A hardcore player

VR game in this world has been developed and popular. Most players jump into VR world because it is much more fun to be in the games. Yes, VR can connect to your brain so you do anything like in real world. At the same time you can do anything unreal or crazy like magic. Being a talented player in VR is not easy, because your brain is not trained for these crazy actions. But you will get used to it. [[Now you wake up in the morning.->Wake up]]

Today is a nice day. You wake up in the morning. You are excited because today is the launch of a new MMORPG VR game. Yes another MMORPG game, but developers claim that it is different than others. So you decide to jump in this game, and see what's up. You goal today is try to get ahead in the first day, which means you need to spend time wisely, but also safely. [[You rush through the breakfast and wait for the game launch->Rush start]] [[You decide to take a walk outside and come back to check the game launch->Casual start]]

Right when you pick up the VR helmet and log in, the game launches. You feel lucky that you didn't take a walk. You log into the game and start creating new character. [[Use a random default appearance that looks fine->Rush appearance]] [[Take some time making your style->Be cool]]

You come back home before the launch start time. But you find out that the game lanched early. You can't even log into the game.

You got in the game. Your screen goes from black to bright. A new world appears in front of your eyes. The main city you spawned in looks great. There is a cystal tower in the center of the city, and also a bunch of other players who try to get ahead on the first day of the launch. First you try to learn the game system. You look around, and you see an NPC standing near you. Your instinct tells you that he is going to give you the first quest. [[Walk up and talk to the NPC->talk]]

You are in queue to enter the game. [[You wait forever]]

You walk up to the NPC. He noticed you and started talking: “Dear adventurer, welcome to the City of Crystal. I need you to help me do some work since we are in need of people. I will give you reward of course. Oh wait, seems like you are new here. How about you go to the training school first? It is in the south of the city.” You didn't get any quest showing up on the screen. Maybe it's a glith? But anyway, you keep going and looking the training school he talked about. You quickly found it. You also found out that there's a weapon store on the side. [[You go in the gate->to the school]] [[Check the weapon store->weapon store]]

You walk in the training school. Quickly there's a cool looking guy walking to you. You think finally you are going to learn about the game and pick some cool class. The guy starts talking: "Greetings adventurer. Welcome to the training school. Here you will learn the basics of combat. Here is your sword." What? How do I pick my class? Why do you just give me a sword? You are so confused but you take the sword anyway. You spent one hour to just learn the basic abilities of sword. You don't even see yourself leveling up after all this. You now want to check the menu. You see that there's only a character page. You have gained some experience in the sword proficiency? Wait what? proficiency? How about other weapons? But other progression bars are just questions marks. Maybe you can unlock them by using them. As you thinking about it, the cool looking NPC is here again. He asks you go out the south gate of the city to kill some small monsters. [[Ask about other weapons->ask weapon]] [[Go hunt monsters->go out hunting]]

You walk in the weapon store. You see a lot of weapons like sword, lance, axe and bows. You see the boss of the store. He gladly introduces himself: "Hi adventurer. You are my first customer today. I will give you a discount on you first set of gears." Do I have money? You try to open up menu and check your money. You see that you have 5 gold coins. You pick up one sword hanging on the wall and try to swing it. You feel like you can't control it very well. The boss sees it and says："Oh, seems like you don't have any proficiency of weapons. Once you pick your favourite weapon, you will gain more proficiency and become better." So now you understand that there's experience for different weapon types. Sure, so you decide to use a sword, because it looks cool. [[Now try to all your 5 gold coins->use all money]] [[Pick some cheap gears->save money]]

You ask about weapon proficiency. The NPC then starts introducing weapon systems. Basically each weapon has separate proficiency. You might want to check out other weapons later. But now you want to just stick to the sword for now and go out [[hunt->go out hunting]] some monsters.

