The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

33. worry

The scenario of the Atlantian Biography is the famous ‘In the beginning, good and evil… … It starts with ‘.’

Good and evil were fighting, but the two could not decide, so they created a force and started a power war.

The one who creates the heavens and the demons that resemble their own inclinations, creates the middle world, and conquers it first wins!

That this has continued to this day was the setting of the world view and the beginning of the scenario.

‘I can get past this far.’

It was originally a game inspired by WOW.

This worldview was created to bring the Horde and Alliance faction warfare, which is a feature of WoW.

Luman, the god of light.

Dark God Demonia.

Players can choose from several races from these two factions.

Depending on who you choose, you will start in the city of the sun ＜Byren＞ or the city of the moon ＜Clarent＞.

‘What is this… … .’

It’s a bit unfortunate.

It would have been more fun if the starting points and scenarios were completely different for each race like in WOW.

‘I can’t help it. Because the development power at the time was not up to that level.’

At that time, not only the cost, but also the production period, number of people, level of developers, etc. It fell short of WOW in every way.

As a result, it was stigmatized as a ‘WOW fake’, but at that time there was no game like this, and the localization was quite good, so the game hit the jackpot.

‘Now that’s an old story.’

The game that went well collapsed as the scenario lost its direction.

No, there was no direction from the beginning.

It was because the planners who would lead this project kept changing except for the PD and the planning team leader who were parachutes. And the two leaders were people who did not even have the basic ability to lead the work.

The planners keep changing, and the scenarios change color and direction each time and are jumbled up… … .

‘The business model is also a net mess. If you want to farm a rare or higher item even with a ‘probability’, you have to pay for an item farming ticket… … .’

There are basically five item tiers in this game.

Common, Rare, Unique, Epic, Legendary.

If you don’t buy an ‘item farming ticket’ that costs 12,000 won per month, no matter how much you hunt, items higher than ‘rare’ will not drop.

‘This part was one of the most criticized at the conference.’

In addition, there are many unusual paid items.

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Most of them are related to the increase in stats, but it is not possible to obtain the highest stats by paying money.

You have to buy a paid item and reinforce or synthesize it, but the probability of even this is random. The higher the grade, the higher the probability of failure or destruction.

‘It’s a mess.’

This game wasn’t like this from the beginning.

Since the main director changed, it has become so messed up that it is difficult to tell whether it is a game or a gamble.

A game that cannot become the best even after hitting hundreds of millions of dollars.

This game suddenly changed like a community of very few users called whales.

‘Anyway, I’m just copying useless things.’

Originally, this is not the Nexle method.

‘Nerosoft ruined many game companies.’

Competing game company competing for first place with Nexle.

Nero Soft.

Until Nepple inflated its size through successful M&A, this company was the top domestic game company in terms of market capitalization.

Even now, the record for single game sales is Nero Soft’s MMORPG ‘Shinhwa’ online.

For several years, it has maintained the No. 1 ranking in the combined sales of mobile and online games worldwide.

‘It seems he was jealous of Shinhwa Online.’

but it’s a mistake

Shinhwa Online is a game that was designed that way from the beginning, but Atlansia Electric was a project that started with the goal of WOW. It’s a game that succeeded by showing that color even a little bit, but I drifted aiming for the wrong game… … .

“… … .”

Taeyeon pondered for a moment.

‘Can it really be done to fix it this far?’

It’s on the decline, but it’s still a game that’s incomparably bigger than other games.

Will there be any problem if you change the business model that has already been established for a long time?

‘We need to consider the issue of compensation, and we need to come up with a new revenue model that will be able to cope with it… … .’

It’s a high-risk decision.

It is not enough to appease users by correcting the scenario, fixing a few errors, and removing one or two of the most talked-about BMs. It is the worst decision that will only lose sales without changing public opinion.

‘The only way to change it is to completely overhaul it.’

So cataclysm.

I thought I was prepared enough… … In this situation, I hesitate again.

Is it really possible to do this?

If something goes wrong, how much responsibility do you have to take?

‘Maybe he’ll go down in history as the person who made the stupidest decision.’

After thinking for a while, Taeyeon sighed.”

“I’m leaving work!”

“see you tommorow!”

It was time for work.

“… … .”

Even after the development room was empty, Taeyeon could not leave her seat.

* * *

“Brother, are you worried these days?”

On the weekend, during lunch at her favorite restaurant, Yoona suddenly asked a question.

“Did you know that oppa looks very serious these days?”

“Oh, did you?”

At home, I always tried to show a smiling and good side.

but… … .

“My eyes cannot be fooled. Don’t you know how sensitively I catch my brother’s emotional changes?”

As a superstar, Yoona’s keen eye and intuition, having dealt with many people, could not be avoided.

“what’s the matter? Honestly brush it off.”

“It must be complicated and difficult because it is a company job… … .”

“It’s not easy to explain. You are an expert in that kind of thing.”

“hmm… … .”

“And today and tomorrow, I have a lot of time, so what’s the problem? talk calmly I will listen to you all.”

She was younger than himself, but much more mature.

Recently, Taeyeon honestly expressed her worries and concerns regarding the improvement of the Atlansia electricity business model.

