Chapter 522 Broken Season Mode
Gibbs Company.
The secretary has left.
But Frank hasn't recovered yet...
He sat in a chair dejectedly, holding a cigar in his mouth, letting the smoke linger on his face, trying to sober himself up.
Frank, wake up!
Why?
I said I wasn't here to play games.
Why did I get so addicted to it?
Frank began to recall his own mental journey.
At the beginning of this game, he really felt that it was boring.
Ordinary monsters died in an instant.
Boss and elite monsters were slower, but they were far from difficult.
After switching to a new chapter.
The difficulty did increase.
But soon, with the equipment update, everything would return to the past.
But he didn't feel bored, but became more and more addicted and excited. As he played, he even took the initiative to increase the difficulty once... Then he racked his brains to match the most suitable skills and runes for himself, trying one by one.
Even running a company, he didn't use his brain so crazily. As soon
as he saw the dropped equipment, he was like a dog smelling shit, and he couldn't wait to pounce on it.
When the first legendary equipment made a ding sound and the orange light shot up into the sky, he was so excited that he waved his arms.
At that moment, Frank even remembered.
He remembered the carefree time when he played games when he was a child...
This game is not clever at all. The gameplay structure is so simple that it even makes people feel a little crude. It is equipment-driven.
A variety of skills, with equipment of different levels, different attributes, and different skill bonuses, supplemented by gems and other props.
The most basic gameplay is constructed.
But it is this simple gameplay that makes him feel happy continuously...
He can't resist the urge to brush continuously, can't resist the urge to brush high-level equipment, and can't resist the story of the game.
During this period, he even felt that God rewards hard work in this video game...
Frank is already middle-aged. If you ask him to play FPS and fast-paced games, he really can't beat those young people.
But in the game "Diablo", he feels that he is on the same starting line with all players, regardless of whether other players are young or not.
Because the game operation is not difficult.
As long as he keeps grinding, even a middle-aged man like him can get rewards, such as the legendary equipment just now... and as the equipment is upgraded, he can see the improvement of his character with his naked eyes.
And the improvement of his character makes him feel more satisfied with the next grinding.
Then, because of the drop mechanism of related loot after grinding monsters, he can't help but continue to grind.
Like a snake with its tail.
In the end, he sank into it step by step.
Later, he didn't even care about finding faults...
and what's more terrifying is...
the difficulty setting of this game is not three levels of easy, normal and difficult.
It's normal, difficult, expert, and master.
In addition to these four levels of difficulty, there is also torture difficulty, from torture 1 to torture 16.
This proves from the side how exaggerated the growth curve of this game is... It can be raised to 18 levels of difficulty all the way.
The equipment he is now exposed to may be just the tip of the iceberg.
Before Frank was interrupted by the secretary just now, he raised the difficulty of the game to difficult and felt a little bit of difficulty.
But not only did he not give up, but he got a greater driving force... He wanted to continue grinding! Brush better equipment! Want to gradually increase the difficulty!
It's outrageous! ! !
Is this the ultimate answer to the game?
Swish, swish, swish?
Frank put out the cigar that had burned to the bottom, and was silent for a long time while watching the remaining smoke drifting up.
Then, he looked back at the screen.
The game was still on.
He figured out why he was addicted, but the rationality that had just been reawakened was gradually disintegrating...
Go home.
Keep playing.
Two thoughts were spinning in his mind.
But before his brain could make a decision...
His hands were skillfully placed on the keyboard, and at the same time, he held the mouse...
Finally.
Frank convinced himself with the reason of "continue to test the quality of this game". The
idea of continuing to play instantly occupied his mind.
Soon.
In the office, the sound of mouse buttons rang again...
...
At the same time.
In China.
Near noon.
In a community in Pengcheng.
"Fuck,"
Feng Kangshun got up from the bed, logged into the Vaporwave game platform as usual, opened the friend list, and prepared to start a happy weekend game time.
But the next second.
He was shocked.
All his top friends were playing "Diablo"!
