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Chapter 374 Eleos Desktop Companion
Obviously, Zhuge Jun, who thought he knew a lot about the Against Heaven game, guessed completely wrong and did not correctly understand Gu Fan's implication.

But this cannot be blamed on him. After all, this was a shameful deception, and Gu Fan's words and deeds not only did not give him the correct hints, but he also deliberately led him astray.

It's not just Zhuge Jun. Almost all the players present think that the next game of Against the Heaven's will be a two-dimensional game.

It's just that the style of painting is slightly different.

Of course, the two-dimensional games that most players currently think of are no longer a broad concept, but a narrow concept.

In a broad sense, any game with a two-dimensional style can be considered a two-dimensional game, or two-dimensional game for short. So action games made with popular anime derivative IPs, or text adventure and cartoon-style love games, can also be considered two-dimensional games in a broad sense.

In a narrow sense, second-level games are often specifically referred to as two-dimensional mobile games, which are a specific type of game that mainly uses various combat forms (real-time combat or turn-based combat) to advance the main storyline, draw cards to obtain characters, and various daily activities as filler gameplay.

Why do I think of Eryou when I see the action figures?
Because from the current market perspective, the derivatives of two-dimensional games are the most mature, and the figures are the best-selling.

Although other games, such as MOBA games or action games, have extremely large player groups and relatively mature model industries, when it comes to copyright derivatives, there is still a big gap between them and second-rate games.

Since Against the Heavens has made such a sophisticated model with great care and is planning to promote it as an important part of the game's early publicity, then making a second game that is compatible with multiple devices such as PC and mobile phones is the best choice.

At least from a business model perspective, this is the most profitable way.

If the painting style is also in the 2D style, it will be a sure win. I just don't know why Against the Heaven insists on using the 3D realistic style.

Judging from the style of this figure, the art is still as excellent as ever, but it still lacks the hazy beauty of the second dimension.

"How much is this figurine?"

Some players at the scene are fans of action figures, and although the action figure of Elliot does not have any IP added value for the time being, just looking at the exquisite workmanship and beautiful shape is enough to tempt their wallets.

Gu Fan explained: “The figures are not sold individually, but in bundles.

"After purchasing the figure, you will automatically receive the game activation code from the official platform. The total price is 598."

Zhuge Jun guessed, "Give away the game activation code from the official platform? That means the next game will still be a paid-for game, not a free game + card draw model?"

Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, it is still a buyout fee. Although there are some characters that can be drawn, you don't need to recharge to draw these characters.

"Players can use game currency to draw these characters, and the time and effort consumed to draw all characters is similar, it's just a matter of order."

These words made everyone more certain that this was indeed a second-level game with a three-dimensional style.

After all, you have to draw the characters!
But the charging model is slightly different.

Traditional second-tier games all sell characters. If players want to quickly obtain a favorite character, they either have to play the game for a long time or recharge and draw in a short period of time.

Free players spend time, paying players spend money.

The charging model of Against Heaven seems to be more conscientious. Pure buyout charges will inevitably reduce Against Heaven's revenue, but if the game itself is popular enough, it should still be enough to recover the cost.

Zhuge Jun simply calculated with his fingers: "The total price is 598. If the game is of normal size, the standard selling price is about 198. In other words, if this figurine is sold alone, the price is about 400 yuan? 399?"

Gu Fan nodded: "Yeah, about the same."

Zhuge Jun couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Then the price is not expensive, a figure of this quality is sold for 399, which is relatively cheap.

"Hey, store manager, why are you smiling so strangely? Am I wrong?" Gu Fan tried to force a smile: "Generally speaking, there is no problem."

In fact, the cost of this figure is indeed not low. After all, Against the Heaven's Customization cannot currently ship this figure in large quantities to spread the cost. If you really calculate it, the cost should be higher than 399.

However, these are included in the marketing expenses, so it is not a big problem.

More importantly, the 198 price of the game itself should actually include compensation for the mental damage caused to players, so the current price of 598 is just right.

Lilith said before that the game will be charged on a buyout basis and will not launch a collector's edition or deluxe edition gift pack.

Therefore, whether or not you buy the figures does not affect the content of the game. This can only be regarded as a bundled sale voluntarily chosen by players, which is different from the collector's edition or deluxe edition of the game.

Everyone picked up the figures carefully, observed them closely, and praised them highly.

Some people already want to scan the code to pay directly. After all, they are old players of the Against Heaven game and they still have confidence in the quality of the new Against Heaven game.

“There is no need to rush to place an order now, as we have prepared a series of promotional activities for the new game.

"It's not too late to decide after everyone has participated in the event." Gu Fan persuaded them hypocritically.

"There are also promotional activities? It seems that Against the Heavens really takes this new game very seriously!"

Everyone was a little surprised, because although Against the Heaven’s Horizon had done some publicity for new games before and had some very groundbreaking marketing cases, generally speaking there were not many such activities.

Gu Fan turned on the computer and entered a URL.

Everyone came over to take a look, and saw that the opened web page was the download page of a certain program, which was divided into different download channels such as mobile phones and computers.

And on the background of the webpage, there was a dynamic video of Elliot.

She was sitting lazily in a chair, reading a book, just like the figurine. From time to time, she would turn the pages, stretch, or look up at the screen, with a faint smile on her lips.

The scene suddenly became a little quiet. It must be said that when a virtual character that is already very beautiful is transformed from a motionless figurine into a movable image, the impact it brings to people at first glance is still very strong.

"Is this a...dynamic wallpaper?" Hou Ji asked.

"No." Zhuge Jun corrected, "This is the desktop... Oh, partner!"

In fact, his first reaction was to say "desktop pet". After all, desktop pet programs have a long history. But this is a person after all, not a pet, so it is inappropriate to say this.

It is more appropriate to call it "Desktop Elf" or "Desktop Companion".

However, their functions are similar.

They all add an additional animated image on the desktop to give feedback on certain user operations and even allow for a certain degree of communication.

Judging from the introduction on the official page, this Arios, which can be installed and placed on the desktop, is obviously very powerful.

Of course, such a program requires a lot of resources to be called.

So when she runs it on a computer, it may have certain requirements for computer configuration and may cause lag. On a mobile phone, you have to enter a separate program.

(End of this chapter)