Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 101: Brainstorming for the New Game (Three more updates, asking for monthly votes!)

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Brainstorming for the New Game (Three more updates, asking for monthly votes!)

Besides that, players have once again launched a grand debate over whether "this is a BUG or a core mechanic."

This argument has actually always existed, and right before the release of "Prometheus," it even sparked a major brawl between the "Bug Faction" and the "Mechanism Faction."

And the result was that the Mechanism Faction completely suppressed the Bug Faction.

As for why this topic has heated up again?

The reason is simple, the situation in "Prometheus" this time is really too similar to a BUG, more so than any previous game!

If you insist it’s a mechanic, well, that just seems too forced! Does this kind of mechanic even look like it was designed by carbon-based life forms?

How could a game require players to activate core gameplay with such demanding conditions?

But to call it a BUG? It greatly enhances the enjoyment of the game, and there are so many BUGs, one linked to the other, it really doesn’t seem like something you could stumble upon by luck.

In short, these BUGs appear man-made, but they don’t seem to be man-made.

Just like that, the Bug Faction fought back stubbornly, causing a huge uproar, but were soon pressed down by the Mechanism Faction again.

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September 5th, Thursday evening at 6 p.m.

All employees of Nitiandang Games gathered together, ready for a meeting.

Gu Fan sat in the first seat with a notebook, but he wasn’t the one who would lead the meeting.

The one to hold the meeting for everyone was Lilith!

And the content was to discuss the design plan for the next new game.

Lilith had previously conducted one-on-one interviews with all the employees, but to no avail.

Obviously, all employees also thought it was a 100% pure, natural BUG, with seemingly no human traces behind it, which made Lilith somewhat furiously helpless.

She was puzzled, even if angels were playing tricks, there should always be some clues left behind, right? Angels would still need to exert their divine power through some kind of medium in the Human World, wouldn’t they?

Just as demons must also achieve their goals through contracts and other means.

It looks like Michael had made a move himself, a formidable foe not to be underestimated!

Of course, as a suspicious, fickle, and capricious Hell Demon, Lilith hadn’t completely discarded her suspicions of Gu Fan.

So, this time she decided to come to the company and discuss the new game with everyone.

It was a necessary move, as there were only so many materials and inspirations in Hell. With high-intensity output, Lilith’s brainstorming was on the verge of exhaustion; she tried seeking help from Gu Fan, and it did have some effect, but the final results were always somewhat unsatisfactory.

Perhaps having other employees of Nitiandang Games brainstorm together this time would produce a different result?

With this attitude, Lilith attended Nitiandang’s development meeting for the first time.

But although the employees looked very serious and earnest, their attitude towards this investor had worsened in their hearts.

Crazy! Who insists on having meetings during overtime at night!

Everyone was happily preparing to leave work at five o’clock, only to be forcibly kept for a meeting.

And it looks like this meeting will go on until eight or nine o’clock.

It’s simply too typical of the stereotypical image of idiotic leaders in the workplace: not coming during the day, not leaving at night, holding meetings after work ends, and building teams on weekends.

Three words as the judgment: slave drivers!

Of course, for President Gu’s sake, everyone didn’t show their feelings.

The meeting hadn’t officially started yet. Gu Fan was holding a notebook, sitting in the second seat next to Lilith, and asked quietly, "President Li, so Old Lu didn’t give you too much trouble this time, did he?"

Lilith gave him a glance and also lowered her voice slightly, "That’s not the case.

"Although this game has been unprecedentedly unsuccessful in collecting negative emotions, there has been... some unexpected joy."

"Oh?" Gu Fan was somewhat surprised.

Actually, during the time of "Destiny of the Sleeping Dragon," Lilith’s situation had already been quite awkward. According to her own words, if the next game couldn’t collect a large amount of negative emotions, there might be trouble.

That’s why Lilith wanted to harvest all the reputation Nitiandang Games had accumulated through "Prometheus," converting it entirely into negative emotions, to make a big score at once.

But things did not go as expected.

So far, "Prometheus" had become the game with the fewest negative emotions collected in the history of Nitiandang Games.

Because whether it’s building or Divine Realm adventures, both can generate a vast amount of positive emotions!

Especially the Divine Realm adventures, those iconic scenes in the segments, each one can make players produce a large amount of positive emotions—they’re simply too happy when they see teammates getting wiped out.

The only good news is that new players still contribute negative emotions. Many players are discouraged before they even get a chance to try out the hidden mechanics, and the lone wolf players don’t have too good of an experience playing this game either.

