Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 229 - 228: Introducing a New Reward Mechanism?

Chapter 229: Chapter 228: Introducing a New Reward Mechanism?

Clearly, Lilith thought that the current state of Nitiandang was critically ill, and although she didn’t know exactly where the root of the problem lay, she was sure it was serious!

Therefore, a serious illness required a strong medicine.

There were only two possible outcomes for a strong medicine, one was to survive by a hair’s breadth and recover, which would naturally make everyone happy; the other was that it might directly kill the patient, but Lilith didn’t care about this either—better a short pain than a long one!

The method of the speedrun competition that had been proposed before was just too superficial, too surface-level.

It merely sought to take a detour to gather some negative emotions, without affecting the essence of the "Ascension" game at all.

This was obviously unacceptable.

Qin Fengliang instantly understood, "Got it, President Li, we’re on the same page!"

She carefully reviewed the current situation of Road Rage Simulator, frowning slightly as her brain quickly processed the information, desperately constructing a new strategy in her mind.

The keyword President Li had given was strong medicine.

But what constituted strong medicine?

Suddenly, Qin Fengliang had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good idea.

"President Li, I’ve got it! We can hire an internet water army to attack this game from an ethical standpoint! Especially the point about live-streaming while riding a motorcycle—which for regular players is definitely a very wrong and potentially very dangerous misguidance!"

Lilith was still a bit unclear about what exactly this entailed, "Hmm? Can you elaborate?"

Qin Fengliang was once again filled with confidence, "It’s quite simple, President Li.

"Did you know that in reality, it’s not actually allowed to live-stream while driving?

"The broadcaster can sit in the passenger seat or another place to live-stream, but not in the driver’s seat. If it’s not okay in a car, it’s even less acceptable on a motorcycle!

"The reason is simple: this behavior sets a bad example!

"Live-streaming should promote positive energy. Driving and live-streaming at the same time can affect safety. Moreover, this approach to gaining attention and traffic through dangerous actions can easily lead to imitation, with severe consequences.

"So, actually, in Road Rage Simulator, players racing their motorcycles on rural roads and highways while live-streaming is not only uncivilized but also illegal!

"That the game has produced this content and sparked such popularity may likely have an adverse effect, encouraging many people to imitate it in real life. Maybe they will actually go out and try riding motorcycles like this.

"Therefore, we start from this angle and criticize, harshly criticize!

"Contact an authoritative media outlet to speak up and denounce it—it would be best to invoke a collective boycott from the players.

"Then, President Li, you can have Nitiandang issue an apology, admitting this kind of wrongdoing, while also calling for players not to engage in similar dangerous driving and live-streaming activities, cutting off this source of positive emotions at the root!

"Of course, the game’s content is definitely not going to change.

"Next, we’ll launch a second round of attack. When everyone sees Nitiandang’s stubbornness, they will definitely be even more outraged. This will fully affect the game’s reputation, resulting in poor reviews on official platforms and thereby dissuading new players!"

Lilith slightly furrowed her brows, "But what I want is for the game to gain more negative emotions! Or to put it another way, I want the positive emotions it receives to decrease!

"What’s the use of just turning away some players?"

Qin Fengliang shook her head slightly, "President Li, isn’t the reasoning very simple?

"The game is popular mainly for two reasons—one is the ’defensive driving’ aspect and the other is the ’live-streaming motorcycle racing and risking life’ aspect.

"There isn’t much we can do about the ’defensive driving’ aspect for the time being, and actually, we don’t need to make any deliberate effort because there will still be a gain in negative emotions during the early stages. Players will soon get tired of it, so this aspect isn’t too concerning.

"The real crux of the problem lies in the ’live-streaming motorcycle racing and risking life’ aspect!

"Because all the big broadcasters are playing it this way, their influence is incredibly frightening and has even created a trend that keeps new players coming in. These new players will also generate a lot of positive emotions while watching the live streams in the game. This is a significant source where negative emotions are lacking!

"So, this move will not only turn away new players but also make these big broadcasters too embarrassed to further live-stream their motorcycle racing because of public pressure. Without that part of the show, not only will the heat die down, but the positive emotions gained by players will also decrease! The remaining bored players may generate some additional negative emotions, which would be killing three birds with one stone!"

