"So, how are we going to evaluate it? I'm going to give it a one-star rating. "
"I think it's okay. The first two monsters are just a little high in damage. After dodging them, it's easy to kill them. You're giving it a one-star rating just for that? Why don't you reflect on your bad hands? "
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"Where's your question mark? We have our principles as fake reviewers. We're paid to do things. After all, we're paid by the boss. How can you be so irresponsible? "
"F * ck, if you have such a sense of justice, why are you a fake reviewers? You're just a stinking beggar. Do you really think you're the emperor? "
"Aren't you a f * cking beggar?"
"If you're so awesome, why are you a fake reviewers? Why don't you become a keyboard warrior? "
"What's wrong with me finding a job to earn pocket money? How do you know I'm not a keyboard warrior in my spare time?"
Seeing that the two people in the group were about to start a scholarly and easygoing battle, Hu Xiao hurriedly stopped them.
"Alright, stop quarreling!"
"Both of you will be muted for an hour!"
"We're professionals. We have to control our anger, understand?"
"Don't bring your emotions to work. You have to be as calm as me, understand?"
Hu Xiao was speechless.
Actually, this was very normal. Although these fake reviewers were in the same group, they were all paid to do things. There were hundreds of people in a group. How could they all know each other?
Moreover, these fake reviewers were mostly netizens who didn't have much money and didn't have a good life. They liked to type on the keyboard and criticize others. Most of them were 'scholarly and easygoing' people. They liked to ask about the other party's immediate family whenever they had a disagreement.
Now that they were quarreling over such a matter, it was not surprising.
Hu Xiao only realized now that the request made by the owner of 'Hardcore Reviews' wasn't that simple.
There's a trap here!
If this group of fake reviewers was given a very clear goal, for example, to discredit or promote the game to the death, then these fake reviewers would definitely be paid to do things. They would definitely not say anything more.
Nobody would jump out to disagree. After all, fake reviewers had their own professionalism.
However, the boss didn't ask them to evaluate the game.
Therefore, as these fake reviewers discussed in the group, they started to fight amongst themselves due to their disagreement …
The administrator stepped in and quickly banned a few people. He also said that if they continued to be elegant and easygoing in the group, they would be kicked out. In the future, they wouldn't be able to get any work from the Internet Water Army. Only then was the situation under control.
Hu Xiao observed everyone's comments and realized that most of them had bad reviews for the game.
Many people's computer configurations were not good enough, so they would lag badly when playing this game. Their gaming experience was very poor, so naturally, their first impression would not be good.
There were also some who were like Hu Xiao. Their computers were fine, but they were tortured by the small monsters the moment they entered. Of course, they did not have a good impression of the game.
However, there was still a small number of people in the group who felt that the game was okay.
The graphics were good, the movements were smooth, and the sense of attack was good. Although the monsters could instantly kill you, as long as you were careful not to get hit, you could still defeat these monsters.
This small group of people had a good first impression of the game, so their views were completely different from the others.
This was very normal. After all, no matter the group, there would inevitably be players who liked to challenge themselves.
Many of the fake reviewers in the group were internet addicts who were used to going to internet cafes. They had a lot of gaming experience. When they encountered such a difficult game, their first reaction was not to smash their computers in anger. Instead, they felt that it was very challenging.
Although these people were the minority, they represented a different kind of voice.
Hu Xiao thought about it. It was unlikely that they would have a unified opinion, and there was no need for it.
The boss said that everyone should give their reviews based on their first impression. He did not say that they had to give good or bad reviews.
Since that was the case, he would let everyone do as they pleased!
Hu Xiao typed and said, "Alright, stop arguing. Let's get to work. If you want to give it a one-star rating, give it a one-star rating. If you want to give it a five-star rating, give it a five-star rating.
"Everyone is a professional. If you really have a personal grudge, settle it on the forum with your keyboard. Don't argue in the group. People will pay to type on the forum, but typing in the group will only get you banned. "
Everyone in the group thought about it and agreed.
Why were they arguing in the group? Let's get to work!
The fake reviewers who had a bad first impression of the game immediately wrote a one-star negative review. They wrote a few sentences that they were very disappointed with the game and did not recommend it. Then, they refunded and uninstalled the game.
On the other hand, those who were more interested in the game directly gave five-star reviews. Then, they came up with a lot of ways to praise the game.
After all, everyone was a professional when it came to brainlessly praising and ridiculing the game.
They were good at setting the pace. If you asked them to write an ordinary review, it would be difficult for them to do so.
Moreover, they were not done with their reviews.
This time, each of them had three to four hundred yuan. They definitely couldn't just leave one comment and be done with it.
