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"Are the possibilities infinite with the player's own abilities? Sounds like the only way to deal with this equipment at the moment. Sitting in Lin Qianxue's car, Xia Chiyu thought to himself. AO is originally a game that tries to keep the player's attributes at the same stage as much as possible, and infinitely amplifies the player's ability.

Or rather, that's what the game was meant to be. It was only because of the appearance of magic weapons, artifacts, and holy weapons that AO began to gradually change its taste. And according to the three people of the mercenary king, the appearance of magic weapons is actually entirely because of artifacts and holy weapons.

The employee who designed the magic weapon still has a small status in the White Crane Company, and is not an unknown person. When the Hakutsuru Company proposed to introduce equipment such as artifacts and holy weapons in the game, he immediately objected.

At that time, the reason put forward by the employee was that the appearance of "artifacts and holy weapons" would definitely upset the current balance of the game and the original intention of focusing on the player's ability and the equipment attribute secondary, and strongly recommended the revocation of the plan to the company's president.

It's just that the president of the game, for the sake of temporary honor and wealth, did not consider the long-term development of the game, signed the draft, and forcibly officially implemented the artifact and holy weapon in the game.

At that time, the appearance of artifacts and holy weapons did cause a wave of players' pursuit, but in the end, players lost interest after discovering that most of the attributes of artifacts and holy weapons were not suitable for them, until the appearance of the princely general.

The impact of the right skills and the right artifacts became more and more obvious, so the players' pursuit of artifacts and holy weapons became crazy again, and many players began to pursue artifacts brainlessly, and even redesigned a set of skills for an artifact and holy artifact. This allowed AO to reach an unprecedented high in terms of online numbers and profitability at that time.

Because players have to farm monsters everywhere in order to get artifacts and holy weapons, and artifacts and holy weapons are generally high-level monsters and copies, so players are also easy to die on the way to collect artifacts. So. Players who die have to start all over again, and then continue to look for artifacts, falling into an endless loop. And, crucially, it may not be possible to find it in the end.

This kind of artifact and holy weapon that takes advantage of the lottery psychology of players has indeed brought a good positive effect, so what about the negative effects? At that time, those players who came for the concept of "focusing on the player's ability and supplemented by equipment attributes" and had considerable strength in the game found themselves completely vulnerable in front of the prince and left the game.

Of course, there are naturally many more players who join the game every day than those who leave the game, but this has also led to a change in the player base, and the general decline of players, players have begun to play games more after more powerful equipment such as artifacts and holy weapons rather than personal skills.

It is very simple and straightforward to reflect the difference between before and after the game. Before artifacts and artifacts appeared, players fought each other, and the losers would hone their skills because of their own abilities; After the artifact and holy artifact appears, the player who is killed by the other side will only put a lot of effort into finding the artifact and the holy artifact.

At the same time, the status of the prince and general has also been repeatedly improved because of this, from a "relatively famous player" to a "city lord of the thirty-four districts" who has a strong influence almost in reality.

Moreover, the artifacts and holy artifacts bring more long-term effects. But apparently the president at the time didn't care about that. Because Xia Chiyu heard that the president of the White Crane Company who was in charge of the draft of Tong Guò at that time had already been promoted to a higher position because of the unprecedented number of online people and profits brought by the artifact and the holy weapon, and there was no need to wipe his ass for this matter anymore.

In short, the employee who was opposed to the release of artifacts and artifacts at the time was dissatisfied with this, and decided to accelerate the negative effects of balance-disrupting equipment such as artifacts and artifacts to be reflected in the game. That's why he designed the magic weapon, and after a long period of planning, to ensure that his equipment would have a big enough impact and not be weakened by the White Crane Company.

"Eating fish, are you still thinking about that?" Zhang Zinuo asked with some concern on the side.

"yes." Xia Chiyu sighed slightly and said. Zhang Zinuo smiled softly: "It's okay, even if AO really doesn't work, I won't want you because of this." The two of us can save some money to do our own business or something. ”

Xia Chiyu immediately smiled when he heard this: "Speaking of which." Actually, I'm going to save up money to open a pet store or something. I heard that pet supply stores are not very profitable now? And it's easy to spend all day with cats and dogs......"

Hearing this, Zhang Zinuo immediately clasped his hands and said happily: "Good idea! The pet shop is so good! I ......"

