Chapter 54
Chapter 54
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 54
Chapter Title: First Live Broadcast (1)
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[Nickname: Anonymous]
[Title: Where'd all the haters bashing Girls Memorial and Reverse Arcadia go? lololol]
📸 Screenshot Girls Memorial, Reverse Arcadia 2500-Pull Experiment Results Screenshot As you all know, Enson has a pretty bad rep in Japan too.
I dunno the exact reason, but they hate it even more than we do.
Guess a ton of them were itching for a chance to pile on.
So when this scandal blew up, they ran the exact same 2500-pull test on the game at the center of the manipulation controversy... and the results? lololol
Girls Memorial hit the announced pickup rate of 1.5% spot on. Reverse Arcadia? It pulled nearly 1.5%—higher than the 1% limited Henrietta pickup rate.
All you clowns yapping about Enson this, probability rigging that—smash your heads in lolololol
💬 Comments [Sorted by Views] — Anonymous Damn right, I knew it lololololol — Anonymous The director who apologized straight-up in front of the users—would he pull a scam? lololol — Anonymous For real lololol — Anonymous Feels so damn refreshing now that all the baseless haters whining "How can we trust Enson?" are gone lolol [Nickname: Gamwol]
[Title: Watching the Japanese spill the results and self-roast is hilarious lololol]
📸 Screenshot 4ch Mobile Games Board Thread Capture Image [Thread discussing the gacha experiment results for Brother Country's game Reverse Arcadia] Girls Memorial, Reverse Arcadia 2500-Pull Experiment Results Screenshot 012. They were hyped to trash Brother Country's company's game, but turns out only Brother Country's game is honest wwww
018. We inferior island pirate Japs admit defeat wwwww
033. Where'd all the net-right wingers go who were yelling Enson games are definitely rigged wwwww
056. This is the worst.
094. As of today, the mobile gaming industry is conquered. Korean bros reign supreme.
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Reactions are on the level of Korea beating Japan's national team in some international match lolololol
They really thought Enson was rigging rates too lolol
But when they actually tested it, Enson's game comes out squeaky clean, so they flip to self-deprecating mode lololol
I'm not usually one for national pride circlejerks, but damn, why are these Enson guys like this? Did they actually get their shit together?
💬 Comments [Sorted by Views] — Anonymous What a dramatic shift lololololol — Anonymous All Japanese mobile games caught rigging? — Anonymous Nah, not all, but a bunch of the big-name ones got hit. — Anonymous No official word yet, but yeah, a lot of popular ones... [Nickname: Anonymous]
[Title: Breaking: Reverse Arcadia pity system discovered?]
📸 Screenshot Reverse Arcadia Pity System Summary Image I haven't fully wrapped my head around it yet either, but for those who don't know Japanese, here's the rough rundown:
As we all know, Reverse Arcadia officially has no pity system.
But from the tests, it looks like they snuck in some weird system on the down-low.
Everyone knows a single truck in Reverse Arcadia is 50 pulls.
Japanese testers say—coincidence or not—that after 50 pulls, the 3-star character drop rate starts going up.
Simply put, base 3-star rate is 2%, but after 50 pulls, it climbs 2% per pull or something.
So 100 divided by 2 is 50, meaning no matter how shit your luck, by 99 pulls you get at least one 3-star.
Even crazier: Even if you whiff the pickup at 99 pulls, by 200+ pulls, you're guaranteed a limited pickup character.
📸 Screenshot Reverse Arcadia Official Gacha Stats Data Image You can see from the stats table, but zero pickup whiffs past 201 pulls.
Meaning once a 3-star drops after 200 pulls, it's guaranteed to be the current limited Henrietta.
No clue why Enson GT and Ji Hojin hid a system like this.
Power creep or some shit?
💬 Comments [Newest First] — Anonymous Why the hell did they hide this??? — Anonymous No way there was a system like this? lololol — Anonymous No wonder everyone on Rigall ascended after 200 pulls. — Anonymous If this is legit, God Hojin for real ㄷㄷㄷㄷ The community vibe was night and day compared to the fiery days before.
