In the past few days, the popularity of the gaming forum was even more shocking than the day of the open beta.
In the two months of Thriller Paradise's open beta, the number of registered players had reached more than three million. Once the server was closed, these players naturally gathered on the forum.
Of course, at least sixty percent of them were casual players. They played the game after work and study. They would only browse the forum for ten minutes before closing it.
The other thirty percent were hardcore players who were passionate about the game. They would come online whenever they had time, and they were interested in information and information related to the game. The active users on the forum were basically these people.
The last ten percent were naturally the industry insiders. For example, players from gaming studios, professional players, employees from gaming studios, and so on. These people were usually the trendsetters and trendsetters on the forum.
To them, this forum was a battlefield without gunpowder. Words were their bullets, and information was their gun barrel. The battle here was far more dangerous than in the game.
"Creating hype," "guiding public opinion," and so on. It could be said that it was difficult, but it could also be said that it was not too difficult either.
The more classic examples were:
A and B scolded each other, but in essence, it was to flatter each other.
A kept on praising B, and then he was quickly slapped in the face by C. This was actually A and C working together to slander B.
A scolded B as if his IQ and face had both collapsed, but in essence, he was slandering C.
A purposely provoked B's fan, C, and in the end, C used actual action to slap him in the face. But in reality, A and C were probably both B's fans, and the three of them were just acting together.
In conclusion, there were all kinds of methods, and each had their own merits. Some could achieve their goal, and some could not. Some were so clever that after being tricked, you would still help them count the money; some were so low-level that they would be seen through and rendered speechless.
Without a doubt, online ghostwriters were a field of study, a very deep and dark field of study.
This was a battle of IQ and EQ between a group of people and another group of people. The people they wanted to rope in and influence were those who followed the public opinion, those who did not have the ability to think on their own, or those who were too naïve.
"Vote! Who do you think is the real champion! " Feng Bujue looked at a voting post with the word "hot" in front of it and laughed. "Oh … You guys are the ones who make a living out of this. You guys are really working hard …"
This kind of post was obviously the work of the studio's staff. It was most likely done by "Order" or "Brahman". Anyway, "Stars" would definitely not post such a post. At most, they would let their own people rush into the post and each of them would vote for Unconstrained Thoughts …
There was another hot post with the title: [The Dream Company changed the rules midway. The Tournament for the Best is riddled with dark secrets. A rematch is inevitable!] This looked very much like Zombie Blade's style.
It was worth mentioning that there were signs that Zombie Blade's top player, Zombie Blade Is King, had left the Zombie Blade studio. His picture and information had been removed from Zombie Blade's official website. In Thriller Paradise, the character Zombie Blade King had been removed.
This incident caused quite a stir among the people in the industry. In addition to being interested in the reason for his resignation, people were more concerned about his whereabouts. If he didn't retire or change careers, where would he go? Would he join another studio or become a solo player? In the contract that Zombie Blade had canceled with him, was there a clause like 'non-competition'?
Even though he had been with Zombie Blade before and did not have a good reputation, business was business. If he really had the ability, the other studios would not reject him. If he repackaged himself with phrases like 'turning over a new leaf', he would still be a superstar player, and he would be able to slander Zombie Blade … killing two birds with one stone.
"Hmm … Even though there are a lot of posts, the smell of gunpowder is not that strong." Feng Bujue flipped through the posts for a while, and he soon realized that most of the hot topics related to the competition were basically a bunch of trolls trying to find fault with each other. Most of the players' attention had already moved to the 'new version'.
It seemed that Wu Di's method of attacking the enemy under false pretenses was really effective. Making use of the big change in the update, he had exposed the side effects of the competition and the secret of the Anomaly's existence.
"But … ninety percent of the posts are still seriously nonsensical …" Feng Bujue continued to flip through the posts and saw many interesting things.
Many of the posts had funny titles like 'My opinion on the free exploration mode', 'Is it really that hard to kill an Anomaly? Let me teach you! ' Even a novice wouldn't believe in this kind of pure fantasy strategy.
