novelODS Chapter 376 The Headache of Planning
Chapter 376 The Headache of Planning
The second day after S3 launched.
It's trending on social media again.
This time, the most confused ones weren't the Delta players.
Instead, it's a large group of bystanders who don't play games at all.
They woke up in the morning and checked Weibo, only to find a certain term trending on the hot search list.
#Delta Foot Care Dynasty#
Many people's first reaction is:
What is that?
delta?
pedicure?
A collaboration between a game and a foot massage parlor?
When I clicked on it, I saw...
The screen is filled with game footage.
A streamer was holding a submachine gun and frantically shooting at someone's legs.
However, none of this has affected the popularity of pedicures.
In particular, the video posted by Jiang Feng on the morning of February 2nd completely ignited the public's interest.
Inside, Jiang Feng detailed his experience with pedicures.
He also specifically recommended two guns.
The first one was the pedicure king he'd been using all day—Victor.
It has a high rate of fire, a short time-to-kill (TTK), and an extremely high close-range melting capability.
The second weapon is the Warrior SMG, which is slightly weaker but is cheaper and more reliable.
The comment section exploded shortly after the video was posted.
[Heh heh heh, old man, you've finally handed over the Burning Technique.]
[What incredible hand speed! This video only took 10 minutes to load, and the price of Warrior gun barrels has already skyrocketed!]
I am willing to acknowledge the Wind God as the leader of the Foot Care Sect!
The warriors of Bakshiri resound; only today do I truly know who I am.
Don't say that pedicures are not the right path; the sound of a gunshot brings true freedom.
[The intensity is indeed exaggerated. Yesterday, after Fengshen's stream ended, I tried out Viktor in the aerospace mode. His time-to-kill (TTK) is indeed short; I managed to kill two six-piece sets in a row.]
Once Jiang Feng posted the video, the other streamers couldn't sit still any longer.
Nobody wants to lose out on traffic.
Jiang Feng was reaping the benefits of the new "pedicure" gameplay, and others naturally wanted a piece of the pie too.
Soon, a flood of test videos began to appear.
Someone has developed an MP5 app for pedicures.
Someone developed the SMG-45 pedicure tool.
For a time, foot care truly became a dynasty.
Of course, there was also a lot of criticism.
Some people complain that pedicures are a shady business.
Even if you kill the pedicurist, you won't find anything by licking his bag.
He was overjoyed to have killed one of the six men, then opened the box to take a look.
A Viktor rifle worth hundreds of thousands.
A group of bodybuilders. A tattered bag. A torn chest strap. That's it.
Losing is punished, winning is unrewarded, which makes him invincible.
This is the most torturous part of the S3 pedicure style.
It's not only strong, it's also rotten.
Especially in this lifetime, after the ranking system was reworked, the problem became even more apparent.
The matchmaking logic from the previous game meant that sometimes if you played a few rounds with low-level skills and low combat readiness, the system could actually throw you into a bad match.
You give pedicures.
He also does pedicures.
Let's all trim each other's toenails, and no one should complain about how bad it is.
But this life is different.
The ranking is based on the player's skill level and rank.
Silver coins.
Black Hawk Black Hawk.
Peak to peak.
The ranking system is very strict, and in high-level matches, most players go into the game fully equipped in order to gain ranking points.
350W is just a limit on the value you can invest, not the limit for high-level players who want to score high.
In this environment, if even one person starts a pedicure, it truly represents a small investment yielding a large return.
A cost of several hundred thousand is used to pry off equipment worth millions.
It turned out to be a huge profit.
It's not a loss to die.
So soon, an extremely absurd phenomenon emerged.
The higher the segment, the better.
The more you get pedicures, the more you earn.
Join if you can't.
As a result, within just one day, the atmosphere in the high-level bureau began to visibly change.
For a time, the entire high-scoring game was filled with foot-trimming and New Year's greeting shooting techniques.
Many tech streamers are now using "foot-fixing guns," carrying an AW (Arrowhead) weapon, making them invincible at both close and long range. In this situation, the six-piece set, which originally symbolized a sense of security, has become the most useless thing.
The reputation of the Six Sets has been damaged, and there are also high levels of negative buffs, so countless players have begun to demystify the Six Sets.
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The planning team naturally received feedback on these absurd and chaotic phenomena immediately.
Moreover, the feedback came extremely strongly.
The heated discussions on player forums, the barrage of comments on Weibo, and the overwhelming number of customer service tickets in the backend all contributed to the situation.
Even the screenshots of the live stream chat were captured one by one by the operations team and compiled into an urgent report.
At this time, the Spring Festival holiday was not even over yet.
The Delta project team was forced to hold a second emergency online meeting.
no way.
Season 3 has only been open for two days.
First came the Exchange Bridge and the Station for Buying Lives.
Next up is the Red Wolf 88-meter fixed-point hand cannon.
Now, another trend has emerged: pedicures.
In a normal game, if even one overpowered playstyle emerges in a season, it's already enough to give the development team a headache.
The delta is good.
Jiang Feng, all by himself, managed to drop three or four bombs in just two days.
In an online video, a data analysis planner with dark circles under his eyes slumped down, helplessly complaining:
"Mr. Yi, in the future, before Jiang Feng develops any new strategies or exploits, could you please let us know first? That way, we can prepare in advance..."
Yi Feng shook his head with a wry smile.
Obviously, this is not something he can decide.
At the start of the meeting, the operations manager first projected the data onto the shared screen.
"Victor's usage rate has increased nearly six hundredfold from last night to this morning."
"The Warriors' usage rate has increased even more dramatically, by nearly 1100 times."
"The trading volume of .45 meat bombs surged, and the price on the trading house rose from over five hundred to over one thousand."
"If this continues unchecked, the benefits of a Level 6 A unit will be severely reduced."
"If a player spends a lot of money to build six sets of equipment, only to have them destroyed by hundreds of thousands of units of equipment, the negative feedback will be very strong."
The community operations manager shook his head directly and showed several other screenshots to refute the claim:
"But the positive feedback from ordinary players is also very strong."
"Look at these posts."
He cut out several screenshots from the community.
[My first time killing six sets of gear! Thank you, Wind God; thank you, Warriors!]
[I used to be too scared to go into top-secret areas, but now I'm at least willing to touch the pedicure gun.]
[Even the sixth set of clothes isn't perfect anymore; legs can bleed too.]
"But this seriously affects the game's established numerical balance!" The numerical planner was clearly anxious.
"A cheap weapon with such overpowered kill potential is completely out of character! This will throw the entire game into chaos!"
The meeting room quickly erupted into a commotion.
Some advocate immediately reducing the damage multiplier for melee attacks.
Some people believe that the price of pedicure cream should be increased first.
Some people suggested directly cutting Viktor and Warriors' hip-fire.
Some people also think that the hit detection for the legs should be adjusted.
But as soon as each proposal was put forward, someone immediately objected.
Cutting flesh wounds will affect a bunch of unpopular weapons.
Cutting the waist and firing will also affect the normal gameplay of submachine guns.
Adjusting the leg positioning is a move that affects the whole system.
During the Spring Festival holiday, a group of project team members argued heatedly and their faces turned red in the face in an online meeting room.
Finally, everyone's gaze fell on Yi Feng, who had remained silent in the center of the screen.