Origin Altar.
Qi Sheng turned his attention away from the forum.
The appearance of the leveling service was, naturally, something he had approved.
He had also considered the question of player growth.
Would launching the leveling service affect the player development system? That was something he needed to assess.
After all, gaining experience through practical combat was an important part of the player camp's growth system.
If the leveling service became too popular, it might produce a batch of "puffed-up" players with high levels and combat strength, but little practical experience.
That would seriously affect their performance when they eventually faced the peak battlefield.
To that end, he had Guidance evaluate the pros and cons.
In the end, it found that the benefits far outweighed the drawbacks.
Guidance had forecast the future direction of the leveling service. For the vast majority of players, it would be little more than a novelty.
Players who had truly experienced growing stronger through hunting and enjoyed combat would become hooked on the physical feedback each successful hunt brought.
That was, absorbing the monster energy refined by Hyperdimension.
This was also the main reason hunting had always occupied the top spot on the gameplay popularity rankings.
Players who had experienced it would find it hard to tolerate giving someone else control of their bodies for long.
Moreover, the sense of accomplishment from personally defeating monsters and enemies, along with the thrill of breaking through in a life-or-death moment, simply couldn't be replaced by an easy victory. In essence, leveling services were somewhat like the "Cloud Player" mode many players had experienced before they became players themselves.
The difference was that one meant watching other players grow, while the other meant watching your own account grow.
So, after trying the leveling service, the vast majority of