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Is This Really A Game? - Chapter 87

Published at 19th of May 2023 05:58:00 AM


Chapter 87

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[ It’s snowing occasionally today, the surface temperature has dropped to 0 degrees, and the “Winter is Coming” expansion pack is coming to an end, and an additional 10 beta test qualifications are released to give back to the little players who have been waiting for a long time on the official website and insist on checking in. ]

[ In addition, the temperature is cold, everyone remember to add clothes. ]

Today's version number is still Alpha0.4. The announcement on the official website still doesn't mention any news about the Alpha0.5 version, only one announcement about the test situation of the "Weather system".

However, what the netizens discussed on the forum today rarely has anything to do with the planning team's announcement. Almost all the topics and slots are focused on the in-game enhancement of life professional players.

Shuri: "Manager is outrageous! First it was 2000 silver, and then it was 5000 silver! Planners come out and take care of your NPC! (⁠ ⁠≧⁠Д⁠≦⁠)"

WC Really Has Mosquitoes: "I don't care, shady! Unless you send me money too! Goblin Industry needs subsidies! (╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻"

Tabletop Cop: "The strength system needs to be enhanced! It's unreasonable that the ax can't cut through the crab shell! (`▭´)ノ︵ ┻━┻"

Big Eyes in Debt: "Intellect players protest! We strongly demand that the weapon store add drones and floating cannons! (⁠ノ⁠T⁠_⁠T⁠)⁠ノ⁠ ⁠^⁠┻⁠━⁠┻"

Red Face Boxer: "Farming! I want to farm!"

Cut The Bullshit: "Is there no one who cares about the fisherman? 500 contribution points are too painful! ಥ⁠_⁠ಥ"

Yaya: "Hahahahaha, hot chicken! Fishing can kill you, weak chicken! {*≧?≦}"

The players on the official website had a lot of opinions, and they were almost arguing.

In fact, think about it, what is the most important thing in the game? Balance, of course!

In reality, you can selectively ignore the gap between the rich and the poor, but not in the game! Everyone is the same, why are you so cool and not me?

Unreasonable. This is so unreasonable!

In particular, the outpost is not as big as two playgrounds, and it may not necessarily cover 20 acres. A brick factory actually has 15 acres, which is equivalent to setting up another sub-base. Even if the player only has 20% control, it affects the balance a bit.

In any case, it must be below 5% to be more reasonable! Of course, there are also players who pursue another level of rationality, such as the escaped mole in the canyon who has been clamoring for the development of a "Free trade" system.

This guy opened a special post and rationally analyzed the rationality of this wave.

"Actually, it's not as exaggerated as you think. A good economic cycle system is necessary for a game that pursues details. Have you heard of "Albion"? Although it is MM, the economic system inside is very good. Excellent, all the gear in the game is player-produced, basically your class is determined by what you 'Wear'."

"The design that impressed me the most is that the cities in the game are economically independent from each other. Although there are auction houses that can be traded, they are not actively circulated. Players can buy stores, open workshops, build their own equipment, or It is rented to players for a fee. The equipment produced can not only be auctioned to players, but also sold on the black market.”

"The most eye-catching thing is the black market. The equipment sold on the black market will be bought by 'Monsters' and become the trophies for players to kill monsters. And if no one sells a piece of equipment, the black market will be within a certain limit. Raise its price to induce players to produce."

"Obviously Wasteland OL is also building a similar economic system, but according to my observations, Wasteland OL's economic system will be closer to reality. I don't know if you have noticed that different NPC strongholds actually use different currencies! So trade is mostly barter!"

"Maybe there will be an exchange rate setting in the later stage, but this system will be very complicated, even close to a 'Chaotic system', making the changes in economic-related values ​​​​in the game tend to be unpredictable, and I don't know if the server's CPU can handle it."

"No matter how you say it, it is a good thing to be brave in innovation. Give the production team a thumbs up for their courage!"

Lucius has finished reading his post. The place to learn from is to take notes according to the old rules. If there are too many notes in this note, Alpha0.5 will come out. However, I don't know if the server can handle it or not. Within a few minutes of posting this post, a certain small king has come over.

The Thunder King: "Hehe, I haven't played the game you mentioned, but my point of view is still the same. It is a failure to allow players to intervene too much in what should be done by NPCs! Where there are people, there are conflict. I can't guess where the bottom line of the players is! If I were the manager of that brick factory, I wouldn't sell it to the NPC warehouse, and then raise the price of bricks, do you want to buy it or not!"

