Chapter 44: Pei's Thoughtful Intentions!

Huang Sibo didn't think much of it, but after hearing Bao Xu's words, he began to feel similarly.

Everything seemed to be falling perfectly into place, as if it was all intentionally arranged by Pei.

Pei had insisted on including a storyline mode in the game, and Bao Xu's proposed solution was the best one given the current circumstances.

And the solution was also surprisingly good!

Could this all just be a coincidence?

No, Pei had already created two successful games in a row and had laid out three specific requirements for this game before development even began. Clearly, he had a direction in mind from the very beginning!

Indeed, Pei was truly an enigmatic master of design, with everything under his control...

Huang Sibo couldn't help but deeply ponder whether this was the world of true design masters.

"Wait, there's another question," Huang Sibo suddenly thought. "How did you interpret Pei's other two requirements, and how do you plan to address them? One is to lower the difficulty of the game and better cater to beginners; the other is to sell epic weapons with a permanent usage right for 888 yuan."

Bao Xu confidently replied, "I've already considered these two points."

"Lowering the game's difficulty and catering to beginners mainly involves some tactile issues. We just need to increase the player's collision box, adjust trajectories, adjust the speed of aiming and shooting, etc. There's no need to rush, and we can take our time to make these adjustments."

"As for why we need to do this, I haven't fully grasped Pei's intentions yet, but since he's made this requirement, we can be sure it's the right thing to do, and we should follow his lead."

"And selling epic weapons is another one of Pei's visionary ideas!"

"At first, I didn't fully understand this requirement and thought it was simply about selling an expensive weapon."

"But then I thought about it more and realized that Pei wouldn't propose something so simple. There must be deeper implications waiting for us to discover!"

"It's a permanent usage right for an epic weapon for 888 yuan. So, what about non-permanent usage rights? How much should they cost?"

"If we have epic weapons, do we still need normal weapons, elite weapons, hero weapons? And how can we let players obtain these different weapons? Would we sell the permanent usage rights for all of them? No, absolutely not!"

"Pei only mentioned that the permanent usage right for an epic weapon costs 888 yuan, which means that other weapons won't be sold!"

"In other words, Pei is suggesting that the weapons in the game must be graded into different levels, such as normal, elite, hero, and epic. And all these weapons can be divided into two categories: permanent usage and limited usage."

"Apart from the permanent usage of an epic weapon that costs 888 yuan, we can let players obtain the other weapons in a variety of ways."

"For example, we could give them as a reward for clearing a certain level in storyline mode."

"Or, we could reward players who accumulate a certain number of victories in battle mode."

"Or, we could reward players who log in for a certain number of days!"

"I think this is what Pei is implying!"

Huang Sibo suddenly realized, "I see! I was wondering why Pei would make such a seemingly pointless requirement. It turns out he had a deeper intention!"

Bao Xu continued, "Moreover, in the process of conceptualizing storyline mode, I found some side stories that could be used as special game modes!"

"For example, in my original plan, there are many mutated zombies in the game, so we could create a biohazard mode!"

"Or, for example, some of the mercenaries in the game have been transformed into semi-transparent ghostly beings by an evil multinational corporation, so we could create a ghost mode!"

"Plus, we were already planning to create modes such as brawl mode, team elimination mode, bomb mode, and more, so the gameplay of this game will be very diverse!"

"And the best part is, these game modes won't require too many art resources, mostly just programming costs, so the development progress won't be delayed too much. We have plenty of time!"

Huang Sibo rapidly typed on his keyboard, recording all these brainstormed ideas.

It was perfect, too perfect!

When Huang Sibo had first received this game from Pei, he was completely clueless about what to do.

Especially with Pei's three requirements, Huang Sibo was feeling overwhelmed.

But after listening to Bao Xu's analysis, everything suddenly made sense and fell into place!

"Originally, Mr. Pei was not deliberately making things difficult, but was giving hints through this method!"

Huang Sibo suddenly felt moved. Pei Qian apparently knew that both Huang Sibo and Bao Xu had limited abilities to independently plan a game, and that it was easy to veer off course. Once a game veered off course, it meant being sentenced to death, no matter how much resources were invested, it would only go further in the wrong direction. Therefore, through these three requirements, Pei Qian nailed down the direction of the game firmly.

"So that's it... Pei Qian is taking care of our feelings..."

"He doesn't want to monopolize everything, as it doesn't lead to our growth."

"In this clever way, Pei Qian gave us hints while letting us use our brains to design an excellent game..."

"Pei Qian... he is really considerate..."

Huang Sibo's eyes were moist. He decided that he must write a good design document and make this game perfectly, not to disappoint Pei Qian's expectations!

...

November 14, Wednesday morning.

Pei Qian had classes these two days, so he didn't go to the company. Mainly, the current work in the company was waiting for the design team to come up with a design plan, and there was nothing to do before the plan came out. Pei Qian also didn't have anything to do at the company and might affect everyone's slack off time, so he didn't go.

Today's class was the male teacher who said "I'm not calling out names, I just want to get to know everyone." Pei Qian clearly remembered that he was betrayed by him before, as he trusted him too much. Therefore, this time he absolutely cannot make the same mistake!

But speaking of which, this class was really boring...

Pei Qian yawned and took out his phone to check how much time was left before class ended.

Instead, he found Huang Sibo had @ him in the company group chat, and there was a document.

"Mr. Pei, the first draft of the design document has been written, please take a look and confirm the direction?"

And sent a document.

"Two days. Is this fast or slow? It should be fast, right? Oh well, let's take a look first."

Pei Qian himself had no idea how fast a design document should be written, only knowing that at this speed, all the design documents for the week should not be a problem. After all, the new employee who had just joined was full of enthusiasm for work and hadn't slacked off much.

Hmm, I hope you can discover that slacking off is also okay soon...

Pei Qian opened the document.

"... My eyes hurt."

Pei Qian had never written a design document nor seen one before, this was his first time.

The first impression was, dizzy!

Because there was too much content!

A large design document, dozens of pages, tens of thousands of words, and everything was listed one by one.

Perhaps every sentence was very important, and not a single word could be missed!

Moreover, Huang Sibo's document was a first draft, which meant that it had not been modified yet. Some parts were written too complicatedly, some parts were written too simply, and these all needed to be modified in the later stages.

Huang Sibo's plan was to show this document to Pei Qian to confirm that the overall direction was correct before refining and modifying it. Otherwise, if they made modifications and then found out that the direction was wrong, they would have to start from scratch, which would be a waste of effort.

As a result, Pei Qian found himself in an awkward position. The document was already lengthy and somewhat disorganized, and he had to read it on his small mobile screen. He quickly flipped through the pages, scanning for the three points he had requested to see if Huang Sibo had taken them seriously.

It seemed that Huang Sibo knew exactly what Pei Qian was looking for and had marked those sections for easy reference. The first point, storyline mode, was there and had been planned for three to four hours, which was already quite lengthy. The second point, lowering the difficulty, was also addressed. And the third point, epic weapons, was priced as requested by Pei Qian, with permanent usage rights for 888 soft sister coins.

"Very nice! Everything was completed according to my requirements!" Pei Qian was pleased.

He immediately replied, "Great, let's continue to push forward in this direction."