I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!-Chapter 42 - 22 New Game New Quest New Hope Lies Ahead_1

But there was no helping it.

The temptation of unlocking the full game overshadowed the prospect of a few million in revenue.

Furthermore, if the pricing had been standard, perhaps the game wouldn’t have become so explosively popular.

After all, besides being played by several major streamers, many players came flocking because of the 1 yuan price tag, seeing it as supporting the designer.

But if the skin was priced at 30, or even 50 or 100…

You definitely couldn’t achieve the absurd pay rate of ‘sell 400,000 copies, get 400,000 people to spend money.’

Beyond that, Iwanna’s revenue increased by several thousand, which was negligible.

With Iwanna’s hype dying down from the previous week, due to the high difficulty of the game, players preferred to watch streamers play rather than playing it themselves.

And since the streamers had already split the initial windfall, their viewers were mostly taken, so of course there wouldn’t be extra spending on those so-called 500 yuan Resurrection Coins.

“Sigh, why didn’t you think like this earlier? If you had, I’d have the ultimate gift package by now,” Ke Jin lamented the hardships of life.

However, he waited a bit longer.

No follow-up notification sounds came.

“Huh?”

“There used to be a prompt for failing Task B, why isn’t there one now?”

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Alright, alright, system you rascal, that’s how you’re playing it! You think I’m a lost cause, that I can’t complete the ultimate task anyway, so you can’t be bothered to chime in, right!

You looking down on me, you cheeky brat!

I may have a capable lieutenant at my side now; he set the impressive record of a 300% drop in revenue just last week!

The next… no, this very one, the blind box I’m holding.

I must nab it!

Blind box, activate!

Come forth, my hope!

“Buzz!”

Accompanied by a burst of brilliant golden light!

“Is that gold?” Ke Jin couldn’t even rejoice before he heard the system prompt.

[Congratulations on triggering a super critical hit on the blind box! You have obtained a MOBA game plan: League of Legends…]

Thud!

Ke Jin’s face remained expressionless as he closed the blind box again.

As long as I haven’t fully opened it, then it doesn’t count as having been opened.

“System, can we exchange this…” Compared to his previous bold declaration of securing the prize, Ke Jin’s confidence was not as strong.

You’re kidding me!

What level of a game is League of Legends?

In my past life, it was game-changing globally, easily one of the top ten wonders in gaming history at its peak!

The global daily active users during its heyday surpassed 20 million!

You just throw this game at me out of the blue and expect players not to spend money?

Why don’t you take a look at the measly 50,000 yuan in my pocket and tell me if it’s enough to support such a large-scale project?

Moreover,

What was issued wasn’t a finished game, but a game plan.

According to the system’s rules, the plan usually includes detailed game data, balance features, character parameters, and a whole set of production manuals.

This means that I have to build this game from scratch.

I’ll have to manually model every character, manually adjust and balance each piece of data.

On top of that, there’s mapping, original artwork, modes, MVs, CGs, BGM, voice acting, merchandise, promotion, and a whole lot more to take care of.

For my small team, which barely scrapes together three people including Ke Yu,

It might take thirty years and still not get done.

The game is great, it’s just come too soon…

Without any additional game distribution, I’m now in a real gap period.

“Damn it.” This was the first time Ke Jin hated striking gold.

Fortunately, although the system didn’t respond directly to Ke Jin,

using the 1000EXP just received to level up the system again to level 4,

the system acquired a new feature.

[System Level: LV4]

[Krypton Gold Quota: 0/300,000]

[Assistant Recruitment Directive: 0/1]

(New)[Fusion Station]

[Experience Needed for Next Level: 3000EXP]

…

This Fusion Station, just by its name, seemed rather self-explanatory.

Upon opening it, sure enough, it was just as Ke Jin had expected.

[Allows the combination of 2-3 game products, prototypes, or game plans to be fused into one new or higher-level game product, prototype, or game plan]

[Note 1: Fusion of games of different levels will produce output calculated based on the lowest game level.]

[Note 2: The probability of fusion increases with system level upgrades, which can enhance the likelihood of creating higher-level game products.]

[Note 3: The number of fusions increases with the system level, and the quantity of fusions will directly affect the probability.]

[Current Probability:

If the lowest game level at the time of fusion is C-, then.]