Everyone had a mission. They had to comment, post, and write reviews on the official platform, Weibo, forums, and other platforms. They also had to write comments under popular posts, and they had to like and forward each other.
After all, the boss had spent a lot of money. This series of packages had to be arranged.
Therefore, the fake reviewers who had posted comments began to share their Weibo and reviews in the group.
"Help me like this comment, brothers."
"I can copy this comment and post it. Those who need it can use it as a reference."
"Brothers, I posted this on Weibo. Everyone, please forward it."
"I think a gamer on Aili Island made a video dissing the game. Brothers, please like it and push it to the front page."
"There's a post praising the game. Brothers, please go and increase its popularity."
The fake reviewers in the group immediately began to work intensely. They kept sharing the content of Repent and be Saved on various websites. Some people wrote negative reviews, while others wrote five-star reviews.
Both parties tacitly did not fight in the group. Instead, they brought the spirit of the contrarians to other websites and forums. They fought each other fiercely.
Hu Xiao could not help but facepalm when he saw all this. He felt that something was wrong.
"This is the first time I've seen something like this. It's as if two groups of people bought the fake reviewers in our group to fight each other …"
"But it doesn't matter. In any case, I've already done as the boss requested."
"However, the game's reviews are really messy. It's completely polarized."
Out of curiosity, Hu Xiao also went online to read gamers' reviews of Repent and be Saved.
It was indeed polarized. There were many five-star and one-star reviews!
The fake reviewers did add fuel to the fire. However, even after deducting the influence of the fake reviewers, gamers' reviews of the game were still mixed.
There were only two reasons why it was being criticized: the game's specifications were high, and its difficulty was high!
Some gamers complained on the forum that they had already died more than ten times in front of the small monsters. There was definitely a huge problem with the game's design!
Some people scolded the programmers, while others scolded the game planners. In any case, most people felt that the game's design had probably accidentally pressed an extra zero.
"I can't take it anymore. This game is too difficult. I can't play it at all! Can anyone tell me if the game's design will return to normal in the future? If it does, I won't be refunding it. "
There were many similar comments.
Although the reviews were mixed, the gamers were not that angry.
That was because the game could be refunded within five hours.
The game had just been released. There was still some time before the five-hour refund period. After trying it out, everyone realized that the game's quality was not bad. Be it the graphics, the movements, the sense of impact, or the art design, they were all outstanding.
If the specifications were high, they could think of a way to solve it.
However, if the game's design was not normal, they could only hope that the game developers would make adjustments.
Many people felt that there might be a malicious bug in the game. Therefore, they were not in a hurry to refund the game. Instead, they waited for the game developers to make a statement.
If the game developers could urgently fix the bug that caused the small monsters to kill people instantly, they could continue playing the game.
However, not long after, the game developers' Weibo made a statement.
"Dear gamers: The game's current design difficulty is already at the optimal level after the game developers adjusted it. It is not a malicious bug. In the future, the game developers will not make any adjustments to the difficulty. This is to better ensure every gamer's gaming experience."
A few minutes later, this Weibo post was forwarded to various forums and player groups. The number of comments under the Weibo post also increased rapidly.
“？”
"I'm slowly typing a question mark."
"The game developers are causing trouble? How can they say that this is the 'optimal level after the game developers adjusted it'? "
"To ensure every gamer's gaming experience … (laughing emoji)"
"At first, I thought the game developers were negligent. So, they did it on purpose?"
"What? Can you explain what the epitaph means? "
"There won't be any adjustments in the future? Are you sure? Hehe, when the game's sales explode, I want to see if they can still be so stubborn. I'll take a screenshot and wait to slap my face. "
"I'm laughing at a bunch of noobs crying. It must be because the game developers set the difficulty too high that I can't beat the small monsters. It has nothing to do with me being lousy!"
"That's why Chinese gamers are only fit to play mindless web-based games. If the difficulty is slightly higher, they will clamor for the game developers to change the difficulty. Let's change it to 999 with one hit, okay?"
"This is f * cking 'slightly higher' difficulty?"
"Why are players with cerebral palsy still playing games? Hurry up and get treated."
"I ¥…"
Very quickly, the war in the Weibo comment section spread rapidly.
Hu Xiao vaguely saw the shadow of some fake reviewers in these warring comments, but he could not confirm it.
Hu Xiao was very clear that there must be fake reviewers in the group participating in this discussion. The few comments with the highest number of likes at the beginning were probably his brothers in the group.
However, it was hard to say who they were!
Because the other comments were also very similar to those of the fake reviewers …
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