Chapter 229: The truth of the game, racial easter eggs

Chapter 229: The truth of the game, racial easter eggs

Chapter 229: The truth of the game, racial easter eggs

Moon, Eclipse City.

Special briefing on Monster World.

The notice released by the Eclipse Clan one day in advance attracted the attention of members of all clans in the Earth Alliance.

Different groups enter the live briefing room with different needs.

Members of all races who have not obtained the qualifications hope to hear the good news that Monster World qualifications will be distributed on a large scale at this special briefing.

Especially those tourists who hang out in the Monster World forum or live broadcast room every day.

Although they are not qualified as players, watching others play Monster World has become a pleasure in their lives.

Among them, there are many players who applied for the Dark Land game qualifications early on.

Compared to Monster World, Dark Land is not even close to being as good as it used to be. It feels like an old game that is several generations behind.

They could have enjoyed themselves in the Dark Land until the Eclipse Clan revealed the Monster World.

Suddenly I felt like the sky was falling.

Especially after Monster World’s official launch, when visitors can initially experience the content from their perspective.

To use the words of a player online: The Eclipse Clan are truly beasts, they make us spend money to eat shit while they give us a luxurious feast for free!

These visitors started to swipe the screen after entering the live broadcast room.

The Eclipse Clan is required to issue qualifications as soon as possible, or even cancel qualification restrictions and open up the game completely so that members of all races on Earth can experience Monster World, this top virtual game.

Players who have already qualified for Monster World are looking forward to the optimization of game content mentioned in this briefing.

For example, we have improved the difficulty in obtaining sacrificial power and the slow growth of players, so that players can have a more refreshing gaming experience.

It would be best if a sum of sacrificial power could be distributed regularly.

It’s just like the sign-in and punch-in mode in the old games, where you can get 100 points of power by punching in once a day.

Or you can check in a certain number of times each week to get extra power.

In this way, the difficulty of improvement caused by insufficient sacrificial power can be alleviated.

The number of viewers in the live broadcast room of the Monster World special briefing soared to over 50 billion an hour before it started, and is still continuing to soar.

The barrage is directly blocked and the text in the comment area is presented in different regions, otherwise the content of the text that fills the screen will not be visible at all.

It is very likely that only one word is seen before hundreds of thousands of barrages push the comment up.

Representatives of various tribes stationed in the Eclipse Tribe and reporters have already gathered at the venue of the Monster World Special Briefing, ready to take this opportunity to ask the Eclipse Tribe's governor some questions about the Monster World.

Normally, the Eclipse Clan would not reveal anything about the monster world.

This briefing is undoubtedly the best opportunity for them to obtain key information.

While waiting, No. 1 appeared in a black Archon uniform, and the whole place fell silent.

Only the live broadcast room continued to be lively.

Archon No. 1 walked slowly up to the podium, stood still, and looked calmly at the live camera.

The face presented in the live broadcast is handsome, with clear but not sharp features, and slender ears like an elf. His facial features are perfectly combined, neither ostentatious nor lacking in elegance, giving people a gentle and calm feeling.

At this time, he lowered his head and glanced at the participants of various ethnic groups gathered below the podium, and nodded slightly to express his greetings.

When he raised his head, his deep blue eyes looked directly at the live camera again and smiled:
"Good afternoon, journalist friends of all ethnic groups, and netizens of all ethnic groups who are watching the live broadcast." His voice was gentle and clear, with a reassuring power that instantly brought him closer to everyone.

"The purpose of holding this briefing today is mainly to answer a series of questions that are very confusing to everyone."

"Let's get to the point now."

"I'm sure everyone must be curious about the significance of us, the Eclipse Clan, investing a lot of resources and energy into making the game Monster World."

"There are many answers to this question on the Star Internet, and even conspiracy theories, which believe that we, the Eclipse Clan, want to control players through the game. These ideas are nonsense, but there is one view that guesses our core purpose."

"Before we, the Eclipse Clan, came to Earth, we experienced an unprecedented catastrophe. This catastrophe eventually forced us to abandon our former homeland and flee to different worlds in five groups. One group brought the StarNet AI to Earth, and they are the main branch of the Eclipse Clan that I am in."

