Chapter 2 Ranking
In the bright and spacious bedroom, Wei Miao took off her black helmet and sat up from the soft big bed.
The sunlight passes through the trees and window sills, casting mottled shadows on the black and white checkered sheets. There is a row of exquisite figures standing on the desk, and 3D projections of famous VR game masterpieces are projected on the floor.
The mirror on the dressing table reflected a girl with a lazy look. She has medium-long hair that just reaches her shoulders, with slightly curled ends. Her facial features may seem ordinary at first glance, but after a long look, she has a small and delicate look. Her black hair makes her skin tone fairer.
Wei Miao was wearing pink bunny pajamas and was in a daze for a while before getting ready to really get up.
After eating, she returned to the bedroom, held her mobile phone, logged into a game platform account, wrote down her thoughts on the game "Masquerade", and posted updates.
She is a game anchor. She keeps her face hidden due to her skills and has hundreds of thousands of fans. However, her old fans heard her voice like she was awake and speculated whether she was a otaku with a weak kidney.
Wei Miao smiled disdainfully at the attacks from old fans.
Game anchoring is a little-known side job of hers. Her main job is to be an inconspicuous clerk in her family's company. Except for the supervisor, no one knows that she is related to the chairman.
Her brother started his own business and is now the CEO of a listed company. Her cousin, who is two years younger than her, went abroad to study at a top university. My cousin is the chairman's right-hand man. My cousin is a well-known artist, and an oil painting can fetch a good price.
Among the younger generations of the family, regardless of her side job, she seems to be the only one living in poverty.
The Wei family is a well-known family in the local province A. There are many talents in the family, and the elites of the younger generations are seriously involved. Due to the large size of the family, there are three aunts and four aunts. Although I am a successful person, I don’t forget to compare them. Their respective heirs.
When Wei Miao was a child, she witnessed her brother breaking down and crying halfway through his Mathematical Olympiad homework. The first thing his parents did when they came into the room was to scold him for not being able to endure hardship. A man will not shed tears easily. Only by studying hard can he win. In the future, if you look at the children of relatives next door, they will win various competition awards at a young age.
So while other children were playing with toys, her brother was rushing to piano class; while other children were watching cartoons, he was watching the news; while Wei Miao was pulling teddy bears, he was making models...< br>
My childhood Wei Miao watched emo, and decided to stay away from the cruel involution whirlpool. I have been a salty fish since I was a child, and I have always left three points of strength in my work. I can lie down but never sit down, and I can be mediocre but never stand out.
You can push geniuses to compete against the same top players, but for an "ordinary person", when he can only look up at the dust, no one will want to let him chase the stars.
Thus, Wei Miao was able to withdraw from the endless ranks of comparisons, grow up smoothly, get involved in a game that everyone regarded as unprofessional, and become a host.
In a short period of time, her article "On the Possibility of Beginners' Guide to Choosing a Straight Road" has received hundreds of likes and replies.
“The Beginner’s Guide throws out a cruel multiple-choice question, but most people in the game are just the opposite of reality. They will pursue a sense of moral satisfaction that they cannot experience in reality-choose the straight path and self-centeredness. Sacrifice.”
“The other reason is that players are limited in pain experience in ordinary VR. With the mentality that players share the joys and sorrows with themselves - everyone dies together, it is inevitable to underestimate the claim of complete immersion. 100% pain simulation. I believe that friends who are very comfortable will try their best to avoid death in the game.”
"In the trade-off of different considerations between the left path and the right path, patients with difficulty in choosing may simply choose the straight path..."
In the comments below, someone also analyzed the reasons for choosing the left and right paths in an organized manner. Maybe, a few serious people opened the building and got into a quarrel.
There are tens of millions of comments on posts on the official website. It’s somewhat incredible that it gained such popularity when the server was launched.
"Masquerade" is a buy-out online VR game sold globally. The price is affordable, only 500 yuan converted into federal currency, including the cost of the helmet equipment, which is so low that one doubts its quality.
Before the launch of the server, it was said that an internal closed test was conducted. No live video was leaked. I did not see any up claiming to have joined the closed test. It seemed that the closed test did not exist at all. Some players doubted whether it was Come to deceive popularity, but in fact, tickets will be bounced.
Even so, its popularity remains high. The fundamental reason is that it has made unprecedented innovations in game mechanics and gameplay.
Firstly, "Masquerade" is a guaranteed game. It doesn't force you to spend money or force yourself. The only in-app purchase is non-attribute costumes. It uses the dungeon ranking system as the core gameplay. You can only queue for one game a day. There are thousands of dungeons, and the probability of getting the same dungeon is extremely low, and the plot leads to different endings depending on the player's choices.
Second, abandon the traditional career system and numerical stacking. Everyone has the same initial attributes. The growth system uses [camouflage coefficient] [entry] and [identity marker], which are all obtained through ranked copies. .
