This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 123 - 108: You Know Nothing About Connections
Newbies have their own advantages.
At least when newbies "blast fish," it’s reasonable and justified. Whether they know it or not, from the game’s official standpoint, you definitely can’t punish newbies.
At most... let them level up quickly!
If they’re really newbies and their graphics card is incredible, if they enter the Path to Immortality and it’s like coming home, causing devastation, then you can only secretly let them quickly rise up to where they should be.
For example.
Ordinary players want to climb step by step and fight to become Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors, which requires battling through hundreds of games on the Path to Immortality.
But if they’re newbies with "a very strong foundation," naturally prospects for Immortal Emperors, then you have to let them rise quickly through the backdoor, so they don’t harm the bottom-tier Great Emperor Venerable.
This is a secret operation.
Although it’s very covert and not detectable by players, even if discovered, it’s no big deal.
Chen Ba can even directly question the players talking about shady dealings: "Do you enjoy being the target of fish blasting?"
No way?
This is the Path to Immortality!
No one would actually enjoy being slapped in the face by 24G VRAM, with their graphics card groaning and crying out in pain, right?
If someone does, that would be truly twisted!
The rewards for Star Emperor’s Mid-Autumn event were ultimately won by a hardcore player.
This is a true hardcore player!
He didn’t use alternate accounts to blast fish; all he played were ranked matches, and his win rate isn’t very high. But he is incredibly dedicated, scaring even Chen Ba, who feared he’d suddenly die.
games a day; calculating an average game time of 10 minutes per game, he had to play at least 20 hours. During the three-day event period, aside from eating and using the bathroom, he was playing games the whole time.
This was exhausting...
Although the 4090 reward is quite enticing, it wasn’t really necessary to strive this hard.
When Chen Ba sent him the prize, he also included a box of health supplements, leaving a note reminding him to rest well, as gaming can be done anytime, but health is the priority.
Honestly, he was terrified.
If this player accidentally died at home trying to become the event’s top player, and the unscrupulous media reported on it, the public pressure Tianba Studio would face is imaginable.
Game companies fear these types of players the most, because they’re too dedicated, even willing to risk their lives.
Encountering such players, everyone needs to kindly advise them a bit, convincing them not to push themselves too hard.
It’s just a 4090 card...
Brother, don’t do this. I fear you’ll suddenly die in front of your computer and cause Star Emperor or Tianba Studio to be slammed all over the internet!
"Speaking of internet slamming..."
Lu suddenly thought of something and asked, "Ba, do you know a digital influencer named Hail?"
"Hail? Never heard of them!"
Chen Ba shook his head.
He doesn’t like watching digital content and has no fondness for those so-called digital influencers. He perceives the digital circle to smell as abstractly bad as the car review scene, all full of various dogs barking for manufacturers.
They claim independence and objectivity, proclaiming no manufacturer sponsorship, but their profiles are filled with "Business cooperation, please contact xxxx."
The comment section is consistently entertaining.
Under the guidance of these digital bloggers, a large group of fans follows along, biting competitors, crazily cursing.
So abstract!
Precisely because he has such a negative impression of the digital circle, he hasn’t paid much attention to those so-called influential bloggers.
"Hail is a relatively well-known digital tech influencer with over a million followers on Thunderbolt."
Lu explained, "He opened an online store himself, specializing in selling DIY computers and hardware..."
"Today he released a video sneakily insulting Xianyu Digital, saying our procurement channels are unreliable, and that we’re selling refurbished cards, appearing cheap but actually deceptive."
"What’s the deal?"
Chen Ba asked, puzzled: "Did we offend him? Why is he attacking us?"
Never heard of this person before, logically Xianyu Digital, including Tianba Studio, has no feud with him. Why specifically make a video to attack Xianyu Digital?
Could he have been paid by someone else?
Shouldn’t be!
These digital bloggers often receive money from manufacturers, yet all PC hardware manufacturers have good relations with Tianba Studio, so there’s no reason to hire someone to attack them.
"Then it’s self-motivated behavior!"
Carrying a bag of Golden Arches fried chicken deals, Yang Dong opened the door and entered the studio, offering his analysis upon hearing Lu and Chen Ba’s conversation.
"Lu mentioned he opened an online store selling assembled machines and PC hardware."
After handing out hot drumsticks and wings to the two, Yang Dong wiped his hands and said, "Clearly he’s upset because business was taken, so he’s trying to throw dirt on us!"
Very low-level revenge tactics.
But, I must say, it’s effective because he has many followers, under public influence, they really can impact Xianyu Digital’s reputation and business.
"I replied under his video just now, and within seconds it was deleted."
Zhang Xiaojun, responsible for the studio’s official account management, took a cola from the bag and complained, "Not only did he delete comments, but also blocked me outright. It’s downright shameless!"
"That’s typical for people like this."
While chewing on a drumstick, Chen Ba spoke: "What did he say in the video? Does it meet the conditions for a lawsuit?"
"I checked; he speaks very slickly, full of indirect, sarcastic remarks, very hard to catch any substantive evidence."
Lu smirked, "Although the audience knows who he’s talking about, he doesn’t directly name names, and keeps dissociating by saying ’I heard’ or ’a friend said’..."
