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Chapter 151 Legendary Cards and Traces

Tang Yao ignored Si Jinliang's hesitant look and returned to her seat with her head down in thought.

to be frank.

Designing cards isn't difficult, and determining the mechanics isn't difficult either.

Tang Yao is here now, just like what is said in the movie "Hou Lang", all the wealth accumulated by mankind for thousands of years, all the knowledge, insights, wisdom and art have been opened up layer by layer, and she can enjoy them to her heart's content.

But opening this gift is easy...using it is not.

Don’t say anything else.

Hearthstone is not just about designing cards and determining game mechanics. It fully leverages the advantages of online games and is a comprehensive experience that integrates multiple elements.

For example, the special effects when appearing.

Most orange cards in Hearthstone have impressive card appearance animations, and the exaggerated ones are often accompanied by shocking sound effects and dazzling lights and shadows.

This visual and auditory impact is not only cool, but also enhances the player's sense of immersion and accomplishment.

I guess many players couldn't hold back when they heard the phrase "growth, life, happiness, and friends".

Just like when a fast break player hears the words 'We are going to get rich'... there is a high probability that he will suffer a cardiac arrest.

This kind of experience is difficult to provide in physical TCG.

The reason why video games can replace table games is that they can create a unique immersive experience for players through multiple impacts of vision, hearing and emotion.

Blizzard has made TCGs before.

WOW TCG is just like that. However, its sales performance kept declining and it could not bring huge revenue to Blizzard, so it was eventually abandoned.

And Hearthstone is the one that replaced it.

There is also the blessing of the Warcraft worldview.

Hearthstone's success is largely due to its reliance on the huge IP of World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft has accumulated decades of worldviews, characters, and stories, all of which provide rich material and emotional resonance for Hearthstone.

Tang Yao couldn't replicate this.

Finally, there is interaction and social interaction... ladder rankings, battles with friends, and arena mode.

These designs are necessary and can make the game more interesting.

So besides the cards, there are many other things that need to be considered and addressed.

But no matter what...cards are the basis of everything.

The rules have been set.

At the same time, the cards were finalized.

Then she won’t have to think about it alone next time... after all, she is the boss.

How can I finish the work?

At least give some to other people.

So whether it is the construction of the world view, the confirmation of the overall art style, or how to give these cards appropriate special effects.

These can all be brainstormed.

As long as she can figure out the underlying structure of the game, these problems can always be solved.

Think of this.

Tang Yao breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out a chair and sat down, ready to start the "reproduction" project.

But before we begin.

She suddenly remembered something interesting...

Following the trajectory of her previous life.

In the early days of mobile games, card games were almost an unavoidable theme, such as Tang Yao’s previous life, I was called MT, Dota Legend, etc. Even Onmyoji is a turn-based + card game.

But now we already have FGO, and the two-dimensional mobile game has already set a good example. If other manufacturers want to compete in plot, story and character design, they will have to face FGO head-on.

And when "Dou Pai" comes out... if card games want to compete in gameplay, they will have to face "Dou Pai".

Simply copying and plagiarizing will not work.

Even if it works.

Tang Yao might not let them snatch the players away.

After all, when it comes to update speed... other planners are not as fast as her.

For example, FGO, she has long been thinking about the 1.6 and 1.7 plots that completely transformed the game.

As for "Dou Pai", its public beta version reached Blackrock Mountain.

But there are still many well-received expansion packs such as the League of Explorers, Journey to Un'Goro, and Knights of the Frozen Throne.

In this case, relying on copying and imitating to grab players?

Dreaming.

So Tang Yao is very curious. When the path of imitation is blocked, will other manufacturers start to cut into more segmented gameplay and markets, and will they go in the direction of mobileization of medium and heavy gameplay?

If so.

That would be interesting...

"Yao...why are you smiling so happily?"

At this time.

Li Xue's voice rang out, interrupting Tang Yao's thoughts.

Tang Yao came back to her senses and looked at Li Xue, who was standing in front of her holding a cup. Her smile had not yet completely faded.

She blinked and said mysteriously, "Nothing, just thought of something interesting."

"So how was the rental yesterday?"

When Li Xue heard this, she didn't ask any further questions. She smoothed her skirt and sat down elegantly, with her legs together and slightly tilted to one side, while taking a sip of the steaming instant coffee.

"I've already rented it. Same complex, Building C, 12th floor."

Tang Yao replied, then smiled and said, "But speaking of which, Miss Li, I thought you would come with me to look at houses... but I didn't expect you to even show up."

"Feel sorry."

Li Xue paused after hearing this, slowly put down the cup she was holding, and placed it on her well-proportioned long legs. A hint of apology appeared on her delicate face: "I didn't expect my father to call me back for dinner. I was originally planning to accompany you..."

Tang Yao joked, "No matter what, you have to compensate me, right?"

"..."

When Li Xue heard this and looked at the smile on Tang Yao's pretty face, she knew she was joking.

So she directly picked up the coffee she was holding, handed it over, and jokingly said, "Then I'll give you a sip as compensation."

"...Does it have to be so cheap?"