"We have never experienced this period of history, but it has always been recorded in history books."

"In order to prevent such incidents from happening again, StarNet proposed a virtual war plan to train soldiers in the virtual world. As a result, a series of virtual games with war as the main theme were born, including the previous Conquest series, Land of Sin, and Land of Darkness."

"Players who have played these virtual games will find that each virtual game has many similar monster settings, such as Black Tide."

"Monster World is a virtual game created by StarNet itself. It combines entertainment and war, and provides us with a more complete training ground. All new technologies can be tested in the scenes of Monster World."

……

As the story unfolds, the mysterious world of monsters in the eyes of all races is unveiled.

At that time, there was a "rumor" circulating on the Internet, saying that the virtual game was actually created by the Eclipse Clan for training purposes.

This can be seen from the high-intensity racial confrontation in the game.

However, this view has never received a clear response from the Eclipse Clan.

But this time, Archon No. 1 gave an answer and confirmed this conjecture.

During the questioning session, the human reporter stood up, with a hint of urgency in his tone:
"Hello, Archon No. 1. After listening to your story, do you think the catastrophe that the ancestors of the Eclipse Tribe experienced will also happen on Earth?"

Archon No. 1 shook his head slightly, his expression calm and steady:
"We have no way of knowing what the future will be like. All we can do is actively prepare for war. As long as we are strong enough, we will be able to cope with it even if a catastrophe strikes."

The reporter then asked:

"Now all tribes are very interested in the game Monster World and hope to obtain more game qualifications. Why is the Eclipse Tribe so slow in issuing game qualifications?"

Archon No. 1 nodded, a hint of solemnity in his eyes:
“That’s exactly what I’m going to explain next.”

He paused for a moment, and said in a calm but powerful tone:
“After the official website is launched, everyone, regardless of whether they are qualified or not, will be able to experience the realism of Monster World, which has reached the level of perfect reproduction of the real world. Every detail that players feel in the game, from vision, hearing to touch, and even emotional feedback, is supported by our most advanced technology.”

"However, this extreme realism also puts tremendous pressure on the server. Every player joining consumes a lot of computing resources. In order to ensure the smoothness and stability of the game, we must strictly control the number of players and gradually open up qualifications."

"Recently, we have started shutting down Server A and transferring resources to Server B, which is the Monster World server that everyone has experienced, so the speed of issuing game qualifications has increased recently."

"In the near future, we will continue to add new servers to Monster World to speed up the issuance of player qualifications."

“We understand the passion of players of all races for Monster World, but in order to ensure that every player can get the best experience and avoid technical and experience problems caused by server overload, we can only take a cautious attitude. But please believe that we are doing our best to optimize the system and strive to expand the scope of qualification issuance as soon as possible.”

"Here, on behalf of the Eclipse Clan, I promise to all the players in the Earth Alliance that Monster World will be free forever. It is a gift from StarNet to the world."

The answer from Archon No. 1 drew applause from the audience.

This time the answer did not avoid the important content and frankly mentioned the core concept of creating the monster world.

There is even the problem of slow issuance of qualifications due to insufficient technology.

It not only responded to the reporters' questions, but also calmed the expectations of all ethnic groups for the game.

The reporter from the Human Race sat down, and the reporter from the Destroyer Race stood up:

"Hello, Archon No. 1."

After receiving the Archon's nod, the reporter from the Smash Tribe immediately asked:

"Recently, I have been paying attention to the Monster World forum and the comments of players in the live broadcast room every day. I found that everyone is very dissatisfied with the speed of obtaining the game currency, the power. Players feel that the growth rate is slow. Why can't the speed of obtaining the power be increased, or even more channels for obtaining the power be developed?" Archon No. 1 nodded slightly, and after a short while of organizing his words, he explained:

"Regarding the issue of no additional benefits in the game and the inability to increase the income from sacrifice power, the most fundamental reason is that the game Monster World is managed by Star Network. We have no right to participate in it, nor can we influence any development in the game."

"But I'm sure this answer won't satisfy you. Next, I'll explain this issue from the perspective of the Star Network."

