Chapter 245: The number one on the list is the sect leader!

This Spring Festival, the news that many old games from Tianba Studio will be given away for free quickly spread throughout the Tianba community.

Most players have no objection.

As I said, buy early and enjoy early. These old games have been popular for three or four years. They were previously sold at an all-time low price of only a few dollars, so it’s no big deal that they are given away for free now.

But there are also a few players who think they have been backstabbed. I just bought it and you gave it to me for free? Refund, must refund! Those who can be refunded have initiated a refund, and after the refund, they can get it for free, which is equivalent to getting it for free.

Players who do not meet the conditions and cannot get a refund will give the game bad reviews and low scores, calling out "I'm an idiot" and complaining that Tianba Studio is not fair and gave away the game for free without informing them in advance.

But it’s not a big problem…

When he made this decision, Chen Ba had guessed the players' reactions. He didn't take the scolding and complaints seriously at all.

Compared to the negative reviews and complaints from players caused by this incident, the commotion caused by the launch of the new version of "Xiu Zhen Fantasy" is more serious.

"Xiu Zhen Fantasy" has been in public beta for more than a month. In addition to routine maintenance every Wednesday, the game has also undergone a major version update.

A lot of new content has been added in this update.

The main direction of the game update is actually to "reduce the burden" on players, so that they don't have to spend too much time cleaning up daily chores. They just need to sign in online every day and claim some merits.

The starting point is good.

After all, "Xiuzhen Fantasy" is different from other MMO games. It does not require players to spend a lot of time on development, they just need to hang it in the background.

Players also support this update. After all, no one wants to be as tired from playing a game as they are from going to work, with endless daily tasks to complete.

However, this version, which both players and game planners were very satisfied with, caused an unexpected riot just a few hours after the update.

Reducing the burden is the right thing to do.

But as the saying goes, there are many kinds of people. Not every player of "Xiu Zhen Fantasy" thinks that playing games is like going to work.

Um... let me put it another way! Not every player hates this mode of working in the game. Some people just like working, and they just like to work hard in the game.

This round of updates is said to reduce the burden on players, but in fact some people do not want to accept Chen Ba's good intentions. They don't want to reduce the burden at all. They just want the game to be more and more liver-intensive.

Thus, a contradiction arises.

After the version update, the amount of game time required has been greatly reduced. Apart from daily sign-ins and bounty tasks, the rest of the time is basically spent idle.

But some people don’t want to hang up, so they like to play “Xiu Zhen Fantasy” and they don’t like to play other games…

What should I do then?

Of course, they go and kill those AFK players out of boredom to accumulate merit or karma.

Little-known fact! The game background of "Xiuzhen Fantasy" is a vast continent called the Fairyland.

There are very few safe areas on this continent where players can rest and AFK, and only a few areas are safe.

And are these safe zones really absolutely safe?

Not really! Take the "Seven Major Immortal Cultivation Sects" in the game as an example. Fighting is forbidden in the sect's resident area. Once discovered, the sect's law enforcement disciples will expel and punish them.

"There was a group of evil cultivators who guessed that the players had left the game in the background and were playing other games! So they formed a super large team and united to massacre the safe zone..."

"Massacred the safe zone?"

Chen Ba was a little surprised. The safe zone could take action? What were those law enforcement disciples doing? Why couldn't they stop these guys? "They found a loophole!"

Yang Dong explained: "The number of law enforcement disciples in each sect is limited, about a hundred people."

With limited law enforcement disciples and tens of thousands of players to manage, there are bound to be omissions and it is impossible to cover everything.

Moreover, these evil cultivators who follow the karma path have very strong combat capabilities. Even if their cultivation level is not high, it is not difficult for them to delay the law enforcement disciples for a period of time.

As long as the opponent is overwhelmed by numbers, these law enforcement disciples will not be able to handle it at all, which also gives karma players the opportunity to slaughter the "unresisting" players.

Damn it!

Do you know how many players are idle in a sect’s base?

Some players who were idle switched back to the game to claim their merits, only to find that the screen had turned black and white, and their bodies were lying on the ground. Do you think they were angry?

Hold the grass?