So currently, this game is barely able to maintain a slightly higher income from negative emotions compared to positive ones, preventing it from turning into a complete loss-making business.

But no matter what, turning such an amazing start into the mess it is now is something Lilith absolutely cannot accept.

Lucifer probably couldn’t either.

So, what then is this so-called "pleasant surprise"?

Lilith said with quite a bit of pride, "Although this game collects very limited negative emotions, we accidentally hit gold. Old Lu praised me in another direction!"

"That is, the game’s smearing—oh no, I mean, aggressive propaganda against the Angels has been quite successful!"

Gu Fan was somewhat surprised, "Oh?"

Lilith explained, "You know, for many years, Heaven and Hell have been locked in both overt and covert struggles. Due to various constraints, we couldn’t directly reach into the Human World, so both our influences in the Human World have been gradually weakening.

"But! If we can subtly influence humans’ perceptions of Angels, causing them to develop resistance and a rebellious mentality toward Angels, then it would be very beneficial for Hell’s grand schemes!

"And Prometheus’s portrayal of Angels has fulfilled this role, especially this Angel... what do you call it? Oh right, Cthulhu-style. Lucifer was very satisfied after seeing it and believes this game is a benchmark product for Hell in terms of propaganda.

"As long as we can continue to produce such products, humans might naturally grow closer to demons and increasingly reject Angels.

"So, although this game is somewhat of a failure in collecting negative emotions, Old Lu still praised my performance and called for all Hell Demons to learn from me!"

A moment’s thought entered Gu Fan’s mind, "President Li, not to toot my own horn, but it seems like that idea was mine, wasn’t it?

"The various monster designs from Heaven, those were also provided by me.

"Back then, you were worried whether smearing the Angels might be a bit much. If it weren’t for my insistence, perhaps Prometheus wouldn’t have had this effect, right?"

Lilith cleared her throat lightly, "Cough cough, like I said, your contributions are all noted in my heart. When the Negative Emotion Collection Office reviews everyone’s performance, I’ll make sure you’re duly rewarded!"

Gu Fan didn’t believe a punctuation mark of it.

President Li has a hundred years of experience in giving empty promises, and she’d turn on you over a single new BUG. This play has been performed countless times already.

However, Gu Fan still had to stake a claim to his credit when needed, it was a matter of principle.

It’s like Wang Jian demanding fertile fields and fine houses before setting off to war, it can effectively reduce the leader’s suspicion and increase one’s own security.

The two of them were whispering at a low volume, and everyone else was far away and couldn’t hear what they were saying.

Based on their expressions alone, everyone judged that the damn investor must be posing yet another unreasonable demand!

Poor President Gu, despite his talent, could only suppress his anger and swallow his words.

Unbeknownst to them, the resentment towards this investor quietly grew among the people.

Gu Fan checked the time, decided it was about right, and announced the start of the meeting.

He would preside over this meeting as usual, with Lilith mainly listening in, mostly to get inspiration during the brainstorming.

Of course, if Lilith felt the meeting was getting off track, she would correct it immediately.

"The reason for holding this meeting today is mainly to brainstorm and think about the source material for the new game, and also to provide President Li with more inspiration," Gu Fan slightly paused before looking toward Lilith, "So President Li, what’s the theme for the new game?"

Lilith cleared her throat lightly, "It hasn’t been completely decided yet, however, I want to first ask you all, in a chaotic and disordered environment, like, in war, what do you hate or fear the most?"

Everyone looked at each other perplexed, as the question seemed a bit out of the blue.

After waiting two minutes and seeing no one speaking up, Gu Fan hurriedly smoothed things over, "Today’s meeting is for brainstorming, don’t be restrained, feel free to speak your mind."

Su Tong thought for a while and was the first one to speak, "What I fear most is lacking supplies? After all, in such an environment, the primary goal should be to survive, right?"

Zhao Haiquan: "Uh, extremely vicious villains? Like warlords who delight in slaughter?"

Feng Hui: "Do plagues, diseases, and natural disasters count?"

People proposed a variety of guesses in a lively chatter, but evidently, these didn’t seem to satisfy Lilith.

Zhou Yang pondered and then spoke up, "Actually, a phrase comes to mind, but it might not be entirely appropriate here, so I’ll just throw it out there.

"Does anyone know the saying, ’In times of chaos, kill the Holy Mother first?’

"Of course, I don’t really think there’s much sense to it, and I don’t agree with it. But if we analyze it carefully, it could indeed represent the attitude of some people, right?"

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