Chapter 165 GF treatment, remember to buy it after scolding
Sun Xiang’s live broadcast room is just a microcosm of this chaos.

Games like Esports Manager and 2K are inherently controversial.

Especially when the developer's numerical skills are not that good.

In order to make players want to spend money to draw cards and to be able to intuitively see the value of the cards they draw, each card must be given a score.

This rating could cause too much controversy.

What is the standard? Is it data? Is it performance? Is it results?
It might even be the developer's impression.

No matter what the standards are, it is impossible for scoring to satisfy everyone's expectations.

Fans can be easily offended by rating systems like this.

Why are our players inferior to yours?
Especially when the Honor Alliance has not been able to completely resolve their Pay to Win dispute, such voices have become even more frequent.

The live broadcasts by the players, especially those with low emotional intelligence like Sun Xiang, further intensified the conflict.

"Dai Yanqi? Seventy-seven points, useless, no need."

"Zhao Yuzhe? The one with Howling? Only seventy-nine, a bit low."

"Wu Shuai? Seventy-one? Over..."

God bless you, Sun Xiang really didn't mean to look down on these players.

He even had no impression of many of the players.

All his judgments are based entirely on the definitions given by the e-sports manager.

But even this kind of definition is enough to cause the audience in the live broadcast room to go crazy.

Countless clips, with shocking titles such as "Sun Xiang sharply comments that Thunder rookies are garbage" and "Sun Xiang thinks the best rookie of the eighth season is not good", began to fly all over the short video platform.

These comments are secondary. The key point is that Sun Xiang is quite frugal.

As for the players who are not used in the lineup, their investment will be recovered on the spot.

As for other contestants who do live broadcasts, if they have a little emotional intelligence, they would never do such a stupid thing.

Who is still missing those fragments, right?

In the live broadcast room, batch after batch of low- and middle-scoring players were mercilessly broken into pieces by Sun Xiang.

You know, many of these players are substitutes or youth training players of various strong teams.

Although individual fans may be limited, team fans are willing to protect them.

Not surprisingly, Sun Xiang’s live broadcast room was destroyed again.

Unlike Pei Yunteng's previous life, the life cycle of LPL was almost coming to an end at that time, and the fans included a large number of people who were just there for fun and those who just came to watch, making the atmosphere very chaotic.

Fuji Jing's prestige was like the stinking water in a cesspool, completely rotten.

In such an atmosphere, no matter how outrageous the e-sports manager acts, everyone will just laugh and watch it for fun.

But it’s different in this world. There are so many pure fans here.

The official Glory League still retains a certain amount of prestige.

When they come up with something so controversial, public opinion explodes and it's totally out of control.

The fans came to Sun Xiang’s live broadcast room angrily to demand accountability.

But this time, under the manager's reminder, Sun Xiang's reaction speed was very fast.

On that day, there was an additional announcement in bold and black on the top of the live broadcast room:
“All decisions made by the anchor in E-Sports Manager are based on the values ​​provided by the game itself. All operations are only targeted at game props, not the corresponding players in real life.”

“Please do not link gaming behavior to reality. The anchor has no intention of disrespecting the real players.”

Such an announcement of shifting the blame immediately choked the anger of fans.

It's not just because this explanation makes sense, the key is that Sun Xiang really did that.

During the entire process of playing the game, don’t pay attention to who is on the card, just pay attention to the value.

Those with high numbers will join the lineup, and those with low numbers will leave.

Even on the third day of playing the game, when the official first limited card pool "Champions Glory" appeared with higher-value Reincarnation and Tiny Herb cards.

This guy kicked himself out of the lineup with 86 points on the spot.

The main focus is on being impartial and fully practicing one's own interpretation.

This extremely equal treatment makes it difficult for fans to say anything.

What's wrong with people playing games seriously and maximizing their profits?

But watching batch after batch of players being terminated by Sun Xiang without hesitation, and later even the All-Stars were sent to KTV in order to save money, his ruthlessness was comparable to that of ten Excellent Eras.

The fans in the live broadcast room felt extremely uncomfortable watching this.

Someone makes everyone unhappy, but they have legitimate reasons, so it's not a good idea to get angry with them.

