Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 969 - 268: Player Account Hacked (Part 3)
When a player relies entirely on content recommendations, it gradually creates an information cocoon that makes it hard for them to access content from other domains.
For instance, if a player immerses themselves in the Spirit Chef gameplay for a while and suddenly decides to become a Hunting Party player, they might find it difficult to come across relevant posts, while still being pushed Spirit Chef-related content.
To address the needs of different faction players, Qi Sheng decided to segment and categorize the forum sections.
Ten sections have been tentatively divided.
They are:
Main Section: Player Forum.
All posts made by players will be updated in the main section, which will be the main channel for player communication in the future.
Sub-sections: Peak Duels (Competition Faction), World Book (Exploration Faction), Contract Alliance (guild recruitment, team recruitment), Artisan Workshop (Spirit Chef, lifestyle professions), Trading Market (Spirit Plant, Spirit Ore, price discussions), Tower of Truth (Research Party, Strategy Party), Newbie Guide (help for newcomers), Jianghu Feuds (player gossip), Endless Trial (dungeon content discussions, currently available dungeon: Death Space).
Although still centered around the main section, the Player Forum now has detailed sub-section content to better assist players in finding the content they need.
This is a plan Qi Sheng came up with after abandoning the big data model.
In the future, new sub-sections will continue to be added as the Player System factions are developed.
Having thought it through, he immediately took action.
This update didn't have any channel-wide Challenger Tips and was soon completed, optimizing the forum interface.
Players quickly noticed changes to the forum and began discussing it in the main section.
After completing the forum update, Qi Sheng's attention shifted to a post that was rapidly gaining traction.
It took only 8 minutes for the post to climb to the top of the forum's heat chart.
[Help, my account was hacked, what do I do? Is it really gone for good?]
Poster: Defying Author.
Content:
(T＿T) Tears won't stop streaming as I write this post, I'm totally out of control. You could never imagine what I've been through.
Feels like one of those sensational headlines meant to lure you in.
Given Monster World doesn't really allow for hacking, if my account was truly hacked, I wouldn't be permitted to post here, would I?
But the fact is, my account really was hacked, no doubt about it.
Next, I'll detail my absurd experience, forum brothers, you must stand up for me.
I suppose I qualify as an old player, having earned my game privileges when the Frosty Winter Snowfield opened.
The beginning went remarkably well; I even felt myself like a Chosen One.
Slaying Jile players and Jile Evil Spirits all the way, but at level 36, Lord of Welfare kicked me out of the scene (I didn't want to leave at all, it was so entertaining pulling each other's hair with the Jile Army squad daily, such intense battles every day, outside Newbie Village everyone was like gods fighting, especially within Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, the scene difficulty was simply too high).
Forced to leave Frosty Winter Snowfield Newbie Village, I fell into contemplation, pondering where to go next.
At the time, there were two choices.
First was to follow friends met on Frosty Winter Snowfield battlefield, settling into Cave World lifestyle, cracking dungeon blind boxes.
It was genuinely a decent choice I was considering, and certainly, I couldn't abandon our hard-formed friend squad, right?
The second option was to join the "Wind of Freedom" guild with a pal met on the forum, starting from Colorful Mist Coast, aiming to eventually venture to Emperor Tomb Mountain Range to challenge the Evil Boss (roll up sleeves for a fight.jpg).
Ultimately, I chose neither path.
Because the lucky koi syndrome kicked in, I managed to draw the "Death Space Key" by sheer luck.
(ノ◕ω◕)ノ Overjoyed back then, astonished by my luck with Lord of Welfare, having just left Frosty Winter Snowfield battlefield only to once again embrace his blessings.
o(｀∀´oメ) It's time for another major pluck of Lord of Welfare's benefits (Explorer's serious expression.jpg).
To ensure smooth sailing for this dungeon trip, I frantically scoured forum strategy, deeply familiarizing myself with Death Space intelligence.
Prepared to make a grand showing, ready to haul bags of cash from Lord of Welfare's place.
However, the dungeon key has a validity period, forcing me into dungeon space before being fully prepared.
(Ｔ▽Ｔ) Damn the Evil Boss' grandma, tragedy was seeded at this moment.
This round's Death Space experience was too short, nowhere near the script I wrote for it. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
The start came with a critical hit, the initial trial dungeon wasn't anything the forum strategy masters had mentioned before.
So….. I drew a no-strategy dungeon, happy enough to log offline and sob hugging my cat.
Worse yet, upon entering, I encountered two brutal guys bullying us newcomers (if this were Monster World, I'd kill them with one punch, kill them all).
The whole experience was horrible, left as a useless part of the team, just going with the flow.
Constantly wishing, if I could inherit the player's strength, I'd wreak havoc throughout.
Now with this frail body, nothing seems possible.
Every step demands carefulness, hoping to at least pass one trial and earn some profit before leaving.
But annoyingly, my cautiousness seemed cowardly to the brutal guys' eyes, who kept forcing me to explore dangerous areas first.
