Chen Ba slid to his knees at lightning speed.
He had no choice but to kneel; too many players were protesting. If they insisted on going against the players, Tianba Studio might really be done for.
Offending players is something even big studios dare not do.
Unless they completely don't care about players' reviews or the game's reputation, the consequences of offending players are something a regular game studio really can't handle.
So, the version was rolled back.
Once this news came out, countless players cheered and updated the game to the latest version.
But upon entering the game, they found that although the "sales office" was reopened, players could buy houses, and Auntie's house was still within the purchasable range, but...
Why did the house prices rise?
And it went up from 4500/square meter to 5000/square meter, jumping 500 bucks in one go!
The "Real Estate Consultant" NPC in the sales office would even lament during the conversation: "The sales for the new properties are unbelievably hot; Tianba Real Estate temporarily decided to raise prices... Would you like to buy a property?"
"Yes, I want to buy a house!"
"You're hiking the prices on-site..."
Seeing this dialogue option, all the players were speechless.
If you choose the second dialogue option, which is accusing them of hiking the prices on-site, the real estate consultant would say: "Dear! You can choose not to buy if you think it's expensive, and raising prices is normal. After all, our houses can't meet the demand!"
Damn those greedy merchants!
Players were all angered by this price hike behavior, but they couldn't really say anything.
After all, the NPC's words were infuriating, but they were true!
The houses in this neighborhood were indeed selling out fast, with demand exceeding supply! Such properties in real life would have had their prices skyrocketed long ago!
"By the way, our Tianba Real Estate, to thank our customers for their support, also specially collaborated with banks. Now you can handle financial loan services when buying a home!"
Players: "..."
The sweet and lovely real estate consultant now seemed like a devouring demon in the eyes of the players.
Price hike is one thing; they could work on more shifts.
But what's the deal with mortgage loans?
Being a mortgage slave in real life is bad enough, why be one in a game too?
Isn't this game called "Living Under Someone's Roof Simulator"? How did it turn into "Mortgage Slave Simulator" after the update?
...
After the update, the house price rose by 500 bucks, but now they offer 1-10 years of mortgage loan services.
This was Lu Jing's idea.
He said since players want to buy houses in the game so much, let them buy.
After all, we can't stop them, so might as well lift restrictions and let them experience the fear of being dominated by a mortgage in-game.
Chen Ba thought it was a great idea!
Hard to advise the damned, compassion cannot save the self-exiled.
Players want to buy houses, don't they?
Sure! Let them buy, and even lower the threshold. No need to work three years like Guo Mo saving money, just cobble together a down payment to buy, and they can experience the joy of "being Auntie's landlord" in advance.
However, doing so means taking on a mortgage, and this mortgage has a very special design...
The game progresses only for three years, from freshman to junior year of high school, yet the mortgage can be up to ten years?
They're really making a fortune!
Qian Duoduo thought so too. As soon as he updated the game, he saw that the mortgage could be taken for 10 years, while the game progresses only for three years, and instantly realized there's a loophole to exploit.
Once he pays off the three-year loan and the game ends, he starts a new file, meaning the remaining seven years of the loan wouldn't need repayment?
"Hahaha, I really am a genius!"
Once he figured this out, Qian Duoduo was overjoyed, he opened the screen recording software, planning to create a new video titled [Auntie, you don't want me to kick you out of the house, do you?]
Hopping on the buzz!
Just right, "Living Under Someone's Roof Simulator" was just released recently, and the online traction is decent, so releasing a video to ride the momentum isn't out of the question.
Moreover, Qian Duoduo also received money from Tianba Studio, meaning he has an obligation to help promote them...
Cough cough!
Receiving money is secondary; even without the money, this game "Living Under Someone's Roof Simulator" is worth a video on its own.
"...Okay, successfully made the first bucket of gold by selling pirated CDs in the park."
"Next, we go buy a house! Some viewers might wonder if I have enough money to buy a house? Haha, you clearly didn't read the update notes carefully. With this update, you can get loans now!"
"Choose a 10-year loan term, down payment of 20%, which is 142,000, the money is enough..."
Qian Duoduo said to the camera: "The interest is acceptable, I only need to repay 5,000 a month."
"Say we wash dishes on every weekend for two days to pay off the mortgage loan, it wouldn't even interfere with study..."
"Perfect!"
Qian Duoduo chuckled, this was his plan.
The house was bought, and now he has become Auntie's landlord, his self-esteem wouldn't drop anymore.
Everyday learning isn't affected; still goes to school for classes, achieving a pretty good game ending.
Never had such a wonderful start!
If nothing goes wrong, this ending should be the most perfect, after all, with properties under his name, the self-esteem wouldn't drop, naturally recovering to full value.
Moreover, learning isn't affected, driving the main storyline, smoothly getting admitted to the desired university, really achieving a double win.
Of course...
As it was the first time operating this way, Qian Duoduo didn't handle the early work events well, resulting in getting admitted to a relatively poor university.
He decided to start a new file again, this time planning time and energy properly, striving for perfection to achieve the best ending in "Living Under Someone's Roof Simulator".
But just as he created a new file and loaded in, a notification in the game interface made his vision go black instantly.
[Since you still have 94 installments of the mortgage left unpaid from your previous life, the loan is extended to the second life, please repay promptly...]
Shit!
Qian Duoduo's eyes sparkled with stars, his head spinning, feeling a daze like being hit with a hammer on the back of his head.
Is this game toxic?
Your family's mortgage differentiates between past life and second life? He started a new file, completely cutting off from before, how come they still need him to repay mortgage?
Repaying is one thing!
The problem is he didn't see his house in this new file?
If he bought other houses, the new file can inherit and start the "live alone" route, which has been confirmed by other community players.
So under such circumstances, he could accept continuing to repay the mortgage in the new file.
But he bought Auntie's house, this house won't be inherited in the new file, nor will it trigger the "live alone" line...
"So my house is gone, yet the mortgage still has to be repaid?"
"With 94 more installments?"
After Qian Duoduo muttered a sentence, he suddenly went crazy hitting the keyboard, finally leaving a sentence "The video ends here" before hastily closing the video recording software.