Tang Yao glanced at the coffee and gave Li Xue a blank look.

but.

She finally reached for the coffee and took a sip.

The bitter taste melts in the mouth.

...There wasn't much of a flavor. After all, it was just instant coffee, and Tang Yao didn't like coffee; she preferred tea.

the other side.

Li Xue didn't seem to expect that Tang Yao didn't dislike it at all... She looked at the faint lip print left by Tang Yao on the rim of the cup, then looked at Tang Yao's cherry blossom-pink lips, and was slightly startled. Her soft face seemed to be stained with a hint of blush.

But she soon realized: "From now on, if you want to drink it, just drink it directly. I will make it."

"Well, thank you."

Tang Yao handed the cup back to her and said jokingly, "I received your compensation."

"..."

Li Xue didn't say anything. She held the cup and gently rubbed the rim with her fingertips. There seemed to be a little trace of cherry blossom color left there.

She picked up the cup inconspicuously and took another sip of coffee, with a faint trace of lipstick just covering it.

Next.

The two chatted for a few more minutes and then started to do their respective work.

After all, there are still a lot of things to do in the studio. I was about to relax on holiday the day before yesterday, but now I can't relax.

Tang Yao quickly immersed herself in card design.

Li Xue handled daily affairs and occasionally had to leave to interview people.

Tang Yao was not joking when she said she would be the manager.

She is now setting up the finance and human resources departments.

There are many job seekers.

Tang Yao also took a quick look at the applicants' information and gave Li Xue some suggestions on the department framework.

But the main focus is still on her.

So Li Xue is very busy.

Although her office was next to Tang Yao's, they didn't have much time to communicate.

the other side.

Tang Yao's entire mind was on "Dou Pai", and those famous cards began to transform into words one by one.

and.

Tang Yao even made special classifications.

soon.

Tang Yao listed all the legendary cards.

However, some cards will be released with the same name later, so you need to make a choice.

For example, the Red Dragon Queen... The most classic Red Dragon Queen can only spray heroes, reducing the hero's health to 15 points, but later it was changed to allow her to spray at will, but can only cause 8 points of damage.

In the end, Tang Yao still focuses on the old version of the Red Dragon Queen.

For example, Malygos later became the Weaver.

This is mainly due to the changing environment. As an online game, Hearthstone has been updated for a long time, making the entire game more and more complicated and more and more difficult to control. The core series is a disguised reprint of cards, allowing designers to control the core series according to the cards to be released, and control the strength of each profession within a certain range.

It is also to allow some wild cards to return.

But now...it's obviously not here yet.

The game isn't out yet.

Therefore, Tang Yao is not in a hurry to use core cards to replace classic and basic cards.

The sound of typing on the keyboard continued.

Occasionally.

Tang Yao would also lower her head, pick up the pressure-sensitive pen, and draw a few strokes to draw a schematic diagram of the appearance special effects of some cards that impressed her.

As for whether it will be used later, that’s another matter.

She was very fast, at noon.

The legendary cards are basically finished.

Tang Yao looked at the results of her morning work, smiled, leaned back, raised her arms and stretched hard, her mature, plump and soft lines becoming more and more prominent.

But because I was sitting in the last row, no one else could see it.

After relaxing her body a little, she subconsciously leaned forward to pick up the cup.

Then she picked up Li Xue's cup.

Well, the coffee is full again.

Tang Yao remembered that Li Xue seemed to have run to the tea room three times... and she was so engrossed in writing the plan that she didn't even think of pouring water herself, perhaps because of Li Xue's behavior in the morning.

I drank it this morning anyway.

And Li Xue seemed to be drinking from the same cup...the two of them kept drinking from the same cup.

However, neither of them seemed to think there was anything inappropriate about this intimate behavior.

Tang Yao finally reacted at this moment. She held the still warm coffee... and found a faint red mark on the edge of the cup facing her, and was slightly startled.

Li Xue wears makeup most of the time, but it is very light makeup.

But I will still wear lipstick no matter how light it is.

And now it seems...her lipstick isn't very waterproof.

Tang Yao looked down at the faint marks on the rim of the cup, and a subtle feeling arose in her heart.

Saying.

Her lip color is really nice...it's translucent and looks soft.

As Tang Yao thought about it, she picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee.

The bitter taste still melts in my mouth.

But I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

This time the coffee doesn't seem as bitter as before.

"Tang Yao..."

Li Xue's voice suddenly rang out.

She stretched out her voice and complained, "Why are there so many things?"

Tang Yao suddenly came back to her senses, dispelled the strange thoughts in her mind, turned around with the cup in her hand, looked at her elder sister who seemed to be exhausted, and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work."

Li Xue pulled out a chair and sat down: "...It's really hard work, you have to compensate me!"

Tang Yao heard her return her words from the morning exactly as they were, and smiled as she handed over the cup: "Yes."

"Thank you."

Li Xue reached out to take it, said thank you, and took a sip naturally.

And when she put down the cup, the red marks that had been very faint because of Tang Yao... completely disappeared.

Tang Yao looked at Li Xue's particularly rosy ears and blinked.

(End of this chapter)