"No, how do you seem to say that you must be the proprietress of the fish-eating pet shop?" Lin Qianxue muttered dissatisfiedly in the driver's seat in front of her, "Maybe you can only be a cashier or a cleaner at that time?" ”

Zhang Zinuo replied with a smile: "This is each other, Miss Lin Qianxue won't raise anything and die, right?" ”

"How, how is it possible! None of my goldfish have ever died! Lin Qianxue said angrily, while Zhang Zinuo said in surprise: "Ouch, that's really amazing." It seems that there is no need to worry about you becoming a hostess at all. ”

"Y-What do you mean!?" Lin Qianxue said angrily and angrily, and the two of them began to continue arguing......

"Then I can help walk the dog and the cat." Li Feifei said with a secret smile on the side.

"Really? Then let's have all the people in this small shop......" Xia Chiyu said, only then did he realize that he was off topic, shook his head and said, "No! What's going on with this! What I'm trying to say is actually, that's not what I'm worried about. ”

Zhang Zinuo asked curiously: "Isn't it that AO will be brought down by that employee?" That's ......"

"Alas, actually, ......" Xia Chiyu pursed his lips and said, "From this point of view alone, I still support this asura, back then, I always felt that the appearance of things like artifacts and holy weapons was completely disrupting the balance, and it would only shorten the life of the game." But I was already AFK by then, so I didn't complain much. ”

As he spoke, Xia Chiyu shrugged his shoulders: "Although it seems that the attributes of the artifact and holy weapons are very weak when they came out at that time, I know that as long as there is a specific occasion or a specific situation, these equipment will definitely be able to exert great power." ”

Sure enough, just a few months later. The first player with a set of skills that are particularly suitable for artifact effects appears, and the power of the artifact is far beyond imagination. The strength of these players with artifacts has grown rapidly, and those players who were unknown and mediocre in the past have become rich overnight as if they had won the lottery. ”

"It's you, a player who was still casually abused by you yesterday, and the next day suddenly bombed you into a dog, and the other party didn't skyrocket at all, but because he got an artifact...... This kind of thing is very upset for most people, right? If it's those players who are very strong, then I think they will generally leave the game. ”

"Even if I don't leave the game, I'm afraid my mind will probably change. Instead of practicing any technique. It's better to get an artifact and redesign a set of skills. Everybody thinks so. As a result, the composition of AO's gamers has undergone a qualitative change. The number of players who are interested in technology has been greatly reduced, and there are only three main players left in the game. ”

"First, players with artifacts and artifacts; second, players who want to have artifacts and artifacts; The third type is players who take AO as their main business, that is, professional e-sports players who open stores in AO, exchange game currency for Huaxia coins, or use AO as a project. Players who really want to experience the game or are mainly casual have become 'fast in and fast out'. ”

"You're saying that you tried the game and didn't necessarily stick around in the end?" Zhang Zinuo tilted his head and asked. "It's a bit of this feeling.,Actually, it's just for leisure.,There are more games better than AO.。 It's just that it's more convenient to make money in AO, and I'm mainly because of that. Only this game ......"

"Right?" Xia Chiyu sighed and said, "Of course, there are some players who stay for memories and friendship, but the game has undoubtedly changed its taste." The most important thing. It is the artifacts and holy artifacts that further deteriorate the game environment and make human nature more vivid. Large-scale PVP incidents for the sake of artifacts and hallows are almost endless. ”

"I'm the one who knows about it, and there's a sleeping door, right? Someone found a young model to sleep with one of the princes at the time, and then secretly filmed, and then used the video to threaten him. That prince did not obey. Eventually, the video was posted online, causing endless tearing. One of the princes could only quit AO in the end, and I don't know where to go to play a new number. ”

"It's because there are so many killings around artifacts and holy artifacts that it's almost uncommon that the Death Star Alliance didn't attract anyone's attention when it appeared. I think the asuras actually took advantage of this. ”

Taking advantage of the red light at the intersection, Lin Qianxue took the time to ask, "Then, are you sympathetic to Asura?" ”

"Sympathy can't be ......," Xia Chiyu frowned and smiled bitterly, "If I hadn't taken this game as my main e-sports project now, or if Qianxue hadn't pulled me back into this game, I would definitely hope that Asura's plan would succeed now." After all, I was actually a player who wanted to quit the game because of the appearance of artifacts and holy weapons. ”

"Huh? Eating fish would actually think like this, this is really ......" Zhang Zinuo asked with some surprise.

"Not anymore, after all, I've grown up and matured. However, when I was still a child addicted to games, I went to the online forum every day for these broken equipment and other players who opposed the artifact and holy weapons to scold the White Crane Company or petition to delete these equipment...... "Xia Chiyu replied with a wry smile.

Lin Qianxue chuckled and said, "However, it's definitely impossible for him to do this now." ”

"yes, now I live off this game." Xia Chiyu sighed and said, "So, I'd better think about how I should stop Asura if those three people fail." ”

"So, do you have a clue?" Zhang Zinuo asked with a soft smile.

