Chapter 79 - 71: Black Tide Strikes, Unparalleled Mowing (Fourth Update)
Players from both sides engaged in a fierce online battle on the Human Race Ascension forum, with Qi Sheng paying close attention through Guidance feedback.
Due to Dark Land’s disconnection from Star Network’s live broadcast capabilities and turning the forum into a built-in version, players who haven’t purchased the game are clueless about the nature of the game, without even a screenshot available for dissemination.
This situation led both sides to believe that their opponents were shuijun, perceiving their comments as completely inconsistent with reality.
Qi Sheng could understand the Moon Eclipse Clan’s decision to sever the game’s connection with the external world.
The core essence of the game Dark Land is a training ground crafted by the Moon Eclipse Clan to prepare for future crises, prioritizing stable virtual gameplay over earning foreign exchange, which was never at their core consideration.
Operating this game requires immense resources and has various issues needing optimization.
Firstly, the server’s capacity is not as manageable as perceived from the outside; the high-frequency data created by many players entering the game could congest the Star Network, leading to data transfer obstructions and potential server errors or connection bugs.
To tackle this issue, the Moon Eclipse Clan adopted a batch distribution of access, essentially conducting phased stress tests on server capacity.
Only after confirming the ability of the servers to handle the current players and provide a normal gaming experience does the Moon Eclipse Clan issue the next batch of gameplay qualifications.
Then, a new round of stress tests commences, continuously escalating the servers’ capacity threshold to prevent a crush of sudden player influx.
Severing live streaming and other features also aimed to reduce operational stress on the game.