Chapter 169 : Viewer Participation
Chapter 169: Viewer Participation
-Baek Woohyun: Let’s end PVE here
-Jeong Nayeon: okayokay
With Baek Woohyun joining the test subject organization, Avengers, PVE came to an end.
Story-wise, this was the perfect stopping point, and he was mentally exhausted from the encounter with his past and his determination to change the future.
Of course, it wasn’t that he couldn’t continue at all, but there was no reason to grit his teeth and stubbornly push forward from here.
-Jeong Nayeon: There’s still some time left before SSR Cup practice, right?
-Jeong Nayeon: I think we can practice Struggle-Annihilation a few times. What do you think?
-Baek Woohyun: Sounds good
Although PVE had ended, since there was time left until Team All-In gathered for training in preparation for the SSR Cup, Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon shifted direction slightly to PVP.
It was a necessary task anyway, since he had less experience with ‘Struggle’ mode (20 matches) compared to ‘Duel’ mode (85 matches) or ‘Survival’ mode (32 matches).
Moreover, since ‘Struggle’ mode randomly selected one of four types—’Conquest,’ ‘Escort,’ ‘Capture,’ and ‘Annihilation’—his experience with ‘Struggle-Annihilation’ specifically was even more limited.
Furthermore, ‘Struggle-Annihilation’ required experience more than other PVP modes in various ways, making this decision all the more natural.
This was because ‘Annihilation’ had a unique element differentiated from other rules in the existing ‘Struggle’ mode: the Revival Count.
How to utilize this would be decided by Director Kim Jijun, who handled strategy and tactics, but Baek Woohyun needed to know the basics anyway.
-Jeong Nayeon: We’ll proceed as I mentioned before the broadcast
-Baek Woohyun: okay
What Jeong Nayeon had told Baek Woohyun before the broadcast wasn’t much. Just about what to do in situations like right now.
When PVE ended earlier than scheduled and there was time left until the SSR Cup team assembly, it was about how to practice ‘Struggle-Annihilation.’
The answer to ‘Why do we need to decide how to practice?’ was quite simple. It was already mentioned in the earlier content about lack of experience.
‘Struggle’ mode, unlike other PVP modes, randomly selected one of four rules. This was the same whether it was a regular game or a ranked game.
In other words, even if you wanted to practice ‘Struggle-Annihilation,’ drawing the desired rule in regular/ranked games was impossible.
Unless you were willing to keep playing matches until the ‘Annihilation’ rule came up.
‘That would waste even more time.’
Therefore, there was essentially only one practice method.
Hosting a custom match where you could freely set the rules.
And in ‘Reverse Planet’ broadcasts, custom matches were commonly known by another name.
“—From now on, a custom match, a viewer participation game will proceed!”
-viewer participation droppppped
-let’s goooo~
-no wonder I felt like taking a day off todayㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I already turned on RePla anticipating thisㅎ
User ‘LifeAchievementGrandmaster’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Ahhh! Why viewer participation today of all days!]
Viewer participation game.
If sniping was illegal—metaphorically speaking—broadcast participation, then this was a legal opportunity opened by the broadcaster.
For ordinary viewers who didn’t engage in malicious behavior, it was also the only way to enjoy games together with the broadcaster they watched.
Naturally, viewers who had consistently enjoyed the ‘Hack Tour’ content couldn’t help but welcome it.
Those who couldn’t participate at all due to various circumstances like work screamed in agony, but it was simply unfortunate.
What could be done? Opportunities never announce when they’ll arrive.
“Six people can participate per match!”
-only a measly six people
-competition rate will be insane for realㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-if even half the people here apply, that’s tens of thousands competing, for real?
-giving up and just gonna enjoy watching
“We’ll select one person to be on the same team as me, Seongcheol, Chloe, and Woohyun, and five people to play the opposing team role!”
User ‘LifeAchievementGrandmaster’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Crazy, you can even be on the same team?]
