"Black Snow Girl, Ang, be careful. This boss might be more troublesome."
Seeing the Boss standing alone in the distance, Fangzheng did not hesitate to warn the two guild leaders. Hearing Fangzheng's words, the two guild leaders could not help but be surprised. However, by then, they had already stepped into the Boss's room. With a furious roar, the Boss's battle began.
"Vanguard, be careful!"
Black Snow Girl hurriedly added. She then quickly came to Fangzheng's side and asked.
"Mr. Fangzheng, did you notice anything?"
"Do you know what game designers pay the most attention to when designing a boss level?"
However, Fangzheng didn't immediately answer Black Xueji's question. Instead, he raised a question that left her perplexed. Before Black Xueji could say a word, Fangzheng immediately gave an explanation.
"Balance."
"… Balance …?"
"The Stage Boss's balance is very high. If it's too difficult, it will dissuade players, especially in an online game. We have to consider the players' tolerance level. We can't let players with green equipment easily clear the stage, but we can't make it so that players with graduation equipment can't clear the stage either. In this case, a boss with slightly higher overall attributes and a few small monsters is the easiest way. "
Fangzheng sighed. Making a boss level in a mobile game was not easy. You can't make it so that all five-star bosses with paywalls can't clear the level, but you can't make it so easy that a three-star team can easily clear the level either. The former will dissuade paywall bosses, the latter will dissuade non-paywall leeks. Balance will always be the hardest to grasp.
A boss with a few small monsters was actually the easiest difficulty design mode because the main focus was on the number of small monsters. Players would get used to adding and subtracting.
But a single boss was different.
Based on Fangzheng's experience, most single bosses were basically used by game designers to cause trouble.
Most of the time, the battle between players and bosses was actually a battle between players and game designers. If your Boss design was too simple, you could imagine players mocking you after defeating the Boss. "Hahaha, what kind of stupid designer are you? I can beat your Boss with my legs. It's not challenging at all. Do you know how to make games?"
If the players couldn't beat it no matter what, they would also jump up and down and curse, "Motherf * cker, what kind of stupid designer is this? What kind of f * cking difficulty is this? I've already maxed out my Alchemy and I still can't beat it. Is the balance of your game made out of your feet?"
In these two situations, the designer was basically a salted fish on the chopping board. Even if he was repeatedly ridiculed and cursed, there was nothing he could do.
Basically, if a Boss was accompanied by a group of monsters, the designers wouldn't make the Boss too difficult. After all, players were still humans. You couldn't expect them to be like Wuxia experts who could see and hear everything. Basically, as long as the players had a high enough Skill Level, they would be able to kill the small monsters in a short amount of time or withstand the attacks of the small monsters. Then, it would only be a matter of time before they defeated the Boss.
However, a single Boss was different. The designers would say, "Such a huge Boss is right in front of you, and you can't even beat it with so many people. Are you stupid or am I stupid?"
Without the small monsters to distract the players, it's normal for me to make the Boss a little more difficult. If you can't beat it … who can you blame? "
Therefore, as a designer, when Fangzheng saw that the Lord of this floor was actually a single Boss, his hair almost stood on end.
He could feel the thick malice of the designer opposite him!!
Fangzheng could even guess what the game designer was thinking when he designed this Boss. "Hahaha, stupid players, you had fun killing the small monsters in the first few floors, right? It's time for daddy to teach you how to deal with a single Boss!"
Fangzheng was sure that this Boss might not be difficult, but its attack style would definitely be "unique" and "fresh in the minds of the players"!
If this was a normal online game, the players would at most get wiped a few times, and then it would be over with a laugh. But in this death game, doing so could really lead to death!!
"In short, be careful. Leave a team behind to deal with unexpected situations. If you encounter any problems, listen to my orders!"
Fangzheng gave the two a brief introduction of the designer's design ideas. The two of them understood and immediately nodded with pale faces. They were experienced players who had played countless games. After listening to Fangzheng's words, they verified it with their own memories of the game and knew that Fangzheng's words were not far from the truth.
They raised their vigilance and stared at the Boss in front of them.