"For now...... The best way I can think of is to call the police. Xia Chiyu shrugged his shoulders and said.

Hearing this, Zhang Zinuo, Lin Qianxue and Li Feifei couldn't help laughing, and a burst of laughter like silver bells played a pleasant symphony. This swept away Xia Chiyu's depressed mood, and he smiled and said, "Anyway, let's go back first." ”

After returning to Lin Qianxue's villa, it was still early, so everyone planned to take a shower and then go to the game to relax. During the day, they have to train, so at night is the best time for Xia Chiyu to relax with Zinuo and the others.

"Eat the fish, let's go wash it first." Zhang Zinuo pressed Xia Chiyu's shoulder and smiled, and said with a slightly mischievous smile: "Don't find a reason to come and peek this time, I have already reminded Fei Fei to bring underwear." ”

"Uh...... Be. Yes, sir. Xia Chiyu couldn't argue, so he had to answer with a wry smile.

But as soon as he said this, Xia Chiyu still remembered the beautiful scenery he saw at the door of the bathroom last time, and blood suddenly poured to his face.

"There's still a chance in the future, and then you can do something more than just see, right?" Zhang Zinuo persuaded with a gentle smile, and then walked to the bathroom with his pajamas.

"Anyway......" Xia Chiyu sniffed and said, at this time Lin Qianxue whispered to Xia Chiyu and smiled: "Eat fish, don't forget the agreement I told you last time, if you can't help it, ...... You know. ”

"Alright, you!" Xia Chiyu pinched her little nose and reprimanded. Then he turned around and walked back to the room.

After each shower, they gathered together in the game, ready to go to leisure and play together.

Everyone gathered together in the guild, and Lin Qianxue soon teleported from the ark she was in. As soon as it was launched, Gu Qinyan complained over there: "It's really slow, is there only one bathroom in such a big villa?" ”

"That's not the point, the point is that there is only one bathroom with beautiful women bathing." Xia Chiyu nodded.

At this time, only Gu Qinyan and Yuxi were left in the guild to wait for them, since the last time the four of them quarreled with Wu Tianlun, the atmosphere in the guild has become a little delicate. Xia Chiyu could feel that there were people in the guild's wasteland group who had opinions about them. But he didn't bother to point it out. Because of Wu Tianlun's purpose, no matter what, he will still have a stiff in the end.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense. Teleport, Lacey and the Awakened Gang are over. Gu Qinyan interrupted him impatiently and urged. If you go later, the copies that you finally found will be occupied by others. ”

"It's okay, right? There are only sixty-eight to seventy-two dungeons, and there are a lot of dungeons of this level. Yuxi reprimanded beside him, "You can't be so fierce to others." Haven't you ever been late? He has a good waiting for you when he eats fish, right? ”

"As much as I want to follow your word for saying yes, it's a pity that I also sprayed him like he is now." Xia Chiyu smiled and said, "So." I'll put up with it today. ”

"Puff ......" Yuxi couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, and said happily: "The relationship between the four of you is good, sometimes I really envy you men?" ”

"You won't think like that when you really become a man......" Xia Chiyu said with a wry smile.

Xia Chiyu, Gu Qinyan, Yuxi, Lin Qianxue, Zhang Zinuo and Li Feifei teleported together to the place where Su Xing was, where Reis, An Ran and Su Xing were already waiting at the door.

Since the last time I had something with Wu Tianlun, Liu Yiyu and the others have not been so sticky to them recently. However, they also explained this because many people in the guild were dissatisfied with them, and they had gone to Lin Qianxue's guild with Xia Chiyu and others all day long to play the book, so in order to avoid the suspicion of the guild people, they had to occasionally participate in the guild's reclamation.

Of course, this also means that when there are activities in the guild, even if they are idle, they can't play with Xia Chiyu.

"Alas, Xiaoyu has always wanted to level up together. She's talking to me privately and complaining about the guild guys. Zhang Zinuo sighed slightly and said, Lin Qianxue was beside him and said angrily: "These people you will know are really, all of them are pig brains." Eating fish has done their best to be benevolent and righteous, how can these people still have the face to complain? ”

"Well, Dumbledore said, it's always easy to forgive other people's mistakes, but it's hard to tolerate other people's mistakes." Li Feifei said with a straight head, "It's because my brother didn't do anything wrong that they only dare to hold grudges secretly." ”

"It's this Li'er......" Su Xing nodded again and again, "It's okay, you tell Xiaoyu and them, let's change the training to the evening another day, and then play with them during the day while these grandchildren are not there." ”

"Well, that's good." Zhang Zinuo nodded and began to reply to Liu Yiyu.

