Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 60
Chapter Title: Arena Daily Quest
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[Title]
Are they ever gonna balance the Arena? (+514)
[Content]
Aren't ranged classes way too OP in 1v1 PvP?
Just look at the top 100 rankers.
36 Mages, 23 Yin-Yang Masters, 18 Spirit Masters.
The only ones close are hybrid Rangers and tanky Warriors, and there are way fewer of them.
Swordsman and Fighter in the single digits, what a joke lololol
[Comments]
- Since gear stats are equalized in the Arena, the balance issues are super obvious.
- Maybe there just aren't many good Swordsmen or Fighters? They have i-frames and counters with better priority than other classes.
- The #1 ranker in the Arena is Death of Death, a Fighter, right? You guys just suck~
- If they held an Arena tournament, I bet there'd be a lot of melee classes in the top ranks. The class ratio in the top 10 is pretty even.
- It's a VR game with sync rate limits, so on average, melee classes are at a disadvantage. Ranged classes just have to time their i-frames and shoot from a distance, so it's less demanding on your mechanics. Melee classes rely on individual skill, but not everyone with good mechanics plays melee.
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- I'm a Spirit Master ranked around the top 100, and I got destroyed by a Swordsman yesterday; couldn't even land a single hit. A really good Swordsman is seriously broken.
ㄴ You just suck, maybe? How do you not land a single hit?
ㄴ (OP) Nah, my win rate against Swordsmen and Fighters is over 80%. I really hit a wall. They dodged and blocked all my attacks, closed the distance in an instant, and I got full-comboed.
ㄴ Is it this ID? [*** Rain], rank 96, a Swordsman. She's the only Swordsman ranked around the top 100.
ㄴ A 100% win rate, what the heck lolololol. 18 wins, 0 losses? Since she hasn't lost, she hasn't lost any points and must have gotten a win streak bonus to climb the ranks so fast.
ㄴ Even if you only fight noobs in your first 3 placement matches, after 3 straight wins you'd get matched with people in the top 1000 and get stomped. Is an 18-win streak even possible?
ㄴ (OP) You don't see IDs in the Arena and voices aren't transmitted, so I don't know who it was. But the character was small, white, and cute.
ㄴ Ah, that's Chris's little Swordsman. She got famous in the scene from word of mouth when she was running her bus service. She's a pro-level Swordsman.
ㄴ *gasp*... *pant*... lololol Her ID is Rain, huh? lolol Thanks for the info.
ㄴ What are you thinking? You know you can't add friends without their full name, right?
ㄴ Haven't seen her in front of the citadel lately, and there were no rumors of her running a bus, so I thought she quit. Guess she's still playing, huh?
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*Vwoom.*
The surrounding scenery shifted, and I found myself in a rocky mountain region.
It looked like the rocky mountain field near the 'Demon Army's Forward Base.' The terrain offered plenty of cover, which gave a Swordsman like me an advantage.
A short distance away, I saw a human male Mage dressed in a black robe.
This was my opponent, the last match of the day.
*Tap, tap, tap!*
I immediately started moving, darting between the large boulders around me.
The Mage's spells couldn't reach me from this distance anyway, but since the field favored melee classes, I had to make the most of the terrain. I would use the abundant cover to approach from his blind spots.
*Fwoosh!*
The Mage seemed quite skilled in the Arena as well. He quickly moved away from the rocks to a relatively open area.
It seemed the enemy Mage had found a good spot. He stopped moving and watched my movements, preparing to cast his spells.
There were a few rocks nearby, but they were all at the very edge of his range. To approach from this distance, I would have to face a few of his attacks head-on.
I could use a gap-closer skill to approach quickly, but the movement was linear and had no invincibility frames. It couldn't be canceled mid-use, either. If I used it recklessly, I could get hit with a status effect and become the Mage's punching bag.
*Tap.*
After moving back and forth to disrupt the Mage's line of sight, I hid behind the rock closest to him.
The moment I stepped out from behind the rock, I would be in his range.
I wouldn't give the Mage time to think of a counter. First, I had to solve the problem of getting within my own attack range.
*Tat-tat-tat-tat!*
The instant I emerged from behind the rock, I sprinted toward the Mage.
*Fwoosh! Fwoosh!*
The Mage spotted me in a flash, and shards of ice and fireballs shot toward me.
The safest way was to approach while methodically dealing with his attacks.
I dodged the ice by tilting my head and avoided the fireball by turning my body. The Mage's casting speed was quite threatening, but dodging small, straight-flying projectiles wasn't difficult.
*Flutter.*
The Mage stretched his hands out to his sides, his robe fluttering. It was the wind-up for a powerful skill.
*Kaboom!*
With a deafening roar, three large projectiles materialized in an instant, filling my vision as they flew toward me.
One was aimed directly at me, while the other two were aimed slightly to my left and right. He was trying to cut off my escape routes.
