This is not a BUG, this is a game feature

The supervision and content inspection of Tianba Studio’s games have always relied heavily on AI judgment and inspection.

For example, plug-in power leveling and scripts.

These are not manual inspections, they are all found and processed by AI. If manual inspections are really needed, how much manpower will be invested?

Hot knowledge!

This is also the case for most of the mainstream online games on the market, such as "League of Legends", "Cross Fire", "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", and "Everlasting".

No way, save costs!

Create a database, and as long as there is an abnormality in the database backup, this intelligent patrol system can handle account blocking, unblocking and other matters by itself without manual intervention at all.

Let’s talk about a less popular knowledge...

The customer service of those game companies, that is, the "customer service" who specializes in handling reports and feedback from players, is largely done by AI and is unlikely to be a real person.

Don't ask why, just ask that Tianba Studio is like this, and Chen Ba doesn't believe that other game companies will be exceptions.

This is actually a change that has only occurred in recent years. In the early years, when the artificial intelligence industry had not yet developed and computing power was not so strong, manual customer service and manual inspections did exist.

Anyone who has played online games in the past few years knows that the customer service (GM) at that time was definitely a real person. If you paid enough money, they would even chat with you.

Chen Ba once met a buddy in an Internet cafe, playing a domestic online game, and finally met the customer service girl, and the two even got married.

It can only be said that in those days, manual service was a very common thing.

But since the development of the artificial intelligence industry, these manual positions have gradually been replaced by AI. Especially the game industry, which likes to chase fashionable technologies, is a pioneer in this regard!

But this also brings about a problem.

Extensive use of AI technology to reduce expenditures on labor wages has certainly saved money and doubled work efficiency, but AI cannot completely replace labor.

For example, in games like "Love Staff", the AI ​​will misjudge or fail to judge the player's behavior in many cases.

Therefore, it is necessary to introduce "manual inspectors" for assistance.

This will add an extra expense to Tianba Studio, which is not necessary in theory, but considering the special nature of the game "Love Staff", Chen Ba doesn't mind spending more money.

Mainly because Xiao Liu is so miserable...

Those who heard it were sad and those who heard it shed tears. Xiao Liu's tragedy made Chen Ba understand that on this kind of platform involving "marriage and dating", manual inspection and supervision are necessary positions.

AI is really bad. After all, AI cannot see through the disguises of some scumbag men and scumbag women. Even AI cannot understand what scumbag men and scumbag women are.

"To put it bluntly, the current artificial intelligence is still at a relatively elementary stage. It can do some work that does not require using the brain, but if it uses the brain, it becomes mentally retarded."

After sighing with emotion, Chen Ba said thoughtfully: "I originally thought about adding an AI intelligent module to the NPCs in "Abba", but now I think about it."

"do not!"

"I admit that the existing AI is very weak, but if the NPC does not have the blessing of AI, it will not even be as mentally retarded..."

Xiao Lu was puzzled by this.

In his view, whether it is "Abba" or other games, the intelligence of NPCs will undoubtedly greatly enhance players' sense of immersion and substitution.

Without making NPCs intelligent, each NPC would only have a fixed set of behavioral logic, which would not be very interesting.

"I understand what you mean, but have you ever thought that if these NPCs are given excessive freedom and intelligence, they will run around?"

"Furthermore... the lessons from "God's Grace Continent" have proven that if NPCs are too intelligent, the nature of the game will quietly change."

Chen Ba shook his head and said: "Forget about other games, but this is "Abba", this kind of thing cannot happen."

"Abba" is more serious in nature and has a special subject matter. Therefore, Chen Ba has a conservative attitude and does not want to give NPCs too much intelligence.

The main reason is not to give the players room to "reorganize"!

After suffering so many losses, Chen Ba has concluded a rule: if he wants the game to be normal, he must focus on areas where players can make a living.

As long as the players can't do anything and can only go through the plot and go through the task process, then this game will be as stable as an old dog and nothing will happen.

What?

