You promised it would be a free game, but now your screen is full of in-app purchase prompts?

After watching for a while, Chen Feng left Bao Ge's live stream.

After searching through the pages of many top streamers in the gaming section, I entered a live stream room called "Teacher Piao".

"Don't worry about Bao Ge's playing techniques!"

"Let me put it this way: I bought the same gift packs he bought, and I played the beta version of the game just as he did. My progress can't possibly be worse than his!"

On the live stream interface.

While purchasing all the gift packs that popped up, Teacher Piao also answered questions from viewers in the live stream.

Many people in the live stream said that his understanding of the game was not as good as Bao Ge's, which he was very dissatisfied with.

He could accept that he's not as good as Xiao Dingdang, since Xiao Dingdang did show exceptional operational talent in the early stages of the closed beta.

But he disagreed with the suggestion that he was inferior to Brother Bao.

Back then, Bao Ge was just like him, relying entirely on spending money to clear the game, without demonstrating any skill.

……

These top streamers were all veteran players who had played the beta version of the game, and they had experience with a large part of the early stages.

So the journey was easy for them.

At the same time, Piao Laoshi bought all the gift packs that popped up, regardless of their type.

Playing this new game is just like playing a hacked version; it's incredibly easy.

Seeing this, some viewers in the live stream couldn't stand it anymore.

Holy crap! Is this how you play the game?

[It's all about throwing money at it. We're working so hard to beat the game, and you just buy all the available plants in half an hour, making the experience completely unenjoyable for us.]

[Exactly! I strongly suggest that Fengyun Games close the recharge portal. This is extremely unfair to us ordinary players!]

[Exactly! Why is it that everyone is playing the same game, but the experience is completely different?]

Actually, this sentiment already existed during the initial closed beta testing.

However, during the closed beta, most players didn't have accounts and were just watching from a spectator's perspective, so not many people talked about it.

Now that everyone's playing this game, the way people like Piao Laoshi (a popular streamer) spend all their money on in-game purchases has instantly aroused the envy of many.

Upon seeing these comments, Teacher Piao, who was "striving" to fight the zombies, instantly changed his expression.

Anyway, the number of rapid-fire pea shooters he had planted was more than enough to deal with the zombies in this level, so he simply stopped managing his garden.

He immediately adopted a serious expression and started arguing with the viewers who had posted those comments in the live stream:

"First of all, we're playing the same game, but the experience is different because I spent money!"

"This was originally a free game. Fengyun Games has already made it available for free. What else do you want to say?"

"People make games to make money too. They considered that it's not easy for everyone to earn money, so they created this brand new game system so that everyone can experience such a fun game for free."

"As for us spending money, that's our own business, and it's none of your concern."

"If you don't like watching this, I suggest you turn left after you leave."

"Besides, I got this great gaming experience by spending real money, not by using cheats. What's wrong with that?"

"If you're really not convinced, you can also spend money in the game and have the same experience as me."

"How you want to play with this thing is your own choice, what's there to complain about?"

Teacher Piao usually has a very good temper and doesn't usually have conflicts with fans during his live streams.

But this time, he really couldn't stand some of the comments in the live stream.

These guys are just sour grapes.

Conversely, not all viewers in the live stream shared this view.

In fact, only a small percentage of players have this kind of jealousy. The vast majority of people are normal and do not have this kind of resentment or envy towards the rich.

On the contrary, everyone thinks that the way Piao Laoshi and his friends play looks really fun.

Most players don't have the money to splurge like that, but watching others play like that is very exciting.

Upon hearing Piao Laoshi's rebuttal, all the players with normal values ​​stood up to express their opinions.

Yeah, they can play however they want, what's it to you?

[They earned their money little by little, without spending your money, so why are you interfering with how they recharge!]

[During the closed beta, Piao Laoshi's top supporter publicly stated that he would spend one million yuan to buy everything in the game's in-game store. He's rich and can play however he wants. What's it to you?]

This group of people is quite funny.

[To put it bluntly, it's just sour grapes! They don't have the money to recharge, and they're bad at the game, unable to pass several levels. Then they see others easily clearing levels and feel resentful. There are people like that everywhere.]

[Hahaha! I failed twice in a row, then spent six yuan to buy a first-time recharge gift pack, and guess what? I passed immediately! The experience after recharging is so awesome!]

I was determined to play for free and not spend a single penny, but on the very first day, I'd already spent over a hundred yuan...

[Bro, what did you buy with your hundred-plus yuan? I'm thinking of depositing some money to try it out, but I don't know how to buy the most cost-effective items.]

