Chapter 221 The number of levels of the "Ancestral Tree" of the Nether Dragon Supreme that angered everyone
will automatically increase. This incident almost irritated the players' sensitive and fragile nerves, and they were worried that the game file size would also increase.
It’s not their fault for having wild thoughts, mainly because there is a precedent in Global Evolution! Of course!
It turned out to be a false alarm. "Ancestor Tree" is not "Global Evolution", and the increase in the number of levels will not lead to significant changes in the size of the game client file.
"Why?"
Xiao Lu seemed to be unable to understand why the two games were so different in nature? Global Evolution was just an NPC evolution, and the game files expanded rapidly and could not be stopped.
However, although "Ancestor Tree" has thousands more levels, the game files have hardly changed. Could it be that the thousands of extra levels are fake?
“It’s not fake…”
Chen Ba explained: "The subsequent level growth of "Ancestral Tree", although nominally new levels, does not actually add anything new."
This is the fundamental reason! The thousands of extra levels may sound intimidating, but the monsters are still the same monsters, the traps are still the same traps, and the map elements are still the same map elements.
There is nothing new, only old things. How can the game client files change?
In order to make it easier for Xiao Lu to understand, Chen Ba also gave an obvious example.
Minesweeper!
Does the situation you encounter each time you open Minesweeper differ? At first glance, does it seem like a new level each time you open it? But in fact, there is a set of generation algorithms behind this, and the game elements are just a few grids, numbers, and mines. So the changes seem endless, but in fact they do not go beyond the original game framework.
Not to mention thousands of levels.
As for the game framework of "Ancestor Tree", even if the so-called 100 million levels really pop up in the end, the game client will remain the same size, and at most it will store a little more user information.
"Then global evolution..."
"As I said, the client expansion problem of Global Evolution is because NPCs generate new game content during the evolution process."
Chen Ba rolled his eyes and said, "These two are not of the same nature, do you understand?"
The level changes in "Ancestor Tree" are like the changes between Arabic numerals such as 0-9. The game itself includes all the numbers from 0-9, so whether it is 999 or 888, they are all included.
The same is true for "Global Evolution". The evolution of NPC stages 1-9 is also included in it. No matter how much it evolves, it can't be reversed.
But starting from the 10th stage of evolution, its nature changed. The number 10 was no longer used to represent apple, but X was used instead.
X is not included in the original game framework, so new game content and game files are generated, causing the client to bloat.
"Okay, I don't understand this."
Xiao Lu sighed and said, "But Brother Ba, it seems that our game has encountered new problems again."
"What's the problem?"
"After evolving to level 20, a player shared his experience tutorial of evolving from level 19 to level 20, hoping to cultivate new strong players for the player camp."
Xiao Lu explained: "But according to feedback from other players, it was found that the evolution experience this player spent from level 19 to level 20 did not match that of other players."
"Wh…what do you mean?"
Chen Ba was confused. What did he mean by "the experience required for evolution is not enough"? Was he cheating?
"It's not cheating, it's like this..."
In the game "Global Evolution", there is no traditional experience value and level system, but instead there is an evolution system.
By killing ferocious beasts, monsters and sea beasts of the same level and consuming their flesh and blood essence, you can obtain a certain amount of [Evolution Degree].
When the [Evolution Degree] reaches 100%, you can start the evolution ceremony to evolve to the next stage and gain stronger strength.
The problem lies in the [degree of evolution].
Suppose that the player who posts in the community to share his experience and insights evolves from level 19 to level 20, and the evolution experience required is 100 points.
Then after verification by other players, the experience they need is 110 points...
There is a difference of 10%!
10% is not a small amount. You have to know that it is more difficult for players to evolve than NPCs. The higher the level of the evolver, the more difficult it is to obtain and accumulate evolutionary degrees.
Why is it unfair that one has 100 experience points and the other has 110 experience points for the same evolution? Is Brother Ba deliberately doing something bad?
"It's none of my business!"
Chen Ba angrily scolded, "I've been working on the new game 'Ancestor Tree' these days, so how can I have time to do something bad behind your back?"
"Besides, even if I do something bad, I will do it openly. Why would I do such a small trick to secretly change the value?"
"Then what do you think of this situation..."
"Don't worry, I'll check it out!"
