Chapter 72 - Whale Specific Card
The friendly aid feature achieved three different goals.
First, weaker players will be able to clear some levels that they can’t clear themselves with the aid of stronger accounts. This presents itself as a stronger player carrying the weaker one, and in turn the weaker player will feel as though they weren’t playing alone, making the game feel more social, and increasing the player retention of weaker players.
Second, stronger players with stronger cards achieve an advertising effect, showing everyone on their friends list how strong the card is, incentivising other players to spend money in game as well.
Third, the non-playing players will naturally flock to the stronger whales, flooding them with friend requests. This makes the stronger players feel a great sense of satisfaction, further encouraging them to spend more money.
These three points are key to the profitability and retention of I Am MT. And a simple “friendly aid” system allowed for the best possible result using the least amount of resources possible, without the need of any co-op mode, achieving the three aforementioned points.
Hyping up using the animated series, free downloads, as well as inviting friends allowed I Am MT’s user base to spread far and wide into the circles of the younger population.
And the paying players will maintain at about ten percent.
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Elder Sister, Nosuke Shinsuke, Huntress, Cannon Lady, Winter… He pretty much had all of the rare cards, and even had duplicates for quite a few of them.
Wen Lingwei was speechless, “You’re outrageous! All these cards are wasted on you!”
Zhao Zihao scratched his head, “Sigh, I’ve drawn a bunch of them and I haven’t spent the time looking into them, it would’ve been better to come here for advice.”
Jia Peng said, “Senior, give him some tips.”
Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes, “Why would I embarrass myself in front of the owner?”
Chen Mo looked at Zhao Zihao’s cards and asked, “What type of strategy are you going for?”
Zhao Zihao was shocked, “What type of strategy? Just give me the best one you have!”
Chen Mo said, “There isn’t really a best strategy, all of them have their strengths and weaknesses. Whatever, since you have so many good cards, may as well go for the “Unmatched Pro” strategy.”
Chen Mo explained as he put the strategy together.
“The Unmatched Pro strategy is like a love story, consisting of Elder Sister, Cannon Lady, Shinsuke, and Winter. These four characters provide a high amount of firepower and burst damage. It’s a waste of an Elder Sister to not use this strategy.
“As your who you should bring as your fifth, because your leadership stat isn’t high enough, you’ll have to consider that later. You probably could consider Blood Elf Mage, Shaman or maybe Waning Moon. Depends if you’re more conservative or more liberal.[1]”
Jia Peng had his hand on his forehead, “There are all free gifts. The team of a real whale!”
Zhao Zihao nodded, “Sure, I’ll play with this strategy for now. I’ll level up these cards at the meanwhile too.”
Wen Lingwei scowled, “Why do you say that this strategy is’ the best? How could the four most overpowered cards on the same team not be the best strategy?”
Chen Mo said, “There isn’t a best strategy, the cards have strengths and weaknesses.”
Chan Xiuya asked, “Well, could you recommend a more approachable strategy?”
Wen Lingwei nodded, “Yeah, it’d be better if it could destroy the “Unmatched Pro” strategy.”
Chen Mo was speechless, “Why would I let you peasants bully a whale? Will I be making money then?”
TL note:[1] In playstyle, not politically