Chapter 41 : SSR Cup Recruition
Chapter 41: SSR Cup Recruitment
✪ Bug who sniped Hackphysical current status.jpg
This fucker got totally destroyed in round 1 then got so good in round 2 like a different person so I reported him?
The processing result just came ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Report Result Notice]
The player you recently reported has been sanctioned.
The player was using unauthorized illegal third-party programs, and in accordance with our terms, permanent usage restriction has been decided.
We will strive to always make Reverse Planet enjoyable for you. Thank you.
Permaㅋㅋㅋㅋbanㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Was acting tough saying he’d discipline the hacker but turns out he was the hacker himselfㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Really no idiot like this idiotㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—Permaban ending is crazyㅋㅋ
—All snipers are like that
—Doesn’t show when checking through Hackphysical’s match history so doesn’t seem fabricated
└Wait so a real hacker was acting tough saying he’d discipline Hackphysical? ㄹㅇ??
└Surprisingly it’s realㅇㅇ
—That this is real is so funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—Wow really pathetic
└Hacker is pathetic so pathetic? Lolㅋㅋ
└Fuck off crazy bastard
└Hackhahahaha
Those who read the post giggled and ridiculed the sniper hacker.
It was a natural reaction since the situation itself was ridiculous.
Because after spouting nonsense about disciplining Baek Woohyun then getting reverse-disciplined, he himself received permanent usage restriction for hacking.
Since he was already receiving unfavorable gazes for sniping, the intensity of ridicule was harsh.
‘Wait, hold on. The sniper used hacks?’
‘But Hackphysical won everything. Didn’t lose a single match.’
However, such public shaming was only for a moment.
Soon people’s thoughts reached elsewhere.
That the player was reported and sanctioned meant, in other words, he used hacks in PVP against Baek Woohyun.
Because he was reported based on broadcast footage, and Planet Earth Korea checked it and examined logs, finding hack usage resulted in permanent suspension.
Yet Baek Woohyun set a 30 win streak record.
Thirty wins in a row meant, in other words, he won not only normal games but all ranked games including placement matches.
The hacker sanctioned this time was naturally one of those he faced then.
Which meant.
✪ Hackphysical really was Hackphysical
Hackphysical disciplining even hack-using snipersㄷㄷ
Wasn’t misunderstood as hack for nothing
Just really a monsterㅈㄴ
—Physicality beating even hackersㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—So.Good.Hack (for real)
—This person just needs to go pro quickly;;
—Strictly speaking, what the sniper used wasn’t proper hack. Nowadays auto-battle level counts as hack but sniper just seems like harsh movement control assist
└Of course what the sniper fucker used was illegal unauthorized program. Just saying it’s somewhat ambiguous to say he beat hacks too
└+There was some build matchup luck. Rather if sniper brought a build all-in on physical abilities like Hackphysical, would’ve fought more plausibly
└-Real-
└Heaping rice bowl as many as three
—Unprecedented genius monsterㄷㄷ
It meant Baek Woohyun fought and beat a hack.
The nickname ‘Hackphysical’ that arose from being misunderstood as having hack-level physicality was fully proven by achieving victory against a real hacker.
Of course, the sniper’s illegal unauthorized program was difficult to view as proper hack.
Rather than handling everything at the auto-battle hack level initially speculated Baek Woohyun used, it operated based on the sniper’s movements anyway.
Strictly speaking, it was closer to raising combat assistance beyond limits.
However, even so, a hack was a hack.
Just like Show me the money and Power Overwhelming, though different levels, were both cheat keys.
At the point of facing it head-on and winning—overwhelmingly at that!—there couldn’t be disagreement about the Hackphysical nickname.
—[Reverse Planet Gallery]—
☉ Fully adaptive AI inducement insaneㄷㄷ
☉ Upvote if no assist is really hardㅋㅋㅋㅋ
☉ How does Hackphysical even do no assist??
☉ I give up… Just gonna watch broadcasts…
—[Reverse Time]—
[Strategy] About how to use Hackphysical’s build Araboja
[General] Foreign developers going crazier as time passes
[General] Hackphysical challenge updating
[General] Security guard breakthrough attempt 367th try
With so many issues overlapping like that, the buzz that exploded once showed no signs of dying down.
Practically not only popular posts and trending posts, but about eighty percent of generally posted content was directly or indirectly related to Hackphysical!
Probably for a while, at minimum a week, this level of heat would be maintained. Even more so if Nuclear Tourism content continued, it would be like adding firewood to flames.
Such buzz had tremendous influence on various types of people.
Small as viewers and Reverse Planet users, large as other broadcasters, even larger—even to those hosting tournaments recruiting broadcasters.
For instance, like those preparing to host the Reverse Planet PVP tournament “SSR Cup” soon proceeding on Tricky.
“This is the roster of players recruited for this tournament so far. Most of the people on the existing recruitment list have accepted participation.”
Information on over a hundred people rose in a stream on the hologram monitor.
Circles on most faces, triangles on roughly twenty or so faces, scissors marks drawn over just a few faces.
If circles represented those who accepted, triangles those who hadn’t decided yet, scissors marks those who refused, as stated, most had accepted.
Generally, tournaments are content that eat up several weeks including practice period regardless of what game they’re based on. Even more if team battles rather than individual.
