Apart from the players, the game company was the most shocked at this moment …
Ever since the creation of online games, there had never been a game that could stay open forever. After all, no matter how novel a game was, there was a limit to its playstyle. There were many more players than the game designer, and no matter how many holes the game designer dug, it would not be able to sustain the development of so many players. Once a game's playstyle was fully developed, it would be the end of the road for the game.
Because of this, the game had to be constantly updated in terms of playstyle and expansion packs in order to continue operating for as long as possible. However, the designer's imagination was limited, and it was impossible for him to come up with new ideas every day. Therefore, other than updating the playstyle, the most direct method was to increase the difficulty of the game.
As the saying goes, a thin stream flows for a long time. Players only needed a goal when they played the game. As long as there were quests that they could not complete or bosses that they could not kill, then they would continue playing.
Of course, there was a way to increase the difficulty of the game. If the monsters were too overpowered, it would definitely affect the experience of the new players. Not only would the old players not be able to stay, but it would also dissuade the new players. Therefore, the gaming company could only tamper with the drop rate.
If the drop rate was low, it would give the players a psychological hint that "it's not that they can't defeat the boss, it's that they don't have good equipment."
This would increase the players' enthusiasm for the game, and it would also allow the players to experience the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment of killing monsters and dropping equipment. Even a slight increase in the status panel would make the players excited.
If a game had a high drop rate, the players might be excited at first, but after a while, they would get tired of the game. This was why the private servers were fun at first, but the more they played, the more boring it became.
The drop rate of equipment was well controlled in Rebirth. The game had been open for ten months, and the average level of the players was already at level 60. However, the mainstream equipment was Gold grade.
Dark Gold equipment was basically for experts, while Epic and Legendary equipment were very rare. Most players had only heard of them.
Therefore, Rebirth was in a balanced state where every level of player had their own goals. If this continued, the stability of the game would be firmly in the hands of the gaming company.
However, the appearance of Chopper 345 broke this balance. In just two hours, the number of Epic equipment in the game had increased by a hundred. Seeing this, the staff members almost spat blood on the screen.
Even the higher-ups of the gaming company were shocked.
Although 100 pieces of Epic Equipment wasn't a lot when compared to the player base of over 100 million players, the impact it would have was far more than that.
Crafting equipment in the game wasn't as slow as it was in real life. In the game, players could craft a piece of equipment in an average of one minute. With this kind of crafting speed, Chopper 345 was like an equipment crafting machine. If this continued, the entire game would be thrown into chaos.
This behavior was much worse than what Wang Yu had done.
Although Wang Yu often fought monsters above his level and occasionally released expansion packs, the number of players in Rebirth who were as strong as Wang Yu could be counted on one hand. Even if Wang Yu released the expansion packs in advance, most players would not be able to access them. At most, the game would not be running according to the game company's budget, but it would not affect the progress of the game.
However, Chopper's act of mass-producing artifacts disrupted the rhythm of the game. It could be said that it threatened the lifespan of the game to a certain extent …
Just think about it. The game had only been open for less than a year, and everyone had a godly artifact in their hands. Other than private servers, no online gaming company would dare to do something like this.
Rebirth was the livelihood of the gaming company. Of course, no one would allow a single player to ruin their livelihood.
This matter concerned the survival of the game, and no one dared to be careless. Seeing this situation, the higher-ups of the gaming company immediately held a short meeting. After some discussion, they decided to update the game!
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At the same time, just as Thousand Miles Crimson left the guild encampment in Quanzhen, the system made an announcement.
Emergency Announcement: An error has occurred in the game, and the game needs to be updated. All players are requested to log out of the game within 30 minutes. If the update causes any inconvenience, please forgive us. If any losses are incurred due to not logging out, the players will be responsible for it. The game company reserves the right to explain the situation.
The game announcement was as stiff as ever, and the players were used to it.
Although they did not understand why the game would suddenly update, they obediently logged out of the game.
After all, the announcement made it very clear that if any losses were incurred, the players would be responsible for it. Moreover, the game company had the right to explain the situation. In other words, if they were to log out late and lose their data, they would not be able to do anything about it.
"Aiya … why is there an update all of a sudden?"
"Who knows? This damned gaming company is always up to no good!"
The guild leaders in Quanzhen's encampment were all depressed. Everyone was in high spirits, and now, the system had come out to spoil the mood.
However, even though they were unhappy, no one dared to go against the system. As such, the players who had already forged their equipment left the encampment in Quanzhen. In just a short while, only the players who had yet to forge their equipment were left in Quanzhen's encampment.
It was obvious that there were still 30 minutes before the update, and these players were still waiting for Chopper to forge their equipment.
However, when Wuji saw this, he cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, please leave first!"
"This …"
Everyone looked at each other, but no one had any intention of leaving.
"What's wrong?" Wuji raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't mind if you guys want to lose your data, but Quanzhen only has one encampment. If something happens because of you, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to my brothers."
After saying that, Wuji turned to look at the members of Quanzhen, and his gaze finally fell on Wang Yu.
The meaning behind Wuji's words was obvious. Don't be so shameless. If you don't leave, I'll get someone to make a move.
"Ugh …"
Everyone was shocked when they saw Wang Yu.
A person's reputation was like a tree's shadow. Not everyone was fortunate enough to witness Wang Yu's abilities. However, Wang Yu was also very famous. None of the big shots dared to think that they were his match.
With so many people watching, not only would they gain nothing from defeating him, but they would also embarrass themselves if they lost.
Since Wuji had already asked them to leave, everyone reluctantly left the encampment in Quanzhen.
"Let's go!"
Wang Yu waved goodbye to Cong Wuji and the others after seeing the big bosses of the various large guilds leave. She then turned around and was about to log off.
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