In this information and digital age, the images of the virtual world have long penetrated into every corner of our lives. Whenever I immerse myself in front of the mobile phone or computer screen, looking at those bizarre pictures, I feel as if I am in another parallel world. There is no time pressure here, only endless tasks and challenges waiting for me to deal with. This virtual space has become my temporary shelter from reality. However, as the new characters Zanni and Xiakong brought by the update of version 2.3 of “Mingchao” suggest, are we overly dependent on this virtual world and even lose ourselves in it?
Why are modern people easily trapped in the vortex of the virtual world?
This problem is not immediately realized by everyone. For most people, games, social media, and virtual reality are all a means of decompression and self-comfort. Especially role-playing games like “Mingchao”, which introduce players into a virtual world full of challenges and sense of achievement through carefully designed plots, characters and combat systems. Here, we seem to be able to become anyone, experience various adventures, and have extraordinary abilities that cannot be experienced in reality. Every time a task is completed, it will bring instant rewards, short-term pleasure and sense of accomplishment.
But can this pleasure really last? The rapid feedback mechanism of the virtual world seems to be able to effectively fill the emptiness and anxiety in our hearts at the beginning, but as time goes by, we will find that these senses of accomplishment and satisfaction in the virtual world are ultimately empty, and they cannot really fill the gaps in our lives.
In version 2.3 of Mingchao, the newly added characters Zanni and Xiakong are the embodiment of this phenomenon. Zanni is a main C character who is good at using the “diffraction” ability in battle, while Xiakong is a character who is good at auxiliary and can enhance the damage suffered by the enemy. The addition of these two characters is not only an expansion of the game content, but also gives players a new space to rely on virtual characters. Many players may begin to feel that without Zanni or Xiakong, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. As a result, they begin to rely more on these virtual characters, and even form a sense of dependence psychologically, believing that the existence of these virtual characters can make up for some of their shortcomings in real life.
The emptiness in real life and the satisfaction in the virtual world
The development of modern society, especially the popularity of the Internet, has made us no longer need face-to-face communication. People are often addicted to virtual social circles and overly rely on likes and comments on social networks to gain psychological recognition. This dependence brings short-term satisfaction, but gradually makes us lose the ability to communicate deeply with others. We are becoming more and more lonely, as if we are in a glass cover isolated from the outside world.
The characters in “Mingchao” are projections in the virtual world. They have no real emotions, but they can bring us great comfort in just a few minutes. When we are immersed in the game, defeating enemies, completing tasks, and getting rewards, these virtual sense of achievement are like drugs, making us unable to stop.
However, the virtual world is virtual after all, and it cannot bring us real inner peace and satisfaction. It is like a magnifying glass, infinitely magnifying the emptiness deep in our hearts, so that we cannot look directly at the problems in reality. We are busy pursuing virtual glory, but ignore the real needs in real life, and ignore our growth and exploration in real life.
The new characters in Mingchao reflect the mentality of modern people
Although Zanni and Xiakong are virtual characters in the game, the qualities they show are exactly what modern people need. From Zanni’s calmness and courage to Xiakong’s rationality and wisdom, their characteristics seem to provide players with some solutions in real life. When facing various difficulties in life, we also need to stay calm like Zanni and make rational decisions like Xiakong.
But the problem is that these qualities are not easily acquired through the characters in the game. In real life, we have to face complex interpersonal relationships, ever-changing social environments, and unforeseen challenges for the future. These challenges cannot be simply solved in the virtual world. The “perfect characters” in the virtual world have become modern people’s fantasies about their own shortcomings – we want to be as courageous as Zanni and as smart as Xiakong, but we ignore that the process of growth requires more effort and time.
In the short escape in the virtual world, have we ignored the true meaning of life?
Games like Mingchao can provide players with short-term comfort and a sense of accomplishment, but they cannot fill the deep needs in life. In this era of extremely fast information flow, we are always accustomed to pursuing fast-food satisfaction, and the tasks and reward systems in the game just cater to this. However, real life is not measured by constantly brushing dungeons and getting rewards. It requires us to face every challenge patiently, experience every fall, and then get up again.
The temptation of the virtual world makes us forget the most important part of life-the inner strength that can make us persevere in adversity. The characters in the game may make us fantasize about short-term perfection, but only in real life, when facing real difficulties, can we discover the strength and courage deep in our hearts. And this kind of power is the growth process that everyone must go through.
Conclusion: Return to reality and find the true self in life
When we come out of the virtual world and re-examine our lives, we will find that we are not lacking the heroic temperament like the game characters, but lacking the motivation in life that can drive ourselves forward. In the virtual world, we can be anyone and experience any adventure, but in real life, we only have ourselves.
Although the virtual world provides us with a lot of temporary comfort, the challenges and growth in life are the real key. When we no longer rely on virtual characters in games, but draw strength from reality, we can find our own direction. And this process, no matter how difficult it is, is the way for us as individuals to truly grow and transform.
Therefore, despite the endless temptations of the virtual world, we still need to return to reality in the end, to look directly at our real needs, and to discover the beauty in life that we have never noticed. Only in this way can we find a balance between virtuality and reality, maintain ourselves, and move forward.