Chen Ba did not rush to draw a conclusion. Instead, he went to the Tianba community to take a look at the original post, then contacted the player who posted it and asked him whether he had modified the picture with PS.
After technical inspection and the player's confirmation, there is no problem with the picture itself, and this is the original picture.
Then, Chen Ba logged into the game again and used the GM tool to create a level 19 evolution account on the spot, trying to break through to level 20.
The experience required had indeed increased! And the increase had gone from 10% to 20%! He had measured it several times and confirmed that the increase was always 20%, not 10%!
Why did it change again? Suspecting that something big had happened in the game during this period, Chen Ba called up the game background log to check the details.
Soon he found the answer! It turned out that during the period from when the first 20th level player posted a message, other players reported that the experience value was inaccurate, and then Chen Ba verified it, another 20th level player was born in the game.
“He’s 10%…”
When Chen Ba checked the process and changes of this player's evolution from level 19 to level 20 in the background, he came to a conclusion.
"For every additional level 20 player, the evolution cost from level 19 to level 20 will increase by 10%!"
"ah?!"
Xiao Lu was very surprised, as if he had not expected that such a mechanism existed in "Global Evolution".
"Ah what, is this weird?"
Chen Ba touched his chin and said, "In those fantasy novels, there have been similar settings for a long time."
Because the space of a piece of heaven and earth is limited and it is difficult to support a real dragon in shallow water, the stronger the person is, the more difficult it will be to break through, and some even need to overcome tribulation.
This is the way the world suppresses the number of powerful people to prevent them from flooding and placing too much of a burden on this world.
Therefore, in a world like The Heaven-shaking Swordsman, there is a saying of "one great emperor in every generation". The pioneer who attains enlightenment and becomes an emperor can block the way for those who come after him and prevent others from attaining enlightenment.
The situation of "Global Evolution" is somewhat similar.
The supreme law of this world, or the world's will, or the game mechanism, cannot accommodate so many powerful people who have evolved beyond level 20.
Therefore, with every additional level 20 evolver, the road for later generations will become more difficult, and the difficulty of breaking through will become higher.
"Are NPCs not restricted?"
"It is also restricted, but... NPCs evolve faster, so players don't know about it."
Chen Ba has already figured it out.
NPCs and players, after the game unlocks the ban on infinite evolution, although they can theoretically evolve infinitely, the increase in panel strength is also limited.
Just like in traditional MMORPG games, where it becomes increasingly difficult to level up as you progress, the experience required to upgrade from level 99 to level 100 is likely to be more than the total of levels 1-60.
Let’s reason along this mechanism.
Chen Ba quickly deduced that the upper limit of the online mode of "Global Evolution" is level 50! And this level 50 evolver should be the only one in the whole server! Whether it is an NPC or a player, as long as a level 50 evolver is born, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky for the second person to break through the level 50.
Unless you are extremely hardworking, and have a lot of hard work all over your body, it is difficult to break through level 50 in such a harsh environment...
Don’t even mention level 50!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Maybe at that time, there were only a few players who broke through level 30, and those who broke through level 40 were the strongest among the strong.
"That doesn't count as infinite evolution."
Xiao Lu said thoughtfully: "Originally, the NPC camp relied on the advantage of having many strong people, which made the players hesitant. If this is the case, then the NPC camp will most likely be unable to defeat the players in the later stages."
Before, it was one step faster, one step faster! The NPC's evolution speed was ahead of the player, and once it was ahead, it was always ahead. It was almost impossible for the player to overtake the NPC.
But if the upper limit of this game is level 50, then there is an explanation!
When the strength of the NPC masters is about to reach the game's carrying limit and they can no longer improve their strength quickly, the players will probably catch up.
The players are experienced in combat and all of them are immortal. If they fight against the NPCs at the same level, they will lose a lot of skin even if they don't die.
so……
The ending of "Global Evolution" is already foreseeable. This rebellion launched by some NPCs will most likely end in failure.
"It doesn't matter, I'll do it!"
Chen Ba said disapprovingly: "The man-machine war in Global Evolution is not so easy to end. I will help the NPC camp when they show signs of weakness."
A load limit of 50? The so-called load limit can be changed. With a few modifications, the limit may become 80 or even 100. Wouldn't it be fun again? ...
