Fangzheng did not think too long about Argo's request before he nodded in agreement.
On one hand, he did need to collect enough information, but the game world was so big that it was obviously not enough to rely on Fangzheng alone. Mobilizing the masses was a hard principle passed down from the ancestors, so Fangzheng would not be so stupid as to not use it. As for Argo, she would be responsible for helping Fangzheng collect the information he needed. Then, Fangzheng would use the information to build the data model he wanted. If he had any results, he would feed them back to Argo. If it was especially important, life-threatening information, Argo would pass it on to other players for free.
After all, although she was an information merchant, they were all in the same boat. She could not possibly cheat the person who could lead them out of the abyss of suffering just for the sake of making money.
But Fangzheng's request really puzzled Argo.
"The history and culture of each floor, as well as information and records about monsters …. What's the use of these things?"
Honestly speaking, after listening to Fangzheng's request, Argo felt her jaw drop. Argo could understand why Fangzheng wanted to collect information through her, but why did he want these things? This is just a game. Why do you want to investigate the local customs?
"You don't understand."
Fangzheng looked at Argo and waved his hand.
"A qualified game designer will definitely put all the clues in front of the players. For example, the boss. We all know that it's almost impossible to defeat the boss in the game in one go, but players can't just charge in and die a few times to guess the boss's skills and damage. That's too stupid. Generally speaking, the scriptwriter and planner will vaguely give clues to the players regarding the skills and combat characteristics of the Instance Dungeon BOSS. For example, if there are two types of monsters in the Instance Dungeon: Priest and Archer, then you have to be careful. The Instance Dungeon BOSS is likely to use their skills. In the introduction of these Instance Dungeon BOSSES, there will definitely be information about their identities, and from there, we can deduce what skills they might have.
With that said, Fangzheng shrugged.
"That's why, in theory, if the players are meticulous enough and can discover all the clues left behind by the designer, they can defeat the Instance Dungeon Boss in one go. It's just that most players don't have the patience. Since they think it's better to risk their lives, then let them be …. Anyway, we've already told you all the clues and hints. Can you blame us for not paying attention? "
"Ahhh …"
After listening to Fangzheng's introduction, Argo was dumbfounded. She widened her eyes and stared at Fangzheng.
"Are you video game designers all so dirty?"
"Thank you for the compliment."
Fangzheng accepted Argo's compliment without any qualms. How could a game designer who couldn't make players grit their teeth and cry for their parents be considered a qualified game designer?
Of course, Fangzheng wasn't sure if this game was like that. After all, based on his experience, games that claimed to be "the best in XX" usually didn't pay too much attention to the plot, especially in a virtual reality game like this. Players wouldn't care too much about the plot at the beginning. They would be satisfied as long as they could enter another world.
But Fangzheng felt that there was no harm in trying. After all, Argo was the one running around to collect the information. As for whether the information could be used … .it would depend on the situation.
Fortunately, Argo didn't know what Fangzheng was thinking. Otherwise, she would definitely fight him to the death.
And after conducting countless inhumane experiments on the pitiful wild boar monster, Fangzheng also came up with some rules.
In terms of damage data, the game's physics model wasn't much different from reality. Of course, there were still differences. This was normal. After all, a game was just a game. It was unrealistic to expect it to be as seamless as the Matrix.
Two days later, Fangzheng released the first "Survival Guide" handbook through Argo.
In this handbook, Fangzheng fully displayed his professionalism as a game designer and planner. Most of the time, people in the same industry would abide by the principle of not exposing the truth, but now, Fangzheng didn't care about that.
You f * cking kill people in a game, and you're not going to let me have some unspoken rules?
Therefore, in this "Survival Guide 1.0" handbook, Fangzheng listed almost all the options in the character system, items, how to use the interface, including the combat characteristics of the monsters in the beginner plains, how to dodge or block to reduce damage, how many monsters a player could aggro, the safety line of HP, and the movement trajectories of various monsters.
Moreover, unlike other game handbooks that focused on monsters and dungeons, Fangzheng's handbook was a complete coward. The whole point of the handbook was to tell the players how to survive in battle, and not to rush to their deaths. Furthermore, Fangzheng had given many effective suggestions. He told the players how to retreat if something went wrong. He also told them not to act rashly when they saw something suspicious. According to the game designer's personality, if the players saw something suspicious, it would definitely be suspicious. Trust your intuition and decisively turn around was definitely the right choice!
