Prologue, Part 3
(Sarcastically) Day 6524: rations running low.
Ive been clicking and clicking and clicking for so long that my right hand went totally numb. And after every single click I made a brief pause to check the value that appeared on screen to be absolutely sure that I wont miss a good roll. Click, reroll, click, reroll, click, reroll, click, why am I doing this again? Its been so long that I m having difficulty remembering. And looking at those tiny digits on screen is such a pain in the ass I continued my clicking crusade while thinking such thoughts. If nothing else, I have to praise myself for my own stubbornness.
Click, check the value, then click again. This boring, repetitive process continued for quite a while. Just a non-stop sound of clicking, like *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click**click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*
It wasnt until much, much later that the sight I longed for finally appeared on my screen: two digits making a number, shining with a clear, golden light. It took me a long time to get here, but the end result was even better than what I initially wanted. I rolled a highest value possible, probably because there are no three-digit numbers programmed into the system.
A 99. Just looking at it gave me all kinds of satisfaction. After the long struggle, I have finally arrived in the promised land. I did this out of spite and sheer desperation and still managed to obtain it. The days of yore when I just clicked away like a madman already seemed to be nothing more but a distant memory (even though they literally happened moments ago).
I have it. A total stat value of 99. Would I try to roll that again? Oh hell no. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that might never repeat itself again if I just let it pass me by, so you bet your ass Im keeping it. I dont even care about the game itself anymore, just rolling that was enough of a victory for me. Since Ill be playing solo anyway, such a roll was the best possible outcome I could have hoped for. There literally is nothing better than this when it comes to rolling stats, so I clicked on confirm without any regrets.
Next was setting up your avatar character and distributing Bonus Points. There was no information on microtransactions, loot boxes or any kind of in-game purchases. Could this be a browser-based game? Looking at the number of my bonus points, there were quite a lot of them. Well, since the game is being so generous to me from the start, I guess I have no choice but to continue playing and seeing how things will turn out.
Bonus Points themselves could be used to increase the values of various parameters on the character creation screen, such as Strength, Endurance, Equipment Load, Bonus Spells Slots and even Bonus Skills and Equipment. Initially I was thinking of dumping all of my Bonus Points into Strength, but that would mean Ill have no points to spend on other possibly useful things. Hmm, what to do?
Typically, in these kinds of games the benefits of increased parameters could only be felt in the games early stages as the end result was dependent entirely on the characters overall level. Taking that into consideration, should I invest my points into something else? How about Bonus Equipment? I bet that with the right amount of points dumped into it I could start the game with the strongest weapons and armor from the get-go. That would certainly make the beginning stages a breeze. Bonus Spells could also be useful, especially those cool sounding like Warp or Gamma Ray Burst. Oh man, so many things to choose from and not nearly enough points to try out everything that actually catches my attention.
Normally I couldve just used the internet to find some tips for beginners, but I got so caught up in setting everything up that I didnt even registered the actual name of the game, so I done goofed with that, I wont lie. Then again, that was kinda the point of what Im doing here, to dive into it blindly and see if this is actually worth a damn. That, and I dont want to waste that one-in-a-million chance I got with that godly roll I managed to secure. Ugh, I have to hand it to the games developers, putting so many things to choose from and giving you so many points was a brilliant trick, making the decision harder for me.
Nah, Ill go with Identify after all.
I have no Bonus Points left now. With nothing else left to do, I clicked OK to finish the character creation process, when all of a sudden, the screen has changed.
WARNING!
IF YOU CHOSE TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS POINT, YOU WILL LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A DIFFERENT WORLD, NEVER TO RETURN TO THE WORLD YOU WILL BE LEAVING BEHIND.
KNOWING THIS, DO YOU STILL WISH TO CONTINUE?
The hell is this? Yeah, yeah, as long as I dont have to pay for it, I dont care. Just let me click yes and begin playing for fucks sake!
I click yes without a second of hesitation.
FINAL WARNING!
KNOWING THE RISK, DO YOU STILL WISH TO CONTINUE ANYWAY?
YES NO
Annoyed at the games persistence, I clicked yes like a madman.
Huh? But wait a second wasnt that message kinda disturbing now that I. think about it.. Fuck.. what have I gotten. myself.. into..