The Lord Boss of the fifth floor was the Wild Wolf Leader. At least from what Fangzheng could see, the first 30 floors were probably all kinds of zoos. In any case, they were all animals that had turned into spirits. This was a Boss that leaned towards agility. It wielded two broadswords in its hands, and every time it attacked, the aura it exuded made Fangzheng want to sing, "The broadswords slash at the heads of the Japanese …"
Well, from the looks of it, that was indeed the case.
The anti-Japanese fighter Big Big Wolf was fierce at first, but they had the advantage in numbers. Moreover, they strictly followed Fangzheng's plan, fighting with a shield in one hand and a sword in the other. Although holding a sword in one hand was very handsome, handsome was always a description that belonged to heroes. In other words, if you didn't have the strength of a hero, you should obediently learn to be a soldier at the city gate.
Although holding a shield in the left hand seemed to be a hindrance, it could effectively block attacks. For example, in Fangzheng's party, Qingye had never put her shield down. On one hand, her skills were not as good as the others, and on the other hand, Fangzheng needed Qingye to occasionally act as a temporary MT. It was naturally more reassuring to let someone with a shield tank the Boss than someone without a shield.
No matter how fierce Big Big Wolf's attacks were, it was meaningless if it was blocked. Moreover, the two guilds had been cooperating with each other all the way, so they had a clear division of labor. Those with shields would block the Boss's attacks, while the others would take the opportunity to use their skills to block. If the Boss was stunned, the rest of them could go up and deal damage.
Even though Gray Wolf had switched to Mt. Hua Slash, Sweeping the Heavens, and a few other skills, he was still outnumbered. He was still beaten to the point where he cried out in pain. His four HP bars kept dropping, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached the critical point.
Something was wrong, something was very wrong.
Looking at the battle in front of him, Fangzheng's expression became more and more serious. From the looks of the battle, Gray Wolf's performance was only slightly stronger than the previous Leader Boss. However, it was only slightly stronger. At most, it had a stronger desire to attack. For example, a normal Leader Boss would only attack twice, but Gray Wolf would attack thrice. It gave the players the impression that "Aiyo, this Boss is slightly stronger, but it's still manageable."
"It's going berserk! It's going berserk!! "
Accompanied by the cheers of the players, Big Big Wolf entered the final red blood berserk stage. Seeing this, Black Snow Girl and Ang, who had been nervous throughout the journey, let out a sigh of relief. According to their understanding, as long as it was a Boss that had entered the red blood berserk stage, the rest of the battle was basically to whittle it down.
However, Fangzheng's expression became more and more serious. He looked at the struggling Big Big Wolf, and it was as if he could see the ferocious smile of the designer opposite him.
Little guy, you think you can defeat the Boss that I designed so easily? Hehehe, you're having a good laugh, aren't you? You'll be even happier later?
"I won't let you go! You'll pay for your stupidity!! "
In the end, accompanied by a standard villainous scream, Big Big Wolf fell to the ground.
"We did it!!!"
Seeing that the Lord had finally fallen, Black Snow Girl and Ang hugged each other excitedly. The other players could not help but cheer. Although they had fought many Bosses before, this was a Lord Boss!!
"Something's wrong!!"
However, the cheerful atmosphere was abruptly interrupted by Fangzheng's angry roar.
"Everyone get ready, get into formation immediately! Get ready to defend! "
"What's wrong? What happened? "
"… The Boss did not disappear, and there's no system notification!!"
The others did not react, but Yuna and Black Cat immediately realized that something was wrong. They had followed Fangzheng all the way through the fourth floor Lord Boss, so they were naturally very familiar with the process of a Boss being defeated!
"Awooo —!!"
However, at that moment, accompanied by a wolf's howl, the players saw Big Big Wolf stand up again. This time, he did not transform into his human form, but into a huge two-headed wolf, glaring fiercely at the players in front of him.
"…"
Seeing this scene, all the players were stunned.
The two-headed wolf looked at the players in front of him and revealed a ferocious smile, just like when a designer designed a Boss.
No matter how cunning you players are, you still have to drink the water I wash my feet with!
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