Chapter 22: The Tavern
Let's take a look at the discussion of the forum players.
Sure enough, as soon as this clearance video came out, the wind direction of the entire forum was reversed in an instant!
There were many people who were spraying this game about the unreasonable difficulty, high freedom on the surface, but in fact very low freedom, and no fun of the game, but after the video came out, these people all shut up!
There have been many players who have felt that the freedom that this game has been boasting for a long time is actually not very free. Take the martial arts trial as an example, how can there be any degree of freedom here?
The player is just a small miscellaneous soldier who has no right to speak, at most he chooses one of the three talent skills that are quite average to kill the enemy, and in the face of a steady stream of Beidi barbarians, no matter how the player chooses, the final result is not too much.
It's all a death anyway, and the difference is only in the way of death.
But after seeing this video, they realized that it was not the game's problem, but their own problem!
There are so many hidden mechanics in this game!
Especially watching this big guy player step by step from an ordinary small archer to a lieutenant general, and then to a key figure to save the entire city, the players were all shocked, except for shouting 666, there was no language at all.
"Damn, how can this game still be played like this?"
"I'm dizzy, no wonder I can't get through the second stage, it turns out that it's because I didn't lay a good foundation in the first stage."
"The big guy is really fierce! Wouldn't the big guy have also learned martial arts in reality? ”
"It turns out that the second stage freed up a day to convince the general! In other words, the degree of freedom in this game is really high, as long as you do the same behavior as the character, everything is possible? ”
"It seems that it's not the game itself that limits the player, but our own imagination! Who would have thought that it would really be useful to go and give advice to the general? ”
"It's not like a game, it's like you've really traveled to that world!"
"If the study is wasted, I will smash the copy of the martial arts tonight!"
"I don't know who is the first one? Where is sacred? Can the big guy come out and talk about his experience? ”
The previous atmosphere of grief on the forum was swept away, and players once again ignited the flame of hope for this game!
Is this game hard?
Difficult! Of course it's hard!
It would take the most talented players a full three or four days to get through a copy of the Novice Trial.
But is this game a high degree of freedom? Is it fun?
Before this video came out, many players might have given a negative answer, but now, this answer is undoubtedly a resounding yes!
Or rather, it's because the game is so difficult that its mechanics are so free and so fun!
Everyone in the game has their own ideas as if they were played by a real person, some will be cowardly, some will be withdrawn, and depending on the situation, everyone will make different choices.
This, of course, will make the game much more difficult.
But it is precisely because of this that players can get a magical experience like crossing over, and after racking their brains to find a way to clear the level, they will feel extremely happy!
Of course, so far, only Zhao Haiping has cleared the customs alone, and the other players have not cleared the customs.
But these players can also feel the joy of clearing the customs after watching Zhao Haiping's clearance video.
Just like many difficult action games, watching the video of the boss without injury, rookie players can also feel that kind of refreshing feeling, and look forward to doing it after hard work.
In the midst of thousands of calls, Zhao Haiping finally appeared.
He made a post on the forum.
As a hardcore player of action games, he has been active in the forum before, and he has posted harmless clips of other action games, so he still has a certain degree of popularity.
This time, his name was directly followed by the logo of "Dark Sand" God Player", which was golden and very conspicuous.
And the content of his post was frantically forwarded by players, and it became popular instantly!
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhao Haiping, who has just cleared the martial arts trial.
"I'm still very excited, because I know that the players in this closed beta are all real elite players, and everyone has their own strengths, so being able to complete this first pass is also a very meaningful day for my entire gaming career.
"Without further ado, let's talk briefly about my understanding of the game "Dark Sand".
"I've seen a lot of people complaining online that the game is too difficult and not fun, but I have a different opinion.
"I think it's the greatest pleasure to challenge a game like this!
"In this trial dungeon, I have died hundreds of times in three different stages, especially in the first stage, I am basically numb to death, and I only played a perfect vice general in the second stage.
"And in the process of the challenge, I also got a lot of help from Chu Ge and tried a lot of possibilities. It wasn't until I was sure that the start of the second and third phases was affected by the first phase that I was really on the right track.
"I believe that other dungeons should have similar special mechanics, as long as you find a solution, you can see the possibility of clearing the level!
"Finally, combined with my feelings in the Pawn dungeon, let's talk about my understanding of the game "Dark Sand".
"At the end of my clearance, there was a sentence written on the clearance interface: 'I believe that after this simple trial, you will better understand the true meaning of the identity of a warrior.'
"What is the true meaning of the identity of a warrior?
"My understanding of this identity is constantly changing at different stages of my challenge.
"At the beginning, I thought that a martial artist was just an ordinary soldier. The Beidi barbarians are killed, I don't be a deserter, I don't paddle as much as possible, I fight with other soldiers, and if I can't beat it, I shrink back and let my brothers take it.
"Later, in the second stage, I felt that the warriors were just insignificant little people, no matter how hard they tried, when facing enemies several times their size, they had only one way to fight to the death.
"But I soon found out that the identity in this copy can also be changed. The better I do in the first phase, the higher the status in the second phase. This way, I have the ability to influence the direction of the dungeon.
"That is, the so-called 'warrior starts from the army', although the identity of the soldier is low, but in the military formation, he fights bloodily and grows continuously, and he can also become a warrior in charge of his own way!
"Later, I suggested to the general to dig a well and kill the horse, and ran out alone to find reinforcements in the third stage, all as a soldier, reversing the outcome of the entire historical event.
"The name of the copy of the martial artist is called 'One Will Succeed'.
"Originally, I thought that this was nothing more than the meaning of 'one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither', which can be regarded as emphasizing the cruelty of war.
"It's true that the performance in the game is the same, I've seen and experienced too many deaths in the Warrior Trial. General Geng Zhong left his name in history, but the more than 70 white-haired veterans have not been handed down, and more of the Dachu soldiers who defended the city and sacrificed did not get any pen and ink in the history books.
"General Geng Zhong's success is behind the bones of countless unknown soldiers!
"But then, I felt that this should not be the true meaning of the words 'one will succeed', or rather, not the whole meaning.
"Compared with General Geng Zhong, who is famous in history, I actually admire that adjutant general more.
This lieutenant general has accumulated combat exploits step by step from the lowest nobody, and has been noticed by General Geng Zhong with his excellent performance. In peacetime operations, there must have been many suggestions similar to sinking wells and killing horses. It can be said that without this lieutenant general, General Geng Zhong may not be able to complete the achievements of defending the city for decades!
But the lieutenant did not leave a name in history.
"And we have reason to believe that there are many people around General Geng Zhong who have done their best to make their own contributions like this lieutenant general.
"It was only when I played the lieutenant myself, racking my brains, exhausting all means, and reaching the heights of his time after countless deaths, that I truly felt the greatness of these historical figures.
"Because he did great deeds that I couldn't even think of when he only had one life and no strategy to see!
"Therefore, the 'success of one general' is also a reminder to us that this is not the merit of General Geng Zhong alone, but the result of countless people with the identity of 'warriors', throwing their heads, spilling blood, and working together!
"That's what I think is really unique about this game. It's really hard, and as for the gameplay and entertainment aspects, it varies from person to person, and probably for some people, it's really not much fun.
"But I think Dark Sand is a unique and thought-provoking game that all players who have qualified for the closed beta should really appreciate it!"