night.
Xinghai Town.
After finishing the training and saying goodbye to the two "teachers", Lu Li did not return to his dormitory, but came to the Star Card Association.
Although Lu Li was very tired after a whole day of training, he was not willing to let go of the flash of inspiration that appeared during the battle. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and try to make a few star cards.
An intermediate card-making room was opened by a familiar person, and Lu Li stepped into it.
A strange fragrance came to his nose, relieving his mental fatigue. This was the effect of the Ningshen Incense placed in the room.
This is why he chose to come to the Star Card Association in the middle of the night.
I have to say that the card-making environment in the dormitory is incomparable to the card-making room provided by the Star Card Association.
Lu Li sat down at the card-making table, grabbed an apple-like fruit from the plate beside the table, and took a bite.
The refreshing juice and rich star power burst out in the mouth at the same time, constantly nourishing Lu Li's body.
"If you want to use the strength of a star card deck to make up for the gap in combat skills, the first thing that comes to mind is a single card with abnormal effects."
Lu Li grabbed the carving knife out of habit and turned it around and around.
He had played many card games in his previous life, and it often happened that a certain card was too powerful.
As long as the player draws this card, it is easy to make a polar comeback.
However, according to the rules of the star card itself, it is impossible to infinitely enhance the strength of the star card, because the energy level contained in each star card is limited.
For example, the first-level star card limit is 10 points of energy level. You cannot make a [Fireball] with damage higher than 10 points.
"But there seem to be exceptions." Lu Li suddenly remembered a Tier 4 Star Card that Lin Miaohan had used during the training team selection competition.
【Thunder Dragon Bite】
Type: Astrology Card
Level: Level 4
Effect description: Summons a thunder dragon, bites the enemy, causing 80 points of lightning damage. If the user releases this star card through a long-handled weapon, the damage will be increased by 20%, and a paralysis state of 5 will be added. Second.
In its normal state, [Thunder Dragon Bite] only has 80 points of energy level damage, which is even a little far behind the 100 points of the fourth-level star card.
However, when the star blade controlled by the user is a long-handled weapon such as a spear or spear, the effect of this star card will be to cause 96 points of damage and a paralysis effect of 5 seconds.
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Adding the two together, the benefit from the effect has already exceeded the 100-point energy level limit.
"The reward mechanism for skills?" Lu Li frowned slightly.
In the effect of the star card, he saw an extremely familiar element from his previous life.
--【bonus system】.
Reward mechanisms, also called incentive mechanisms, exist in various fields in society, and of course also exist in the gaming field that Lu Li is most familiar with.
Just like Pokémon, trainers train the Pokémon, improve their levels, and make their Pokémon team stronger so that they can challenge more powerful gyms. This is a simple "pay-reward" model.
Putting this model into the design of skills (moves), it means "the more difficult the conditions required for the successful release of skills, the more powerful the effect of the skills will be."
In a simple sentence, it is "high conditions, high returns".
For example, the grass-type signature skill in Pokémon - Sunfire, explains this sentence very well.
This skill has great power, but it also has more stringent prerequisites than other skills.
——The Pokémon needs to be under sunny weather, or it needs to charge up for one round.
For another example, in the MOBA game League of Legends, the skills of some heroes can often exert more powerful effects when used in combination.
If Yasuo, the swift swordsman in the League of Legends, uses [Steel Flash] while charging forward with [Step forward], then the attack range of [Steel Flash] will change from a short strip to a ring, which increases Skill range.
Another example is the elemental reaction in Genshin Impact, which is also a type of skill reward mechanism.
Let’s talk about the star card [Thunder Dragon Bite].
When a star card master holds a long-handled weapon, it is equivalent to meeting the prerequisites for obtaining rewards. When used, the star card effect can be enhanced, and it can even break through the 100-point energy limit of the fourth-level star card.
"Should we consider this aspect and create a set of numerical monster cards?" Lu Li did not act immediately, but just thought deeply.
If the second-level star card loaded by a star card master can exceed the ordinary third-level star card in power, it will naturally make up for the shortcomings in combat skills, but the star card itself has another rule that limits this kind of star card. "Excessive force".
That is [energy balance].
Each level of star card energy level has a limit, which means that the energy contained in each star card is fixed, and the essence of the circuit drawn by the card maker is to distribute energy.
Give an example of a particularly imbalanced distribution of energy.
The first-level star card [Fireball] originally could only cause 10 points of damage, but after extreme transformation, Fireball may become like this.
[Fireball Technique-Modified]
Type: Astrology Card
Level: 1st level
Effect description: Releases a fireball that causes 1 point of damage. When the holder rotates 1080° in the air and releases the fireball from the buttocks with a cross in the air, the damage is increased by 100 times.
If the star card master who holds this star card can master the nasty moves required by the star card, he will be able to 100% meet the restrictions when releasing [Fireball Technique-Modified].
So in his hands, there is no difference between this first-level star card and the fourth-level star card.
However, this "extreme" star card does not comply with the rules of [energy balance] - that is, the energy distribution is extremely unbalanced.
The higher the imbalance index of a star card, the more complex the star card circuit required, and the requirements for the card maker's card-making skills will increase exponentially. This is also the reason why the strength of the star card cannot be increased infinitely.
"Even if the reward mechanism is used to break the balance, the improvement in effect and power is not completely unlimited, so I must plan the function of the star card circuit and make perfect use of every energy level."
Lu Li's thinking became clearer and he kept thinking about the direction of card production: "The mainstream battle decks in the world today are all decks with Star Blade cards or Star Beast cards as the core. Maybe I can start with them. "
Countless bursts of inspiration were like pieces of a puzzle, piecing together a complete picture in Lu Li's mind, and finally forming the answer he wanted.
Lu Li's eyes lit up, and the carving knife in his hand swept across the surface of the card like the wind, drawing lines one after another.
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The next morning.
Xinghai Academy, upstairs in the gymnasium.
"Go, go, why are you looking for me so early? Didn't I promise that I would turn on the small stove for you at night?"
Xia Langou looked disgusted and waved Lu Li away: "Hurry back and practice physical fitness with the group."
"I made some star cards yesterday and wanted to practice them with you." Lu Li said with a smile.