Lilith looked doubtful, but she still nodded her head.

"Hmm... it does seem to make some sense.

"Although I’m not certain if this will be successful, it should at least not be worse than the current situation."

Ever since Road Rage Simulator was officially released, Lilith occasionally paid attention to online discussions about the game, especially looking for inspiration among some negative reviews.

Indeed, many negative reviews pointed out this issue of live streaming!

Of course, Civil City, where Road Rage Simulator is set, is a fictional city with laws that do not coincide with reality. After all, in real life, there is no compulsory requirement to stop and provide assistance after witnessing a car accident. Therefore, it’s not a particularly unreasonable regulation for Civil City to allow live streaming while driving.

Even so, many players still questioned this practice.

After all, as a popular game, Road Rage Simulator inevitably has some influence on reality.

Seeing how popular motorcycle live streaming is in the game, would there be internet celebrities in real life trying to imitate it? Although live streaming is not allowed, they might arrange for other vehicles to film from behind or use action cameras to shoot videos—an array of methods to get around this regulation.

But obviously, these are not the kinds of behaviors that should be encouraged or even ought to be explicitly prohibited.

Or, to escalate the matter, couldn’t Road Rage Simulator be considered as promoting improper driving behavior? Could it mislead players?

Exploiting this issue and hiring paid posters to fiercely attack Road Rage Simulator might not necessarily generate more negative sentiment, but as long as it can quell the popularity of the live streams and prevent players from watching and gaining positive emotions from them, it would be quite worthwhile!

Most importantly, thus far, Lilith had not tried hiring paid posters to besmirch the games from Nitiandang.

Perhaps... this is a good opportunity?

If this attempt is successful, then perhaps it could become standard practice, forming a long-term partnership!

With that thought, Lilith immediately made a decision, "Okay, let’s do it your way! Any other suggestions?"

After a moment of thought, Qin Fengliang said, "Hmm, there is another plan, but this one can only play a supporting role."

Lilith: "Spill it!"

Qin Fengliang said, "Previously, I mentioned the issue of ’defensive driving.’ Although the game is already fully developed, making it impossible to resolve the issue completely, a proper approach could still provide some relief.

"This ’defensive driving’ essentially means players decide to play it safe before acting tough. They might feel frustrated and angry encountering the aggressive vehicles set up by the system, but upon witnessing these system-controlled cars crash, they gain a lot of positive emotions.

"The crux of the issue lies in the fact that the players’ actions lack purpose and utility!"

Lilith was completely baffled: "How does it lack purpose and utility? Isn’t the motivation quite clear?"

Qin Fengliang shook his head slightly: "No, President Li, think about it. If players get hit during defensive driving, will they be disappointed? A little, but not overly so.

"Why is that? Because they have become accustomed to the aftermath of car crashes and have become very insensitive to the original punitive measures, even considering them normal. Yet, when they manage to avoid these punishments, they experience an excessive burst of positive emotions.

"How can this be acceptable?"

Lilith suddenly nodded in realization: "Oh...you make a good point!"

Once players grasped the vital aspect of defensive driving, the original punishment system indeed started to falter.

Initially, Lilith thought of setting short-term goals such as ’getting to work on time’ or ’picking up passengers on time,’ and ’making money in the game’ as a long-term objective. In achieving these goals, idiotically driving vehicles that spawn and cause accidents would impede the player’s plans to make money, thereby generating negative emotions.

But now, players are prepared for this; they expect that idiotic drivers will appear, and it’s very likely that accidents will occur.

So players view all this as a challenge; if they succeed, they are exceptionally happy, and if they fail, they still feel it’s quite normal.

Doesn’t this mean the negative emotion collection mechanism has collapsed?

"So how can we improve it?" asked Lilith.

Qin Fengliang confidently replied, "President Li, it’s simple. Introduce a new reward system!"

Lilith was instantaneously shocked, narrowing her eyes at Qin Fengliang as if she was looking at a top-level traitor.

God damn introduce a new reward system; is it because you think the players are not already getting enough positive emotions?

Qin Fengliang hurriedly explained, "President Li, hear me out, what I’m proposing is actually a dynamic balance!"

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