-being on the opposing team is basically a penalty, let’s be real
-double gacha is so unfairㅋㅋㅋ
-you have to beat tens of thousands to 1 odds and then beat 1/6 again ㄷㄷ
-just beat it~ bro, you’re lucky, you can do it all~
As Jeong Nayeon’s explanation continued, the chat’s reaction became even more intense.
It wasn’t just over if you got selected—if you also beat the 1 in 6 odds, you could enjoy the game on the same team as Baek Woohyun. How could they resist?
Plus, with Jeong Nayeon, Cha Seongcheol, and Chloe there, just posting a review would easily make it to the community’s trending posts.
-Everyone move aside!! I’m the one who’ll be selected!!
-ahㅋㅋ why did I have to go out today of all daysㅋㅋ
-if things go well, it could even get immortalized on iTubeㄲㅂ
-sad because I’ve never had good lottery luck
User ‘ㅇㅇ’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Won’t you auction off the viewer participation slots? Please]
“No auction! We’ll recruit purely by luck!”
“Hmm. Setting aside the selection process, shouldn’t we place a tier restriction on participation conditions?”
Cha Seongcheol, who slipped in, threw out a question.
Perhaps thinking he might be accused of discriminating against lower tiers, he quickly continued speaking.
“With Hackphysical present, if we select completely at random, I’m afraid it’ll be a complete disaster.”
“I agree. If we compose the opposing team with lower tier people against Mister Cheater, it’ll be difficult for the game to even function.”
-for real;
-what can Bronze Silver Gold Platinum do against Hackphysical
-let’s set a minimum Platinum restriction?
-guy above is Platinumㅇㅇ that’s certain ㅇㅇ
Chloe backed up Cha Seongcheol, and the viewers who would be participants also agreed.
Even to them, mostly lower tiers, they thought the result would be too obvious if the opposing team consisted of Bronze Silver Gold Platinum tiers.
Additionally, if the competition rate was going to be brutal anyway and their chances of being selected were low, they’d rather have a strong opposing team so it would at least be entertaining to watch.
However, even excluding lower tiers represented by Bronze Silver Gold Platinum, whether balance could be achieved was questionable.
Even if the tier of team members excluding one viewer wasn’t that high—the highest being Jeong Nayeon at Diamond tier—it was the same.
Baek Woohyun was a monster who required pro players to barely match him, so how could they handle him with just Diamond Masters or Master Masters on the opposing team?
“Hmm.”
Though Cha Seongcheol’s argument was extremely valid, and not only Chloe but even the prospective participating viewers were responding positively, Jeong Nayeon couldn’t easily answer.
She had heard what Baek Woohyun would do if they proceeded with PVP during their conversation before the broadcast started. Not everything, but roughly.
If it proceeded as she had heard, tier restrictions would be meaningless. Rather, it might produce results worse than just leaving it as is.
“First… shall we move locations? I think we need to talk with Woohyun too.”
“Okay.”
“Let’s do that.”
At Jeong Nayeon’s suggestion, Cha Seongcheol and Chloe immediately agreed. They seemed to have realized there was something more, seeing that she specifically brought up Baek Woohyun’s input.
If there hadn’t been a separately discussed part, tier restrictions were something she could freely decide at her discretion.
“Hello!”
“Hello!”
“Yes, hello.”
-hack hi~
-hihi
-he was spinning his dagger
-Hackphysical’s fidget spinnerㅋㅋ
Immediately leaving the studio, Jeong Nayeon, Cha Seongcheol, and Chloe logged into ‘Reverse Planet’ and then joined Baek Woohyun, who had been waiting in the personal training room.
As expressed in the viewers’ chat, he was leisurely leaning back, spinning a military dagger in his hand, and he greeted the three people with an indifferent attitude.
Outwardly, he looked no different from usual. Only Jeong Nayeon hesitated, noticing his slightly darker expression.
