Zhang Yang didn't wake up until seven o 'clock in the evening. After dinner, he wasn't in a hurry to log into the game. Instead, he opened up the official website to see what kind of discussions would happen after the first land deed dropped.
Who knew that before he even opened up the forums, Zhang Yang would see the version update announcement on the official website!
What's going on?
Wasn't the first version update supposed to happen half a year after the game's launch? Today was only August 13th. There were still five months left!
Zhang Yang faintly had a bad feeling. This was probably related to his series of solo kills yesterday and his super perfect mission evaluation! He immediately clicked on the version update column.
All in all, the changes in the version update this time weren't very big. The main focus was on the Warrior's skills, especially the Fighter's skills!
"1. Cooldown of Block increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds! Every successful block increased from 10 points to 30 points of Aggro! "
Zhang Yang immediately rolled his eyes. In an instant, the godly Block skill was reduced to a second or third-rate skill! What a pity. Originally, it could have been used for five or six months. It was probably because the power of yesterday's explosion was too strong that the game company couldn't sit still!
Although the Aggro bonus had increased, the number of times Block had decreased, so the chances of the character getting hit had naturally increased. And when the character got hit, they would naturally gain Aggro. This free 20 points of Aggro seemed like a chicken rib in comparison!
"2. Cooldown of Mighty Strike increased from 1 second to 5 seconds!"
This was another nerf!
Unlike Hunters and Rogues, Warriors' Aggro came from both attacks and damage received. So, when fighting a boss, because a single hit would fill up Aggro, they could use this skill to vent their anger and deal considerable damage!
"3. Cooldown of Shield Wall decreased from 10 minutes to 7 minutes!"
Finally, there was a buff! After maxing out Shield Wall at Level 10, it had a cooldown of 2 minutes. The survivability of a Tank had increased by quite a bit. This could be considered as compensation for the nerf to Block!
In addition, there was a comprehensive change.
"1. Combat will be more realistic. Added a state where the character may be knocked back. The difference in Strength between the two sides will determine whether or not the character will be knocked back, as well as the distance of the knockback!"
In other words, a player with a higher Strength would be able to knock back a player with a lower Strength. It would no longer be two people standing in the same place, slashing at each other with their swords and axes.
"2. Added anti-harassment mode. Physical contact between players could only happen between friends. If a player was physically touched by a player who wasn't their friend, they could file a complaint with the system. Depending on the severity of the case, the offender would be sent to the main city's jail for anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 days. If a Thief comes into physical contact with a player while in stealth, they will automatically leave stealth. "
The last one was probably added specifically for the 44 Thieves! Ever since the start of the server, who knew how many female players' breasts and buttocks had been touched by that lecherous hand.
"3. The instance dungeon's refresh rate will be the same. Five-player Normal Mode had no limit on the number of times it could be refreshed. Five-player Hard Mode and Death Mode refreshed once every day. The three modes of the ten-player dungeon refreshed once every two days. The three modes of the twenty-player dungeon would refresh once every three days. The 50-player dungeon's three modes refresh once every seven days. "
"4. The auction house's tax rate will be increased from 10% to 20%!"
Absolutely black! And it was so dark that there was no end to it! Zhang Yang thought about his title deed and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. Luckily, I won't be exploited by the system in the future!
"5. All high-level equipment needs to be appraised before the additional special effects and sockets can be displayed!"
This was yet another unparalleled way for the game company to collect money!
Take Zhang Yang's Elemental Convergence Shield as an example. Before it was appraised, it would become —
[Elemental Convergence Shield] (Silver-grade, Shield)
Armor: + 200
Stamina: + 80
Level Requirement: 20
Only after paying gold coins to an appraiser to appraise the equipment would the special effect of "Equipment: Block Skill Level + 1" be displayed and put to use. Otherwise, the equipment could be equipped, but the special effect wouldn't be used!
Black Iron and Bronze equipment basically didn't have any special effects, but from level 30 Silver-grade onwards, even without special effects, there would be sockets. At that time, billions of people would add up the appraisal fees …
"6. Disabling skills are still ineffective against Commander tier monsters, but Disabling skills can interrupt Commander tier monsters' spellcasting."
This should be said to be a buff! For example, Charge Stun wouldn't have any effect on the Boss, but it could interrupt the Boss' spellcasting.
"7. Damage reduction formula changed. When attacked, first deduct Armor or Magic Resistance, then calculate skill reduction! "
This was another nerf! For example, a monster's Attack was 2000, the player's Armor was 400, and the player's passive damage reduction was 20%. Then the damage received before would be 2000 x 0.8 – 400 = 1200. Now it was (2000 – 400) x 0.8 = 1280. The higher the Armor, the greater the effect.
"8. Stackable items, the maximum number of stackable items per stack increased from 20 to 200 to save players' storage space!"
"9. When players die in PK, they will no longer lose levels. Instead, they will lose all experience beyond their current level. The red name penalty will no longer double the level reduction, but the player's equipment drop rate will still increase by 100%. "
For example, if a player was level 29 with 34% experience, if he was killed, then he would only be level 29 with 0% experience. No matter how he died, he wouldn't drop to level 29. There was still a penalty for players dying, but the intensity was greatly reduced. What a pity. In his previous life, if this change could be made earlier, that player called Infinite Starlight wouldn't have deleted his account, right?
"10. Arena Death Match mode cancelled."
Since it wouldn't drop levels, there was no point in Death Match mode.
