Chapter 303: Rejecting the Proposal
Jin Jieguang felt a surge of excitement. What Chen Mo said was like opening a door for him; the originally vague concepts instantly became clear.
He tentatively continued asking, "Then, store manager, are there any other ways to further simplify the game and eliminate negative feedback?"
"There are some others, like..." Chen Mo started to say, but then suddenly realized something and changed his tone, "Ahem, there's no need to go into detail on that, right? You can probably guess anyway."
Jin Jieguang noticed an unnatural expression on Chen Mo's face; it was obvious that Chen Mo realized he had said a bit too much.
Jin Jieguang didn't dare ask further and said, "Mm-hmm, keep up the good work, store manager. 'League of Legends' is sure to be a big hit!"
Chen Mo seemed about to say something but stopped, ultimately saying nothing more and turning to leave.
Jin Jieguang was very excited. He felt like a spy deep in enemy territory gathering intelligence, holding information that could change the course of the battle.
This trip had been incredibly fruitful!
Watching Chen Mo walk away, Jin Jieguang quickly pulled out his little notebook and jotted down all the key points Chen Mo had mentioned.
After that, Jin Jieguang continued to play a few more rounds of "League of Legends," trying out different champions, and felt that what Chen Mo said really made sense.
Eliminate negative feedback, simplify operations, fully enjoy the fun of the game, and turn this game into a paradise for new players!
Jin Jieguang returned to the hotel with an excited heart, not even bothering to eat. He opened his laptop and began writing an experience report on "League of Legends," planning to record every detail of his findings without missing a word.
After all, many industry designers acknowledged that Chen Mo's vision was extremely forward-thinking. Even if the general direction he predicted wasn't spot on, it would certainly have some reference value!
Jin Jieguang's professional skills were still very solid. He wrote from four in the afternoon until after nine in the evening, spending over five hours to produce the first draft of this experience report.
It not only detailed his various intuitive feelings from playing "League of Legends" but also summarized many design highlights. Most importantly, he compiled the scattered remarks Chen Mo had made, appropriately expanded on them, and formed a very complete report.
Chen Mo had actually been a bit vague earlier, only briefly mentioning some design ideas. When Jin Jieguang asked if there were more ways to simplify the game and eliminate negative feedback, Chen Mo said there were but didn't elaborate.
Jin Jieguang was very sure that Chen Mo had more methods to simplify the game, so he racked his brains to think about it.
How to eliminate negative feedback?
Hmm, remove death replays so players don't feel like they died.
Or hide the death count? Yeah, that's not bad either!
All of this content was written into Jin Jieguang's experience report.
He looked at the report, growing more satisfied with it.
After going downstairs for a late-night snack, Jin Jieguang revised and polished the experience report until he was completely satisfied.
The next day, Jin Jieguang rushed to the airport without stopping. He couldn't wait to report the results of his intelligence-gathering mission to Lin Chaoxu.
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At the headquarters of Dichaoyu Entertainment.
Lin Chaoxu carefully read Jin Jieguang's experience report several times.
Jin Jieguang sat to the side, still unable to hide his inner excitement.
Lin Chaoxu rubbed his chin with his right hand, deep in thought.
After a moment, Lin Chaoxu said, "In games, one change affects the whole. Simplifying content and hiding data can indeed lower the entry barrier for new players and let more people enjoy the fun, but it might also create new problems."
Jin Jieguang's heart sank. Could it be that Lin Chaoxu didn't like this report?
"Of course, you wrote this report very well, and it deserves praise," Lin Chaoxu said. "I'll submit this report to GA and show it to the original creator of COG. Whether he adopts it or not is uncertain. After all, we're just an agency company, and under the agreement, we have no right to interfere with the game's design itself."
Jin Jieguang quickly nodded: "Got it, President Lin!"
Clearly, Lin Chaoxu was relatively satisfied with this report. However, on one hand, Dichaoyu Entertainment had no authority to change COG's design, and on the other hand, whether the direction of "simplifying the game" and "hiding data" mentioned in the report was correct remained to be verified. So Lin Chaoxu held reservations about some parts of the report.
Jin Jieguang hesitated for a moment and said, "President Lin, actually, even if COG doesn't adopt it, we could make a similar game..."
Lin Chaoxu glanced at him: "I know that. I don't need you to remind me."
Jin Jieguang quickly nodded: "Yes, yes."
"Alright, this trip to the imperial capital was hard work, and it was very fruitful. The COG project is extremely important; don't take it lightly. Go back and think more about how to operate and promote it," Lin Chaoxu said.
Jin Jieguang withdrew.
Lin Chaoxu read the experience report a few more times.
In his view, some parts made a lot of sense, but other parts were too radical and risky.
Regarding the gameplay experience of "League of Legends," Jin Jieguang had written it very meticulously, which was highly commendable.
But as for the later section about Chen Mo's plans for future revisions of "League of Legends," Lin Chaoxu felt it was somewhat risky.
However, since Jin Jieguang's experience report was very thorough, Lin Chaoxu couldn't find any faults and was even somewhat impressed.
Lin Chaoxu didn't dwell too much on this matter. Although the report seemed very reasonable, he didn't make an immediate decision. Instead, he had a specialist translate it into English and send it to the relevant person in charge at GA.
Two days later, GA replied. The response came directly from COG's designer, Raman Clive himself, and part of it read as follows:
"I don't know what kind of game your side has developed, but I know that a good game should be rich and colorful. Extreme complexity is the fundamental factor that makes a game enjoyable. Most so-called 'simplifications' are merely castrating the game. COG will only become more complex in the future; it will absolutely never move in the direction of simplification."
"Especially your proposal to remove the scoreboard, not display death counts, eliminate last-hitting and denying mechanics and the equipment system, and not lose experience upon death—these changes seem utterly absurd to me. Therefore, I regret to say that I cannot accept your suggestions."
Lin Chaoxu let out a soft sigh and closed the document.
As he had expected, GA's developers and COG's original creator essentially ignored the suggestion. It was clear that Raman Clive believed he was the designer of COG, and those foreigners on the other side of the ocean were just making random suggestions.
Lin Chaoxu had encountered this kind of situation many times when collaborating with major foreign companies, so he wasn't too surprised.
Still, GA had reported on their current development progress, which was smoother than Lin Chaoxu had imagined.
After learning that Chen Mo was developing a competitor to COG called "League of Legends" and had largely completed it, Lin Chaoxu had been pressuring GA to speed up their development.
GA's response was that they would do their best to accelerate progress and provide an initial version of COG during the Spring Festival period.
After all, they didn't take holidays for the Spring Festival over there.
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