Pei Zong slightly changed some of the game content?

Li Yada was a little surprised.

In her impression, President Pei rarely made changes to the game content himself.

If he wanted to change something, he would usually just say a few words to Lu Mingliang, and then Lu Mingliang would complete the specific changes.

But why did President Pei change it himself this time?

Did he not trust me?

Li Yada thought about it, but there was no reason for that. If President Pei didn't trust me, how could he let me be the lead planner?

With some doubts, Li Yada returned to her workstation and looked at the changed parts of the game.

The content of the changes was not much, but the main changes were concentrated on a weapon.

An enhanced version of the Zen staff, which was originally used to make up the numbers, was added with a glowing effect. In addition, a special way to obtain this weapon was made.

Li Yada carefully looked at this weapon called "Pudu".

From the attribute point of view, this is a weapon that is a bit too strong in the early stage, and the damage is obviously beyond the standard.

However, the horizontal swing speed of the normal attack has not changed, and the attack wind-up and follow-through are very long, making it not easy to control.

Of course, when designing, this weapon, like other two-handed heavy weapons, has a jump slash setting, which can speed up the attack through some operations.

In other words, if a player who knows how to play this game gets this weapon, it will inevitably greatly reduce the difficulty of early combat.

But at the same time, this weapon also has great limitations. Using it to play the game content other than the Six Paths of Reincarnation ending will not have obvious advantages compared with other weapons, and this weapon is basically useless in the second playthrough.

Li Yada was a little puzzled.

Why did President Pei specifically make such a weapon?

Was it because President Pei couldn't get past it himself, so he installed a back door for himself?

Uh, that doesn't make sense.

If President Pei thinks the game is too difficult, why not just lower the difficulty?

What's more, as a designer, President Pei doesn't have to beat this game.

Therefore, this possibility can be ruled out first, it must be for other reasons.

Could it be that this move has another meaning?

Li Yada thought carefully. The current game difficulty is indeed too difficult for general players. The player will lose health after being touched twice by ordinary monsters at the beginning, which means that most players must try to do it without taking damage.

Although you can get blood-replenishing props soon, compared to the amount of health lost, blood-replenishing props still seem to be a drop in the bucket.

In the final analysis, it still requires a high level of player operation.

So, is President Pei's weapon a noob benefit? After letting a relatively noob player get this weapon, at least they can clear the game and get through one of the endings?

Or is this a manifestation of President Pei's kindness?

This should be possible.

Then... why hide it so deep?

Li Yada noticed that the old monk who would drop the Zen staff had his attributes slashed by President Pei, and was not even as good as a small monster.

And its location is around the town, and most of the players who can get here have already suffered a lot and killed a lot of monsters. There is no reason why they can't beat it.

Even if you accidentally crash, you can't crash six times in a row, right?

Unless you send it on purpose, it is difficult to imagine what kind of player would die at the hands of this old monk six times.

Moreover, killing this old monk can get ordinary Zen staffs and prayer beads. The rewards of collecting weapons + powerful early-stage consumables are irresistible to most players.

In short, the weapon "Pudu" is buried too deep, I am afraid that 99.99% of players will not be able to trigger it!

If this weapon is a manifestation of President Pei's kindness to some players, why hide it in a place where most players can't find it?

Li Yada fell into deep thought.

According to Senior Bao Xu, there must be a deeper meaning to everything unreasonable.

Now, the setting of this weapon is very unreasonable!

"Why does the old monk only become an interactive NPC after dying six times, on the seventh time?"

"What is the meaning of this number?"

Li Yada searched on Qiandu and found some information.

Although many of the statements are not unified, and it is difficult for Li Yada to determine which statement President Pei used, it can still roughly see the meaning of this number.

Of course, Li Yada doesn't understand too profound Buddhism, and neither does Qiandu, nor do the players. Some specific meanings must still be understood in a relatively shallow way, so that it is easier for players to accept.

"Seven" and "Nine" are relatively important numbers in Buddhism. For example, the saying "Nine-Rank Lotus Throne" shows that "Nine" symbolizes great perfection.

And the meaning of "Seven" is more, it also represents consummation, but there is also a saying that "Seven" represents small consummation.

In addition, it is said that when the Buddha was born, he would walk as soon as he landed, walking seven steps. The first six steps represent the six paths of reincarnation, and the seventh step represents enlightenment, so "Seven" is also used to express the meaning of transcendence.

"Dying seven times, can it represent consummation? It shouldn't mean that."

"Strictly speaking, it should be dying six times."

"So... should the first six deaths represent the six paths of reincarnation, and the seventh time represents enlightenment?"

"So, the weapon obtained can only be used to clear the Six Paths of Reincarnation ending?"

Li Yada combined the previous speculations and believed that this should be the most reasonable inference.

Dying six times represents the six paths of reincarnation, which means that the six paths of reincarnation are opened for the player in advance. Seeing this old monk for the seventh time and getting "Pudu" means officially embarking on this ending route.

Not only can you directly jump from the Road to Yellow Springs to the Six Paths of Reincarnation to challenge the boss, but the weapon is also specially built for this ending.

It is conceivable that players should have two reactions.

The first is to be so happy after getting "Pudu" that they only know how to rely on the high damage of this weapon to carry out some battles that are not so intense, and happily clear the Six Paths of Reincarnation ending.

The second is to willingly give up the weapon "Pudu" and use their own strength to fight other true endings.

Considering the original setting, the Six Paths of Reincarnation ending is a false ending. The protagonist thinks that he has escaped this desperate world, but in reality, he has only entered the same reincarnation again.

Using "Pudu" to clear this ending will seem even more ironic!

Players who choose "Pudu" represent a mentality of choosing to escape, not daring to face more difficult challenges, but only to protect themselves.

Giving up "Pudu", picking up ordinary weapons, facing stronger enemies, and welcoming more difficult challenges, can truly get rid of the sea of suffering!

Thinking of this, Li Yada almost wanted to applaud.

Thinking about it now, although the original setting was not bad, it still lacked a little depth after all.

According to the original setting, this broken temple and old monk are nothing more than an addition. Whether you fight or not will not affect the subsequent content.

And the game experience of the Six Paths of Reincarnation ending is not much different from other endings.

But after President Pei made these changes, everything became different.

The addition of the OP weapon "Pudu" directly puts a difficult choice in front of all players: is it to stay in the comfort zone and play a false ending to deceive yourself; or to step out of the comfort zone, suffer while searching for the truth of this world?

This approach allows players to have a deeper understanding of different endings, and also gain a stronger sense of immersion and immersion!