[If it's a little over a hundred yuan, it'll definitely be for the first top-up, then monthly or quarterly cards!]

[Yes! I saw Big Monkey say before that buying these things offers the best value for money when you're on a tight budget!]

[System notification: User Chen Feng from Fengyun Games has sent 10 Super Rockets]

Hi everyone, as I always say, it's just a game. Play it however you want; there's no need to compare yourself to others.

The core concept behind Fengyun Games' launch of this free-to-play game is to allow everyone to have free games to play.

[What Teacher Piao said is very true. We also need to make money. To be honest, and I won't hide it, our company has dozens of employees to support, so we definitely need some way to make money.]

However, all in-game purchases are entirely voluntary, and we hope everyone will view this matter rationally.

……

Just as the viewers in the live stream were arguing about this, a special effect of ten super rockets suddenly appeared in the live stream.

It completely blocked the entire live stream screen, making it very obvious.

Meanwhile, many viewers in the live stream also noticed the content posted by the account "Fengyun Games Chen Feng".

Then many viewers got excited.

Holy crap! Is this really CEO Chen from Fengyun?!

What? President Chen actually came?!

[Hahahaha! My idol, Teacher Piao, truly lives up to his reputation as a top streamer! Even CEO Chen from Fengyun is watching Teacher Piao's stream!]

[Isn't Fengyun Games just a makeshift operation? A small company. Chen Feng's net worth isn't even comparable to a streamer of Piao Laoshi's caliber. There's nothing to be proud of.]

[Brother, have a bigger vision! After Plants vs. Zombies comes out, Mr. Chen's net worth will skyrocket!]

[Correct! Let's wait and see. In three months at the latest, Mr. Chen's net worth will be completely different from what it is now!]

[Mr. Chen, you're awesome! What were you thinking when you created a game like Plants vs. Zombies?]

[Mr. Chen, will your company continue to make this type of free-to-play game?]

Could you make a free shooting game? I love shooting!

……

After realizing that this was the real Chen Feng from Fengyun Games, the live stream room erupted in excitement once again.

It was because Chen Feng casually posted a few bullet comments that his personal account gained thousands of followers in a short period of time.

It is evident that the vast majority of players still hold Chen Feng in high esteem and admiration for his free-to-play games.

If he continues to release games like this, the era where you have to pay to play games may be coming to an end.

In the future, everyone will be able to choose whether or not to spend money on games; you can play games without spending any money either...

"Oh! Mr. Chen is here?"

Teacher Piao naturally noticed the obvious gift effect.

Upon realizing that this was the real President Chen, a look of surprise flashed across Teacher Piao's face:

"Hello Mr. Chen! Welcome, welcome! Thank you for the ten super fires, Mr. Chen!"

"By the way, Mr. Chen, I'm a top streamer. If I recharge a little more, could you give me that limited-edition Peashooter skin?"

"Holy crap! The futuristic Pea Mech is so cool! After seeing it in the promotional video, I really wanted one!"

It's not hard to tell from the hopeful expression on Teacher Piao's face.

He really wanted this thing.

However, it is said that there are only 100 of these items available in the entire region. They will be given to the top 100 players in the ranked matches after the server opens for a week.

Although Teacher Piao believes he has spent a lot of money on in-game purchases and has years of experience understanding the game, getting into the top 100 shouldn't be a problem.

But as I said before, there are too many rich and powerful people in Daxia.

He spends a lot of money, but there will definitely be someone who spends even more.

It's hard to say whether he can get into the top 100 when the rankings start.

Anyone who has played the test server of this game knows this.

In the early stages, the differences between everyone are not significant, but after the fifth stage, fused plants will appear.

Then there are the feeding system and the enhancement system, and that's when the real difference becomes apparent.

A perfectly crafted high-level plant can even instantly kill a Gargantuar, which is quite terrifying.

To create these things, spending money isn't enough; you also need a lot of luck.

If you're even slightly unlucky, you won't be able to get ahead no matter how much money you spend.

So, Teacher Piao thought that if he could get one for free, that would be quite comfortable.

But as soon as he said that, he saw Chen Feng's reply in the live chat.

【No way! It's a limited edition, and that means it. If I give you one, other streamers and big spenders will ask me to give them to them too. Am I supposed to give them to them or not?】

If everything is given away by then, the value of this thing won't be as high.

To maintain the value of game items, they must be truly limited in quantity and the rules must be followed.

However, we might later release an official trading platform for Plants vs. Zombies.

[At that time, everyone will be able to trade in-game items on the trading platform...]

……

"Trading game items?"

Upon hearing this, Teacher Piao became instantly excited.