Player activity will increase game sales. Does this mean the benefits outweigh the disadvantages?

really! For other games, the advantages indeed outweigh the disadvantages, and Chen Ba is also happy to see the players live their lives.

But this is "Abba", a game that doesn't care about sales, and its main goal is to win awards and gain fame. The whole thing is definitely doing more harm than good.

"What about an open world?"

Xiao Lu muttered: "If you don't let me do this, I won't let you do that. I can't figure out what the meaning of this open world is. Is it just to show that the map is huge?"

"You got it wrong!"

Chen Ba frowned and explained: "I only restrict the players' living space. In terms of gameplay, the players are still very free."

In other words.

Chen Ba only eliminates the possibility for players to jump out of the game framework and show off their imaginations in various ways. As for the game framework, it is still quite free and normal.

If players play the game honestly, then this is an open world. If they have to do some unique and exciting operations, then they will be restricted and not free.

"Okay, okay!"

Xiao Lu raised his hands in surrender and said: "Anyway, the final right of interpretation belongs to you. Whatever you say, we will do it."

"By the way, Brother Ba, regarding the core gameplay of the game, is there still a battle system missing?"

Combat system? !

Chen Ba was stunned when he heard this, and asked with confusion: "What battle system? Ours is a game that focuses on simulation and development. Where does the battle part come from?"

Is there combat in Abba?

What a joke!

The protagonist Aba is a disabled person, and his daily life is full of inconveniences. Do you want him to fight with others? Or send Abba to save the world and stop aliens?

"Ahem, this battle is not that battle!"

"What I mean is, there must be a system for comparing with other players or distinguishing between superior and inferior players, right? Otherwise, how can we reflect the differences between players?" Xiao Lu explained.

There is no fighting.

But the absence of combat does not mean that the game cannot incorporate an "alternative" combat system.

Chen Ba understands fighting. You punch each other and kick each other. It's like playing a fighting game.

Xiao Lu understands that fighting does not necessarily involve the use of force. Fighting in other fields is also fighting. The battle here does not have to be player vs player, it can also be player vs NPC!

"Well……"

Chen Ba fell into deep thought.

Xiao Lu is right. Living in today's society, we often face various "battles".

Give a simple example.

Talking, arguing, arguing with others is considered fighting, right? Crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and going through various exams and competitions is considered a battle, right?

Fighting is just one of them.

The combat system proposed by Xiao Lu actually refers to a set of "simulation" mechanisms centered around real life.

"This is what I think. Although a simulation game does not focus on operations, it cannot be completely devoid of operations."

"It's just that in the game "Abba", this operation has become other forms..."

He gave an example.

quarrel!

When the protagonist Aba has a quarrel and conflict with other NPCs, he can enter "battle", and at this time the player can show his operations.

How to show it?

Of course it’s typing! Is the Zaun pianist kidding you? Ten sprays per second, directly crushing the opponent at the operational level and winning this scolding battle!

"interesting……"

Chen Ba was also inspired and thought of another scenario, which was professional competition in the game.

The main plot of the game "Abba" is an inspirational story of Abba overcoming numerous difficulties and psychological problems, embracing society and embracing the future, and gradually moving towards success with the encouragement of family and friends.

To put it bluntly, in this process, Abba will not always have smooth sailing and will always face a lot of competition.

There are many types of competition.

For example, a company is recruiting employees, and there are many applicants but only one person is hired. If Aba wants to break out, does he have to defeat other competitors?

For another example, Aba wants to become a scientist, take the postgraduate entrance examination and Ph.D., join a research group, be elected as a professor, academician, etc. These challenges always need to be overcome, right?

Thinking about it this way, the game really needs an "all-inclusive" combat system that covers all areas and data of the game, so that players can intuitively feel the gap.

"We can make it more interesting. For example, if Aba competes with other NPCs for the same position, then it can be made into a card game..."

"Huh? Card game?"

Xiao Lu couldn't keep up with Brother Ba's thinking for a while, and asked with confusion on his face: "What do you mean? What does this have to do with cards?"

"Have you ever played Landlords?"

