I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 224 - 96: Baby Ke’s Latest Trick Shocks All Players! Player: Damn! Report him for malicious freebies!_4

Chapter 224: Chapter 96: Baby Ke’s Latest Trick Shocks All Players! Player: Damn! Report him for malicious freebies!_4

After wrapping up the first season, Nu Liu checked the live stream duration.

Unknowingly, six to seven hours had passed, time flew unexpectedly fast.

Hearing this, the group of viewers who were initially not keen on farming streams pleaded for more.

"What? You’re ending the stream already? No way, I haven’t had enough."

"66, play a little longer..."

"Ah!! I feel ants crawling on me when I can’t see Stardew Valley!"

"What? It’s been six hours already? I didn’t even notice!"

"Do a little more streaming, just a little while, please..."

Besides a part of the audience that was not ready to stop watching,

there were also viewers saying goodbye, with many briefly sharing their post-game thoughts.

"I can’t explain why, but this game is strangely captivating to me."

"Yeah, it seems to have all sorts of elements, yet none of them feel cluttered. They have been designed in an orderly way, and they intertwine with each other."

"After you upgrade your pickaxe, your mining speed increases, meaning you produce minerals faster, which can be made into various items that help with farming, thus boosting your farming efficiency. And with the money earned from farming, you can buy even more things. I’ve never seen a game from Blue Star with so many aspects designed together without feeling chaotic."

"Every node of feedback is well expressed in Designer Ke’s hands. Even the NPCs in the town have their own routines, favorite food, music, books, and different jobs. This feels great, as if they are all real people."

"While watching 66’s live stream, I downloaded the game and played it myself. When I played, I truly felt a sense of peace; I didn’t need to compete against others like in other games, there was no deep-seated hatred or slaughter, no gory stabbings. I just wanted to leisurely take care of my little farm."

"This game is amazing! It’s perfect for someone like me who often gets anxious, an excellent cyber remedy for relaxation."

Seeing a screen full of praise, Nu Liu also felt the same way.

"To be able to play such a game is a beautiful gift from Number One Player to all of us gamers, and more importantly, it seems to be completely free...Huh?"

As Nu Liu spoke, she suddenly realized something unusual.

Many games have similar pricing strategies: free to start, but with some in-app purchases.

But with this game, she had played up to this point without seeing any in-app purchases or pop-ups prompting her to top up.

She had thought that they were just not visible on the game interface.

Number One Player wasn’t just known for game quality, they were also breaking new ground with their unique payment system.

After going through so many games,

gamers in the industry were used to it.

They even occasionally discussed the interesting subject after a meal and guessed what kind of tricks he would pull next.

However, this time seemed to be different!

Nu Liu even opened the game’s main menu and checked the settings screen.

No recharge button could be found anywhere.

For this reason, Nu Liu went to the official Number One Player website to check the Stardew Valley subpage specially.

And still, she found no information on in-app purchases.

This discovery left Nu Liu dumbfounded.

"Guys, I can’t seem to find the recharge option for this game..."

Upon hearing this, the viewers in the live stream were all stunned.

"What?? A completely free game??"

"Holy shit! Is Baby Ke allergic to ’player payment’ or something?"

"Goodness gracious! I was just wondering, I wanted to see what else he could come up with for charging money, but now look at him, he’s not playing games anymore, he’s actually dead, right?"

"He’s giving us such a good game for free? I mean, what does he eat and drink? Do all his employees bleed for the company to make games?"

"I’ve smoked half a pack of Hua Zi and still can’t figure out what he’s aiming for..."

"Wuwuwu, is Baby Ke really dedicating his life to gamers... I’m crying."

"Hold on, guys, don’t get sidetracked. The more critical issue here shouldn’t be that game laws stipulate that games must charge, right? Whether it’s a one-time purchase or in-app, there has to be a reasonable payment setup, doesn’t there?"

"Damn it, Baby Ke, you’re breaking the law, do you know that!"

"Sss!! Guys, I have an idea! Let’s report Baby Ke for, ’malicious free distribution’!"

"Didn’t a bunch of tycoons report him once before? Did it actually work?"

"That was different. That time it was only through ads, but he didn’t technically breach game laws; he was dancing on the edge of a knife. But now it’s completely free! One report and he’s done! We’ll report until he opens up the payment interface! Otherwise, if Number One Player starves to death, who will make good games for us in the future? Huh?"

"Maliciously making free good games for players! Not even caring if his own company can survive! Baby Ke, you should die! Brothers, let’s go full throttle with the reports!"

"Disgusting! It disgusts me to see other companies profit from crap when he can’t make money! Gah, it’s so revolting!"

"Let’s go report! Someone give me the regulator’s address! Protecting Number One Player Company’s revenue is everyone’s responsibility!"

As Nu Liu watched the suddenly agitated comments, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but twitch, and a very peculiar sentiment surged inside her.

She had seen gamers report overpricing by companies, forcing them to lower their fees.

But this was the first time she had seen gamers petitioning a company to charge for a free game... such an absurd and bizzare situation was completely new to her.

Indeed, live long enough and you’ll see everything.

However, not much time passed.

Just a short two to three minutes later.

People in the chat were already coming back with updates.

"It’s over, brothers, we’ve been defeated! Utterly defeated!"

"What went down? Report back at once!"

"Damn! I just did a search and found out that Stardew Valley is co-produced with the China Broadcasting Bureau as part of an agricultural aid theme, so it’s charitable by nature and can’t charge! It was specially approved by them!"

"Oh no! Does that make Baby Ke invulnerable this time?"

"Dammit! He deserves death! It’s more painful to see him not making money than it is to see my own brother drive a Range Rover..."