was sold for a few hours at the price of a super masterpiece. Loyal players bought it and wanted to greet the whole family of the manufacturer.

"Let me ask you another question."

Tian Moyun continued to ask: "To the Moon has a game time of two or three hours, and the price is 18 yuan. What do you think of this?"

"..."

Su Qiong thought for a while: "It's a bit expensive, but it's acceptable, because the content is really exciting, it's like watching a movie, and it's totally worth the ticket price."

"so."

Tian Moyun smiled: ""To the Moon" with such a short duration feels like it's worth the ticket price. Why do you think "Under the Legend" is a scam?"

"Ok?"

Su Qiong was startled, thoughtful: "You mean... "Under the Legend" is not as simple as it seems? Now many people think it is similar to "To the Moon"."

"of course."

Tian Moyun said lightly: "Without investigation, there is no right to speak. If they play the game and say it's not worth it, I won't say anything, but now, they haven't even bought the game, just talking like this...I'm not happy."

"..."

Su Qiong blinked: "I'm sorry."

She sincerely apologized because she also made such a mistake.

I haven't experienced the game content of "Under the Legend", just because it appears on the [mini game platform], just because it sells for 36 yuan, I subconsciously think it is worthless.

This is how people always feel that they are very wise, but they never think about whether Tian Moyun set this price in a daze or is he hiding something deep?
"I didn't say you."

Tian Moyun waved his hand: "Leave this alone for now, time will tell, just wait and see."

……

Yes, time will tell.

Netizens felt a little angry at first, and even felt that they had been "betrayed".

But when I gradually calmed down, I couldn't help thinking, why is this game priced at 36 yuan?
Is the price of the game increased?Or does the designer think the game content is worth the money?

What exactly was Tian Moyun thinking?

Netizens who have calmed down are all thinking about this issue.

Is 36 yuan expensive?

To put it bluntly, it's really not expensive, and it's not a "big deal" that costs tens of thousands.

Therefore, when many people are struggling to buy or not, those game bloggers who don’t care about money and like to try early adopters place an order directly without any hesitation.

Then the game journey started.

……

The painting style of "Under the Legend" is a bit dissuading for players who are new to this game.

Many players who bought the game curiously felt a strong discomfort when they first came into contact with it.

If it weren't for the fact that Tian Moyun was the creator of this game, they would have quit and applied for a refund long ago.

"Try again..."

The players put up with the uncomfortable style of painting and started playing the game.

They met the sheep mother and faced the choice of whether to kill or not. Some chose to kill, while others chose to give up.

Both choices lead to the following plot, and you cannot go back and redo the choice during the game unless you create a new save file and start over.

Players began to explore the game step by step.

Gradually, they no longer paid attention to the painting style that made them uncomfortable, but were attracted by the plot and settings in the game.

The 30-minute refund period has passed. Some people took the time to apply for a refund, while others continued to explore the content of the game.

……

When the first batch of players were exploring the game, Weibo and post bars became very lively.

A small game for 36 yuan——

This has aroused widespread concern among netizens.

Of course, what they care about is not the game price, but the protagonist of this hot news - Tian Moyun.

"What the hell is Boss Tian thinking? A small game sells for 36 yuan? I guess even the fans won't be able to brag about it now."

"Yeah, anyway, the price of 36 yuan is really too high, which makes me feel very unreal."

"Boss Tian doesn't care about this little money at all. He has assets of more than 2000 billion. Why does he have to deliberately raise the price of small games?"

"Could it be... intentionally disgusting people?"

"I don't think it is, and it shouldn't be. Boss Tian has no reason to do this."

"Could it be that you want to test the impact of the [small game platform] price increase? If the impact is not significant, raise the price of the entire platform?"

"Hiss... It's not impossible. Boss Tian has no reason to pay attention to such a small platform. Although he created this thing by himself, the positioning is here."

"I don't understand this, Boss Tian is a big man, can we guess what he thinks?"

"I don't think you're thinking right. Maybe Boss Tian is very confident in his new game?"

"How confident are you that you can sell a small game for 36 yuan? Do you dare to "Go to the Moon"? Do you dare to "Last Hope", which claims to surpass "Go to the Moon"?"

"Even these two well-recognized masterpieces of small games can't be sold for less than 36 yuan, what else?"

"Let's wait and see. The big game Vs will definitely not give up. Most of them have started playing games now. Just wait and see their game experience reports."

"A small game sells for 36 yuan, unless the quality can be close to the mainframe masterpiece... But this is impossible, and the performance of mobile phones cannot reach this level."

"It's not just about the performance of the mobile phone. The performance of the [Mini Game Platform] is even more limited. Otherwise, it would be impossible to play games easily on a thousand-yuan phone like the [Herring Phone]."

"Anyway, I can't think of any content that can produce content worth 36 yuan under such heavy restrictions. Maybe, Boss Tian messed up this time."

"If it really screwed up... Weibo is going to be completely lively."

"No matter how powerful Boss Tian is, he is not a god, and he has been making big moves recently. It is also a world competition and a large factory...Maybe he has drifted away."

……

Su Qiong scrolled through Weibo silently, thinking about what Tian Moyun said for a long time.

No investigation, no right to speak.

This should be the most basic rule to follow in doing things, but how many people can do it?
It makes sense not to investigate, but all kinds of guesses and doubts are open when you open your mouth. The truth is clearly in front of you, but you refuse to understand it, but speculate in vain based on your own subjective wishes... It is really tiring.

Su Qiong sighed lightly.

She didn't intend to express any opinions on this matter, because even she herself was prone to make such mistakes.

Even if you make mistakes yourself, how can you teach others?

Don't do to others what you don't want yourself to do to yourself, which is also the same reason.

"Maybe, I should try."

Su Qiong thought of this, so she took out her mobile phone, placed an order on the [mini game platform], then opened the game, put on the earphones, and started to enter the game journey.

She wants to determine whether the game is good or bad through her own observation and experience, and...

Is it worth the "high price" of 36 yuan?

Thinking of such a wise person as Tian Moyun, Su Qiong still favors him subjectively.

Even though this is just a small game of [Small Game Platform], since Tian Moyun said it was worth it, then there must be... Well, there must be merits.

(End of this chapter)