Do you think you are playing games?Actually the algorithm is playing you

Whenever you want to give up a mobile game, it will give you a little sweetness and let you continue to play.

The algorithm is now everywhere. In addition to the short video and the e -commerce industry generally use algorithms to communicate with users, the game industry also uses algorithms in large areas.

Old players in "Diablo 3" often find that a set is often stuck in the last episode; "Naruto" players are also distressed by the last hero fragments and the probability of equipment drop. It became a metaphysics.

Pan Ge has never eaten chickens and gave up "Peace Elite", but after half a year, it became so easy to find that "eating chicken" was so easy; in "Happy Elimination", some netizens found that the game is difficult to find the game difficulty The degree of ease seems to be quietly adjusted.

Teammates are also a metaphysics, especially in the game of "Glory of the King", giving you a team of great gods, and a team of primary school students. It is a completely two experience.

In addition to the equipment drop rate, difficulty adjustment, and teammate matching, the rules of operating activities seem to affect the performance of players in the game.

As a "invisible hand", the algorithm seems to be everywhere in the game. Countless gamers have been calculated and invested in the adventure of the virtual world over and over again.

The set is always worse

Pan Ge has been playing "Diablo 3" recently, and has risen to level 70. He chose a Dead Spirit Mage. In the new season, you need to collect a set of green legendary equipment in order to play good results in the ceiling list. At the beginning The full set of equipment is fast, but when the last pair of shoes is stuck, it is stuck.

The system seems to know that if it is so easy to be equipped with Pan Ge, Pan Ge may reduce the enthusiasm of playing games. In the end, Pan Ge has been suffering for two weeks before getting these shoes.

Later, Pan Ge carefully studied a similar ARPG game. In the set of sets of sets, everyone's routines are almost the same, and they will increase the difficulty of drop in the last one or two equipment.

In another Tencent's game "Naruto", Pan Ge also encountered similar situations.

Pan Ge once collected 39 youth water gate fragments. When he could gather only one piece, he encountered a bottleneck.

As a zero player, Pan Brother kept brushing copy and doing tasks in the game. I did not expect that in the collection of the last youth water gate fragments, he could not get as expected, and finally broke his mind.

For this kind of situation where there is only one foot, but not getting the equipment, the former Miha tourists told Mr. Pan: "The probability of some equipment obtained is very low in the game. Of course The game appears bug. "

The independent gamer Liu Dongyu said: "The reason why this happens is that there is an unofficial statement called the warehouse inspection, which is to predict according to the player's item bar to avoid allowing the player to get the equipment or role he expected."

From this point of view, whether you can get the algorithm behind the game, you can get a piece of equipment, but it has been calculated by the background.

The enemy is the master of the human body

In addition to the drop of equipment, the difficulty of the game seems to be in the calculation of the algorithm.

For more than half a year of "Peaceful Elite" of Tencent, Pan Ge entered the game again and found that the game has become simpler.

After the parachuting and the weapon, Pan Ge searched carefully as before, looking for nearby enemies. It didn't take long for the gunfire to sound from nearby. Pan Ge followed the gunshot and found that an enemy was shooting at Pan Ge for more than ten meters away.

However, although the firepower of the other party is fierce, the technical level is like "the master of the human body", and even a few shots could not hit Pan Ge, but exposed their position even more.

As a result, while squatting and hiding, he began to find the opportunity to fight back to the other party. I thought it would be a fierce battle for you to die. However, he did not expect to start a shot, and the other party fell directly to the ground to sacrifice.

At the same time as victory, Pan Ge also felt deeply doubtful. When did his marksmanship become so good?

In the game "Happy Elimination", there are also similar experiences with Pan Ge.

Netizen Xiaobai said that he has not played "Happy Elimination" for more than half a year, and has been downloaded more than 40 levels after re -downloading. During the game, there are many situations of all Samsung and Caixing. In many cases, 16 or 17 steps can be cleared. There will be props when the start of the start.

Regarding this situation, netizen Xiaobai issued a question: "The system does this, is it to try to retain old users?"

Liu Dongyu said: "The situation in this game is called the ELO algorithm. Continuous victory will lead to the improvement of player ELO rating. On the contrary, many failures will decrease."

At the same time, he also said: "A fixed player, in the environment of fixed groups, often ELO values ​​tend to be fixed. This algorithm is not only applied to the game, but also in the game, in terms of artificial intelligence training, sports athlete ability evaluation and other aspects. There are applications. "

Born by his teammates himself

For games such as "Elite", single soldiers are lonely, and teaming "eating chicken" is even more fun. However, in a team of "eating chicken", Pan Ge encountered a calculation of the algorithm and matched a pit goods.

After Pan Ge landed with his teammates, the other party quickly found a motorcycle. When Pan Ge thought that he could sit on the beloved little motorcycle, his teammate left it alone.

After a person stayed in place, Pan Ge led several opponents alone, and then found a car, intending to drive to meet his teammates again. After arriving at the destination, Pan Ge discovered that this unqualified teammate was competing with a speedboat. After a few times, he suddenly raised his gun and shot around. explode.

After entering the game, I won the championship. Pan, who wanted to "Great Great Greater, eat chicken tonight" again, this game did not fall under the opponent's bullet, but was eliminated in the explosion caused by his teammates.

However, the depression encountered in "The Elite" was released by another game "Glory of the King". Pan Ge, who has never played "Glory of the King", just touched this game and won five consecutive victories.

As a cute new player in this game, although Pan Ge's own level is very good, the matching teammates are very powerful. They can not only come over to solve the siege when they encounter the enemy in Pan Ge, but also send assists in the battle. Quickly accumulate records.

In this regard, Mr. Xiang told: "This kind of battle game with a matching mechanism will exist to the system bureau. When the player is abused, the system will allocate a simple game with the player according to weight; In the time, the system allocates a game that is superior to him for him to advance. "

The game development engineer Pharaoh also said: "Any battle game will match the level of the player, just different games, the matching algorithm may not be the same."

Players with algorithm

From the above example, Pan Ge can see that today, the algorithms in the game are almost everywhere. The equipment drop rate, difficulty adjustment, and teammates match. Behind all kinds of seemingly accidental events are actually game algorithms. After calculation, the inevitable result of the obtained.

In this regard, independent gamers Liu Dongyu said: "The routine of the game design often exists, increasing the duration of net game (card pond does not ship, crooked guarantee, etc.), balanced victory income (punish the winning player, gain and defeat player) It is a common routine in game design. "

To Mr. Pan, Mr. Pan: "Like the short video and other apps, the game is also an application. Each one hopes that users can stay more for a while. In addition to the algorithms mentioned above, more ways are to use operating activities, such as winning another game again. What rewards are given. "

In the "Peace Elite" game, Pan Ge saw similar operational activities. With a fixed date of PEL E -sports Cup, every time a specific event is completed, players can get corresponding rewards; and some of the clothing and props in the game can also be obtained through competition.

From this point of view, in order to allow players to stay in a game, game designers can be described as painstaking. The game algorithm has become the "invisible hand". Although it is invisible, it can affect everything in the game.

Under the calculation of the algorithm, the players in the game seem to have become the manipulating line puppets, which are flexible and autonomous on the surface. And some of the extraordinary achievements you have achieved in the game may not be caused by abilities, just a gift of the algorithm.

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