Third, it is said to be a black technology VR technology comparable to that used by the military. A completely immersive experience that only requires a helmet to play. The sensory experience is completely realistic, including all kinds of pain, and the "Game Industry Convention" is trampled underfoot. What’s shocking is that it still got a version number and is available in major game stores.
Fourthly, it protects personal privacy extremely strictly and implements the game concept characterized by "disguise". It vowed not to obtain players' actual personal information, but only scanned and recorded iris characteristics to ensure the uniqueness of login. Therefore, it specially developed an adaptive helmet, and its sincerity is amazing.
In addition, there are many features waiting for players to explore.
"Masquerade" will open public beta at 8:00 federal time this morning. Players must log in before 9:00, otherwise their accounts will be invalidated. This is an easy task for Sunday.
Wei Miao entered on time due to a stuck point, and when she exited the game, the time came to 9:10, but she clearly felt that the game time was very short.
Suddenly, a soothing ringtone rang. When I looked at the contact, it was my colleague Zhong Ling. She is also a game anchor. She is cute and has good skills. She has twice as many fans as Wei Miao. They met by chance at an event on the platform.
Wei Miao answered the phone, the expression on her face changed to a smile, her voice rose, but her eyes were very calm: "Zhong Ling."
"Miaomiao, you should have played "Masquerade" before." Zhong Ling always spoke straightforwardly, "How do you feel?" "It's a rare conscientious manufacturer, and what I originally thought was a big deal has been realized. "Wei Miao's lively voice was converted into electromagnetic waves and received by the other side.
"emmm...are you planning to broadcast live?" Zhong Ling asked the purpose of this call.
“It is stated on the official website that all actions in the game are not legally responsible. Players’ information is completely confidential, but they can reveal their disguises independently... Do you plan to live broadcast the first game before it even starts? "
Wei Miao's words seem to have no logic, and there is a hidden meaning of rejection.
"Most people will be hesitant to reveal their disguise because of the initial concealment. If I live broadcast now, I will become one of the few people who eat crabs. It's so popular, hehehe~" Zhong Ling was thinking on the other side.
Wei Miao still maintained a smile, even if the other party couldn't see it at all: "Then... I wish you a great career in advance."
"Well~I'm dead."
Wei Miao put down her phone, looked at the "The other party has hung up the call" page, and thought for a moment.
She had just vaguely reminded Zhong Ling of the dangers of live streaming. Unfortunately, Zhong Ling's mind was filled with rising popularity. In this era where traffic is king, attention is linked to money. Maybe she noticed it but didn't take it to heart.
Legal immunity and complete disguise are two terrible keys that are enough to open the shackles imposed by morality and society and release a violent and dark beast.
Although this game is not labeled as "dark", it is deeper than all dark background games on the market, including apocalyptic, war, and human-oriented games, because it is played by real people. Story, rather than a plot that has already been written and handed over to AI for execution.
Wei Miao is not good at persuading people, especially when the person has almost reached a conclusion. Everyone needs to take responsibility for their own actions.
She lay back on the bed in a "big" shape, stretched, picked up the helmet on the side and put it on.
【Iris recognition in progress...passed, welcome back! 】
When she opened her eyes again, she was standing in front of the floor-length mirror, showing a gentle smile to the image of Mr. Gray Rabbit.
When creating a character, the gender, ID, height and body shape (130~220cm) are decided by yourself. The most interesting thing is that you must choose a mask. Face-making experts can even make their own styles.
Wei Miao made changes to the basic rabbit mask to give it an anime style.
Ranking is the core gameplay of the game, and the "camouflage coefficient" is the core value of the game. At the time of settlement, a camouflage coefficient of 0 to 10 will be given to the player based on his performance in the game.
When the camouflage coefficient reaches a certain value, you can participate in higher-end dance parties. In layman's terms, it is "promoted".
Currently, everyone is at the "Masked" level.
All players start with the same attributes, and their attributes are increased by the camouflage coefficient, specifically at a ratio of 1:1. In addition, some "entries" can also add attributes.
There is another chance to rank today. The way to start ranking is also very simple. There are detailed guidelines on the official website and use scene interaction.
Wei Miao pulled the luxurious wooden chair in the corner to the mirror and sat down elegantly.
【Ranked matching...】
[The copy is locked! Have a great prom! 】
Wei Miao saw that her image in the mirror had changed.
In the mirror is a pale, tall and thin blond young man, looking at her with calm lake-blue eyes. He is wearing a striped white shirt with a similar skin color to his. The collar buttons of the cuffs are loose and it looks like It was so weak that it seemed like it could be easily torn into pieces.
He has a world-weary face. His young face is expressionless, restrained, deep and decadent.
Suddenly, he raised the corners of his mouth towards Wei Miao and nodded slightly, with a hint of evil in his shy smile.
Wei Miao also smiled, and the disguised neutral voice was somewhat magnetic, gentle and sweet: "Hello."
Darkness gradually swallowed up the dressing room.
(End of this chapter)