"11. Taunt effect adjusted. Now, it forces monsters to attack for two seconds. At the same time, it duplicates 99% of the monster's current target's aggro. (If your aggro is above 99%, it won't be duplicated.) Taunt will not work on targets that aren't affected by taunt. "
This was a huge improvement over the two-tank and multi-tank tactics — provided that the boss was taunted.
There were only so few changes. After being stunned for a while, Zhang Yang opened the forum, only to see that the already lively forum was already in an uproar!
Regarding this version update, the players were mainly protesting the doubling of the auction house's commission and the additional appraisal fees. They were all scolding the game company for being vampires. Some players even pointed out that Miracle's current glory was only possible because of the support of a large number of players. Now, not only was the game company not grateful, but it was also using a knife to cut the players' flesh and suck their blood. It was absolutely intolerable, and they expressed their desire to stop playing!
However, no matter how noisy the forum was, the game company simply ignored it. Zhang Yang also knew that the players' complaints would soon pass. Just like in his previous life, Miracle would only become more and more popular! After playing Miracle, they would not be able to lift their spirits to touch another game!
If Zhou Yu beat up Huang Gai, they wouldn't be afraid of him not getting beaten up!
Evil! Evil!
Zhang Yang sighed inwardly as he put on the game helmet and entered the game.
"Low Health Warrior, why did you only come online now?"
"Silly Yu, did you sleep like a pig?"
"Yang Zi, did you have a threesome last night? You took so long to wake up. You're really fierce! "
"Battler, you're really amazing. You cleared the entire Underground Mausoleum by yourself!"
As soon as he came online, Fatty Han, Wei Yan'er, Han Yingxue, and the others sent him private messages. Zhang Yang smiled and said a few words to them, then summoned the Skeleton Warhorse and went straight to the Imperial City's Land Management Office.
"Yes, after appraisal, this land deed is real!" An NPC with the title 'Viscount Bagg' looked at the land deed for a while before saying, "Pay another 20,000 gold coins, and this land will be yours!"
"What? I still have to pay?" Zhang Yang stared. In his previous life, he had never received a land deed, so he did not know about this.
"Of course, you have to pay taxes for all transactions in the empire. Do you want to make a private transaction with the seller? Hmph, he's going to jail — no, he's going to be hanged! "Viscount Bagge said, his mustache curling up.
Forget it, it's just 20,000 gold coins. I can earn it back in the future! Hopefully, this land deed corresponds to a top-grade prime location. If it was thrown into some rural corner, then I'll lose everything!
Zhang Yang traded 20,000 gold coins to the system.
Viscount Bagg snorted and took out a seal. After dipping it in ink, he stamped a stamp on the land deed.
"Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained a piece of land! "
Zhang Yang quickly picked up the land deed. Originally, there were only two words "land deed" on it, but now there were rows of official documents. At the bottom, the location of the land was written.
Baiyu City!
Seeing these three words, Zhang Yang immediately beamed with joy. As long as it was in the main city, it would not be too remote!
After leaving the Land Management Office, Zhang Yang once again summoned his warhorse and searched according to the coordinates given by the land deed.
Close! Close!
Zhang Yang rode on his horse for more than ten minutes and stopped in front of a gorgeous building that occupied about three bungalows and was two stories high. According to the coordinates provided by the land deed, it was facing this place, and the house number on it was the same as written on the land deed.
Swoosh. A player ran past. Swoosh. Another player ran past. People came and went like an endless tide.
Zhang Yang turned around and saw that opposite this building was the auction house!
… I've made a fortune! I've made a fortune from the sky!
It was not that Zhang Yang did not think that the first land deed would be precious, but he did not expect the game company to be so generous. They actually arranged the location of the real estate opposite the auction house!
This was the top-grade prime location!
Zhang Yang suppressed his ecstasy, canceled the summoning of his warhorse, and walked into the building that he owned.
"Ding! Player Battlemaster has entered the real estate under his name for the first time. Tutorial activated! "
"Ding! Player Battlemaster, you can freely set the use of the real estate under your name, including changing it into a shop, repair shop, hotel, or restaurant. Do you want to set it up immediately? "
"Yes!"
"Ding! Please choose the direction of the change! "
"Shop!"
"Ding! Please name your shop! "
"… Clear Snack Shop!"
"Ding! Clear Snack Shop has been renovated. It is currently a Level 1 shop with 1000 shop space. The next level is a Level 2 shop with 2000 shop space and an additional floor. To upgrade to the next level, you need to pay 100,000 gold coins! "
"Ding! You can add items that you want to sell in the shop and set the price. The shop's warehouse space can be bound to your bank space. "
"Ding! I suggest that you place the precious items on the shelves and the other items on the browsing page! "
"Ding! I suggest that you hire a servant to take care of the shop. You can choose between the real estate option and the shop branch! "
"Ding! The tutorial ends here. If you have any questions, please choose 'Help' in the real estate option! I wish you a happy game! "
Speaking of the shop, Zhang Yang was also at a loss. He tried to open the shop interface and chose to add items. He stuffed all the bronze items in his backpack into the shop.
In the selling price, he could choose to sell it at a fixed price, just like the shopping malls outside. He could also choose to sell it at an auction. He needed to set a base price, but he could set or not set a fixed price, just like the auction house.
The first floor had been remodeled into a supermarket, filled with shelves. The attributes of the goods placed on the shelves could be directly browsed, so naturally, they had to be arranged for the valuable and rare items. As for the other items, they had to be searched and checked through the branches like the auction house.
The shop could be said to be a combination of a shop and an auction house.
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