God's imitator

Chapter 282 Two Questions
After considering for a moment, Cai Zhiyuan raised a new question: "But our discussion of this issue is based on the premise that 'bringing more visa time into the game will put you at a disadvantage.'"

"Copycats could also exploit this to create specific games, for example, where players only gain an advantage if they enter the game with 10 minutes of visa time."

"It's difficult for us to define exactly how much visa time we should carry with us as 'just right'."

Wang Yongxin nodded: "I've also thought about this issue."

"As a player with a long visa period, I certainly hope that this type of game will appear in the arcade, but after comprehensive analysis, I think the possibility is very low."

"Because this type of game is obviously too unbalanced."

"Giving players with longer visa periods an extra advantage can easily trigger the Matthew effect, resulting in a situation where the strong get stronger and the weak have no chance to turn the tide."

"At least based on the current situation, the arcade does not encourage this behavior."

"At most, it's like a 'matchmaking game,' offering some high-priced items. But these items are enough if you bring in 40,000 to 50,000 visa hours."

"As for whether the wind direction will change because of copycats, it's hard to say, but we can definitely see the wind direction change before making adjustments."

"When I say 'just right,' I mean something between 5 and 8, because that's roughly the median visa duration for the average player in other communities."

"But this only represents my personal opinion, and only at this moment."

"If others disagree, they can decide how much money to contribute to the community fund based on what they deem appropriate."

"I want to emphasize again that 'keeping just the right amount of time on your body' is a standard that varies from person to person and is not a mandatory standard."

“If someone feels more at ease carrying a million visas with them, we respect their personal choice.”

A brief silence fell over everyone.

Clearly, Wang Yongxin's plan is not absolutely fair or perfect, because whether players take the items first or last, or whether they save more or take less, could cause some players to suffer losses.

But there is only one absolutely fair solution: that is, no one should save money and everyone should spend their own money.

At least one thing is now in agreement: the more money the community fund holds, the better.

To make players who save money feel it's worthwhile, it's inevitable that players who don't save money will feel uncomfortable; there's no perfect solution to this.

The reason why Wang Yongxin proposed this motion is, to some extent, a two-way street.

This plan was what he wanted, and it was also the reason why Li Renshu and others brought him in.

After considering it, Cai Zhiyuan first stated: "I generally agree with this plan."

"It may not be perfect in the details, but it's not worth getting hung up on those details, because it's impossible to please everyone in this kind of thing."

"Taking a loss is itself a statement, indicating that one is willing to contribute more to the community."

"Exploiting loopholes is indeed possible, but it also allows us to see certain players more clearly."

"In addition, the main significance of this plan is to solve the problem that the 'luxury goods fund' may dry up in the future."

“When we first established the ‘Luxury Goods Fund,’ we adopted a voluntary donation approach. Everyone was very enthusiastic at the time, and it seemed like a perfect solution, but in reality, that kind of situation cannot be sustained for long.”

"It's like freshmen cleaning their dorm rooms in college. On the first day, everyone is eager to find something to do, and it seems like everyone is having a great time. But as time goes on, everyone quickly becomes lazy, and eventually only one person is cleaning, or no one is cleaning at all."

The same applies to "luxury goods funds." Over time, fewer and fewer players will be willing to donate, and the source of funds will gradually dry up.

“We should indeed establish a more detailed breakdown to further quantify each person’s contribution, and then quantify each person’s voice based on their contribution value.”

"I think this is something that will have to be done sooner or later."

"Although we could maintain the status quo and have all players donate voluntarily to temporarily cover up the problem, it wouldn't last long."

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "Emotionally speaking, I still don't really like this plan."

"This still gives me the feeling of 'dividing players into different classes'."

"But your reasons are indeed convincing, and I can't think of a better solution. Therefore, I'm temporarily abstaining. If this plan encounters problems during implementation, I will propose modifications."

Li Renshu then looked at Lin Sizhi: "Attorney Lin, what's your opinion?"

After considering it, Lin Sizhi said, "Perhaps we could try to separate 'money in the bank' from money 'used for public expenditures'."

"For example, if I have 10 yuan, I only want to carry 5 yuan with me and leave the remaining 5 yuan in the community."

"However, I actually only want to donate 5 of the 2, and save the remaining 3."

"Under the existing plan, I actually have no choice. I can only put all 5 into the luxury goods fund, and once the community decides to spend the money, all 5 will be spent."

"But if we set up a separate 'bank,' then I can choose to deposit 3 in the bank and donate 2. I can spend the donated 2 however I want, but I can withdraw the 3 in the bank at any time."

"However, this approach also has its problems."

Wang Yongxin nodded: "Yes."

"The first problem is that the community rules are unlikely to allow it."

"Because a single bank allows for free deposits and withdrawals, it means we can increase the amount of the community fund at no cost and enjoy community benefits without paying any extra price."

Whether the money in the bank will be recognized by the community as a "community fund" is hard to say, because it is actually "money that only the individual can control" and does not have the nature of "community sharing".

"The second problem is that this scheme does not actually achieve the purpose of 'encouraging donations'."

"If we really separate, then we can't touch the money in the bank, and the money in the luxury goods fund, just as Cai Zhiyuan said before, will most likely gradually dry up."

"The reason I insisted on linking the 'bank' function to these two funds was to avoid this situation."

"The 'bank' feature is a benefit that can only be enjoyed by players who are willing to donate money."

"Of course, players can choose not to see this as a benefit; in that case, they can simply choose not to donate."

After considering it, Lin Sizhi said, "I think we can try separating the 'bank' and 'fund' functions first, and see if the proposal can pass the community's review."

"If it can be approved, it means we can use bank deposits to start community welfare programs, which would be ideal."

"If it doesn't pass, submit it again by combining them together."

Wang Yongxin thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, that works too."

After everyone expressed their opinions, Li Renshu said, "Okay, then I will make some simple modifications and revisions to the proposal put forward by Brother Wang, and produce two proposals."

"The first proposal is to separate the 'banking function' into a separate bill. If it passes, that would be ideal. We can deposit all the visa time directly into it and see if it activates new products."

"The second one is the proposal that Brother Wang is putting forward now, but it will have some flaws. We need to fully explain and clarify it to the other players before we vote on it."

Everyone dispersed.

……

After dinner.

After briefly introducing the two plans to everyone, Li Renshu submitted the first plan.

This means setting up a separate "savings fund" that all players can use to freely deposit and withdraw visa time.

But not long after, Lee In-sook returned to the hall, and no voting option appeared on the big screen.

"no.

"The community does not recognize this as part of the community fund, nor does it allow us to store or withdraw visa time in this way at will."

“Community funds must be able to be used by all members of the community under specific rules, that is, there cannot be rules such as ‘only the individual can withdraw from it’.”

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)