This is not a BUG, this is a game feature

As an MMORPG online game, "Cultivation Fantasy", like other games, also has PVP gameplay.

PVP is free PK.

As long as players leave the safe zone, they may be maliciously attacked by other players. If they attack or even kill players for no reason, their merit and karma will be deducted.

When he first designed this PVP gameplay, Chen Ba wanted to simulate the process of "killing people and seizing treasures" in the world of cultivation, so that players can feel the cruelty and darkness of the world of cultivation.

The idea is good.

Because other MMO online games also have this kind of gameplay mechanism, Chen Ba doesn't think there is any problem with it.

But he never expected that in the game "Cultivation Fantasy", due to the existence of merit and karma, a good free PK would suddenly turn into a confrontation between the "good and evil" camps.

"Dual camp gameplay?"

"Yes! It's a bit like the battle between the tribe and the alliance camp in World of Warcraft. The actual game environment is even more cruel than this."

Chen Ba explained: "Killing evil cultivators on the karma path will result in merit rewards, while killing normal merit cultivators will not only result in no rewards but also deductions in merit..."

Normal people know how to choose.

In the same way, evil cultivators on the karma path need endless karma in order to increase their strength.

To put it bluntly, Chen Ba didn't design the so-called camp gameplay at first. What he wanted was free PK, where there was revenge, there was resentment, and whoever was dissatisfied would just kill people and seize treasures.

But because of the existence of the merit and karma system, the players themselves are divided into two camps.

Moreover, there are great conflicts and contradictions between these two camps. On the surface, in order to increase your strength and improve your cultivation level, you have to kill players from the enemy camp.

Secretly, players who take the path of merit and players who take the path of karma are two completely opposite groups. They don't like each other, so it's reasonable for them to quarrel.

"Hypocrites, dogs of heaven!"

"Full of foul language, polluting the game!"

The proportion of karma players is very small, not even half, only 30%. But these players are all powerful, and there are many krypton gold bosses and technical masters. It is not too much to say that they are invincible at the same level.

Because of this, this seemingly unbalanced "dual camp" gameplay strangely maintains a balance, and the meritorious monks do not have an advantage.

"So that's it..."

Xiao Lu clicked his tongue and said, "I thought that the average quality of everyone in "Cultivation Fantasy" was really that high, and everyone was a moral benchmark!"

"How can it be!"

"The situation you mentioned does exist. Those players who pursue merit rewards are indeed of high quality. They are upright even when they play other games."

Chen Ba said with a smile: "But this is not the case for players who pursue karma, because they don't want merit but only karma, so their average quality is worrying."

The better ones may just be unable to control their mouths and like to curse and scold others in the game, but they don’t behave too badly.

As for those evil cultivators who would do anything for their strength, the bottom line is much lower...

"The Tiandao program runs in the background and monitors player behavior. In addition to issuing merit rewards, it will also give karma."

Chen Ba told a piece of trivia.

This is something that most people ignore or even despise. Because for most players, karma is purely a scourge. Who would want this thing?

But they don’t want it, the players who take the karma route do!

"so……"

Chen Ba raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile: ""Cultivation Fantasy" not only has a group of high-quality merit players, but also a group of karma players who chase chickens and chase dogs and don't do anything in human affairs."

"What's the meaning?"

Xiao Lu was a little confused. What did Brother Ba mean? Could it be that a bug in the Heavenly Dao program of "Cultivation Fantasy" had a negative use?

"There must be!"

Before Chen Ba could speak, Yang Dong on the side had already thought of a certain possibility and couldn't help but complain: "Some people use bugs to gain merit, and there must be people who use bugs to gain karma."

Players are divided into good and evil, and different camps have different stances, but there are no such things in game bugs...

This is just like a watermelon knife. Some people use it to cut watermelons and others use it to stab people. People are divided into good and evil, but the knife is not a tool.

"You're right."

Chen Ba nodded: "There are indeed some karmic players who take advantage of the bugs in our game to cause trouble in other games and make other games miserable."

It’s all about getting stronger!

You can gain merit by killing unscrupulous foreigners. If you help unscrupulous foreigners kill Chinese players, wouldn't your karma increase?

