MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1649 1649: Sudden Update

At this moment, aside from the numerous players, the most shocked ones were undoubtedly the game company...

Since the inception of online games, no game has ever managed to stay open forever. After all, curiosity about a game has its limits, and the number of players far exceeds that of game designers. No matter how many pitfalls designers create, they cannot withstand the development brought by so many players. Once a game's engaging elements have been fully explored, it essentially reaches a dead end.

Because of this, for a game to operate for as long as possible, it needs to continuously update its gameplay and expansions. However, designers' creativity is ultimately limited; they cannot come up with new ideas every day. Therefore, aside from updating gameplay, the most straightforward method to extend a game's life is to increase its difficulty.

As the saying goes, "slow and steady wins the race." Players just need a goal in the game; as long as there are tasks they cannot complete and bosses they cannot defeat, they will continue playing.

Of course, increasing the game's difficulty requires skill. If all the monsters are set to be extremely difficult, it will negatively impact the experience for new players. At that point, not only will the game fail to retain veteran players, but it may also deter newcomers. Thus, the game company can only manipulate the drop rates.

When the drop rate for equipment is low, it gives players the psychological hint that "the bosses are not unbeatable; it's just that we lack good equipment."

This way, players' enthusiasm for the game increases, and they can experience the satisfaction and achievement of defeating monsters and obtaining gear. Even a slight increase in their stat panels can make players feel excited.

If a game's drop rate is exceptionally high, players may initially feel thrilled, but before long, they will grow weary of the game. This is why private servers may feel exhilarating at first but become increasingly dull as time goes on.

In this regard, <<Rebirth>> has managed the drop rates quite well. The game has been running for a full ten months, with players averaging level sixty, while the mainstream equipment remains golden gear.

Obsidian equipment is mostly for skilled players, and epic or legendary gear is extremely rare; most average players have only heard of it.

Thus, <<Rebirth>> currently maintains a balanced state where players from all tiers have their own goals. As long as this continues, the game's stability remains firmly in the hands of the game company.

However, the emergence of Choba345 has directly shattered this balance. In just over two hours, the number of ancient equipment in the game increased by more than a hundred pieces. Witnessing this, the game staff nearly spat out a mouthful of blood onto their screens.

Even the higher-ups of the game company were directly shaken.

Although a hundred pieces of ancient equipment may not seem like much compared to a player base of over a hundred million, the impact is certainly much more than just the number of items.

Creating equipment in the game is not as slow as in real life; on average, one piece of equipment can be crafted every minute. With such crafting speed, Choba345 has effectively become an equipment manufacturing machine. If this continues unchecked, the entire game may descend into chaos.

This situation is far worse than Wang Yu's actions.

While Wang Yu often fought monsters beyond his level and occasionally released expansions, there are very few players of Wang Yu's caliber in <<Rebirth>>. Even if he released an expansion early, the vast majority of players would not be able to access it, meaning the game would simply not be running according to the company's budget, without seriously affecting the game's progress.

In contrast, Qiaoba's mass production of God-grade equipments has disrupted the game's rhythm and can be seen as a threat to the game's lifespan.

Just imagine: less than a year since the game launched, players haven't even reached the maximum level yet everyone has a ancient equipment flaunting around. No legitimate game company would dare to operate like this, except in private servers.

<<Rebirth>> is the game company's bread and butter, and they certainly cannot allow one player to jeopardize their livelihood.

With the game's survival at stake, no one dared to take chances. Seeing this situation, the higher-ups of the game company immediately convened a brief meeting. After some discussion, they decided: update the game!

...

At the same time, Sanguine Thousand Miles had just left the Quan Zhen Sect's guild base when the system sent out an announcement.

<Emergency Announcement: An error has occurred in the game's operation, requiring an update. All players must exit the game within thirty minutes. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the update. Players are responsible for any losses incurred for not logging out, and the final interpretation rights belong to the company.>

The game's announcement maintained its usual stiff tone, which players had grown accustomed to.

Even though everyone was confused about why the game had suddenly initiated an update, they obediently logged out of the game.

After all, the announcement was quite clear: any losses would be at their own risk, and the interpretation rights belonged to the game company. This meant that if they lost data due to staying online a little too long, they would have no grounds for complaint.

"Ugh... why did it suddenly update?"

"Who the hell knows? This damned game company is always up to something!"

The members of the Quan Zhen Sect and the leaders of various guilds were equally disgruntled. They were in high spirits, and the system's sudden announcement was indeed a dampener.

However, feeling disgruntled was one thing; no one dared to confront the system. Thus, those who had already crafted their equipment swore and left the Quan Zhen Sect's base, leaving only those players who had not finished crafting their gear.

Clearly, with thirty minutes until the update, these players were still hoping to have Qiaoba craft equipment for them.

However, seeing this, Fearless cupped his hands and said, "Leaders, please leave first!"

"This..."

Everyone looked at each other, showing no intention of leaving.

"What's wrong?" Fearless raised an eyebrow and said, "If you all want to risk losing data, I have no objection. But this is our only guild base; if something happens because of you, I won't be able to explain it to my brothers."

As he spoke, Fearless glanced at the members of the Quan Zhen Sect and finally fixed his gaze on Wang Yu.

Fearless's meaning was clear: if you don't leave, I might have to take action.

"Uh..."

Seeing Wang Yu, everyone felt a collective shudder.

It's not that every player has had the fortune to witness Wang Yu's skills, but Wang Yu was well-known, and none of the bigwigs dared to consider themselves his match.

With so many peers watching, there was no benefit in trying to fight him, and if they lost, it would be embarrassing.

Since Fearless had issued an eviction order, everyone reluctantly began to leave the Quan Zhen Sect's guild base.

"Let's go!"

Seeing the leaders of various guilds leave, Wang Yu waved goodbye to Fearless and the others and turned to log out.

At this moment, Fearless casually grabbed Wang Yu and said, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave!"