When I write a bug it becomes the core gameplay.

Chapter 591 A Test for Players
“I’ve already finished this storyline, so doesn’t that mean my hero will never be able to unlock this special ability again?

“Don’t do that kind of thing!

"I've spent a lot of money on this account, and I have a lot of feelings for it. I can't just sell it and buy a new one, right? Although this game has a good account retention rate...

“Oh, yes, there are also plot restorations and plot revisits.

"Hurry, I hope the plot review can save me! You must come as soon as possible, otherwise I will have to play all the plots from beginning to end!"

Many players are in the same situation as Teacher Ding.

Judging from Zhuge Jun's video, if the hero wants to bring out the special abilities of the first generation, there is only one way. Once the plot is completed, the abilities are taken back and it will never be possible to bring them out again.

Although you can sell your account and buy a new one, most people are still unwilling to sell it because they have become attached to their account.

However, at this time, the restoration and review of the plot have come into play again.

If there is no such system, players really have no other choice but to buy an account or start over.

But now, there is a chance that you will randomly come across this plot when revisiting the plot.

If you get it randomly, everyone is happy. If you are unlucky and never get it, you can choose to restore the plot and go through all the plots from beginning to end.

No matter what, it can still be remedied after missing it, which makes Lecturer Ding feel more at ease.

If it really doesn't work, you can always find someone else to do the liver for you! As long as the result is not irreversible, it's fine.

And Zhuge Jun’s video hasn’t ended yet.

In the first half, he introduced the bug in detail, or the triggering method of the special mechanism, and in the second half, he returned to his old business and conducted an in-depth analysis of this mechanism and related plots.

This can be considered a kind of prediction.

Because when the specific mechanism was discussed in the first half, many viewers raised questions in the barrage.

"How can there be such a heaven-defying mechanism?"

"This is obviously a bug. The programmers are too focused on the details! They know that they can't choose the rocks that are on fire, but they can choose the rocks that are not on fire?"

"What the hell, can't you just give the hero abilities to the players? Why do you have to take off your pants to fart?"

"…I have to rerun the plot again. I am really impressed!"

Although some players were happy to find that they could bring out the hero's special skills, many others were a little unhappy because it would be troublesome to go through the story again.

Zhuge Jun seemed to have predicted the reaction of the barrage in advance and gave a full explanation in the subsequent content of the video.

“Obviously, this is a mechanism deliberately designed by Against the Heavens, and it is closely aligned with the plot of the game!
"So, how do we explain these doubts? Let's look at them one by one.

“First, why can’t you grab the lava rock when it’s on fire, but can you grab it again after it’s out?

"I think this makes perfect sense. Because when the lava blocks are burning, they are attached with the strong fire elemental power of the Deep Flame Demon. The strength of this fire exceeds the ice element or water element that the hero can use, so it cannot be extinguished or controlled.

“However, the Queen of Domination’s ice elemental power is also strong ice, so it can extinguish the strong fire on the lava stone.

“Once the strong fire is extinguished, they will turn into ordinary stones, and the brave can naturally grasp them and use the power of water element to glue them together.

"When the Deep Flame Demon appears again, it will once again activate the strong fire elemental power of these stones. So when these stones hit the Queen of Domination, the strong fire will react with the strong ice to melt, causing extremely high basic numerical damage and multiplier damage.

“If a hero accidentally touches it in the field, he will suffer extremely high damage, so it is completely reasonable for this thing to cause even higher damage to the boss.

"Secondly, why would the authorities deliberately design such a mechanism to determine whether players can bring the special abilities of the first generation out of the story mode?
“Many players think that this is the official intention to disgust people, but I don’t think so.

“Because this is obviously a test for the players, not only testing their understanding of the hero’s special techniques and elemental reaction mechanisms, but also testing their understanding of the plot.

“To be more precise, this should be considered an Easter egg. Even if it is not triggered, it will not cause the game to be unplayable. It is more of a sense of satisfaction.”

Listening to Zhuge Jun's explanation, Lecturer Ding's brows gradually relaxed.

You know what, the more I listen, the more I think it does make sense!
First of all, let’s be clear: if the heroes permanently activate these special abilities, will this bring any fundamental improvements or changes to the players’ gaming experience?

Actually not.

Although the hero can continue to use gameplay such as Justice from Heaven in the big world, as mentioned before, the damage value of this gameplay is actually not high.

In the big world, it exists at most as a way to entertain oneself.

For ordinary players, even if this mode is activated, it may only be fresh for two or three days, or even only a few hours, and they will soon go back to the old way of playing.

