Forum, the Light and the Darkness
After calming Caroline down, Taiyi and Haonan exited the game under the guise of wanting to go for a walk and ride a horse.
Taiyi came out of the game cabin, but Haonan had already contacted him through social networking software.
[Bestie Warrior: What about "Rule Monster"? Do you have any idea?]
[Bestie Warrior: In fact, we can also not do this quest, I got "Frost Hound's Blood", it has enough to complete the Trial of Courage.
This side quest can hang indefinitely; there is no need to go to the Forbidden Land; that might lead us to die.]
Taiyi has actually struggled with this choice before, as Rule Monster and the Forbidden Land are full of unseen dangers compared to the monsters that can be killed on the surface.
But he still wants to try it; sometimes, the danger exists together with the opportunity.
[Grand Magus: Don't give up yet, since it's a task assigned to you by the system, it's probably not too difficult.
I feel the difficulty mainly focuses on some special rules of the TRPG genre; I need to find some inspiration from the game forum.]
[Grand Magus: By the way, you can also use the power of the Lancelot family to investigate something. We're tentatively scheduled to do prep work this week.]
[Bestie Warrior: Okay, I totally agree (Cat hug.gif)]
Taiyi shook his head and smiled:
Haonan looked like a big, tall man with a lot of fighting power.
Still, in reality, he was a simple, ordinary boy with an endless urge for adventure.
Taiyi took off the VR game external device he was strapped to while opening his phone to check the player forum.
Survival Online is very thoughtful, and they prepared a player forum where all players can speak freely to exchange information about each other.
"I can't believe I have to register a new account with a new name," Taiyi wrinkled his eyebrows, "Forget it; Grand Magus is the best name."
Taiyi continued to wander around the game and looked for the title he was concerned about.
And suddenly, he noticed that several posts had been manually yellow-tagged by the forum administrator, which was very significant.
[Warm reminder: How to distinguish the value of different dungeons/tasks.]
Taiyi hurriedly clicked in to check the posts.
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[Hello guys, I am your Radar Girl, the first thing that I want to say is that there is an exceptional value between tasks, and this message is standard in all Battle Zones, ha~]
[For example, for everyone's main quest, I gave a rating of 3.0/5.0, belonging to the level of the passing line. After all, the game experience will be relatively out of control if you do not do the main quest.]
[Here, I talk about the four standard copies that appear in the SO, they are as follows, where A > B > C > D.]
[Type A. The "version of the final boss (5.0/5.0)", which requires at least a thousand full-level players to work together to defeat;
its disadvantage: it only appears once every few months or even years, with a long interval and a massive gap in rewards between players.]
[Type B. 3-13 players need to enter the "the Forbidden Land" type of dungeons, if you can see vampires, dragons, elves and dwarves, and other particular races, that is 5.0/5.0;
The rest of such kind of task is 4.0/5.0;
Its disadvantages: the risk of death is very high, and the occasional encounter is tough.
But the harvest is also very generous, such as you can get "Dragon's Blessing" and other special buffs that can not be bought with money.]
[Type C. Help NPCs complete small tasks with specific goals, such as finding lost pets, etc. Comprehensive evaluation: 3.5/5.0. The advantage is that it is straightforward to chance encounters; you can pick your favorite tasks to complete.]
[Type D. Eliminate specific magic creatures and magic challenges because there is no player protection system in the game, so it often crosses the level of challenge.
This kind of task is recommended that you can avoid; if you are not extremely powerful Solo player, it is recommended to stay away as soon as possible. Overall rating: 2.0/5.0.]
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Taiyi is happy; his previous encounter, the Frost Hound, is just this D-type mission, apparently. This guy's recommendation has a point!
However, the Radar Girl also mentioned a "special buff"; she rated the B-type task, the Vampire Castle, as high as 5.0!
The Vampire Castle, the Forbidden Land, must have a lot of unexpected wealth.
It's a pity that there aren't any elite players to share their insights and encounters inside the Type B task.
Survival Online's advanced players are usually relatively quiet, like most online games. They do not actively share their unexpected discoveries online.
Only after a piece of high-value game information has been widely disseminated will advanced players make the corresponding information public.
Taiyi simply had no better channel to investigate the details of the Vampire Castle.
Immediately afterward, Taiyi saw another post with the chilling title.
[Warning: A letter to all players who don't want to die casually!]
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I am a player in Noregia Battle Zone; as a good at fancy death to challenge the game bottom line and bug players, I now regret, exceedingly regret.
Although everyone has and has only one life in the game, you can re-register your account after death.
This does not mean you will have a new identity or continue your adventure in the previous newbie village.
Your previous social network, such as your NPC friends at the time you entered the game, they actually still remember you.
But you will be transported to a new city in our continent of Noregia called "Capital of the Dead". In Pacificia Battle Zone, for example, the resurrection village is named "the Prelude City "; the other two Battle Zones also have similar names.
When you enter the Capital of the Dead (the Prelude City), you can no longer choose to become a Light class player; your entire life can only be tied to the wet, cold, dark occupation.
Here I will explain a little about what the Light classes are; as we all know, there are six significant professions in survival online: warrior, tank, assassin, mage, marksman, and support.
But in addition to these introductory classes, each player can decide on different sub-classes according to their own preferences; for example, a mage player can become an astrologer or inherit the bloodline of a gypsy girl, with the ability to prophesy the future.
But! Once the player has experienced death, from the moment you enter the Capital of the Dead, you have nothing to do with the other half of the class standing in the light!
For example, mage professionals, you can no longer be a team gain mage, nor can you heal people through magic items.
You only live with the dead, to be a Necromancer, or can only provide spell service for the dead players!
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Taiyi not only frowned when he saw this, he had previously considered how Survival Online would handle "dead" players, but he never thought Survival Online would adopt such a hardcore method.
He had played many MMORPGs, and similar games were the ones that would offer up to hundreds of career options.
Of course, some players are on the side of justice and light, and many are on the side of death and darkness, and these should be the players' choices.
But Survival Online takes a one-size-fits-all tactic: What? You've been dead before? Then as a reanimator, you can never be the voice of light and goodness!
It's imperative to cherish your account and not venture into strange places!
However, the Vampire Castle was like a mark on his heart that made him fantasize.
If I can escape from the Vampire Castle and get the Vampire Castle reward, I will definitely become a top player in my Battle Zone!
Taiyi hesitated; in the double choice of becoming more assertive and being beaten by reality, he had a difficult choice.
Taiyi forwarded the post to Haonan without saying anything extra. After a while, Haonan's message came through.
[Bestie Warrior: I saw that. I'm not afraid. If you are not afraid to take risks in a virtual game, can you still be a man?]
A man must have the courage to explore the world.
[Grand Magus: You are right, Go for it!]