This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 149 - 120: Why Is the Tyrant Body So Powerful? (Part 2)
Change the approach!
Cancel the stats, the affection level becomes an unknown X.
Marriage and break-up are two parallel lines that never intersect, X is the "curve" in between, always with a wavy fluctuation.
When the curve X rises and touches the marriage line, it means the strategy is successful. When the curve X falls and touches the break-up line, it means the strategy has failed.
No fixed values.
The curve fluctuates as the two interact, and what players need to do is make key decisions at each critical point, causing the curve to gradually rise until the proposal succeeds.
Chen Ba shared this idea with Yang Dong, wanting to hear his thoughts.
"No explicit stats?"
Yang Dong found the idea unbelievable at first. How can there be a romance simulation game without explicit affection stats?
But upon further thought, he found it quite good; without stats, it better simulates the feeling of being in love.
"However, with your design, won’t there be two situations: one where players easily conquer their desired characters?"
Frowning, Yang Dong said, "Another possibility is that players play for a long time, but the X curve remains stable and there’s no result?"
"These two possibilities can’t be ruled out."
Chen Ba nodded and said, "The first is what we commonly call a flash marriage! The second is the typical long-term romance..."
Both situations are reasonable.
Whether a flash marriage or a long romance, it’s all decided by the choices players make, and they have no right or reason to interfere.
Anyway, without specific affection stats, seizing every crucial opportunity is entirely up to the players.
If all else fails...
There’s always the Advisor!
Consult other players and combine collective wisdom to find a solution; it shouldn’t be too difficult.
"But we are a romance simulation game! If players flash marry, won’t they finish before the refund period?"
Yang Dong was conflicted.
If someone like a destined child or a love master quickly finishes in minutes, what’s left to play?
"That’s where the online mode comes into play! Once you succeed, you can become an Advisor yourself and offer strategies to others..."
Chen Ba thought that after removing affection stats, if someone really finishes quickly, it’s their skill, no one else to blame.
After all, the game is called "Love Advisor Department." Even if the main story ends, offering strategies to other players keeps the fun going.
...
This winter, it snowed in Jiangning.
It’s not surprising for snow in the north, but in the south, it’s quite rare. Even a thin layer is better than none at all!
Chen Ba, wrapped in his down jacket, picked up bags at the train station, especially coming to Jiangning to spend the New Year with his father, Old Chen.
"Dad! Why did you bring so much stuff? What’s in here, it’s so heavy..."
"We slaughtered a 400-pound New Year pig this year, and I made some cured meat, thought I’d bring it for you to try."
Old Chen also cared for his son.
Though he knew his son was earning money now and didn’t lack food or clothes, cured meat is something you can’t buy.
Even if available, it probably doesn’t taste as good as his homemade. So, before departure, he especially brought several tens of pounds of cured meat, filling up his suitcase.
Chen Ba couldn’t bear to refuse his father’s goodwill. But with so much meat, he definitely couldn’t finish it all himself, planning to give some to Lu and others.
After picking up Old Chen, the Spring Festival was near.
Chen Ba, with his team staying at the studio, made an entertaining video as a New Year blessing for all players.
The video was amusing.
First, in "Cold Window Study Simulator," Old Huang the Ox found an Immortal Fruit in the wild, then ascended, becoming a terrifying Cow Demon.
Then, in "Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator," an aunt receives a Secret Technique in a dream from an Immortal named "Chen," following the seven-colored celestial light on the Path to Immortality.
Then, the Star Emperor, withering in old age, worried about the Venerable in the forbidden area would wreak havoc after his demise, decided to embark on the Path to Immortality, seeking a chance at a second life...
They and an ox reached the Path to Immortality, unexpectedly encountering a spatial vortex opening a passage to a strange world.
What they thought was the Immortal Realm turned out to be the Divine Grace Continent!
The Demon King, lonely for hundreds of thousands of years, could no longer endure solitude and decided to leave with the Star Emperor’s group...
"They reached the end of the Path to Immortality, thinking they could glimpse immortal secrets, only to be blocked by a stone wall."
"The stone wall was covered in various patterns."
Lu, with eyes wide, said, "As an Earthling, the aunt instantly recognized it as the popular Garbage Disposal Fun."
"After clearing the designated blocks, the stone wall disappeared, revealing a bronze gate, and an elderly man emerged from behind it."
"The elder told them, behind the door is a Venerable Year Beast, the most powerful of all physiques in the worlds, you must defeat it to prevent disaster..."
"Is the Venerable that strong?"
Zhong Shengwei, also a novel reader, skeptically said, "I remember those physiques being rather weak?" 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"Those are fake Venerables!"
Lu waved his hand, "The terror of a true Venerable is beyond your imagination, a single breath can destroy worlds."
After all, it bears the name "Ba"!
Whether other physiques are strong is debatable, but in Tianba Studio, any with the "Ba" name in the Secret Technique are powerful.
Don’t ask why, just know it’s rigged.
At the video’s end, the Venerable Year Beast proved too strong, the group couldn’t withstand it. At the critical moment, the aunt stepped up, using her body to feed the tiger, barely sealing the Venerable.
You think the video ends there?
The Venerable Year Beast scoffed, returning to its original form, revealing himself to be Ba, holding a red envelope.
"Scan the QR code, listen to my revenge plan! Free Immortal Elixir and divine weapons, help me unseal, and there’s a ten thousand yuan prize waiting for you!"
Helping Ba unseal really resembles a slice and dice mechanism from Pinduoduo.
Players flooding the event page can see Ba trapped in a lantern. By lighting the lantern and aiding Ba’s unsealing, they can win a ten thousand yuan prize.
It’s all about the festive spirit!
There are very few ten thousand yuan red envelopes, only ten in total. But there are plenty of thousand, hundred, and ten yuan red envelopes, and with luck, one can snag a decent amount.
For this event, Chen Ba prepared nearly a million yuan prize pool, half in cash, the other half in various physical and virtual prizes.
Like graphics cards, motherboards, memory sticks, figures, dolls, "Star Emperor" Source Stone packages, "Divine Grace Continent" Pro CD keys, "Garbage Disposal Fun" codes, etc.
"So generous, huh?"
Players were surprised, praising Ba’s grand gesture on forums and social media.
Indeed generous!
Tianba Studio may not be large and cannot compare with big companies like Pig Goose, but Ba knows to give red envelopes during New Year. Did the big companies, which earn so much, give any?
There’s no hurt without comparison.
Compared to Tianba Studio, other game companies are overly stingy, not returning anything to loyal players during the New Year, leaving many disappointed.
"That’s how reputation is built..."
Chen Ba laughed and said, "Would spending these tens of thousands on advertising have such a good effect?"
"No."
Yang Dong shook his head.
Previously, when Ba mentioned giving tens of thousands in red envelopes for New Year, Yang felt it was extravagant and unnecessary spending.
But now seeing it, spending just tens of thousands for such an impact is absolutely worth it!
It’s a bit like a certain tycoon’s son scattering millions on Weibo after winning a championship. In terms of advertising effect and influence, it’s much stronger than mere advertising.
Not to mention, spending tens of thousands to buy a network-wide trending topic isn’t a loss, especially since sales of the old games have risen...
