Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

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Yu Zhong nodded as well.

They agreed with Su Qin's line of thinking.

Strangely, neither of them mentioned why they didn't just delete the controversial character.

But in fact.

Both of them knew why.

The answer is simple.

In short, I'm not convinced.

In their view, the last financial crisis was not their fault.

It's Lin Li, it's the players, it's Weibo, it's definitely not them.

Therefore, Yu Zhong agreed to Su Qin's revised approach to the copywriting.

The two of them submitted the new draft together.

This is where the most absurd thing happens.

As their direct superior, Yao Xiaodong didn't think there was anything wrong with the revised plot after reading it. He even gave it a thumbs up after reading the new outline.

It's a good idea to change Raymond into the main characters' brothers.

All the problematic storylines reported by players should be revised according to this approach. We must revise all the problematic storylines.

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To outsiders, this is actually quite outrageous.

Is Yao Xiaodong a normal person?

Does he/she have intellectual disabilities?

This group of people doesn't even understand why the players are angry. If you change the packaging of the stone, people won't be able to tell what it is anymore.

However, reality is just that absurd.

Not only this time, but also in later generations, penguins...

After witnessing firsthand how Girls' Frontline 2, which spent hundreds of millions on marketing, suffered a poor reputation due to its poor copywriting, it made the same mistake again in the midst of a trending topic.

The matter of Mingchao and what Su Qin is doing now are not exactly the same, but they are almost identical.

There's a reason behind every outrageous event.

To understand why Su Qin and Yu Zhong were able to continue their work, we need to move the timeline back to when Mingchao began its public beta test.

In fact, Mingchao also encountered a similar problem to Raymond during the second closed beta test, but because it did not involve NTR, the players' emotions were not as intense.

Due to space limitations, we will not recount the specific issues that arose during the second closed beta test of Mingchao.

Let's talk about just one character.

One of the most important characters is the Cheese Snow Leopard, as players call it.

In the story, after a battle, the snow leopard asks the protagonist in bewilderment why he hasn't left yet.

That phrase, "Why are you still here?"

Because it was so full of jokes, and because the second closed beta test's plot was so outrageous, it became an outlet for players' emotions.

Many casual players who haven't played the game or even heard of Mingchao have probably seen that GIF.

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Now, here's the problem.

If you were a game planner and encountered this role and this problem, what would you do during the open beta?

I think as long as you are a normal person.

Everyone should understand that in situations like this, cutting is necessary.

This character, who has become an outlet for players' emotions, should be removed from the script, regardless of whether it was intentional in the script.

Because this character has already been labeled and symbolized.

No matter what you do, it's useless.

The more you do, the more players will recall bad memories from the past. Only by completely erasing these memories can you make the event a thing of the past.

If you feel that the resources you've already created are a waste, you should rename them, change their models, and remake them as ordinary characters to reduce their presence.

pity.

While Mingchao appears to have revamped its copywriting for the second closed beta test, the change wasn't thorough.

The fairies secured their power.

Then they started causing trouble.

Can the character Cheese Snow Leopard be removed?

It can't be deleted!

Deleting them means they were on the wrong track, doesn't it? It means they've given up, and the needs of female players have been compromised!?

But on the other hand.

The second test had too many problems, and with pressure coming from above, they had no choice but to back down.

But despite bowing their heads, they didn't think they were wrong.

So, in their subsequent work, they began to use a strategy of attacking Wei to relieve the siege of Zhao.

He began working in an emotionally charged, confrontational manner.

Under these circumstances, Ming's copywriting began to become even more bizarre.

Players have been saying the storyline is bad, so we'll change it.

Players say we don't respect them, so I'll just keep calling them "you" and "respect" to them, ugh, I mean, I'll show you the utmost respect, and see if you still say I don't respect the players.

Don't players dislike the snow leopard character?

Okay, I'll change it.

I not only want to change it, but I also want to bring this character to life, so that you will come to admire this character that you once despised.

In the fantasies of these little fairies.

This is how it should look when the server opens.

Although you're all complaining, I not only have Cheese Snow Leopard in the beginner pool, but also in the promotional PV, and even the first companion quest after the server launch is Cheese Snow Leopard.

