– Mabinogi Chuseok LIVE TALK
Nexon’s representative online game ‘Mabinogi’ celebrated the Chinese New Year in 2022, and Director Min Kyung-hoon and content team leader Choi Dong-min had time to share the summer update status and future update direction with users as the first live communication broadcast.
Before the full-fledged broadcast, director Min Kyung-hoon said, “It’s Chuseok soon, so I wanted to surprise users in this way. I’m worried that it won’t be fun because it’s my first live broadcast. It’s my first time coming out like this. .
According to Director Min’s data, Mabinogi has undergone significant changes after the summer update. Compared to June when the new update was applied, the number of connected users doubled in July. Leader Choi analyzed, “In this update, there is also a multi-client blocking patch, so the indicator was expected to decrease a lot, but it is even more meaningful because it achieved remarkable results.”
The number of accumulated level 20,000 users increased by more than 170% due to the reorganization of the growth path and the addition of Arcana talent. The main stream was modified for smooth growth, but it can be seen as a result of new and returning users following the development team’s intentions safely. Before the update, it took more than a year to achieve only cumulative level 2, but after the update, the time required to achieve it has been greatly reduced to 45 to 60 hours.
In relation to this, Director Min said, “The deviation according to individual skill level will be constantly reorganized to create an environment where new and returning users can settle in more easily.” “The improvement of the main stream itself is disappointing. is currently being monitored and we plan to continuously improve it.”
The number of guild subscribers increased by 8 times, and the number of clearing 4 books of growth support increased by about 140 times from 0.2% to 21.6%. When viewers watched and asked, “Are you proud?” Director Min said, “I am more grateful than proud. I hope we can be proud together.”
The dungeon usage rate was about 355% of the dungeon’s Jin, 325% of the Grandmaster’s mission, 310% of the keeper of the door, 271% of the sulfur spider in the shadow world, 204% of the Mars music dungeon, and 198% of the bridge of Avalon. A striking indicator is the number of spiders caught in July, with a whopping 38,748,950 killed by users. Leader Choi said, “It is meaningful because it is an indicator that continues to rise when a lot of new users come in.”
Looking at the ratio of users’ arcana talent selection, the initial selection was much higher for Saint Body (17%) than for Elemental Knight (83%). Currently, Saint Body (56,85%) is showing high status as Elemental Knight (43.15%). This is analyzed as a situation in which Elemental Knight training has been completed and converted into a Saint Body.
Afterwards, an update plan was introduced. In the case of hanbok, which many users have requested in the chat window, you will not be able to see it this Chuseok. Director Min promised, “In the first half of the year, the development team poured everything into it and launched the summer update, so I couldn’t prepare a hanbok. I will try my best to meet you next time.”
Mabinogi plans to release an update in September under the theme of ‘a stepping stone for growth’. Leader Choi said, “In July and August, new and returning users, including many existing users, came to Mabinogi and grew rapidly. We will focus on the motivation to secure the equipment,” he explained.
According to the roadmap, ‘dyeing system improvement’, ‘convenience improvement’, ‘Halloween event’, and ’64-bit client support (test server)’ are waiting in September. When explaining the Halloween event, I had a moment to appreciate the BGM and the voice actors, and it got a good response enough to tell the cast members to be quiet.
Additional convenience improvements, 64-bit client (live server) will be introduced in October, and talent balancing will be adjusted with Talent Re:novarion S4 in November, auction house server integration, and adventurer seal reorganization will be introduced.
Director Min said, “Season 4 talent re:novation has already arrived. We are currently improving with the goal of improving usability and leveling up, but it can be difficult to show a satisfactory image at once. There may be some disappointments, but I hope you will trust and watch over us.”
It seems that December will be able to taste new battle content. As mentioned in the last showcase, the content is being designed with a relatively difficult difficulty so that users can utilize the current Arcana talent in various ways.
Leader Choi said, “It is expected that the need for high difficulty and additional growth will increase in December. You can further develop your Arcana talent through new dungeons. Please look forward to it as much as possible.” After that, the cast ended the first part by visiting the Mabinogi Fantasy Cafe, delivering news and reviews about users’ high-quality secondary creations, and official goods currently being prepared.
