This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 239 - 165: Now That’s Real Cheating! (Part 2)
Level 29 Marble Soul?
How did this guy manage that, cheating, right? This is absolutely wild, just touching it gets you killed, no chance to survive...
The black and white screen displayed the big word "Eliminated".
The young man thought for a moment, quickly took out his phone to snap a photo of the computer screen, planning to post it on his social media and group chats to share his encounter with the "treater".
Meanwhile, on the other side, completely unaware of being mistaken for a treater, Jiang Yongqing looked at the radiant and overwhelmingly majestic red-patterned marble in his hand with extreme excitement.
Oh yeah!
After battling for seven and a half hours, thinking there was no hope left, unexpectedly, a routine server glitch allowed him to achieve the max-level Marble Soul achievement.
Level 30 Marble Soul!
This thing isn’t just insta-killing whoever it touches; it’s a wide-range destructive weapon that can even destroy map scenes, truly defying expectations.
That’s not all.
With "Marble Soul" reaching level 30, this red marble in his hand was endowed with several other special abilities.
The first one is scan, showing the positions of other marbles nearby like a radar map, equivalent to full map visibility.
The second one is tracking, as long as he selects a target, the marble will fly directly to it, with pinpoint accuracy, similar to the head lock in FPS games.
Super terrifying destructive power, plus visibility and head lock, who can withstand it?
Now that’s really cheating!
With the assistance of full map visibility and head lock, Jiang Yongqing didn’t even have to deliberately find the last player, killing them remotely from a distance.
"Hmm?!"
Originally thinking that after eliminating the last player, the Marble Soul would level up to 31.
Unexpectedly, the game’s settlement page popped up, and the Marble Soul still didn’t level up, not even a hint of movement, as if nothing happened.
"This is unreasonable!"
Leaving the island map, returning to the game lobby page, Jiang Yongqing couldn’t believe that the Marble Soul could reach level 30 and not level further.
It shouldn’t be...
Could it be that Ba didn’t write the code beyond level 30, never considering someone would reach level 31, hence no response?
Getting more puzzled, Jiang Yongqing quickly sent the recently recorded video and screenshots to Tianba Studio through the built-in feedback channel.
Whatever!
No 31 level, so be it, his goal was already achieved, reaching level 30 grants a mysterious gift prepared by Ba.
He just wants to get his hands on the gift, doesn’t need to bother about other things.
...
When receiving the video and screenshots from player "Ba’s Little Coquettish Wife", Chen Ba was playing checkers with Zhong Shengwei and Lu.
Why checkers?
This goes back to the story of Chen Ba spending big money to buy over 3000 marbles for the development of "Don’t Go Home: Marbles Storm".
With so many marbles, besides playing with them daily, Chen Ba found a new use, which is checkers!
Just make a board yourself.
Anyway, the marbles are universal, with the same patterns available, just make a board, pull in Lu and Zhong Shengwei to play.
Too bad they’re too bad at it.
It’s not that Chen Ba is amazing at checkers, mainly these two guys are playing so foolishly, barely even "jumped" a few times.
Really?
Playing checkers without jumping, might as well go back to the drawing board.
"Ba, Ba!"
"A player has just leveled up Marble Soul to 30, asking for a mysterious gift..."
"Oh! That’s impressive?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Ba lost interest in checkers, turned his head, and asked: "How did he manage that, wouldn’t be cheating, right?"
"Not cheating, our server glitched, one game ended up with 37 players."
Chen Ba: "..."
What a server glitch!
Encountering this is like the pinnacle of absurdity.
But to speak truth.
Though it was the server glitch causing an excess of 7 players in one game, coincidentally achieving this feat. But a man’s word is his bond, promises must be honored.
"Go to the neighboring Xianyu Digital warehouse, pick a graphics card to gift him!"
Chen Ba waved his hand, not taking this matter to heart.
If he leveled up to a Level 30 Marble Soul on merit, he might have more interest to check out his game record and learn some tips.
But this achievement made due to a server glitch lacks some substance, so he’s not overly excited.
"Come on, let’s continue playing!"
He invited Lu to continue playing, seeing the reporting employee hesitating, he asked: "What’s the matter? Is there something else?"
"Yes!"
Liu Jinfu nodded: "The player’s situation is quite complicated, not only did he reach level 30, but he also reached level 31."
"What’s there to... What?! Level 31?!"
Chen Ba, who wanted to say not to be alarmed, was stunned at hearing level 31, dropping the marbles he was holding all over the floor.
Level 31 Marble Soul?
Kidding, right? He didn’t write the post-30 code, no design for Marble Soul beyond level 30, where does 31 come from?
"Here’s the video..."
Seeing Ba’s face filled with surprise, Liu quickly used a tablet to pull up Jiang Yongqing’s video, dragging the progress bar to the last minute, and showed it to Ba.
Chen Ba watched seriously, seeing Jiang Yongqing leveling Marble Soul to 30, defeating a player, and the Marble Soul consuming once more, he was stunned.
It really is level 31!
It’s just that the game didn’t display it, because initially, there was no consideration for players reaching such high levels, so the upgrade animation and effects were only done up to level 30.
Past that, there aren’t any animation effects.
Also, in the display, level 31 can’t show, as the max was set to level 30, with no preset code, it won’t display.
But the marble certainly leveled up!
Don’t ask how Chen Ba knows, as the game’s producer, he understands perfectly!
The Marble Soul’s growth is limitless.
Though Tianba Studio artificially added a level cap of 30, this is a "fake" cap, actually no limit.
Through the Marble Soul’s consumption animation can be seen, after consuming an opposing Marble Soul, this maxed-out red-patterned marble indeed got stronger.
"This is quite unexpected!"
Chen Ba thought about the small loophole. Initially, not considering players reaching such high levels, no preparation was made.
But it’s not a big problem!
Level 31, so what? It’s a feat due to server glitch, next game it won’t breach the 30 level cap? 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
With this thought, Chen Ba was reassured.
Though the discovery is peculiar, it means little, as each game reset the Marble Soul.
Ultimately, level 30 or level 31, can shine in this game session, new session, reset.
"Give him a 5090!"
Chen Ba thought, this discovery is kind of interesting, upgrade the reward, a tribute to the player’s exploration spirit.
"Alright, I’ll go respond immediately."
He sent Liu to contact the player, to confirm delivery details, issue the graphics card, Chen Ba bent to pick up the marbles.
Just when he was about to start an exciting checkers match with Lu, Liu returned.
"Ba, not good!"
"Big trouble, the player informed me, after the game ended, he started Marble Soul in classic mode, inheriting the level..."
What?
Just finished picking up the marbles, Chen Ba looked at Liu, puzzled.
What did he just hear?
This player, starting Marble Soul in classic mode?
Pioneering primitive society with a Gundam, pulling out a Fire Kirin AK in the Stone Age, descended deity, right?
