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Aildrin Gentrix—an award-decorated Esports player at an early age—retired prematurely when his parents died in an accident.
Two years later, he received a note about an anomaly involved on the night of his parents’ death. And if he wanted to learn more about the truth, he must return to play and join the World of Wargrounds—the first-ever VRMMORPG—where the powerhouses had already established themselves.
He only wanted the truth. But with the truth came the burden to save the world. Because the virtual world was a real one in another dimension, and soon the NPCs and monsters in it will invade his home.
But could he still face the invaders with the same bravery, knowing that it would no longer be a game and that death would now be certain?
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All I could say from this story is 'amazing'. Just from the word itself left a big impact on how the author narrated it clearly. It is beyond perfection. I tell you, readers. From the initial chapters, it's already goddamn intriguing... and I could tell that they're more challenges that will unfold as the story goes on. Reccomend it for all. An amazing read, really.
(for full disclosure I have only read up to chapter 9) The plot is very unique. Initially it shows a completely different setting, then the setting shifts completely and there is kind of a murder mystery. The author is very ambitious in their development and general progression and I guess if you do read it you will be interested due to the change in setting and stuff. The build up isn't one of the strongest aspects tho. Everything just sort of happens. Except for the sudden twist which was very well-timed, the rest of the things are a bit like coincidence after coincidence for me. I think several parts are too rushed. I think it would be nice if there were more details about the game world itself. Especially since it's VR. Like world building sort of stuff. I found that aspect a bit lacking personally. The grammar is good for the most part, but there are some errors in the writing. They don't cause an isuse in reading (but lately I've just been staring at sentences in my own novel and have become very sensitive to finding issues in everything, so I might have been looking too closely) Since the story starts with a competition right off the bat, it's not easy to know the actual effects of many of the actions being performed. The author tries to introduce all the characters, moves and other details simultaneously. And this is not only an information overload but many of the ongoing events and actions are neglected because of this. I'll give an example: in the second chapter RHC Pepper only said (?) the name of her move 'Lava Embrace' but the reader doesn't know what that means. This isn't just an issue with her move, the effects of many moves aren't described clearly. Instead there are more points when it is described what the move looks like in the game. As the novel progresses and the new game is being explored the author tries to focus on describing not only the looks but also the effect. But that doesn't change the fact that in the first three chapters any new reader goes through, these problems are present. Some overcritical comments from me because I like more realistic things: there are several parts where I think everything is too rushed. Like the part where MC tries to leave the competition, why don't the remaining four players continue playing? He wants to leave, let him. But why do the others stop. Although MC knew something was off through an unusual necklace, how did the organizers know what had happened, because he was there when his parent's bodies were recovered. And before identifying the dead people who would have told the organizers? If the organizers were behind the accident shouldn't they at least hide that, instead of publicly announcing it? What kind of console is it that his conciousness can be sent into it? Like its just something that can be worn on the head and bam you're in a new world (ik SAO had this but that anime is like an abomination to me) Especially because out MC can smell blood and whatnot in the VR. If you've ever heard about the machine which could stimulate flavors (I forgot what it is called) you would know that they have to place an electrode/a device on their toungue for it to do that. A VR helmet can't just give you the ability to smell stuff in game. Even for the conciousness of the body to be transferred, the whole body needs to be taken into consideration. Just a helmet isn't enough. The sudden closeness between Aildrin and his landlady is just ????? for me Also its weird to me that there is a competitive gaming side to a VR game that has like gameplay that involves being in cities, defending your land, creating a guild, and all that sort of stuff, and is based off of another game that honestly wasn't explained in detail.
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My initial review.You book has potential I won't say much until much later in the story as it progresses.Just to cheer you back in return. ..............................
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Since every reviews is positive and I have nothing more positive to say I think I need to say the negative side to balance it out. My first issue with the early chapters was the numbers of characters being introduced. Readers will have a hard time to track each characters and I dont even think that it was necessary to name the organizer. Not to mention the characters also had alias characters in the game. Second the fight scenes lacked any weight on them, the members just cast skills without any explanation on how they will affacts their targets. In video game novels I've read they specify the attack damage and such and their description, well it does to some extent but its done rarely. I think it will leave the readers confused to add characters without proper introduction. Most of them wrre not even fleshed out I dont know which character were on which teams, or much of their personality the only one I could remember was Lidar. I find it odd in the championship, Aildren will just abandon the game because he felt something was off with his necklace, I mean his parents could be just somewhere though. I think it was a plot device that were not done very well. Because from what I read the news was declared after the Aildren was in as stupor. He should have prioritized the game first before the odd feeling on his necklace. Regarding the trials I didnt feel any tension the MC just casted the skills and.mobbed down the puppets. We have no idea how much skills he had, or how much mana he drained. I think i find that asoect a bit lacking. Also he did once almost felt some threat but he was saved by his father, and were able to cast a skill that killed them in an instant. The romance in this I think will feel will be somewhat forced, its onething to admire someone u treat as celebrity but with Aildren as he is now, I think it was too kind for the Landlady to even give him a free rent, she became those typical female side char who worships the MC. I think few chapters in, there was a development its a good thing, but I feel it was forced why he would turm into a complete unproductive neet just because his parents died. I would understand if his parents died because of him playing video games, that would give him a complete reason to stop, but I find no connection with it, they just went to get some grocery. You could say he was depressed thus he did all those stuffs but since he's a gamer shouldnt video games be his leeway to cure his depression? Not only that he also abandoned his team. Just my opinion, might be wrong IDK, dont take it heart since you asked for my honest opinion in the forum.
