God's imitator

Chapter 314 Interlocking
Yang Yuting exclaimed, "It's quite an exaggeration that you could even think of that."

Cai Zhiyuan shook his head: "If this game didn't have a first stage, it would indeed be difficult to think of this point, but the copycat who designed this game is still very kind, because he specifically provided ample instruction in the first stage."

"The five questions in the first stage have already given players a hint about the various question types that may appear in the game, as well as the reward and punishment rules for different options."

"How to utilize these issues is itself part of the game between players."

"Setting coded messages in the questions allows you to pass information to other players in the room;"
"Adjusting the options for the question to force players to trigger unethical punishments can also be targeted at specific player groups."

"The main challenge of this game is that you must measure as much specific data as possible in the first stage and guess the distribution of other players' answers based on the overall gains."

"With sufficient knowledge, one can quickly guess the designer's intention, thus greatly saving thinking time."

Li Renshu looked at Wang Yongxin and asked, "Brother Wang, do you think that the game's S rating is related to the fact that it 'exploited the unethical mechanism'?"

After considering it, Wang Yongxin nodded: "Yes, I think it's highly likely directly related to this."

"If we only look at it from the perspective of 'allocation games', 'simple questions and answers' already have some good qualities."

"For example, the rules of the first stage seem very simple at first glance. You just need to choose the answer you think is correct. But after careful consideration, it can still create a big gap between players."

"If we divide the game between players into layers, then it can be divided into at least the following layers:"

"The first level is to consider whether the professional questions are correct or not;
"The second layer involves inferring the correct answer by using player suggestions and community-irrelevant player options based on the type and wording of the professional questions;
"The third layer involves guessing the specific reward and punishment rules and values ​​based on the numbers in the options;"
"The fourth layer is to actively choose the wrong option to verify one's guess about the reward and punishment rules and values;

"The fifth level involves teaching through these questions and then thinking about the questions that can be created by oneself in the second stage."

"The five questions in the first stage are interconnected. The further you think, the more you can take advantage of the game mechanics and gain a greater advantage later on."

"The level to which a player thinks in the first stage not only determines the gains and the order of the number cards in the first stage, but also the strategy in the second stage."

"The rules in the second phase suddenly became much more complex, mainly to ensure sufficient depth of game strategy."

"In fact, the games you played in the second phase were at a 'high-level' level. If we hadn't entered, and Wang Weidong hadn't entered either, the second phase of the game would likely not have looked like this."

“When players are at their worst, 15 minutes is simply not enough time for them to fully understand the rules. Many communities may not even be able to develop a viable team strategy. In that case, they may not even have the awareness to exchange number cards and will just randomly ask questions and rotate the dealer once they enter the room.”

"If players are slightly more skilled, they will realize the importance of using rooms to run a black market, but they don't understand which room has an advantage or the importance of the number of free agents."

"In this way, the attacking players can concentrate their free agents to quickly dismantle the black market."

"If the players are at a higher level and both sides make perfect defenses, it may turn into an endless harvesting of 4 communities against 1 community, or a competition between 2 communities against 2 communities to see who can harvest the visas the fastest."

"As for the situation of a clash between strong forces, it should be the result we see now: we need to use an off-the-books tactic like a 'dishonest mechanism' to make a final decision."

"This is something that has never happened in previous allocation-type games."

"This mechanism allows for 'critical questioning' of players, thereby altering game outcomes and even profoundly impacting the community's ecosystem. This is likely why the game's rating was upgraded from A to S."

Everyone nodded.

Zheng Jie asked with some curiosity, "I'm very curious to know what will happen after Wang Weidong returns to the 15th Community."

"Having wasted so much visa time, can he really still cover it up in the community?"
"If it were me, I would probably just choose to give up on everything for the first question."

Wang Yongxin looked at him and said, "That's why you can't become Wang Weidong."

Zheng Jie paused for a moment, then nodded: "...That's true."

Yang Yuting looked at Cai Zhiyuan with some curiosity: "But, what if something unexpected happens? How can you be sure that Wang Weidong will choose to cover it up?"

Cai Zhiyuan explained, "I made this inference based on a combination of many factors."

"From the 'Shelter Game,' we know that Community 15 had more total visa time than us, but they hadn't activated their immunity vouchers yet."

"This shows that the average level of players in this community is relatively high, and there is a strong emphasis on 'the strong take precedence'."

"Since the other players are also quite skilled, it can't be a one-man show. And since the total visa duration is relatively long, the ability to withstand losses will also be stronger."

"From the 'Shelter Game,' it can be inferred that although Wang Weidong is a core player in this community, his position is not particularly stable, and he has most likely done more than once to make other players take risks to gain more visa time."

"Therefore, taking all factors into consideration, I believe that Wang Weidong is the type of person most likely to compromise for the sake of his own position."

"If he fully exposes his dark inner thoughts, things could easily get out of control."

"First of all, his status as a core player is definitely in jeopardy, because he is not the only strong player in Community 15. These people can also earn visa time themselves and will not allow a player who deliberately sells out his teammates to become the leader."
"Secondly, it would be difficult for him to relinquish power and become an ordinary player in the community, because he is capable and is an old core member of the community, posing a threat to new core players;
"Finally, even if he leaves Community 15, where can he go? Community 15 is a community of the strong. He just activated his immunity ticket and has even stronger teammates. Putting aside the issue of whether other communities are strong or weak, what if these communities also find out his answers in this game? Should he keep running?"

"Therefore, for Wang Weidong, these losses, when added up, far outweigh the losses incurred in the visa application process during this game."

He believed he was strong enough and could earn a lot more visa time, so he figured as long as he had the resources, he could always make a comeback.

"I went easy on the first question, only asking if anyone had this idea, and Wang Weidong chose C, so there was a lot of ambiguity in it."

"After he returns to the community, he only needs to briefly communicate with his die-hard fans, and he can completely mitigate the impact during the review by using specific wording."

"It is certainly impossible to completely eliminate the impact. The seeds of suspicion and hatred will take root in Community 15, but at least in the short term, they will not pose a significant threat."

"If any other player wants to challenge Wang Weidong's authority, Wang Weidong can ask in return, 'Are you completely innocent?'"
"As for what to do in the future? Actually, there's no need to worry too much, because players will die in waves, so there's no need to think that far ahead."

"In short, as long as it is not confirmed by the rules of the game, it can be covered up by various means."

(End of this chapter)