A Double Standard in Action

Infinite Games Company.

The fact that Omnipotent God had been delisted was now set in stone, leaving the senior executives feeling incredibly despondent.

The decision to trade the Infinite Games Company for the in-game resources of Omnipotent God was already difficult for them to accept; it could even be said that they had gambled their existing interests on the future.

However, what they hadn't expected was that Wonder Studio would ignore them completely from start to finish.

This was an outcome they had never imagined.

With Omnipotent God now delisted, their meeting agenda shifted from discussing how to cooperate with Wonder Studio to planning the future of the Infinite Game Platform and how to undergo a transformation.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door.

As the executives exchanged puzzled glances, the conference room door was pushed open, and the head of the platform's operations and maintenance department spoke with an urgent expression:

"Something has happened to the platform!"

Meanwhile, in the comments sections of major gaming forums.

They were flooded with posts from furious Omnipotent God players.

[Omnipotent God players on the march: Trash platform, oppressing indie studios. Boss Jiang is utterly shameless and devoid of conscience, stopping at nothing for profit. Ptooey.]

[Omnipotent God players on the march: I'd heard before that major gaming companies had been screwed over by the Infinite Game Platform, but because of the platform's special status, they all dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak. But this time, they've oppressed the game I love, so I have to stand up and speak out today!]

[Omnipotent God players on the march: Everyone, let's boycott the Infinite Game Platform! That dog-money Boss Jiang has ruined so many good games. If Omnipotent God falls because of this persecution, I'm not letting you off!]

[Omnipotent God players on the march: The game wasn't even developed by the Infinite Game Platform; they just provided a platform, yet they have the nerve to take a 15% cut of recharge revenue. I knew about this, but I didn't think much of it before. Now that they've gotten Omnipotent God delisted, I'm going to tear the Infinite Game Platform a new one!]

[Unscrupulous capitalist Boss Jiang stifles innovation. To consolidate the interests of the Infinite Platform, he wantonly persecutes innovative game studios. Besides Omnipotent God, I bet many other studios were persecuted—either acquired or forced to delist—we just didn't notice. Once again, screw the Infinite Game Platform!]

The forum-bombing campaign initiated by Omnipotent God players quickly swept across the entire Infinite Game Platform.

Their presence was felt in every major gaming discussion board.

The content of their posts was filled with angry denunciations of the Infinite Game Platform, while simultaneously speaking up for Wonder Studio.

This wave of heat made many players who hadn't yet encountered Omnipotent God aware of the game's existence.

Confused players posted inquiries in the forums, wanting to understand the specific details of the incident.

As rumors spread, different versions of why Omnipotent God was delisted from the Infinite Game Platform began to appear across the forums.

The "relatively normal" version: Because Omnipotent God had huge potential, it was targeted by the Infinite Game Platform for acquisition. Wonder Studio refused, and the platform forcibly delisted it to curb the game's growth.

The "ethical" version: The boss of Wonder Studio slept with Boss Jiang's wife, causing Boss Jiang to ban Omnipotent God in a fit of rage and issue an industry-wide kill order, vowing to suppress any company that cooperated with Wonder Studio.

The "cyberpunk" version: The head of Wonder Studio accidentally discovered that Boss Jiang of the Infinite Game Platform was actually an alien, and that the platform was built to rule humanity. Thus, Wonder Studio chose to break free from the platform's control and prepared to create a new platform to fight the Great Demon King Jiang.

There were also Cthulhu versions, fantasy versions, and more...

The reasons for Omnipotent God's delisting became increasingly bizarre as players passed them around.

But the players' anger was real.

Believing that the Infinite Game Platform had persecuted Wonder Studio, they channeled their rage into text, trashing the Infinite Game Platform and Boss Jiang in every forum.

At this moment, the newly appointed Jiang Ming and the retired Boss Jiang were caught in the crossfire.

The situation escalated rapidly, and the uninstallation rate of the Infinite Game Platform reached over 700,000 within a short time.

Although the vast majority of these were Omnipotent God players—and they uninstalled the platform primarily because the game had moved elsewhere and they, as loyal fans, naturally followed—the Infinite Game Platform saw that letting the public opinion continue to ferment would clearly lead to trouble.

An hour later, the Infinite Game Platform released an official announcement to clarify the situation.

They stated that the delisting of Omnipotent God was Wonder Studio's own choice, that they had tried to persuade them to stay, but were unsuccessful, and that no such persecution as described by netizens had occurred.

However, the announcement had absolutely no effect.

The comments under the announcement post were filled with "warm greetings" from Omnipotent God players.

The players firmly believed that the content of the clarification was inconsistent with the facts and did not believe that Wonder Studio would voluntarily leave the Infinite Game Platform; they were certain it must have been persecution.

Public opinion leaned entirely toward Wonder Studio, and the platform's explanation was seen by Omnipotent God players as nothing more than sophistry.

Facing a situation that was spiraling out of control, the helpless Infinite Game Platform finally chose to publish the contents of the emails from the platform's GM account.

With the exception of the final email regarding the sale of the game platform in exchange for Divine Power, all other emails were published as screenshots in the latest announcement post.

After reading the latest post, the previously outraged players were stunned.

Only then did they realize that the Infinite Game Platform had truly tried to keep Omnipotent God, even going so far as to humbly offer a series of generous conditions in hopes of establishing a partnership with Wonder Studio.

As it turned out, Wonder Studio hadn't even replied, remaining cold and aloof to the extreme.

After learning the truth, the attitude of the Omnipotent God players shifted.

But it was not the shift the Infinite Game Platform had wanted.

The replies under the announcement post were now filled with the players' awe at Wonder Studio's decision.

"Wonder Studio is legendary! They straight-up ignored the Infinite Company's collaboration offer. As expected of the studio that created Omnipotent God, all I can say is 'nice'."

"Good grief, I'm speechless. Wonder Studio actually dared to reject a collaboration invitation from the Infinite Game Platform. I'm impressed, truly impressed!"

"They've got personality, I love it! I adore Omnipotent God, thumbs up for Wonder Studio!"

"Ignoring profit just to focus on making games with heart—Wonder Studio's vision is on a level the Infinite Company can't touch. It's better for them to launch their own platform. I'm heading out first to check out the new platform!"

The comment section beneath the announcement post turned into a massive display of double standards.

From initially accusing the Infinite Game Platform of persecuting Wonder Studio, to praising Wonder Studio for their vision and foresight once the truth came out.

The players of Omnipotent God used their own actions to define what it meant to have double standards.