After the re-education, I embarked on the project to revive Wagal.
I had completely closed the entrance to the World of Arseria for two weeks.
– Bang, bang, bang – “Open the door, NoName!!!”
– “Na-me, is this right?”
– “Haru, how much are we in the red every time you close the door…?”
– “Looks like it’s a sign that Wagal is really going to go down the drain.”
– “If even Na-me can’t be revived, then it can’t be helped.”
Naturally, there was an enormous backlash among the users, and the sentiment that they would quit the game surfaced.
From the company’s perspective, losing customers forever was terrifying, but it was a necessary step for a better future.
In exchange, we opened a tournament server and planned pro events without fail every day to increase the influx of esports viewers.
Although it was a rather harsh schedule for the pros, they were very eager to meet fans after so long.
“We will integrate Wagal into the Resonance Engine within two weeks.”
“Then shall we set the remastering scope at each department and show it to Na-me again?”
“How long will you keep just planning like the former director? Do you not know what Wagal’s problems are right now?”
“I do know.”
“Are the users saying that the map is strange? That the graphics are outdated and there’s unfair design for one team?”
“Those opinions were in the minority. The graphic issues seem to be resolvable by switching to the Resonance Engine.”
“What about ASI interaction and communication?”
“No problem.”
“Fix only the issues like delays, lag, glitches, matchmaking algorithms, and individual class game contribution issues. Don’t needlessly change things that were already fine. And tell the developers to apply first and report later, allowing them to work based on their judgment.”
“Interdepartmental cooperation could become very difficult, is that okay?”
“No, during these two weeks, we won’t be operating like that. Each team leader will form teams by project units, finding whoever they need to work on the tasks. After a month of re-education, everyone knows who is who now, right?”
The expressions of the department heads, including the director, darkened.
Chaos would surely ensue.
If employees were needed for different projects, disputes over recruiting talent could break out.
That’s why I set a minimum principle.
“I’ll do a one-for-one exchange. If you give me one person, I’ll give you one back.”
Here, if the employees want, they can voluntarily participate in two or more projects.
Still, for the lacking manpower…
“Director, you’re a former developer, right? Plus, many of you here are veterans with game development experience. If a fight breaks out, you managers will have to step in and resolve it yourself.”
“Us, directly…?”
“This is a kind of war. The enemy soldiers are already climbing the walls right in front of us. Whether you throw stones in this chaotic scene or drag reluctant soldiers, delivering results is your responsibility. The moment we fall, everyone here dies.”
With 1.8 trillion spent, there were no looks that said they wouldn’t cut us.
The necks of the top executives and managers with a significant background were soon on the line.
“For these two weeks, I will work as an employee of Wearsoft, not as the CEO of Janjeol. So let’s all give it our best. I will remain in the refactoring department, so feel free to come to me without notice if you need anything.”
*
NoName, having purged all the employees who were eating away at the company, rose to the position of king of Wearsoft with a 100% approval rating.
[WareSoft Community]
[Welcome NoName avatar to realityㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Breaking News) The CEO appeared at the development headquarters!!!]
[Na-me Na-me is so prettyㅎㅎ]
[Fields Medal winner is doing physics engine programming // what the heck?]
[I regretted saying I’d work overtime yesterday… I feel like I can’t get out of the capsule]
[Not two years, not two months, but two weeks? Na-me, I want to live.]
[I’m too anxious to leave work…ㅋㅋㅋ]
Na-me cleared out the break space in the development department and installed electronic boards everywhere.
When problems even the AI couldn’t solve emerged.
“Na-me, here, the open-world celestial program has the Resonance set to 1.301 parsecs instead of 1.3 parsecs, and it seems there’s an error with this. How should we fix this—”
“Just a moment.”
After sitting in a lotus position and thinking for a few seconds, Na-me produced a 20-line algorithm in less than a minute.
“We don’t have time so ask the AI about the comments. Next.”
“Oh, yes… thank you!”
