I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 457 - 158: Heaven wants to ruin me! Then I’ll have to take someone down with me!_1

Chapter 457: Chapter 158: Heaven wants to ruin me! Then I’ll have to take someone down with me!_1

"Yo, they finished maintenance so quickly? That’s some confidence."

University dormitory.

It was around nine in the evening, half a day after He Xi had added a pop-up notification for "Top Information."

He just received a pop-up, informing him that "Cloud Top" was already back online post-maintenance.

The moment he spoke, all his dorm mates gathered around.

The environment of a university dormitory is the best breeding ground for a game to ferment.

If you see others playing a game in front of you every day, you’re definitely going to take a closer look.

If the game is fun and you have a computer or smartphone, downloading it is a matter of minutes.

Especially "Cloud Top," which had launched about ten days ago and still maintained high popularity while players continuously discovered more exciting ways to play.

Over the past few days, nearly the entire dormitory, including He Xi’s roommates, had been entranced by "Cloud Top’s" unique mechanics.

Before this, they had never seen a board game manage to balance gameplay and fun so skillfully.

"It better be fixed, or else if the store is still lagging, I’m gonna curse someone out," Liu Feng also leaned in, propping one hand on the table and hooking the other around He Xi’s neck.

Under the gaze of his roommates,

He Xi quickly launched the "Cloud Top" client.

Then, with a mix of excitement and anxiety, he clicked into the store.

At this moment, almost all the roommates held their breath.

No one knew why they were nervous.

Perhaps it was because these past few days, any attempt to access the store meant endless loading circles followed by server crashes, almost giving them microtransaction PTSD.

Or maybe it was because Little Gwen, who they had long anticipated, could finally be theirs today, and they were all eager to see her in action; any mishap would wash away their expectations.

Just when everyone was holding their breath and watching He Xi click into the store,

Smooth! Silky! Unobstructed!

In an instant, they entered the store interface!

A dazzling array of products loaded up instantaneously!

And the QR code for topping up was ready at a single click!

"ohhhhhh!!" A cheer erupted in the dormitory.

Finally!

The bug that prevented players from recharging in the store was fixed!

Liu Feng also took out his phone at that moment.

"Quick, quick, quick, charge 1000... no, I’m going for revenge spending! Give me 5000 yuan worth of Points!"

"Sheesh... that’s so much I feel like it’s impossible to spend it all..." He Xi turned around, "Top Player’s in-game purchase interface doesn’t seem to have something like skin fragments, and you won’t get duplicates. Once you draw it, it won’t come up again, so if you clean out everything in the store this session, you wouldn’t even be able to draw cards."

"You said this session, but the developers of Top Player are not going to stop releasing new ones, right? Save the extra Points!" Liu Feng decisively scanned the QR code and completed the payment with his fingerprint.

Following a symbolic two spins of the QR code window,

[Congratulations! Your recharge was successful! 500,000 Points have been credited to your account balance!]

"Start drawing!!" With the Points in place, shred Little Gwen to pieces! He Xi excitedly shouted out.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, he directly clicked for a ten-pull draw!

On the card drawing interface, a giant golden egg popped up.

Players could guess if they drew anything worthwhile by the glow seeping from the cracked golden egg after hammering it with the mouse a few times.

Quickly, with He Xi’s vigorous strike,

"Crack!"

A brilliant stream of golden light flowed through the gap in the eggshell, breaking through!

[Congratulations! You’ve obtained: Cat Kexi·1 star!]

[Congratulations! You’ve obtained: Star-slicing Demon Sword · Master Veggie·1 star!]

[Congratulations! You’ve obtained...]

One after another, a series of white, blue, and purple characters popped into view.

And quickly,

[Congratulations! You’ve acquired a rare character: Little Gwen·1 star!]

When the blue-haired, big-eyed chibi Gwen appeared with her scissors, the whole dormitory went wild!

"Holy shit?? A gold from a ten-pull?"

"How much did that cost, only 50 yuan..."

"Damn, Top Player’s gold drop rate is truly insane!"

"The best part is, for just 50 yuan you get a bunch of board skins and other lower-tier Little Heroes. Each Little Hero has its unique actions, so you can rotate through them."

"Damn, I’m so excited! I’m gonna go draw on my computer too!"

"I want the chubby dragon, the one that can beat the drum with its tail ’pong pong pa,’ it’s just too cute!"

Seeing such a high drop rate, the rest of the roommates dispersed to return to their computers, ready to spend.

While we may not have hundreds or thousands to shell out, us poor fellas and students can still get in on this.

But if it takes just fifty to a hundred yuan to draw the limited skins this session,

Even if it’s just to reward Top Player for making a great game, to show encouragement, it’s worth a splurge!

...

The same excitement unfolded at the moment "Cloud Top" completed its maintenance, nearly everywhere across Huaxia Nation, among all players interested in "Cloud Top."

Zhang Heng seized this opportunity and charged in with 200 draws for a test.

And then...

He was amazed to find,

draws were nearly enough to empty out the store.

"Guys, I’ve personally tested that around 200 draws are enough to clear out the store."

"The best optimization in Top Player’s ’Cloud Top’ monetization feature, I feel, is that you don’t draw duplicates."

"200 draws mean a solid 200 distinct items."

"I highly recommend to anyone interested in skins, or even in the drawing mechanic, to come and get your fix."