Nia wanted to help Maaya very much. This gaming console was very important to her. and with launch date so close, chances of getting it without some connections or without long queuing was close to nil. The money part could be dealt later. she would definitely payback when she starts earning in the game. But the initial investment has to still valued.
Just missing one monthly exam is not considering payment of this gaming console.(Finally!!! we now know why Maaya is helping Nia. Capitalist Maaya used our sweet innocent Nia and scored high marks in the monthly exam. THIS IS CHEATING!!! I will complain to SVU).
"It's alright. i will check about those courses later. I waited till now to give console because there is something you must know before you start using it," Maaya said.[Really!!??? Here I thought you had plain forgotten it till you saw the console in your vehicle]
"I'm all ears," said Nia, wiggling her pretty ears, making the other girl laugh.
[Info dump coming up in 3...2...1. Nah. I was just kidding]
"You know that there are different type of consoles, right? cheapest ones are those bulky VR eye gear. Maximum time one can use it at a stretch is around 4-5 hours. they are marketed towards leisure players like people who will come home after long working day. This game will be sort of break for them. thus they form the bulk of consoles." [Atta Capitalist girl! I knew you could see through other money grubber's idea].
"Obviously they can't be overused. They have to charged every time before using. There are some minor issues too. So, people can go for next affordable option- the helmets. You can wear it and go to sleep, which means it will definitely work for more than 8 hours at a stretch. Charging time is also less. Again, helmet will get overheated if used continuously for over 16 hours. Thus this type is marketed towards students. i bought this using your student ID card, so your Citizen number is linked to it. No one else can use it now. I don't think you want to know about upgraded versions like body suits or pods. I won't bore you explaining different tiers in these high end consoles and how they are different from each other."
"Thank you," Nia said. She preferred the motto of " Less talk, More work".[My heart just went like....thump...thump...thump. A girl who wants to talk less. SHE IS NOT A SIMPLE GIRL ANYMORE. SHE IS A GODDESS.]
"Though the game will launch next week, you have to finish your character creation as soon as possible, preferably today." (Maaya)
"Why?" (Nia)
"There is a tutorial attached so that you can get familiarized with VR mode. And believe me, you need lots of time for your character creation. You have so many options that you need lots of time to select the ones you like. Even the summaries of types of characters, types of growth potentials, point allocation, probable skills...My God! No wonder a whole bunch of supercomputers are needed to work on this game. Its so complex. It took me few hours to create my character and I had help of customer care on standby. It will be longer for you. 'Coz you have the most awesome UNIQUE starter package." Maaya was practically dancing when she finished talking.
"I heard there's no guarantee in Unique starter package?" (Nia)
"Yeah, baby! You heard right. JIN HO follows usual RPG format to distinguish items, skills etc. so most basic is basic/common tier. As strength increases, they turn into uncommon, unique, rare, legendary etc. Though naming of tiers may change later but different stages do exists.
In Unique starter package, you will have 100% chance of getting one unique item. For other items or resources, the chance of uncommon is 90%, unique is 9%, rarer or even better - just 1%. Others, including me will be wishing legendary items but you would be happy with uncommon items themselves, right? Anyways, I heard there will be cool graphics when the UNIQUE starter package is opened. So first you should know how to record everything?" (Maaya)
"Why would I want to record anything?" (Nia)
"Because there will be sites and forum where you can upload your videos and earn money. They can be pretty scenes, new places, new skills, wonderful fights. Only point is the video should be eye-catching enough for people to pay," explained Maaya patiently. She may be rich kid, with pocket money rivaling that of Mr. Rich but she earned more than that amount with her work. She could sniff out all the opportunities to earn money, whether its legal or illegal, easy money or not, short term gain or long term one- she could think of all such possibilities.
She then explained how to start recording function and explained what other options she will have[please....no more info dump. let us know them when they are required for the plot]. Then she brought up few peculiarities in the JIN HO.
For example, the face and name of the character would be RANDOM!!!
[WHAT!!$$##@@!! A VR game where your face is not captured and character is not created using it!!! What sort of game is this!#$@$#$!]