You can get merit by killing cheat dogs, so I think about it the other way around and directly cheat and kill green players. Can't I get karma?

Xiao Lu: "..."

He called out in his heart, "Good guy!"

Merit players call these karma players evil cultivators and beat them up when they see them. He thought he went too far before.

Isn't it just that the game methods are different and the gameplay genres are different? Calling others evil cultivators and calling on everyone to join in. There is no need to talk about martial arts to deal with evil heretics. Is this too extreme?

But now, after listening to Brother Ba's story, he just wanted to say good kill! There is no need to practice martial ethics to deal with these evil heretics, but my approach is too light!

"Is this how the game works?"

Xiao Lu was very confused. At first, he was surprised when some players obtained merit by killing foul-mouthed foreigners in other games.

Never imagined!

"Cultivation Fantasy" also has more heavyweight evil players who, in order to become stronger and increase their karma, do all kinds of disgusting things that are harmful to others and not beneficial to themselves.

"Don't worry, there are not many such players. Most people have their own bottom line. At most, they can only criticize others, but they won't do such things."

Chen Ba explained: "But there is indeed a small group of players who act unscrupulously and do whatever it takes for the sake of strength, ruining the reputation of "Cultivation Fantasy" everywhere..."

Thinking of the phone call he received this morning, Chen Ba paused.

The call was from a friendly businessman.

The person in charge of the friendly business owner told Chen Ba on the phone that one of their Moba games suddenly had a lot of players who hung up and took showers, had bad mouths, and disgusted their teammates.

"No, what does this have to do with me?"

Chen Ba was quite puzzled at first. There is something wrong with your game. Does it have anything to do with him? He doesn't play this game, so it can't be his instigation, right?

"It's really your fault!"

"Do you know where these players come from? They are all players of your "Cultivation Fantasy", can't you take care of them?"

Chen Ba: "..."

People came to the door and presented evidence. Even though Chen Ba was as thick-skinned as a city wall, he felt blushing and embarrassed at this moment.

The evil cultivator deserves to die!

This group of evil cultivators usually harmed the fairy world, but for the sake of karma, they even went to harm other games, making Chen Ba lose face in front of his peers. It was really unforgivable.

Because of this, Chen Ba specially called everyone for a meeting to discuss whether to remove the special mechanism of "karma"?

"The existence of the karma mechanism has indeed brought a bad impact to "Cultivation Fantasy", but I feel that this mechanism cannot be removed."

Yang Dong expressed his opinion.

He said that players are free to play the game however they want. As game developers, all they can do is watch from afar, and things in the game will be resolved in the game.

Once karma is removed, the only route left in the game is merit, which is undoubtedly a torture for many players who do not like restraint and long for freedom.

Also, this is not good for the gaming environment.

Today's high-quality players and the harmonious atmosphere of "Cultivation Fantasy" owe half of the credit to these evil cultivators.

As the saying goes, red flowers must also be matched with green leaves.

Without the support of these evil players, how can we highlight the high quality and cultivation of meritorious players?

"I think so."

Xiao Lu agreed. He had the same view as Dong Ge. Karma cannot be removed. At most, a few patches can be applied to restrict players.

How many Karma players are there?

Compared to the large number of meritorious players, the impact of these karmic players is extremely limited. Generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and there is no need to remove them.

the most important is……

These karma players, in order to increase their karma and improve their strength, do bad things everywhere and behave inappropriately. It sounds like their behavior is very bad, enough to be shot for five minutes.

But what does this have to do with "Cultivation Fantasy"? What does this have to do with Tianba Studio?

As long as they brush their karma and don't brush it on games owned by Tianba Studio, they can turn a blind eye and pretend they haven't seen anything.

If friends and businessmen complain and make complaints, that is their business and their accounts should be banned. Tianba Studio has no obligation to help them wipe their butts and solve their troubles.

"That makes sense!"

Chen Ba thought for a while and felt that Xiao Lu was right. As long as these karma players didn't seek death or cause trouble in Tianba's games, then there was no need for him to care about them.

Are you cheating just to gain karma?

How abominable! But what does this have to do with Tianba? If he cheats in any game, then his account in that game will be banned.

It's impossible. Player A cheated in the "XX Assault" game, and Tianba Studio blocked his "Cultivation Fantasy" game account, right?