You go outside the gate and see a lot of other players are there too. You can hardly find any mosnters left. [[Maybe you should team up with others]] [[Or just try to grind as much as possible]]

You used all the coins to buy the best possible gears. The store boss is really happy and likes you. You unlock hidden quest from him, and can go to a hidden dungeon. [[Go to the dungeon]]

You picked some cheap gears for beginners. The store boss says:"I know you don't have much money, but you will need a better weapon. I will give you this silver longsword for free as a discount." Well, that is unexpected. You want to check the stats of this weapon and a panel automatically pops up. You see that this sword is obviously better than normal iron sword. Then you decide to go out and hunt some monsters. You walked to the nearest south gate. Nobody is here yet. You start grinding and find out that the area is really easy for you. You quickly learned a lot of sword abilities. [[You want to check out more difficult areas]]

This place is perfect for you, and you quickly level up. Somehow you are deep in forest and find a cave looking dangerous. But you might find something good in there. [[Prepare before go in]] [[Go in there]]

This is a risky but dangerous path. You are led to a maze in the forest to the North of the city. At the entrance, the store boss picks up a herb and teaches you about crafting healing potion. And he gives you some empty bottles. You easily crafted some nice healing potions. [[You enter the dungeon]]

Well, you go back to the city. You think you might need some healing potions. You spend some time looking for the potion store. You buy some potions and [[go back.]]

You can fight through some dangerous spiders and bugs. You got some drops like materials from killing monsters. Check the surrounding, you see some green [[herbs]]. [[Let's keep going]]

Unfortunately you caught on this long queue.

You check out the herbs. You try to collect them. You got 10 herbs in your bag. You found out that these herbs can be made to health potions, which will be useful later. Crafting potions is easy. You got 10 health potions. [[Keep going]]

You go into a nest of spiders. There's too many of them! You quickly run out of health. You die, and you wasted all the time.

You took a normal path. You can kill things fast but you are just the same level as anyone else. You quickly feel bored. [[You log out.]] [[Continue grinding!]]

Other teams quickly grabbed all the mobs. You can't get anything. That was basically a waste of time.

You find out a nest of spiders. There are too many spiders!!! But luckily they are squishy. You can use some potions to fight it through. You successfully clear out all the spiders. The cave is full of blue crystal, and the boss is the spider queen. The mechanic of this boss is not difficult. With health potions, you successfully beat the boss. Congratulations! You are the first person to beat this boss. You got a glowing crystal looks like a rare material. [[You bring the material to back to the weapon store.]]

The store boss says:"I can make a really nice sword for you with this crystal. I can craft it for free since you bring your own material." You waited and got the weapon. It looks really cool and nice. [[You equip the weapon right away and go out.]] [[You don't want to equip the weapon yet.]]

Someone has already cleared the cave. You wasted all the time for nothing.

The monsters in there are tough to kill, but you gain a lot of experience as you progress. [[You end up gained a lot of experience]]

You meet the boss in the end. It's a tough fight. But you have enough potions to beat it. You got a rare weapon and a cool looking clock. You equipped them right away [[It's time to go back to the city]] [[Somehow you want to hide your gear in your inventory before you go back]]

A lot of players see you and they are surprised of how cool you are. Your name quickly becomes popular. A lot of people start talking to you. You are surrounded by too many people and can't even move a step. You go crazy and log out.

You can go to [[the deep forest]]. You feel hungry now, so you [[log out.]]

You can't go back since the queue is too long. But you did OK.

No one is here yet. So it's a perfect place to grind level. You quickly exceeded the highest level here. You played efficiently today!

The moment you go out. All players notice your new weapon. Some of them walk towards you and ask you about how you did it. More and more people start to surround you. You can't even move a single step. You go crazy and log out of the game. You did fine today, but others will try to catch up.

You walk out of the store. You decide to level up further more, so [[You check the map.]] You feel hungry, so you [[log out.]]

You bought some extra potions in the city. As you walk in the city, you find out that some players' progress are close to you. So you decide to grind more before you log out. [[You check the map.]]

OK you gave up. Maybe think about a different approach next time.

That was a tiring grind. You did OK, but not that efficient.