Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 352 - 361: President Wei’s Reputation Improves Again!

Chapter 352: Chapter 361: President Wei’s Reputation Improves Again!

Lilith was speechless, but indeed there wasn’t a better solution.

This bug is indeed outrageous!

Even in hindsight, Lilith didn’t think anyone could have foreseen this bug. And even if Gu Fan had hidden it, how could he be sure that players would definitely find this bug?

The bugs in both games this time seemed too coincidental, especially the bug in "Endless Fantasy Legend," which was related to the official Myriad Editor.

This editor itself is a new product, and it’s still very unstable, so the chance of experiencing issues was somewhat large.

After careful consideration, if anyone were to be blamed for this incident,

it would be tough to pinpoint a primary person responsible.

There was a problem with the engine, a problem with the decision-making process, and a problem with implementation...

The decisions from above were problematic to begin with, and then the execution by those below was even more problematic.

"Damn it!!"

Lilith was extremely frustrated but couldn’t think of any good solutions, and angrily vanished on the spot.

Gu Fan knew she must have returned to Hell to heal her wounds slowly while carefully thinking of countermeasures.

"Phew...

"It seems like I’ve barely scraped through another close call!"

Gu Fan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, leaned back on the couch, and continued to browse through the players’ feedback online.

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The next morning at 9 a.m.

Wei Chengjie took his seat at his workstation on time, as usual, turned on his computer, and checked the players’ discussions.

Very soon, he found a new post.

It was posted this morning at around 6 o’clock, so it was unclear if the poster woke up exceptionally early or stayed up exceptionally late.

This post had already gained significant traction, and many netizens had replied to it.

Wei Chengjie almost couldn’t keep a straight face when he saw the title of the post.

"Mistaken! President Wei is not a war criminal! He’s the number one contributor!"

"Guys, the truth has come to light, and President Wei’s injustice must be cleared up now!

"As it turns out, the feeling of déjà vu with Shengjing Group in ’Endless Fantasy Legend’ was just an illusion; in reality, it’s completely different!

"Although in the mid-game ’Endless Fantasy Legend’ can feel frustrating, that’s only because we haven’t found the correct way to play the game yet, and we haven’t unlocked those powerful features!

"Take for instance Wind Bullet, Mortar, Justice from the Sky, and so on—these mechanics have always been there.

"The reason we felt it was boring is mainly that we had too much fun at the beginning, to the extent that we later forgot to use our brains, forgot to continue exploring new ways to play, and stayed in our comfort zone without leaving it.

"Nitiandang blocked the way back to our comfort zone in the mid-game, but not to irritate players. Instead, it was to help us better discover new mechanisms and ways to play!

"Now we can be sure, there wasn’t any high-level executive from Shengjing Group taking over Nitiandang; there was no such thing at all!

"Although ’Endless Fantasy Legend’ was overseen by President Wei, it still retains the distinctive characteristics of Nitiandang, granting players exceedingly powerful abilities and unlimited freedom. As long as you play seriously, the game is still very exciting!"

"This is fundamentally different from the mindless slashing of player stats by Shengjing Group!"

"You could say, an orange born in the south is sweet, but in the north, it’s bitter."

"Or, that a good horse is common, but finding a Bole, the great horse identifier, is rare!"

"Look at President Wei, when he was at Shengjing Group, he followed their style. Is it that President Wei didn’t want to make a good game? I’m afraid not. It’s likely he was under pressure from the upper echelons of Shengjing Group and was forced to make it that way."

"But after President Wei came to Nitiandang and, under President Gu’s guidance and assistance, he created a game with a completely different style and fun mechanics."

"President Wei is still President Wei, but the environment is different, and so the work is different."

"For previously criticizing President Wei, I’ll lead the way in apologizing to him! I hope President Wei can continue to do well in Nitiandang and make even more fun games!"

"Speaking of which, isn’t ’Endless Fantasy Legend 2’ ready to go online for sale? ’Endless Fantasy Legend 3’ should already be in testing, right? ’Endless Fantasy Legend 4’ must have a set development schedule by now, and ’Endless Fantasy Legend 5’ should also have started drafting the design, right?"

Under this post, the reactions of other players made Wei Chengjie somewhat unable to keep a straight face.

"I’m sorry, President Wei, I spoke too loud before!"

"I always believed in President Wei! I think President Wei decisively quitting his position as a producer at Shengjing Group and joining Nitiandang was incredibly insightful and brave!"

"Exactly, President Wei has seen the light! Would he dare to do such a thing if he wasn’t skilled? Absolutely unlike those producers at Shengjing Group who just muddle through their jobs!"

"Together they rush headlong into each other’s arms, achieving mutual success!"

"Both of Nitiandang’s games were successful, with ’Shadow World’ version 70 being a hit, and ’Endless Fantasy Legend’ also a success. This is undoubtedly due to President Li’s and President Gu’s wise leadership, but President Wei’s execution is also very important!"

"I support Shengjing Group’s game producers learning more from President Wei, all transferring to Nitiandang, so President Gu can reform them well!"

Reading these comments, Wei Chengjie was a bit mixed with laughter and tears.

Man, netizens’ face changes are faster than flipping through a book!

Before, they all said he was a war criminal, digging up his background online, even suspecting that he had taken over Nitiandang, as if they were archenemies.

But as various bugs cropped up, players’ gaming experience suddenly improved, and their opinion of Wei Chengjie instantly reversed.

He went from being reviled as ’Wei Dog’ to suddenly becoming ’President Wei,’ which he found quite uncomfortable.

No need to take the blame anymore! The reputation has flipped!

Of course, this is a good thing, but the process of this reversal is somewhat puzzling.

On the internet, there were also many who praised President Wei’s design philosophy as incredible, how ’Endless Fantasy Legend’ managed to have a Shengjing Group’s surface facade but retained Nitiandang’s style inside, saying how ingenious this design philosophy was.

But Wei Chengjie himself knew, there’s no such thing as Shengjing flavor or Nitiandang flavor, he just made the game according to President Li’s and President Gu’s requirements, and didn’t incorporate too much of his own thinking!

However, the players didn’t care about those details, they just caught him and blew his trumpet, even making Wei Chengjie himself feel a bit embarrassed.

Zhou Yang, who was still playing the game, glanced at Wei Chengjie and consoled, "Don’t worry, this is the norm when working at Nitiandang. You just have to get used to it."

"As for games, they’re always full of infinite possibilities.

"Whether it’s inside the game or outside."

Wei Chengjie was somewhat puzzled, "I feel like my work is just like a game at Nitiandang. Although it seems to be problematic everywhere, it’s precisely because of the various bugs that a magical chemical reaction occurred and it became successful..."

Zhou Yang chuckled, "Isn’t that also pretty good?"