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Chapter 337 - 346 Wei Chengjie’s Reputation Under Attack!

Chapter 337: Chapter 346 Wei Chengjie’s Reputation Under Attack!

This scene strangely gave everyone a sense of familiarity.

Where have I seen this before?

This is just like the feeling when playing "World of Star Spirits" back then!

You were playing just fine when suddenly, a stealth update by the officials nerfed two BDs on the spot, the Starlight Healer couldn’t refresh its CD anymore, and Dark Chain couldn’t trigger the skill cyclically anymore, immediately causing widespread sorrow in the game.

And now, Shadow World has done something even worse!

At least Shengjing Group would sneak in their updates in the dead of night, knowing that what they were doing was shady, and they still had some shame, but Nitiandang went ahead and updated during peak hours around 8 or 9 pm, right when everyone was about to do their group raids!

That’s just outrageous!

In the beginning, many players were in denial, tirelessly spamming their macro keys, under the illusion that "if I can press the keys fast enough, I can still deal damage."

But after several continuous tests, they could only helplessly accept the fact.

This BD really got nerfed, and it took a hit right in the major artery!

At this moment, the damage of the "Biased Elementalist" BD was only about the level of 80% of other strong BDs when it should have been at least 1.8 times more.

In other words, it was a direct cut at the waist!

Of course, to be fair, those other BDs weren’t really strong; they just had the misfortune of "being in the same era as the Biased Elementalist." But now that the Biased Elementalist had been nerfed, they became the tall ones in a land of dwarfs and turned into strong BDs naturally.

The guild channel exploded in an instant.

Not only did the guild channel explode, but so did the world channel, the main city channel, the trading channel, player groups, the official forum, video websites, and live streaming rooms...

It was peak time, and this news spread throughout the entire network at an unbelievably fast pace.

"What’s going on, what’s happening!"

"Nitiandang updated the game? Did they nerf the Biased Elementalist?"

"No way, I just re-rolled to Biased Elementalist yesterday!"

"Yeah, I only re-rolled three days ago."

"At least Shengjing Group let everyone have a blast for more than half a month. Nitiandang, how could you not even let us enjoy for a week!"

"I’m speechless, Nitiandang is knowingly breaking the rules, right? They say one thing in interviews and do another in practice. Can’t they even copy from the standard answers correctly? This is just freaking absurd!"

Clearly, Nitiandang’s update caught all the players off guard!

Although most players knew that the Biased Elementalist was too strong, so strong that it seriously affected the balance of other BDs and was bound to get fixed sooner or later, with a certain psychological expectation built up, Nitiandang’s approach still severely shattered this expectation.

One issue was timing, the other was the method!

Players generally believed that if Nitiandang were to fix this BD, there would be a relatively long process, with two weeks as the bare minimum, and a month wouldn’t be surprising.

After a month, other BDs would incrementally get buffed, while slowly chipping away at the Biased Elementalist’s numbers, allowing players to gradually make the change.

With this buffer period, players could still fully enjoy the Biased Elementalist.

But unexpectedly, Nitiandang, usually reluctant to fix bugs, made changes much faster than Shengjing Group. This caught many players who had just decided to "join if you can’t beat them" and switched to Biased Elementalist completely off guard and unprepared.

Fueling their rage, these players decided to settle scores with Nitiandang after the fall!

Knowingly breaking the law, the crime is one degree worse!

You know everything, but you refuse to do the right thing. Isn’t that more despicable than Shengjing Group?

Many of Shengjing Group’s players, along with the paid posters, seized this opportunity to go crazy with their attacks.

What is this? The ultimate Boomerang!

The things President Li said in her interview could almost all turn back like boomerangs, stabbing right into the back of Nitiandang.

Shengjing Group’s players and paid posters, who had been suppressed by public opinion before, naturally took the chance to show their true colors as the situation turned to a tailwind for them.

...

o’clock at night.

Wei Chengjie arrived at his workstation with a confused expression, only to find that the entire room was empty, except for Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang was immersed in his game, and he looked up in surprise upon seeing Wei Chengjie: "Huh? What brings you to the company at this late hour?"

Zhou Yang was there because his villa was nearby; a casual five-minute walk would take him home to sleep.

With snacks, drinks, and a high-spec computer setup with multiple screens, the workstation was even more comfortable than an internet café, so he’d come to play games whenever he had nothing to do.

But Wei Chengjie didn’t live at the office, so his appearance at this hour was quite abnormal.

Wei Chengjie was just as baffled, though perhaps for different reasons.

"With all the fuss online, where is everyone else? Where is President Gu? How come there’s not a soul in the company?"

Zhou Yang continued gaming: "I’m a bit upset by what you’re saying. First off, I am a person, and secondly, it’s after hours. Isn’t it normal for everyone to go get some rest?"

Wei Chengjie held his forehead in his hand: "With such a commotion, how can you guys even sleep! I glanced at the forums, and they’re practically exploding!"

"I’ve been wondering, wasn’t there a strict rule against updating the game after its release? So what’s up with the new version of Shadow World?"

Right now, Wei Chengjie and Zhou Yang were each responsible for different projects, so they weren’t particularly well-informed about each other’s tasks.

Wei Chengjie, originally berated incessantly over Legend of Infinity Fantasy, had been lying low and was close to reaching a state of unflappability, thinking as long as the new version of Shadow World was safe, all would be well.

But now, Shadow World had also hit a minefield, even getting lashed out at more fiercely than Endless Fantasy Legend, and he immediately became restless.

Zhou Yang, on the other hand, appeared completely unconcerned: "Because this was the design programmed into the game from the start, as soon as the players progressed the world completion of the last map to 100%, the final boss would reach out and shatter the Elemental Spirit."

Wei Chengjie was shocked: "You knew all about this? And you didn’t think to do anything?"

Zhou Yang spread his hands: "What do you expect me to do? This was a task directly assigned by President Li; I can’t just not do it. Besides, when the sky falls, there’s President Gu, the tall guy, to hold it up, no big deal.

"Working at Nitiandang, these are the kind of things you’ll have to get used to eventually."

Wei Chengjie felt somewhat speechless: "I’ve indeed been trying hard to adapt, but everything happening at this company still keeps challenging my limits!

"And the biggest problem now is... my reputation has been damaged!"

This remark seemed to catch Zhou Yang off guard. He paused the game that had reached a temporary stopping point and turned his head: "Your reputation’s been damaged? How come?"

Wei Chengjie sighed and flipped up a post on his phone.

"Take a look!"

Zhou Yang took the phone and glanced at it, finding the glaring headline: "Shocking! True to belief, a designer from Shengjing Group has infiltrated Nitiandang and took charge of this Legend of Infinity Fantasy update!"

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