Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch - Chapter 189
Chapter 189: Chapter 187: Can the Game be Played Like This?
Translator: 549690339
It’s absolutely impossible to achieve this level of [Cold Weapon Fighting] in the game!
Lincoln knows this better than anyone else.
Being gifted at shooting doesn’t mean he’s also gifted in cold weapon combat.
Although Lincoln has learned from experts in cold weapon combat, this kind of skill can’t be improved in a short time, and his own skill level is just average.
So, in fact, most of the effects at higher levels of [Cold Weapon Fighting] are simulated.
Though the enhancement of physical fitness with the increase of personal level, combined with the time slowdown after activating [Assassin Bloodline] , can indeed produce dramatic results.
But Lincoln couldn’t imagine how he could casually block bullets with a blade like in the video!
The only guess Lincoln could make was that this person might be a real cold weapon combat master in reality.
Even just being a cold weapon combat master might not be enough..
The comments from players under the video are also similar to Lincoln’s feelings.
“I have to see who’s so brazen that they look down on my Bullet Curving Cult…
Sorry, I entered the wrong door. Boss, please continue on!”
“There’s no most unbelievable, only more unbelievable!”
“Unbelievable’s mother opens the door for unbelievable—it’s arrived home!”
“Wife! Come out and see the immortal!” “Is it really not cheating? I can’t accept it!”
“Master! Please accept my kowtow!”
“No joking, honestly. Boss, do you accept disciples? We can negotiate a price!” “You can play the game like this?! Thank you, boss, I’ve learned!”
Lincoln instantly understood why this video could storm the hot searches— Who could resist commenting on this thing after watching it?
Even he wanted to become a disciple!
In the end, the player also showed his personal panel—
[Xu Chun]
[Character Level Lv.8], [Shooting Mastery Lv.2], [Cold Weapon Combat Lv.8], [Assassin’s Bloodline Lv.7], [Hand-to-hand Combat Lv.6].
Lincoln, like other audience members, was speechless looking at this panel.
This guy completely gave up improving [Shooting Mastery], and consequently gave up Lincoln’s original favorite selling point of the game— [Curved Shot].
He really just used a curved blade and didn’t play with hot weapons at all, plunging himself into a wicked but powerful path.
What more could he say?
He could only pray not too many players would be led astray by him…
Anyway, Lincoln absolutely didn’t believe that other players with the same skill panel could achieve such results. This was definitely because of his unique talent!
Good kids, don’t learn this!
After watching the video, Lincoln threw the tablet aside, pulled up the blanket, and tried to fall back asleep.
But he was distressed to find that he’d been completely awakened by this unbearably unbelievable player named [Xu Chun].
“Alright, alright, I’ll get up, okay?!”
While changing his clothes, Lincoln asked, “Mavis, how’s the console? Is it time for the release yet?”
He hadn’t paid attention to the time just now.
“It’s already sold out!” Seeing Lincoln getting up, Mavis no longer lowered her voice and became energized again.
Lincoln was very surprised: “Sold out again? How long did it take?”
“5 minutes!”
Lincoln frowned, “How could this be? There are already 10 million units in the market, and now there are another 8 million units. Even if the market can absorb them, it shouldn’t be so fast, should it?”
Isn’t there just over 20 million domestic players who buy VR equipment?
Hearing Lincoln’s question, Mavis provided him with an idea: ‘Mavis doesn’t know, but Mavis has seen some PC gamers and console gamers showing off their orders online!”
Upon hearing this, Lincoln suddenly froze.
He realized that he had fallen into a misconception!
Yes, due to the highly advanced virtual reality console and the high price, which is up to “ten thousand” units.
So subconsciously, he has always taken the market inventory of the complete set of VR game equipment as a reference.
But he overlooked one issue — the price of 10,000 yuan is much closer to the 5,000 yuan PC and console than the 70,000 yuan VR equipment!
Therefore, the potential market size of Mirage, even if not counting the disabled people and the new casual player group, should include PC gamers and console gamers when calculating the game players! How many PC and console gamers are there in Daxia?
A starting point of 100 million!
It’s impossible to be specific because PCs and consoles have passed their market-dominant era, and there has been no such detailed survey for a long time.
And it is meaningless to count the sales quantity of PCs alone, as the function of computers is far more than just playing games. Most of them are still used as production tools.
Although the price of Mirage is twice as high as ordinary gaming computers and can only be equal to the price of high-end gaming computers, there is no doubt that the upper limit is much higher than originally expected.
For Lincoln, this means — he can continue to max out production!
However, due to his cautious nature, he won’t stretch his steps too large at once and will always leave some room.
So the next batch of consoles will be — 15 million units!
By then, the total number of Mirages will reach… 33 million units?
Uh… Lincoln feels a bit of an obsessive-compulsive attack.
“Forget it, let’s make it 17 million units, making it a total of 35 million.” He changed his mind immediately.
With his obsession cured, Lincoln cheerfully asked Mavis, “Is there anything else?”
In the video, Mavis shook her head, “Yes! Mavis received a strange resume.”
“Resume?” Lincoln finished washing his face, dried it, and put the towel back on the rack. ‘What’s strange about a resume? Don’t we receive hundreds or thousands of resumes every day?”
“It’s different!” Mavis shook her head, “The person who submitted this resume is Henry, who claimed to have been the Chief Planner of NetDragon and has extensive experience in game production and team management. He led the team to produce many classic games…”
“Wait, wait, wait!” Lincoln quickly stopped Mavis from continuing, “Henry, this name, why does it sound familiar?”
“Master has heard it before!” Mavis helped him recall, “After Randall left the production team of “Blaze 3″, Fred was the most likely candidate to succeed as the Chief Planner, but the person who was finally named and came to take this position was called Henry!”
“???” Lincoln was a little confused, “Did he resign? A Chief Planner just resigned like that? Why?”
“Mavis doesn’t know!”
Whether Henry resigned or not is not important. What is important is that if he resigned, would “Blaze 3” DLC still be made?
If they don’t make it anymore, who will my “Speed Chase” be released alongside?
Lincoln was tempted to ask Randall or Fred for information, but felt it wouldn’t be appropriate.
Asking someone to inquire business information from former colleagues — even possibly friends, who have worked together for several years is a bit improper. Waiting for the right time to snipe at them…
It’s time to stop being friends, no matter what the relationship was before, they are basically going to become enemies.
Lincoln let go of his restless heart and turned his thoughts to this resume.
He was pondering a simple question — where does Henry get the nerve to send this resume?
