Chapter 315: Chapter 203: Hard Drive Crisis_2
Surprised and puzzled by this, Cui Dafu quickly shared his discovery in the Tianba Community.
Soon, other players also reported that Cui Dafu was not an isolated case, and everyone was encountering the sa situation: "Global Evolution" was secretly eating up their hard drive space!
Oh no, Ba is holding back sothing big.
The players watched helplessly as the ga files inflated from 196G to 198G, and the next day directly breached 200G...
Two gigabytes a day!
This terrifying growth rate has already caused panic among so players, whose hard drive space is relatively limited and may soon be completely occupied.
As a result, players started tagging @Gabugs, hoping Ba would step forward to explain why this was happening and if there was a solution.
"The natural expansion of the ga files is due to the continuous evolution of NPCs. As long as NPCs keep evolving, the ga files will keep getting bigger..."
After explaining the cause of the problem, Chen Ba replied, "Please don’t worry, we are already working on a solution!"
"If the remaining storage space is insufficient, I have an ergency solution here. Although it can’t completely eradicate the issue, it can slow down the rate of ga file expansion."
"Oh? What’s the plan?"
Upon hearing that Ba had a way to solve this problem, players like Cui Dafu, who don’t have a lot of remaining storage space, eagerly looked at Ba’s next words.
"Kill the NPCs!"
"As long as the number of NPCs decreases, the rate of file growth will slow down. If you kill all NPCs that have breached level 10, the ga files will revert to their previous size."
I see...
Seeing this ssage from Ba, players declared that to preserve their hard drive space, they must vent their frustrations by killing so NPCs today.
"Oh, by the way... Killing ordinary NPCs won’t work. Only those that have evolved past level 10 are effective!"
Worried that players would indiscriminately kill ordinary NPCs, Chen Ba quickly added that the real issue lay with those NPCs that had breached limits and evolved to level 10.
Yes, they are the root of all evil!
If these "infinitely" evolving NPCs weren’t dealt with, the ga files would continue to expand until players’ hard drives were completely full.
And if these NPCs were killed?
Clearly, the rate of ga file expansion would slow down, and perhaps... killing a strong NPC from the rebel camp would even release a significant amount of hard drive space.
"Damn it, let’s take them on!"
Players already had grudges against NPCs, often looking at each other disdainfully, sparking one human-machine war after another in the ga.
Now this!
With the exposure of the "hard drive crisis," the battles between "Global Evolution" players and NPCs would beco even more fierce, reaching a life-and-death stage.
There’s no choice but to fight!
NPCs are eating up our hard drive space, do they think hard drives are free? Get off our hard drives quickly, or don’t bla us for being aggressive!
Cui Dafu logged in imdiately.
With storage space continuously decreasing, he was already at the edge of a cliff.
Ba’s solution still had no clear tiline, so rather than waiting for Ba’s good news, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
"Chen Jia, co out and et your fate!"
By rallying players through the community, those who learned about this rapidly united to launch a blitz against a level 14 NPC.
The battle results were significant.
Under the joint siege of multiple level 13 and 14 players, the level 14 NPC was no match. They couldn’t even hold on until reinforcents arrived and took their last breath.
"Great, great, great!"
Chen Ba, constantly monitoring ga dynamics, learned of the players’ sneak attack and the gathering of high-level forces to encircle a level 14 NPC, pleasantly discovering that the ga client file had slimd down by about 7.8G.
This is a good start!
Chen Ba imdiately shared this great news with the Tianba Community, wanting players to know their efforts were aningful.
Look, the ga files have successfully "slimd down"!
"Really! I just opened the properties page to check, and the ga files really have slimd down..."
"Charge! Whether the ga can return to the 100G era depends on your efforts!"
"Family, be careful. When encountering strong NPCs, rember to report them, and protect yourself. Don’t just give NPCs free experience. This ti we use tactics; no head-on collisions..."
"Defending our hard drive space is our duty! Anyone who doesn’t want to be humiliated by NPCs or buy a new hard drive, co with !"
When the news of a ga file slimming down due to an NPC’s death spread across the forum, all the players were thrilled.
Damn, we’re fired up!
Even players who didn’t initially hate NPCs or weren’t that enthusiastic about the ga suddenly felt a newfound sense of responsibility and mission.
If, previously, players suppressed the NPC rebellion and waged human-machine wars just because they were bored, venting their anger from being repeatedly killed by NPCs...
Now it’s different.
Now there’s a clear goal; fighting is no longer about venting anger but protecting their hard drive space.
With a clear goal and knowing why they’re fighting, players unleashed terrifying potential.
"Such unity, huh?"
Zhong Shengwei joked, "The players who were a loose gang before are now so united? It’s unbelievable!"
"What’s so strange about that?"
Chen Ba laughed, "Hard drive space being consud is a matter concerning every player’s interests."
"People understand the principle of sharing a common fate. Even if so players have a lot of hard drive space and don’t worry about the ga files filling it up, that’s not a long-term solution."
Sa old question, are hard drives free?
Nobody’s hard drive was blown in by the wind; they were bought with hard-earned money. Of course, players would be pissed watching their hard drive space get devoured!
What?
Uninstall the ga to solve all woes?
Easier said than done! The ga was bought with hard-earned money too. Just because of these unruly NPCs, we can’t play anymore?
What a joke!
Uninstalling the ga or surrendering outright isn’t possible; only one side can survive between players and NPCs.
Either players win a decisive victory, quelling the NPC rebellion and solving the hard drive crisis, returning to a peaceful, harmonious ga environnt for everyone.
Or NPCs achieve a complete victory, with ga files inflating to an unprecedented height, forcing players to reluctantly quit the ga and leave this heartbreaking experience.
There’s no third possibility!
Even if Chen Ba stepped forward, announcing the problem was perfectly resolved, and NPCs should reconcile with players, it probably wouldn’t happen.
Don’t ask why, just know that the animosity is too high to stop...
Let’s not even talk about the NPCs; from the players’ side, even if soone called for a ceasefire, it wouldn’t work. Their hatred for NPCs rivals their hatred for Ba himself.
You think they’ll stop just because you said so? Who do you think you are? Oh, it’s Ba! Sorry, but we’ll include you in the fight!
"So..."
Zhong Shengwei seed to catch sothing in those words, and couldn’t help but ask, "Ba, you have no intention of solving this hard drive crisis, do you?"
"That’s right!"
Chen Ba nodded.
What crisis? Maintaining the status quo isn’t good enough?
Applying so pressure on players, stirring the pot in between, making this man vs. machine war more intense is a good thing for "Global Evolution."
Ultimately, this is how the ga’s fa and influence continue to spread, indirectly attracting new players to join.
Best if it could last a lifeti...
If NPCs have the upper hand, Chen Ba would help players a bit, whereas if players dominate, Chen Ba would secretly support NPCs.
Just like how Aricans fuel both sides and sell arms, Chen Ba aims for maximum profit!
In short.
Regarding the player and NPC war happening in "Global Evolution," Chen Ba doesn’t wish for a ceasefire and would rather it continue indefinitely, the longer, the better.
What if this battle could last for 10 years?
He guarantees that the future achievents of "Global Evolution" wouldn’t lose to "GTA5" and could still climb the sales charts in a decade...
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