"First of all, starting from the core concept of game design, Monster World was originally intended not only as an entertainment tool, but also as a highly realistic virtual ecosystem. StarNet hopes to use this platform to allow players to experience a nearly real survival and growth process. In this world, the acquisition of resources and even the improvement of abilities all require hard work. As the core currency in the game, the scarcity of Sacrifice Power is precisely to maintain the balance of this ecosystem."

“If you arbitrarily increase the income of sacrifice power or provide additional benefits, it will not only destroy the balance of the game, but also weaken the players' sense of achievement in gaining sacrifice power through exploration and challenges. We always believe that the real fun comes from overcoming difficulties and achieving goals, rather than simply piling up rewards.”

As he spoke, Archon No. 1 swept his eyes across the room and continued:
"In addition, excessive issuance of sacrificial power will lead to inflation, which will eventually affect the gaming experience of all players. StarNet hopes that through this design, players will learn to plan their use of sacrificial power in the game, or obtain higher sacrificial power output through cooperation."

Finally, Archon No. 1 softened his tone a little:

"Of course, StarNet is also listening to players' feedback and will optimize the in-game experience based on actual conditions in the future."

"For example, the number of Dead Space dungeons is gradually increasing, the spiritual fields will be distributed to players after each containment, and new features will be launched every once in a while... These are all improvements made by StarNet for the player experience."

"But the premise is that we must maintain the balance and sustainability of the Monster World game. I believe everyone has discovered that there are many powerful tribes in this game, and the players' strength is not strong at all."

"Because the future of this game will be the relay efforts of several generations. Our descendants will stand on our shoulders and continue to explore, grow, and rise in the monster world in the name of the game family. Every effort we make now is paving the way for future generations, and every accumulation is laying the foundation for future glory."

“You can think of Monster World as a grand expedition of Earth players in the virtual world. Our generation may not be able to see the final results, but our persistence and struggle in Monster World will become the cornerstone for future generations to move forward. Through the accumulation of every bit of power and every improvement in strength, the player race will rise from the bottom in Monster World and eventually become a force that cannot be ignored on the world stage.”

“So, please understand, players, we are not restricting your growth, but planning for the longer-term future. The journey of the monster world has just begun, and each of us is the writer of this history.”

Archon No. 1's explanation was logically sound and persuasive, and once again drew applause from the audience.

Then more reporters stood up and asked Archon No. 1 many questions about the monster world.

Archon No. 1 temporarily organized his words and gave a clear answer.

The briefing then entered into the expansion phase of classified topics.

The second to last content is: the definition of real race talents and game character talents.

This is also a question that many qualified players cannot figure out.

Why can the Green Wood Clan possess talents that are far stronger than those of players of other races, and can even unlock hidden scenes?

"Regarding the definition of race and game characters, I need to mention a hidden setting in the monster world: racial welfare."

"The so-called racial welfare is an Easter egg that StarNet implanted into the game when designing the monster world, and each race has a specific racial Easter egg."

"There are two races that have developed racial welfare Easter eggs."

"They are the human players and the green wood players."

After hearing the answer from Archon No. 1, the screen in the live broadcast room was suddenly filled with question marks, most of which were comments from human players.

When it comes to racial talents, the human players have nothing at all and are even worse than the gillfish who can breathe underwater.

Archon No. 1 then continued to explain:

"The race easter eggs in the game are made based on the situations of various races in reality. Human players have the largest population, so the race easter eggs they trigger are 'special recruitment' designed by StarNet. This is also the reason why the number of human players accounts for a very large proportion of the game. Compared with players of other races, they have a higher probability of obtaining qualifications."

"The situation of the Green Wood Tribe is similar. The hidden race Easter egg they triggered greatly enhanced their natural affinity talents, giving them the ability to communicate with nature and even control it."

"I must apologize to the Green Wood Tribe again. When StarNet designed the hidden Easter eggs for each race, it referred to a lot of history, myths, and other content from the real life of each race, and then sorted out the racial welfare Easter eggs that fit the characteristics of each race from these contents, so some of the history of the Green Wood Tribe was changed."

