[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature":3,"chapter-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-107":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1472185,1919,"Chapter 107 - 100: Star Emperor Goes Free_2","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-107",107,"\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s because there’s a high percentage of players who are Fu in Star Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Shengwei explained with a smile, \"For these Fu players, it’s really frustrating when there aren’t enough skins to buy, leaving them with nowhere to spend their money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also why streamers of Star Emperor generally eat well, with gift income directly surpassing streamers from other games with similar popularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the arrangements for Star Emperor’s transition to free-to-play, Chen Ba added, \"Once the game becomes free, all sorts of monsters and demons might emerge, so pay attention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He isn’t worried about cheats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how strong a cheat script is, it’s just a pile of crap when it comes to Path to Immortality; strong hardware is what really matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, cheats are very unlikely, after all, chicken blood optimization, in some sense, is also an anti-cheating program.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening cheats in front of the system, are you out of your mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides cheats and scripts, behaviors like verbal abuse and boosting need focused attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boosting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong and Lu just wanted to say it’s impossible—using graphics cards like 4090 or 4080 for boosting in Star Emperor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they’re using such high-end graphics cards, it’s not wrong to call them Fu, why would they care about the boosting fee?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then they thought again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boosting industry doesn’t necessarily mean using one’s own computer. A Fu player might hire someone, using the equipment provided by the Fu player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a big streamer claiming to have a mermaid line often hires boosters to play games, living in their villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things do exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides Path to Immortality, normal ranking and entertainment modes do not employ Extreme Sublimation, hence aren’t as demanding on configuration as Path to Immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a player is really skilled, then with a moderately high-end graphics card, they can basically take on boosting jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Completely eliminating it is impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, Yang Dong said, \"Boosting can never be completely eradicated in any game, at any time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All we can do is create a mechanism, where if a player’s win rate suddenly spikes, they get switched to a different matchup queue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the matchmaking system thinks you’re boosting, you’ll be placed in a booster pool, letting small boosters face off against each other, eventually ending up with some supreme boosting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regular players might encounter small boosters, but after losing a few times, they’ll enter a more quality matchmaking pool, facing off against lower win-rate opponents to alleviate the frustration of meeting boosters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong’s reasoning makes sense; boosting can’t be eradicated, checking IP addresses won’t work either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a college student living in a dorm might urgently need to use the bathroom and let a more skilled roommate play a round, then treat them to roast duck...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this count as \"boosting\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, how could the game officials detect this behavior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the IP and computer are the same, with the game being online the whole time, detecting boosting behavior would be quite a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, essentially, boosting cannot be completely eradicated; it can only be maximally discouraged and suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think of different pools for matchmaking—having boosters against boosters is a great idea, it reminds Chen Ba of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ peak, cheats were rampant, and at that time the developer Blue Cave was just a small workshop, incapable of effectively managing the cheat problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Blue Cave created an \"Immortal Robe\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let cheats match with cheats, non-normal players match with non-normal players, ensuring a normal player’s gaming experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this is just hearsay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not the \"Immortal Robe\" existed, Chen Ba believes it’s most likely true, otherwise, it wouldn’t have spread widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong’s proposal is actually based on the \"Immortal Robe\", creating a \"booster matchmaking pool\". Anomalous players will enter this pool and face off with other boosters when their win rates are unusually high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu raised a doubt: if we set it up like this, wouldn’t the person suffering be the \"account owner\" themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since boosters will play a few games and then leave, it won’t be the booster suffering in the booster matchmaking pool, but rather the account owner who hired them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s exactly right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba said with a smile, \"Why does the boosting industry exist? Isn’t it created by these vain account owners?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Punishing the account owners and making them realize that hiring boosters will harm themselves is the effective way to eliminate game boosting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ranking system in Star Emperor has very nice rewards, with many meticulously designed skins and Source Stones, and avatar frames all obtained through rank awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the game becomes free, there will definitely be those who seek rewards out of vanity and resort to boosting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba wants to punish these players who are \"submissive by day and aggressive by night\", so they dare not find boosters to rank up, ensuring a fair and square ranking environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Path to Immortality...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That doesn’t matter; let them boost! If they have money to spend on boosting, why not buy a 4090 from Xianyu Digital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that better than boosting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing a series of issues about Star Emperor’s switch to free, Chen Ba also explained the compensation standards for old players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compensation will be uniformly distributed, as Star Emperor doesn’t have the concept of a Golden Edition or Deluxe Edition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any player who purchased the game can receive an exclusive title, exclusive skin, and 580 yuan worth of Source Stones once the game goes free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the old industry standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar compensation approaches have been used by many games transitioning from paid to free, like Eternal Damnation, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Bean Man, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference might be that Ba is more considerate than others, feeling that such \"game virtual item\" compensation isn’t quite enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, on top of virtual item compensation, Tianba Studio will also award a CD key for Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator and a Xianyu Digital \"spend 200 yuan to save 20 yuan\" discount coupon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sincerity can be said to be maxed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to a direct refund, this is the most reasonable compensation scheme Chen Ba could think of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A refund is out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, players have played the game for so long; it’s unreasonable to refund just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s pretty good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing with Yang Dong and Lu, others also found this compensation scheme quite reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that should be given is given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Emperor’s free compensation is arguably more sincere than 99% of the competitors; if players are still unsatisfied, there’s nothing that can be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Divine Grace Continent, Chen Ba could earn some money; otherwise, the compensation standards might not even reach half of the current ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s go ahead with this plan!\" Chen Ba decisively concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this Friday onwards, Star Emperor will be free to play across all platforms, with several new servers added...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, due to a lack of funds, the Euro server, Asia server, etc., weren’t set up; now they can be created accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With money in Chen Ba’s pocket, he even plans to seize this opportunity to host an offline Star Emperor tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offline, not online!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Online tournaments have been held twice before with great success, but they lack the type of liveliness of offline events, and latency varies significantly across regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we’re organizing an offline event, maybe we could get sponsorship from Old Huang Su’s Mother and unlock Extreme Sublimation?\" Lu excitedly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unlock Extreme Sublimation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba heard and instantly agreed it would make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For offline tournaments, equipment is provided by the official; with sponsorship from Old Huang and Su, the configuration would certainly be top-notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extreme Sublimation could indeed be used!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We could rent a venue, set up a big screen projection, and have several streaming rooms—the duels of masters after Extreme Sublimation would be visually stunning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba found the idea increasingly cool the more he thought about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone has heard about how top-notch Star Emperor’s Extreme Sublimation graphics are, but few have seen them in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an offline tournament is organized, where masters from all over the world use 4090 or RX7900 to engage in fierce battles on the Path to Immortality, it would definitely be electrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this Venerable Great Emperor Extreme Sublimation, full firepower, is not something one can casually witness...\u003C\u002Fp>",1415,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","903bb19c64b57b76dabf08a42a8651c43a401bcc1b63d6ab50373091e4cd174c","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-108","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-106",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]