Therefore, there were many picky about confirming participation, yet even they accepted recruitment.
This meant SSR Cup was attractive enough to spend time on in their view. Whether for prize money, fame, or other reasons.
“Excluding those who refused due to unavoidable issues like schedules, we can say everyone accepted participation.”
“Most… Setting aside refusals, what about those who haven’t accepted yet?”
“Those we haven’t contacted yet, or those confirming participation possibility through schedule coordination. This side also seems mostly able to participate.”
“Good. Going very well.”
The person hearing the report nodded satisfactorily.
“Additional personnel recruitment following recruitment refusal, pick from the backup list—”
“Ah, about that. This time Hackphysical? What about that person? I heard he’s currently the hottest broadcaster related to Reverse Planet.”
“After separate review, we judged Hackphysical would probably be impossible.”
“Why? Hard to recruit?”
“No, that’s not it.”
The reporter firmly shook his head.
While pulling all sorts of people into the tournament, how could recruiting just one personal broadcaster be difficult?
Generally personal broadcasters viewed such tournaments as opportunities to promote themselves, so there was confidence they could be drawn in just by making proposals.
Yet the reason for judging it impossible was very simple.
“More than recruitment difficulty, the problem is Hackphysical’s skill is too excellent.”
Because his skill was too excellent.
To a degree impossible to handle.
“Skill is excellent? There are even ex-pros among those we’re recruiting for our tournament. How much can just one amateur broadcaster’s skill matter?”
“The consensus is that to face Hackphysical, we’d need to bring at minimum pro players, moreover players called World Class.”
“What the… World Class means we’d need to bring Battler player or Endless player?”
“Yes, correct.”
At the reporter’s unhesitating answer, the tournament hosting director burst into hollow laughter.
“With that level of skill, in ‘Duel’ whoever he faces it’ll be like smurfing, and in ‘Struggle’ he’d show one-man carry too. Needless to say ‘Survival.'”
“Yes. We also predicted that, so judged player participation recruitment impossible.”
“Huh, really! Can’t recruit because too good. Absurd.”
However, it couldn’t be helped.
The tournament they were preparing, SSR Cup, was ultimately a tournament achieved by recruiting personal broadcasters, famous influencers, and ex-pro players.
Therefore, players strong enough to completely break the tournament’s balance should be filtered out at the recruitment stage.
Most of the tournament’s viewing audience would come to see those participating, so they couldn’t just show them getting smashed doing nothing.
“Still, he’s the hottest person right now, isn’t it a waste to just give up? Is there no way to involve him in the tournament somehow?”
“There’s not absolutely no way.”
“Heh, I knew it. This is why I trust Team Leader Jeong. You’re capable.”
The tournament hosting director laughed heartily.
“Hackphysical being a problem is when recruiting as a participating player. If a role other than participating player, it’s no problem at all.”
“Ah— I see what you mean. In other words, invite as guest commentator or director-coach team.”
“Correct.”
Team Leader Jeong, who agreed, continued.
“However, guest commentator is impossible. We can’t invite someone to broadcasting whose commentary ability we can’t know, merely excellent in physicality.”
“True. Even if a guest commentator must seat someone who speaks somewhat well. One tournament before got cursed endlessly for that.”
“Likewise director is impossible. If we pick a broadcaster who didn’t even do pro life and just started gaining recognition as director, much talk will arise.”
Guest commentator and director naturally excluded.
Then what remained was one thing.
“I understand. You mean invite as coach?”
“Correct. Since one of the participating players has connection with Hackphysical, we could subtly put in recommendation through that side.”
Matching Team Leader Jeong’s words, one person’s face among those displayed on the hologram monitor enlarged.
Together with the name ‘Personal Broadcaster – Kang Soyul.’
Since she was a personal broadcaster with decent scale, she too had received SSR Cup participation recruitment.
“Not bad. Good, proceed as is!”
If Jeong Nayeon or Kang Soyul heard Team Leader Jeong and the tournament hosting director’s conversation, they would have been dumbfounded saying they’re drinking kimchi soup when the person giving rice cakes isn’t even thinking about it.
Because someone who refused even broadcast appearance proposals, only barely appearing after making Nuclear Tourism content—even that would have been refused if not for Anonymous Viewer 62—wouldn’t easily accept being called as coach.
Moreover, Kang Soyul and Baek Woohyun weren’t even that deeply acquainted, strictly speaking just met once in passing.
“Since there’s possibility Kang Soyul might be refused, I’ll separately try recruiting as official support coach too.”
Fortunately, Team Leader Jeong stepped forward saying he’d proceed with other methods simultaneously, showing why he wasn’t called capable for nothing.
Saying he’d try recruiting Baek Woohyun as official support coach prepared by hosts in case there were those who couldn’t find personal coaches.
If the official support coach system that appeared in other tournaments before, there wouldn’t be much backlash even sneaking Hackphysical in.
Rather, if done well, better public opinion than expected could be created.
Because official support coaches being high-level was an element hosts could boast about.
Or there was possibility of hanging Hackphysical as bait to recruit other big fish as official support coaches.
“Okay. Team Leader Jeong, handle that. Just report results separately.”
“Yes, understood.”
It was the moment when the ripple effect Nuclear Tourism content created reached even SSR Cup aiming for the domestic largest-scale Reverse Planet tournament title.