And Xia Chiyu followed behind everyone and entered the dungeon through the White Mist Gate. In these pre-seventy-five dungeons, the mob AI is not as flexible as the monster AI above level seventy-five, so Xia Chiyu and the four of them should not have any pressure to fight.

However, as soon as he entered the dungeon, Xia Chiyu was attracted by the scene in this dungeon.

"That, eat fish......" "Brother......" Zhang Zinuo and Li Feifei hid behind Xia Chiyu together, showing their fear of this copy. It's not their fault, this copy is clearly a horror type of copy, and the style is more modern.

It's not just the case in the dungeon. Even the outfits on their bodies have become random outfits in reality, Xia Chiyu is wearing shirts and jeans, and Lin Qianxue and others are also modern outfits. Each person has a flashlight in their hand.

They appear to be on the third floor of some motel, with a row of rooms in front of them, a locked door at the back, and a restaurant and storage room on the other side visible from the window. The whole motel was unlit, and there was an eerie patch in front of it.

"This doesn't seem to be a regular copy." Xia Chiyu frowned and said, then he looked around and was at the door of the dungeon. There was a dirty piece of paper with a long paragraph written on it. Xia Chiyu read while watching:

"Welcome to the escape dungeon 'Curse', which is a special type of dungeon that refreshes randomly. Cursed dungeon rules, the player takes on the role of a survivor, looking for batteries inside the dungeon to maintain the power of the flashlight, looking for new keys (randomly) to open more doors in an attempt to escape from here. ”

"Monsters: Four types of monsters will spawn in the Cursed Map."

"The first type, Earthbound Spirits. It will only refresh in a fixed area and cannot be moved. If the player does not leave the Groundbinder's area of effect within a certain amount of time after triggering it, they are declared dead. ”

"The second, Bloody Mary. Mary's ghost wanders around a fixed area and teleports randomly. Marie can open and close doors, and the player can block and pull doors through guò to prevent Mary from entering and exiting. Every minute Mary can go on a rampage, which is extremely fast and kills all players in touch. When unable to rampage, Mary moves slowly, but can attack the player. Mary's field of vision is short, and she can only perceive the player's presence within a range of five meters. ”

"The third type, ghosts. Ghosts can move around a fixed area map at a fixed speed. It is possible to pass through doors but not walls, and it is impossible to see the player, but it is possible to set traps for nearby radiators and cups. The player who triggers the trap will make a noise that can be heard by the ghost. Ghost attacks will also kill players who touch them. ”

"Fourth, zombies. Zombies will move around in a fixed area of the map, moving quickly and almost silently, searching for an area of 20 meters in diameter in the center of the body, but unable to spot players holding their breath. ”

"Players who die in this mode will be reverted to their original state after the game ends. If one player survives this mode, all other players will receive rewards for completing the level. When a monster appears, a special sound will appear in the scene. Earthbound Spirits: Ambient sounds such as toilet flushing; Bloody Mary: A Woman's Cry; Ghost: Slight wailing; Zombies: Rhythmic beating sounds. ”

Note: As the game progresses, the player will be affected by random appearances: auditory hallucinations (hearing harsh noises and screams), hallucinations (seeing grimaces or transforming into inner world mode for a period of time), and ghost hands (a large number of ghost hands appear on the ground, hindering the player's movement). The longer it takes, the more frequent the ailment appears, be careful. ”

After reading this, a line of subtitles suddenly appeared in front of everyone: "The game starts after all players are ready." ”

Then, a line of "Ready: Yes/No" options appeared in front of everyone. At that time, Zhang Zinuo took Xia Chiyu's hand and begged pitifully: "Eat fish, let's go back, don't play this mode, it's terrifying......"

"That's right, brother! I don't want to play this mode! Li Feifei also said anxiously.

"Well, I agree......" An Ran said with a dry smile with a pale face in the back.

"But the door is gone, let's come in and we'll be here." Xia Chiyu pointed behind him and said, "It should only be in and not out, didn't you say that this mode of death will not really die?" So it doesn't matter if it's set up like this. ”

"What's the matter, it's interesting, go give it a try." Lin Qianxue glanced at Zhang Zinuo proudly and said with a smile.

Yuxi also smiled and said to Gu Qinyan: "It seems to be very interesting, I haven't experienced it, let's try it?" (A pie-in-the-sky event, cool phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ point / official account (WeChat add friends - add official account - enter dd), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to the dd WeChat public account! (To be continued......)