[{"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-111":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},1472189,1919,"Chapter 111 - 102: Game MOD","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>Daren Shuo, lacking in sportsmanship, secretly sponsored a top-notch player, while other graphics card companies only sponsored account holders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winning this championship made Daren Shuo incredibly happy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the match ended, Daren Shuo announced the joyous news on their official website, public account, and short video platform: \"We are the champions! Daren Shuo’s 4090 Raptor wins the Ritual Battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other companies were furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, you want to play like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you act without integrity, don’t blame me for doing the same! If Daren Shuo can sponsor tech geniuses, can’t they do the same?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it just about money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first Ritual Battle, everyone was unprepared, letting Daren Shuo, that scoundrel, snatch the championship. For many companies, this was undoubtedly a loss of face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Face is more important than money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the \"Ritual Battle\" is not just about the destiny struggle of graphics cards; it involves the brand image and reputation in the eyes of players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, when high-end graphics cards are mentioned, with similar price points, players will inevitably prioritize Daren Shuo, after all, this is the champion brand rising from the Star Emperor’s Ritual Battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daren Shuo: What championship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You claim to be the world’s number one 4090\u002F7900, so why don’t you have a championship? A world number one without a championship is just an impulse wave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shrunken Star, Desolate Rainbow, Pile Material Taihe and Sapphire and other graphics card companies have already formed dedicated esports divisions, searching for and signing suitable Star Emperor esports players.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong explained: \"Instead of just advertising, they want revenge against Daren Shuo and to prove their graphics cards are not inferior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lies won’t hurt, the truth is the sharp knife!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phrase \"What championship\" can sting especially among peers. Because it’s a fact that you simply can’t refute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Esports division?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba frowned and said: \"Then, should we form a league? Otherwise, with only one Ritual Battle a year, there are too few matches.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s play, as long as we’re not the ones paying. If these graphics card companies want to play, we’ll set up a league framework for them to play.\" Yang Dong said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Telling it like it is, although this Ritual Battle is over, many graphics card companies can’t swallow that anger, eager for revenge against Daren Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the first Ritual Battle just ended, it’s unlikely to immediately hold a second one, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not appropriate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the actions of these graphics card companies signing professional players and forming esports divisions, forming a professional league seems a more reasonable approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How will the league be organized?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu, who was messaging his girlfriend, couldn’t help but interject: \"How do we coordinate between the two camps, A Card and N Card?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them do it themselves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba thought about it, A Card and N Card represent different hardware platforms, requiring officials to rigidly mandate which platform players use doesn’t seem fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So just let them handle it themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianba Studio will only provide services related to the competition, including referees and live broadcasts, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the equipment used in matches, these clubs can organize it themselves. Just don’t go too far, like general overclocking and cooling modifications, the game officials won’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a good opportunity to promote the Star Emperor game and see which brand’s hardware combinations are the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you go notify...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The league is tentatively named Golden Era, with a minimum of 15 seats. The first opening match will start after National Day, and continue until June or July next year, to decide the league champion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timeline is pretty generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the tournament prize money, Chen Ba will discuss with Old Huang Su’s Mother and Intel before making a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why Intel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can choose not to sponsor, but the consequence would be that the league wouldn’t allow their platform; we’d use AMD altogether.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba thought for a moment and said: \"Moreover, the advertising expenses each year are so high, spending some money to sponsor us counts as a form of advertising.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ritual Battle has decent attention!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though view counts, live viewers, and other metrics pale compared to top-tier esports events like League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, DOTA2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Ritual Battle, including the future Golden Era League, holds the most value in having an audience composed entirely of \"high net worth individuals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are high net worth individuals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, despite the low match attention, and not many viewers, 99% are product consumers. Advertising here might be more effective than sponsoring other esports events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intel already makes significant advertising investments in the esports field, sponsoring Star Emperor shouldn’t be a problem either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s Chen Ba’s thought, and how he approached them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intel’s marketing representative, after hearing the basic situation of the \"Golden Era\" league, immediately reported to leadership and made an astounding decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don’t just want to sponsor the league, they also want to secure one of the 15 seats and establish a team belonging to Intel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? But you don’t have graphics cards... Oh! Sorry, my bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba initially thought to say, \"A bunch of graphics card companies are competing here, why’s Intel, not even a graphics card company, coming to meddle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he remembered, Intel indeed has GPU-related business and products...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning Intel wanted to enter the Golden Era League with their own Star Emperor team, Chen Ba thought of something.\u003C\u002Fp>",913,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","8fee82eca2f4690311b85a4c659d53d50974f5a2f8469555760516cd91f8f5cc","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-112","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-110",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]