Where should one vent the anger?

Only official ones.

If you don't release this money-making rubbish game, we would suffer such injustice?
On the first day of its launch, "Honor: E-sports Manager" enjoyed the same treatment as a certain Three Kingdoms Kill.

Not only did the rating drop to 2.1, but tens of thousands of negative reviews almost flooded the comment sections of major app markets.

"What a rubbish game! You guys are ruining the players like this?"

"How dare you come up with such a piece of rubbish to defraud fans' money? Is this thing worthy of being called an e-sports manager?"

"Exactly. Why did our Jiang Botao only get 86 points? Doesn't the buzzer-beater champion deserve a higher score?"

"Just... eh?"

As I kept cursing, for some reason, the style of the painting started to deviate little by little.

Most of the players who gave bad reviews at the beginning were still criticizing the game for being ugly, perfunctory, deceiving fans' feelings and money, and the league had no respect for itself.

But after fans from all walks of life started to pour in, the main force of negative reviews was gradually replaced by the crying voices of fans from all walks of life.

“No, aren’t you rushing to the comment section because the game officials don’t respect your idols?” The players were confused at first.

"Yes! So we have to ask the official to strengthen our brother! If he is strengthened, we don't have to worry about being disrespected!" The fans acted as if it was a matter of course.

Their attitude made those players who played the game seriously at the beginning start to doubt their lives.

"Could it be that as long as the authorities strengthen your idols enough, you will continue to play?"

"Yeah, why not play it if it's enhanced?"

Although there is still a lot of cursing, the direction of the comment section is quietly changing without anyone noticing.

And this change was also reflected in the financial report that Han Yong received.

"No, isn't this game cursed by millions of people? How come it's so profitable?" Han Yong was dumbfounded when he saw the extremely good-looking financial report.

When the game was hit by a flood of negative reviews as soon as it went online, Han Yong thought that the project was going to fail, losing money and being criticized.

As a member of the e-sports association, he has played quite a few games himself and has good taste.

In his eyes, e-sports managers are the worst of the worst, as playing for one more second is a torture to their body and mind.

In Han Yong's opinion, although E-Sports Manager is a money-making project for fans, it also needs a certain level of game quality to support it in order to be sold.

A fan-driven game ecosystem like 2K is healthy, but Esports Manager is clearly not at that level.

When he got the financial report, the first-day turnover figure almost made his eyes pop out.

"Will they play such a disgusting game?" Han Yong began to doubt his life.

It can’t be that all players nowadays like to eat that thing, right?

Han Yong, who was confused, gave up thinking and called Pei Yunteng.

"Why do they make money? Because they have fans!" Pei Yunteng was not surprised that e-sports managers could make money.

"But a fan-oriented game should at least be a game first, right?" Han Yong still couldn't figure it out.

Pei Yunteng was leisurely, and suddenly asked: "President Han, what do you think of the entry level of the game Glory?"

Han Yong was stunned: "It should not be low."

Pei Yunteng spread his hands: "Isn't that the end?"

"With such a high barrier to entry for this game, where do all these heavy fans come from?"

"Guess how many of you Glory Professional League fans are pure fans of the players who don't care about the game at all?"

To put it bluntly, not many fans of the Honor Professional League come for the game Honor.

Instead, they came for Ye Xiu, Zhou Zekai, Han Wenqing and other charming players.

They just want to see their idol, Allah, standing on the stage under the shining spotlight and pursuing his dreams.

As for what the dream-chasing stage looks like, it doesn’t matter, as long as it’s cool enough.

When Pei Yunteng poached so many players, his fans were able to seamlessly switch to LPL in large numbers, and he took advantage of this.

And now, the reason why such a bad game as E-Sports Manager still has good flow is also because of this point.

"Esports Manager is a terrible game, but it has one advantage," Pei Yunteng explained.

"That is, the core gameplay of the game is simple and crude enough without any threshold, and the numerical requirements are not high."

"For fans, being able to manipulate their idols to fulfill their dreams without having to learn too many new things is worth the price alone."

Not to mention the card pool drawing, which is a great money-making tool.

Now is not the end of the second game, and players’ resistance to card drawing is not that strong yet.