This scene brought back some mixed memories.
Exactly the same!
Really exactly the same!
Exactly the same as when Civilization was released!
But soon, he calmed down.
No.
The game was unlocked at 8 o'clock in the morning, and now is the hottest time for new games.
It's not surprising that so many people are playing it.
After all, it is the game announced by Linmu Studio at the carnival.
Didn't he also plan to play Diablo?
"I was scared to death. I thought it was another time-killing game like Civilization."
Feng Kangshun figured everything out, smiled, and complained while looking for the pre-loaded Diablo.
The last time Linmu Studio's Civilization really scared him.
Originally, he just wanted to try it with his friends, and if it didn't work, he would refund it within two hours.
But he played until the afternoon of the next day...
a full 13 hours...
He didn't recover for three or four days.
Since then, he never dared to play against others in Civilization again.
It's like a marathon, too fucking!
And the game Civilization really left a deep impression on him. Even now, Civilization is the game he has played the longest.
He would play a game from time to time.
Then, after playing to the nuclear bomb era, he would abandon the game, and repeat the cycle.
"Aha, I found it
." Soon,
Feng Kangshun found "Diablo" in a long list of game libraries and clicked to start the game.
This time, "Diablo" is different from "Civilization". He played Civilization out of curiosity, and he regretted it for the rest of his life... This time, he was interested in "Diablo".
He was very interested in the art style.
He thought it was really cool.
The gaming industry needs such unique games!
Otherwise, playing the same few types over and
over again, what's the point. Just for this reason, he has to support it!
So he pre-ordered this game a long time ago.
He doesn't ask for this game to be as addictive as "Civilization", nor does he dare to expect it... After all, he still has to work hard.
As long as this game is above the standard, he will praise it!
Feng Kangshun was thinking about it while watching the Linmu Studio logo flash on the screen.
Then he held the mouse.
The game started.
At this time.
The initial page of the game jumped out.
Looking at the game start page, with the Gothic church in the background, Feng Kangshun rubbed his hands and put his left hand on the keyboard. He
started to create a character.
Unlike Frank, he carefully read the introduction of all the professions, and finally chose the barbarian who felt most suitable for him.
Then, enter the game!
Similarly, there are two CGs before the game.
They are the CG of the first act and the CG of the barbarian.
Seeing the gold-plated Linmu Studio LOGO appear.
I don’t know why.
Feng Kangshun felt stable.
He watched the two CGs quietly, and then he was slightly excited.
This is the taste!
It’s great.
When the game screen came out.
Feng Kangshun controlled the barbarian to walk around in place, and then moved forward, and he had an orgasm in his brain!
Oh~
This fog! This shadow! This light! This atmosphere! This skill special effect! This undisguised violent element...
Although the perspective cannot be changed, it is really cool!
When he first entered the game, he was worried that he could not accept the top-down perspective, but now it seems that he thought too much.
This is also quite interesting.
Feng Kangshun held this idea and continued to move forward.
Then, he did the same as Frank. He
went through the same process...
The art was great, but the monsters seemed weak.
But he didn't feel bored because the difficulty was too low as Frank expected. Instead, he felt refreshed...
At this time, the young Feng Kangshun didn't realize anything...
"Hey... equipment dropped."
This was the last sentence Feng Kangshun said.
Then.
His room became quiet.
Only the clicking sound of the mouse buttons remained.
Suddenly.
A breeze with heat waves blew up a corner of the curtain through the gap in the room window.
And outside the room window.
The weather was very good.
Because it was the hottest time of summer.
The sun was hanging high outside.
For many people outside, this was a very torturous process.
Although the greenery in the community where Feng Kangshun lived was good, there was no one in the middle of the day.
Occasionally, one or two people were seen, but they were also in a hurry, eager to escape from the sun immediately.
At the same time when Feng Kangshun got his first piece of equipment in Diablo.
Downstairs.
A middle-aged man in a white shirt ran from the gate of the community to the floor where he lived, then stood in the shadow and pulled his shirt hard, trying to bring himself some coolness.
