Chapter 408 Discussion on "World of Warcraft"
"Don't worry too much about potatoes!"
After thinking about it, Bai Ningyuan changed into a slightly more comfortable position, lay on the windowsill, and said lightly to Sun Ting.
Bai Ningyuan still has some knowledge about Potato Network. This website has a tragic fate. It was once considered a leading brand of domestic video network platforms. However, because it has repeatedly missed many key development opportunities due to some "unexpected events" in the process of development, although it has many users, its profitability is still pitifully weak, and in the end it has not avoided the fate of being acquired and merged.
So, for Leku Video Network, which now has a strong influence on the Internet, Potato Network, which has just been born for more than a month, is really nothing, and is not a match of the same level at all.
If Leku Video Network is now a strong giant, then the potato network with only 5 people in the entire company can be considered a toddler at most.
What's more, Bai Ningyuan still has countless development ideas in his mind. He has also read a lot of reflections and lessons about the development of Potato Network in his previous life. In addition, he has already had a leading advantage in developing for a year, so there is absolutely no reason to fall at a disadvantage in the competition.
In Bai Ningyuan's mind, in the online video platform, he can truly be considered an opponent, and only Youku and IQIYI will be established next year.
"I have learned about their website these days. These people can't make any troubles! Don't take it too seriously. Just develop step by step according to the direction we have set. As for them, just pay a little attention!" Bai Ningyuan continued to say to Sun Ting.
After a pause, Bai Ningyuan cleared his throat and turned his eyes to the classroom. Looking at the high school students inside, each with youthful aura and full of energy, Bai Ningyuan said softly again: "Actually, I think what I should pay attention to at the moment is "World of Warcraft", which will be officially launched soon!"
After experiencing closed beta and public beta, the Eighth City can’t wait to launch the national server of this masterpiece to make a profit.
"Although Leku Video Network is one of our main brands, it represents our image and mouthpiece more. Even though we now have a lot of advertising revenue and other derivative revenue, it is still a money-burning loss product. In a short period of time, it is still difficult to achieve profitability. Therefore, the current profit growth point of Leku Entertainment still falls on the Alumni Network and the three online games launched this year. Therefore, these profitable projects are the targets we focus on and develop!" Bai Ningyuan analyzed to Sun Ting like a casual analysis.
"The current alumni website is currently in China, and there is no direct competition with it, so the profitability here does not need to be too concerned about it for the time being. Instead, the fiercely competitive online games need more attention. Do you mean that?" Sun Ting is worthy of being Bai Ningyuan's die-hard confidant. She quickly understood what Bai Ningyuan meant and asked him.
"That's right, that's what I mean. Although less than 10% of online games on the market now occupy more than 80% of the market, an online game is always cyclical, and players' loyalty to an online game is very limited. It is easy to be attracted by new online games, causing user loss and profitability to fall. There are only a few popular games on the market, and the overall market is so big. When new cake-sharing people squeeze in, it means that old people are squeezed out. As a masterpiece launched by a legendary game company, "Warcraft" has a high reputation among players and a wide foundation, so its popularity can almost be said to be a foregone conclusion, and its official operation will inevitably have a certain impact on our current user base. You must be mentally prepared for this!"
"I've seen its information, but in fact, its characters are not beautiful. Will they really be popular?" Even though it was through the phone, Bai Ningyuan seemed to be able to see the confusion on her face.
"You don't understand the tastes of men, especially the science men in some universities, so this game will definitely be popular. Even if Blizzard's agency conditions are very harsh, it is still a business that can make a profit and never lose money for the eighth city! In addition, although it has begun to decline, there are still many loyal fans' "Miracle". In addition, it was just launched last year, and now it is the time to be in a strong momentum, so it should not be underestimated!" Bai Ningyuan smiled and answered Sun Ting's confusion.
"Whether you admit it or not, the online games on the market are still in an extremely unbalanced development period, and now mmorpg games basically occupy the mainstream of online games on the market, with 2.5d or pseudo-3d mostly. World of Warcraft has done a very good job in game balance. Even if your equipment is good, you can't 1vn! It won't be like those domestic games on the market. If you have good equipment, you can fight anyone alone! Now, it has a pioneering effect. In addition, it has inherited the worldview of the Warcraft series as a background, which can easily make players feel substituted.
and intimacy. In general, wow's opponent did not exist in the first few years of its existence, so it can quickly occupy the online game market. What's more, as a game company with a high reputation in the world, Blizzard understands very well what elements can retain the core players of the game, such as achievements, mounts, transformations, guilds, etc. If I ask me, this game will not be popular, which is the most unreasonable thing!" Although Bai Ningyuan was not a player of Warcraft in his previous life, he had witnessed the crazy era of Warcraft, so it did not prevent him from giving Warcraft a high evaluation.
"But fortunately, our game does not need to confront it head-on. After all, we are not a large-scale multiplayer online role-playing game. I am still very clear about the positioning of our own products, so I think the ones you are worried about are actually not very present. "Spaddle Kart" is a casual racing game, and the core users of "Jing Dance Group" are even more young men and women who like novelty and fashion. Overall, our core user group basically does not intersect with the users of "World of Warcraft", so even if "World of Warcraft" will be very popular, it will not have much impact on us. What we really should worry about should be the other mmorpg games on the market, especially those timekeeping games. They are the people who are most restless in sleeping and eating. I am afraid that if we don't need to consider it at this time, some people will be unable to control themselves..."
At the end of the day, Sun Ting became as immovable as a mountain...
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