Wasn't he in the safe zone? How could he still be killed? How did the other party do it? Players are stunned.

As for the case of being killed while AFK in the safe zone, the murderer must be easy to find. After all, the other party did not hide himself and even posted a battle report in the community.

But this has little to do with the murderer...

The evil cultivators who took advantage of their AFK time to cause trouble were certainly despicable, but wasn't the root of the problem a loophole in the game's safe zone? "Brother Ba declares that he is responsible for this attack!"

"Are you Brother Ba himself? The real boss didn't say a word, but you announced it for him?"

"The safe zone can be attacked by other players. Isn't this Brother Ba's fault? If he hadn't said this was a safe zone, would I be able to hang up here?"

"Still calling me Brother Ba? You maggot!"

The community was in an uproar, with players clamoring for Brother Ba to take responsibility and explain why the safe zone could be attacked even when the player was AFK.

Some people also pointed out that the current safe zone has exposed a loophole, and it is not safe to play in the game even when idle. Tianba Studio should fix the loophole so that everyone can play with peace of mind.

"What does this have to do with me?"

Chen Ba was speechless. He had originally set up this safe zone, but he hadn't said it was absolutely safe. It was just that compared to the wild map, the sect's resident area would appear safer. After all, there were always law enforcement disciples patrolling and supervising, and players couldn't beat these law enforcement disciples, so it was safe.

All I can say is that the "safe zone" he understands is completely different from the "safe zone" that players understand.

The safe zone that players want is one that is 100% safe, where no player can be attacked, and player PK is prohibited by the game rules.

But Chen Ba did not add the rule that "PK fighting is prohibited in this area". The safe zone he created was only protected by NPCs.

“It was meant to be a transition.”

"Once the players' cultivation level is raised and they reach the level of elders of various sects, these safe zones will be useless."

Chen Ba was speechless and said, "Among so many players, isn't there anyone who has read any related novels about cultivation and immortality? Don't they know how to find a safe place for retreat?"

Are you stupid?

As a realistic cultivation online game, "Xiuzhen Fantasy" must have considered this aspect.

When the player's cultivation level is improved and he no longer needs the sect's protection, he can leave the sect and look for a cave on his own.

The only thing Chen Ba didn't expect was that someone had broken into the sect's headquarters in the early stage, making this safe zone no longer safe.

"One hundred law enforcement disciples are still too few, and their cultivation level is not good enough. How come they are only at the Golden Core stage?"

In order to appease the restless players, Chen Ba proposed to increase the number of law enforcement disciples of each sect to one thousand, and their cultivation levels would range from the Jindan stage, Yuanying stage, to the Huashen stage.

“That’s right!”

Chen Ba seemed to have thought of something, and added: "Players can also apply to become law enforcement disciples and kill players who come to the sect to cause trouble."

"Forehead……"

Yang Dong expressed surprise at this arrangement.

You know, in the game "Xiuzhen Fantasy", although players play the role of disciples of various sects, the upgrade route is fixed.

Menial disciples, ordinary disciples, core disciples, true disciples...

Under this system, even if a player's cultivation level breaks through to the Mahayana stage, he can only be a true disciple and cannot change his identity.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

But now, Brother Ba suggested that players can apply to become "law enforcement disciples."

Don't underestimate this identity change! Does this mean that, if possible, players can even become elders of various sects, or even clan leaders? "Yes!"

Chen Ba nodded and said, "Compared to NPCs whose cultivation levels remain unchanged for thousands of years, players will be able to improve their realms much faster."

"So the later the game progresses, the lower the value of NPCs will be, and the top leaders of each sect will be replaced by players..."

A true disciple of the Mahayana stage? How awkward! To be honest, the player has cultivated to the Mahayana stage, and is still a so-called "disciple". It is really ridiculous and funny.

Chen Ba also felt that it was unreasonable, so he adhered to the concept of "the strong are respected" in the world of cultivation and planned to allow players to have access to positions within the sect.

The stronger the strength, the higher the position! This strength is not only about the realm of cultivation, but also has a hidden meaning, that is, you have to be stronger than your "fellow brothers".

"An alternative ranking list?"

