When I刷到 the official new player vs old player comparison chart, I had just finished unloading a batch of wood from the market. Those crooked carrots on the left aren't unfamiliar to me — who doesn't have a lazy afternoon now and then? But that piece of land on the right, to be honest, just looking at it makes my wrist hurt. The oven is next to the mining machine, the mining machine is next to the high-grade pumpkin, and there's even a beehive stuffed next to the toilet; this isn't farming, it's clearly a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder tackling extreme puzzles.
But guess what? I know a few old brothers with this kind of layout, and the first thing they do when they log in every day isn't harvesting crops, it's flipping the task board. They told me that now the system has learned well and doesn't even look at your online time anymore. The LTV model running in the background understands better than your mom where your few coins will be spent.
For example. After you finish collecting vegetables, you directly smash the plate to exchange for U and take it away. The system records a "low-value flow" for you, and for the next three days, the rewards on the task board will be like the last stir-fried greens in the cafeteria - looks good, but tastes bland. But if you are like those tough guys still adjusting layouts at three in the morning, smashing the coins you earned back to buy high-level seeds, unlock recipes, and trade materials in the market, the system will immediately label you as a "high-quality liver emperor." So what happens next? Easy tasks automatically come knocking, while others take on tasks for carrots, you take on tasks for diamonds.
To put it bluntly, this wave of operations by Pixels is about dismantling the word "earn" from "play and earn." It used to be about taking advantage, now you first need to prove that you are a fat sheep - and be willing to leave your wool in the pen. The official posting that picture is not just playing with memes, it's clearly putting up a notice: Want to eat more? First, fill the land, turn the coins, and turn yourself into that upward curve in the data sheet.
Sometimes I also wonder, what's the difference between this and us desperately brushing performance, accumulating points, and seeking promotions in real life? It's just that the algorithm is watching you from one side of the screen, and the boss is watching you from the other side. Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore, let me just grab a spot for tomorrow's high-level task. The stove in the field is still burning, who has time to be pretentious.