"How can we play in this damn weather? Let's talk about it in the evening... Dad is not breaking his promise, it's too hot."
The middle-aged man looked at the area where the sun was directly shining, and the air seemed to be distorted by the temperature.
He shook his head gently and muttered to himself.
Originally, he said that it was a rare weekend and he was going to take his son out to play, but in this situation, not to mention his son, he couldn't stand it.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man looked up at the upper floor.
Sure enough, all the air conditioners were running.
Looking up from the first floor, you can vaguely see the third floor. In a window, a young man was sitting in front of the computer, concentrating.
Look, it's such a hot day, and staying at home is the right choice.
The middle-aged man smiled, retracted his gaze, and then walked into the floor and returned to his home.
As soon as he opened the door.
His ten-year-old son rushed up to him in surprise.
The middle-aged man showed a guilty expression, squatted down and patiently explained to his son, comforted his son who was about to go out to play, and talked to his wife. Finally, he went back to take a nap.
More than an hour later.
He got up from the bed and assembled a fishing rod LABO with his son in the living room, and then chatted with the neighbors who came to visit for a long time.
He drank tea all afternoon.
It was a fulfilling and relaxing day.
At this time.
The sun was setting.
After sending the neighbors away, the middle-aged man looked out the window, looked at the golden sunset falling on the windowsill, and smiled.
"Son, Dad will take you to play downstairs." He shouted to his son's room.
"Oh!"
The son ran out immediately.
The two changed their shoes in the entrance and then went downstairs.
Although it was still a bit hot and stuffy, it was not midday after all. Many parents brought their children downstairs, and several familiar children were playing together.
The middle-aged man patted his son's shoulder and asked him to go find his friends. After his son ran away, he prepared to find a cool place to sit and chat with his neighbors.
However,
before leaving,
it seemed that they had a telepathic connection.
The middle-aged man looked up again and glanced at the floor he was on.
The third floor.
The young man was still sitting, and his posture seemed to have not changed.
"What are you doing? So fascinated?"
The middle-aged man suddenly asked such a question.
But soon,
he was attracted by his son and his group of children.
"Haha, transformation!"
The middle-aged man immediately retracted his gaze and looked at the playing children, revealing the smile of an old father.
At the same time...
the breeze blew through the gap in the window again, blowing up a corner of the curtain.
The sound of the children playing also came in through the gap...
Feng Kangshun heard the child's voice and subconsciously looked up and looked out the window.
Then.
He saw the setting sun outside, listened to the children playing, and looked down at his screen. After a moment of silence, he slapped his forehead:
"Damn, what's the difference between this and civilization!"
"Damn it! I've been fooled!!!"
...
In fact,
there are more than one players who have the same idea as Feng Kangshun and said they were fooled...
However ,
when it comes to the biggest impact of "Diablo", it is still his peers...
Most of the games previously released by Lin Yao Studio have certain requirements, some invisible talent requirements.
To become a top player, it is not just hard work.
Many times, young and talented players can get started quickly.
And people like Frank from Gibbs, Li Guangsheng and Mou Feng from Tianhu.
Although they have more time,
they can never play better than young players.
Even some competitive FPS or MOBA.
They can't even play.
But.
This situation does not exist in "Diablo".
Middle-aged men in their prime, although they react slowly, do not affect their enjoyment of it at all...
Because who can't brush?
In fact.
The two top executives of Sky Fox did not come out for the whole day except to go to the bathroom.
Just like Frank.
It was not until the evening.
When they heard the sound of people leaving work outside, they woke up from their dream. They broke away from the seemingly magical game of swiping swiping...
"I'm convinced."
In the office.
Li Guangsheng and Mou Feng each held a cigarette in their hands, and their spirits were depressed...
"An ARPG that relies on equipment brushing can actually be done to this extent..."
Mou Feng took a deep breath of smoke and was really convinced.
Although the company he is currently working for, Tianhu, is not outstanding, it does not mean that the company he worked for before was not awesome.