Not only that, in this handbook, Fangzheng also combined his combat experience in the main world and Dark Soul World to teach the players a few simple and practical cold weapon defense techniques.
After all, Complete Stealth was different from normal games. In normal games, if you wanted to defend yourself, all you had to do was press a button. However, Complete Stealth was basically no different from reality. This meant that the players had to actively use their weapons and shields to defend themselves.
However, it was obvious that the players in this world were residents of a modern city. They had probably never gone out alone in the wilderness, and naturally, they wouldn't know how to use cold weapons. Moreover, it was hard to tell how much of the knowledge they learned from books, movies, and games was real. Therefore, Fangzheng simply gave them a lesson on cold weapons, telling them how to hold a sword to maximize its power, and how to wield it more flexibly.
Of course, to prevent the players from becoming overconfident and thinking that they could save the world, Fangzheng specially wrote a paragraph at the back of the handbook: "I understand that you want to see your family as soon as possible, but I hope that you can think about it. Do you want to see the faces of your family and friends when you open your eyes, or do you want them to cry and send you to the crematorium?"
As for how many players read these words, Fangzheng didn't care. That was all he said. If the players wanted to die, Fangzheng couldn't do anything about it.
As soon as the Survival Handbook was released, it was immediately snatched up by the players, especially those who came into contact with the game for the first time. They also wanted to work hard to survive, but they had no idea how they could survive. On their first night in this world, many of them trembled with fear and couldn't sleep. They felt that the future was dark, and they didn't know if they had the confidence to survive until they left the game world.
To these players, the survival handbook written by Fangzheng and published by Argo was no different from a defenseless traveler who was given a wooden stick or a machete in the wilderness. Although it was crude, it at least gave them the courage and ability to fight!
But for Fangzheng, the situation wasn't as good as he imagined ….
"Not a single person?"
Looking at Argo, Fangzheng was dumbfounded.
"You mean …. Not even a single player wants to party up with me? Am I that unpopular? "
"Of course not, Mr. Fangzheng."
Argo hurriedly shook his hand in response to Fangzheng's question.
"In fact …. They don't even dare to party up with you."
"…. What do you mean?"
"It's like this …."
As he spoke, Argo began explaining to Fang Zheng. The reason why no one wanted to party up with Fangzheng wasn't because they were willing, but because they dared to!
Fangzheng spent three days writing the Survival Handbook. During this time, many players formed guilds to help each other. Many of them were friends they met in the game, and some even had friends in real life. Of course, these people wouldn't abandon their friends to form a party with Fangzheng. As for the solo players …. Speaking of which, their reason made Fangzheng speechless.
Because they were afraid of causing trouble for Fangzheng!
After all, with the release of the Survival Handbook, Fangzheng's name had basically spread throughout the game. Moreover, the things he wrote were particularly effective, so Fangzheng's position in the hearts of these players rose further. But because of this, many players didn't dare to party up with Fangzheng at all. They were afraid that they weren't capable enough and would be a burden to Fangzheng's party. If others found out about it, they would become the target of public condemnation. If that happened, they would have no choice but to commit seppuku ….
"There's actually such a thing …."
After listening to Argo's explanation, Fangzheng was completely speechless. In China, as long as a big boss waved his arm, a large group of people would rush over, not even sparing the golden leg hairs. What the hell are these Japanese …. They don't dare to party up because they're afraid of causing trouble for the big boss?
Did I make a mistake when I wanted to show off in a high-profile manner?!
No matter how much I thought about it, I didn't take into account the national character of the Japanese ….
Fangzheng couldn't do anything about it. Anyway, the message had already been put up. Now, he just had to see if anyone was willing to contact him. After all, Fangzheng couldn't rely on just Lestia, Aster, and himself to clear the 100th floor. He needed a core team, but now it seemed that …. establishing a core team was harder than Fangzheng had imagined.
"… Forget it. That's it for now. Anyway, help me keep an eye on things for the next few days. If anyone wants to form a team, contact me immediately."
In the end, Fangzheng had no choice but to give Argo such an explanation.
As for the rest … .he could only leave it to fate. ()
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