4 Chapter 4 ~ The Introductory System (1/2)
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Static blue and gray, 1 0 1. The world of the System.
Not too long after I log in...
I was greeted by a girl, she never introduced herself but many people would just call her the Intro Girl, which is probably true but not really, her voice is quite generic but there is something eerie about it... oddly a bit too human-like.
The reason why I said this girl is not the intro girl, its because she's not just been part of the start.
Nuh-uh
She is always with you… wherever you go, she will be there beside you.
Out of nowhere after long years of the game has been released… Someone dig deeper into it and discovered, that she is also the one behind the [Notifications]
So, he named her… the System
She is staring at me right now with widened eyes, although it's probably because this is how the Devs programmed her.
Still creepy nonetheless.
The creepiness is gone and it turns into a good feeling.
'Ahh, the nostalgia' I thought to myself.
”Yes, please!” I said.
The girl lifted one of her arms, and we flew through the slope of blue zeroes and ones. It feels as if we are moving at Mach speed and then we stopped abruptly.
All the interface appeared, the Forums, Status, Social Media, Auction House and more. Although all of them are locked, except one thing, the Character Creation.
The Realism mode, I haven't tried it before, mainly because of how hard it is.
The girl explanation is quite lengthy, but basically, everything that happens in this world and to you as well will feel — well of course — Realistic.
The air, the scenery and it all upgraded as well.
There is no pain reduction, no aim assist, and there are a lot more survival mechanics added to the Realism mode.
But those are the reason that turns off people from using this Mode. They start the game with it and an hour later, all of them went to request a refund.
Why did you say?
Well, it's…
Mainly because of the Pain Reduction, people are so used to having either no Pain at all or just 30% at maximum, less than that… everyone would call you a madman.
Obviously, since there are numerous changes to the gameplay, it would take a while for people to adjust and they just don't have the time for it, it's not because they're busy leveling to earn a living, no… well that too, but…
Even when someone having so much money, there is always something else to do, building a guild, clan, collecting rare items, and more. So, people just don't have the time to actually ”Enjoy” the game.
It's as if a race, the discovery of rare items are precious, the first time they hit Auction House, people would swarm to get their hands on it and the owner would get instant fame right away.
Well, that was how it is for me... at first at least.
Anyway, the pain from being cut in half is just terrible, unless one is a heavy Masochist nobody would pick this mode, I'm sure of it... maybe.
Another limitation is okay, it's alright.
But even though the System mentioned many changes in Survival Mechanics, she never explained anything, no one knows what has changed. Yes, no one knows the difference to the Normal Mode other than the Realistic Pain experience. There are some mad lad that was trying to do it and compile a list of the changes, they are called Researcher. But even they have given up on it as well.
No matter what you said, it doesn't change the fact that it brought mental trauma for many people that uses it. However, the idea itself is… Intriguing for me, it is essentially a full-scale Immersion and I love that.
She then guides me through the Character Creation, her explanation is simple and easy to understand, I love it.
So, I went to customize my character, nothing has changed appearance-wise, I just change the hairstyle a bit, to be shorter and wavy. I like the way I look, a nerdy-bookworm is never a bad thing, I just need glasses and it will be complete.
Unfortunately, this game won't give that to me.
My chest is quite flat and I kind of want to change that but decided not to.
The race is of course Human. There are many other races, such as Elves, Dwarfs, Lizardman, Beast Race and more. Typical Fantasy race along with their advanced Racial Evolution.
I just like Origin, old school, or whatever you call it.
There are also Heteromorphy Race here as well, such as Undead, Slimes, or even a Giant. However, it comes with a severe drawback, and that is... Progression.
Heteromorphy Race has a unique Progression, it's quite interesting if one were to pick Undead, they first start as a Skeleton and then evolved to a higher form to Lich, Death Knight and more.