Chapter 523
Negative Status Rules
Chapter 523 Negative Status Rules
Shen Bowen was somewhat surprised, but he didn't say anything.
Although the game rules can no longer be viewed on the big screen, as veteran players, everyone must have a deep impression of their first game and can probably recount the general rules.
So if you want to, the three of them can still compare the similarities and differences between "Pattern Poker", "Puzzle Poker" and "Blood Poker", which may bring some new information to everyone.
But Lu Bingjun seems to have given up on this plan.
This may be because Lu Bingjun cannot yet fully trust Shen Bowen and Lin Sizhi, nor can he be sure whether the rules they mentioned are entirely correct.
If the wording of certain rules is flawed, it may actually mislead others.
Moreover, the game experience from the first stage may not be applicable to this stage.
Lin Sizhi had already asked a question, so Lu Bingjun looked at Shen Bowen again.
After a brief consideration, Shen Bowen said, "I'd like to ask how many players in the community were originally leading teams in the game, and who they were."
Lu Bingjun pointed to a female player with a high nose, deep-set eyes, and sharp facial features: "The core of the community's game is me and Ye Lin."
Lin Sizhi had some impression of player number 8, Ye Lin. Ye Lin had the strongest aura among all the female players. Although she didn't say much throughout the game, her temperament and image were quite unique, so she still had a strong presence.
She introduced herself as a blogger, a profession that doesn't offer any advantage in terms of knowledge structure in games. However, it's clear that becoming a core player in a game depends more on personal ability, with knowledge systems playing only a supporting role.
Lu Bingjun added: "Of course, after entering the second phase, we may face many new challenges, so the structure of the community will inevitably change and will not remain unchanged."
"If everyone performs well in the game, we can also consider setting up a third core and a fourth core, so that everyone has a chance."
"In short, now that we have entered the second phase, let's look forward and adapt to this change as much as possible."
"Our community will inevitably be the winner in the second phase."
This statement can be interpreted as a way of appeasing the five "outsiders" and promising to "divide the cake according to their performance in the game."
But this is not necessarily an empty promise; it is still possible that it will be fulfilled.
With the community growing, it's entirely reasonable for a third or fourth core to appear in the game.
Huang Shengjie was still looking around at the community environment. Among the three players who came to the new world for the first time, he seemed to be the most curious and active.
Unlike the thin and taciturn Qin Cheng, Huang Shengjie, although at first glance his hair is messy and he looks like he hasn't woken up yet, once he gets lively, he is like a different person and fits the definition of "energetic young man" better.
"When I entered the community and swiped my wristband, I saw on the screen that I had to follow the community rules and not violate them."
"Otherwise, you may have your visa time deducted or even be deported."
What are the specific rules?
Lu Bingjun glanced at the large screen: "Retrieve the 'Player Code of Conduct'."
Soon, relevant information appeared on the big screen.
In the previous stage, when players first entered the community, the corresponding rules would be automatically read aloud on the big screen.
But after that, new players were no longer read aloud; instead, veteran players would introduce the rules. Lin Sizhi read through these rules again from beginning to end, and they were almost exactly the same as before.
It is still divided into three parts: "Basic Living Guidelines", "Community Activity Guidelines", and "Promenade Trial Guidelines".
Lu Bingjun took this opportunity to explain and introduce the specific rules to Qin Cheng, Lu Qi, and Huang Shengjie, the three players who were entering the new world for the first time.
However, Lin Sizhi noticed a supplementary rule that he had never seen before among the many rules.
[There is only one specific "negative state" in this phase.]
Every three days, three players will be randomly selected from the half of the players in the community with the fewest individual visa durations to experience this 'negative status'.
As the game progresses, the intervals, the number of players selected, and the selection rules may all change.
Qin Cheng also noticed this and asked, "What is a 'negative status'?"
Lu Bingjun shook his head: "I don't know either, this rule didn't exist before."
He then looked at Lin Sizhi and Shen Bowen, and received the same negative answer from both of them.
Clearly, this is a new rule that only appeared in the second phase.
A brief silence fell over the crowd. Clearly, no one had any clue, and everyone agreed that such vague rules were not a good thing.
Ye Lin, another key member of the community's gaming team, frowned: "The emergence of this rule may mean that we have to consider adjusting the community's fund proposal."
She paused slightly before continuing to explain, "Although it's still unclear what exactly a 'negative status' is, since the community has explicitly written it into the rules, it's certainly not some trivial punishment."
"The rules stipulate that players will be divided according to the length of their visas. The half with more visa time will not be affected at all, while the half with less visa time may be randomly selected to receive this 'negative status'."
"If visa slots are consistently limited, you may be repeatedly selected due to bad luck until visa slots are available again among the larger half of the pool of applicants."
"But for every person who goes up, someone else will be pushed down. No matter how things change, it will always be half and half."
“We originally allowed players to gain a voice by contributing more to the community fund, but this new rule may severely dampen everyone’s enthusiasm for contributing to the community fund.”
Clearly, Community 2 has already achieved certain community building results in the previous stage of the game, and has established a way to pay community funds.
However, judging from Ye Lin's statement, the previously determined payment method was clearly not just a fixed percentage, but more like a "stronger voluntary additional deposit" scheme that appeared in the later stages of Community 17.
In other words, strong players donate more visa time they gain from the game to the community to gain greater influence.
Therefore, judging from the results, the individual visa times of the second community players do not necessarily match their performance in the game.
Some players may perform very well in the game, but because they have donated a lot, they don't have much time left on their visas.
The new rules may cause players who donate more money to fall into a "negative status" due to insufficient personal visa time.
Ye Lin demonstrated a high degree of sensitivity to the rules, which aligns with her core role in community gaming.
However, Lu Bingjun did not immediately agree to the plan or consider revising the community fund rules.
(End of this chapter)