So as Zhuge Jun said, this gameplay is more like some kind of easter egg rather than a very intense advanced gameplay.

So, why does this Easter egg have to be activated in such a harsh way?

Because this is a test for players, a test on their understanding of elemental reactions.

In the plot, the player plays the role of a hero of this generation, who can only control a single elemental force at the beginning. After traveling through the nine kingdoms and activating all the elemental forces, they successfully obtain the same ability as the previous generation of heroes. If, in the final battle, the player does not realize that the lava stone can be used to attack the Queen of Domination, it means that the player's understanding of this mechanism is very shallow, and the hero has elemental force but no matching IQ.

In this case, you can only consume a large amount of elemental power to defeat the enemy.

But if the hero consciously "uses his own spear to attack his own shield", and notices that he can use a special mechanism to attack the Queen of Domination with the lava blocks of the Deep Flame Demon, it means that the hero played by the player not only has the same elemental power as the previous generation of heroes, but also has the same combat wisdom.

Therefore, the final boss can be killed at a low cost and this special elemental force mechanism can be preserved.

So, using lava blocks can instantly kill the Queen of Domination and skip the second and third stages of the boss. Is this reasonable?

It doesn't make sense at first glance, but from the perspective of the plot, it can be explained inexplicably.

Because during the final battle, the Queen of Domination and the Demon of Deep Flame have become deeply bound together, and these two bosses share health points.

The health bar displayed in the game is not actually the boss's entire health bar.

When fighting with the conventional method, once the health bar shown on the screen is used up, the boss will enter the second stage.

However, because the damage caused by the special elemental reaction effect of the lava blocks was too high, it directly emptied the boss's health bar. Therefore, the two bosses were killed instantly before they could even enter the second stage.

Naturally, the settlement mechanism of the third stage will not be triggered, and the hero's special status will not be taken back.

In addition, the authorities deliberately concealed this mechanism, for example, making the burning lava blocks unselectable, or deliberately designing the window period of the entire operation to be very short, only a few seconds.

But this can also be understood as a test for the brave:

Do you only have elemental power, or do you also have an extremely keen sense of combat and a full understanding of the mechanism of elemental power?
This will determine whether you have truly reached the level of the previous generation of heroes.

If you can surpass yourself, then you have traveled to the nine countries, mastered all the elemental powers, and proved that you have reached the level of the legendary heroes of the previous generation; if you can't do it, it only means that you are indeed only fit to be a camera, so you should continue to be a camera!
……

After watching the video, Lecturer Ding's frown gradually relaxed.

“…That really makes sense.

"Okay, I reflect on myself. I am indeed not an excellent hero...

"Let's see if this episode's plot review can just follow this main plot. If not, then we'll have to restore the plot and experience the hero's mental journey again."

Many times, the game mechanics haven't changed and are still troublesome, but if a more reasonable explanation is given in conjunction with the plot, it will not be so difficult for players to accept.

I did feel that the battle in the main storyline was lacking something.

Although the scene is large, the special effects are sufficient, and the boss's mechanism is complex enough, the hero can only give up his special abilities and consume a lot of elemental power to solve the problem, which still makes the players somewhat unhappy.

And now, players have discovered another ending, and it inexplicably echoes the previous plot!
Although it’s still a bit troublesome, I feel better for some reason.

Just think of it as a more troublesome achievement or easter egg, you will still feel a sense of accomplishment after completing it.

As for whether this is a mechanism or a bug?

Isn't this nonsense? It must be a mechanism!

Anyone who thinks this is still a bug and it’s all just coincidence definitely has some mental problems.

On this point, the "bug faction" and "mechanism faction" on the Internet have reached a rare consensus. Even the most extreme bug faction finds it difficult to persevere.

……

night.

Lilith's face was dark, and her twin ponytails were about to fly up into the sky in anger.

"Gu Fan!!

“Don’t tell me this is still a bug!
“Anyone who thinks this is a bug and all coincidence definitely has some mental problems!

"Do I look like I have a mental problem? Aaah!"

Judging from Lilith's expression, she is very angry now, very angry.

This is not surprising. After all, the bug this time does seem a bit too forced. No matter how eloquent Gu Fan is, or how much he analyzes the underlying principles of the code, it is difficult to explain it.

But Gu Fan was not panicked. Although his facial expression was serious, he was actually very relaxed inside.

Anyway, it wasn't him who did it, so why should he panic?

Even if there is a fault, it is the liver emperor's fault.

"Boss Li, don't worry, I'll analyze it first. After the analysis, we'll go find the Liver Emperor and ask for punishment!"

(End of this chapter)