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The story has a nice feel to it and I can feel that it is as good as the King Avatar! I wish that there will be a POV on the other team in the earlier chapter to discuss their roles. Then the story will be most perfect. But then, the author moves on straight to the tournament instead of the boring POV which may slow down the pace. So I actually have no complains. Good story, keep up the good work author!
Not disappointed reading this. The cliffhanger ending of each chapter keeps you hooked and want you to come back for more. Development is quite good for a game based novel which I really love
WARGROUNDS is a work of fiction by SilentMild. The audience of this work are fans of games that has battlegrounds, weapons, and powers. As a man born during the 80s, I'm not fond of these kind of game inspiration novels but reading one was kinda fun, I've got to admit. The major flaw I found was that a ton of characters were introduced right off the start, especially chapter one and chapter two. Repetitive usage of the common dialogue tag, "said" could also be seen throughout. If I were to give a suggestion, it would be best to replace "said" with some sort of emotion to further elaborate the feelings of the characters. I can't say much, since again, I'm not born in this kind of era. I'm not used to playing these kinds of games, but then again, I enjoyed reading it. As for other flaws, I found some grammar mistakes but they are only a few. -Dann Giovanni
Honestly ur work is amazing, I usually don't like these types of stories,but wow wow this was good! -I wish I was more of a writer because this book deserves a more eloquent review. I completely recommend it and hope that other readers find the same joy in it that I found.
I'm not really a fan of reading MMORPG theme or any game novels. I read a few chapters and I find the story interesting. The writing quality is good and so is the stability of updates. The story is developing nicely. The Character design as well as the world background are well defined. The novel has a good potential. It is a re write of an earlier contracted novel. All the best,author!
The writing quality is fantastic and so descriptive! So far, the world-building has been really thorough. Can't wait to see more! Keep it up!
I like it, like it, like it! That's all I can say. From the first chapter this story has captured my heart, and I'll gladly continue reading it! Characters are very three-dimensional, some you can sympathize with, some not. The world background is seriously cool, if not a little dark, but that's the charm that enraptured me. To be honest, the first chapter felt like a delusional dream, and I loved it! I want more!
I think this book as so much potential and opportunity to become a great book like. The strongest sword god so keep up the great work and I will look forward to reading this book.
A well done MMORPG concept. Author knows their stuff, I'm guessing that they have been playing games for years to no end. The details and basic knowledge are presented well enough for me to grasp the experience like I'm playing the game myself. This is coming from someone who is ten chapters in, so I don't know how the story will progress in the future. I like these types of stories, so there's a high chance that I will be watching out for future updates. Keep up the good work, author!
I have read King's Avatar before so when I started reading your story, it really reminded me of that reading experience. It is really good. The story is perfectly written and seems to be in sync so far. Although it is a very early review, I must say that your story has high potential. Keep up the good work. :)
While I am a bit tired of the MMORPG theme at times, I can't stop reading this genre. And this one, in particular, turned out to be a very good read, I liked the characters and the development of the story. It has good potential waiting for how it evolves and more updates.
An amazing novel that we can look upon to. The story is still developing and still has a lot to offer as the story progress. I'll look forward to this novel and saved it in my library. Keep it up.
This is a very captivating read! The writing style is great and hooks you from the beginning. I love the vivid description and imagery. Great work!
A great novel with a compelling story, characters and action that's described very well. Unfortunately, I'm not really a fan of reading game novels, partially cause I enjoy playing games more than reading. But despite that, I still managed to enjoy the reading, not only was the plot intriguing, the characters were well done and very much like some gamers I know.
This is a new novel created by an experienced author, constantly updated and has a good description of actions and combat, very fluent to read, would recommend to everyone who are into actions, grinding and leveling, added to collection, keep it up!