Chapter 34
Chapter 34
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 34
Chapter Title: Relaying the Official Broadcast
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So what do we do now?
Ever since I'd decided to become a full-time Ias streamer, there had been one piece of content I'd always thought, This is something I'll definitely use someday.
📰 Ias Gallery Title: Live Broadcast is Up These guys were trying to wipe their mouths clean with the PVP tournament to dodge the aggro, but since it didn't pull as much as they thought, they immediately wave the white flag lololol — Anonymous Yeah, the devs have really lost their minds lately with Ias. — Anonymous Thinking they'll just quietly sweep it under the rug is the real legendary part. — Anonymous They just need to get fucking wrecked for real ㅇㅇ "Oh."
That was relaying the official Ias broadcast.
Games like Ias—no, pretty much all major online games these days—regularly hold official broadcasts to communicate with players.
These broadcasts generally split into showcases and live streams.
Both are basically showmanship saying, We're a game that listens to our players and communicates well! It's like an annual event to keep users from leaving during the off-season by tossing them some crumbs.
If I had to differentiate, a showcase is more like, We've prepared this much, so please wait just a bit longer.
A live broadcast is more like, We'll do better from now on, so please spare us...
Anyway, for Ias streamers, an official broadcast day is pure gold—free content for the whole stream.
[To be honest... it's total honey. Just reacting to it gets great responses.]
Even big corporate streamers like Suha Yam say you have to relay official broadcasts on those days. No need to say more.
And for those reasons...
Tomorrow's stream was decided: official live broadcast relay.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 💬 Seongna LIVE ON - Live Broadcast Relay — Viewer Taking seats — Viewer Ias's survival is on the line with today's patch fr — Viewer Let's see what they're babbling about — Viewer Seongnaaaaaaa Maybe because I finally had viewers I could call dedicated fans, or perhaps because it was a special day with the Ias live broadcast, a decent crowd gathered in under 10 minutes after starting.
"Ahem, can you hear me?"
— Viewer Yep — Viewer hi — Viewer Come on in Seongna — Viewer Can hear you After a quick mic check, I pulled up the official Ias YouTube channel on screen.
[19:10] I'd turned it on 20 minutes early before the broadcast started, so it hadn't begun yet.
In the meantime, I figured I'd chat lightly with the viewers.
"Alright, I'm really looking forward to what excuses they've prepared today."
These people were Ias players before they were my viewers.
[User donated 1,000 won!] [Seongna ready to unleash a barrage of curses? Big up lol] — Viewer Fr lol — Viewer Thinking back to getting stabbed in the back over the Mythic Weapon... — Viewer Wonder what bullshit they'll pull this time, kinda hyped "Psh, why would I curse them out?"
I didn't know what image people had of me, but I had no intention of bashing Ias.
"Did I want Ias to trash a chairman's weapon worth tens of millions of won with one patch, then go Jealous? Spend more money then~?"
— Viewer lololololol — Viewer No way a game would do that, right? — Viewer Victim alert here "And then in the next live broadcast, just brush it off with It was a design flaw,?"
[User donated 1,000 won!] [Why's she already pissed?] "Or maybe turn top players into total scrubs to feed newbies, abandoning all existing users in a fit of insane management?"
— Viewer Uh oh — Viewer She's mad mad lol — Viewer Calm down boss ㄷㄷ "If it's none of that, no reason to get mad, right?"
I'm an Ias player who loves the game and has enjoyed it for a long time.
More than anyone, I want Ias to succeed, so I had no plans to spam hate during tough times.
For real.
[09:50] "I hope they announce the PVP tournament details in this live broadcast..."
To be honest, my real interest wasn't apologies for content updates or management— it was the PVP tournament announcement.
— Viewer Yeah — Viewer They just said it's happening but no news — Viewer PVP is such niche content I guess They announced it'd happen in notices, but no detailed schedule or format yet.
[User donated 1,000 won!] [Oh right, boss is still streaming from PC bang] "Yeeep..."
If I were a normal player, fine, but as a streamer without a home PC, that Ias custom PC as a tournament prize was an opportunity I couldn't miss.
So I was waiting for detailed announcements.
— Viewer —GJ announcement coming soon~ GJ announcement coming soon~ GJ announcement coming soon~ — Official Chat —When Saintess nerf?? Saintess nerf when?? Saintess nerf when?? — Official Chat —Shut up and just hand out rewards — Official Chat —Fix Paladin already ffs how long do we have to wait??? Looking at it, they seemed busy putting out fires, pushing PVP tournament prep to the back burner.
"Whoa... the official channel chat is legendary..."
Even for an official channel, the moderation was that bad?
Before the main broadcast even started, [Chat deleted by moderator] was flooding the chat.
It showed just how much ill will Ias had from players right now.
— Viewer That's pure wild west — Viewer We're normal comparatively fr — Viewer Boss is the abnormal one? — Viewer Oh Still, my viewers might slander baselessly, but they didn't spew malice like that.
"You guys are definitely better..."
It was a relief not to be hated that much.
Well, I hadn't done anything wrong anyway.
