Chapter 230
Novice.
Beginner.
Novice.
Beginner.
These words refer to the state before class change in the game, possessing only common skills.
‘I like it.’
And it was a word that Seojun also liked.
Seojun had come down from the 7th floor to the 3rd via the stairs.
From the 2nd floor, each class occupied one floor, making the 7th the last.
[Mateu Sisik Koneoro Yeonmyeongham: A beginner? Does that even make sense? lol lol Please, wake up!!!!! Please!!!!!]
“Why doesn’t it make sense?”
Seojun stood on the stairs and spoke confidently.
After all, he could just ignore that person’s shouting.
And the overwhelming majority of existing viewers understood.
-lol lol lol lol You’re joking, right?
-This guy saying he’ll first clear lol lol A beginner lol lol lol
-What! The host did what the host does, any complaints?
-For real lol
-Haven’t we seen it a few times? Weird picks? lol lol lol
-A beginner could work! The Sword God-nim wishes it! Warrior doesn’t sit right with him!
-Back in my day... there was a scary person who... hit game level 200 as a beginner...
Look at that.
“In the end, there are people who do this too. I’m not the only special one, am I?”
[Mateu Sisik Koneoro Yeonmyeongham: Seriously, I doubt there are any lol lol If you try to form a party as a beginner, no one joins, so no one plays like that. Hurry back and choose now! Anything.]
“Give me a reason.”
[Mateu Sisik Koneoro Yeonmyeongham: To get into a raid public party, the party leader screens and accepts from applicants. If it were you, would you pick a guy whose class is beginner? lol lol lol lol]
A public party is a party formed with random people.
The opposite is a fixed party, where guild members or acquaintances gather.
“In a public party, I guess you wouldn’t get accepted.”
[Mateu Sisik Koneoro Yeonmyeongham: Oh for crying out loud]
[Mateu Sisik Koneoro Yeonmyeongham: At least you have a conscience lol]
“But I’m not going to do public parties anyway.”
Isn’t that obvious?
“Then that’s settled, isn’t it? Right, everyone?”
-For real lol lol lol
-It’s resolved lol lol
-The host really might be from Korea University, super smart!
-Is this intelligence?
[Mateu Sisik Koneoro Yeonmyeongham: Argh!]
Seojun smiled at the seemingly terribly frustrated opponent and said.
“Hmph. If you’re so determined, then come meet me and try persuading me properly with words.”
[Mateu Sisik Koneoro Yeonmyeongham: Argh!!!!]
* * *
“S-so, you see…….”
“So what?”
“No…….”
“No, what?”
“I feel like I’m in a high-pressure interview……. Please save me.”
“You do know we’re about 3 meters apart, right?”
It’s because he kept backing away saying he felt pressured.
“Yes.”
“And you feel pressured?”
-Are you two putting on a skit? lol lol lol
-???: Oh damn! Just let me explain in chat!
-Meanwhile Dangso lol lol lol He went to change his class with a thrilled face lol lol lol
-The idiot trio lol lol lol One who says he’ll change to beginner lol lol One whose personality flips the moment he types in chat lol lol One who consistently goes his own way lol lol
“Go on, persuade me.”
“……Usually, in RPGs, the number one criterion for choosing a job is said to be taste, but I think differently.”
“Oh? What is it?”
“Performance. That’s the number one criterion.”
“Performance?”
“Yes. I mean the job’s performance. How strong it is in raids. What tier it is in PVP. Whether it’s not complete trash.”
“But there are people who play bad jobs too, right?”
“Those people have their taste reflected very heavily. Do you know what their characteristic is?”
“What is it.”
“…….”
“Not via chat.”
Because it seemed like a highly derogatory expression would come out, Seojun stopped him first.
“Ah. Yes. Their characteristic is that they shout for their job to be buffed all the time.”
“Why is that?”
“In the end, they can’t escape the shackles of performance. In fact, right now there are probably quite a few people who want to play Gunner but don’t because it’s too trash, you know?”
-Sikoneo-ham is speaking the truth lol lol I was like that
-I’m also looking up job evaluations to play with the host lol lol lol
-I’ll probably also go for something decently good if it’s not my taste too
“Sword God-nim.”
“Yes?”
“RPGs are extremely sensitive to balance patches and performance between jobs. On Laven, they do all that 'lying about being weak' and stuff……. Ugh.”
Seojun found it fascinating that the person who looked like he would enjoy being on the frontlines of such fights was disgusted.
“Listen carefully. People spend tens, hundreds of thousands of won to raise equipment level and get 1% stronger. But just by choosing one character well, you can start up to 10% to 20% stronger.”
‘This is somewhat persuasive.’
“But. Huh? Beginner? Beginner? Do you think that makes sense? Do you know how weak it is!”
So Seojun asked.
“How weak is it?”
“That’s…….”
As expected.
“You don’t know?”
“Honestly, who has ever measured the exact damage cycle numbers of a beginner.”
“So you don’t know. Then why are you against it.”
“No……. Common sense…….”
“I don’t really understand.”
Seojun chuckled.
“Argh…….”
-lol lol lol The host is a newbie! You need to inject him with common sense!
-Actually, we’re the ones getting reverse-injected when we try to inject common sense lol lol
-Sign here! The blunt sword is indeed overpowered! Kael is soloable with 5! The host is the Sword God!
-Ugh... The host remembers his past life. Anyway, he remembers
“Anyway, you’re going to raid, right? You want to rank 1st in that party, right? Then you absolutely cannot ignore the job.”
Of course, Seojun had common sense.
He perfectly understood what Sikoneo was saying.
And that’s exactly why he asked.
