Since the end of the Tournament for the Best, the Underworld Frontline members (with the exception of An Yueqin) had all leveled up significantly. Ruo Yu, Xiao Tan, and Xiao Ling had all reached Level 40. Compared to Feng Bujue's Level 43, the difference wasn't that big. Therefore, during the day, Feng Bujue had already made an appointment with his friends … to meet at 1 a.m. on the 13th in the sleeping mode channel and farm dungeons together.
However, at this time, Brother Jue wasn't the only one online.
When Feng Bujue logged in, he noticed that Xiao Tan and Xiao Ling were also online. However, both of them were in the game, while Ruo Yu and Miss An were offline.
Therefore, he still had to farm dungeons by himself.
Some people might be confused … Brother Jue had a lot of friends, and most of them were professional players. Why didn't Brother Jue join them?
The reason was simple. Because they were professional players … their online time was usually very full, and they were busy almost all the time. Furthermore, they had their own team and dungeon plans. Feng Bujue wasn't going to join them, so there was no need for him to add to their troubles. Of course, if someone came to him, it would be a different story.
"Hmm … I haven't farmed in a Killing Game for a long time …" Feng Bujue thought for a while in front of the screen. "It's 7: 20 a.m. If I go for a 1v1, it'll take at least fifteen minutes, and at most one or two hours. It won't be past my bedtime …"
As he thought about it, he clicked on the game mode.
Before Brother Jue officially entered the queue, let's take a look at his latest status:
Title: [Hate Gatherer], Title Ability: [Furnace of Hatred]
EXP: 2289414043000000, Skill Points: 8614, Game Coins: 843300
Mastery: General Ability A, Workmanship C, Sleuthing D, Fighting A, Marksmanship C, Medic D, Sorcery C, Summoning C.
Inventory (1315): SCP-500 (320), Compound Anti-Gravity Catapult, Miss Moxxi's Bad Temper, Bell of Jin Gang, Life Points Recovery Potion (M) x5, Endless Grenade Magazine, WJQ-308 Military Shovel (Indestructible Type), Dammit Can Hold Down Mushroom x1, Deceitful Pocket Watch, Magical Soul Pivot, Invulnerable Blade, Chuck Norris' Razor, Oxygen Pipe.
Equipment: Death Poker (Sorcery Weapon), Echo Armor, Artemis's Embrace, Transplanted Alchemy Amplification Device, Void Tread, Phantom Madam's Caress.
Storage Room (8/15): Jazz Dance, Puzzle Card – Sheep * 2, Puzzle Card – Bull, Puzzle Card – Scorpion, Puzzle Card – Crab, Puzzle Card – Fish, Puzzle Card – Lion, "Poker Man" hero ID card.
Skills Column (1/12): [Not So Hasty Repair] [Spiritual Body Enhancement Technique – Modified] [Alchemist's Persistence] [Southern Dipper Flying Dragon Fist] [Summoning Technique – Musashi Kogani] [Geppō] [Rankyaku] [Sandstorm Transition] [Tri-Beam] [Summon Technique – Ma Sun] [Wild Ball Fist] [Devilish Child's Kick]
Unequipped Skill: Devil King's Inferno
Even though it had been almost one hundred chapters, Brother Jue's attributes had not changed that much. The main reason was that his level had reached a high enough level that all his abilities had stabilized. For example, Marksmanship and Medic … Unless Brother Jue obtained a suitable skill in the future, he would not be able to train them even if he wanted to. Relying on normal marksmanship and drinking health potions, it would be hard for his mastery to change.
However, that did not mean that he did not have much room for improvement in the future …
In Thriller Paradise, after every ten levels, a new beginning would be ushered in. If one thought that maxing out would be the end of the journey, one would be greatly mistaken.
Currently, no one knew that after reaching the maximum level … there would be a 'wider world' waiting for the players.
…
"Feng Bujue, Level 43
"Please select the game mode that you wish to join.
"You have selected Killing Game 1v1, please confirm.
"Confirmed, generating scenario …"
"Downloading, please wait a moment."
Once the announcement was made, Brother Jue lost control of his body. White light flashed before his eyes, and then it was replaced by darkness.
This time, the loading time was longer. Just as Feng Bujue was getting suspicious, an additional system announcement appeared.
"Special Reminder: In the new update, the Terror Points rating mechanism has been removed from the 1v1 mode of Killing Game.
"This setting is still retained in the other multiplayer modes of Killing Game.
"The above announcement will only appear once. You can check the official website for more information. Good luck in the game."
