The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

37. Ready to update

While receiving the patch, the client plays an intro cinematic.

‘In the beginning, good and evil… … It starts with ‘.’ and leads to the division of the continent.

‘If you look only at the video, it’s a quality that still doesn’t fall out.’

Of course.

Because the video production company made a name for itself as the best video production studio in Korea then and now.

‘I heard hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on the production of this few-minute video?’

Considering the quality, it was an acceptable amount, but it was the top issue among developers at the time.

Soon after, many game companies followed this game.

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Marketing that inflates expectations for the game with ultra-high quality cinematic images.

And that method is still valid today.

‘It’s not a bad way if you’re confident in the game.’

patch is complete

Log in with your developer ID, create a public character, and pass the tutorial.

Receive the newly updated quest with the developer cheat key, raise the level to max level, and finish the setting with the newly added equipment.

and start playing.

No matter how much you are a gamer, a test can’t be fun, but this time was an exception.

‘I haven’t been able to play the barrel game since right after I got married… … .’

Isn’t it a great time to play legally?

Slowly read the passage of the quest and inspect the context and typos.

‘Younghun Baek, your skills are improving rapidly.’

fingerprints once.

‘Even when I first taught, there were a lot of superfluous fingerprints… … It’s very tidy.’

If you have the confidence to draw the user’s attention by writing it really fun, it’s okay to use it longer. But such cases are extremely rare. Most users just check the quest conditions and pass it on.

‘Games are different from novels. Most people get annoyed when they start the engine too late.’

Baek Young-hoon has learned ‘temperance’.

This is the most important thing for scenario planners.

‘Baek Young-hoon will become a better planner.’

Looking at each one, Taeyeon realized.

‘All of them are good talents.’

That’s natural.

All part members did their best in their work. The results are now unfolding before our eyes.

Program art as well as planning.

All fields are in perfect harmony.

“There, there… … Ayu!”

“No, what if I made a raid boss pattern and did it that way?”

Is that why?

Everyone is purely enjoying the gameplay, not testing.

Solo, party, even large-scale raids.

Everyone was immersed in the game in their own way.

I quietly go out and enter the company’s convenience store.

“Give me all of this.”

Buy a lot of ice cream and come back and shout out loud.

“Let’s do it while eating!”

“uh? wow!”

“PD-nim, ice cream? What is this?!”

“thank you for this food!”

The atmosphere became more cordial.

Taeyeon smiled happily when she saw it.

‘Sometimes you have to give them carrots so they can keep running.’

* * *

Develop, test, fix.

While repeating these three things, the update schedule was getting closer and closer.

Planning team to test and fix.

The art team worked on graphic details.

The program is in overall development condition management.

The development team of the three occupational groups did their best in their field.

“I spent more development costs than usual this time, isn’t it burdensome?”

Inspection team meeting. The head of the Human Resources and General Affairs team asked cautiously.

In the eyes of everyone, Taeyeon answered calmly.

“I am confident that I was selected for fun as much as I spent a lot of money. No problem.”

“still… … .”

After hesitating for a moment, the head of the personnel affairs team said as if he had made up his mind.

“This time, we stopped selling some of the paid items that made a lot of money. I’ll have to pick it up somewhere else… … Isn’t that easy?”

Hong Min-seok, the inspection team and art director, asked.

“Does the business team say anything bad?”

“yes. what… … .”

“What are you talking about? Don’t hide it, just say something cool.”

Looking at the way I keep looking at it, I don’t think it’s a good story.

He was having trouble talking, so Taeyeon stepped in.

“It can’t sound good. It is true that we spent a much larger budget than before, even considering the outsourcing of graphics and the amount of cinematics.”

He also spent a considerable amount of money to recruit Park Myung-hoon and other talents he recommended.

Taeyeon said it calmly, but everyone in the room knew.

If she spends money like this and doesn’t show the proper results, Taeyeon’s position could be very precarious.

The head of the Personnel and General Affairs team spoke in a slightly urgent tone.

“Are you really confident? Not only the current business team, but also other studio producers talk a lot behind the scenes. Everyone, like hyenas, is looking for an opportunity to eat the chief!”

Of course, Taeyeon knows too.

Right now, the chairman and directors are pushing him, and he has great power as the new head of the headquarters, so he can’t express himself in front of him.

But behind the scenes, they gossip a lot and look forward to slipping.

“There is only one thing I can do, as always.”

But I don’t care.

because… … .

“This update. It will be a lot of fun.”

making fun games.

Even if he didn’t know about anything else, he was confident enough to do just that one thing well.

‘Users will spend money if the game is fun.’

The members of the audit team were finally able to feel relieved when they saw the expression full of confidence.

* * *

The update schedule was getting closer.