"One to three, one to K, take care of it, I can't afford it..."

Chen Ba described it vividly: "Change the gameplay and logic, and the cards will become academic qualifications, work experience and various things to be written on the resume."

Junior college, undergraduate, 985 management!

Yes, I can’t afford it!

The protagonist Aba can increase his "hand" in various ways. The more cards you have and the better your cards are, the greater the probability of winning HR's favor and getting a job opportunity.

This is actually a story that was originally boring and boring and turned into a "mini-game", similar to Gwent in "The Witcher 3".

The gameplay is relatively simple...

Guessing determines who plays cards first, and the outcome is determined by the size of the cards. Every time a player "cannot afford/pass" a round, the interviewer's impression score will drop.

Likewise, if a player beats his opponent with a hand, the interviewer's impression score will go up.

When the impression score reaches a certain level, the protagonist Aba defeats all the competitors and gets the position!

"Then this is totally unworkable!"

Luo Ji came over with a cup of American coffee and said: "The hand cards are generated based on Abba's existing conditions. In other words, the outcome has already been determined. The process of playing cards is a pure waste of time."

According to Brother Ba, hand cards are generated based on the existing conditions of the player or NPC.

Aba's education is a bachelor's degree, so he has a bachelor's degree card; his education is a doctorate, then he has a doctorate card. It is impossible to make something out of nothing...

If that's the case, what cards are there to play? Anyway, winning or losing is determined at the beginning. Wouldn’t it be a waste of time to add this card-playing process?

"No no no!"

Chen Ba shook his head in denial and said: "Although starting moves account for the majority of victory or defeat, excellent operations can also change fate."

Everyone has heard of the story of Tian Ji’s horse racing.

Using each other's strengths to attack the other's weaknesses can be highly praised in "Abba", which means the interviewer's impression score will increase a lot.

Moreover, the rules for playing cards do not require the cards to be of the same type.

In other words, the other party can play countless cards, and you only have one card of [Chairman's Nephew], which is still playable, and you may even win for sure.

Of course, this is just a joke.

Chen Ba hasn't figured out the actual rules yet, but he already has a general idea, that is, the size of "each card" is more than just looking at the card surface.

It also has to be determined based on the employment needs of this company and this unit, as well as the opponent's hand situation.

"In actual games, you can completely use operations to make up for the disadvantage of hand cards. You just need to take out the right hand cards at the right time, and everything will be based on the interviewer's impression."

Chen Ba smiled and said: "I can control the cards in this round, but if I control you, you still have bigger cards, so I choose to pass one round and temporarily deduct a few points."

"You have run out of good cards and are left with a bunch of bad cards. Then if I hold a bunch of bombs in my hand, won't my impression points skyrocket?"

"It's not that simple in reality, is it?"

Luo Ji thought: "If Tian Ji is racing, he should use his middle card to catch the big card, the small card to catch the middle card, and the big card to catch the small card?"

"right!"

"It seems like a 2:1 loss, but in fact the big names played small cards in the last round, and the impression points increased were more than those in the first two rounds, so we won."

A small loss does not count as a loss, and the impression points are not deducted very much, but when it comes to using one's strengths to attack the other's weaknesses, such as when a doctor competes with a technical secondary school, the impression points will increase dramatically.

But having said that, this set of rules still needs to be improved in more detail. On the premise of retaining a certain degree of operability, it mainly emphasizes the hard requirements during recruitment.

Such as academic qualifications, work experience, etc.

This is what Chen Ba wants to express. It is possible to change your destiny in a small area, but your disadvantage is too obvious. It is unrealistic to still want to change your destiny.

Moreover, Chen Ba will also set an "initial score" in this link.

Because Abba is a disabled person, his initial score is much lower than other competitors. This is also an idea that greatly tests the players' coping strategies.

After all, you are far behind others at the starting line. If you still have no strengths or advantages, how do you want to change your destiny against the odds? How do you want to catch up?

Therefore, this card game has been very unfavorable to the players from the beginning, because the protagonist Aba can play too few cards, and most of them are bad cards...