This is completely unjustifiable.

As for bad mouthing, swearing, hanging up, etc., Tianba Studio has nothing to do with it.

The only thing they can do is to send a large number of "merit" players to eliminate this small group of evil karma monks.

"ah?"

When Xiao Lu and Yang Dong heard this, their eyes widened and they asked in surprise: "Send merit players to eliminate these karma players?"

"Yes, you heard that right."

"In the game, there are daily bounty tasks! We can change it and add a few new bounty tasks."

Chen Ba explained: "For example, if there is a reward for a certain karma evil cultivator who has done many evil things, the player can accept the task and then go to other games to arrest him and punish him."

"After completing the mission, you can get a lot of merit rewards! With merit, I believe players will be happy to accept this kind of bounty mission..."

Any evil will be brought to justice!

The solution Chen Ba came up with was actually to fight fire with fire, allowing players who pursue merit to hunt down karma players who cause trouble everywhere while playing other games.

Whether you punish him directly in the game, or report him and have his account banned, in short, you will be rewarded with a lot of merit.

Driven by merit rewards, there is no fear that these players will not be moved. As long as someone is moved, the life of these karma players will not be so easy.

"Nice idea, but I have a question..."

Xiao Lu hesitated for a moment and then said: "The bounty you are talking about should be a cross-game bounty, right? But since it is a cross-game bounty, how can meritorious players discover the evil cultivator of karma?"

Zhang San accepted the reward from karma player Li Si, but how did Zhang San know what games Li Si played, or even what his name was in other games?

"Heavenly program!"

Chen Ba knew what Xiao Lu was worried about, so he explained: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not letting the Tiandao program directly leak the player's privacy, I'm just adding a reminder function."

Zhang San played "Cultivation Fantasy" in the background and ran to play League of Legends, and Li Si also hung up "Cultivation Fantasy" to play League of Legends.

If both parties are connected to the game background, when they are matched with the same game, the Tiandao program will remind Zhang San and Li Si: You have met a merit/karma player!

No need to know who the other person is.

As long as you defeat the opponent, even if you do not accept the bounty mission in advance, you will automatically complete the bounty and obtain the corresponding rewards.

certainly!

The prerequisite for achieving this is that "Cultivation Fantasy" and the Tiandao mission process must be hung in the background of the computer, and the "early warning reminder" function must be turned on.

If you exit "Cultivation Fantasy" and the Tiandao program cannot monitor in real time, or the warning prompt is not turned on, then you cannot do this.

"Okay, okay!"

Xiao Lu was speechless and couldn't help complaining: ""Cultivation Fantasy" has really become an idle game. When it goes online, you just hang up and play other games, right?"

"Although I really don't want to admit it, it's true..."

Chen Ba was also embarrassed.

"Cultivation Fantasy" is an MMO online game. Ever since a bug involving cross-game merit-charging broke out, it has quickly become an idle game.

Wow, there are hundreds of thousands of people online at the same time, this game must be very popular, right?

Ah, yes, it is indeed very popular!

But when you go online, you will find that 90% of the hundreds of thousands of players online at the same time are hanging up in the safe area, and their characters are motionless.

What were they going to do?

Instead of going to the toilet or playing with their mobile phones, these people were all playing other games with "Cultivation Fantasy" hanging in the background.

Some people are sniping in FPS games, some are laughing and farming in MOBA games, some are overloading pig brains in Teamfight Tactics, some are uppercutting and then uppercutting in fighting games...

There are people playing all kinds of games, but no one plays "Cultivation Fantasy"!

This is also the reason why, while "Cultivation Fantasy" became popular, there was no loss of players from other games, and the PC game market seemed to have not changed at all.

nonsense!

These hundreds of thousands of players, what games did they play before and what games are they still playing now? "Cultivation Fantasy" can just hang in the background. Where will the players from other games come from?

People often say on the Internet that "Cultivation Fantasy" has very high configuration requirements and requires at least 16G of memory to play.

But the official recommended configuration is only 8G of memory. Why is there such a big deviation?

This is of course because, with only 16G of memory, it is possible to run "Cultivation Fantasy" in the background and cut the screen to play other games at the same time!