Because he wanted to know numerically how weak it was.
But in the end.
“Even if it’s measured numerically, it’s bound to be different in actual combat, right?”
It would be meaningless.
He knew this as well.
“Oh. You hit the nail on the head.”
“Right?”
“Yes. That’s correct. Usually, the measurement is done by hitting a scarecrow or calculating with the listed numbers, but in actual combat, the damage never comes out exactly like that.”
Typically, they rank jobs based on the most ideal value: the value obtained by perfectly using skills right on cooldown and hitting without any interference at all.
But would that ever make sense in real combat?
Cycles get messed up, the boss moves far away or starts a mechanic so you can’t use skills even when they’re off cooldown, or you miss a big hit.
“So I can’t tell you numerically. Still, beginners suck! They suck! No, it’s obvious!”
“Oh!”
“Not oh!”
It seemed like his voice got loud for the first time.
“Then let’s check.”
“With what!”
“What was that ID card thing? It’s raid-related, right? Then there must be some kind of standard for that raid too.”
“Ha……. You really have good intuition.”
* * *
Subjugation.
It’s raid content where you form a party of up to 4 to defeat a field boss—one individual per field—that has been strengthened by a special energy.
Players catch each of these individuals once while pushing through the continent story.
However, when you enter the subjugation content, a much stronger monster appears than when pushing the story.
“The most representative is its HP. You have to hit it for a long time.”
“I see.”
The secretary’s performance was much better than expected.
“And the Thunder Bear Tago we’re going to catch now can be challenged right at equipment level 250. And the difficulty is quite high.”
“What does that have to do with the ID card?”
“Just catching it means you start as a true user of Laven. It’s because you need an accurate understanding of the game and your job to catch it.”
Understood.
In short, it’s an opponent that’s good for newbies to learn.
That’s why they joke about an ID card to congratulate users who catch it.
“An understanding of the job…….”
While moving toward the Adventurer’s Guild for the subjugation content, as Seojun muttered, Mart Tasting Corner instead asked a question this time.
“But why do you want to play a beginner?”
He had become genuinely curious.
His skill clearly seemed outstanding, and he could surely counter and parry plenty with other jobs.
Why on earth was he insisting on a beginner?
Going so far as to do subjugation to check its actual performance.
“Because.”
“Because?”
“I didn’t like the Warrior’s weapon.”
“You can change the weapon with an avatar though…….”
Seojun pretended not to hear.
His voice is quiet anyway.
“Assassin is too hectic, and Mage isn’t my taste.”
“Why don’t you just say the rest aren’t your taste either.”
Oh. He says what he wants even with a quiet voice.
“That’s right. That’s why.”
“Sigh. Fine. Once you try it in real combat and feel how bad it is, you’ll change on your own, I guess.”
“I don’t really think I will.”
“You’re relying on counters and parries, right?”
“Yes.”
Accurate.
He felt he could do as much as other jobs or contribute his share with counters and parries, so in that case, there was no reason not to play the alluring beginner.
Seojun entered the Adventurer’s Guild building and pressed the active subjugation icon.
And before pressing enter for the Tago subjugation, he first quietly and wordlessly removed Dangso from the party.
“I think I forgot something…….”
That must be Dangso.
It’s okay to forget.
“Entering.”
Seojun and Sikoneo stood on the field with Thunder Bear Tago after a waiting time of about 5 seconds.
“Ah. It’s that one we saw on the way.”
“Yes. And this is the map we passed by on the way here.”
“I like that the monster is right in front.”
The spawn point was slightly away from the boss monster, so aggro wasn’t immediately pulled and combat didn’t start.
Seojun looked at the muscular white bear standing on its hind legs and menacingly glaring at their location from afar and thought.
“A cola would go well with it, right?”
“Where do you see a polar bear? It’s even wearing armor and a helmet.”
Mart Tasting Corner looked at Seojun dumbfounded.
“Indeed. There’s absolutely no cute part about it to be a polar bear.”
Look at that.
Sparks are even flying around its muscles.
“Let’s get closer first.”
“Don’t you need a pattern explanation?”
“No. Explain the mechanics.”
Seeing attack patterns and learning them is the fastest and most effective.
“First, Tago currently has a lightning buff, so its attack speed is among the fastest of monsters.”
“The fastest?”
“Yes. It’s hard to counter and almost impossible to parry. Because it’s only very slightly slower than our attack speed. How would you even time it.”
“I see. Is subjugation this difficult?”
“No. So there’s a method to slow it down. By solving the mechanic, you can remove the lightning buffs one by one. That way the difficulty decreases.”
“Aha.”
When the distance between them narrowed to 10m, Tago, which had been standing, lowered its body, placed its front paws on the ground, and started approaching Seojun.
“Sword God-nim. You came relying on parries, right?”
“Yes.”
“The Four Heavenly Kings probably have Tago’s attack speed set to default now. And you still say you’ll play a beginner trusting only parries?”
Hmm.
Mart Tasting Corner added more words and slightly backed away.
“Honestly, the thrust attack speed of the stone statue was on the slow side compared to other raids.”
And as Seojun was left alone at the front, a shadow loomed over him.
It was because the bear, as massive as the stone statue, had raised its front paw to crush him.
At that moment, Seojun let out a wry laugh.
So, in other words.
‘He’s worried about me right now?’
Even after losing the bet?
It could happen.
Originally, it’s hard for people’s thoughts to overcome their own experiences.
If a little reasonable justification is added, it’s the icing on the cake.
Something like the stone statue’s attack speed being slow.
‘Then I just need to show him once more.’
The front paw that had been covering above his head finished aiming and came down.
At a fast speed.