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 donât care about playersâ reviews or the gameâs reputation, the consequences of offending players are something a regular game studio really canât 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 Auntieâs 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!"
"Youâre 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 itâs expensive, and raising prices is normal. After all, our houses canât meet the demand!"
Damn those greedy merchants!
Players were all angered by this price hike behavior, but they couldnât really say anything.
After all, the NPCâs 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 whatâs the deal with mortgage loans?
Being a mortgage slave in real life is bad enough, why be one in a game too?
Isnât this game called "Living Under Someoneâs 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 Jingâs idea.
He said since players want to buy houses in the game so much, let them buy.
After all, we canât 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, donât 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 Auntieâs 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?
Theyâre 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 thereâs 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 wouldnât 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 donât want me to kick you out of the house, do you?]
Hopping on the buzz!
Just right, "Living Under Someoneâs Roof Simulator" was just released recently, and the online traction is decent, so releasing a video to ride the momentum isnât 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 Someoneâs 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 didnât 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 wouldnât even interfere with study..."
"Perfect!"
Qian Duoduo chuckled, this was his plan.
The house was bought, and now he has become Auntieâs landlord, his self-esteem wouldnât drop anymore.
Everyday learning isnât 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 wouldnât drop, naturally recovering to full value.
Moreover, learning isnât 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 didnât 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 Someoneâs 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 Duoduoâs 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 familyâs 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 didnât 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 Auntieâs house, this house wonât 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.