Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 570 - 553: Drawing a Lightning Element Character

Chapter 570: Chapter 553: Drawing a Lightning Element Character

"Fine, let’s go for the next best thing. Even if there isn’t a character whose main attribute is the Fire Attribute, maybe there’s one with a secondary Fire Attribute."

Zhuge Jun looked over these characters closely again, and soon enough, he found one with a secondary Fire Attribute.

This was a rather handsome adult male character, named "Lei Tu", a youthful Daoist who looked as if he was enveloped in an aura of immortality, with a few strands of white hair fluttering at his temples, pinching a thunder talisman in one hand, while holding a thunder peach wood sword in the other, looking suave and dashing.

Even though he also had the Wood attribute as his main attribute, Lei Tu was clearly not a character from Wood Country, but from the Earth Country, Great Liang.

Since he appeared in the Permanent Pool, it meant that he would probably show up in the main storyline soon.

"You know, this character actually looks pretty cool. Even though it’s a guy, I kind of want to draw him.

Wait a second, it’s not like I’m going to start spending money just because the beta test has begun, right? Calm down!

Oh, I can’t even top up right now, so no problem."

Zhuge Jun clicked the recharge button and found he couldn’t open the recharge page.

However, probably because it was a beta, the account came with a certain amount of Game Coin, which after a bit of calculation, would be enough for a few ten consecutive draws.

And from opening treasure chests on the way, he must have gotten some Game Coin as well.

"I get it, they’re trying to lead us into spending, this is definitely consumer manipulation!

They give you a few free ten consecutive draws, then once the players are hooked, they’ll start charging money, how shameless!

Anyway, I won’t squabble with Nitiandang over this since it’s just a beta version; let’s see what my luck’s like."

Although he disliked gacha games verbally, no one could resist the opportunity to draw cards without spending money.

He casually clicked for a ten-consecutive draw.

One purple character and some cultivation materials appeared, nothing eventful overall.

Zhuge Jun glanced at this purple character, didn’t find anything special – a character with both Wood and Water attributes – and added him to his team.

Next, another ten-consecutive draw.

There appeared a little loli, Xi Yun. Though a duplicate, it could be used for a star upgrade, which was not too bad.

Third ten-consecutive draw.

This time, a burst of golden light flashed across the screen!

Zhuge Jun was shocked, "Eh? What’s going on! The goods arrived so soon!

Am I a Whale? No way, it can’t be!

Lei Tu, it has to be Lei Tu! I hope the game gives me Lei Tu with fervor!"

According to the general rules in most games, it typically takes between 60 and 90 draws to get a good pull, with more generous games requiring fewer, while the greedier ones require more.

Overall, since most gachas have similar rates, players have come to accept it.

Someone like Zhuge Jun getting a gold one in thirty draws was considered very whale-like.

An entrance animation appeared on the screen, a flash of thunderbolt, and a purple silhouette made its entrance.

"Where is the demon causing trouble? I’ll be right back."

The deep baritone voice rang out, and the purple silhouette transformed into the original artwork of Lei Tu.

"Damn, I’m so awesome, I actually got him!"

Zhuge Jun was over the moon. He immediately added Lei Tu to his team, and used the materials he’d got from opening boxes and drawing cards to level up a few characters.

This definitely made him happy to take on that big guy.

"First, cast water evaporation!

Good, then hit with thunder!

Oh, oh, oh, the double conduction! Thrilling!"

It had to be said that the effect of elemental reaction was indeed immediate. Zhuge Jun used Lei Tu’s thunder talisman ultimate move, and since the monster had both the Water Element and the metal attacks on it, it triggered the effect of double conduction.

It not only dealt a significant amount of damage but also paralyzed the big brute in an instant, rendering him immobile.

Zhuge Jun quickly switched between Hero and Xi Yun, evaporating, burning, and sequentially triggering various reactions.

Even without using Game Coin, purely relying on elemental effects, he successfully defeated the big brute.

"You know, if gacha games let you pull the coolest cards without spending a dime, and keep getting lucky, I wouldn’t mind playing them."

Zhuge Jun felt his convictions wavering without realizing it.

He had to admit, the strategy of giving away a Five-star character right off the bat was simple and crude, but indeed very effective.

