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

"There's nothing to lament."

"With so little money, I'll just deposit it and enjoy it for a while, so I can be among the first to experience the paid fun of this game."

Despite the reminders from his viewers in the live stream, Bao Ge seemed completely unconcerned.

So far, he has only spent a little over a hundred yuan, which is nothing to him.

But this little bit of money can bring a different kind of enjoyment and even create some entertainment value for a live stream, so why not?

"Brothers, to make sure everyone enjoys watching, if any new bundles become available for purchase, I'll buy them all!"

"If you enjoyed this, please follow and like it!"

Without hesitation, Brother Bao clicked to recharge and bought the limited-time gift pack worth 68 yuan.

Subsequently, Bao Ge discovered new ways to spend money in the newly appeared shop system after passing the second level.

You can directly buy silver coins with money.

You can buy 100 silver coins for 10 yuan.

Without the slightest hesitation, Brother Bao rushed in with 1,000 yuan to buy 10,000 silver coins, acquiring all the plant seeds he could currently purchase.

This extravagant act immediately drew cheers of "Awesome!" from the viewers in the live stream.

Holy crap! Those rich people are so evil! Who plays games like this?!

[Dude, what's the difference between this gameplay and cheating?]

His method of playing is essentially legal cheating.

Players who don't spend money are legitimate players; his playstyle is essentially cheating, albeit legally by the official channels!

[You guys are just being sour. There's a price to pay for all that fun they can have.]

If you have money, play however you want; if you don't, focus on your skills and use strategy to win!

……

Bao Ge's spending money to acquire all the items has truly opened a new world for the audience.

This was the first time they had ever seen a game played in this way.

"Alright guys, let's move on to the third level!"

After thoroughly researching the functions of all the newly purchased plants, Bao Ge excitedly clicked to enter the third main story level.

After passing the first two levels, he was basically able to accept the terrifying atmosphere in the game.

Or to put it another way.

If you encountered a wild wolf in the wild, you'd probably be so scared you'd wet yourself.

But if you were holding a Gatling gun, you wouldn't be afraid of a wolf, let alone a single wolf, or even a pack of wolves.

This is what is known as the fear of insufficient firepower.

With enough firepower, I can take down even a god, let alone a zombie!

In the time that followed, Bao Ge perfectly demonstrated to the world for the first time what it means to be a pay-to-win player.

After planting the first sunflower, Bao Ge immediately dumped a bag of super fertilizer onto it.

After receiving the super fertilizer boost, the sunflower's performance was significantly enhanced for a certain period of time.

The sunlight that used to be produced only once every 15 seconds now jumps every few seconds, an efficiency that is simply amazing.

Holy crap! Is this even the same game compared to before?!

[This is a real sunflower, it's practically spitting out sunlight!]

I'm getting a little envious!

When will they finally release that public beta?! I really want to play!

[Haha, guys, I just spent 8,500 yuan on a beta test account. I'm going to go test it out for you guys! Bye!]

Those damn rich people!

【The rich are so evil!】

[Any brothers who haven't gotten a beta test access code yet and want to sell their accounts? I'll offer 9,000 for one...]

……

While the viewers in the live stream were exclaiming "Awesome!", Bao Ge in the game interface had already begun his utterly inhuman performance.

In just over a minute, he generously poured four bags of super fertilizer onto four sunflowers, reaping nearly a thousand rays of sunlight in a very short time.

If the game were played normally, an average player would probably have just finished planting four sunflowers by now, and wouldn't even have started planting any offensive plants yet.

But now Brother Bao has planted two consecutive Peashooter plants, which is because the seeds have a cooldown period.

Then, as soon as the free Puff-shrooms are ready, he immediately provides them.

Then two nuts have been planted in the front row.

There's also the Butter Shooter, which Bao Ge also tried planting.

However, the effect of this thing disappointed Bao Ge somewhat:

"Brothers, this Butter Shooter isn't very useful. Maybe it's just a targeted item, but it's not very useful at the moment."

"When you play in the future, try not to use the silver coins you just earned to buy the Butter Shooter. Instead, try to get the Rapid Fire Peashooter first. That thing is simply a god in the early game!"

"For those who don't spend money, be careful with your silver coins in the early game. Of course, for those who do spend money, buy whatever you want."

As expected of a professional gamer and streamer who has played for many years, his understanding of the game is extremely fast.

In less than half an hour, Bao Ge had already figured out many details of the game and could offer some very correct suggestions based on his experience of playing for more than 20 minutes. He was really impressive.