Day by day, potion flasks stacked up in the cubic igloo.
A staff member preparing to leave at 6 in the morning couldn’t hold back his curiosity and subtly asked Na-me.
“When do you sleep, Na-me?”
“I took a nap earlier.”
“What about food…?”
“I use this potion.”
Clink clank.
Na-me casually shook the flask.
“That’s bad for your health! You’re still young, you need to take care of yourself!”
“Even though my cortisol levels rise usually, it’s okay when I use Dreaming Mode. Here is the texture copy algorithm. Get the D-4 AI to work on this and go home.”
The notion of going home wasn’t much either.
Wearsoft employees logged out of the virtual reality and went straight to sleep inside the capsules.
Concerns from family members about whether she was an exploitative boss were many.
“Take it slowly, you know?”
“Mom, Na-me was logged in for 20 hours yesterday and today it’s already 22 hours. I feel too pressured to only work 12 hours a day.”
There was no room left to write in the community, so the regeneration rate had significantly declined.
Moreover, the imposing presence of Na-me couldn’t be ignored.
Whenever Na-me’s unfathomable golden eyes flashed, everyone, from the bottom staff to the directors, swallowed hard as if standing in front of a tiger.
[This is ridiculous. Moved all 23 maps in two days.]
[Fixing all the sound bugs that piled up during that timeㅠㅠㅠ]
[Moving game engines >>> moving mountains]
[If Egyptians worked like this, they would have over a thousand pyramids by now]
[Come back to my cute Na-me, this avatar is way too scaryㅠㅠ]
[Hah… My team leader has taken on another project from Na-me]
[NoNa-me is a malignant genius ← only throws projects on the brink of possibility, so I have to do it reluctantly]
[Is the boss’s health okay? I can’t sleep even with the Dream Capsule, so I feel dizzy.]
On top of that, Na-me failed to complete the remastering within the two weeks set.
“Let’s just do it for two more days and then go on vacation.”
From now on, development would proceed in a one-person dictatorship under NoName.
Innovative and user-friendly ideas from the developers began to blend into the game, but it was still a big mess.
Only after Na-me played Wagal directly and finalized the detailed adjustments did the day come for the World of Arseria to launch on the Resonance platform.
[Resonance: World of Arseria (new!)]
[Patch Notes]
– Improved the unfair and slow matchmaking system and algorithms.
– Adjusted the balance of each class and contributed to gaming fun.
– Added items and characteristics to solve impossible match-up problems on the battlefield.
– Established a dedicated monitoring department for reporting and sanction systems.
– Solved skill effect and visibility problems.
– Introduced new engines to solve network and frame drop issues.
– Modified the Story Mode UI/UX.
– Fixed 892 bugs with known activation conditions.
– Added a ceiling (confirmed purchase system) and beginner settlement support system.
– Added two new battlefields (Wilhelm Village, Rapavnk).
– Addressed game-play related issues. (+View more 86)
– Addressed game launch related issues. (+View more 39)
Developer Comment: We have taken just one step out of ten, so there are still many deficiencies. But they say even a water droplet can make a hole in stone if it hits long enough. Wearsoft will continuously break through the boulders blocking the fun of our players.
-NoName, CEO of Waresoft-
The judgment lay with the masses.
*
Under Na-me’s leadership, the newly reborn Wagal quietly opened its doors again.
The CEO instructed to quietly keep it all quiet.
Of course, it was permissible to go viral through personal social media—rather encouraged.
“Never raise expectations from the start. And if an old company like Wearsoft claims it’s good, it will only provoke backlash among users.”
When internet memes spill over to mainstream entertainers, it’s like a death knell.
Viral marketing was like a tsunami that quietly unfolded beneath the surface, only to hit the public hard at an unexpected moment.
That said, the marketing department wasn’t idle either.
They scoured every community on the internet, even digging up dissatisfaction opinions.
