Yutian Shenming's luck was pretty good. He was the first player to die after the Haze Assassin went berserk. After that, the Haze Assassin went on a killing spree. During this period of time, the staff of the Monitoring Group finally realized that something was wrong. They waited for the report and decided on how to deal with it. A group of players had already died at the hands of the Haze Assassin. These players, of course, would not stay at the resurrection point after they were revived. For the staff of the Data Group, it was very difficult to find these unknown players among such a large group of players.
As for Yutian Shenming, because of his poor sense of direction, he did not dare to leave the resurrection point after he was revived. He was afraid that he would not be able to find his way out, so he stayed there and waited. In the end, he was rescued because of this.
The staff of the Data Group could, of course, revive the players who had been locked down. However, they did not have many ways to deal with those who had died and were lost after reviving. One of the solutions was to lock down the resurrection point and follow the clues. Yutian Shenming, who did not leave the resurrection point, was easily found and revived on the spot. He was unaware that he was trapped in a thick fog and felt lonely and desolate.
However, he soon discovered that his level had been restored. Even some of the skills that had dropped and the durability of his equipment were as good as new. Naturally, he was very surprised. Immediately after that, everyone in the Mercenary Channel began to discuss. During the process just now, Sword Demon, Han Family Young Master, Brother You, and Unscathed In Battle had tried to persuade the other players to retreat as soon as possible. As the number of players decreased, the risk of them becoming targets naturally increased. In the end, none of the four of them escaped. However, as it was already the later stage of the incident, they were all locked down. In the end, their resurrection was clean and neat, even faster than Yutian Shenming's.
At this time, everyone in the Channel was mainly discussing this retarded Boss setting and the fact that the game company was so kind as to compensate the players.
"The players who were killed by the Boss in Moonlit City did not give any compensation, did they?" Unscathed In Battle asked.
"No," Omniscient Brother You replied.
"That was then and this is now! How many levels did the players back then have? It's not a big deal for them to drop a little. They can't compare to us now, "said Han Family Young Master. The game company would not have decided on compensation based on the size of the loss. It was just that they were still in the early stages of the game's open beta. They did not have enough work experience, and the technical conditions were not perfect, so they did not implement compensation. Many of the technologies used today were developed and put to use after that incident. Therefore, it could only be said that the Han Family Young Master and the others had come at a good time.
Amidst the discussion, Yutian Shenming finally asked weakly, "Who's coming to pick me up?"
"I'll be right back," Gu Fei replied.
"No, I'm at coordinates XXX, XXX!" Yutian Shenming said.
Everyone was startled. This place was clearly not far from them, so it was definitely not within the city.
"Are you not dead?" said everyone.
"Just like you guys, I've been resurrected!!" Yutian Shenming had already figured out what was going on from the crowd's discussion.
"Why are you resurrected too!" Unscathed In Battle said.
"F * ck, I wasn't killed by a berserk boss!" cursed Yutian Shenming.
"You've been dead for so long, your body should be cold. That shouldn't be the case!!" Unscathed In Battle said in disdain.
The two then started arguing in the channel. In the end, the Han Family Young Master, the group leader who had the authority to the channel, muted the two.
The players who had been resurrected had already been dealt with. Everyone quickly saw the system's apology announcement. In addition, the remedy made the situation more passive. Since it was hard to find some of the players who had gone missing, the system notified these players to contact the online GM. Once they knew their names, it would be much easier for the data team to investigate their experiences. However, in order to prevent people from taking advantage of the situation, the system also seriously pointed out that those who deliberately caused trouble would be treated as disrupting the daily work of the game.
Just an in-game announcement wasn't enough. The next day, on the main page of the game's official website, this news was also placed on the front page. The game officials generously admitted their mistake and appealed to the players who hadn't received compensation to contact them. They also cleared away the players' worries, telling them that this boss was already being investigated and would meet with everyone once it was fixed.
The Haze Assassin wasn't the only one being investigated. At the same time, the senior designer of the planning department, Comrade Ye Xiaowu, was also being investigated.
He didn't expect things to turn out this way, and he also didn't expect the Haze Assassin's aggro system to be so fatally retarded. Otherwise, he would have fixed it long ago. Why would he wait until today?
Even a wise man would make a mistake. Today, Ye Xiaowu had verified this saying. He originally wanted to design a boss that would be difficult for the players to deal with, but now he, the designer, seemed like an idiot. Even worse, the fact that he had used the game modifier to change the game's settings was quickly revealed.
A thorough investigation of the boss going berserk would, of course, involve the conditions for the boss to go berserk. Under normal circumstances, Ye Xiaowu's private actions would likely be overlooked, but the situation was different. A bunch of people in the monitoring group had watched the boss go berserk, and in the end, the conditions for the boss to go berserk didn't match at all.
Was it a programming error or something?
Thus, after further investigation, they quickly discovered the records of the modifier being tampered with. Next, Ye Xiaowu didn't wait for the investigation to end up on him. He simply stood up and admitted it.
