Cunning Murphy entered the game forum with an aim in mind and found a lively, spam-filled thread on this newly opened forum.
But what's the point of spamming if it doesn't give you experience? Who, with any sense of seriousness, would chat in a thread?
So, with the aloof and magnificent attitude befitting a vampire, he ignored the thread and first carefully studied all the forum's various features.
There was an "Application Area" in the back-end.
Here, he could view test applications and allocate test slots.
Murphy just received five distributable test invitation codes which he could use here. He could also edit questions about the "Real Different World" game test application. Regrettably, no new test applications have been delivered yet.
However, he could copy the questionnaire link to the old players and invite new players through them.
Umm, why does this process feel so much like a pyramid scheme?
If he wasn't currently trapped in a real different world, he would even suspect that he was preparing to start some dangerous organization, and maybe report himself to the local police.
With such peculiar thoughts, he discovered another "Feedback Area".
According to forum rules, this is where the "Real Different World" testers – the players – give feedback on in-game problems to the game development team.
As the saying goes, it's called a "suggestion box".
"But it's just a decoration, right?"
The vampire looked at the well-put feedback complaint area and couldn't help but retort in his heart:
"The admin system already stated clearly, even if there are complaints, no issues can be resolved. After all, this real world is not a game at all, and I'm just a pitiful test admin, not the Creator God. I can't fix your bugs from the ether.
So, this feature is actually testing my bluffing and buck-passing skills, right?
Heh, that seems spot on."
Murphy quickly found the forum's group function. Minutes later, the little players still on the forum almost simultaneously received an internal forum group invite.
Lead Dove, who initially wanted to remove his helmet and get some food, opened the application, glanced at it, saw that the invite was from "Alpha" and that it was marked as the forum admin, and immediately accepted.
Once he was in the group and had a quick look around, he saw that all ten players who received invitation codes were already here.
Alpha: [Hey, everyone. I'm the newbie of the "Real Different World" game test group. From now on, I'll be responsible for connecting with testers and collecting your feedback on the game while also managing the forum.
Speak freely and don't restrain yourselves. Any opinions or feedback about the game can be expressed or submitted in a feedback post. I'll relay it back to the development team ASAP.]
Lead Dove: [Hello, Mr. Admin!]
Gebao immediately rushed to greet the admin, familiarizing himself. Others one after another did the same.
The atmosphere immediately became amicable.
Meow King: [Damn! You guys must have had a blast playing the actual test today, right? I was working then, felt like I missed a million bucks!
Could a few people tell me, how's the slashing in the game?]
Bionic Snail:[I don't know how it feels to hack at people, but I can tell you what it feels like to be hacked at. It's stupid, the game experience sucked! Negative review!]
Lead Dove:[Shut up, you noob. You, who died from a headshot as soon as you logged in, still have the face to talk? You're such a disgrace to our dorm. Even in front of the NPCs, our room leader can't lift his head because of you.]
Bionic Snail:[Damn! You traitor, dare to talk to your father like that, talk back again, and I won't bring back food for you today! Figure out tomorrow's roll call yourself too, damn it!]
Lead Dove:[Noooo! Dad, I was wrong.]
Bionic Snail:[Heh, good son.]
Invincible Tyrannosaurus Truck:[Heh, good son+1.]
Akuen:[Heh, good son+10086.]
Mud Car Iaido:[@Meow King, you're Old Yang, right? I remember your game name was that. Old Lin and I were drinking yesterday and suddenly received two helmets. We followed the guide and entered the forum, still quite confused right now.
Why don't you two explain what exactly is going on with this game?]
Meow King:[Hey, you must have middle-age internet phobia, right? Don't reveal my real name, you jerk! Call me by my ID or directly refer to me as Brother Meow. Handle the rest in private chat!]
Akuen:[@Alpha, the goal is to find flaws, right? For this, you just need hands, right? Emmm, let me think, I remember seeing those three noobs who died turned into light. The white-haired NPC next to them was dumbfounded. This makes us feel that our 'exit method' lacks a bit of the role-play taste.
The game is so real, yet this flaw seriously ruins the immersion.
I strongly suggest that in the future players should leave their complete body behind when they're killed...]
Bionic Snail:[Ayu, confessing honestly you want to do what with our bodies? Terrifying.jpg.]
Lead Dove:[(Giggles), Ayu will definitely be doing something 'very scary,' like drawing a little turtle on all your faces or doing squats to mock you.]
Alpha:[Uh... we indeed overlooked that, I will submit the suggestion to the development team and see if they can make any changes.
Also, there's some bad news.
The development team isn't entirely satisfied with the feedback from the basic combat test that just concluded.]