Game of the World Tree

Can NPCs be friends with players?

For most players, NPCs are just tool people in the game, their role is only to promote the plot, for players to buy props, or as an enemy of the player for them to kill and enjoy.

Maybe players can also have feelings for specific NPCs, such as some excellent characters created by the game party, such as pets that players have worked hard to develop in the game...

However, this kind of feeling is more of a condescending, recognition and love for things that conform to one's own preferences, or things that have been shaped by one's own efforts.

This emotion, in essence, is not equal.

Even in many games, players' endless kneeling and licking of NPCs, in fact, in most cases, it is not that players like NPCs so much, but that they can benefit from them, or it is a disguised spiritual sustenance...

Even if you really like a certain character, in fact, you just like the image created by the game party for this character, plus the story behind the character at most.

From the player's point of view, the most popular NPCs are just NPCs. In fact, they are at most equivalent to the characters in the story, but... this story is something that players can participate in.

However, it's just a matter of participating.

Even if you participate in the story of the npc, even if you enter the plot of the game... but the player is still the player.

Maybe they will be moved by the plot, maybe they will cheer for the story.

But they understand that this is just a game, something to relax them, to entertain them, to revolve around them.

Of course, another reason for this is that during the game, the emotional communication between players is one-way...

npc...what is npc after all.

Players have real emotions, players have real independent thoughts, but NPCs don't.

They are just a bunch of data, and all their reactions are programmed.

The player is the master of the game.

In this case, if players are really allowed to communicate with NPCs on an equal footing, it is actually unfair to the players.

but……

What if NPCs also have their own emotions?

In essence, "Nation of the Elf" is nothing more than a game skin, and the humans of the Blue Star descend to another world in the form of players.

For players, it's a game; however, it's not a game either.

When players realize that the NPCs in this game are so vivid, their AI is smart enough to be real, they even have human-like emotions...

In this case, what will happen to the relationship between players and NPCs?

One-sided emotional expressions are destined to fail to bond.

But if it's a two-way emotion...that's different.

With the in-depth communication with the natives of the Seggs world, when players realize that NPCs also have emotions, this game... is not just a game.

For players, it will be another world!

Of course, this does not mean that players realize that the "game" they are in is actually a reality, but that... they have developed a perception that the "game" is regarded as a "reality" in a sense.

That is to say - although they know that this is a game, but in the same way, they also really have a bond with this game and a sense of belonging.

In fact, Eve never had the idea of ​​revealing the truth about Elf Kingdom to players...

Bluestar's technology is already developed enough that even if there are people who really doubt it, Eve can barely fool the past.

And thinking that you are in the game is the powerful essence of the fourth natural disaster.

Fearless!

Because there is no fear, it will be strong enough!

If you really know that the game is not a game, the fourth natural disaster will lose his most powerful heart and become tied.

but……

Players think that "Even Kingdom" is a game, and players have a bond with "npc", and communicate with "npc" on an equal footing without conflict.

The two can actually coexist.

Maybe other games can't do it, but..."Elf Kingdom" can!

...

"If you look at the masterpiece "The Kingdom of the Elf" according to your usual game experience, maybe you can also get an excellent game experience, but you will never enjoy the essence of this game!"

"It's a game...but it's not just a game."

"This is a world that belongs to us, an adventure that belongs to us. We can completely treat this game as a new life..."

"Or, this... is the ultimate virtual reality game can do!"

After hearing Merrell's answer, for some unknown reason, Xiao Xianmiao's mind suddenly recalled a few words that Li Mu once said.

And it was at this time that she suddenly realized a problem...

Yup……

The NPCs in "Elf Kingdom" also have their own emotional systems...

In a sense, they can even be counted as an alternative life.

Players can become friends with each other.

So what about between players and NPCs?

What would happen to her if she and Merrell switched identities this time, and Merrell was in danger?

Thinking of this, Xiao Xianmiao was surprised to find that she would be angry and angry like Merrill herself.

And if Merrell really died in battle, Xiao Xianmiao might really cry.

