Everyone could tell that IOI was using the rewards of other activities to make up for the rewards of the 'Gods Fantasy' event. However, why wouldn't gamers give up if they could get double the rewards?
Thus, some gamers came up with such an idea:
Registering an account in GOG first was equivalent to giving up on the reward of 'IOI to GOG'. However, it did not matter. This reward was quite rubbish to begin with;
Then, they would associate their accounts with IOI's old accounts in GOG. That would be judged by the system as' IOI's old players who had been lost to GOG '. That was because the system would not compare the account's time and other data to make a comprehensive judgment and analyze the player's specific identity.
After all, the preparation time for this event was very short under the urging of Dayak Corporation and Long Yu Corporation. There was no time to do such a complicated function.
That way, IOI's old players would be able to obtain all the rewards in IOI's game. It would be double the joy!
However, the only problem was that GOG's new players had to go through a few rounds of novice guidance and a few matches to increase their level before they could participate in all kinds of fancy activities.
This was not a design for the 'Gods Fantasy' event. Instead, it was a low-level design that GOG had to have. It treated all activities equally.
In fact, most games had such a rule. It was mainly to protect the gaming experience of new players so that they would not be exposed to too many things and become confused during the novice stage.
Thus, it was fine for players who already had GOG accounts. They could just use their GOG accounts to associate them. On the other hand, IOI players who did not have GOG accounts could only register a new account and play for a period of time before they could obtain these rewards.
Pei Qian was shocked.
He was even a little dizzy from the gamers' tricks!
Now, Pei Qian finally understood why GOG's online data had fluctuated while the event continued to be diverted.
That was because some IOI players had discovered this loophole, but they did not have GOG accounts. Thus, they had to create new accounts in GOG!
"F * ck! Stupid teammates! "
"Gamers can find loopholes in an event?"
Pei Qian was speechless. He felt like he was about to send his neck to the other party's blade when two swordsmen were fighting. However, the other party suspected that there was a trap and dodged!
It was simply baffling!
After silently going crazy for a while, Pei Qian picked up his coffee and took a sip to calm himself down.
"Let's wait and see. Things might not be completely hopeless."
"After all, IOI's players are playing in GOG because they want to receive rewards from IOI."
"Once they're done with the newbie section, successfully bound their accounts, and receive their rewards, they should be able to return. It shouldn't take too long."
"I hope Long Yu Corporation can do something …"
Pei Qian did not have a good solution now. After all, Tengda was already on holiday. What's more, this loophole had nothing to do with Tengda. It was created by Dayak Corporation and Long Yu Corporation.
He could only hope that they would discover this loophole soon and fix it as soon as possible!
…
At the same time, Zhao Xuming had just rushed to Long Yu Corporation and entered the conference room.
Eric had already arrived, and the other people in charge of the "Gods Fantasy" event also arrived one after another.
Logically speaking, it was a legal holiday now, and any problems that arose would basically be communicated and resolved through a conference call.
However, this matter was obviously not something that could be explained in a few words over the phone. Therefore, they held an emergency meeting and called all the relevant people in charge over.
Before rushing to the meeting, everyone had basically grasped the current situation.
All in all, it was not optimistic!
It was difficult to verify which player was the first to discover this operation. However, a large number of IOI players already knew about this operation and had taken action.
This caused many IOI players to head to GOG for the rewards.
From the looks of the current situation, this was just the beginning. The situation might become more serious in the future.
After all, to these IOI players, they could go to GOG to register an account and receive new rewards. Why not?
IOI officials might have already given rewards through other activities, but there was no such thing as too many rewards. Even a few more lucky draws would be very tempting to players!
What's more, it was not only the local server. Similar situations had also occurred in other servers around the world.
It might not be particularly serious based on the current data, but both Dayak Corporation and Long Yu Corporation were on high alert for this event. Thus, they did not dare to be negligent.
They were afraid that Boss Pei would have a backup plan. From the looks of it, there was indeed a trap!
Thus, this meeting was to urgently discuss countermeasures.
Obviously, Dayak Corporation's headquarters and Finger Games' headquarters should be discussing or about to start discussing.
Zhao Xuming looked at Eric and said indignantly, "Your premonition was right. Boss Pei is sinister and cunning. He hid a bad idea in such a place. The people at headquarters thought too simply and fell into his trap!"
"Boss Pei's suggestion looked like it was casually thrown out under questioning, but it was obviously a pretense to disguise the effect!"
He would speak first and direct the blame to Boss Pei so that he would not be the scapegoat.
In any case, if there was a problem, it would definitely be because Boss Pei was sinister and cunning. It would definitely not be because he was stupid.
Zhao Xuming had a lot of experience in shifting the blame. The moment he spoke, he inadvertently absolved himself.
Eric nodded and then shook his head slightly. "The direct reason is indeed Boss Pei's suggestion."
"However, what Boss Pei said actually makes sense. If we did not accept his suggestion, there would be other problems."
"I can only say that it's hard to tell the difference between truth and falsehood!"
