God's imitator

Chapter 381 A New Invitation

Two days later, in the evening.

Lin Sizhi returned to her room and found new information on her computer.

Hello, Lin Sizhi.

The "selection game" process was successfully completed, both for the players and the copycats.

[Does this filtering result meet your expectations?]

[Both new players and copycats will continue to be added, and we hope you can embrace the challenges brought by these rising stars with a positive attitude.]

[This game invitation will only be open to a select group of copycats, and the game's theme is "Elimination" and "Trial."]

However, if your stance changes, you can make a different choice.

Accepting this game invitation signifies a shift in your stance, and the game arcade does not guarantee the possibility of another opportunity to change your stance.

The game will officially begin in four days.

[Will you accept the invitation? Please make your choice.]

"Oh, is that possible?"

This game invitation came as a slight surprise to Lin Sizhi.

Although the "selection game" resulted in Xu Tong's death, Lin Sizhi, given the fixed elimination rate in the arcade, could not control whether an individual died.

The fact that there was only one death in the 17th community is considered a relatively good result.

Lin Sizhi set up these basic rules and designed game units like "Auction Tycoon," all essentially to maximize the survival rate of "specific groups" while ensuring that "the elimination goals of the arcade are achieved."

It can be said that from the very beginning, Lin Sizhi never considered the life or death of the copycat.

Because under the established rules of the arcade, it is impossible for both players and copycats to achieve the minimum death rate; one side's death rate will always exceed it.

If the basic rules favor copycats, then players are likely to be heavily exploited.

In most cases, a foolish copycat can be just as damaging to a player as a clever copycat.

Therefore, Lin Sizhi still prefers to eliminate some less intelligent imitators.

With a large number of copycats dying, the environment of the arcade will naturally change.

For example, there should be a new batch of players who become copycats.

There is also a high possibility that a number of dangerous individuals will emerge from among them.

This game invitation is similar to the previous "Shelter Game" invitation, both being "open only to select copycats".

As previously analyzed, copycats in the arcade can be roughly divided into two categories.

One type is copycats like Wei Yinzhang, who care about the weak and tend to promote peaceful coexistence among players, and will design games with the lowest possible mortality rate;
Another type is the copycat, who tend to prioritize survival of the fittest, mass-kill players to harvest visa time, and gain greater authority and advantages in the new world.

Designing "elimination" games is a privilege reserved for the latter.

However, this is where it gets interesting: after the "selection game" underwent a reshuffle, more copycats joined, and the arcade even allowed copycats who had already expressed their stance to change their positions.

If Lin Sizhi chooses to accept the game invitation at this time, he can proceed with the design of this elimination game as normal.

But this behavior also means that he actively chose to become a second type of copycat.

Is it possible to outwardly comply but inwardly defy the rules? For example, accepting a game invitation but deliberately setting more lenient rules in elimination-style games to give players an unfair advantage?
I'm afraid it won't work.

Such cleverness is unlikely to fool the arcade. If someone tries to do that, the arcade has many ways to counter it. For example, the arcade will refuse to let players through games with a low death rate.

At that point, Lin Sizhi will either be forced to increase the mortality rate and set cruel rules, eventually turning the charade into reality; or the game he designed will fail to pass the review, which means he will give up his advantageous identity as a copycat.

It's definitely not worth it at all.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Lin Sizhi decided to abandon this design project.

He closed his laptop, and an idea suddenly popped into his head.

"Will players in Community 17 also become new copycats?"

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The next morning.

As before, Wei Yinzhang shared the news with everyone immediately.

"The next game is an elimination game."

"In other words, similar to the 'Shelter Game,' it will not only have a trial-like nature, but also a relatively high mortality rate."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned serious.

Yang Yuting said with a hint of helplessness, "I used to be terrified of games with a trial theme, but now I'm actually starting to hope for them."

Zheng Jie was somewhat shocked: "That doesn't make any sense!"

Lee In-sook also sighed silently: "If we have to compare it with 'elimination games,' 'judgment games' do seem much better."

Everyone fell into silence.

In fact, according to the rules of the arcade, most people guessed that it was about time for the trial-type games.

Other games are better than judgment games, but elimination games are different; they can basically be seen as a superior alternative to judgment games.

Judgment-style games can be seen as "special attacks" targeting a certain type of player. They are designed to exploit human weaknesses, and if you cannot overcome your own weaknesses and realize the blind spots in your personality and thinking, you are basically doomed.

Conversely, if a player doesn't have obvious personality weaknesses, can control their instincts in the game, or isn't a target of copycats, then their survival rate in trial-themed games isn't actually that bad.

Elimination games not only involve judging player profiles, but also often involve game strategies similar to allocation or selection.

Simply recognizing one's "original sin" does not guarantee survival in elimination games.

If given a choice, many players would actually prefer the "judgment" category to the "elimination" category.

To make matters worse, because the game invitations for the "elimination game" are only visible to a select group of copycats, Wei Yinzhang is unaware of which players' profiles will be selected.

Naturally, there was no way to remind them to prepare in advance.

Li Renshu's expression also turned somewhat serious: "It just so happens to be the time when our community is 'running out of ammunition and food'."

"The 'immunity ticket' will not be available for repurchase for at least another week, and the 'decline invitation' and 'submit suggestion' functions of the 'first player identity card' have just entered the cooldown period."

"And there's no way to refuse a game that has your file selected."

"The only solution we can think of right now is for everyone to think more about their own files, think about what 'original sins' might lead to being selected by the arcade for trial, and then remind themselves as much as possible not to fall into cognitive biases."

No one said anything more, and they all went to make their own preparations.

(End of this chapter)