[User donated 1,000 won!] [Predict today's live broadcast content?] "Predict the content? Easy."
Stuff like: Our dev speed was delayed due to various issues, so we couldn't update content.
This is just an excuse, but as devs, we're sorry to our users, we'll do better next time, please believe us just once.
Then a bit on PVP details, end with a few blank checks for the next update...
"Something like that?"
— Viewer You know it; — Viewer I already watched the whole thing lol — Viewer No spoilers pls [User donated 1,000 won!] [You're a dev right] "I've seen so many of these official broadcasts, honestly as a veteran like me, I'm confident I won't get mad no matter what they do today."
[User donated 1,000 won!] [Isn't that just saying you're a well-trained pig?] "Warning once."
— Viewer That wasn't an insult lololol — Viewer No kick lol — Viewer Offended crime ㄷㄷ [00:01] "Oh, it's starting."
Chatting with viewers made the 20 minutes fly by.
"Hello, Ias players. I'm Ias Director Jeon Kang-seop."
Countdown ended, screen switched, and our eternal idol Director Jeon Kang-seop appeared.
Thump.
Seeing Jeon Kang-seop's face for the first time since enlistment,
my heart suddenly started pounding like crazy.
"Hoo..."
Thump.
The beats quickened,
breathing grew ragged.
Short of breath, face heating up.
Thump.
Sensation tingling to my fingertips,
whole body strangely feverish.
The moment I saw Director Jeon Kang-seop, I...
"Ah, this pisses me off so fucking much."
Rage started boiling up.
— Viewer ??? — Viewer Said you wouldn't get mad lolololol — Viewer Anyone got meds for boss? '...My Mythic Weapon.'
I could feel the cells in my body raging.
Kill that man on screen right now.
"Hoo... hold it... gotta hold back..."
[User donated 5,000 won!] [This bitch is crazy?] 'Ah, seriously...'
My money...!
— Viewer ㅇㄱㅁ... — Viewer What, stating facts — Viewer You know it, I know it lol I thought I'd forgotten.
But apparently, I still hadn't forgotten the Mythic Weapon backstab.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "With that... I've addressed the recent issues. I promise it won't happen again."
"We'll do our utmost to repay you with great content and results soon after."
"You all keep asking about compensation... With the 8th anniversary coming, we're preparing plenty of events and rewards, so look forward to it."
"We know many players are disappointed with our recent actions. We'll improve and return to the 'Ias' you all remember."
"Yawwwn..."
— Viewer Yawn incoming lololololol — Viewer Same talk over and over... — Viewer TL;DR = sorrysorrysorrysorry — Viewer Just spamming apologies with no substance lol [Thank you for watching] — Viewer Oh it's over — Viewer Already?? — Viewer Only 30 mins?? — Viewer No compensation mentioned ffs [User donated 1,000 won!] [Boss asleep?] "Huh? Oh... what, why'd it end already?"
The repetition was boring enough to doze off, but I didn't expect to actually nod off.
"Um... so, anything come up?"
Like PVP tournament info.
PVP schedule details.
PVP announcements.
...Something like that.
[User donated 1,000 won!] [Nothing, just apologies then end lol] What?
They really just ended it like that...?
"No way, why no PVP details?!"
[User donated 1,000 won!] [No compensation either!] — Viewer Viewers and boss mad for different reasons lol — Viewer She's just prize-hungry... — Viewer Legendary tho — Viewer No comp and they end it lol "Hoo..."
Whoa, almost let emotions take over.
True mastery for a warrior is fully controlling emotions—such a slip-up...
Embarrassing.
— Viewer They want us to quit at this point? lol — Viewer Ballsy business — Viewer Didn't expect no comp spit tho — Viewer Fr; "Hmm..."
Scanning chat, plenty of negative reactions to this broadcast.
Well, it was all talk, no action.
But they couldn't deliver results right then anyway, so inevitable.
[When relaying official broadcasts, there's one thing to really watch out for.]
[After it ends, viewers split into two camps...]
[Godgame bugs cheering 'Keep it up!' and trashgame bugs asking 'So what now?']
[Seongna needs to mediate neutrally between them!]
[Huh? What if I side with one?]
[When tides turn, all the aggro sticks to you...]
Hmm, honestly I wasn't thrilled with Ias right now either.
If I trashed it agreeing with them now, and Ias became a godgame later, godgame bugs would swarm.
'Why's the bitch who trashed it back?', 'Here to leech now that it's good again?' etc.
[Just stay neutral, lightly scold over-the-line folks.]
Neutral, sure, but
— Viewer Should I really quit — Viewer These devs need to go back to the old days — Viewer Belly full fr; These guys all seemed like trashgame bugs.
"Ah."
That's it, great idea.
If they're all trashgame bugs,
"Still, isn't this a pretty successful broadcast in its own way?"
— Viewer ? — Viewer ? — Viewer ? Couldn't I just become the godgame bug?
[User donated 1,000 won!] [Fucking troll here lol] When everyone's saying yes, be the one saying no.
I'm confident in that.