There were also regretful posts like 'If I knew this would happen, I would have sold the equipment earlier', 'Looks like the price of equipment will not drop', and so on. These people were quite reliable. At least they saw the effect of the 'equipment binding' setting. In the future, there would not be a situation where a piece of equipment could be used from level one to ten and could be sold at the auction house for money.
Obviously, the 'sudden' update of Thriller Paradise had stopped many of the 'pre-update trends' that were common in other online games in its infancy.
After reading the posts for a while, Feng Bujue started to deal with the messages on the forum.
The number of messages in his forum account would not be less than the number in his in-game mailbox. After all, he was a celebrity now.
Thankfully, the in-game mailbox and the forum's mailbox had the 'smart connection' function, so the blocked list was connected. In other words, those who were blocked by Brother Jue in the game would be blocked on the forum as well.
Even so, Feng Bujue's mailbox was filled with more than ten thousand messages. He scrolled through them and deleted them. After scrolling through several hundred pages, he found the message that Xu Huai Shang had sent him several days ago. Now that the finals were over, the message was meaningless. However, at least it showed that Goddess Xu was a nice person.
…
On the morning of the second of June, the Dream Company finally released a new announcement on the official website. "The server will be reopened at midnight on the third of June. The updated version will be V1.10 — Anomaly Invasion."
Once the announcement was released, the online ghostwriters all called it a day. The gaming studios turned their attention back to the game. The release of the new version meant that there was plenty of work to be done. They did not have the energy to dwell on the war that had already passed.
In any case, after these two months, from Regulation and Brahman to Frost Monarch and individual players, everyone in the gaming industry could see that Dream Inc's attitude toward the outside world could be summed up in three sentences. One, a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water. Two, it's up to you whether you want to play or not. Three, if you dare to take advantage of me, I'll kill you.
In the face of such an operator, all unconventional methods … were useless.
…
The third of June, midnight.
Feng Bujue logged into the game in sleeping mode.
Recently, to train his body, he had adjusted his biological clock and started to pay attention to his diet. Therefore, it was already midnight, so he should have already fallen asleep.
"The tenth to fourth place players will randomly receive three Skill Cards corresponding to their highest mastery, four Skill Cards corresponding to other masteries, and 5,000 Skill Points," Feng Bujue mumbled to himself once he entered the log-in lobby. "Humph … To think that I would have such a day!"
As a man who had been abandoned and despised by the Goddess of Luck, to be able to receive seven Skill Cards at once was such a joy.
He could not wait to open his mailbox. As he expected, the reward email was highlighted and pinned at the top of the mailbox interface.
"Congratulations on obtaining the tenth place in the Tournament for the Best." The title of the email was exceptionally pleasing to the eye.
The attachment of the email was the seven Skill Cards. As for the 5,000 Skill Points, Feng Bujue had already checked the menu earlier. When he entered the log-in lobby, he had already added them.
Currently, Feng Bujue's strongest mastery was combat. After the Tournament for the Best, his combat mastery had already reached Level A. Therefore, he obtained three combat-type Skill Cards at once. But … his bad luck showed itself again at this moment. Because of his other four skill cards, two of them were for investigation and two of them were for healing.
Other than the Fighting mastery, Brother Jue's mastery was 1B, 4C, and 2D, and he had drawn the two skills that were the weakest mastery …
Fortunately, these Skill Cards were not bound to him. He could give them to his teammates in Underworld Frontline to use. If no one wanted to use them, he could sell them. Otherwise, half of his prizes would be useless.
"Hmm … I have a bad feeling." Feng Bujue only glanced at the skill category and felt that something was wrong.
He was a person who always prepared for the worst. Therefore, he had already considered several worse scenarios. For example … the skills that he had drawn were all Level F.
This was not impossible. The prize clause said, "Randomly receive three Skill Cards corresponding to the highest level 'Mastery' and four random Skill Cards corresponding to other mastery." The main point of this sentence was that it corresponded to the 'Mastery' and not the 'Highest Level'.
