Chapter 713: The Cheat Makers Want to Jump Off a Building
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds officially released an announcement.
"Recently, the PUBG operations team has received a large number of player feedback, expressing a desire to add a matching option for the Cheater Server (i.e., Immortal Server), allowing players to freely enter and exit the Cheater Server for gameplay."
"The PUBG operations team has always valued player opinions, but out of consideration for protecting the Cheater Server environment, we will adopt the following method to screen the list of players eligible to enter the Cheater Server."
"After tomorrow's new version update, a dedicated Cheater Server entrance will be added to the game. Players can challenge the artificial intelligence through this entrance. As long as they achieve a score of 90 points, they will obtain permission to freely enter and exit the Cheater Server."
"Here, the PUBG operations team reminds you that the Cheater Server is an exceptionally brutal battlefield. If you are merely seeking leisure, entertainment, or curiosity, then the trial to enter the Cheater Server should sober you up a bit."
"If you can pass the trial through your own strength, then we wish you continuous improvement in the Cheater Server and an early ascension to immortality in the flesh!"
As soon as this announcement came out, all the players got excited!
Many players were struggling because they couldn't afford to buy Cheater Server accounts, but now that the official entrance was opened, it meant they didn't need to buy accounts anymore—they could enter directly!
Of course, entering the Cheater Server came with restrictions. If a large number of ordinary players flooded in, it would inevitably cause a decline in the server's quality, losing its true meaning.
Such a screening standard perfectly met the needs of all players.
For those players who just wanted to join in the fun, taking the Cheater Server trial would help them recognize their own strength and back off; for those who genuinely wanted to enter the Cheater Server to train their skills, this gave them a chance to do so through their own efforts. And by filtering out the casual players, the quality of the Cheater Server could be maintained.
All players were delighted. After the version update, they all tried the trial to see if they had the qualifications to enter the Cheater Server.
As a result, the vast majority of players were tormented to the point of ecstasy and never mentioned the Cheater Server again...
Moreover, the artificial intelligence in the Cheater Server trial was low-level or mid-level AI, far less difficult than the AI in the actual Cheater Server. Even so, it successfully deterred over 90% of players.
Of course, given the player base of PUBG, even 1% of players would turn many Cheater Servers into normal servers.
This was also easily solved: in the Cheater Server, players could occupy at most 50 slots, with the remaining 50 slots filled by AI. This ensured that all players would encounter challenges of sufficient intensity in the Cheater Server.
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The players were overjoyed, but a certain group of people, upon seeing this announcement, immediately wanted to jump off a building...
In the cheat-making groups, there was a chorus of wailing.
"Damn it, Chen Mo, you old dog!! I'll never rest until you're dead!!"
"Fuck, I hoarded over two hundred accounts, over two hundred accounts!"
"Motherfucker, they're all stuck in my hands, all stuck!"
"How many cheats do I have to sell to make back this money! I'm really going to jump off a building!!"
These cheat makers had basically hoarded varying numbers of PUBG Cheater Server accounts. They originally planned to sell them to players, but with this announcement, they couldn't sell them anymore!
Those players with real skill all went to take the Cheater Server trial; those without skill, after taking the trial and realizing their true level, wouldn't waste money buying Cheater Server accounts.
Hundreds of Cheater Server accounts were now unsellable...
Originally, if each account earned 400 yuan in profit, hoarding 300 accounts could net 120,000 yuan; even if the profit dropped to just 200 yuan per account, these accounts could still earn 60,000 yuan—a very lucrative business.
But with the announcement, no one wanted them!
These accounts were all bought from Chen Mo for 980 yuan each!
When these cheat makers calculated, 200 accounts meant 200,000 yuan, and they immediately wanted to jump off a building...
As for how many accounts all the cheat makers hoarded in total, it's hard to say, but a conservative estimate might be tens of thousands.
In other words, with this one announcement, Chen Mo had siphoned off tens of millions from the cheat makers...
Of course, these cheat makers could sell at a low price to recoup some losses, but who would buy?
Only a very few individual players would buy, which was a drop in the bucket compared to the total hoarded quantity.
The cheat-making groups were shrouded in gloom, even more oppressive than the atmosphere in stock trading groups after a market crash...
As for the players who learned about this, they couldn't help but laugh out loud...
"You made cheats to screw people over! Karma's a bitch, huh?"
"Hahaha, you thought you could make money off Chen Mo? Too naive!"
"Chen Mo's trick is really unpredictable! Even the cheat makers fell into his trap!"
"Chen Mo, with one announcement, without shedding a drop of blood, wiped out the cheat groups!"
Players universally celebrated, saying that for this group of cheat makers, there was only one word: deserved!
The vast majority of players deeply despised cheat makers. These people were like locusts and pests in the game, destroying the game environment, harming the interests of all players, using improper means to seek personal gain, making a fortune, ruining one game, and then moving on to the next.
Seeing these people get screwed by Chen Mo, all players clapped their hands in delight!
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The overseas version of PUBG had also been released and was developing very well.
In regions like Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia, PUBG was rapidly sweeping through the entire VR gaming field, with more and more foreign players experiencing the charm of "Chicken Dinner."
However, the domestic game version was generally one week ahead of the overseas servers.
But foreign players soon discovered a problem.
Where is our Cheater Server???
Why don't we have a Cheater Server???
At first, foreign players didn't know about the Cheater Server and were having fun. But soon, news about the "Cheater Server" spread abroad through various information channels.
Some foreign players tried using subtle aimbots to enter the Cheater Server, only to have their accounts banned for a week...
These players thought it was a system error and, after being unbanned, tried using subtle aimbots again, only to be banned for another week...
These players were utterly frustrated. What the hell?
Wasn't it said that using subtle aimbots would let you into the Cheater Server?
Why did it ban me for a week every time I used one?!
Foreign players refused to accept this and reported to the officials en masse, saying the game had a bug! They couldn't enter the Cheater Server!
In response, the Thunderbolt Interactive overseas operations department released a heartfelt and sincere announcement.
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