Feng Bujue was not surprised by the appearance of these few sentences because he already knew about them. These details were not shown on the introduction page of the V1.10 patch. One had to go to the details page to read them. And Brother Jue … was the kind of person who would click on them and read them one by one.
"Make your opponents tremble in fear, let them experience true terror." A soft female voice announced the opening of this scenario.
[Loading complete. You are currently playing the Killing Game.]
A scenario introduction is provided in this mode, and there is a chance of triggering hidden side missions and special world-building.
"Reward for winning the scenario: 3,000 Game Coins."
"Hmm … This kind of reward …" Feng Bujue looked at the window before him and thought, I thought at least there would be a puzzle card, but this is all there is to it …
However, Brother Jue had mentally prepared himself for this situation. He had expected this … to weaken the reward for winning the 1v1 mode.
…
This story started at the beginning of May. At the time, many players complained on the forum, saying that the 1v1 mode was getting harder and harder.
The reason behind this was … at the end of April, someone wrote a technical post on the forum with the title '1v1 is the best way to level up'.
Since then, many 'brainless 1v1 players' had appeared in the game. Most of them were not experts. They merely copied the strategies written by others, leveling up their mastery in Workmanship and Marksmanship slightly. Then, they gathered a set of equipment and skills specifically for 1v1 duels and bought many special consumables. After equipping themselves fully, they just needed to focus on that mode.
Naturally, there were fewer variables in a 1v1. When the difference in skill between the players was not that big, using this strategy could indeed increase the chance of winning greatly.
Therefore, during this period … the 1v1 Killing Game queue in Thriller Paradise became a paradise for brainless players. This made the gaming experience of the casual players very bad because whenever they queued up for a 1v1, there was a high chance that they would run into such an opponent. Normal players were often beaten to the point of tears under the bombardment of special bullets and targeted skills. To win against these brainless players, they had to rack their brains and not allow for the slightest mistake. Sometimes, they even needed a bit of luck. But when it came to fighting them … it was so easy. Even if they lost, they could just queue for the next match.
Many people were depressed from being beaten up and simply stopped queuing for 1v1. The remaining normal players had to make a choice between continuing to be beaten up or joining in with the evil … Over time, more and more people started to engage in brainless 1v1 tactics …
Logically speaking, a large scale virtual reality MMORPG should have a good 1v1 PK experience, but it was made to feel like you were climbing the ladder in a game for rich players …
Since May was the month of the Tournament for the Best, the various complaints about this phenomenon were drowned in the tide of other topics. But … that did not mean that the Dream Company did not hear them. Once the new update was released, the reward for the 1v1 mode had been removed in one fell swoop. Even the Terror Points were removed, and the victory reward was reduced to a pitiful state. You want to continue this brainless game? Sure, even if you win using this method, the reward is not even enough to buy the supplements for the next match. On the other hand, the person who lost might be able to get more Skill Points than you.
With this new rule, in just two days, the 1v1 environment improved a lot. Most of the people who were still playing this mode were here to hone their skills and gain Skill Points. Situations where two people would go easy on each other had already been completely eliminated. Both parties could obtain a relatively reasonable reward for the battle.
There was no doubt that there was praise for this change on the forum. Of course … there were also criticisms. Most of the criticisms came from the group of people who relied on the brainless method to get to level thirty. After losing the method of 1v1, they soon realized that … their gaming skills were horrible. Other than Workmanship and Marksmanship, which had reached C, they had no other mastery level. When they entered a team scenario, they became a burden and were looked down upon by others.
But … there was nothing they could do about it. Based on Woody's original words, "The 'brainless phenomenon' is easy to solve. From the perspective of 'motivation' and 'cost', some simple adjustments can eliminate it. But those who are 'short-sighted' and 'do not know how to reflect' are hard to deal with. This is no longer the era where I can slice people up and flush them down the toilet. "
…
"The scenario introduction is about to be played. The game will start immediately after."
After reading the hint, the plot introduction slowly appeared.
A powerful male voice rang out, and it was reciting along with the subtitles.
"Night, cold night, cold night.
[People, two people, two silent people.]
"Under the moonlight, before the flowers, beautiful scenery …
"However, this place is a scene of death."
At this point, Feng Bujue's eyes lit up. He instantly realized that … he was standing on the roof of a rather large ancient building. To be more precise, he was standing on the 'roof'.
"His eyes seem to be able to see through everything in this world.
"Her sword seems to be able to cut through everything in this world.
"Under the moonlight, only these two people remain.
"In this world, only these two people remain."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
