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But it still became a hit.

It was even more popular than the original game. Before Blizzard withdrew from China, Battlegrounds was one of the few games that could rival Teamfight Tactics.

of course.

This does not mean that Spark is going to copy Hearthstone Battlegrounds.

Rather, it's expressing that the core of Auto Chess can actually be replicated.

As long as you grasp the core.

It's not necessary to use the original battle mode.

Then.

What is the core of Auto Chess?

Actually, we need to look at this further in the future.

Lin Li believes that the core of Auto Chess is essentially a super mutation, a Mahjong game with a lower barrier to entry.

That being the case.

Why can't we rethink our approach?

Adjustments were made based on this idea.

This led to the current "Star Chess" game.

The entire game uses the various IPs and licenses currently under Spark as pieces.

In battle.

Mahjong has a "pong" (碰), while Star Chess has a "three-in-a-row" upgrade.

Like other auto chess games, three identical pieces can be promoted to a higher rank.

Just like Mahjong has the "kong" (a set of four identical tiles), Star Chess has added a burst system. When a piece that has already been upgraded three times encounters another piece of the same type, it can be given the ability to "burst".

Mahjong has sequences, which are achieved in traditional auto chess games through synergies.

However, in order to lower the barrier to entry, the bond system was removed and replaced with a faction system.

The so-called "factions" are actually the different suits in mahjong.

You will receive a bonus if the pieces on your field belong to the same faction. The logic is that every three pieces of the same faction can increase the buff level by one.

Chapter 257 Taking a step back only makes one angrier.

In Star Chess, the maximum number of pieces that can be on the field is 9.

If a player wants to achieve a "pure suit" (all suits), they can do so.

If you manage to get it, the combined effect of the three buffs will be quite good.

However, if you can't generate the buff, you'll be easily killed by others.

Of course, besides this, there are also some things that can be combined between the pieces in Star Chess to enrich the depth of the game.

Finally, Star Chess introduced the concept of heroes.

Or you could call them chess players.

This concept is somewhat similar to Hearthstone.

Different chess players have different skills.

Finally, there's the equipment system. To further lower the barrier to entry, the equipment system in "Star Chess" has been changed so that players can choose and purchase it themselves after a fixed number of rounds.

This way.

While the game mode still retains elements of auto chess, the innovations in gameplay are also readily apparent.

In addition, there are changes in the pieces.

Even though Tencent claims that the other party copied it.

Players won't agree either.

Furthermore, this game was made by Yuan Shouqing himself. If we're talking about the legitimate origins, Yuan Shouqing is the producer of "Auto Chess".

Faced with something like this.

Ma Xiao and Li Weixi fell silent.

One person operates the mouse to browse the official website of "Star Chess," while another person watches carefully beside them.

to be frank.

The rules of Star Chess are not complicated, even simpler than those of Auto Chess.

If you're a player of Auto Chess, you can pick it up almost without any difficulty.

If you are not.

This gameplay is also very easy to learn and play.

for example.

If Auto Chess is DOTA, then Star Chess is League of Legends.

As for penguins...

No one knows better than them what lowering the threshold will bring.

"Star Chess" is a direct competitor of "Auto Chess".

See here.

Ma Xiao suddenly remembered Lin Li, who had been sitting in the conference room a few days ago, making outrageous demands on the penguin.

what is this?

what is this!

Ma Xiao was furious.

Ok, good, good!

Play like this?

Li Weixi, standing next to him, also looked unwell.

After all, he also signed the contract.

At that time, in order to apply for this 3 million yuan in funding.

He and Ma Xiao had made it clear to Ma Huateng that the 3 million was for peace of mind.

Now.

Even Zhou Huaide was numb.

However, in the end, the most numb person is still Ma Xiao.

He was numb, shocked, angry, and furious.

He wished he could travel back three days to stand in front of Lin Li and question him!

Is this something a human being could do?

Sometimes when people are angry, the more they think about it, the angrier they get.

Ma Xiao had originally planned to quickly organize a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

But the more I think about it...

I feel quite intoxicated.

Finally, he took out his phone, found Lin Li's number, and dialed it directly.

Beep, beep, beep, beep.

The long wait made Ma Xiao almost think that Lin Li was afraid to answer her call. However, just as the call was about to automatically disconnect, Lin Li's cheerful voice came through.

"Ms. Xiao, what's the matter so late at night? I was just about to take a shower."

Lin Li's tone was so natural.

This left Ma Xiao momentarily stunned.

"Hey Lin, stop pretending, what do you mean?"

Fortunately, Ma Xiao had considerable experience in struggles and still raised questions.

"what do you mean?"

Lin Li countered with a question.

What does "Star Chess" mean?

Ma Xiao got straight to the point.

"Oh, you mean that one? That's a project that Xinghuo just invested in. What's wrong with it?"

Faced with Lin Li's tone.

Ma Xiao was genuinely amused and exasperated.

"President Lin, what's wrong? We just spent 300 million to buy the data for Auto Chess, and the next thing you've launched Star Flag!? What does this mean? What! What does this mean!"

Even through headphones.

Lin Li could also feel the gritted teeth of the person opposite him.

However, his tone remained relaxed.

"Huh? No, Mr. Xiao, what do you mean? Didn't I send you the data on my 700 million+ Auto Chess players yesterday? What does this have to do with our investment in a new company?"

Seeing that Lin Li was still pretending to be stupid.

Ma Xiao felt a little dizzy and lightheaded.

This argument is really bad.

You only end up getting angry yourself.

Speaking of it.

Ma Xiao stopped pretending and laid her cards on the table.

"Mr. Lin, how can a person be so shameless?"

"You're using penguins' money to do things that compete with penguins?"

"Take 300 million from me and invest it in Auto Chess!?"

Upon hearing these accusations, Lin Li laughed heartily.

"No, Mr. Xiao, Brother Xiao, what's wrong? Didn't I give you the data you bought for 3 million?"

"You Tencent are too domineering. Since when did we at Spark have to report to you when we want to invest in games?"

Lin Lizheng asked with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.

Ma Xiao raised her voice again.

You're pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth!

Lin Li smiled slightly.

"If you insist on saying that, then it seems there is a difference in our understanding. Also, I didn't force you to pay this 3 million; it was a mutually agreeable transaction."

Ma Xiao sneered.

"Okay, Mr. Lin, then I'll pass on this deal with Tencent. We don't need the data. Is this acceptable?"

Lin Li was quite decisive.

“Okay, since the data has already been transferred, you can sell the data back to me. How about this, 700 million data entries, I'll round it up to 1000 million.”

Ma Xiao was somewhat taken aback by Lin Li's words.

What? I paid 300 million for this, and now you're only offering a 10 million refund?!

Are you treating me like a fool?