This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 164 - 128: An Excellent Matching Mechanism

The affection curve is something Chen Ba came up with after "Love Advisor Department" canceled the affection point system.

Simply put,

he didn't want to use specific values, like affection +10 points or -20 points, to reflect the affection status of a character. Instead, he used a value-free curve fluctuation graph.

This thing wasn't originally intended to be used by players; it wasn't designed for them.

But due to the chaotic game logic, this affection curve somehow became available for player use...

That's not the point!

The point is that not only is there a curve, but this curve also possesses certain "peculiar" traits, quite magical traits.

Chen Ba and Lu tested it many times.

But unfortunately, no matter how they tested, they couldn't reproduce the situation Zhang Pengfei described in his post, where after meeting certain affection conditions, interaction options like "holding hands," "confession," and "hugging" would appear.

"What's going on?"

Lu couldn't figure it out. He not only followed Ba's instructions but also went to the forum to carefully study Zhang Pengfei's post, confirming that the steps taken were correct.

But the test just couldn't proceed.

The affection curve would change, but not significantly, and it still wouldn't unlock more intimate interactions.

"Is it haunted?"

Chen Ba also found it incredible, but being more experienced, he knew more of the inside story than Lu. He proposed a hypothesis: was it necessary for there to be a man and a woman?

This referred not to the gender of the characters controlled by the players but to the gender of the players themselves?

What?

No way?!

Yes, way! Moreover, Chen Ba felt this possibility was quite high. After all, this mayhem was likely the work of the Iron Fool System, which couldn't distinguish between male and female?

"Change your real-name authentication."

Chen Ba instructed, "Use your girlfriend's information to authenticate the account, then try again."

"Alright, I'll go have a word with her."

Lu was getting along famously with Xianyu Digital's customer service Xin, and they were in a relationship. To get her to cooperate with the test, he just needed to inform her.

After changing the test participant, Chen Ba continued testing and found that this time, the affection curve changed more noticeably, but still the old problem persisted, unable to unlock more intimate interactions.

"Still no good?"

Lu scratched his head, feeling that this was rather bizarre.

This situation implied either Zhang Pengfei, the player, was lying, and the situation he described didn't exist in the game.

Or the test environment was not right!

But they had perfectly recreated the conditions Zhang Pengfei described, even bringing in a female player who was "real-name authenticated" and truly existed, so why wasn't it working?

"Hey! I don't believe it..."

"Let me give it a shot! Is this game picky? I can't trigger it even when I play with my real-life girlfriend?"

Lu was just joking and didn't think it was true. He couldn't figure it out, so he might as well test again!

But unexpectedly, when the test subject changed from Ba to him, the affection curve maxed out not long after the interactions began, without even deepening their relationship.

On the other side, the cooperative tester Xin also reported that a multitude of interaction options popped up on her end.

Lu's side did too.

Hugs, confessions, handholding, kissing... every intimate interaction that could be unlocked was instantly unlocked.

"Holy crap!"

Chen Ba and Lu were speechless together.

Was this game really picky?

Chen Ba couldn't spot it while testing with Lu, nor with customer service Xin, but the moment Lu and Xin were together, they fast-forwarded straight to cuddling without even starting interactions?

What does it mean?

A game that can identify if the player in front of the screen is male or female, and even determine whether the players have affection for one another?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Lu thought it was a coincidence, or perhaps a logic bug, surely such an outrageous thing couldn't exist.

On the surface, Chen Ba agreed with his hypothesis, thinking such an outrageous thing couldn't exist. But deep down, he had a faint suspicion.

There is a possibility indeed!

Not as mystical, in theory, the AI could analyze gameplay behavior combined with gathered information to determine the player's real gender, and whether affection exists between them.

Is the game AI really that smart? 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Possibly not ordinary game AI, nor those big enterprise language model AIs developed with huge investments.

But if it's the Iron Fool System, it's hard to say...

That's where the problem lies.

The chance encounter of General Fei Peng and Lin was essentially two like-minded individuals coincidentally matched together, then getting acquainted and perhaps forming a bond or affection through small game interactions.

Followed by naturally coming together.

"Just a coincidence!"

Chen Ba realized completely.

There is indeed an issue with the underlying code of "Love Advisor Department," allowing many components intended for NPCs to also apply to players.

The AI can also determine if players are of different sexes through in-game behaviors and other information.

That's not all!

To replicate what Zhang Pengfei described in his post, another crucial and core prerequisite is required—matching the two most like-minded people correctly!

Just randomly matching a man and woman doesn't simply spark love like "General Fei Peng" and "Lin," leading them to feel affection and come together?

What a joke!

If it were that easy, there wouldn't be instances of people going on dozens of blind dates without success.