Valid feedback would be passed on to the relevant departments, and for so-called “unreasonable negativity,” all kinds of algorithmic tricks would be applied to bury those posts in the abyss.
It wasn’t forming public opinion, so they thought this meant public manipulation wasn’t a crime.
However, marketing was such a chaotic affair that no one knew when or how it would blow up.
And then, out of nowhere, World of Arseria began surfacing.
The manager of the Wearsoft Instagram account.
He uploaded a side-by-side post featuring the charismatic blonde Na-me from the virtual reality company and the frail, worn-out look of the black-haired Na-me emerging from the capsule.
“Why do I need a photo of myself coming out of the capsule,” Na-me had sent back annoyingly.
[WareSoft Official]
(CEO NoName vs Real NoName.jpg)
Who do you prefer?
[Likes: 20,466,114]
[Comments: 309,593, view all]
– Sickly kawaiiii!!!
– NoName is really a goddess.
– Is the one on the left NoName avatar? Wow, so beautiful and cool!
– All CEOs should wear blonde avatars like Na-me to work.
– Does Wearsoft work in VR? That’s so enviable.
– I’m so excited about how Na-me will change Wagal… wait, it’s already released?
Na-me had overlooked something.
The public only knew that Na-me had become the CEO of Janjeol, but they didn’t know about her daily life.
A woman surrounded by piles of paperwork flipping her extravagant bangs.
A girl with pale skin, bowing her head, as if she were anemic.
The algorithms spread the post widely due to the stunning contrast contained in the single image.
And then, the true colors of World of Arseria were revealed.
[Wearsoft hiding 900 bugs vs Na-me fixing all 900 bugs][95]
(Arseria update list.jpg)
They had 900 bugs? Those filthy little brats…
But NoName isn’t crazy? Hahaha!
Is this a result that can come out in just two weeks?
Honestly, I wasn’t too surprised when she won the Fields Medal, but this is just amazing.
I deleted World of Arseria, should I redownload it?
[Comments]
– Hurry up and try Wagal, it’s a completely different game.
– Seriously, the comfort level is on another dimension, LOL.
– How could a Korean forget about rice soup?
– Rice soup game confirmed, LOL.
– NoName ← God of team play.
– Suddenly there’s a huge influx, I guess SNS influence is big.
[Is the healer fun…? Can the healer carry…?][275]
(The healer six sleeping.gif)
Now, it’s not just NoName’s forced carry; healers can also truly carry, right?
While mindless healing has decreased, there’s more CC and healers are becoming a bit more versatile.
Still, assassins are just as scary, but it’s also possible to be a bait and lay traps.
[Comments]
– NoName started as a healer, and now she buffed healers, damn.
– No, there are many other fun things now.
– Try playing a speed charging tank. All the dealers and healers run away, LOL.
– I don’t quite know the balance yet, but it’s fun, acknowledged.
– Balance patches will likely be adjusted as they test it out.
– They patched the archer invis ceiling bug.
– How much did they press the developers to get this done? Hahaha!
[The God of Gods broadcasting has started!!!][385]
(NoName Twish/V-tube simultaneous streaming link)
It seems like she’s reading the patch updates she made so far.
Current broadcast summary:
– The new story mode for World of Arseria will be released in January next year.
– Going forward, Wagal will be patched in a way that benefits masters of each class.
– Absolute matchups between classes will be maintained, but there are no absolutes in one-on-ones.
– Healers can now break assassins’ heads; super plays encouraged.
– I’ve already tested everything possible with all classes, so don’t whine.
– If you disagree, join in (Challenger rank or above, password: two random numbers: ).
[Comments]
– Is this now God of Gods? LOL.
– What’s going on? Is NoName arguing with the viewers?
– Are you really keeping calm?
– ???: If you win, you’ll get buffed.
– This is genuinely crazy, hahahaha!!!
– Resurrecting Wagal in two weeks? NoName is a legend…
– A CEO directly balancing patches, what a crazy game!!!
