[{"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-183":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},1472161,1919,"Chapter 183 - 137: Love Advisor? Universal Advisor! (Part 2)","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-183",183,"\u003Cp>The comments section was filled with laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, well, well! You call this a love advisor, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Love Advisor? More like a Universal Advisor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Love Advisor Department’ really has you guys putting it to good use, if in doubt just consult the love advisor, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m really curious, before Ba develops a new game, will he also consult the love advisor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Selling you this game for 68 bucks, what a huge loss that was!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no denying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players’ wild imaginations truly opened Chen Ba’s eyes. He probably never dreamed that the voting feature of ’Love Advisor Department’ could be developed for such strange uses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had to admit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this use was not the game feature’s original intent, it was really effective!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only effective, but really useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The love advisor was initially a position set up to offer advice and help players strategize with various NPCs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after players misinterpreted the love advisor’s original intent and found odd new uses, even Chen Ba agreed with these love advisor abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person who understands you the most, who knows you the best, who fits you most... Are the suggestions they give really unreliable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That depends on the situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for a small number of extreme or special cases, in the vast majority of situations, the advice given by these love advisors is reliable, and quite reliable at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, there’s the player of the second-dimension mobile game drawing characters, does he really not know if he prefers long legs or beauty in strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The love advisors unanimously voted for long legs, advising him to draw the XP characters, was this advice reliable? Absolutely, it was perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s just say, the love advisors he matched with completely understood what he wanted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beauty in strength is temporary, once nerfed it’s no fun. But long legs are forever, once drawn, there’s no regret!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, can we really still call our game a love simulation game?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba felt depressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When ’Love Advisor Department’ first revealed that players could woo other players and brought together a bunch of couples, he wasn’t this upset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even though players falling in love with each other sounds a bit absurd, it ultimately stayed on theme with the ’Love’ in ’Love Advisor Department’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, what’s the situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does the current ’Love Advisor Department’ even have any love elements? Removing the word ’Love’ seems more appropriate, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay, Ba!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ba looking a bit down, as if he’d been hit by something, Lu quickly comforted him: \"Even if a bit off-topic, but... but our game sells well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this isn’t the first time it’s happened, you’ll get used to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu’s consolation didn’t make Chen Ba feel any better, in fact, it made him feel worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you mean, you’ll get used to it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu’s subtext might be that he’s already accustomed to the bizarre occurrences with the studio’s game releases?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu, wake up, have you been twisted by the Iron Fool System, falling into a state of confusion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba turned his head to look at Yang Dong and Zhong Shengwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems not just Lu, but others have also had their perceptions distorted, thinking that these kinds of things happening in Tianba Studio are utterly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I the only one clear-headed? Or am I actually the source of this perception distortion?\" Chen Ba pondered with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Chen Ba likes it or not, the reality is that ’Love Advisor Department’ has nothing to do with ’Love’ anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are still love elements, at least some players have successfully found their desired partners through the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the name ’Love Advisor Department’ is accurate for the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Love’ means players can strategize wooing other players and find true love through the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Advisor Department’ means players can match with advisors who fit them best through the game, allowing them to strategize and resolve various life challenges...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, here’s the problem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the elaborate design and strenuous efforts they put into creating a ’pseudo-open world’ with roguelike NPC generation, what purpose did it ultimately serve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t just dis it, it serves a huge purpose!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong earnestly said: \"Without these game maps and NPCs, could the game files of ’Love Advisor Department’ have reached 15GB?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounds so rational that he couldn’t even think of a rebuttal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although their developed open-world big map and roguelike random NPC generation are rarely seriously experienced by players, the updates still need to be rolled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, what could they do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sit around doing nothing, like Ba leisurely filling the desk with peanuts and seeds, kicking back to watch shows and videos?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s utterly unacceptable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There can only be one idler in Tianba Studio, and that’s Ba. Apart from Ba, others can’t just idle time away, they have to find things to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game updates are inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only does ’Love Advisor Department’ need updates, but the old game ’Garbage Disposal Fun’ also needs updating, adding the latest pay-to-win projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a match-3 mobile game, ’Garbage Disposal Fun’s microtransactions are singular, you can only recharge diamonds and then use them to draw characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time they plan to roll out a monthly pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just ’Garbage Disposal Fun,’ the free online game ’Star Emperor’ also plans to add monthly passes and ’Battle Orders’ as new pay-to-win items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monthly pass isn’t much...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly because players generally are unwilling to accept these Battle Order\u002FPass items, finding them too grindy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s make it not grindy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba’s aim in doing these things is just to make money, he’s not concerned about the game’s daily active users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If players generally feel the Pass is too grindy, takes too much time, then lower the threshold, make it so you can complete it after a few random matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba explained: \"The Pass is set up to earn money on the one hand, and for the GAL prize pool on the other!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making money is the main goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’s not that shameless, anyway, the main profits of ’Star Emperor’ rely on Xianyu Digital, so in-app purchases aren’t critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pass is genuinely for the sake of the GAL League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because a vast number of ’Star Emperor’ players generally pay a lot of attention to the GAL League, have a high enthusiasm for watching matches, and are very attentive to the games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he plans to enhance participation, where 50% of the Pass revenue will turn into champion prizes for the GAL League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much can it sell for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong thought that not many units of the Pass would sell, and Ba must be overestimating it if he’s counting on it to raise the prize pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why insist on a high prize pool? If the champion reward is just a single dollar, would teams not compete?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s for the sustainable development and health of the League, we can’t subsidize it forever, otherwise over time, some teams won’t be willing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba explained: \"Hefty tournament prizes can at least ensure the survival of champion teams, and motivate other teams and players to engage more actively.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To increase the prize pool, he’s also planning to talk to companies like NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and jointly set a standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What standard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Related ’GAL’ collaborative hardware peripherals from these companies, including memory modules, graphics cards, CPUs, and hard drives etc., whenever marked with ’GAL’ co-branding should contribute approximately 1 US Dollar to the prize fund.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>US Dollar isn’t much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those big manufacturers, especially with so many categories in hardware, have a considerable yearly output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If agreements are made, perhaps next year’s GAL League champion prize might exceed ten million US Dollars, maybe even tens of millions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put simply, it’s somewhat like a wager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some profits from the GAL-branded hardware are allocated to the prizes, if they win, not only can they reclaim the stake but also earn a big gain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they don’t win, then they’re just doing favors for their competitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is fiercer than stock price battles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the amount might be nominal, but it comes directly from individual hardware manufacturers. Winning the championship essentially means commanding tribute from other companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the sum might be small, it holds significant meaning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If AMD wins, included in the prize pool would be 2 million US Dollars from NVIDIA’s contribution, is 2 million a lot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since this money comes from Old Huang, its nature becomes completely different for AMD.\u003C\u002Fp>",1425,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","67f6899eefcee1a096d62015a2253cc5a3e987cd2c8ea58415948e1d70fa2842","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-184","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-182",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]