At the end of November, the players of COG suddenly realized a problem.
It seemed that the map, COG, was not going to be updated.
The author of this map was very diligent. There would be some small changes to the balance of the values every other week. Occasionally, there would be major changes to the gameâs mechanism and map layout, so that players could often play new content.
With the help of many Chinese players, the Chinese players in China were able to play the latest Chinese version of the COG map as soon as possible.
However, they did not know when it started, but the update of the map, COG, had completely stopped. There were no changes to the gameâs mechanics or new heroes, and even the balancing of the game had stopped.
The players were puzzled. What was going on? This didnât seem like Clive Lehmannâs style.
Could it be that he had encountered some kind of force majeure and had given up on this map?
Many people were discussing it.
Soon, under the pressing of the foreign players, Clive Lehman announced the latest news of COG on his social media site.
Actually, he didnât hide it on purpose. It was probably because he had been busy for a while, so he didnât update his social media homepage.
In the latest social media update, Clive Lehmann announced that he had reached a partnership with GA to make COG an independent game that wasnât attached to Warcraft, and it was expected to meet players early next year.
This news not only caused a huge uproar among the foreign players, but it also naturally spread to China.
There was a post on Warcraftâs official forum that discussed COG that went up by more than 300 posts in one day, becoming the hottest post of the day.
âThe creator of COG said that he wanted to make it an independent game? Are you trying to draw a line between you and Warcraft?â
âHow do we draw the line? Too many of the heroes in COG came from Warcraft, is he planning on redoing them all?â
âHeâs working with an GA! GA is such a big company, whatâs so difficult about making a small map like this?â
âThatâs right, this time, COG has finally found a Big Shot. At least, with the support of the GA, there wonât be any problems with research and development funds and technology. Coupled with Romanâs creativity, I feel like COG is really on the right track.â
âCOG is indeed fun. I think itâs even more fun than the PvP mode in Warcraft.â
âYeah, I think so too. COG can be said to be a completely new game. Even though a part of the gameplay is derived from Chenghai 3c, the balance and map have been greatly improved. Itâs already a unique style.â
âI have a lot of friends who bought Warcraft just to play this map. They wonât even look at the battle mode.â
âWhy isnât there any movement from Chen Mo? COG is a Warcraft map, Chen Mo should have the copyright, right?â
âI donât know. Chen Mo didnât believe me at all. I wonder what heâs been busy with. If the GA wants to continue with their previous image as a COG character, theyâll definitely have to buy the copyright from Chen Mo. Since neither side is saying anything, itâs likely that they havenât come to an agreement. â
âIf I were Chen Mo, I wouldnât sell it. Iâm angry, without Warcraft, where would the cogs come from? In the end, he forgot his roots and turned around to run away with the rich GA. â
âAlright, save it. Whatâs the use of being angry? Other Omega have their own art team, at worst they can just redo the entire game, whatâs the big deal. â
âHey, Mo on Weibo.â
âWhatâs the use Mo? Chen Mo canât do anything about this!â
âForget it. No matter what, letâs just wait for the release of COGâs game.â
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Chen Mo had received at least a few hundred private messages and comments in the past two days, all of them asking about COG.
Chen Mo didnât reveal his plans for League of Legends, so he ignored all the messages and comments.
After all, it wasnât the right time to reveal the game yet, and it wouldnât do him any good.
In the studio.
The development of League of Legends had entered the second stage. The map, terrain, various map elements, and mechanisms were all completed. The heroes were also half completed, but some details of the experience still needed to be adjusted.
Although it was still a semi-finished product, he could already start the game with the GM tools. Playing League of Legends during break time had become a trend in the studio.
âF * ck, you old sneaky bastard, hiding in the grass and trying to trick me again, are you a dog? Iâm not done with you!â
âHurry up! That tower is about to fall. Someone go and touch it!â
âHahahaha, three against one and he was killed. Donât you know how to play?â
âYou guys stall them, Iâm going to steal the tower!â
Everyone was shouting excitedly after getting high from the fight. Fortunately, it was break time, otherwise these people might have been thrown out already.
Chen Mo felt like he had returned to the internet café from his previous life, and was surrounded by primary school students.
It was true that it looked stupid to shout when one was too engrossed in the game, but it also showed that the game was well done and the sense of immersion was very strong.
Of course, everyone was still in the xgbd stage, so their understanding of the minion line, defense tower, and hero lineup was basically zero.
Fortunately, Chen Mo had set five positions and all the Champions âattributes were slightly raised after the rune system was removed, so everyoneâs current formation was quite organized, and there were even people in charge of jungling.
Chen Mo also encouraged everyone to play more games as a test, so that they could fix anything that didnât make sense.
However, most of the players âdissatisfaction with the game was due to the balance of the heroes.
âManager, whatâs the use of Teemo? Every time I choose it as the top lane, I get despised! Itâs just a lucky charm!â
âThatâs right, manager. Why donât we change it to the skin of the eyes?â
âManager, isnât the ice Phoenix too weak? This skill uses up too much mana and this Q-skill canât hit anyone at all. No oneâs playing. â
âManager, isnât sister good luck a little too strong? Long arms, strong laning, and this ultimate move is an extremely large AoE, super long range AOE, no matter how you look at it, itâs a bit too overpowered. â
âManager, can you cut the robotâs hook in half ...â
Chen Moâs answer to these questions was simple,ââItâs fine. Thereâs nothing wrong with the attributes of these heroes. You think theyâre weak because youâre a noob.â
At first, everyone was very unconvinced, but after Chen Mo showed a 22-â 0-â 9 Teemo, everyone was convinced.
In particular, Qian Hua, who had been killed by the explosion while stepping on mushrooms, had left a huge psychological shadow on the hero Teemo.
There was also Zhao Yunting who complained about Blitzcrank being too strong. Chen Mo chose Vayne and adjusted Blitzcrankâs HP to 100000 and its Q-skill to 100000. Both of them were fully equipped.
In the end, the robot did not manage to hook Vayne even once.
From then on, no one complained about the heroâs poor balance.