Chapter 55
The Live Studio located in the Enson Korea headquarters.
Currently, the place was bustling in anticipation of the Live Broadcast.
As I sat in front of the camera, reviewing the script, I could hear the voices of employees making their final checks around me.
“Hey, hey! Check the angle of camera #2! Didn't you hear me say to turn off those two side lights?”
“Check the Administrator Accounts and open the chatroom soon, there are only 5 minutes left.”
Hearing the employee's words from afar, I glanced at my laptop screen, and the Broadcast Waiting Screen came into view.
Among the various pieces of information displayed on the screen, the first thing that caught my eye was the Viewer Count.
Despite it being a weekday afternoon, over 2,000 viewers had already joined, and that number was rapidly increasing In Real-time.
As the chat window opened and I checked the messages from the incoming viewers, I quickly spotted a problem.
*The chat speed is too fast...?*
The Viewer Count was already increasing at a Fast Speed, and with so many active Community Users in the chat, the scroll speed was uncontrollable.
It was so fast I couldn't even read what was being typed.
I tried to read the chat, but eventually gave up and called a Studio Staff member to activate Slow Mode.
Only after the restriction of one chat message per minute was applied did the chat window quiet down.
Relieved by the noticeably slower chat scroll, I checked the time; there were about two minutes left until the Broadcast Start.
After a final glance at the script, the remaining time dropped from minutes to Seconds.
30 seconds, 20 seconds, 10 seconds...
With about 5 seconds left, I composed my expression at the signal from the Studio Staff standing behind the camera.
The moment the Countdown hit zero and the Broadcast Waiting Screen switched to the camera feed showing me,
I looked at the camera in front of me and began to speak.
“Hello, Everyone. I am Director Ji Hojin of Reverse Arcadia.”
en the door!!!!!
-Let's go~Let's go~Let's go~Let's go~
-Wow, it's my first time seeing him in person lolololol
-Jiha~
-*Light Hojin*
As the broadcast began and I offered my Greeting to the Commanders, chat messages poured in, responding in kind.
The vividness, which I hadn't felt during recordings, brought a natural smile to my face.
“This is our first time meeting you all through a Live Broadcast, isn't it? I'm sure some of you are wondering why we're doing a Live Broadcast, but there won't be any serious news, so you don't need to worry.”
-Phew, what a relief~
-Is this Hojin-san's broadcast? ww
-When they said sudden Live Broadcast, I thought something was wrong
-So much Korean ww
“First and foremost, I want to express my deepest Words of Gratitude to all the Users who have given our game so much love. I wanted to say this first when starting the Live Broadcast.”
-T_T
-KyaT_T
-*Great Hojin*
-Hojin-san!!!!
-*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!
Leaving the enthusiastic chat window behind, I continued speaking.
“First, the reason I started today's broadcast is, as you might have guessed... things have been a bit noisy lately with the Probability-related Controversy, haven't they? I'd like to talk about that.”
As I brought up the hottest topic in the Mobile Game Industry at the moment, the chat window began to stir.
The Users watching the broadcast probably never imagined I'd address the issue so directly.
“Honestly, I was quite surprised to see that Japanese Users conducted a 2500-pull experiment on our game's Gacha Probability. I'd like to take this opportunity to once again offer them my Words of Gratitude.”
I bowed my head briefly towards the camera in Greeting, then continued.
“However, for those who might still find their experimental results insufficient or the sample size too small, we have prepared our own data.”
Finishing my sentence, I activated the Beam Projector with the remote control I had prepared.
A statistical graph appeared on one side of the wall.
“This is a statistical graph summarizing all the sample data for Henrietta's Pickup Event Gacha, currently ongoing in Reverse Arcadia.”
-Wow lololololololololol
-Did I see that wrong? 250,000 samples? lolol
-Honestly, Henrietta's quality is insane lolol
-Suge wwwww
-Doesn't seem to be much difference from the statistics Japanese people pulled?
“If you compare our statistical graph with the one compiled by the Japanese People... you'll see there's no significant difference.”
After a deliberate pause to allow viewers to compare the graphs, I spoke again.
“I fully understand the concerns of Users regarding this Probability Manipulation Controversy. However, I hope that at least the Users who play our game will enjoy it without worry.”
-Kya lololololololololol
-I trusted you, *Light Hojin* lololololololol
-Malicious Person haters and manipulators cut!
-I believe, *Light-men*T_T
Unlike Before Regression, the chat's reactions were overwhelmingly positive.
Seeing those reactions, I felt a sense of profound change.
“Oh, and by the way, there were some of you who discovered interesting things while verifying the probabilities, weren't there?”