Part 2 started with content that directly searches for the keyword ‘mabinogi’ on the portal site. Depending on the update time, when you search for Mabinogi keywords, the atmosphere is very different, but I was looking forward to seeing what kind of posts would be on the main page.
The first content that caught my attention was YouTuber ‘Penguin Monster”s ‘Mabinogi Current Status after Controversy over Probability Manipulation’. Leader Choi said, “I’ve already seen the content. It’s a really painful memory. But I’m grateful that this whipping has made Mabinogi even more grown. We are developing it while being careful not to let this happen in the future.”
Next was ‘The Mabinogi Times’. The Mabinogi Times, which has been helping users for a long time, is sad to say that it will only support it until this year. Director Min said, “I personally received a lot of help. It’s a pity that it can only be used until this year. Thank you to the developers and I wish you good luck.”
Director Min was furious when he saw ‘Termination of Mabinogi service’ in a related search term. He frankly confessed, “Mabinogi will never terminate the service. You can rest assured. It’s a stable service, so I hope you don’t search for things like this.”
When I searched for Dongmin Choi from Mabinogi, a post from the D community appeared saying, “I am withdrawing my support for ‘Choi Dongmin’ as of today.” It was a content that contained absolute support for leader Dongmin Choi. Leader Choi expressed his gratitude, “Thank you very much. It’s dizzy, but I will work hard to meet expectations.”
Next, you searched for ‘Min Kyung-hoon Mabinogi’. As a result, posts contrary to leader Choi appeared, such as ‘Bad content that Director Min Kyung-hoon was involved in development’ and ‘Director Min Kyung-hoon’s past remarks’. Director Min said, “More than my work that showed me what I lacked. I will show you my efforts while improving step by step.”
Afterwards, Namu Wiki, which was conducted by several Nexon directors, such as Myung-Jin Yoon and Won-Ki Kang, was conducted with viewing contents. Director Min invited a special guest, saying, “It was my first time doing a live broadcast, so I didn’t think it would be fun, so I hired a YouTuber to work with.”
And Kang Won-ki, the director of Maple Story, made a surprise appearance. When I saw him with Carbonara Buldak Noodles, the chat window was filled with cheers such as “Wow!”, “Welcome to Wongi hyung”, and “It’s so funny to bring Buldak Noodles”.
Director Kang, who has grown into a skilled broadcaster, changed the atmosphere of the broadcast 180 degrees. His sensible progress in turning off the boring wooden wiki and having a talk made the chat window into a sea of laughter. As he ate Buldak-bokkeum-myeon, he boasted of his unique taste, saying, “The quantity seems to be too small. It disappeared after three chopsticks. I will eat one more.”
Director Kang and the cast communicated with chat window users. Obviously, since Director Kang joined, the Mabinogi development team showed a relaxed response. “How can I feed Buldak Fried Noodles”, “Don’t bother Choi Dong-min”, “No? The two bowls are already gone”, “Please collaborate with Pink Bean” and asked for various needs.
Director Kang said, “These days, we are touring game broadcasts. The next goal is the Mabinogi Heroes War. I declare it in advance. Remember the Mabinogi Heroes War.” When the viewers said, “Let’s make it the Gangwon-gi’s Let’s Eat Dinner Content”, the title was given.
“When I enjoyed it, I didn’t have any talent. It was a game with a lot of freedom depending on the AP selection. I don’t know the downside,” said Director Kang, who shared his experience of playing Mabinogi in the past, and asked the development teams of Mabinogi if they had experience playing MapleStory. Leader Choi said, “It was a game I couldn’t stop playing. I had a lot of fun while I was in middle school.”
After interacting with the chat window for a while, they finished leaving their impressions of the first broadcast. Director Min said, “I said that I tried hard on the first broadcast, but I don’t know how it was. I will continue to communicate in various ways, including this kind of broadcast.
Wonbin Moon, Reporter at Hankyung.com Game Talk