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Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!

This book is also known as: "How Programmers Turn a Crappy Game into a Timeless Classic with a Single BUG" Recently, the president of Nitiandang, Gu Fan, once again fell from grace due to a minor bug in his new game. As a top-notch designer in the industry, all of the games designed by Gu Fan have very distinct characteristics: At first, players felt that these games were monotonous, dull, and purely revolting garbage. However, once players discovered a major bug, the gameplay underwent a drastic transformation, rendering them sleep-deprived and unable to quit! So, players once again launched a major debate over "whether this is actually a bug or a game mechanic." In response to this, Gu Fan clarified in an interview with all seriousness: "Hello everyone, I'm the game designer Gu Fan, but you can also call me by my English name: fan·gu (means rebel). "I want to reiterate firmly that these so-called 'core gameplays' were not part of our company's original design—they are bugs! It's just that we didn't fix them because the players liked them!"

Inebriation-seeking Blue Shirt · Games
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Chapter 359: Gu Fan's Masterful Art of Shifting Blame

Gu Fan replied in an unhurried manner, "Oh, that? Isn't it obvious?

"The Arcane Conversion Glyph, from the very beginning, was a glyph with a specific effect. It's just that in the past, the Arcane Series didn't boost damage enough. Even the original version of Arcane Magic didn't deal hybrid damage, so no one used it.

"This can also be found in the version history. It was originally designed for Demon World Conflict, and we just reused the code.

"As for Elemental Gear... President Li, I thought you wouldn't bring that up.

"Wasn't it you who requested to increase the drop rate of all Elemental Gear in instances?

"We simply followed your order, multiplying the drop rate of Elemental Gear that boosts damage by 2 in the five-man dungeons and by 3 in raid instances. Have you forgotten?"

Lilith was stunned. She seemed to be trying hard to recall, and it appeared she did remember something of the sort.

But...

Why had she made such a request in the first place?