In that split second, I analyzed which skills to block and which to dodge.
The dragon-shaped chunk of ice on the left could be blocked, but it would freeze my feet upon impact.
The medium-sized fireball on the right was unblockable. It was a skill that inflicted the 'Burn' status effect and dealt devastating damage.
The massive fireball in the center. It looked the most threatening, but it was blockable.
The Mage was clever. He had fired the most intimidating-looking skill straight ahead to bait me into dodging left or right.
I stopped moving and raised my guard on the spot.
*KRA-KOOM!*
A thunderous explosion erupted, and the impact made my body shudder for a moment. But I had blocked it perfectly.
The distance between me and the Mage had closed considerably.
Taking advantage of the brief lull in the Mage's assault after he had used his powerful, long-cooldown skills all at once, I reached my desired range and turned around without hesitation.
With this skill, I would close the remaining eight meters.
[Backward Evasion (B)]
[Quickly dash 8m backward to evade attacks from the front (Invincible during cast)]
[Cooldown: 8 seconds]
[(E-Rank) Movement speed increases for 5 seconds after skill activation]
[(B-Rank) Switch to 'Blade Stance' after using the skill]
*Fwoosh!*
As I felt the faint sensation of small ice shards and fireballs grazing past me, I arrived right next to the Mage.
*Grin.*
I gave the Mage a smile. His expression twisted.
*Tap!*
The Mage immediately used Backward Evasion as well, trying to create distance again.
But with his powerful skills on cooldown, the Mage had no way to stop my approach.
*Shwaaak!*
At the same moment the Mage's body moved backward, I used my gap-closer, shooting toward him like an arrow.
Despite using Backward Evasion, the Mage couldn't shake me. The moment my starlit blade touched his body.
*Crack.*
The Mage's body froze over. It was the Ice Prison skill. As the ice shattered, flames enveloped his body. A personal invincibility skill.
*Clang!*
Having regained his composure in that brief moment, the Mage immediately cast Ice Barrier to block my sword.
The Mage desperately used every invincibility and counter skill he had to escape my attack range.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!*
But it was difficult for a Mage to fight a Swordsman in close combat. My sword relentlessly pursued him. The Mage's HP was dropping rapidly.
*Swish!*
*Thwack!*
I ducked under the clumsily swung ice blade, and from that lowered stance, I swept the Mage's legs out from under him.
"!"
The Mage's posture broke. Across his panicked face, a streak of light flashed.
*Fshhh!*
My sword sliced through the Mage's body, depleting the last of his HP.
*Vwoooom!*
The Mage's body glowed with a bright light and soon vanished from the field.
[You are victorious!]
[Daily Quest 'Win 3 Arena Matches' 3/3 (Complete)]
*Twirl.*
I spun around on the spot and flashed a V-sign in the air.
A perfect finish with a single flash. Well done, Rain.
Arena daily quest complete for today!
Truthfully, the Mage had other ways to shake me off once I got close. He was so flustered that he didn't even use his Tower of Training skills. I had already planned my response for if he managed to create distance again.
I checked the mana stones I received from today's daily quest and smiled.
I was a little annoyed that they put enhancement items in the daily quest rewards for PvP content, but I understood the game company's intention to motivate PvP players.
The 1v1 PvP content, the 'Arena.'
At first, I was hesitant, worried that getting hurt by other players would make me resentful, but after learning about the 'Surrender' system, I decided to at least do the Arena dailies.
If it seemed like it would hurt too much, I could just declare my surrender and leave the PvP field. Fortunately, I haven't lost yet.
Anyway, I'm not that interested in PvP. I just need to do the 3-win daily quest.
Now that I've finished my dailies for today, it's time to continue my adventure by doing sub-quests in the next region, exploring normal dungeons, and so on.
*Vwoom.*
Leaving the Arena field, I reappeared in the middle of the 'Verbeia Plains.'
This was the next adventure area after the 'Silva Plains,' the last of the plains regions.
The stage for players who started in the central part of the continent was gradually moving northward. The next region would probably be a cold, snowy area.
Maybe it was because I was in the northern part of the continent, or perhaps because winter was approaching in Astria, but the temperature on the plains was a little low.
*Whoosh!*
A strong wind blowing from the north created green waves across the plains.
I pulled my collar tight to keep the cold wind out.
This is definitely one of those things that reminds me it's a game. My clothes are thin, yet they're so warm.
Then I grumbled softly.
"I miss Chris."
Chris hasn't been online much these past few days. Something about having to catch up on work while taking care of Iseulbi. Still, she always had breakfast with her.
She needs to start leveling up soon, though.
Chris's leveling is falling behind because of 'Iseulbi's' weak constitution.
As the awesome Swordsman hired by Chris, 'Rain' has to take responsibility for power-leveling her.
Alright, shall I look for a field or a normal dungeon with good experience points today?