Back then, Dayak Corporation's headquarters had made many very excessive suggestions. Boss Pei seemed to have accepted them all without even thinking about it.
Eric was afraid that he would go back on his word so he asked him to read it again.
In the end, Boss Pei casually made a small suggestion: considering that most GOG players had registered IOI accounts, it did not seem appropriate that only new accounts could enjoy the benefits of the event. The scope should be expanded to all accounts.
This suggestion directly led IOI players to use the loophole to register GOG accounts to earn rewards!
What's more, this event was very accurately targeted at IOI's diehard fans. In other words, players who had never played GOG before.
That was because players who had already played GOG had accounts. If they wanted to register a new account, they would have to bind a new cell phone number. It was more cumbersome.
On the other hand, it was quite convenient for players who had never played GOG before to register.
Thus, this group of IOI players with the strongest willpower also tried to register GOG accounts and play the game. It could be said that a slight crack had appeared on the sturdy dam.
The effect did not seem obvious, but the impact was very far-reaching and very targeted!
However, if they had not accepted this suggestion in the beginning, it would have had a very serious impact.
Many of GOG's players had played IOI before and registered for IOI accounts. If they did not accept Boss Pei's suggestion and had to have new accounts to get rewards, they could indeed prevent IOI players from doing such a thing. However, the problem was that it would create huge difficulties for the diversion event!
GOG players had wanted to participate in the event at first, but they realized that their old IOI accounts could not be used. They had to register new accounts and get new cell phone numbers …
Many players must have been so angry that they did not want the rewards and could not be bothered.
That way, the effect of the event would be greatly reduced.
There would be problems no matter what!
Of course, if they had anticipated these two problems in advance, there would still be a solution. For example, they could make a special program to evaluate the status of each account based on the game duration, recent online time, and other data and take different measures for different accounts.
However, that would be too much work. It would be impossible to go online during the holidays.
What's more, in order to speed up the progress, everyone was a little muddle-headed. They did not think so deeply or seriously about this matter.
That was why such an awkward situation occurred!
Eric's attitude was very calm. He did not fly into a rage.
On one hand, it was because he was no longer the scapegoat. He was just a mouthpiece and a tool. There was nothing to be angry about. On the other hand, he had a bad premonition and had made some mental preparations.
"Let's think about how to solve this problem," Eric said.
There was a moment of silence in the conference room. Then, everyone began to share their countermeasures.
Someone suggested: "Hurry up and develop software to detect accounts and plug this loophole?"
However, this suggestion immediately attracted opposition.
"Definitely not! First of all, this would definitely affect players who want to use this rule to profit and cause their disgust. Second, the time limit would not allow it. After the development and testing is completed, more than half of the event would have passed. "
This was indeed a loophole, but it was a benign loophole for IOI players that could be exploited. What's more, the official announcement did not say that they were not allowed to register new accounts at GOG.
At most, it could be considered as taking advantage of a loophole. There was a fundamental difference from cheating and maliciously exploiting bugs.
Even if they could eliminate the impact to a certain extent through an apology and compensation, they would still inevitably be scolded. What's more, they could not make an accurate estimate of the time limit at the moment. The event might be over by the time the update was completed.
Someone else said, "Why don't … we get Tengda to cooperate and do a screening …"
Eric immediately shook his head. "Impossible. First, there is no such content in the contract. Second, Tengda never works overtime. Even when we were so anxious that we almost sold the building, we did not make an exception."
The conference room fell into a momentary silence. Obviously, when they heard the words' Tengda never works overtime ', they inexplicably felt very sour.
Zhao Xuming pondered for a moment and said, "This is really difficult because we definitely can't make any adjustments to the content of the reward. On one hand, it is because of the existence of the contract. On the other hand, we would be scolded by the players."
"The only way is to screen and segment the players. However, we are back to the original problem. The development period is not enough, and there is not enough time."
Eric nodded helplessly.
That was really the case. This was a dead end!
It seemed like every path had been perfectly blocked by Boss Pei.
The unprecedented eight-day long holiday was the timing.
The constraints of the agreement were considered geographical.
The players' mentality was naturally harmony.
At first, they thought that when both sides competed in internal strength, it would be 100% strength against 30% strength. The outcome was unknown.
However, now, IOI players had also run over to GOG to play. GOG was no longer 30% strength, but 50%, 70%, or even more!
It could not be controlled anymore!
Eric thought hard for a long time and finally felt relieved. "That's it then. Everyone, go home and continue resting."
Zhao Xuming was stunned.
Huh? Act as if nothing had happened?
That was not good!
Eric continued, "This matter is not something we can solve. I will report the relevant situation. I believe that the higher-ups at the headquarters will definitely give a proper solution."
Eric also had something to say. I'm a mouthpiece now. What do you want a mouthpiece for?!
Have you ever seen a mouthpiece jump out to save the world?
What's more, Eric's attitude was not entirely a problem. He really did not have the ability to solve this problem in this situation.
That was the situation. What could he do if he was stuck here?
He could only let nature take its course.
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