What happened?
Benjamin admitted that he was in a daze for a few minutes.
Is this the same thing I was just now?
He hesitated, then picked up the handle and moved it.
The group of pixels that were still busy seemed to sense his change and stopped what they were doing.
Then they quickly gathered around Benjamin and started circling him.
All sorts of fancy IDs appeared in front of him.
Most of them use real names; those who use virtual usernames like Benjamin are actually a minority.
This made his ID stand out in the crowd.
Are these all real people? Or are they all other players?
Benjamin was somewhat surprised.
While online multiplayer designs existed in past video games, they were primarily PVP battles.
This is the first time so many people have gathered together like this.
He suddenly understood the true meaning of this game.
Leveraging the new online environment, they leave their mark on this world through collaboration rather than working alone.
Just like this Donut.
When other people pass by, even if they have already left by the time they arrive, they will still see the Donut and know that someone was once here.
This—it seems—is the meaning.
Pixel War themselves are meaningless, but the presence of players gives them that missing piece.
Why draw a Donut here?
No one knows why; perhaps the first person to write it was simply doing it to pass the time.
Perhaps they saw his ID and did it on a whim.
But as more and more people gather and the shape of the Donut becomes more defined, this vague goal will become clearer and clearer.
Even without any communication, and even with less than ideal delays, there's always a slight delay before feedback reaches others.
But that's enough.
It perfectly brings out the social aspect of humanity.
Pixel War doesn't offer any gameplay, or rather, it doesn't need to at this stage.
It is a perfect platform that allows anyone (anyone who has purchased NEXUS network value-added services) to join and express their thoughts.
A one-minute cooldown may seem long, but if 10 people get together and work together, they can reduce the average cooldown to 6 seconds.
The more people involved, the faster the drawing process will be.
Benjamin was momentarily at a loss.
I wasn't even playing that just now!
These people gathered together spontaneously, and some even regarded him as their spiritual leader.
But what should we do now?
Seeing that everyone was staring at him expectantly, Benjamin thought for a moment and simply changed the color to dark brown.
Then he went to an open space next to the Donut and just tapped it.
Now that we have Donut, it wouldn't be right not to have a coffee or hot chocolate, would it?
Everyone clearly understood what he meant, and immediately switched to different colors to get busy.
What does it mean that the Donut Guild is currently the strongest force in the entire server?
Lin Lixin, who was organizing LCD patent documents, was somewhat bewildered.
To keep the server lively, Sam was constantly running around causing trouble.
He was quite happy with it.
Wandering around aimlessly, observing what others were doing, was surprisingly interesting.
It's like a small-scale social experiment.
"It means exactly what it says. I thought the Los Angeles Squad in the South would be more exciting."
Sam dragged his character around the map.
It seems like there are more and more people flocking to the Donut in the Northwest.
As their territory expands further, new players will also become part of it, whether willingly or unwillingly.
"Invincible----"
Lin Lixin chuckled to himself; he had thought that things like national flags or religious sects, which were more likely to cause conflict, would dominate.
It seems that these players haven't yet realized the necessity of the conflict.
That makes sense, considering there aren't many players right now, and this canvas, which should be cramped, is more than enough for them.
This is so boring!
"Heh heh— Sam, give them a little push."
Lin Lixin connected to the company network and tampered with Sam's account. "I've turned off your CD. Find a secluded spot and secretly draw a Japan flag. I'll push the new version's hot update to them later."
While Pixel War has attracted many players, it's uncertain how long this popularity will last.
The mission of " Pixel War " is far from over in promoting NEXUS's services.
To make it more playable, some new stimuli are needed.
Therefore, Lin Lixin specially opened a branch production line for it at the beginning of the development of " Pixel War ".
Specifically designed for the production of readable and writable optical discs.
This gives Pixel War a terrifyingly powerful trump card.
Unlike other games that rely on NX's internal memory or ROM access for saving and content expansion, Pixel War supports online updates.
Of course, only a game Pixel War, which is only a few dozen KB in size, can support such a requirement.
4:00 AM.
The streets were quiet, except for the light still on in Benjamin's living room.
The EV0 Evolution Race on TV had long since ended, and was now showing a midnight replay and post-race analysis interviews.
But Benjamin's mind wasn't on that at all.
He treated it as background music to soothe his ears.
Thanks to GAMENOVA's good connections in the music industry, even the EVO Evolution tournament benefited, with each season featuring better song selections than the last.
The ear is scratched.
There are often even famous bands performing to warm up the crowd.
Hanging it there in the dark even gives you the feeling of being at a music festival.
"There are two other groups of players in the south too—that's interesting. I wonder what they'll draw."
Benjamin had noticed another group of players in the distance not long ago.
They don't seem to have any intention of joining their side.
However, he didn't seem to care much.
Controlling his character, he arrived at an area that was still under construction.
The numbers 0-9 are drawn here in sequence.
These numbers are arranged in a row, followed by a dense array of pixels of various colors.
This is a new project initiated by Benjamin.
Given the increasing number of players here, the constant lack of communication capabilities is indeed prone to causing problems.
To make management more stable, they need to find a way to make contact.
After some thought, Benjamin decided to use this method to allow people to leave their numbers.
Mark each number in sequence, and the person responsible for recording will then use the color to identify the different numbers.
If you do this a few times, at least those who are more proactive and have a better reputation in the team will be brought together.