God's imitator

Chapter 475 Different Olive Branches
Suppose that in the second stage of the free matchmaking process, all 6 players in Community 4 found a fixed "game partner" and these partners unconditionally gave them free coupons.

Therefore, the overall revenue of the 4th community will definitely rank among the top among the four main communities, and will absolutely not fall to the dangerous positions of last place or second to last.

在这场游戏中一共有44名玩家，4个主体社区各有6名玩家，4个边缘社区各有5名玩家。

Players in the main community are unlikely to be so foolish as to voluntarily give away wealth coupons to players in other main communities.

Ultimately, the outcome for the four main communities depends on how many peripheral communities each of them can get to give them coupons for free.

Assuming all four main communities have considered this point, then the expected outcome of the game is easy to predict:
To ensure that you, as the main community, receive the average expected revenue, you need to find one peripheral community (or five to six players from different communities) to give you free coupons unconditionally.

If fewer than 5 people are found, or if those 5 people held back when giving out the wealth coupons, then the situation could be dangerous.

Find two marginal communities and you can rest easy.

If you can't find even one peripheral community and can only rely on players within the main community, then you're doomed.

Of course, in actual operation, it may not be so ideal, because the benefits of both sides in each game can be broken down, and it is impossible for peripheral communities to reach a consensus and give up all the benefits without reservation.

When discussing cooperation with peripheral communities, it's necessary to discuss both the revenue sharing of wealth vouchers within the system and how to arrange specific matching rounds.

The fate of all communities and all players will be determined by the complex interplay and collision of these interests.

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In the first phase of the game, players in the peripheral communities also felt this: the strong players in the main community were gradually extending olive branches to them, seeking cooperation.

The only difference is the conditions and methods of cooperation.

The strategy of '↓Hermit' is to directly dismantle an insignificant original rule in the match against '↑Sun', in order to demonstrate its strength and sincerity.

Even if players from other communities extend offers to '↑Sun' later, '↓Hermit' is good enough to maintain this positive impression into the second phase of the game.

Han Mengying's strategy against players like He Xiaojun is to use rhetoric to create a "prisoner's dilemma."

In fact, from the perspective of the rules of the game, if the peripheral communities are integrated properly, they can also determine the life or death of the main community.

In this game, the main community and the peripheral communities are almost evenly matched, and the outcome depends mainly on the level of organization within the community.

However, at an earlier point in time, players in the peripheral communities did not have a deep understanding of the rules of the game, and they mistakenly believed that the main community was the one with the advantage in this game.

Therefore, Han Mengying created a prisoner's dilemma among the players in the peripheral community by promising to "leave a place in the departure area" and "ensure the safety of the peripheral community", causing them to defect.

Once they defect and commit actual acts of betrayal, Han Mengying will naturally have leverage over them, which she can manipulate at will.

He Xiaojun didn't fall for the trap, but it's unlikely that all players in other peripheral communities would be so clear-headed.

The strategy of "↓Wheel of Fortune" is to demonstrate incredible strength to the other party, and then, instead of rushing to propose specific cooperation strategies, offer very lenient cooperation conditions.

But once cooperation begins, there are ways to get the other party to make concessions.

The strategy of '↑Priestess' is to pretend to be a player from the same community as the opponent, so as to induce the core members within the peripheral community, change their group decision-making, and ultimately make them mistakenly believe that 'transferring wealth vouchers to a certain community' is a collective decision within the community.

These different strategies will clash with each other during the game.

Players in peripheral communities will also consider which cooperation plan is better. The main community should also be cautious when proposing cooperation plans.

If the offered conditions are poor, players in peripheral communities will not be swayed and may be poached by other mainstream communities.

However, if the conditions offered are too favorable and are fulfilled normally, it will lead to a significant reduction in the wealth coupons one receives, causing one to fall back into a disadvantageous position in the rankings of the main community.

Alternatively, one could choose to deceive marginalized communities and not keep their promises. For example, Han Mengying actually told everyone that she had "reserved a place in the community," but it was impossible for her to actually take so many people away.

However, such scams may be exposed, and may even create enemies in marginalized communities.

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These strategies are not absolutely superior or inferior; they may create a cycle of mutual restraint during the collision process.

But above all these strategies, there is a truly 'perfect strategy'.

This is precisely where Han Mengying's true pride lies:
Apart from the "↓Hermit" strategy, all other strategies were devised by her and Wang Weidong.

On this point, they also reached a tacit agreement.

The principle is actually quite simple: "occupying an ecological niche".

If Han Mengying only adopts a single strategy, then other main communities will always adopt other strategies.

With these four strategies clashing, players in peripheral communities may choose to accept offers from other mainstream communities.

But what if all the olive branches actually lead to the same result?

'↑ Lovers', '↓ Wheel of Fortune', and '↑ Priestess' actually belong to the same faction.

'↓Wheel of Fate' is Xu Zhao from Community 15, while '↑Priestess' is Jiang Chenyan, another player from Community 15.

The seemingly supernatural abilities that Xu Zhao, the "Wheel of Fortune," displayed during his match against Shen Xing were actually the same kind of deception as those of Jiang Chenyan, the "Priestess."

It means "leaking secrets".

Because some weak-willed players in the peripheral community leaked the community's secrets, including the community's code words, the composition of the community's participants in the game, and the game strategies agreed upon by the community.

Once the leaked information is obtained, it can be used to do whatever it wants when matched with the corresponding community.

Of course, accurately identifying players in these marginal communities who might defect is not easy, and Han Mengying certainly couldn't do it on her own.

The other players in Community 4 were also implementing the same strategy, and in the first half of the game, they slowly spread the leaked information in Community 4 and Community 15, gradually gaining control of the situation.

Therefore, when entering the free matchmaking phase in the second half, the 4th and 15th communities had actually found a large number of "health packs" using this method, which were players from peripheral communities who were willing to send wealth vouchers to their two communities.

Some of these "blood packs" were given willingly, while others were tricked in different ways, but regardless, they all made the same decision.

With enough "health packs", one can be invincible in this game.

(End of this chapter)