But soon, Zhuge Jun felt uneasy again.

"Why do I always feel like there’s a catch?

"Am I suffering from PTSD because of Nitiandang? Every time I start to think Nitiandang’s new games are fun and decent, they have to stir up some big event.

"On the other hand, every time I think a Nitiandang game is about to bomb, they surprise us with some hidden mechanism that saves the day."

Zhuge Jun turned his head to check on Hou Ji’s progress and found that he had also succeeded in taking down the big guy.

In fact, there were many ways to defeat this big guy, like pulling cards for elemental reactions, operating GP to tough it out, or even bypassing it for now and not fighting.

What bugged Zhuge Jun a bit was, if using the Fire Attribute made it easier, why not just give players a Fire-attribute character?

Although they gave away dozens of draws, you could only get one gold card, and what if you didn’t pull Lei Tu? Wouldn’t it still be tough?

He always felt as if there was a hint of malice hidden in the design,

...

After playing for several more hours, Zhuge Jun stretched and prepared to head back with Hou Ji.

The initial experience of "Endless Fantasy Legend 2," well, couldn’t be called bad, but definitely not great either.

If you look at it within the mobile gaming circle, then it’s top-notch, because Nitiandang’s foundation is clear to see.

But if you compare it to Nitiandang’s previous games, especially "Endless Fantasy Legend 1," the difference is striking!

It’s not just the lack of a breath of fresh air; many of the previous game’s excellent and intricate mechanics have been cut.

This new elemental reaction system, though seemingly with more elements and flashier scenes, diminishes the inspiration for players.

For Zhuge Jun, it was in a state of being okay to play or okay to quit.

Of course, pulling Lei Tu was a significant reason that drove him to keep playing.

He casually searched for other players’ reactions on his phone and found them to be much more intense than he had anticipated.

Nitiandang was being cursed out again!

The main complaints were definitely focused on the monetization from gacha and the regression in game mechanics, which was all expected.

But beyond that, many mobile gamers were cursing, which Zhuge Jun hadn’t quite expected.

"Dodging the bullet! The first thing everyone should do when entering the game is to draw Lei Tu. If you don’t get Lei Tu, your account is trashed! Remember, remember!

"I really don’t know what Nitiandang was thinking, starting us off with a Gold Elite Monster with dual Fire attributes blocking the way. The two starting characters for players are totally countered!

"And it’s not just him; all the monsters behind him are also Fire attribute. Seriously killing me, Wood attribute is pure Traitor!

"Among all the Five-star and Four-star characters in the Permanent Pool, only Lei Tu’s secondary attribute is Fire, perfectly countering those monsters.

"If you get Lei Tu, the rest of your game will be comfortable, but if you don’t, sorry, you’re in for a rough time!

"With the official number of draws you’re given, you’re likely to pull one or two Gold cards, which means you only have a one in six chance of drawing Lei Tu.

"If you don’t get it, sorry, but you can’t recharge and keep drawing since the recharge function isn’t available during the internal test. You can only grind the map to find chests or solve puzzles.

"After you’ve worked hard for two or three hours and finally earn another Gold draw, if it doesn’t come out again, sorry, all your previous effort was for nothing!

"So everyone might as well start by drawing Lei Tu. If you get it, continue playing; if not, switch accounts. After all, the game is free, and switching accounts doesn’t cost anything.

"I can only say that Nitiandang turning a gacha game into this has really shocked me. Could it be that Nitiandang really has no experience with gacha mobile games?

"But it can’t be so wildly off the mark!!"

Clearly, even in the eyes of mobile gamers, "Endless Fantasy Legend 2" is a game full of issues.

Zhuge Jun hadn’t really paid much attention to this, perhaps because he didn’t play many mobile games and wasn’t very sensitive to this aspect, or maybe because he happened to pull Lei Tu, so it didn’t affect his gaming experience much.

But this wasn’t considered a big controversy, because for mobile gamers, rerolling for first tries wasn’t a rare operation, and everyone was used to it.

And since it’s just internal testing, the official version should improve, right?

If it were any other company, they would certainly make changes, maybe even give away a Fire-attribute character from the start, but with Nitiandang... no one can guarantee it.

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