If he was asked to state what he hated the most about choosing usernames, his answer would be the classic 'Username already taken', especially in popular social media platforms, and in a game as huge as this, he did not even want to elaborate.
Days after the installation had finished, he had gathered enough information before he felt confident enough to take a dive back into the VR-World, though most of that time was spent procuring locks for his house. He did not want to be murdered when his brain was still connected to a machine. The countless old movies that showed the same thing made sure that he certainly didn't want that to happen to him.
[Give your character a name]
Of course, the usual disembodied voice.
"Solum"
[Taken]
"Fred"
[Taken]
"Two"
[Taken]
Another ten minutes in and he promised himself to leave the game and find a way to sell the game to someone else.
"One"
[Taken]
"Enoc Debre"
[The name is available. Do you want this name?]
"Yes!"
[Are you sure, change of name is not possible?]
"Yes!"
[Please pronounce your name]
He was shocked at first until he realized that his name would be spoken in game.
"Enoc Debre"
[Customize your character]
A mirror then materialized in front of him. He was shocked, though those who played the game had said that the graphics was like real life, and though he had believed them, he did not really believe it. He had real life colors and textures, with his dark skin, even his hands had calluses on it. The more he looked at the skin, the more he was amazed, that was until he touched his skin. It felt real! He could not even imagine the level of technology required to achieve such a feat. He looked over himself and seeing nothing to change in his 5ft 5inch height and already lean muscular body, he clicked on the OK button at the bottom of all the options.
[Are you really sure you want this character, changes cannot be made after this?]
"Yes"
[Choose a class]
Being the geek that he was, he was not going to let this chance pass.
"Can you give me a description of all classes in the game?" As soon as he asked, a man appeared from a distance, getting closer giving the Enoc the chance to marvel at the game's graphics.
[Welcome, Enoc Debre, I see you have questions]
He was shocked; the voice had now turned from being disembodied and genderless to a deep masculine voice.
"Yes. Please can you give me a rundown of the classes in the game?"
[Of course! Do you want me to filter the list of classes for you?]
"Is there any class with the highest money making chances?" Knowing that it was kind of a dumb question to ask, he still took a shot at it.
[All classes have an immeasurable chance of making money. It all depends on the right circumstance]
"Ok. I want classes that are inclined to mid range combat, are more attack focused and are versatile and not common."
[Ok. Performing search]
The reason for choosing midrange combat was easy, his fear by getting cut by evil maniacs with swords was crazy as if a knife cit didnt hurt enough and the thought of attacking from far and becoming a sitting duck when the enemy came close was just plain stupid. That plus the fact that there were more than a million others like him drastically reduced his chances of success, hence his need for classes that were not common.
[4133445 classes have been found to fit requirements].
He felt like fainting. 41334455 classes that was not common! He had to reduce the numbers.
"Keep classes that make use of low capital"
[200 classes have been found to fit requirements]
His time in here and his awe at the graphics had made him forget his financial situation. He then decided to add one more filter.
"Keep only classes that do not require investment into their weapons". Weapons. The true money grubber of all games, both in console and VR. In-app purchases and paid DLC's. The true bane of gamers.
[2 classes have been found to fit requirements]
"Show me". He was practically jumping in excitement.
[
[Tree Keeper]
The tree keepers were once part of the elves until they broke out due to mankind building fortresses and kingdoms with their trees. After years of acting as negotiators between the trees and mankind, they have been degraded from a race to a class by the Council of Races.
]
So basically, he should protect trees.
"How does this have any combat ability?"
[That information is confidential]
"Next". He was now seriously annoyed. How did that deserve to be a class?
[
[Ninja]
The Ninja are long forgotten and are now only a myth. They are adaptable to various situations and are able to combat with or without weapons. Their bodies can't contain mana and are therefore manaless.
]
As he read the Ninja class, he knew it was the fit for him. Though he had not heard the term 'ninja' until now, it gave him the I-can-do-anything feeling.
"I choose the Ninja class"
[Are you sure?]
"Yes!"
[Do you wish to choose a starter weapon?]
"Yes"
[You can only choose from 6 basic weapons, do you wish to proceed?]
This was quite obvious so to not break the game.
"Yes"
[Do you wish to apply any filters?]
"Remove the top 4 weapons in popularity"
[2 weapons found to match filters]
"Keep only those that can be easily made". This was his cost-saving mind working.
[1 weapon found to match filters]
"Let me see"
[
[Staff]
The staff is a weapon of waning popularity. This weapon is easy to learn and is a great feat for those who want to prevent being cut in close combat but also want to feel the heat of the moment.
]
Seriously! A long stick in a world of men of amour and metal, but as he thought of it, it felt like the perfect fit for him and with some touch in materials, it would be the perfect weapon.
"I choose the staff"
[Do you wish to choose a starting location?]
"Obviously, with filters". He was getting tired as he had not expected the character creation to take this long.
"Areas in war, well-developed military and great level of development"
[1 location matching all filters]
"Show me"
[
[Glaring Deserts]
This area is occupied by two regional powerhouses who are at war, the Sand Kingdom and the Meusa Empire. It hosts large numbers of local monsters, mostly characterized by the lack of water and the snakes. The two kingdoms unusually do not just survive but thrive in the environment.
]
"Ok, I choose the Glaring Deserts"
[Do you want to login now?]
He looked at the timer. Two hours had already passed since he had dived in. He had real life problems to take care of.
"No, open!"
His world turned black, then white and then he wished he closed his eyes.