The data from Japanese users was so ironclad, even the haters couldn't twist it. The flames died out in an instant.
Me, the guy at the center of it? Meh, no big thoughts.
We never rigged shit to begin with, so it was expected.
Still, letting it end like this felt... a bit lacking.
Sign Games was gonna take an image hit no matter what, and we'd benefit, sure... but eh.
Ending such a golden opportunity with this kinda payoff felt like a loss.
As I mulled over ways to capitalize while monitoring the forums, my smartphone rang.
Caller ID: Tanaka, right on cue.
Was just about to hit him up myself. Perfect timing.
"Head of department, just checking in to see if everything's alright."
"Things here are... same old. How's it looking in Japan?"
"It's chaos over here. Talk of Prize Indication Law violations and legal battles brewing. Everyone's scrambling. How's Korea these days?"
"We had some flames lick our way a few days back, but it fizzled fast. Those Japanese test results worked wonders."
"Ah, so that data spread to Korea too. Even I was shocked. Running 2500 pulls each and compiling the samples? Wild."
"Tell me about it."
"Anyway, we're innocent, so we just wait it out quietly."
"Speaking of, what if we did this instead of just waiting?"
Tanaka sounded thrown by my sudden pitch, so I laid out the plan.
"So, to sum up your idea... you wanna strike Sign Games hard while the vibe's good, via broadcast?"
"Exactly. We're winning no matter what here, but letting the scandal just fade feels like a waste."
"Hmm... the plan's solid, but you sure? Live streams have accident risks, way different from recordings. First time could be rough."
"I'm good. Got some experience."
What I just told Tanaka wasn't a lie, exactly.
Even counting pre-regression, I'd done live broadcasts before.
Back when I worked at ND Soft, I was the company face, chatting with users on streams.
"If you're set on it... Live needs prep, so I'll touch base in a few days."
"Thanks."
After hanging up, a sigh slipped out.
Years since... nah, including post-regression, it's been like seven.
Seven years since my last live, but worries took a backseat to plotting max damage on Sign Games.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Three days later.
I headed to the live studio at Enson Korea HQ with Tanaka.
Why Tanaka? Turns out the SFLAG staffer coming to help was him.
Asked why he came personally instead of sending a subordinate like promised, and he apologized sheepishly:
"My junior who was supposed to come caught acute gastritis..."
No choice but to roll with Tanaka.
Honestly, better than some greenhorn—more trustworthy.
Prep with him went smoother than expected.
Streaming site already had the Reverse Arcadia official account set up, admins filing into the chat to moderate trolls.
"Admins'll handle the riffraff, so no big issues during broadcast."
Tanaka prepped this fearing I'd fumble from trolls...
Not super useful, honestly.
Compared to the old days of deranged whales cursing and death threats over paywalls...
Today's subculture fans' spam was cute by comparison.
Anyway, post-prep with Tanaka's help, we kicked off rehearsal.
Studio staff were the snag—no live experience, fumbling around.
Makes sense for 2015, pre-live boom. Not like the 2020s.
Still, with Tanaka and staff pulling together, we wrapped setup. Rehearsal proper began.
"Hello, Commanders! Reverse Arcadia Director Ji Hojin here."
Greeted the users, dove into the script.
Eye on camera for lines, glance at laptop chat for reads and chats.
Multitasking after so long? Brain lagged a bit.
Blacked out through 30 minutes, stumbled out—Tanaka waiting at the door.
"Great work."
"Thanks. How was rehearsal?"
"Excellent. Minor stutters chatting with users, but more practice fixes that."
Phew, no disasters per Tanaka. Inner sigh of relief.
"Then live as scheduled in two days."
"Sounds good."
Wrapped talk, Tanaka dove back into prep.
Watching him, an idea hit. Asked:
"First broadcast since launch—how about rewards like the open beta video?"
Tanaka pondered, nodded.
"Smart. Roulette again?"
"Probably."
"Got it. Oh... and Head."
He paused, face stern.
"No rigging the roulette like last time."
So dead serious, I had to nod.
Of course, I was still gonna.