However, the third level was no challenge for Bao Ge, who was already familiar with the game and had spent a lot of money on in-game purchases.

I originally wanted to test how well the nuts could defend themselves.

As a result, because the rapid-fire Peashooter is so powerful at this stage, the ordinary zombies on the other side can't even get to the area where the nuts are planted before they fall down.

It wasn't until a large wave of zombies arrived that some zombies finally managed to reach the nut's position.

But it only managed two bites before being devoured by the dense barrage of peas.

Even after the final wave of zombies ended, the nut still hadn't been gnawed into its second form with a gap on its head.

This game truly exemplifies utter inhumanity...

"This is awesome! This is awesome, guys!"

"I've never played a game like this before! This game is absolutely amazing!"

"I've seen some guys say that I play like I'm cheating, but that feeling is completely different from cheating."

"Cheating ruins the game experience, but to be honest, I'm not showing off my wealth, nor do I mean it in any way."

"This is the model; if you're willing to spend a little money to buy items, you can have a really comfortable experience, definitely better than playing without spending any money!"

"You can also think about it differently. Normally, if you want to buy a game like this, you definitely can't get it for less than four or five hundred yuan."

"But this game is free for you to play. Just think of it as spending the money you would have spent on the game to exchange for in-game items. It's not even worth four or five hundred yuan."

"Just like when I started, a 6 yuan first recharge, a 30 yuan monthly card, and a 90 yuan quarterly card are all you need to have a blast!"

In just half an hour, Bao Ge was completely engrossed in it and couldn't extricate himself.

[Hey Monkey, the S6 season of the chaotic battle mode updates tomorrow, are you still planning to play?]

[Hahaha! I remember some people were saying that the new season starts tomorrow and we'll be getting our rankings!]

"What's the point of playing anymore! I need to focus on studying Plants vs. Zombies these days; I heard they'll be adding a ranking system when they launch the open beta!"

"Brothers, just wait and see, your Brother Bao is going to take the top spot in the national server!"

I checked the official website, and there will be several leaderboards after the public beta launch.

There are various leaderboards, including a challenge leaderboard, a wealth leaderboard, and a combat power leaderboard. There are quite a few of them.

Anyone can brag. You can spend money on in-game purchases, but other big streamers can too. Just watch, the competition will be fierce!

[Brothers, I just went out to check, and Piao Laoshi is playing this game too! He's playing with all the in-game gift packs, buying every single one he sees! Just as inhumanly extravagant!]

"Then the competition will be very fierce!"

There are already quite a few wealthy people in our country. For them, becoming stronger simply by spending money is much easier than honing their skills. The competition will be incredibly fierce!

[Who cares? This game is free to play anyway, so I'm not spending any money. I'll play it for free! This will make the game company lose a fortune!]

Seriously, bro, if you can get a ranking without spending money, you're a true top-tier tech pro!

……

"Who cares who he is! Brothers, get this straight, while spending money can be very effective in this game, it's not entirely about spending money!"

Seeing the chaotic comments from viewers in the live stream, Bao Ge quickly explained:

"Technology plays an equally important role!"

"If everyone buys all the gift packs, then the difference will become apparent in who has a better understanding of the game and better operational skills."

"To put it bluntly, if your skills are good enough, you can probably surpass many players who spend money but have poor reflexes, even without spending any money!"

Although this game mode of playing for free and spending money to buy items has never appeared before.

But based on Bao Ge's many years of experience playing games, that's how he sees it!

……

the other side.

In the live stream room of a game streamer with over a million followers.

More than 8,000 viewers watched with smiles on their faces as the streamer made those embarrassing mistakes.

[Hahahaha, you idiot! Another zombie is coming to the bot lane! If you don't stop, it'll be gone!]

[This is hilarious! I've watched several streamers play Plants vs. Zombies, and you're the first one to use your only silver coin to buy a squid. That's top-notch understanding!]

To be fair, the Squash is actually quite strong, but it's not very effective in the early game.

[As Bao Ge has analyzed, the squash plant is specifically used to clear out high-level zombies in the later stages of the game; it's useless against groups of ordinary zombies in the early game.]

……

But no matter how much the viewers in the live stream complained, the streamer named Eggplant didn't care at all.

It's not that I don't care, it's just that I'm too busy handling the in-game controls to have the energy to watch the comments.

The problems in the game right now have overloaded his brain, and he can't react at all.

"Holy crap! I'm done playing! My cabinet moved!!!"

As if hearing some noise, Eggplant suddenly shuddered, then decisively removed the AR virtual device from its head and let out a long sigh of relief.