diskusbooks #150 - New game online (order now)
#150 - New game online (order now)
On the afternoon of September 16th, the gaming circle was in a frenzy.
《Boss Simulator》 officially launched its public beta, and the opening advertisements of this game occupied the major news portals.
The homepage of the live broadcast platform was flooded with news about the game's launch.
Top streamers started their broadcasts early, and viewers flooded in like a tide, filling the screen with various gift effects.
However, after many streamers entered the game and played for a while, they found that things were not so simple.
Compared with EASTJOY's trial version, the official version of 《Boss Simulator》 has undergone many changes.
First of all, many functions in the decoration interface were restricted. The game only provided a few basic decoration options. The unique decoration styles, customized furniture options, employee rest areas, and other functions that appeared in the trial version were all set as paid items, requiring in-app purchases to unlock.
The game's item store also provided many additional paid items, such as seasonal decoration sets, and even allowed players to customize their company logos.
In the business interface, all function buttons added new monetization points.
For example, basic players can only develop a limited number of products, while VIP members can unlock more advanced product types and market research reports.
Basic players can only formulate the most basic operating strategies, while VIP members provide more market promotion options.
In addition, there are employee recruitment packages, employee training packages, business intelligence packages, social expert packages, and so on.
That's not all. In the upper right corner of the game's main interface, there is also a cumulative recharge interface.
Reaching a certain level of cumulative recharge can also unlock more privileges inside and outside the game and accelerate the game process.
At first, seeing the barrage stirring up trouble, with paid items everywhere, the streamers still tried to defend the official stance:
"You guys are just being negative. See, I'm having fun even without money, right?"
But soon, they quickly discovered that as the company's level upgraded to Lv10, the company's operations became increasingly difficult.
If they didn't purchase some of the paid features in the store, the risk of the company going bankrupt would increase significantly.
The barrage instantly filled the screen:
"What the hell is the official doing? They didn't say anything at the beginning, and now they're charging us after we're addicted to the game?"
"Why is there such a big difference between the trial version and the official version? YouYi is as stable as ever, a dog can't change its eating habits."
"Decoration options also require payment? Are you kidding me?"
"Boss Simulator? More like a Krypton Simulator!"
"Can the official's operation be any lower?"
"I now know why the official wants to add a multiplayer online mode. Isn't this a disguised way of amplifying internal competition?"
The streamers were annoyed by the barrage, but they couldn't offend the commercial sponsors, so they had to keep saying:
"Mods, do your job and ban those who are stirring up trouble! If you don't have money, go work hard and move bricks, and stop playing games!"
……
At this time, on Bilibili, in Wang Fanqie's live broadcast room.
Wang Fanqie streamed 《Boss Simulator》 for a while, then closed the client with boredom.
"Brothers, I'm not playing anymore. Let's find a new game to play."
At this moment, the barrage frantically spammed 《Free Mouth Cannon Life》.
Wang Fanqie slapped his head: "That's right, brothers, why haven't there been any news about Mouth Cannon Life recently? Is this game launching today?"
The barrage replied: "Recently, Peach Garden Township has been bullied by YouYi. All media related to YouYi have removed the manuscripts of Peach Garden Township. The game officials are also very Buddhist, so it's normal that you don't know this game is launching today."
Wang Fanqie's body shook: "What? YouYi is bullying Peach Garden Township? That's not okay. As a loyal silk guard... oh no, a Peach Guard, I will never agree!
I, Wang Fanqie, must help out."
After saying that, he opened the new game directory of YouYi platform this week.
As a result, he unexpectedly found that Mouth Cannon Life was not in the directory. Helpless, he had to manually enter the name of the game to find the game page.
He wondered:
"This is not right. According to the logic, the latest games should be exposed. Damn, YouYi's traffic restriction on Peach Garden Township is too harsh."
After registering an account and entering the game, the initial process was basically the same as EASTJOY's trial version.
Wang Fanqie still created a female character and skillfully completed the novice process.
Soon, he played the plot to the point where he rescued Marilyn Mengyuan, a little girl, from the special forces of Shenyi Company.
Wang Fanqie chose the dialogue option: "Little girl, where is your home?"
Marilyn opened her round eyes and pointed to a slum in the distance with her tender hand.
Under Marilyn's leadership, Wang Fanqie passed through the bizarre city streets and came to the slum in the western suburbs.
The narrow alleys of the slum were crowded with people of all kinds, their clothes were ragged, and their faces were full of vicissitudes.
It was filled with iron houses similar to containers, the walls were covered with mottled graffiti, and many window glasses were damaged, blocked by newspapers, cloth strips or simple wooden boards.
The air was filled with the smell of oil fumes and garbage, and the sound of loudspeakers, driving, and scolding intertwined from time to time.
From time to time, a truck from a relief organization would stop by the roadside, and people would scramble for various expiring foods and cheap waste products.
The live broadcast room barrage sighed:
"Damn, the poverty here is simply two dimensions away from the Cyber Night City not far away."
"Indeed, it's like two completely unrelated worlds are folded together."
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Marilyn came to an open space, where some ragged children were, and they skillfully led Marilyn into a container cabin.
.
"A few days ago, I just escaped from Shenyi Company, and they rescued me.
Today, I went to the city to buy bread for everyone, and as a result, I met Shenyi special forces..."
Marilyn led Wang Fanqie into the container cabin.
In the dim light, Marilyn's eyes appeared extraordinarily bright. She stared at the old TV in the house. The screen was playing a special interview with Shenyi Company, which was full of praise.
She sighed softly: "The people living in this slum are all those who have been eliminated because of their low adaptability to the language spirit particles.
In addition, many of these poor people are still aborigines from the Alpha Ka Valley, but because of their low utilization value, they have been driven here by Shenyi Company."
The cabin fell into a strange brief silence, Marilyn said mysteriously:
"Shenyi Company is very evil. They use language spirit particles to monitor human thought activities and obtain confidential information and plans.
Moreover, they use the language spirit particles of the entire New Alpha Ka City to weave a thing called 'Language Spirit Network' between people.
Today, you saved me, and you are probably already on Shenyi's wanted list.
So, don't think too much or have violent emotional fluctuations. Once your thoughts fluctuate too much, it is easy to be locked by the language spirit network, they will track you and grasp everything about you."
At this time, a barrage floated across the live broadcast room: "So, this is something similar to the Misaka Network?"
This plot also made Wang Fanqie nervous. He clicked on the dialogue: "What should we do now?"
Marilyn took out a photo from her arms, which showed an iceberg beauty in a JK uniform.
"The scientist who helped me escape from the Shenyi Building told me to find the person in the photo."
Wang Fanqie and the audience in the live broadcast room were very curious about Marilyn's true identity.
But now, we can only continue to follow the task line.
Wang Fanqie asked: "Where is she?"
Marilyn shook her head blankly: "I don't know, I only know her name is Mo Xiaoxuan, and she is active in the old industrial area."
……
New Alpha Ka City, old industrial area.
Huge factory ruins lie across, the walls are covered with cracks, the iron sheet falls off, revealing rusty structures.
Abandoned machines are dumped on the ground, rusty gears and mechanical devices are scattered everywhere, and weeds grow tenaciously from the cracks.
The air is filled with the smell of metal and rust.
Marilyn said: "We have to find Mo Xiaoxuan's whereabouts before dark. Because the industrial area at night... is very dangerous."