The Defiant Completed
These types of dungeons are mainly aimed at wealthy players who don't mind spending money. For these players, spending a few hundred points to buy a few pieces of equipment is much more cost-effective than painstakingly running dungeons to get equipment. However, if they only spend money to buy equipment, they feel that it doesn't show their skills. Therefore, this third type of dungeon is just what they want. They can tell others that they got the equipment themselves, without actually spending too much effort to run the dungeon. It's a win-win situation.
The Hidden Gold Vault is undoubtedly the third type of dungeon.
Da Kui concluded, "So, in summary, our mission is to let the rich overthrow us. We can resist, but we can't actually wipe them out. We just need to resist to the point where they're satisfied."
Xiao Yu was speechless for a moment. "You're talking like a prostitute."
To everyone's surprise, Da Kui nodded seriously, "In a sense, it's about the same. We both make money by making people feel good, the difference is that we don't have to pay business tax."
With Da Kui's frank confession, Xiao Yu found it difficult to say anything more.
He's never really liked game studios, and now he dislikes them even more. Although he also makes a living from games, he actually prefers the freedom of being a professional gamer, able to play games and earn money at the same time. Otherwise, with his abilities, he could easily find a job and earn just as much as he does now.
Making money by killing players and getting their equipment is completely different from making money by letting players kill players and sell their equipment.
"Don't the game companies care about the difficulty level?"
"Of course we don't care. Why should we care? You know, we have to revive every time we get knocked down by players. The daily cost of reviving a boss is no small amount of in-game currency. And players need in-game currency to buy dungeon keys. These in-game currency are also sold to the game company from time to time. You could say our game studio is practically the game company's employees. Why would they punish us? They'd be too busy supporting us."
"It seems that not joining Shadow Studio was indeed the right choice," Xiao Yu thought to himself.
Since Da Kui had already said so, he was too lazy to ask for a fight. Anyway, he wasn't really short of money, so he simply let the system manage his character, logged out of the game, and went to eat.
I'd occasionally go online to see how many teams they'd wiped out, or chat with Da Kui. Perhaps because I was bored, Da Kui, who was very talkative, would chatter away. Time would just slip by like that.
After two days of this, Xiao Yu gradually gained a better understanding of how the studio operated. However, the more he understood, the more disgusted Xiao Yu became. It was true that Shadow Dynasty Studio was very effective in manipulating the game's monster templates, and they had many ways to make money. But in a sense, they had also corrupted the game's atmosphere. Westfall was no longer a dangerous area overrun by monsters, but had become a large playground. Each dungeon was like a ride, and as long as you had money, you could fight to your heart's content and get the equipment you wanted.
The bosses in Westfall are no longer the formidable villains that players fear. Instead, they've become amusement park staff, obligated to provide excellent service to adventurers and ensure they have a satisfying and enjoyable experience so they'll keep coming back to the map to spend money.
Xiao Yu observed the situation coldly for a few days, and didn't fight many more BOSS battles. The only two he did fight ended with him wiping out all the enemies. Needless to say, no one was willing to fight him, the hidden BOSS.
It seems we can't see eye to eye after all. Xiao Yu was already thinking about just creating a new account instead of waiting until the end of the month. But as soon as he logged in that day, Da Kui rushed over anxiously, "Hurry, hurry, let's go to the Deadmines! The Ironclad Ship is ready!"
The Defiant that Xiao Yu had seen before was nearing completion, and today it was finally finished. Xiao Yu thought to himself that he didn't need to leave yet; he should at least experience the story event of bombarding Stormwind City.
Such a large-scale event is rare in games, and it should be quite exciting. Obviously, this kind of plot event can't be faked. After all, the NPCs are in charge of Stormwind City, and they won't fall for your tricks. You'll have to go all out. Imagine an ironclad warship charging into Stormwind City's harbor, wreaking havoc, and bombarding the Alliance's capital city. Just thinking about it is thrilling. Although he doesn't have a good impression of game studios, Xiao Yu has to admit that Dark Rod has really gone all out this time.
When a goblin and an ogre arrived at the Deadmines, it was already overcrowded with monsters. Xiao Yu glanced around and saw at least a thousand people. The monsters played by players and those played by NPCs were clearly different and easy to distinguish. It was obvious that most of the monsters were based on the Shadow Guild's monster templates. Xiao Yu was surprised to find that there were quite a few players using the monster templates.
At the dock, the Defiant slowly sailed out of the shipyard. Looking at the huge cannons on the Ironclad, it was really cool. On the bow, Dark Rod stood majestically against the wind in full military uniform. Behind him was Vanessa VanCleef, a red-haired beauty dressed in a pirate captain's uniform. Her tight leather armor accentuated her curvaceous figure, attracting a lot of attention.
In this game, reaching 100% affinity with an NPC triggers a romance storyline, and completing the romance storyline allows for sexual intercourse. Looking at the dashing female pirate, Xiao Yu couldn't help but sigh at Dark Rod's good fortune with women.
A certain orc. "Haha, finally succeeded."
A gnoll. "Great! Our cannons are finally about to fire!"
A goblin exclaimed, "This is awesome! As long as we bombard Stormwind City, we're definitely on the verge of taking off!"
A human bandit asked, "Boss, when are we going to attack Stormwind City?"
A certain fish-man. "Woo-la-la-la."
Only Dark Rod remained calm. He walked to the bow of the ship, gestured with his hand, and the voices of the monsters below immediately subsided.
"I understand everyone's excitement, but this ironclad warship represents a huge investment of our time and resources. It's safe to say that it will be very difficult to build a second one in the future. Therefore, we only have one chance; we can only succeed, not fail. For this reason, we must make all the necessary preparations. So today, I need to find a group of members to create civilian characters and scout the terrain in Stormwind City to determine if our plan can proceed smoothly. Members with time are welcome to join this operation, but those who join must follow orders. We will trigger the reconnaissance in one hour. Those who wish to join can register with my lieutenant Atak Rod."
He pointed to a minotaur boss behind him and said.