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(2)","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-163",163,"\u003Cp>He developed a new strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did everyone realize, oh, so the Great Emperor of Winter’s combo is like this, and you have to sacrifice health to apply the \"Winter\" Buff to the opponent...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the correct approach was figured out, the Great Emperor of Winter’s win rate shot up, even to the point of needing a nerf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This incident also served as a wake-up call for Chen Ba.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that he must constantly pay attention to the players’ movements and discussion content, because players might understand the game better than you do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So from then on, he would create a small account every day to browse the forum’s popular discussion and sharing posts, to see what kind of tricks the players come up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as soon as he opened the forum, he was immediately left speechless by a trending post title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thank you, Ba, thank you, Tianba Studio, thank you \"Love Advisor Department\" for helping me successfully find true love!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense are you talking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t the first time Chen Ba had seen such a post; ever since the release of \"Love Advisor Department,\" every day someone would use such titles to show off their \"paper-cut-out\" wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it embarrassing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naming a title that is easy to misunderstand just to show off the paper-cut-out girl you hooked up with in the game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just delete it already!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone speaks as if no one else has a paper-cut-out wife, are you aware that the top few players have divorced eight times?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it was another post showing off a paper-cut-out wife, Chen Ba wasn’t interested in clicking it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he scrolled with his mouse wheel to check further, he noticed something very peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This post...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are the comments and likes so high?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing over 6000 comments and an astounding 120,000 likes, Chen Ba rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had read it wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>120,000 likes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on! This should be a new record for the official forum, shouldn’t it? No trending post has ever received over 100,000 likes before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intrigued, Chen Ba clicked on the post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Pengfei, game ID ’General Fei Peng’, I’m 27 years old from Huizhou!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was one of the first players to get ’Love Advisor Department,’ my total playtime has exceeded 200 hours by now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! So hardcore?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the poster’s self-reported 200-hour game time, Chen Ba was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game’s early release just debuted over a month ago, and you’ve clocked 200 hours, averaging four hours a day. Do you not work or go to school?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering the post’s title, Chen Ba suddenly had a bold idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...After seeking assistance, I met Lin following which I bought her a street vendor pancake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aside from exchanging gifts, we also went to the zoo and amusement park together, rode a roller coaster, and watched movies together...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the post, Zhang Pengfei detailed what he and Lin had done and shared bits of their interactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, came the turning point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, while playing normally, Zhang Pengfei suddenly discovered that whenever he got close to Lin, the game would pop up several interaction options he had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confess, hold hands, hug...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screenshots don’t lie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stunned everyone, including Chen Ba in front of the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He guessed the content of this post would be explosive, otherwise, it wouldn’t have gathered so many comments and likes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he truly didn’t expect that in \"Love Advisor Department,\" there would be hidden, explosive interaction content like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first, when I saw these interaction options, I didn’t think it was strange, just thought it was a display bug.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But later, when I asked Juanzi, I realized that these options appeared when she began to have feelings for me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps it was a coincidence, or maybe it’s fate! Anyway, after these options appeared, our relationship quickly warmed up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A week later, unable to contain my curiosity and excitement, I attempted to confess to Juanzi in the game...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to Ba! Thanks to Tianba Studio, thank you to the game ’Love Advisor Department’ for helping me find such a wonderful girlfriend! [Attached Photo.JPG]\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The post ended with a photo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a picture of two young people with their faces pixelated, cuddling tightly in the sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To borrow a phrase from a fan of ’Love Advisor Department’: Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba’s head buzzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was not just him, the other players who read the post were also in a temporary state of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bought the game for the same 68 bucks, why is it that I can only chase paper-cut-out characters, while you managed to get a real person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it because I’m playing a pirated version?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want my money back! I want to play the original!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wishing you happiness! By the way, what’s going on with the first screenshot, being able to confess to other players?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just tried it, but it’s not there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Chen Ba came back to his senses, he read through the exchanges and discussions among other players in the post, realizing what the problem was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interaction options appearing in the first screenshot don’t even exist in the game!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confessing, holding hands, and hugging interactions can only be used with NPC characters who have developed feelings, they don’t work on other players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This can’t be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concerned he might have remembered incorrectly, Chen Ba even entered the game to test it out and indeed found no such options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that it’s only available with opposite-gender characters? You asked me to test, but it’s not something I can detect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu thought Ba was probably out of his mind, having him enter the game to ride a roller coaster and watch a movie together...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are we testing for really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If testing for what’s described in the post, shouldn’t you find an opposite-gender player?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Makes sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba instructed, \"Then quickly go register a female account!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though unwilling, Lu registered a female account and joined Ba for the testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gifts can be sent, and after events like roller coaster rides, movies, and dinners, special interaction options will appear...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Chen Ba examined, the more familiar it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the same interaction template used for pursuing NPCs, the difference being that NPCs respond automatically based on their liking level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While players have the freedom to choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, sending a \"Dinner Invitation\" — the NPC will automatically decide whether to accept based on current affection levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players will see a pop-up to accept or reject the invitation, choosing freely...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midway through the test, Chen Ba seemed to think of something and called out to Lu, who was about to proceed with the next test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s up, Ba?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu was curious, as the test wasn’t finished yet; they hadn’t pinpointed the circumstances under which these \"confess to other players\" interactions occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know the answer now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba didn’t explain but activated the game’s backend monitoring mode, displaying the real-time affection curve on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this curve, Lu nearly popped his eyes out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this supposed to be the NPC-exclusive affection curve? How come it’s applicable to players too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue testing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba gestured for Lu to focus and continue with the next set of tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They witnessed an astonishing scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each interaction between players, particularly with each choice made, the affection curve would rise or fall, just like with the NPCs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what you’re saying is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu swallowed hard, \"When players make relevant choices, their affection curves vary, and once it reaches a certain point, it unlocks special interactions like confessions, hand-holding, kissing, hugging?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Building a relationship, then continuously warming it up until confessing confirms it, allowing for intimate interactions...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This makes perfect sense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only oddity was, this system was initially for developing relationships between players and NPCs, why does it work between players too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Working is one thing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key is that this response system originally for NPC feelings also works excellently with players?\u003C\u002Fp>",1368,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","db110f31b5bed6be89d73eeb5c64c81267fb6f46856a9890b239efebb8c7b20f","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-164","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-162",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]