With the version update over, the developers are carefully calculating whether "filler" skins will help boost their revenue-generating plans.

As time goes by, the game has been operating for nearly eleven years, with all sorts of unique skin styles available. Quarterly sales are common, and the game remains relatively calm. Unless there's a major update, it's hard to find any truly outstanding skins. Occasionally, small events will be launched, giving away "Brave" skins. The problem is that in an era where Epic skins are the basics, Legendary skins come with discounts. The real "products" have shifted to the limited-edition and rare Legendary skins obtained through gacha pulls. They've made enough money each quarter, then release collaboration hits. Any extras are just filler. Why did the developers make this arrangement?

Reason 1: Transition period for beginners

During the summer event, rare legendary skins topped the sales charts, while insignificant hero skins, barely qualifying as pre-event items, were still released to pad the numbers. Perhaps the intention was to maintain activity? After ten years of gaming, the player base has completely changed. Those who were middle school students back then are now adults, and new players are constantly joining. Therefore, the game's operational direction cannot stagnate. Continuously relying on nostalgia will only ruin its market. In Honor of Kings, the only areas of consumption are skins and personalized resources. After the collaboration ends, how will latecomers shop? With many limited-edition items, and the quality of available items just barely meeting the standards, the best approach would be to give away hero skins as a transitional measure.

Reason Two: A Symbol of Wealthy Status

Using filler skins as a tool to boost game activity is somewhat superficial and underestimates the official strategy. After skins were changed to seasonal releases, especially with the increasing number of hero skins, their quality reached god-like levels, and their design elements were groundbreaking. Subsequent releases were really difficult to sell. In order to attract whales to continue spending money, "filler" styles were introduced. The gold names are a symbol of status for the rich, who don't want to lose years of hard work and are begging to continue spending. They are superpowerful, costing 60, 288, 488, and 888 points. For whales, this is not a large amount. For VIP 10 players, it's just a cheap collectible.

Of course, don't think the planners are so scheming and malicious as to release "filler" skins. Whether to buy them or not is up to the players. They'll only open their wallets if their favorite skin is decent.

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