Why is Knives Out a pressure cooker? ——Analysis of hot topics on the Internet in the past 10 days
Recently, the "pressure cooker" in "Knives Out" has become the focus of heated discussions among players, and has even been searched on multiple social platforms. This article will combine the data of the entire network in the past 10 days to analyze the reasons behind this phenomenon and present relevant hot content in a structured way.
1. Event background: explosion of pressure cooker

After "Knives Out" was updated on May 20, the in-game prop "Pressure Cooker" unexpectedly became a popular target among players. Its high damage value and interesting interactive effect triggered a craze for second-generation creations across the entire network, and related topics were read more than 300 million times.
| platform | Hot search ranking | Number of discussions (10,000) |
|---|---|---|
| TOP12 | 2800 | |
| Tik Tok | Challenge list TOP5 | 4500 |
| Station B | Game area daily list TOP1 | 1200 |
2. Analysis of core reasons
1.Numerical design imbalance: The pressure cooker can cause up to 200 points of damage in a single shot, far exceeding that of conventional weapons.
2.Super entertaining: Hitting the target will trigger the "popcorn" special effects and sound effects
3.social fission: Players spontaneously developed gameplay methods such as "Pot Lid Tactics" and "Pressure Cooker Formation"
| Players vote TOP3 reasons | Proportion |
|---|---|
| Funny special effects | 42% |
| Hurt supermodel | 35% |
| social communication | twenty three% |
3. Network-wide popularity data
The explosive growth of related content in the past 10 days:
| date | Number of new videos | Related live broadcasts |
|---|---|---|
| 5.20 | 1800 | 320 |
| 5.21 | 5600 | 1500 |
| 5.25 | 12000 | 3800 |
4. Focus of controversy among players
1.balance dispute: 68% of players think the damage value needs to be weakened
2.Culture out of the circle: Derived from Internet memes such as "Please eat the pressure cooker"
3.official attitude: The production team stated that "it will retain the fun and adjust the numerical balance."
5. Forecast of future trends
According to data monitoring, the popularity of this topic is still growing at an average daily rate of 15% and is expected to continue until early June. The game may make the following adjustments in the next version (6.5):
| Adjust direction | Probability |
|---|---|
| Damage reduced | 85% |
| Increase cooldown time | 60% |
| Keep special effects | 90% |
Conclusion
The “Pressure Cooker Phenomenon” illustrates a classic case of accidental spread in game design. It can be seen through structured data that its explosion has the dual characteristics of numerical design and social communication. How to balance entertainment and competition in the future will become an important issue for the "Knives Out" operations team.
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