Taking all these factors into consideration, Pei Yunteng is not at all surprised that e-sports managers can make a lot of money.

Even if the Honor League had not been discontinued, the "Godfather of E-sports" that he had people from Tencent make according to the high standards of independent games might not necessarily make as much money as this thing.

"Then why are they still scolding?" Han Yong was a little confused when he heard that e-sports managers had become popular according to Pei Yunteng's description.

Pei Yunteng thought of a game from his previous life and couldn't help but grin, "Playing while cursing, what's so strange about that?"

Han Yong has seen too little. If he could see a certain dog card company or the peculiar player ecology of gamefreak, he would probably be used to it.

Games like Pokémon, which are criticized every year, can rely on players' faith to come up with the cliché of "Remember to buy the game after you criticize it."

Not to mention the Glory Alliance, which is causing trouble for the first time.

The enthusiasm of Honor fans can still be harvested for a long time.

I can only say that there is a reason why Kotick chose the e-sports manager project.

You can question Cordick's character, you can question Cordick's overall view and vision, but you cannot question this guy's ability to make quick money.

The projects he is optimistic about may not be classics, but they can definitely make money in the short term at an incredibly fast speed.

After listening to Pei Yunteng's explanation, Han Yong still felt a little confused, but he didn't ask any more questions.

Who cares? As long as I can make money, that’s all.

But just as he was about to hang up the phone, Pei Yunteng suddenly remembered something and reminded him:
“Although the financial report data of e-sports managers is very good, you still have to understand one thing:”

“This is a one-time business.”

“After the initial boom, the turnover of e-sports managers will definitely drop significantly.”

"For you, this money can solve the immediate problem, but it is not a long-term solution."

"Also, how to deal with the negative public opinion storm caused by this game is also a question you need to think about."

Hearing this, Han Yong immediately became alert: "We have already made preparations in this regard."

He is not good at developing the gaming ecosystem, but he is much better at shifting the blame, engaging in internal strife, intrigue, and winning people's hearts.

Isn't it just passing the buck? He is good at this!

……

Howling Team, headquarters.

Zhao Yuzhe's face was extremely gloomy, his teeth were chattering, and he kept watching the same video over and over again.

The video is only a few seconds long and contains only one sentence.

"Zhao Yuzhe? Only 79 points, a bit low..."

Seventy-nine points? Only a little low?

He, Zhao Yuzhe, is the best rookie!
You know, Fang Rui, that old man who only knows how to be wretched, could get 84 points, and Tang Hao even got 85 points.

Sun Xiang, the best newcomer of the seventh season, has already scored a terrifying 86 points!

And what about yourself?

Seventy-nine points. Even Lei Ting’s girl named Dai Yanqi is about the same as me!

Zhao Yuzhe originally thought that winning the best rookie of the eighth season would mark the beginning of the peak of his career.

But I didn't expect that the beginning was already the end.

First, after Lin Jingyan retired, the team did not choose to promote himself, who had a promising future, but instead bought Tang Hao, who was not even the best rookie, from Baihua.

Then he let Fang Rui, that wretched old man, continue to be the vice-captain, and was unwilling to let himself be promoted to the core.

OK, if the whistling wind can’t keep me, then I’ll go to the mist and rain!
Chu Yunxiu is gone, and Fengcheng Yanyu belongs to me. I should be the core, right?
As a result, Yanyu and those money-minded bastards simply couldn't see their own talents. They would rather choose a vase like Dai Yanqi than consider a better self.

They deserved to be bankrupt, a club like this doesn't deserve to have me!

However, after Yanyu fell, Zhao Yuzhe's life did not get any better.

Feng Xiao still didn't pay much attention to him, and even because of his personality, they were unwilling to offer him a live broadcast contract.

The manager saw it clearly, and it was enough for the young man to have only one Tang Hao.

The popularity of Howling Live still needs humorous players like Fang Rui to maintain it.

No matter how many times Zhao Yuzhe lost his temper or yelled "You will regret this", the manager was unwilling to even give him a look.

And now, even a rubbish game designed to make money is humiliating him.

Outrageous!

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(End of this chapter)