Yang Dong figured it out. Brother Ba meant to use these sect positions to create a more abstract ranking list.

This ranking is exclusive to each sect. The first one is the sect leader, followed by the deputy sect leader, core elders, ordinary elders, and so on.

Being able to become a clan leader means that you are the top brother of this profession and this sect! After all, if you are not the top, you cannot be a clan leader! In the early stage, the players' cultivation level is too low, so these positions are occupied by NPCs, but in the middle and late stages, the players' cultivation level will catch up, and they will naturally be replaced by players.

"Okay, I'll go and change it."

It doesn't take too much time to make this kind of content changes. The game just happens to lack a ranking function, so it's quite reasonable to do it this way.

As for the safe zone...

Listen to Brother Ba, add a few more law enforcement disciples and raise their cultivation level, that will be enough.

The main purpose is to tell players that the safe zone is not 100% safe, and the sect’s base can also be attacked and breached. If you want to be safe, then find a reliable cave to retreat.

Isn’t there a formation?

Isn't the existence of the formation just to prevent this? Otherwise, is learning the formation just for PK in the dungeon? After solving the problem of the safe zone of "Xiuzhen Fantasy" being breached, resulting in countless players being killed while hanging up, Chen Ba asked about the situation of "Tianning Pavilion".

“The framework has been set up!”

Yang Dong introduced: "The function will be launched tomorrow, but there is a tricky problem now, that is, Tianning Pavilion is very empty, and there are no products and characters for sale."

A newly created game trading platform, even an official one, is unlikely to have much trading volume for the time being.

Only when players gradually understand and recognize the role of "Tianning Pavilion" over time can the number of transactions be increased.

certainly!

There is another way, which Yang Dong just thought of, which is to put a more precious and rare game prop or game character on the shelves of Tianning Pavilion to attract the attention of players.

In this way, players will spontaneously come to watch the fun, and word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and soon Tianning Pavilion will be known to all players and become famous.

“Cool idea!”

Chen Ba nodded first, then asked, "But where can you get precious and rare game props or game characters?"

"Isn't this simple?"

Yang Dong disagreed. As the game official, wouldn't it be easy for them to do this? Just open the GM backend and operate it casually. What precious props and rare accounts can't they get? "But have you ever thought that the players are not stupid? If you fabricate a precious prop and a rare account character in the game out of thin air, will the studio still have any face?"

"What's the difference between this and selling all kinds of krypton gold items in the game store? The nature is even worse!"

Chen Ba was speechless.

Because the platform lacks props and account characters, so they use the game administrator's authority to make them out of thin air? This is too stupid! If they really do this, the reputation of Tianning Pavilion will be ruined before it is established. After all, everyone knows that the props and accounts traded on this platform are all "made out of nothing" by the official.

"What should we do then?"

After being reminded by Chen Bayi, Yang Dong suddenly came to his senses and realized that it was indeed a bad thing to do. He should not be so smart as to treat the players as fools.

But that's not the way to do it. When Tianning Pavilion is officially launched, what will happen if there is no gimmick? "It's okay, sell my account!"

Chen Ba sighed and said, "When Tianning Pavilion goes online, I'll put my Star Emperor and Speed ​​Rush game characters up for auction at a starting price of 1 yuan."

This way there will be no lack of gimmicks.

Chen Ba has played all the games under the studio, and he usually has two accounts: one is a super administrator account, and the other is a normal account.

The administrator account is usually not logged in, after all, it is boring to play, all the games are cracked. It may feel very cool at the beginning, but after the addiction, you will feel that it ruins the gaming experience.

Moreover, as a game developer, Chen Ba is very familiar with every aspect of the game. It would be really boring to open an administrator account to play the game.

So he also has a small account, which is usually used by ordinary players to experience the real game...

There's no point in keeping this small account.

If players are interested in the account characters played by Brother Ba, they can take them. There is nothing in them anyway.

wrong!

There seemed to be a few pretty good cars in Chen Ba's "Ford" garage, all of which were given to him by others.

These cars are quite collectible. They may not mean much to Chen Ba, but for ordinary players, getting one can become a family heirloom.

(End of this chapter)