NFBE Chapter 26: Their eating manners are too ugly!
Chapter 26: Their eating manners are too ugly!
"Lin Lang, what do you think? Should we also field 12 players, or even 16? If he adds more, we'll add more too!" Chen Nan said indignantly.
Who's afraid to have more people? Let's create a 100-person session!
Lin Lang rolled his eyes at his comment: "You really think the more people, the more fun it is!"
"Huh? Isn't that right...?"
You'll find out soon enough!
Then everyone turned their attention back to the live stream.
"Let me show you how to play in a 5-player game first!"
Jiu Shen is going to try out the 5-player game first, since the best stuff is saved for last!
Upon entering the game page, similar to the Three Kingdoms Kill game, there are four roles: one [Captain], one [Member], two [Bandits], and one [Spy].
It's just changing the names of [Lord], [Loyal Minister], [Rebel], and [Traitor], there's no difference.
But soon, he discovered the difference!
"Look, guys! We can now choose our own identity! This is awesome! Let's try out the [Captain] role first!"
But when he clicked on "Captain", he was prompted that he did not have enough money and needed to spend money to recharge.
"Hahaha...wait a minute, I need to deposit some money!"
Jiu Shen picked up his phone to scan the QR code and pay. He hadn't expected that he would have to spend money before even playing the game!
[Hahaha, this is what Tencent should be like! It tastes just right!]
Tencent: Why should you play my game if you don't spend money?!
Do you really think the gifts Tencent gives you are free? In the end, they still go into their pockets!
【Hishin, I'll do it! I'll do it!】
Seeing this, the comments section started to mock Tencent, saying that their reputation over the years had become so ingrained that everyone was used to it!
In addition, netizens have also started discussing the plagiarism issue of "Hero Kill", with opinions being extremely polarized!
[Stop hyping it up, streamer! This game is just a reskinned version of "Three Kingdoms Kill," isn't it? They've even added captains and team members!]
[It's one thing to plagiarize American games, but you even plagiarize your own people's games!]
You overestimate Tencent. When it comes to money, nobody cares about anyone else!
Can Tencent please do something better?!
Forget it, I can't stand watching this game anymore. I'm going to play "Three Kingdoms Kill" instead.
Similarly, there are many netizens who support Tencent.
[Get out if you're not going to watch! Who forced you to watch?!]
To be honest, isn't Iron Man more handsome than Cao Cao?
Who cares about plagiarism? As long as it's fun!
[Exactly! I don't believe you haven't played other plagiarized games from Tencent!]
【No way, are you a freak upstairs? ???】
Hehe~
The game continued in the live stream room.
Jiu Shen also deposited 100 yuan into it. As for why he deposited so much, it was because he was afraid there would be other things that cost money later.
Just as he expected.
After selecting a hero, the system immediately displays the hero's skins, and even provides a helpful prompt with a small arrow pointing to the purchase option.
Since Tencent's official account was livestreaming, I couldn't just not support them, so I decided to buy a skin, since I could use it later.
But just as he was about to make the purchase, a dialog box popped up on the game screen: "Sorry, your balance is insufficient. Please recharge in time!"
Damn! I just reached 100!
That's not enough!
There was no other way but for Jiu Shen to scan the code and pay again!
[Hahaha, Tencent is so clever! Not only did the streamer lose money on gifts, but they also had to pay out of their own pocket!]
[Whose game tutorial would make you spend money? Hahaha, Tencent is amazing!]
[I haven't even entered the game yet, and I've already scanned the QR code twice. If I were a streamer, I'd already regret playing this game!]
[If you don't have money, don't complain. Do you know how hard it is for Tencent to create a game? Buying some skins is a big deal!]
[That's right! Besides, they're just looking out for the players!]
[Hey, upstairs, how much did Tencent pay to hire these online trolls?]
This time, Jiu Shen was smarter and went straight for 500; let's hope this situation doesn't repeat itself.
The money for the gift is gone, but who knows, Tencent might be happy and send a few more sports cars!
[Ding! Purchase successful!]
Just when Jiu Shen thought he could enter the game, another interface popped up.
"Brothers, did you see that? Tencent is really thinking about us. They were worried that players wouldn't have good hands, so they specially introduced a feature that allows players to buy their own hands!"
Jiu Shen is already determined to support Tencent to the end, and doesn't care at all whether players spend money or not. Instead, he wants to explain things on behalf of Tencent.
"There's nothing wrong with what they're doing. Pay-to-win players just want to have fun. What's the point of playing if you're dealt a bad hand?"
As Hisako spoke, he smugly bought cards.
Finally, after making several purchases, I was able to enter the game.
In the office, Lin Lang and his friends finished watching a game.
"What are your thoughts after reading this?" Lin Lang asked the two of them.
Without even thinking, Chen Nan blurted out, "Tencent's behavior is outrageous. They're making players recharge three times before we've even started playing the game?"
Shen Qi nodded, agreeing with the idea.
