400: New version will be launched tomorrow

“That’s so true! If the opponent is bad, it’s bearable, but if there are a few show-off, incompetent players on your team, it’s truly a disaster.”

“Only those who have experienced it understand that pain.

Teammates get overconfident, they don’t know anything but still want to play recklessly.”

“I only have one thing to say: please release KaiSa quickly! I’m really having a hard time waiting!”

“Please, please go online quickly. She’s such a beautiful woman, we’re all eager to see what she looks like in the game!”

“Exactly, exactly. If she’s so beautiful in person, but her in-game model is ugly, we’ll really abandon the game!”

Many fans and netizens rushed to the League of Legends official Weibo to urge and ask: When will KaiSa be available online?

Because before this, Aoyou Tianxia Game Company had already released KaiSa’s character background setting.

This naturally made players even more excited!

Who wouldn’t be tempted by such a new character with stunning looks?

Don’t some people play games just for fun?

And seeing beautiful character designs naturally improves one’s mood, and even makes one’s operations a bit more enthusiastic!

...

Xu Lian was actually aware of these comments urging updates on the official Weibo!

To be precise, he was informed by others.

Lin Weixin noticed the explosive comments on the official Weibo and specifically came to Xu Lian to tell him about it.

After all, before, when Lin Weixin saw the video of KaiSa and Xu Lian embracing, her emotions were no less intense than Qin Feixu’s.

For her, if it weren't for Xu Lian's help back then, perhaps she wouldn't be working at Aoyou Tianxia now.

So, for Xu Lian, she not only felt gratitude but also harbored a little secret crush.

On weekdays, whatever Xu Lian instructed, she would complete it with special care!

This time, she was also very curious about how many game players that girl who tightly embraced Xu Lian could attract!

Unexpectedly, when she looked, she was directly shocked—the popularity exploded!

It was precisely because she noticed this that she specifically came to Xu Lian to talk about this matter on Weibo.

When Xu Lian heard how eagerly players were anticipating KaiSa, he immediately nodded and told the team to release the new hero.

Since everyone was waiting, they might as well take advantage of the momentum.

This would not only boost the game's popularity but also be a win-win situation!

Just as netizens were still clamoring on the official Weibo, they suddenly discovered a new message popped up—

Aoyou Tianxia Game Company officially released an update preview!

【Aoyou Tianxia League of Legends: New version online tomorrow! New hero KaiSa officially debuts with exquisite skins, please stay tuned~ Her skill tutorial video has also been updated, click to watch...】

This Weibo post contained very basic content!

But it was precisely such a seemingly ordinary official Weibo post that, once released, directly ignited the Weibo comment section!

All because this new hero called KaiSa, just released by League of Legends, excited countless players.

Especially after watching the skill demonstration video.

Many people wished they could play it right now!

The next day.

Aoyou Tianxia Company headquarters.

As Xu Lian walked into the building, Qin Feixu greeted him.

“President Xu, League of Legends' new hero KaiSa has caused traffic to explode, the attention is too high!” Qin Feixu said as she walked.

She continued, “But currently, the game’s revenue sources are really limited, with only selling skins as an option. Although the number of players has surged, the company hasn’t earned much money.”

“If this continues, League of Legends might just become a project with popularity but no profit.”

In Qin Feixu’s opinion, playing games is for fun, but as an operating company, it must aim for profit, not to do charity!

Don't underestimate the huge investment in setting up a server, which also requires continuous maintenance and updates.

But if it consistently operates at a loss, who would be willing to put in so much effort?

Isn't this working oneself to death and still not getting any appreciation?

Initially, League of Legends' popularity wasn't too strong, and Qin Feixu didn't think much of it, planning to stabilize development first and then talk about profitability once it became popular.

But now the situation has changed!

There are still no obvious ways to make money.

Relying solely on skin sales is far from enough for the popularity of this phenomenal game; it's simply a waste of resources!

If it continues to develop like this, let alone employees, even the core backbone of the project team will waver.

Look at Dungeon & Fighter and crossfire next door; it didn't matter if they were free at first, look at how much revenue they brought to the company later!

Previously, when League of Legends wasn't very popular, the team didn't pay much attention to these comparisons.

Now that it's popular, if they don't start thinking about how to monetize, it's estimated that many people will soon seek greener pastures!

Don't look at how strong their skills and capabilities are.

If they can't produce results or make money, the company can't keep them as idle workers indefinitely.

Under this kind of pressure, who can truly relax?

So the entire project team decided to collectively report the problem to Qin Feixu, requesting her to quickly come up with a feasible plan so that League of Legends could also contribute revenue to the company.

But Qin Feixu herself was at a loss.

So she could only wait for Xu Lian to return and ask him for guidance—she knew very well that whenever she couldn't solve something, asking Xu Lian usually provided the answer!

“Profit?” Xu Lian smiled after listening, “Actually, I mentioned before that League of Legends doesn’t primarily aim to profit from the game itself, but rather to leverage external opportunities to create value!”

He then patiently explained to Qin Feixu, “League of Legends is essentially a game that emphasizes fair competition. All items in the game do not affect competitive balance; they are just for aesthetics.

It is precisely because of this that the game can attract more loyal players.”

This is inherently a game purely based on skill and teamwork; if you want to spend money to become stronger, that path simply won't work.

Naturally, there's no motivation to spend money.

Of course, there are indeed players who fall in love with a certain character because of a skin, and such examples are not uncommon.

But this does not mean that every character can generate widespread consumer interest.

It's quite normal for the number of paying players to be small.

When the project was first established, Xu Lian never intended to make a lot of money by selling skins or characters; his idea was to use the game's own influence to open up larger commercial channels!

“Are you talking about… the League of Legends professional league?” Qin Feixu seemed to suddenly understand something.

Indeed, before this, Aoyou Tianxia had already released rumors about preparing for the official League of Legends professional esports event.

During that period, the game's popularity instantly soared to a peak!

However, after the initial surge in popularity, the overall pace slowed down.

It wasn't that the company was dragging its feet, but rather that pushing too fast at that stage wouldn't have been effective, so they had to slow down.