God's Imitator

Yao Yuan looked at everyone and added:

"Since there are new players in the community, I will reiterate the conclusion we reached in the first stage:

"Selecting players by profession is unreliable; the gap between two players of the same profession might be even larger than the one between humans and dogs.

"Therefore, what we propose is merely a general direction, and ultimately, it’s still up to luck. But regardless, a low probability is definitely better than zero probability."

Lu Bingjun nodded: "Hmm, what Yao Yuan said is quite right.

"Actually, after entering the second stage, the community expanded, and the new players entering the community happen to be from relatively scarce professions.

"For example, lawyers, mechanical engineers, and doctors.

"This is already a major boon for our community.

"If it weren’t for Dr. Qin, we might not have this dilemma now, and we could only recruit new doctors.

"Having so many options now is considered a happy problem.

"Does anyone else have other considerations?"

Everyone fell into silence, each lost in thought.

Ye Lin said earnestly: "My thought is to recruit another doctor.

"Of course, I must emphasize that this doesn’t mean I have any issues with Dr. Qin. In fact, Dr. Qin has done exceptionally well, entirely impeccable.

"If it were the first stage, I definitely wouldn’t propose such a suggestion.

"But everyone saw it as well, the situation in the second stage is quite special, revolving around ’pain’ and ’medication’.

"So under this stage’s theme, the doctor profession is akin to being the darling of the version, receiving an epic boost.

"The dual doctor structure offers many additional benefits:

"Two doctors can discuss professional issues, fill in gaps for each other;

"If there’s a scenario where the entire community participates but gets divided into different venues of allocation or selection games, two doctors can lead separate teams, used independently;

"In extreme cases, if Dr. Qin encounters danger or is restricted in action, another doctor can step up promptly to avoid a collapse.

"With other professions, specialized skills might not be as strong; one might randomly find a player to quickly learn some skills and perhaps fill the role.

"But with doctors, that’s not feasible, as the profession is too specialized, and no other player can substitute."

He Qinyun nodded in agreement: "Yes, I think what Sister Ye Lin said makes a lot of sense.

"It’s precisely because Dr. Qin has done so well that we have realized the importance of having another doctor for double assurance.

"After all, the community has never said that there can only be one person of the same profession."

Lu Bingjun pondered for a moment, neither agreeing nor opposing.

He looked at Lin Sizhi and Shen Bowen: "What do the two of you think? I suppose experiences from other communities might also serve as some kind of reference."

Lin Sizhi’s tone was calm, but it was clear that he was not very much in favor: "This reasoning is somewhat forced."

Shen Bowen, after careful consideration, also shook his head slightly: "I partially agree with Sister Ye Lin’s viewpoint, but come to a completely opposite conclusion.

"The second stage’s games indeed revolve around ’pain’ and ’medication’, and a reliable doctor can indeed play a huge positive role, like what Dr. Qin and that Dr. Shen from another community did in the ’Pain Game’.

"But it’s precisely because doctors are too important, this profession can also play a huge negative role.

"Just like those doctors in Zone C of the ’Pain Game’ who actively sold O-type and F-type medications for profit.

"This completely depends on the doctor’s personal moral standards.

"What if we inadvertently recruit a doctor with low moral standards? Looking at the ’Pain Game’ situation, such doctors seem to be the mainstream in the Walkway, while those who truly adhere to professional ethics are in the minority.

"In that case, it would essentially be inviting trouble into our midst.

"Because Dr. Qin has already proven his reliability and can manage these medications. But if another doctor comes along, and the community happens to have a malicious player and they hit it off, circumventing Dr. Qin’s supervision and causing medication proliferation, what do we do?

"We’ve previously analyzed that the amount of replenishable medications is likely to increase and probably cannot be completely controlled. We’ll have to rely on all players’ self-discipline.

"If the doctor is unreliable, it would make the already unlikely control completely impossible.

"After this new doctor joins the community, we inevitably need to give him appropriate power. If we don’t, we’ll surely lose him, and he’ll run off to another community sooner or later.

"From the current situation, it seems highly likely that throughout the second stage, the doctor profession is extremely scarce and indispensable.

"If we give them power, we also take on the risk I mentioned earlier.

"Regarding what Sister Ye Lin said, what if there’s a game that involves everyone, and there aren’t enough doctors? Or what if Dr. Qin encounters certain accidents?

"I think such extreme situations or low-probability events do not necessarily need to be included in decision-making considerations, and we can adapt as needed if we truly encounter them."

Ye Lin was silent for a moment and nodded: "Hmm, when you put it that way, it does seem reasonable.

"But if we’re not considering recruiting a doctor, then it seems there’s no need to recruit other specific professions either.

"We might as well directly poach people during the game.

"Leaving a vacancy in the community has additional benefits: if the community is full, then poaching during a game requires expelling an old member, whereas if there’s a vacancy in the community, you can poach freely.

"In many community-based games, poaching is also a strategy. It often wields tremendous power.

"A key person’s defection can even determine the game’s outcome."

Yao Yuan hesitated for a moment, tentatively asking: "Is there really a need for this?

"Community recruitment also has a time limit. After each recruitment, the cooldown period will be extended.

"After entering the second stage, our personnel automatically filled up, so the community’s recruitment is in a cooldown state, ready to be used.

"Using it directly and allowing it to enter cooldown earlier is the most efficient method.

"Most communities did the same during the first stage: they would use the community recruitment whenever available, and only when the community recruitment entered cooldown, would they consider poaching during the game.

"After all, the success rate of poaching isn’t high. It involves considering whether the game’s mechanics allow it, whether the other party is willing, and whether the person poached might betray the community later on.

"Whereas directly recruiting in the community, while largely dependent on luck, at least ensures the other party is a new player, and their loyalty to the community can generally be guaranteed."