This is something only Tencent can do. If it were a small studio, they would be furious if they were guiding players to spend money like this!
Lin Lang stroked his chin: "Anything else?"
Both of them shook their heads.
"You can't just look at the shortcomings. Take the purchase of the initial hand cards, for example, you can take that into consideration," Lin Lang said seriously.
"Huh?" Chen Nan looked puzzled. "Do we also have to buy starting hand cards? Isn't that too unfair to non-paying players?"
"Who said I was going to copy them? We could totally introduce a 'Luck Card' that allows you to refresh your hand if you're not satisfied with your initial hand."
But no one knows if the refreshed hand will be as good as the previous one, which tests the player's judgment in the game!
Lin Lang shared his thoughts, and Tencent's actions reminded him of the "Luck Card" incident.
Players must decide whether to play offensive or defensive cards based on their role and position.
"Furthermore, as the number of generals increases, we can also introduce [General Swap Cards] to refresh the general pool and ensure that players can select their favorite generals."
This way, the game's fairness won't be compromised, and the gameplay will be more engaging for players!
Lin Lang's two ideas were immediately approved by Chen Nan and Shen Qi.
This does happen when they play the game; if they have a bad hand, they may not survive the first round.
Without a favorite general, the game becomes less fun.
Shen Qi wrote Lin Lang's thoughts down in her notebook: "President Lin, should we add these two things to this version update?"
"We'll release the 'Luck Card' first, and then release the 'Swap Card' once we have more generals. This will allow players to familiarize themselves with the generals we already have."
After thinking for a while, Lin Lang gave his idea.
"Okay, Mr. Lin!"
In the live stream, after experiencing a few 5-player games, Jiu Shen turned his attention to the 12-player games.
"Brothers, you've been waiting for this, haven't you? Now for the main event!"
After saying that, he entered the 12-player game. This time, he did not choose to buy an identity, but planned to experience it first.
This time, he was assigned position number twelve, the "rebel".
Based on the recommendations in the comments, I chose Spider-Man, whose skill is [Spider Web: During your draw phase, you may draw one card from the hand of up to two other characters].
The initial hand consists of offensive cards!
"Brothers, with these four 'Sneak Peek' cards and my 'Spider Web' skill, I've completely drained the captain's resources!"
Jiu Shen was full of confidence and just waited for his turn to make a good show of himself.
However, due to the large number of people and the fact that it was time to reach position 11, it took a full 20 minutes.
Because his hand was full of "Opportunistic Gamblers," he only had one point of health left.
Just when he thought it was his turn, number 11 launched an attack! (Kill)!
And so, the first game lasted 20 minutes, and he died on the spot without playing a single card!
【No, I was just chatting with you here? I've been watching nothing for 20 minutes!】
[Do you even know how to buy cards? Why aren't you buying any defensive cards for position 12?]
[You didn't choose another hero! Now you're in jail?]
[I'm off! I'm getting sleepy watching this!]
Faced with a barrage of criticism in the live chat, Jiu Shen quickly apologized.
"Sorry everyone, this is my first time playing, I don't have much experience. I'll definitely pay attention next time!"
Then they quickly started the next game. This time, the player's position was number 10, which was also a relatively far back position.
In this game, Jiu Shen did not follow the advice of the chat, but instead chose [Mantis], whose skills are the same as [First Aid].
The initial hand also consisted of defensive cards.
Looking at his chosen hero and hand, Jiu Shen was full of confidence; this time, he was sure he wouldn't waste his time.
Not only that, he also achieved final victory, successfully eliminating all the bandits with the [Captain].
But the game lasted a full two hours.
The live stream lasted all afternoon, and they only played four games in total!
"Fine, that's enough!" Lin Lang wasn't going to stand there and watch him play the whole game. "Now you know why I didn't let you design a 16-player game, right?"
Chen Nan nodded knowingly: "This game will probably take more than two hours to play!"
"Basically, eight players is already the limit. Increasing it any further would be a 'jail' experience for the players, and it would make the 'traitor' role even more difficult!"
Lin Lang also shared his analysis.
"Tencent's current 12-player format has completely disrupted the game's balance, pacing, and role design. Once players lose interest, all these problems will explode!"
"I really don't know which genius at Tencent designed this!"
"Therefore, in the next update, apart from adding [Luck Cards], everything else will remain unchanged!"
After giving instructions to the two, Lin Lang also organized another small meeting to inform everyone about the change and the offline event that Tencent would be holding.
The employees also expressed their dissatisfaction with Tencent.
"I never imagined Tencent could be this disgusting!"
"They resort to these underhanded tactics when the acquisition failed!"
"Mr. Lin, should we... pull some on them offline?"
Lin Lang shook his head and rejected the suggestion.
"We'll put all our battles in the open; we'll let the games decide! He likes to plagiarize, right? Then we'll make sure he can never keep up with us!"
"Therefore, this event must succeed! Failure is not an option! Let Tencent (the company behind Tencent) be left eating dust!"