2 C- level games = 1 C- level (new) game: probability 70%

2 C- level games = 1 C level game: probability 20%

2 C- level games = 1 C+ level game: probability 7%

2 C- level games = 1 B- level game: probability 3%

Additionally, each fusion has an extra 5% probability of yielding double the rewards! This increases with the system level!]

…

“So, you’re saying the highest level that can be achieved from a C- level fusion is B-, upgrading one major level? If both games are A- level, there’s even a chance to create an S- level game?”

“And this probability can be continuously increased by upgrading the system.”

“Once the system reaches a certain level, it might be possible for B level games to create S level products. Theoretically, could two S level products be fused from B level games?” Ke Jin pondered.

At the moment, his predicament was the limited choice of games available to him.

He essentially had to work with whatever the system provided him, leaving no room for any under-the-table manipulation.

Take the game Goose Duck Kill, for example; its built-in show effect was so good that it was bound to be a hit.

As a result, Ke Jin also lowered the price and switched to smaller websites.

But in the end, he still couldn’t withstand the fierce charge of Blue Star players.

However, if he had the leeway to stock up on games, waiting until his spending reached one million or even several million.

Then release Goose Duck Kill.

With just a weekly turnover of 380,000, the ultimate task would be easily manageable.

That’s the benefit of having stock on hand.

“Nice feature, let’s see what can be fused.” Ke Jin remembered that last time he opened a blind box, he struck gold with Goose Duck Kill as well as Sheared A Sheep and Snake.

Since he couldn’t work on those two games at all, he might as well throw them all into the fusion stand.

[You have submitted ‘Sheared A Sheep’ (C- level) game product and ‘Snake’ (C level) game product.]

[Would you like to proceed with the fusion?]

With a thought, he clicked the confirm button.

Accompanied by the shaking of the fusion platform.

A pale purple light exploded with brilliance!

[Congratulations! You have successfully created a B- level pigeon class game product: Goblin Pinball!]

[B- level companion task is being distributed.]

[Task A: Please achieve an average of 3 hours online time per player within seven days of the game’s launch.]

[Completion Reward: Ornate Gold Level Game Blind Box*2! System experience +3000EXP!]

[Task B: Under the condition of completing Task A, keep the recharge amount below 300,000 yuan!]

[Detection of host’s previous three Task Bs all failed. Judging that host has difficulty in completing Task B, a special minimum task has been triggered!]

[Task C: Under the condition of completing Task A, keep the player payment rate below 80%!]

[Completion of either Task B or Task C will be deemed as meeting the conditions to unlock the ultimate gift package!]

Although there was a new margin for error provided.

Ke Jin just couldn’t be happy.

Was he so bad that even the system couldn’t bear to watch…?

Looking down on me like that? Giving me such a handicap?

I’d rather not…

“Wait a minute, isn’t this too little?” Ke Jin carefully examined the rate for Task C.

He almost jumped out of his chair.

He checked it again.

“Below 80% payment rate counts as successful?”

What the…?!

This is practically a freebie!

Keep in mind that on Earth, the overall payment rate of players would not exceed 20%.

And even with the culture of heavy spending on Blue Star, the overall payment rate wouldn’t exceed 50%.

A 100% payment rate like the previous Goose Duck Kill was an almost unrepeatable triumph!

After all, a one yuan gift bag plus a one yuan discount was truly outrageous; players couldn’t sleep at night without spending money on the game, only feeling secured after charging once before bed.

This time, however, it was different.

As long as Goblin Pinball’s recharge interface was somewhat normal—not too cheap, not too expensive.

It would be impossible to reach an 80% payment rate!

To be honest, Ke Jin even wanted to handle it himself.

Help me up, I can still fight!

But on second thought, Ke Jin cooled down.

The last three times, he had set the prices himself, and each time, outrageous things happened.

It was as if he was cursed by some evil cult.

This time the task seemed easy, but what if it was a trap just waiting for him to fall for it?

No, stay calm! Must remain steady! Remember not to be too proud or impatient!

Better leave professional matters to the professionals.

With that thought, Ke Jin opened the chat box of Gou Chehua on QQ.

“Gou…” Ke Jin still found it difficult to fully pronounce Gou Chehua’s name.

It always sounded like he was cursing.

After thinking for a bit, he typed.

“Hua Zi, try out this new game, I’ve sent the installation package to your email.”

“With your three years of mature planning experience, please help me create a reasonable charging interface.”