People are emotional.

And in the face of other beings who also have feelings, long-term communication... will lead to fetters.

Suddenly, the girl realized that she had unknowingly regarded the little black dragon as a friend and a partner.

And the other party, I'm afraid the same is true...

Otherwise, I wouldn't be so angry when I saw myself being killed.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xianmiao's gaze towards Merrell softened...

"Miriel!"

She giggled.

"what?!"

The little black dragon gave her a white look.

"I'll feed you tonight!"

Xiao Xianmiao stood up and patted the scales on its body.

"baffling……"

Merrell muttered and yawned lazily.

It's just that the huge dragon tail swinging behind him reveals its good mood...

...

It took players less than an hour to clean up the entire battlefield.

Afterwards, they packed up their spoils and returned to the Black Dragon Castle happily.

"Even Kingdom" is good in everything, but considering the authenticity, the scale of the map is really too large.

Once there is no teleportation formation, it will take a long time to catch up on the road...

It's okay to have a horse.

Although Warcraft has no intelligence, it is still much smarter than ordinary beasts. With the settings in the system, players can completely order mounts and let them take them on their way.

During this period, players can also surf the Internet in the system, or simply go offline and take a nap, lie directly on the back of the mount, rest and rest... When they return to the base, they can go online again.

But those who don't have mounts are miserable and can only walk on their own.

However, the good thing is that the tiredness can be turned off, at most it is boring...

When nearly 2,000 main players returned to the Black Dragon Castle, it was already afternoon.

And many low-level players who got the news also came to watch curiously.

Although they stayed up for a day and a night, the morale of the triumphant team was strong and imposing.

Nearly 2,000 fully-armed players, with a bit of suffocation and blood, lined up in a long queue, dragged loads of goods, and slowly entered the Black Dragon Castle...

Then, they will return to the chosen city through the teleportation circle in the hall of the Black Dragon Castle.

Hmm... go back to sleep.

And just as the players were lining up to teleport, suddenly... a teleportation formation on the other side of the hall shone brightly.

That is the teleportation circle leading to Rivendell, the only way to go to the underground world.

After a while, the light dissipated, and in the surprised eyes of the players, a group of dark dwarves appeared in the castle.

The leader is a death priest, he is wearing a black robe, holding a gorgeous wooden box, and behind him, there are several dwarf soldiers dressed as guards.

They teleported to the Black Dragon Castle, looked at everything around them curiously, and exclaimed from time to time.

And when they saw the players' legions constantly passing through the magic circle, the curious and amazed eyes of the dark dwarves instantly turned into shock, and they couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Elves! So many elves!"

"Death is on the line! They... have they just finished a battle? Has it already begun?"

The appearance of the dark dwarves also attracted the attention of the players.

"Huh? Dark dwarves? Why are they here?"

"Dark Dwarf?"

"Haven't you seen it before? It's an underground resident who signed a friendship agreement with us. You'll find out when you are level 11 and go underground. They have a city underground called Black Rock City, and we often sell things there."

"That's it! It's the first time I see..."

"It's normal that you haven't seen them before. They only operate underground. I don't know what kind of wind is blowing today, but they came to the ground... Could it be that there will be another plot?"

While the players were discussing curiously and at the same time hesitating whether to talk to him, the black dragon Merrell, who got the news, twisted his huge body and rushed over, instantly squeezing out half of the players in the castle...

In its mouth, there is still half of the barbecue in its mouth, and while chewing it, it looks at the strange guest who suddenly arrives with curiosity:

"Dark Dwarf?"

The dwarves were taken aback by the sudden appearance of the black dragon, but the priest at the head seemed to have anticipated it, and managed to calm down.

He took a deep breath and bowed respectfully to the black dragon:

"You...are Eve's family, Mr. Merrill, right?"

"I am the priest of the Temple of Death, Carter. This time, I came here for a deal with Eve under the oracle of the True God..."

As he said that, he looked pious and raised the ornate wooden box in his hand above his head.

"In addition... there is information about the Orcs!"