"As for the welfare Easter eggs of other races, you need to trigger them when exploring the Monster World. I don't know the specific situation. After all, the Monster World is directly managed by Star Network. There is no special treatment for members of our Eclipse Clan. Even we ourselves don't know what the racial welfare Easter eggs of the Eclipse Clan are in the game."

After listening to the story of Archon No. 1, the live broadcast room suddenly exploded.

They didn't expect that each race actually had hidden racial benefits.

This also explains why the Green Wood Clan's talent strength is so high, and why the number of human players accounts for the vast majority of the player legion.

Because both races have triggered racial easter eggs, they have received a certain degree of preferential treatment.

This answer makes players of other races who have already qualified look forward to it.

This means that they can also enjoy this special treatment, but they have not yet found a way to trigger it.

However, as the number of Monster World players grows, we will definitely find ways to trigger hidden Easter eggs in the future to gain additional ability bonuses or welfare benefits.

In the live broadcast room, players of all races had heated discussions on this issue:

"I finally understand the reason. It seems that the hidden race easter egg of our Gilled Fish tribe may be to control the power of the sea. I just don't know how to trigger this easter egg. I am so looking forward to it. It's time for our Gilled Fish tribe to strengthen itself. Brothers, work hard to find it."

"Then the Easter egg of my Smash Tribe should be to automatically increase the sacrifice power, for example, 50 points of sacrifice power per hour. After all, we are the most business-savvy race in the Earth Alliance. This race Easter egg is in line with our situation in the real world."

"Hahaha, then the racial easter egg of my Sky Feather tribe should be 'Ruler of the Sky'. After all, we are born with the ability to fly. Maybe triggering the easter egg will allow us to fly faster in the game, or even control storms and air currents. Just thinking about it is exciting. From now on, the sky of the monster world will be the territory of our Sky Feather tribe."

"Don't worry, brothers of the Gilled Fish Tribe. I think the Abyssal Fish Tribe's Easter egg must be deep sea control. Maybe they can control the monsters in the sea like the Green Wood Tribe, or even control the sea tides."

"Then the Easter egg of my Spiritual Music Clan might be that singing can cause damage to nearby targets, or even heal them. Hehe, that seems pretty good."

The discussion in the live broadcast room was lively.

Players of all races are imagining what the hidden welfare Easter eggs of their own race are, and some players have even started to form teams to study how to trigger these Easter eggs.

Archon No. 1 looked at the barrage of comments on the screen in the live broadcast room. The receiver on the back of his neck filtered and read the information, then smiled and said:

“It seems that everyone is very enthusiastic about the race easter eggs, which is exactly the original intention of StarNet to design this hidden setting. I hope that players of all races can discover more unique features of their own races in the process of exploring the monster world. But I also want to remind players of all races that the triggering conditions of the race easter eggs are not simple. It may require specific tasks, events, or even the overall efforts of the race to unlock them... So, please be patient in your exploration.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the live broadcast room was flooded with comments again.

The hidden features revealed by Archon No. 1 have made many players look forward to the future.

They are also very curious about what the hidden welfare Easter eggs of their tribe are, and have started research based on the characteristics of their tribe.

While chatting and laughing, Archon No. 1 resolved any possible doubts.

At the end of the briefing, Archon No. 1 once again mentioned the refund function of "Dark Land".

After 12 player places were distributed, the Eclipse Clan received player places in this round.

So the refund mode can be officially launched.

The original plan was to let Archon No. 16, who qualified for the game in the previous round, be responsible for the refund process.

But Archon No. 16 is currently in the process of establishing a guild and the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, and is so busy that he has no extra time to deal with it.

But this time, the 12 new Eclipse Clan members who have qualified for the game can be responsible for this aspect of the content.

Therefore, Archon No. 1 plans to take advantage of this special briefing on the monster world.

By refunding 1.5 times the real money, a batch of sacrificial power was collected from players who had already obtained the qualifications for the Monster World and owned the Dark Land for future use.

The Eclipse Clan has already made a preliminary plan for its development in the monster world.

But each step requires a huge expenditure of sacrificial power, so Archon No. 1 does not want to miss any opportunity to obtain sacrificial power.

With this, the Monster World special briefing officially ended.

But players' discussion on the hidden welfare Easter eggs of races continues.

(End of this chapter)