Ok. This is indeed a problem, but this problem may only appear in later versions, not in the present.

This cloud player may have forgotten that once he accepts the hidden mission, it means giving up 80% of the control to the "NPC". It’s okay to run a good business, but if you want to drive up prices and engage in hunger sales?

You see, if the NPC messes with you, it's over. There are far more ways to choose in the game than in reality.

However, this little player's thinking can be regarded as a reminder from Lucius. You can trust the players' abilities, but you can never overestimate their bottom line, let alone give up using the rules to restrict them.

Even if I increase the shareholding ratio of the players in the future, it will not let them exceed 50%. At the same time, a warning line for closing positions must be set for the stock.

Once the inventory reaches the liquidation warning line, the balance mechanism will be automatically triggered. Even if you don’t want to sell it, you have to sell half of it to me.

What, you want to stop work? Limited production? Like the people of Boston throwing bricks into the water?

Hehe, the orders in the NPC warehouse keep coming, you stop production and try, the punishment is to reduce the shareholding [ Limited time task ] do you want to do it or not. There is always a way to deal with these little cleverness.

This Thunder King didn't know that his theory had already caused a certain NPC to write two more strokes in the small notebook, but normal people probably would not have thought that the NPC in the game could visit the official website forum.

At this time, the people from The Cowboy Team came out.

Tomorrow Seeker: "Ahem, to clarify the question raised by The Thunder King, first of all, you can't treat the player group as a whole. It's like eating chicken, some people cheat, and some insist on maintaining the game environment, right? I don't care about others, but we The Cowboy Team still has morals, and will not do things like driving up prices in the game, not now, nor in the future, everyone, please rest assured."

"In addition, we are actually part-time workers. 80% of the shares in the brick factory are owned by the shelter collective, and we only have 20%. To be honest, this is a bit like a hot potato. The rewards paid are not proportional to the income. You don't think so good."

He didn't want to clarify, but judging from the intense discussion on the official website, he was afraid that the planner would interfere with the game and directly cut off the income from burning bricks.

Originally, 20% of the shares were low enough, and the income from cutting a knife and burning bricks would directly eat dirt. In short, the first wave of selling is miserable!

Mole In The Hole: "You are enough! Give it to me! If you don't want to do it, let's me do it! (`▭´)ノ"

Tomorrow Seeker: "Cough."

The Thunder King: "Hehe, if you say no, you won't? And what's wrong with the 20% of the shares? In fact, the players are still running the business, right? I still say that, you can never underestimate a player's moral bottom line, never someone will find a way to take advantage of the loophole!"

"For example, I can deliberately throw away part of the inventory, saying that the firing failed, but actually keep it secret, and sell it to players in need through third-party players at a price lower than the market price. This will not only bypass the NPC's warehouse, but also bypass you know what I mean, even if there is a loss on the book, the player can still make a steady profit! And the money goes directly into the pocket! (¬‿¬)凸”

Lucius was shocked when he saw this post.

F*ck. This brother has learned the criminal law!

WC Really Has Mosquitoes: "Good guy, put it in reality and shoot it to start."

Scrambled Eggs: "I think it's worse than Mosquito! "

WC Really Has Mosquitoes: "? What does it have to do with me."

Irena: "Brother, you are a wolf. ᕙ⁠(⁠ ⁠:⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠∧⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠:⁠ ⁠)⁠ᕗ"

Tomorrow Seeker: "Pattern, pattern, do you think you're the only one who is smart? You want it? If you're smart, think about it again. Why don't I do this, and come here to post a statement stating that I don't do it. (┐⁠(⁠ ⁠˘⁠_⁠˘⁠)⁠┌)"

Get Up Ten Times A Night: "Will you come to our factory to move bricks after the closed beta? I will hire you as the workshop director. (⁠。⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠"

Badass Bunny: "Hahahaha, let's go to the public test! I think the public test should be OK."

Light: "(Applause)"

Shuri: "Big planning!"

The Thunder King: "...Uh, it's all theory, don't take it seriously, I'll just say it casually, cough cough. (٥⁠↼⁠_⁠↼⁠)"

Killing Chicken At Midnight: "Laughed, what you said is true. Keep pretending. I'll see how long you can pretend. ( ⁠՞⁠ਊ⁠ ⁠՞)"

Quit Smoking: "Dad! Please, give me a chance. .⁠·⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠(⁠>⁠▂⁠





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