"Disaster OL" forum.
Only an hour had passed since the game had really started, yet the posts about the beta test experience had already filled dozens of pages!
Village Elder: "Guys! I tried it out for you! The team behind "Disaster OL" didn't just talk big—the game is freaking amazing!!!"
Pig-Head Knight: "Freaking amazing my ass! Where's the Enchanting Demon from the promotional PV!? (angry)"
Minotaur Warrior: "Exactly! How come as soon as you enter, it's nothing but skeletons! (angry)"
Village Elder: "Damn! Y'all are too demanding!"
Supreme Bear: "Seriously! Isn't it enough that it moves? A completely immersive virtual reality game, that stuff was only in sci-fi movies decades ago, and now you're playing it, what more do you want, a bicycle?"
Knowledge Explosion: "Exactly, exactly!"
Yiye Zhiqu: "To be fair, the production team really did something, whether it's the lighting effects or the sense of impact, it all feels so real! If it weren't for playing as a skeleton, which reduces the immersion, I'd almost start doubting whether it's even a game or perhaps it's truly an Otherworld..."
Gou Shi: "Is that so, X? (funny)"
Yiye Zhiqu: "Pretty much... What's with that weird ID of yours? (sweat)"
Heaven-defying Dragon Emperor: "Tsk! A bunch of low-ambition losers!"
Arrogant for Life: "Dying of laughter here, brag all you want, I'll eat shit standing on my head!"
Knowledge Explosion: "%￥#@!"
"..."
The most popular thread was refreshing at a rate of almost five comments per second!
Zhao Jinyan, sitting in front of his computer, was dumbfounded, both amazed by these guys' typing speed and regretting that he had been too slow to seize the opportunity.
"Damn... Is this game really that amazing?"
Although he hadn't entered the game yet, just reading their discussions was making him itch to put on the VR goggles and dive right in.
This was the most absurd part.
He hadn't even played the game yet, and he was already experiencing withdrawal symptoms?
Past Smoking: "Anyone knows when the next batch of codes will be sent out? T.T"
Gou Shi: "No idea, go ask the doggy designers. (funny)"
Past Smoking: "Damn... Speaking of which, are they going to wipe the beta test data? If not, wouldn't you early birds be getting too much of an advantage?"
Yiye Zhiqu: "Hard to say, I feel the game's hardware is already highly developed, just some details need fine-tuning, perhaps the public test won't take too long?"
Past Smoking: "How do you feel about it? Fun?"
Yiye Zhiqu: "Honest to my heart, considering the current state, it's not fun, many systems are quite rough. For instance, you can receive quests from NPCs, but you have no idea what the rewards are! Also, the crappy beginner's guide, if you're not smart about it, you'd be clueless about what to do in the game..."
Yiye Zhiqu: "However, that being said, Rome wasn't built in a day. While these issues exist, in my opinion, they are minor. Like I mentioned before, the game's hardware is so high-end it's unbelievable; you could even consider it a completely real Otherworld!"
Yiye Zhiqu: "Perfect physics system, realistic scene destruction, and highly intelligent NPCs provide unmatched freedom for players, so much so that the shortcomings I mentioned could even be marketed as part of the game's features... Of course, it would be great if the development team could see my review and make improvements, adding a currency system and a shop function shouldn't be too hard."
Pig-Head Knight: "Damn... Isn't this guy some sort of plant by the developers?"
Minotaur Warrior: "+10086."
Yiye Zhiqu: "... I'm not writing a guide next time."
Supreme Bear: "Don't say that, bro! I follow you especially."
Knowledge Explosion: "Me too! Just love watching you brag!"
Yiye Zhiqu: "..."
Little Late Hungry: "Rats! That rat monster is too ugly... Can the developers see this and replace it, please? It's too big I can't stand it. T.T"
Can't Afford to Play: "What?! Too big to handle?! I'm small!"
Little Late Hungry: "Screw off! (╯‵□′）╯︵┴─┴"
"..."
While everyone was zealously sharing their experiences, some "behind-the-scenes puppeteer" of "Disaster OL" was also sneakily observing.
Awesome, bro!
Luo Yan was fretting about how to distribute quest rewards to players when Yiye Zhiqu's comment suddenly enlightened him.
He could just print money out of thin air!
Can't buy anything?
For a game still in development, that's quite normal!
The shop system is still being developed; once it's ready, purchases could be made!
"Youyou."
"What is it, Lord Demon King!" Youyou crisply spoke from the mirror.
Luo Yan, stroking his chin, shared his idea.
"I want to set up a currency system, something like gold and silver coins, to provide players with quest rewards... Can you handle that?"
Youyou paused, then hesitantly spoke.
"Produce silver and gold? That's... kinda tough."
Luo Yan shook his head and explained.
"I'm not asking you to produce gold, I mean something like virtual coins, the kind you use to fool around."
Youyou's eyes lit up.
"That's brilliant, Lord Demon King! I get what you mean! Basically, it's about adding an adjustable parameter to the player's interface, right?"
Luo Yan casually responded.
"Pretty much, whatever works easiest for you."
Youyou, excitedly speaking, said: "Yeah, no problem! By the way, Lord Demon King, what should we call our new currency? Gold coins? Silver coins? Or both?"