Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 77 The Most Professional Prometheus Progression Team on the Internet!

Chapter 77: Chapter 77 The Most Professional Prometheus Progression Team on the Internet!

As he launched the game, Instructor Ding also joined the voice chat channel and greeted his teammates, who he had arranged to meet in advance.

"Hello, hello, hello? Guys, it’s Little Ding, can you hear me?"

Soon, other voices came through on the voice channel.

Chen Tingquan, "Can hear you loud and clear. Hey, Instructor Ding, can you hear me? Can you hear the sound of me knocking on the pure gold trophy?"

Li Wenhao, "Brother Ding, Brother Chen, your voices are all good. By the way, didn’t you ask me to contact a designer to play with us? Let me introduce, mic number 4 is Liang Chun, the champion of the last mini-game design competition, we met when we were judging."

Liang Chun, "Nice to meet you two greats."

Chen Tingquan, "Ah, buddy, you’re too polite, we dare not claim to be big shots. Whether we can continue to get the pure gold trophy depends on you, Brother Liang."

Ding Qiang, "Great, a gathering of talents! I believe with us, the ’Sky-Defying Sixteen Bronzemen,’ we will definitely be the first to uncover the hidden mechanics of this game and clear it!"

Li Wenhao, "Brother Ding, don’t randomly name our combo! Also, hasn’t the official stance been clear? That’s not a game mechanic, it’s a BUG!"

Ding Qiang, "Do you believe that’s a BUG?"

Li Wenhao, "I don’t, do you?"

Ding Qiang, "I don’t either, who’d seriously believe that’s a BUG!"

Chen Tingquan, "I don’t either, but why does the official statement have to label it as a BUG? Brother Liang, you’re a game designer, could you analyze President Gu’s psychology for us?"

Liang Chun, "Maybe he’s trying to stand out? Or perhaps deliberately showing off their game design skills? Of course, it could also be a method to hype up a new game."

Li Wenhao, "So you also think it’s not a BUG but a game mechanic?"

Liang Chun, "Of course! I’ve had this view ever since I reviewed ’Against Heaven Blocks’."

Li Wenhao, "Good, we’re all ’Mechanism faction,’ with no heretics from the ’Bug Faction’ sneaking in!"

The voice channel was buzzing with activity.

Following the principle of "if you can’t beat them, join them," Instructor Ding had recruited many helpers in advance. Not only did he have streamers like Chen Tingquan and Li Wenhao, but he even specially invited a designer like Liang Chun to help out.

It was all to be the first to uncover the hidden game mechanics, achieve clearance, and win the pure gold trophy!

After all, the game supported up to 16 players online; the more, the merrier!

Of course, in the voice channel apart from the four of them, there were another 12 people, some of whom were lesser-known streamers, some real-life friends, and lucky fans.

In any case, they had gathered 16 lucky individuals, aiming to be the most professional ’Prometheus’ pioneering team on the entire network!

However, before the official pioneering, everyone checked each other’s affiliations.

It’s well known that ever since Nitiandang’s first game, "Infernal Trajectory," was released, players had split into two distinct camps: the ’Bug Faction’ and the ’Mechanism faction.’

Both camps had been trying all means to prove their points, analyzing gameplays, using game content for counter-evidence, and even attempting to unpack and examine the game’s source code...

However, neither side could explain some doubts, hence the argument never ceased.

Many thought this interview could put an end to the dispute, making both the ’Bug Faction’ and the ’Mechanism faction’ cool off.

After all, the official had to take a side, didn’t they? Either it was the Bug Faction or the Mechanism faction.

But to everyone’s surprise, not only did the interview fail to provide a decisive end to the debate, but it also added fuel to the fire!

The ’Mechanism faction’ cited the report, "It’s all designed around this core gameplay, how could it possibly be a BUG?"

The ’Bug Faction’ quoted the original interview from the article, "That’s false reporting! President Gu himself admitted it was a BUG!"

The ’Mechanism faction’ retorted sharply, "That’s President Gu’s humor!"

The ’Bug Faction’ was unyielding, "Humor my ass, that’s a heartfelt statement from President Gu! You’re overthinking it, it’s clearly a BUG!"

The ’Mechanism faction’ became angrily embarrassed, "Gu Fan is just a coder, what does he know about game mechanics!"

So now, when players meet fans of Nitiandang games, it’s not about being happy to find like-minded people but rather checking each other’s affiliation right away.

Are you a ’Bug Faction’ or a ’Mechanism faction’?

Sorry, we can’t play together with different affiliations!

One has to say, this phenomenon is quite astonishing.

...

Lilith sat in a massage chair, sipping on her cola while flipping through channels with a remote control.