Before returning to China,
he worked for both Gibber and Dreamland. He
has a deep understanding of games.
Compared with Frank, who rarely plays games, he understands games better because he has participated in game development on the front line.
He also understands how awesome the equipment-driven gameplay of "Diablo" is!
Although this gameplay has gone through vicissitudes and is simple, the word "brushing" really summarizes everything.
This is a very difficult subject to balance and do well.
This gameplay looks simple, but in fact, the balance of values... is something that requires endless effort.
And it may not be done well.
It is particularly difficult to do.
For example, in Lin Yao's previous life, when talking about brush games, even after more than ten years, the first thing that players think of is "Diablo". Of course, there is a historical bonus in this, but the difficulty is indeed the main reason. If you don't really like this kind of game, a smaller game company really doesn't dare to do it.
Even the creators of big companies like Gibbs and Dreamland stay away from this kind of gameplay, because it is too difficult to do it well, but it is very easy to mess it up.
But Linmu Studio... faced the challenge and made this simple and charming gameplay very interesting.
It also fits the overall art style and makes people fascinated.
The two of them were originally like Frank, they were here to find faults, or to put it more nicely, to learn from experience.
But in the end.
They were all addicted.
This is something that most of Linmu Studio's games have not done before.
But because of this, it also made Mou Feng and Li Guangsheng even more desperate...
"I have completely understood how high Lin Yao's expectations are for the Carnival this time... They are going there to leave their names in the history of games. It's really hard to imagine that "Diablo" is not the end, and there is also "World of Warcraft" next..."
Mou Feng held the cigarette between his index and middle fingers, and became more and more depressed.
On the other side.
Li Guangsheng slumped in his chair, as if he had been drained of energy. He didn't speak or react until Mou Feng mentioned World of Warcraft, and then he twitched.
Then.
He suddenly sat up, held the mouse again, and continued to play Diablo.
"Guang, what are you doing?"
Mou Feng heard the sound and looked at Li Guangsheng, a little surprised.
Li Guangsheng ignored him, as if he was going to fight a bloody battle in the game.
Mou Feng thought of something, panicked, and quickly got up and came to Li Guangsheng's side.
"Guang, stop playing, don't boost others' ambitions!"
"Guang, you don't want to escape from reality, do you?"
"No! Guang! Cheer up!"
"World of Warcraft hasn't been publicly tested yet, we still have ways to deal with it! Guang!"
"Guang!! Wake up!!!"
"...Don't make noise! I want to play games!! I will always like Diablo!!!"
Li Guangsheng waved his hand and directly pushed Mou Feng's hand away, then lowered his head and continued to play Diablo.
Mou Feng looked at Li Guangsheng and stayed where he was.
It was over.
It was broken.
...
Soon,
it was evening.
The largest stand-alone game forum in China.
After a day of calm.
At dinner time,
the whole forum became lively...
What game was being discussed?
Any player who opened the forum could guess.
The players who opened the forum at this time actually had the same idea.
That was - "Diablo"!
[Damn, I was fooled! Is this game enchanted? It must be! Why can't I stop! Why can't I stop playing with such a simple gameplay! Lin Yao must have cast a spell!]
This post, which best represents the players' thoughts, was sent out.
In an instant,
all the players rushed in.
Every player who played the game would leave a message.
The whole post was very lively.
Players expressed the magic of this game in a direct way...
"I don't know if there is any magic, I just know that time flies so fast [lights a cigarette], seven hours, just a blink of an eye..."
"It must be! Woohoo, if I hadn't opened the forum, I would have continued to grind after dinner! It's really fun!"
"I thought only RTS had this magic to kill time, I didn't expect... I'm too young."
"The story is almost over, Leah... you died miserably! But it was so fun to grind!"
"At the beginning, I thought Zhong Xiu was lying at the carnival, what about allowing players to develop a variety of fighting styles through different combinations of equipment and skills when cultivating characters... After actually playing it, I realized how much weight these words carry.