"Why??" Everyone looked at him in surprise. One had to know that Ye Xiaowu was a guy who often said that he was a "self-disciplined game worker". No one would have thought that the first person to violate the rules would be him.
Ye Xiaowu's expression was calm. "I just don't want the influence of the bug in the game to spread."
"Spread the bug?" Everyone was confused. "Are you doing this to verify the bug on the Haze Assassin?"
"The bug I'm talking about isn't the Haze Assassin." Ye Xiaowu pointed at the screen of a computer, which was replaying the Haze Assassin's atrocity. It was the scene where the boss was killed by Gu Fei and Hundred Realms Jinglun. "I'm talking about them."
"Them?" Everyone looked over.
"Can't you guys see? They're all people who are more skilled than ordinary people in terms of fighting skills. Their existence is a huge disruption to the game's balance. Two level 40 players working together actually killed a level 60 boss that went berserk. Have you guys seen such a thing in any online game? "Ye Xiaowu said.
Everyone was silent. Ye Xiaowu's words didn't sound unreasonable to them. The skills of these two people were a bit exaggerated.
"You guys saw the thing that just dropped. Hidden Fog Ambush, an assassin skill that's level 60 and above. If it's mastered by players now, what's the point of continuing the game?" Ye Xiaowu continued.
Everyone continued to be silent.
"There's a problem with the Haze Assassin's aggro setting, which led to terrible consequences. This is my responsibility and the negligence of our designer. However, I insist that we must think of a way to stop the existence of these bug players. Even if we can't forcefully ban them from the game, we can't let them do whatever they want in the game. Other players need a fair environment. "Ye Xiaowu said.
There was still silence, but the monitoring group leader patted Ye Xiaowu's shoulder and said, "The boss is calling you."
The boss here was also the biggest boss in the parallel world. Although Ye Xiaowu didn't have any real power, he was a high-level designer with a very high position. Now that he had a problem, no one present had the right to do anything to him, so they quickly reported the situation to the higher-ups. Not long after, the boss sent a message to Ye Xiaowu.
Ye Xiaowu stubbornly insisted on his own opinion. He wasn't the slightest bit afraid and calmly walked out of the monitoring group to find the boss, leaving behind a wave of whispers behind him.
Ye Xiaowu was the absolute core of the parallel world design. It could be said that without him, there wouldn't be a parallel world. He was a meritorious person who had worked hard and contributed to the company. Although he had committed a serious crime that was strictly forbidden by the company, everyone thought that this matter would be brushed off with a laugh. In addition, Ye Xiaowu's behavior wasn't for personal gain. What he said just now had already won the approval of many people, and everyone felt that there was no need to harshly pursue this matter.
In the boss's office.
Behind the wide office desk, the boss had his hands behind his back and was waiting for Ye Xiaowu's arrival. When he heard the knock on the door, he said, "Come in," and turned back to sit in his chair.
The boss's expression was gloomy, but Ye Xiaowu still had a stubborn expression.
He had long had the idea that Gu Fei was a bug that had to be suppressed or eliminated, but he had always endured it. Today's incident could be said to be a fuse. From the moment he used the modifier, his heart had involuntarily embarked on a path of failure or death. He had already vowed to erase this bug to the end.
"It seems that I don't need to ask the reason?" the boss said.
Ye Xiaowu nodded. "You know, this kind of person …"
"I know." The boss directly interrupted Ye Xiaowu's words. "This kind of person's existence is a kind of imbalance. I already knew it when you first told me, and I also said that there should be a way, but it definitely isn't the method you're using now."
The boss's tone was unexpectedly strict, and Ye Xiaowu was a little surprised. He had also discussed with the boss about this kind of bug player, and he knew that the boss also had concerns about them. However, he didn't expect that when he violated the rules to suppress this kind of player, the boss would be so angry that he didn't treat this kind of player differently.
"But …"
"No buts." Ye Xiaowu's words were mercilessly interrupted again. "The boss's settings are unreasonable. I can understand and forgive this kind of work mistake, but I absolutely won't allow you to use the modifier this time."
"Do I let them continue?" Ye Xiaowu was still unyielding.
"Even if they continue, it will definitely be better than what you're doing now," the boss said. "This kind of imbalance caused by the people themselves is a long-standing problem. If you use this method to deal with people with outstanding skills, then what about those players with money? Don't tell me you don't know the power of money in the game? Then aren't people like them a kind of imbalance?? "
Ye Xiaowu was suddenly confused. He really hadn't thought about whether the players with money were imbalanced.
"We can use the method of perfecting the settings to close the gap between these players and ordinary people, but we absolutely have no right to create special rules for them. The game world also needs a unified standard. Go home and think about this carefully before coming back to see me, "the boss said.
Ye Xiaowu turned around in a daze, and he heard the boss say one last sentence behind him. "You created this world, but this world has never belonged to you!"
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