“Woohyun, you said that if you did PVP today, rather than directly participating in combat, you’d practice coaching in preparation for the SSR Cup.”
“Yeah. I did.”
“But when recruiting viewers, there was talk about whether we should raise the opposing team’s tier a bit. Because it won’t be fun if the opposing team is too weak.”
But Jeong Nayeon, as before, naturally threw out a question instead of showing she had noticed.
She had faith that if it was something she definitely needed to know, he would tell her first eventually.
“While practicing coaching, would it be okay if the opposing team is entirely composed of high tiers?”
“Hmm.”
-he’s practicing coaching?
-no way
-ah wait no I didn’t get off work
-well then this viewer participation is… my victory for using vacation time~
“Oh, wait a moment. By coaching practice, you don’t mean…?”
When content that couldn’t be overlooked came up in Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon’s conversation, Cha Seongcheol cut in again.
Since it was viewer participation PVP, he thought it would be the usual merciless massacre show targeting viewers, but his expression showed surprise that it wasn’t.
The viewers seemed to have the same thought, as they had been stirring even before he cut in.
“……”
-crazy it’s true
-when he said he wouldn’t participate in combat I had a feeling
-the twins who experienced this once are flying around right nowㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-viewer participation competition is gonna be brutal fuckㅋㅋ
User ‘LifeAchievementGrandmaster’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Ahhhnowhydoesthishappenwheniatwork]
-how rushed are they that they can’t even spaceㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-you worked hard, keep working
-the price of working diligentlyㅜㅜ
-it’s okay anyway you’d have to beat tens of thousands to 1 odds to participate
From Baek Woohyun’s quietly raised fingertips, transparent threads fluttered up. They were precisely those threads he had shown in the ‘Hack Disciple’ content.
Since this was proof he was using the ‘Puppeteer’ build rather than the ‘Superhuman’ build or ‘Annihilation’ build, naturally the viewers went wild.
Especially since they knew what kind of results the Beau-tiful Twins, who had received Baek Woohyun’s control in the ‘Hack Disciple’ content, were currently achieving.
Their tier, which had already been rising rapidly through consecutive wins, had reached an absurd level after the last ‘Hack Disciple’ content.
Considering that the Beau-tiful Twins were already at quite a high tier, you could guarantee the training (control) had a tremendous effect.
Even viewers who had been passive about participation, thinking ‘I’ll just watch…’, couldn’t help but feel their butts itch with anticipation.
“Through this, I plan to practice coaching while supporting the viewer who becomes my teammate. I’ve also changed my build to be more specialized in control through threads.”
“Oho.”
“And as for team tier restrictions… I don’t mind either way, so feel free to do whatever’s more fun.”
-wait hold on, tier restrictions for the same team too??
-obviously we have to apply them?ㅋㅋ
-what crazy talk, why would we apply thatㅅㅂ
-the two above, your tiers show in chatㅋㅋㅋㅋ
User ‘CurrentFormerMaster’ donated ‘10,000 won’!
[This is the tier restriction you chose, endure it with grit and determination]
As Baek Woohyun expressed his opinion that he didn’t care whether tier restrictions were applied or not, viewers began dividing into two sides and fighting.
Over whether to apply tier restrictions to the teammate slot as well, lower tier viewers and higher tier viewers engaged in heated debate.
Lower tier viewers facing complete opportunity denial, and higher tier viewers not wanting to make the already brutal competition even tighter, both sharpened their blades.
User ‘GoldArePeopleToo’ donated ‘100,000 won’!
[Absolutely oppose tier restriction implementation!]
“Thank you GoldArePeopleToo for the hundred thousand won donation! And tier restrictions… hmm…”
-lower tiers also have the right to receive teachings!
-fact is the first disciples, the Beau-tiful Twins, were also Silver scrubsㅇㅇ
-completely denying opportunity is a bit muchㅎㅎ;
-low possibility and no possibility are different things