The discussions taking place within Tianba Studio were not known to the Global Evolution players.
But they did feel what it meant to have one move suppressing ten thousand moves, and what it meant to have one move faster and faster! As a large number of top players entered the 20th level, the second-tier players were shocked to find that when it was their turn to evolve, their evolution experience almost doubled. The defense was broken, the defense was broken! If I had known there would be such a mechanism, I would have stayed up all night to become the first player to evolve to the 20th level.
Now it's ok...
If you are slow at one step, you will be slow at every step. The top players have evolved to level 21 or even level 22, but there are still a lot of people stuck at the level from 19 to 20!
If the players of "Global Evolution" are the most vulnerable group of people this summer, then the players of "Star Emperor" are the second most vulnerable group of people.
Tianba Community, digital technology section.
The entire forum was filled with a thick layer of resentment; out of ten posts, nine were discussing the official strengthening of the Nether Dragon Supreme.
"Ah? Strengthened again?"
"Is the Dark Dragon Supreme the designer's father? With this win rate and this strength, why is he still trying to get stronger?"
"I am so angry. When will Emperor Xuanyang be able to stand up?"
"You've been slightly strengthening the Nether Dragon Supreme for five consecutive versions. Brother Ba, are you blind? Why don't you reduce the win rate to 62%?"
"Stop cursing, stop cursing. My brother-in-law's second uncle's nephew works at Tianba Studio. She said that this was an order from Brother Ba himself..."
Community players are complaining.
The Supreme Nether Dragon is wreaking havoc on the road to immortality. Not only ordinary players are affected, but even the GAL league environment is inevitably affected.
The players do have grievances.
A large number of new and old characters have the lowest win rates and appearance rates, but the Tianba official turns a blind eye to it. They just keep releasing new skins but never strengthen them.
The Supreme Nether Dragon is firmly at the T1 level in strength, and it would be fine if it wasn't weakened, but the designers are still pursuing strengthening it, feeding it right into its mouth. Who can stand this?
If you have grievances, you need to vent them.
After five consecutive updates and the move to strengthen the Supreme Nether Dragon, Chen Ba eventually suffered a backlash. The score of "Star Emperor" fell below 8.0 for the first time, and most of the reviews on the Steam platform were negative.
"Then give it a cut!"
Chen Ba is not the kind of person who would go against the players. Although he strengthened the Supreme Nether Dragon for his old father, it did anger other players.
In that case, just cut it.
First, calm down the restless players and save the game's precarious reputation. As for my father, I'll go home and explain it to him!
Lao Chen is not an unreasonable person. Although he likes the Supreme Nether Dragon, he has also enjoyed the strength that he should have in these versions.
Things change over time! If you were once so prosperous, but now you have fallen into disgrace, just think of it as a return, and there is no need to feel too disappointed.
What's more, Chen Ba has a remedy.
He had already studied the mechanism of the Supreme Nether Dragon. In a few days, he would ask the designer to make a new character that was highly similar to the Supreme Nether Dragon, but with enhanced mechanism and skills.
It's a bit like Sona and Seraphine in League of Legends. The positioning and skill mechanisms are highly similar, making them perfect substitutes.
With such a new character, Lao Chen would probably like it very much. As long as he plays the new character and no longer thinks about the Supreme Nether Dragon, then he can do whatever he wants to him, right?
At that time, the Supreme Nether Dragon will be chopped to death and weakened to the point of settling in the sewers, allowing players to completely calm their resentment.
It's like killing two birds with one stone! As for the Supreme Nether Dragon, now that he has gone to live in the sewers, will the new character who replaced him become the new target of fire?
This probably won't happen.
Because Chen Ba has learned his lesson, he will no longer strengthen the characters that his father likes to play to the strongest level in the version.
The first bird to stick its head out gets hammered! The Nether Dragon Supreme was criticized and scolded, and attracted the attention of the players of "Star Emperor". Isn't it because he is too popular? He has been strengthened for five consecutive versions, and he has no idea of restraining himself. If I don't criticize you, who else should I criticize?
We can't do that this time.
At least they won't do it so blatantly as to carry out five consecutive versions of strengthening. At most, players will say that the new character is very strong, but they won't think it is over the top or abnormal.
(End of this chapter)