Do you think that the original god is just a pure beautiful world? Wrong. Here is the interweaving of interests and design, the tug-of-war between planners and players, and the game of routines and expectations. Now, the preview of version 4.5 has been opened, and the new character Qianzhi in the Maple Dan area has appeared. She is a five-star colorful rock element one-handed sword user. She looks weak, but she hides the designer’s calculations.
Qianzhi’s skill mechanism is simply a pot of stew: water elements can restore blood, fire elements increase damage, ice elements increase critical strikes, lightning elements restore energy, and rock elements double gains. This sounds like a universal key, and any element can trigger the effect, as if she is the ultimate amplifier of elements on the battlefield. But upon closer inspection, the values are not outstanding, and the effects are numerous and complex, but it seems to be balanced and a bit boring, as if she wants to please everyone, but in the end she failed to impress anyone.
In terms of elemental burst, Qianzhi, like Ye Lan, uses silk threads to wrap the enemy, reduce rock element resistance, and increase shields. What’s more interesting is the “Phantom Butterfly Suit”, as if the designer wanted to add more tricks. The critical hit rate can also increase with the defense, which can be regarded as a “half-tank auxiliary” label for her. But don’t be fooled by appearances, this is actually a balanced character, neither particularly eye-catching nor disappointing. To put it bluntly, it’s mediocre.
As for the constellation, the 1st constellation increases energy recovery, the 2nd constellation increases the number of crystals and butterfly suits, the 4th constellation increases critical damage, and the 6th constellation can ignore 45% of the enemy’s defense. This design looks quite attractive to you. But who will spend money to get all six constellations without reservation? The planner knows how to grasp the player’s “desire to draw cards”. If you don’t give some real “benefits”, how can you make people pay twice? This is the reality of this commercial game.
The special weapon “Luanqi Kuoba’s Eye” has a basic attack of 542, a defense bonus of 82.7%, and an elemental damage bonus. It sounds powerful, but think about it from another angle. Isn’t this a weapon designed for “defense support”? Ordinary output players can only use it as a secondary weapon. What really supports the team is the stability and endurance of the team. The planner’s mind is hidden very deeply.
Qianzhi’s E skill is a “universal key” for all elemental gains. It looks varied, but each bonus is not amazing. This is the disadvantage of the so-called “family bucket” strategy. She wanders in different elemental reactions, like a character wandering between the mainstream and the edge. She wants to be a generalist, but it is difficult to achieve the extreme. This may also be the consistent style of the Maple Dan series characters-mediocre pragmatism.
Version 4.5 is far from being launched, but Qianzhi’s comprehensive information has been leaked. The planner’s routine of “selling expectations first” is very good, making players itchy. Players question and expect at the same time. The charm and helplessness of the game have reached an intersection at this moment. This is what card drawing games are like. Reason and impulse are always pulling.
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Qianzhi, on the surface, is a gentle assistant, but in fact, she is a chess piece in the hands of the designer, a carrier of gameplay, and a manifestation of commercial interests. Her story is not just about skills and numbers, but also about the endless tug-of-war between players and planners in this game ecosystem. When we look at her, we should not only look at her skills and equipment, but also see the webs behind her, and the real competition outside the game world.
When you are looking for pure happiness in this game, don’t forget that every detail of her reflects the confrontation between the virtual world and the real market. Looking forward to Qianzhi, we are more looking forward to the next change in this competition.