A three-pronged approach.

The perfect Cheese Snow Leopard will reverse its reputation, and those who vehemently criticized it will weep and admit they were wrong, praising the copywriting team for their excellent work.

We shouldn't criticize Cheese Snow Leopard.

Unfortunately, players aren't stupid; they know perfectly well who's committing the crime.

Many players who got the Cheese Snow Leopard character immediately deleted their accounts and quit the game.

Is the best response.

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Of course, the copywriting team cannot be entirely blamed for all these problems.

The biggest problem is still the producers, which can be summarized as management personnel. They made mistakes in judging the game and lost control of the development team.

It's clear that Kuro started to break away after the third test of Naruto.

On one hand, there's the planner's apology; on the other hand, there's the cute and adorable PV for the encore; and on yet another hand, the Cheese Snow Leopard still has a significant role, or even more.

This is enough to prove that there are two voices within the team.

Unfortunately, neither Kuro in later generations nor Scatter in this era could make a final decision on what to do.

The reason why no one can make decisions on issues that even laymen know the answer to ultimately comes down to this:

penguin.

It's not that Penguin's management is bad, but rather that since it was sold to Penguin's Kuro, there's no one really in charge of the game anymore.

So what if I mess up? Tencent will cover for me, and I'll still get my high salary.

But expelling the other fairies would be an offensive act, and nobody wants to do that.

Moreover, after the major problems arose during the third closed beta test, it was actually the capable people who left.

Everyone else has left, and you still dare to lay off employees?

Should we proceed with the project or not?

Even in the case of Girls' Frontline 2 and Bao Si in later generations, Tencent still encountered the same problem. In the operation of Mingchao, they still lost control and changed everything that was good in the third beta test. The entire main storyline did not feel like a battle.

In this timeline, they face Su Qin, who is equally mischievous.

Neither Yu Zhong nor Yao Xiaodong felt anything was wrong.

But the person who acts as a ghost is actually panicked inside.

When Su Qin saw Yao Xiaodong storm into the office, she was so frightened that her face turned pale.

Oh no, has it been discovered that the later part of the plot wasn't changed?

Just when she was filled with fear and anxiety.

Yao Xiaodong then said something.

"Yu Zhong, come out here!"

Chapter 344 Thirty Years East of the River! Thirty Years West of the River!

It wasn't just Su Qin who thought the problem with his plot had been discovered.

Yu Zhong, who was called out, also thought it was a problem with the plot.

They immediately started by explaining that the later plot hadn't been fixed yet.

Unexpectedly, Yao Xiaodong made a direct remark.

"You didn't change the plot later on?"

Yu Zhong instantly realized that this wasn't the end of the story.

So he quickly shook his head.

"We've made changes, but it hasn't met our expectations yet. There's still a gap between us and our competitors, and we're working hard to learn from them."

Yao Xiaodong glanced at Yu Zhong and thought that now was not the time to investigate this.

He also checked the outline last time.

So he added a sentence, "Just follow the outline, don't make any random changes," and then told Yu Zhong about the Girls' Frontline international version.

"But we're still developing Girls' Frontline 2, aren't we? Won't transferring people out affect the progress?"

Hear this answer.

Yao Xiaodong was speechless. He picked up the document in his hand and slapped it directly on Yu Zhong's head.

"Was you a goldfish in your past life? You don't remember anything about how the bakery girl got into trouble, do you?"

This was before Yao Xiaodong took charge of the scattered explosives.

The reason why Bakery Girl experienced a large number of optimization problems is because the production team was transferred from Girls' Frontline 2.

After such a huge lesson, Yu Zhong actually wants to repeat it again.

This left Yao Xiaodong speechless.

However, even after finishing the battle, there are still things to do.

He sighed.

"WEGAME will be transferring some people to Sunburst to form a special team. You will still be in charge of the development of the international version this time, but you don't need to be too concerned. In principle, you will just lead the team to optimize it a bit and have the copywriter translate it. After the version is handed over, they will handle the subsequent operation."

"If the revenue is good, then we'll assemble a development team to add content."