-It's finally here wwwww
-No, why would you hide such a generous system?
-Is it true there's a Pity System?
-Is this officially confirmed lolololol
“To get straight to the point, yes. There is an Unofficial Pity System. I will explain this part slowly now.”
I pressed the button on the remote control I was holding, changed the screen, and began to explain the Pity System.
Of course, it was already a known fact, but there might still be people who didn't know, and explaining it was part of the bigger picture I was drawing.
However, because the system was inherently complex, the chat window became chaotic, with people who understood and those who didn't, and Korean and Japanese mixed together.
“I've explained it, but... honestly, it's a bit complicated, isn't it?”
-Seriously, it is too complicated
-It would've been better to just officially implement a Pity System like Girls Memorial.
-Is something coming?
-lololololololol
“For all of you, we have decided to reorganize the Pity System to make it easier to understand and officially implement it.”
I pressed the remote, and the screen changed once more.
On it was an explanation of the revamped Pity System.
“First, for the benefit of our Users, we will not change the core mechanism of the 3-star Probability. Instead, we plan to display the 3-star Probability on screen so you can check the remaining stacks until the Pity System activates.”
-Oh...
-This is truly a god-tier patch lolol
-Considering getting a 3-star before hitting Pity, increasing the probability is more generous.
-*Light Hojin*
“Second, we judged that a 200-pull Off-banner Protection Pity, or two Pity Systems, was too harsh for Users. We plan to change it to 150 pulls.”
-It's amazing they even have off-banner protection, but they're reducing it?
-Just *Light*...
-If you give away so much, what's left for you lolol
-This is huge, crazy
-*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!*Light Hojin*!
The chat window exploded with reactions to my words.
Though I clearly couldn't hear anything, I had the illusion of hearing cheers from the chat window.
***
Perhaps because the first step went well, the broadcast continued in a Harmonious Atmosphere.
From questions about the In-game Story to merchandise introductions and hidden Easter Egg topics for characters.
As we branched out into various topics, it was almost time to end the broadcast.
“Well, Commanders, did you enjoy today? Time has flown by already.”
-Already???
-Wow, damn, two hours passed lololololololol
-Why is time so fast lololol
-Don't go, *Light Hojin*T_T
“I'd love to continue the broadcast, but due to the Studio schedule, I can't... Instead, for those of you who are disappointed, I've prepared a gift.”
The chat window stirred at the mention of a gift.
Seeing the chat's reaction, I smiled and pulled out two roulette wheels from under the table.
“It's roulette time again!”
At the word 'roulette,' cheers erupted in the chat window.
“The rules themselves are the same as the roulette rules from the open commemorative video. I don't need to explain them separately, do I?”
Seeing the chat window respond with a Unanimous Decision that no explanation was needed, I nodded.
“Then, without further explanation, let's begin. Three, two, one!”
As I counted to three, I vigorously spun the roulette wheel.
The roulette wheel spun fiercely with a whirring sound.
Then, slowly losing speed, the roulette wheel eventually stopped at one spot.
The reward it landed on was a Core Enhancement Material, right next to the 10-pull Ticket.
This material was also difficult to obtain In-game, and would normally have been met with cheers, but...
Because it was right next to the 10-pull Ticket, groans erupted in the chat window.
“It's a shame it didn't land on the 10-pull Ticket right next to it, but it's still not a bad result. Shall we move on to the next roulette wheel?”
-Let's go!Let's go!Let's go!Let's go!
-Seriously, this is the last chance
-Please, ALL!!!!!
-I trust *Light Hojin* lololololol
“Let's count to three and go right away. Three, two, one...!”
The roulette wheel spun with a whirring sound, just like before.
The vigorously spinning roulette wheel slowly lost speed and soon stopped at one spot.
“Let's see... it's x3.”
-Aah
-No, why did it have to land there lololol
-It's too far, he probably can't even manipulate it lolol
-Ah, too bad
Perhaps because it landed on x3, directly opposite ALL, the chat window was filled with disappointment.
If it had been the space right next to it, like before, Hojin might have subtly nudged it, but this time it landed on the exact opposite space.
Seeing the despairing atmosphere in the chat window, I secretly slipped my hand into my pants pocket.
Then, I felt a piece of cardboard.
I took out the piece of cardboard, shaped similarly to a roulette slot, and placed it directly over the x3 on the roulette wheel.
For reference, the word ALL was written on that cardboard.
Tanaka told me not to manipulate it... but the method is different this time, so does it not count?
“Well, Commanders, congratulations once again to all of you who won ALL!”
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【Photo of Director Ji Hojin with a halo behind him】
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