“Well, even if I were in my older brother’s shoes, it’s something I should seriously consider. It is very difficult.”

“yes?”

I didn’t say this in the hope that they would come up with a solution.

I just told her honestly because she wanted to hear it.

however.

“But in my case, it was often the right answer if I had to do it, even if it took some time and was difficult.”

“huh?”

“I mean gymnastics. No matter how good a coach is, if you practice for a long time, bad habits will continue to pile up.”

“ah… … .”

“It’s never easy to tear it down and have to start over. But if you can’t do that, you can’t win a gold medal. Aren’t you in a similar situation?”

“… … !”

Taeyeon felt her head go blank.

He didn’t know that his troubles would lead to something like this.

“You can’t dismiss gymnastics just because it’s hard to correct. I want to win a gold medal, I want to be acknowledged by people… … What can I do? You have to grit your teeth.”

“hmm… … .”

“If it feels right to do it, do it. I also watched the video of my brother’s meeting… … I already made a promise. If you don’t, you think you’ll be insulted instead?”

Taeyeon said with a delicate face.

“Did you see the video?”

“huh. I wanted to go to the field and see my brother at work, but I know that’s not possible… … Did you see anything like that?”

“… … .”

“I saw this too.”

Recognizing Taeyeon’s embarrassing inner feelings, Yoona imitated a solemn expression and said,

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

“… … !”

“Puhahahahaha!”

* * *

Taeyeon went to work after the weekend and her mind was very clear.

‘Well, it’s funny that I’ve already set up the atmosphere as if I’m going to show you something, and now I’m hesitating.’

What you had to do was simple.

‘This game was originally aimed at and returns to the direction it wanted to go.’

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MMORPG like WOW.

A major overhaul of the system as well as some business models is inevitable.

‘If you aim to launch North American and European servers by reinforcing content and graphics… … ?’

If a certain amount of performance can be achieved there, the burden and worry about weakening profits due to the business model reorganization will be greatly relieved.

‘MMORPG is my specialty. If we can make a game that anyone can enjoy, all problems will be solved.’

When you stand in the position of a producer, there are many things to think about, so it becomes complicated in your head.

But gamers’ position is always simple.

‘fun!’

Yes.

A game is good if it’s fun.

They always wanted only one thing, and Taeyeon hadn’t forgotten that.

‘Let’s remake it into a game that anyone could enjoy.’

Taeyeon, who visited the Atlansia Electric Development Team from the morning, gathered all the planning teams together and asked.

“Mr. Kim Moo-jin. How far has the script work progressed?”

“yes? oh, that’s… … .”

A fat middle-aged man wearing black horn-rimmed glasses hesitates.

He was brought by producer Kim Yoo-hyeon and planning team leader Oh Jeong-hyeon… … This year, he was a scenario planner who had been in charge of Atlansia Electric for about 10 years.

“Please show me at least the completed part.”

“… … .”

“Why no answer?”

“I-I don’t carelessly share unfinished documents with others… … .”

“Okay, let me show you soon. Right Now.”

Hesitantly, he stood up from his seat and left the meeting room, and did not return even after a long time.

When Taeyeon frowned, the head of the content department stood up while noticing.

“I will go.”

“That’s Okay. I will go and see.”

Standing up, Taeyeon opened the conference room door and went out to Kim Moo-jin’s seat.

“Ah, sir… … What is this all of a sudden… … !”

Kim Moo-jin, not knowing that Tae-yeon was approaching from behind, was busy writing something.

It was a scenario plan, and the blank space was now filled with three lines.

“You didn’t work.”

“… … !”

Kim Moo-jin hurriedly looked back in amazement.

“Oh, that’s not it… … .”

“I didn’t. I see.”

“no! I did. I did, but I didn’t like it, so I couldn’t restore what I deleted… … .”

“Shall I try to restore it? There is a good recovery program that I made myself… … .”

“… … .”

Taeyeon sighed and muttered inwardly.

‘Status Window On!’

[Kim Moo-jin]

Game Designer (Scenario)

System: 2/10

Content: 4/10

Level: 3/10

Scenario: 4/10

Likeability: 1/10

‘The planning ability is generally poor.’

It was exactly what I thought it would be.

“Tell me honestly. Did you work after I instructed you or not?”

“… … .”

Kim Moo-jin, biting his lip, suddenly starts to resist.

“A cataclysm or something, how am I supposed to take it when you suddenly dictate such an ignorant project?”

Her plump, white face flushed with excitement.

“I didn’t know what to do, so I just kept thinking! No matter how you think about it, it’s too big! Imagine a scenario that could naturally lead to a reset of the world view… … Ha, I am.”

He took a deep breath and subdued his excitement a little, perhaps realizing that he was overexcited, and said with a frown.

“No one will do that.”

“… … .”

There was only one order given to Kim Moo-jin, the sole scenario planner of the Atlantian War.

To think of scenario ideas that could lead to a worldview reset.

It was not to write a scenario, but to gather sources for brainstorming.

However, he didn’t even do that and rather blamed Taeyeon for giving the order. The difficulty level is too heavy.

“… … .”

Suddenly, many people gathered.

Taeyeon called someone.

“Mr. Baek Young-hoon. Please come to my place for a moment.”