The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

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About 100 people gathered at the Gangnam Station Nexple Arena building.

The following banner was hung at the entrance of the building.

[Atlancia Electric User Conference!]

At the entrance, a pair of male and female employees wearing character T-shirts were in charge of guiding.

“welcome! Are you a user? Please call the game ID and we will help you enter after confirming!”

“Get a souvenir too!”

Those who entered the interior with a fluttering heart immediately burst into exclamations.

“wow… … .”

“It’s decorated like some kind of indoor theme park.”

The golden age of Atlantian electricity in the past.

So, for three years after launch, we held a number of large and small events, including user meetings. Life-size character figures and various ornaments that had been produced at that time were placed everywhere.

“Kyaa, these are memories!”

“You see this here.”

“I have to take a picture!”

The art director and the development team who prepared the meeting were happy to see the scene.

The indoor theme park concept plan was effective.

The photo zones prepared here and there were beautifully and wonderfully decorated so that the attendees of the meeting could not miss it.

It was the result of spending a lot of money and pouring all of my past assets into decorating it.

‘Thanks to PD-nim, I’m able to try something like this.’

Soon the conference hall was full.

Hundreds of users and most of the development team members!

A video announcing the start of the meeting is played on the huge display in front.

All indoor lights except for the stage are turned off, creating a sense of concentration and immersion.

From the day of launch until now.

It was a video that summarized major issues with impactful music and editing.

hey, that was it

okay. It was then… … .

for over a decade already.

Even if others said it was over, and left in disgust, the users who had endured and played until the end fell into memories at once.

As the video ends and a man steps onto the stage, cheers erupt.

A visual that is not like a game developer at all!

At the appearance of a cool-looking man wearing an all-black suit and neatly combing his hair, about a hundred users jumped up to their seats.

“Yoo Taeyeon! Taeyeon Yoo!”

Perhaps someone who could become the savior of the Atlantian electricity.

At this moment, even if the president or a popular girl group attended, it would not be able to elicit such cheers.

Taeyeon opened her mouth with a very calm expression.

“hello. I am Taeyeon Yoo, a game developer.”

The reason for not inviting a professional host was simple.

“It would be nice to have a quiz show or something like a new job or skill presentation to liven up the atmosphere, but today’s seat wasn’t made for that purpose.”

To focus on the original purpose of the meeting.

“I think there must be a lot of complaints about the game. Let’s take this opportunity to reveal everything. As executive producer and general manager, I will listen to everyone and accept what is acceptable.”

Those words became a signal flare.

Hundreds of users raised their hands with terrifying momentum as if they had waited.

Taeyeon said without wavering.

“I’m sure everyone will tell you several times anyway. I think you should start with the person sitting in the front row.”

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Most of the users wrote down a lot of things they wanted to say.

“Eh, and… … ah! this! I really wanted to tell you this… … !”

It was to the point where users waiting for their next turn shouted the torch, telling them to do something moderate and hand over the microphone.

So Taeyeon, who was watching the situation, started to direct the traffic.

“I will limit myself to one business per person. And the questions addressed are… … .”

When Taeyeon gives a signal to someone, a ticket is projected on the big screen on the stage. All of the questions and answers or suggestions made so far were being organized in real time.

“After checking, please choose only the questions that are not in the table and ask questions.”

A look that doesn’t even feel the emotion of dust!

The staff and users couldn’t help but admire Taeyeon.

Taeyeon did not completely solve all the questions and answers alone.

I have experience playing, but because I was in charge of a different game, I was inevitably lacking in preparation.

but… … .

“Ah, I think I should ask the program manager about that… … Oh boss? May I ask for an answer?”

“Ah, as for how that part actually happened… … .”

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Most of the development team… … In particular, all senior staff were present.

For questions he could not answer, he called the person in charge to answer.

In this situation, the meeting time was endlessly prolonged.

Taeyeon, who checked the time, paused the question for a moment.

“It’s almost lunch time. We prepared lunch boxes and snacks for you, so it would be good to take a break while eating freely.”

It was the first break that came only after two hours had passed.

* * *

The contents of the two-hour meeting, photos, and short videos were uploaded to the Atlantian Electric Community.

Users at the site shared information during breaks.

– My throat hurts from talking nonstop for two hours, but it feels good to have a real meeting for the first time in a while.

└ It’s much better to keep talking constructively like this than to laugh and talk unnecessarily.

└ I’ve done a lot of meetings, but even if I talk, it’s only then, and there are many things that fade away as time passes… … Somehow, I think it’s good to look forward to this time.