One day, Chairman Yoo Jin-seong called.

-Let’s have lunch together.

I got in my car and moved to a Korean restaurant that was quite far away from the company.

asked on the spot.

“You know the company atmosphere, right? Everyone is paying attention to this update.”

“They said so.”

“I’m not talking about others. you should do well this time That way I can save face for pushing you.”

And quietly ask

“Are you confident of making good sales?”

“… … .”

“Let’s just do it like in Monster Eater. If you do that much, I won’t say anything about the money you spent. Are you confident?”?

Taeyeon was ridiculous.

It was because Monster Eater was such a hit that it ranked first in terms of sales among online games in Korea.

Due to this influence, Nexple stock price was also continuing to record the upper limit.

After thinking about it, Taeyeon replied as follows.

“I will try to draw as much as I invested.”

“… … .”

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong, who was staring at Tae-yeon, smiled.

“I want to see the Atlantian electricity resurrected again. It’s one of the few games I’m really attached to.”

I didn’t know that.

At Taeyeon’s questionable gaze, President Jinsung Yoo said.

“Didn’t I tell you? Basic settings and systems, including the world view. These are things I worked on when I was a college student.”

“… … Is that so?”

It was amazing.

But why was nothing known about it?

The answer to this question was:

“It’s embarrassing, man. And I made the base, but competent developers rewrote it, put flesh on it, and made it into its current form. Am I the original author? … It is nonsense to step out and intercept the ball.”

Once again, I see Chairman Yoo Jin-seong again.

Isn’t it a completely different mindset from CEO Kang Kun?

“I haven’t expressed myself in the meantime… … He is like a child to me. He’s like the crystallization of a dream he had as a developer when he was young. Would you understand if I said something like Pantheon or Pandemonium to you?”

I agreed and nodded my head.

“I don’t even want Monster Eater. As you said, all you have to do is let the MMORPG get back to its true form. Even if you do that, I will carry you on my back because you are pretty.”

“I will refuse. Honestly, it’s awful.”

“Aren’t you too determined? You’re the only one at my company who treats me like this, man!”

On the way back from dinner, Taeyeon realized one thing.

It’s that more people are paying attention to this update than expected.

If even the president stepped forward and said… … .

‘I must make it a success.’

* * *

The final build version was updated on the internal server.

Planning, art, program, cinematic video.

It was a version that was finished with the final detail work.

Early moning.

Taeyeon told the developers.

“As we announced, the warrior test will be conducted from this afternoon.”

last Friday.

Nexle Number 2, a general development meeting hosted by Son Young-sang was held.

It is a place where warrior directors gather once a month to share joys and sorrows. If there is something that needs support at the company level, or if there is something to suggest, they ask each other.

At this very spot, the following suggestions were made by directors of other studios.

‘I heard that the scale of this update for Atlansia Electric is amazing, but shouldn’t I go through internal verification through a warrior test?’

It’s not even new.

If the game is already in service… … ?

However, several directors agreed, and director Son Young-sang also asked with anticipation.

“Are you sure? If the ratings are good, marketing will be properly promoted.”

conspiracy and what

Taeyeon, who had no reason to refuse even more support, readily accepted. After the meeting, Choi Jong-hak and Park Myung-hoon lost their temper.

“Those crazy people blinded by jealousy… … Brother, what if you just accept it? Don’t you guys know what they mean? I’ll bite you with everything!”

“You should have refused! It’s not a new game, and it’s a test that freezes to death in a game that has been in service for well over ten years… … !”

They don’t talk, but Hong Min-seok and Lee Young-ae’s ADs also showed a worried look. Because the intention was too obvious.

However, Taeyeon was still carefree.

“It’s an update that cost that much money, so there’s nothing bad about it after thorough verification. There may be problems or good ideas that were not found in internal testing.”

People around her beat her chest in frustration, but Taeyeon thought it was a really good opportunity.

‘It’s an opportunity to improve perfection.’

On the contrary, I am grateful that he came forward with this suggestion.

It was because it was a game that had been released a long time ago, so it was difficult for him to step forward and ask for it.

For other studios, isn’t it a matter of putting off the scheduled work schedule that much? But since we made this opportunity on our own… … .

“With this opportunity, let’s just think about improving the perfection of the final build version.”

Developers know it too.

A lot of attention is focused on this update.

Because he has eyes and ears, he can guess the purpose of this warrior test.

So I wanted to show you.

that they did so well.

It’s not for Yoo Tae-yeon.

It was because they poured so much passion and were proud of having completed good content.

As a developer, I had the same mind as wanting to be recognized by the users who play.

for myself, not for anyone else.

This warrior test had to be successful.

Taeyeon checked the time and said.

“End the meeting here, let’s prepare for the warrior test.”