Quite clearly, compared to previous games, ’Prometheus’ enjoyed a high level of initial popularity, with about three-quarters of the streamers in the Dragoncat streaming platform’s gaming section preparing to stream ’Prometheus.’

The interest in "Against Heaven Blocks" stemmed partly from the good reputation accrued through its previous titles, and partly because "Prometheus" itself allowed for 16-player co-op, so everyone had found teammates in advance.

For games that allowed online co-op, the more players, the more fun everyone had, so these streamers virtually all played in teams.

Even if they couldn’t gather sixteen people, they would form teams of eight or four; lone wolves were a rare sight in the game.

"Excellent, all my enemies have gathered in one place. This time, ’Prometheus’ will catch you all in one fell swoop!"

Lilith watched the live broadcast and spoke viciously.

She looked at Gu Fan again, "One last question, there shouldn’t be any more bugs in the game this time, right?"

Gu Fan quickly picked up his laptop, found the bug fix log in the test backend, "President Li, rest assured, this time my company’s entire staff went into battle, conducted a comprehensive, dead-angle-free testing on the game!

"Look, we found over two hundred big and small bugs, which even surpasses the total number from the previous four games!

"We’ve made detailed records of every single bug, all available for review at any time."

Lilith nodded slightly as she looked at the bug fix log that spanned over a dozen pages.

"So, there shouldn’t be any undiscovered bugs left, right?"

Gu Fan had a troubled expression, "Well... President Li, like I said before, I’m just a weak human programmer. To have a game completely free of any bugs, that’s something only God Himself could achieve."

"Forget it, let’s just assume there aren’t any," Lilith waved her hand impatiently.

The two lay down on massage chairs, ready to start their respective enjoyment sessions.

...

Meanwhile, Instructor Ding and his team, the "Sky-Defying Sixteen Bronzemen," had each entered the game.

Unlike the straightforward and brutal opening of "Destiny of the Sleeping Dragon," "Prometheus" clearly had a higher production budget, boasting an opening CG sequence.

"In the distant ancient times, when the world was unenlightened, chaos, fog, and befuddled beings were everywhere. Only the majestic Divine Realm stood at the world’s center, its glittering spires piercing the skies, as if they had existed since time immemorial."

After the Heaven-Defying Paradise logo gradually faded, the screen, accompanied by a deep off-screen narration, started to come to life with imagery.

The imposing vision of the Divine Realm appeared at the center of the screen, its spires towering into the clouds, blinding and bewildering to behold.

"But one day, by some accidental chance, someone stumbled into the Divine Realm and stole the sparks of the Divine Fire.

"All change stemmed from there.

"The fog was dispelled, the chaotic world regained order, and the befuddled beings awakened their intellect."

In the CG footage, the camera rapidly descends through the clouds towards the Divine Realm, zooming in on the blazing Divine Fire and the diminutive, hunched human figures beside it.

Then, the camera zoomed out again, dispelling the fog around the Divine Realm to reveal endless plains, majestic mountains, and animals scampering across the fields.

"Under the protection of Divine Fire, humans drove away wild beasts, cultivated wastelands, traversed mountains and rivers, constructed roads and bridges, and erected magnificent and brilliant civilizations."

The scene shifted to showcase a seemingly prosperous human city-state surrounded by villages, as well as canals, expressways, bridges, bell towers, and other varied architectures.

Some of the buildings looked impressive, but their purpose was unclear.

"However, even the Divine Fire has its time to extinguish.

"When that time comes, the world will once again be shrouded in darkness, fog, and chaos, and all traces of human existence will be erased by time, reduced to ruins and debris."

The screen gradually dimmed, with only a few sparks drifting in the darkness and a tiny flame flickering weakly, seemingly about to go out at any moment.

Many figures knelt beneath a high platform, seemingly praying that the Divine Fire would continue to burn, to continue illuminating the world, but clearly, it was in vain.

"People invoked terrifying secret techniques, sacrificed countless lives, allowing powerful warriors to bear the curse of undying, and thus entered the Divine Realm to steal the fire.

"They would experience the cycle of death over and over in the Divine Realm, crushed by the fearsome Angels like bugs again and again.

"But, they will also bring back stone, timber, seeds... and the most precious fire, allowing the Divine Fire to continue, even advancing the frontiers of humanity!

"People honored them as... Flame Thieves!"

At this point, the camera focused on many figures entering the Divine Realm.

However, the crowd behind these Flame Thieves was changing, from the initial kneeling to indifference, then to not even turning their heads as they bent over busily tending to their tasks like manual laborers; their numbers dwindling more and more.

"But ah, when the Flame Thieves have undergone countless deaths in the Divine Realm, struggling to transport mere bricks and tiles, would they realize that the world... has already changed?"

The screen abruptly ended there, and the game’s name appeared.

"Prometheus"!

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