[{"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-180":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},1472158,1919,"Chapter 180 - 136: An Unexpected Harvest","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-180",180,"\u003Cp>Guo Mo was very troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t about money—he didn’t lack money. Although his streaming wasn’t particularly popular, it was still enough to make a living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The root of his troubles was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianba Studio’s new game, the one called \"Love Advisor Department.\" He’s been playing for a while but still hasn’t met the right person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it said that playing this game would lead to finding a partner? How come he played for so long and has nothing to show for it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he thought it was just bad luck. But after discussing it in-depth with his stream followers, he realized it had nothing to do with luck; it was purely because the game’s match pool was too shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the gender imbalance among players, with a prominent excess of males, finding a partner in the game was only for the few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly just a few!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of hundreds of thousands of players, it’s impossible for everyone to find a desired partner and then have a sweet romantic relationship, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not possible and not realistic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if \"Love Advisor Department\" was so magical and the matching mechanism was incredibly advanced, it couldn’t help hundreds of thousands of people find an online love partner simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most players joined the game with the idea of starting an online romance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Mo was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after playing, he realized he wasn’t that lucky person, and there wasn’t a highly compatible player in his match pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mo, why not just give it up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just say, if you really can’t meet the right person, following the game’s essence and having a romance with a virtual character isn’t bad either!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right! You’ve played for several months; it’s time to give up, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Star Emperor, activate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old viewers in the stream felt that, after sticking to the game for so long and still getting nothing, a normal person would’ve given up long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though \"Love Advisor Department\" sold over a million copies across all platforms, there are only so many active players. With male players making up 77% of the base, how many compatible opposite-sex players are there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can’t find one, then just don’t look for one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the game is magical, it’s not the only way to escape singlehood. If you want to find a partner, there are other avenues. Why stick to this one game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Makes sense...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending several months in the game without meeting the right person, Guo Mo indeed felt disheartened and agreed with the audience’s analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was time to let go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it’s a matter of fate. His fate hadn’t arrived, but Zhang Pengfei’s had, hence their completely different situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll listen to you. Starting tomorrow, I’ll uninstall this game and focus on streaming ’Star Emperor,’ and not think about those illusory things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Mo sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Pengfei’s post gave him too many unrealistic fantasies and reignited a longing for love in many people, including him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But facts proved that a game is just a game; he wasn’t meant to have love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stopping the loss in time is also good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he could understand this point, unlike some people who played the game obsessively, spending at least 18 hours a day on \"Love Advisor Department,\" just to meet that \"uncertain\" person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is really Zhang Pengfei’s fault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His post was truly too inspiring and led too many to yearn and envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet reality is harsh. The number of \"Love Advisor Department\" players is limited, and the match pool can’t support so many players finding their moonlit love or prince charming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s have one last play!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having decided to withdraw, Guo Mo let go of his obsession and no longer held any illusions about love, just purely enjoyed the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And wouldn’t you know!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After letting go of his obsession, Guo Mo suddenly found that the game actually had many areas worth exploring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pseudo-open world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it has the word \"pseudo,\" it’s not an open world in the true sense, but it still shows the game’s freedom is indeed high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s be honest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though I didn’t find a partner, the friends I met through previous matches all seem to get along well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Mo flipped through his friends list and realized that these past few months, he hadn’t truly gotten nothing out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t make many opposite-sex friends, but he added a lot of like-minded good buddies. These buddies, even though just in-game friends, really matched his taste; he had a sense of regret for meeting them so late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’d met them in real life, they’d definitely become sworn brothers, becoming more than just friends!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly losing these friends, honestly, Guo Mo was quite reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, most of them were online, so Guo Mo invited them one by one to his world, intending to talk things through and exchange phone numbers or contact info.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, even if he stops playing the game, they could still keep in touch, not losing these \"compatible\" online buddies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My real name is Guo Mo, a signed game streamer with Thunderbolt. Just call me Mo, and I’ll add you on WeChat later; I’ll send it in the public chat...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Guo Mo could finish, a voice exclaimed in the voice channel: \"Guo Mo? Is your dad named Guo Zhenghui?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? How do you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A game friend could accurately name his dad, which surprised Guo Mo a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be someone he knew?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a coincidence! I’m Guo Qingwen, don’t you remember? I used to play at your house a lot when we were kids.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingwen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Guo Mo couldn’t remember who this was, but then he quickly realized, it was his cousin from his hometown!\u003C\u002Fp>",961,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","a2d0eee601e5face091723ca709c1c4828d640d63c1ddffe9c3de9995ec94b52","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-181","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-179",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]