Linmu Studio, awesome!"
"It feels like the end of the universe is just grinding..."
"Let's be serious. To be honest, the gameplay of Diablo is not new. I knew it was an equipment-driven game almost as soon as I started playing. There are similar games with this gameplay, but Diablo is the first one that can combine art style, gameplay, and related elements so well, and it is also of 3A quality.
Many people compare this game to Civilization, but there is no need to do so. This can easily lead to misunderstandings among players who have never played it. These are two completely different games! Civilization is a strategy game, and Diablo...
is essentially a grinding game. Linmu Studio has really done the ultimate in the details of grinding, and it really makes players happy to grind. In addition to grinding, the game actually has a wonderful game plot and a huge world view setting. All of the above, plus the equipment and skill mechanisms, you can't stop playing it! This is the source of the magic of this game!
I don't know how this game will be handled after the maximum level is reached, after all, there are too many levels of difficulty settings, but at present, it is really excellent! Too excellent!"
"The above person is awesome, but I can only say awesome... I won't say anymore, I'm going to continue playing the plot."
"A safe haven for middle-aged men, a grinding game for young people..."
"Help! I don't want to stay up late! But I can't help it!"
"..."
The replies to the post increased rapidly.
Then.
At a certain time point.
Suddenly returned to calm.
Because most players returned to the game.
Just brag a few words! There
are no beautiful pictures of Lin Yao!
How can the game be fun!
Moreover, many players are actually very interested in the subsequent growth curve of this game.
After all, the torturous difficulty of this game has sixteen levels.
With such a difficulty setting, many players who have played to the third act of the demon invasion and the fourth act of the Tianmen battle feel that... the plot process and the equipment dropped are completely unable to support such a difficulty setting.
So why did Linmu Studio set such an outrageous difficulty?
They are very curious!
In addition, the plot itself and the game itself are very attractive. So
most of the players went to play the game.
And when players are interested in a game, never underestimate their liver speed...
Seventeen hours later.
Finally.
The first player who cleared the plot appeared.
Not long after he cleared the level, he posted on the forum.
[Hahaha, I cleared the game... Then, I was stunned! I just want to say this! Linmu Studio is a god! Do you understand! It's a god!]
Not many people paid attention to this post late at night.
But the next day, as soon as the sun rose,
more people started to pay attention to it.
However, most of them did not talk about the plot tacitly, but asked if there were any new ways to play after clearing the game...
The next morning, the OP had not slept yet. Seeing so many replies to the post, he directly posted two pictures.
The first one is a prop called Kanai's Cube!
The other one is a secret tower!
"You will know after you clear the game. Now that I have cleared the game, I have played for another three hours. I am really convinced! Big and small secret realms! New snow mountain map! Ancient equipment! The god-level prop Kanai's Cube! Ah... This is simply a god-like setting! I just want to say one thing! Don't worry about having nothing to play after clearing the game! This game! It's bottomless!
Linmu Studio has set so many difficulties, and there is a reason! Damn! It's really cool!" As soon
as this reply came out!
Instantly.
All the players who haven't cleared the game were excited.
Sure enough,
Linmu Studio added content after clearing the game!
Then,
as time went by,
more and more players cleared the game, and more and more players experienced the 'complete version' of Diablo, and were shocked by the gameplay after clearing the game.
At the same time,
Linmu Studio added fuel to the fire...
and issued an announcement.
[Diablo's first season is about to be launched, and the theme of the first season is - 'Eternal War'! ]
This announcement
has three pages of specific content.
It explains in detail what the season mode is and how to play it. It also explains the theme of the first season, as well as... the ladder leaderboard, out-of-print transmogrification and battle flag rewards that will be added in the first season, and the season pets linked with World of Warcraft!
And the first season will be officially launched in five days! As soon as
this announcement came out, the players were ecstatic. Their peers were silent. This time, their joys and sorrows were connected. The ideas were similar. That is - can it be played like this! ? (End of this chapter)
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