└ When I saw PD Yoo in person, he was really handsome and wonderful. Even answers like that are straight-forward without spinning around or avoiding them. The first type of developer… … .

└ Even though the conversation time is long, it is fun and good because the progress is cool. A person like this should have been the PD… … .

It was like rain to the community users who were waiting for news of the conference.

Even without attending, I was able to know what the situation was like on the spot. And I felt joy and excitement that the atmosphere was hopeful.

The atmosphere in Part 1 continued into Part 2.

Ask questions, answer questions, and make suggestions.

Taeyeon, as a producer and moderator of the meeting, adjusted the atmosphere.

I tried to give a satisfactory answer as much as possible, and I acknowledged and promised to reflect the parts that really needed improvement among the points pointed out.

Four hours passed like that.

‘It’s time to finish it soon.’

Everyone looked a little tired.

“There is one thing I thought about during today’s meeting. Is it really possible to reflect all of this in the current flow of the game?”

Shake your head.

“I felt that it would be difficult at this rate. First of all, it is because the scenario, which can be called the basics of the game, has been twisted and broken through various planners.”

Both developers and users nod their heads in agreement.

“What must be done to reestablish the Atlantian electricity? There was only one judgment I could make at this point.”

For a moment, Taeyeon’s voice was strong.

“Cataclysm!”

“… … !”

What does it mean?

Before I can understand the intention, an unknown shudder comes over me. Taeyeon set fire to the hearts of users who were full of anticipation.

“We will tell you the details later.”

Taeyeon took a quick look at the crowd and said.

“This concludes the user conference.”

* * *

next day.

The full video of the meeting was uploaded to the official website.

Taeyeon took this action through prior consultation with the in-house broadcasting team so that users could know all the contents.

On that day, the Atlantian Electric Community was buzzing all day long.

-The last comment is very meaningful… … Cataclysm. What do you think this means?

└ I think the story of overthrowing everything is correct… … I wonder what level it will be.

└ It’s probably not a remake, right?

└A… … it doesn’t seem like that

the day after the meeting.

Taeyeon gathered the development team and said.

“As of today, Atlantia Electric will begin working on a cataclysmic project. We will additionally increase the manpower for each part and proceed with outsourcing if necessary.”

From the standpoint of the staff, I couldn’t help but ask one thing.

The program manager opened his mouth.

“What do you mean Project Cataclysm? Where does the range go from where to where? Are you talking about a remake?”

Taeyeon, who was staring at the development team, threw a question instead of an answer.

“Do you know what is the decisive reason for the endless crash of Atlantian electricity today?”

At one time, the majesty of this game was amazing.

To the extent that it earned more than 1 trillion won in China alone.

But that’s a thing of the past now.

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Most of China’s exports have collapsed, and Korea, which they ignored so much, is a situation that is maintained by a small number of whale users.

Even so, sales at Nexple were still great enough to remain at the top, but… … .

“Because at some point, the immersion in the game was cut off.”

Concurrent. sales… … It was embarrassing to compare him to his heyday.

“Businessmen look at sales and spend a lot of money… … We only look at so-called whale users, but developers shouldn’t. Rather, it is the light users that matter.”

because… … .

“Because light users are an indicator of popularity itself.”

However, the Atlantian Electric Development Team turned a blind eye to it.

Don’t even care about users who don’t spend money and enjoy games for free!

We only need to satisfy the needs of the money spenders!

“But you need to know this. Why did heavy users spend so much money?”

It is because they want to prove that they are the best among countless users, and they want to enjoy that feeling.

“So, the point of this cataclysm is to somehow restore that sense of immersion.”

“So PD-nim said… … .”

A planner asked with a twinkle in his eyes.

“You mean to cause a cataclysm in the course of the scenario.”

“Exactly. We will try to infuse a sense of urgency into developments that have lost their purpose and meaningless quests.”

* * *

Until now, Taeyeon has personally led all the work on the front line of development.

We built together a system that will be the basis for attending program meetings.

Virtually all the planning that will be the base of the game was made by myself.

We drew a picture, made a continuity, designed the character, and conceived the direction of the overall art of the game at the same eye level.

This is Taeyeon’s way of working.

‘But I’ll have to make an exception this time.’

First of all, they don’t have the capacity to engage in that way.

‘And I don’t have to go that far.’

Because, no matter what anyone says, Atlansia Electric is the greatest hit game that Nexple boasts! I wonder if it was called Captain 3?

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Most of those who know how to make MMORPGs in Korea have been absorbed by the Atlansia Electric development team.

‘I only give instructions.’

They alone are sufficient for the reorganization work.

‘I have a lot of other things to do, and above all, my priority is the Pantheon.’