Therefore, theoretically speaking, a player could draw seven Level S Skill Cards. It was also possible that all seven cards were Level F Skill Cards.
This reward related to luck was very interesting. If someone really got seven Level S Skill Cards at once, then his improvement would be greater than the top three. Even if there were four cards that he could never learn, he could still exchange them for money or give them to his teammates.
However, if someone was extremely unlucky and obtained seven F-grade skills … then, the reward would be extremely pitiful. It could even be said that it was not as good as the rewards for the 100th to 51st place … The total value of the 10 Double EXP Cards, 20,000 game coins, and the limited edition T-shirt was definitely higher than the 10 F-grade skills. Thankfully, there were still 5,000 Skill Points for the top ten. At least this was a hard currency that would never depreciate.
"No way …" Feng Bujue put the four Medic and Sleuthing Skill Cards aside and looked at the first of the three Fighting Skill Cards.
Name: Sentry Kick
Skill Type: Active Skill, Permanent
[Skill Type: Fighting]
Effect: Unleash a weak long-range slash (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
Consumption: 15 Stamina Points
Learning Requirement: Fighting Mastery F
[Remark: The wind generated by a high-speed kick evolved into a vacuum slash. PS: This skill has nothing to do with Rankyaku!
"It would be weird if it didn't!" Feng Bujue roared. "This is a complete knockoff! The consumption is only one-tenth of Rankyaku, the power is probably not even one-tenth! And it has a f * cking fifteen-second cooldown? "
This skill was indeed something that could be given up without any consideration.
Brother Jue was a Level A Fighting Mastery and had the real Rankyaku, there was no need for him to learn this knockoff Sentry Kick. Furthermore, the players only had twelve skill slots, and Feng Bujue had already equipped eleven skills, there was no way he would bring this along.
"Good! You've got guts! One-seventh of the prize is wasted just like that … "Feng Bujue grumbled." In a sense … it's one-third. " He raised his head, and no one knew who he was talking to. "Ah, I thought there was someone protecting me … Looks like I've misunderstood? You don't want to win the bet anymore? "
Of course … no one would pay any attention to him for his shameless behavior.
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue waited for a few seconds, and seeing that there was no reaction, he could only give it a try.
His eyes turned again, and he picked up the second Fighting Skill Card …
Name: Rascal's Lower Whip Kick
Skill Type: Active Skill, Permanent
[Skill Type: Fighting]
Effect: Ignores Mastery Level, 100% chance of tripping any monster that theoretically could be tripped, and provoking the target to attack you (No cooldown)
Consumption: 500 Stamina Points
Learning Requirement: Fighting Mastery A
Remark: This is the Mischievous Blue Cat's Three Thousand Kicks!
"Ha! Ha! Ha! The heavens … Oh no … Hell has eyes! "Feng Bujue laughed loudly. It seemed that he was quite satisfied with this skill.
That's right, this was the permanent version of Rascal's Lower Whip Kick that could only be learned at Level F and could only be used three times. This was a typical "strategic" skill. The Level A rating and the consumption of 500 Stamina Points were enough to prove its value.
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue soon stopped smiling. "I need to calm down … calm down … I can't lose my composure because of great sadness or great joy. I'm not one to show my emotions on my face …"
Strangely enough, when he was with other people, Feng Bujue could act so naturally … but when he was alone, he would occasionally show his chuunibyou side. That was probably the side effect of living alone at home and cooking 'chuunibyou' for a long time.
"Okay … As long as the third one is not a scam …" Feng Bujue finally picked up the last Fighting Skill Card and placed it before his eyes.
Name: Baseball Fist Lvl 1
Skill Type: Active Skill, Permanent
[Skill Type: Fighting]
Effect: Punch out with both fists to launch a close-combat attack at the enemy in front of you (Can be used whenever there is no target. Cooldown of one hour. Limited to ten uses per scenario. Unlimited uses in Free Exploration Mode)
Consumption: 3 Stamina Points
Learning Requirement: Fighting Mastery F
Remark: This skill will level up according to the number of uses. Every sixty punches will increase one level, for a total of ten levels.
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