I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 425 - 150: Crush!_2

Chapter 425: Chapter 150: Crush!_2

"Ten thousand bucks! With that, I could play the top player’s game and empty out their whole house!"

"Don’t shit-talk, man. To clean out the top player’s current games, you might only need 1000 units."

"And still, it’s released on the same day as the top player? Silver Brilliance really has no clue about the dark art of cyber extortion!"

"If only he’d learn from the past two years of wits’ battles that Tengjing and Netcom had with the top player, I bet he wouldn’t dare face the top player head-on."

"Streamer, play Cloud Top! It’s time to show the real skills of the top player!"

"Why does that sound so familiar?"

"It’s from ’League of Legends’, in the PV for the new hero last month. Some blond guy said it, sounded pretty cool, so I used it."

...

Seeing the increase in chatter on the bullet screen, Little Tuantu felt almost overwhelmed.

What on earth is this developer doing with their game?!

Their pay-to-win system is just absurd!

After thinking about it, Tuanzi hurriedly added,

"Let’s just play for now. If the drop rates are low, at least that means the game itself is somewhat fair, right?"

"Look, the account I played on just now was pretty lucky; I even got a tier-four character, but I was matched against other tycoons."

"Now, if I’m playing as a commoner, maybe I’ll be matched with other commoners too, right?"

As she spoke, she started another round.

In the beginning, it was just as Tuanzi said.

All four players were commoners.

And their skills were a riot of colors and relatively balanced.

When I sent troops to attack the player on the left, the player below tried to sneak an attack on my base.

The purple character I drew had the skill "Space-Time Transition."

It left a wormhole in place and quickly returned to my own territory, landing right in front of the enemy’s closest chess piece to the corner.

And for the next three turns, the attack power got a +1 boost.

The wormhole lasted for five turns; if I didn’t return through it within that time, the wormhole would disappear.

With this skill, each of my attacks would deduct 2 health.

The opponent certainly wouldn’t dare to directly confront me, so they would likely retreat first.

Once the opponent fled, I could use the wormhole to go back.

Then I could continue attacking the player on the left.

Honestly, this skill felt... a bit too strong to Little Tuantu.

It allowed for both offense and defense, swift movement, and it even increased my attack power.

But it wasn’t as catastrophically powerful as before.

And finally, Little Tuantu got why.

Why the revenue from mobile games often exploded.

Unlike PC games, which offered a gradual sense of advancement with various crafting and cultivation costs,

Even if you spent money, that just shortened some cultivation time. Once fully developed, you’d become progressively stronger, creating a gap with the non-paying players.

But for Blue Star’s mobile games, they focused on being quick, precise, and ruthless.

The pace was skyrocketing.

Spend money for a rapid power-up!

Charge it now, and instantly experience the thrill of soaring!

Initially, the character you play is unremarkable.

But pour in ten or eight thousand, and instantly, you’ll stand out.

Even this purple-tier character brought Tuanzi a noticeably significant boost.

The remaining players with blue or even green-tier pieces seemed almost powerless before her, not able to struggle for long.

Especially at the moment when the "Space-Time Transition" skill was unleashed, all three opponents kept spamming game-specific emojis like ’?’, ’How am I supposed to play?’, ’Big shot, have mercy’ and the like.

This did indeed give Little Tuantu a slight feeling of being held up amid a sea of stars, along with the thrill of a massive slaughter.

Generally, apart from people like herself, who relied on this industry to make a living and needed to show game content to the audience to warrant in-game spending,

The ones truly willing to spend a lot in the realm of mobile games,

Were all wealthy players.

They spent money for the thrill.

After spending that ten thousand, if they felt a clear difference and could crush their opponents,

They would be exhilarated.

As for how long that excitement lasted,

Well, their levels weren’t maxed out, were they?

Later on, just match them with a few more formidable tycoons.

One round you’re the star of the show, the next you’re in complete disarray.

If they’ve got plenty of disposable income, would they tolerate this disparity?

They’d just spend more money! Upgrade their skills!

Even if you max out a character, do you think you could dominate everyone?

Our new heroes will be even stronger than the current one!

And so the cycle continued.

As for when the tycoons might tire of the aesthetic,

That’s irrelevant.

What’s important is, they’ve already made their purchases.

Thus, Blue Star’s mobile games were almost always short-lived, driving forward with an explosive pace and thrill.

They’d quickly make a fortune, fill their coffers, and then go develop a new mobile game.

Change the form, not the formula.

However, Tuanzi realized all this but couldn’t say it out loud.

Even the biggest streamers couldn’t contend with these capitalist behemoths.

If you wanted to stay in this business, you needed to watch what you say.

At least for now, the tempo was still acceptable.

The purple hero, strong.

But not overbearingly so.

If the other three worked together, there was still a sliver of hope.

There was a certain balance to the situation, yet the streamer’s character could rely on strong mechanics to counterattack.

The audience’s complaints lessened a bit compared to earlier.

But just when Tuanzi was about to take a breather,

Prepared to land a death blow on the player to the left, and take over their corner,

The next scene that unfolded,

Had all the spectators including Tuanzi herself unable to contain themselves.

The chessboard’s player on the far left, holding three blue-tier pieces,