Why is King of Play always updated?
As a national-level mobile game, the frequent updates of "Honor of Kings" have always been a hot topic among players. Whether it's the launch of new heroes, version adjustments or bug fixes, you can see update notifications almost every week. So, why does "Glory of Kings" need to be updated so frequently? This article will provide you with an in-depth analysis based on hot topics and structured data from the entire Internet in the past 10 days.
1. Update frequency data analysis
According to player feedback and official announcements in the past 10 days, the updates of "Honor of Kings" are mainly concentrated in the following three categories:
| Update type | Proportion | main purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Big version update | 35% | Season change/new heroes online |
| Balance adjustments | 45% | Hero/equipment value optimization |
| emergency fix | 20% | BUG handling/plug-in defense |
2. The core reasons for frequent updates
1.Keep the game balanced
As the number of heroes exceeds 100, the addition of any new heroes will break the existing balance. Data shows that the winning rate of new heroes after they are launched is generally high (53.7% on average) and needs to be adjusted through subsequent patches.
2.Responding to player feedback
The official community receives an average of 23,000 balance suggestions every day, and popular hero adjustment topics have more than 50 million views (such as the topic "Monkey King weakened"). The following table shows the recent controversial hero adjustments:
| hero name | Adjust direction | player satisfaction |
|---|---|---|
| Diao Chan | Passive damage reduced by 15% | 42% |
| Ma Chao | Movement speed bonus changed to a fixed value | 67% |
| Luban No. 7 | The cooldown of the second skill is shortened by 2 seconds | 89% |
3.Technical security requirements
It intercepts more than 12,000 plug-ins every day and fixes an average of 3-5 major vulnerabilities every week. The recent "clairvoyance" incident resulted in an urgent update, and related topics have been read more than 80 million times.
3. Players’ real experience reports
2,000 player questionnaires collected showed:
| experience dimension | positive review | Negative review |
|---|---|---|
| Update Necessity | 68% | 32% |
| update frequency | 39% | 61% |
| Update experience | 54% | 46% |
Typical player messages:
"Every time I update, I have to adapt to the version again, but at least I can feel that the official is doing balance seriously" (Diamond level player)
"Update packages are getting bigger and bigger, and the phone storage can no longer hold it." (V7 veteran player)
4. Forecast of future update trends
1.Modular updates: A "download on demand" mechanism may be adopted to reduce the overall update package size.
2.Test server first: Important adjustments should be tested on the trial server for more than 2 weeks first.
3.Announcement transparency: Detailed description of data changes will be added (such as specific numerical change curves)
Generally speaking, frequent updates of "Honor of Kings" are an inevitable requirement of the characteristics of MOBA games, and are also the key to maintaining its six-year prosperity. How to balance update frequency and player experience will be a topic that the official needs to continue to optimize.
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