Those responsible for World of Warships have had to change the way they manage a competitive online video game that works 24 hours a day.
The coronavirus has affected the video game industry in a multitude of ways and variants. Since Lesta Studio, one of Wargaming's development studios in Saint Petersburg and responsible for World of Warships, they have been forced to adopt remote work to continue keeping afloat an online video game whose servers operate seven days a week. for twenty-four hours.
30 million players controlled via telework
Unlike other studios like Tequila Works, whom we were able to interview just a few days ago, with four projects underway, there are other studios like Wargaming who have been affected by telework in other ways. If some of the confinement has made them rethink progress in a development, others have made them rethink the way of attending a service where there are no interruptions.
According to the information that FreeGameTips has accessed, the creators of World of Warships have implemented during those last weeks measures to work from home quickly and to be able to “keep updated both the game and the community with quality content”. Thus, the entire staff that normally works at the headquarters of the Russian city has faced a series of unimaginable challenges for them just a few months ago.
World of Warships: Legends in its free version of PS4
Malik Khatazhaev, general manager of Lesta Studio, has commented on the challenge of working in a competitive video game with a community of 30 million registered players around the world. As they explain, they began to process telework in advance to "continue working normally" and, at the same time, continue with their plan to hire new developers.
"By working closely with our colleagues and partners around the world, we have been able to predict how the Coronavirus situation was evolving in Saint Petersburg, and prepare ourselves with maximum protection for both employees and the business," Khatazhaev begins. From there, they collected materials for the prevention of contagion, such as masks for all employees, who gradually adopted the aforementioned remote work.
“First, we banned business travel abroad in early March. Second, we buy masks. As the epidemic worsened, we gradually began to allow workers to work from home. When the government announced the restrictions, our entire office was already working from home, "he adds.
World of Warships is available under a free to play business model on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The title shares a philosophy very similar to that of other great successes of the company such as World of Tanks and World of Warplanes.
According to figures updated until April 26, in Russia there have been a total of 74,588 infected with SARS-CoV-2 with a total of 681 deaths with this disease. Also, more than 6,200 people have already recovered. Just a few days ago, President Putin decreed the cessation of non-essential economic activity to curb the spread of the virus.
