1RomanceEB Chapter 92 Fighting in a raid is a solemn matter
Chapter 92 Fighting in a raid is a solemn matter
As Chen Che was about to leave the incubator that evening, he saw Chen Sui intently cutting out a report about the auto show from the Yangtze Evening Post.
"What are you doing, class monitor?" Chen Che asked curiously.
Chen Sui flipped the paper-cut over, applied glue to it, and then stuck it onto the wall that Chen Che had originally planned to use as a wall of honor.
Originally, there was only a lonely business license, but now there is a newspaper cutout for company.
"It's an honor to have your fries featured in the newspaper, so we definitely have to keep it," Chen Sui said with a touch of pride.
Chen Che smiled helplessly: "They won't show my face in this article, and they certainly won't openly criticize 'Zhengdian Fries.' It's just a logo on my clothes that's barely mentioned. What does that count as making it into the newspaper?"
Chen Che's words sounded a bit disheartening, but Chen Sui seemed completely unaffected and laughed, "Then have some ambition. Promise me that you'll make sure that the whole batch of fries makes it into the newspaper with dignity, okay?"
Chen Che was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, I promise you, I definitely will."
But Chen Che saw that Chen Sui had finished posting the newspaper and showed no sign of leaving, so he asked, "Class monitor, it's getting late, aren't you leaving?"
Chen Sui shook her head: "I'm not leaving. I'm going to fight in the training group later."
"A tutorial group?" Chen Che had last heard this unfamiliar yet familiar term more than a decade ago when he played World of Warcraft, so he asked, "A multiplayer raid?"
Chen Sui hummed in response.
"Then I'd like to sit next to you and take a look," Chen Che said. He had done raids in World of Warcraft, but not in JX3, so he was a little curious.
"Hmm... okay."
So Chen Sui took advantage of the free Wi-Fi, free air conditioning, and free water at the incubator and happily started playing games.
Chen Che watched Chen Sui play games happily from the sidelines. Sometimes, the feeling of giving pointers from the sidelines was even more enjoyable than playing the game himself.
So, at 6:30, Chen Sui's QQ avatar flashed. The group owner of a game group tagged all members to start a new group. Chen Sui opened the recruitment search bar and joined the group. Now she had to wait patiently for the group leader to gather everyone.
Of course, Chen Sui wasn't idle during this time. She first got a glass of water, and before the official start of the fight, she opened the website to watch the dungeon tutorial videos to see what skills the boss had in advance. She had also recorded this when she was in school, which was called previewing.
Chen Che only partially understood what he was watching, and kept asking questions as he watched, while Chen Sui answered his questions from the side.
Although there are many fancy sect-specific martial arts techniques in JX3, it is fundamentally still based on the MMO warrior-mage-priest system.
Chen Sui plays the role of a healer, so she needs to do the job of a healer.
Is it AOE that requires group healing, targeted attacks that require single-target healing, special mechanics that require raid members to coordinate, or battle resurrection where someone dies during combat and the raid leader is instructed to revive them?
Forming a group is a grueling task. Just when you think you're about to fill the group, one person leaves out of nowhere, and then several more leave.
The guild leader had no choice but to ask in the group if there were any ghost soldiers. Although they wouldn't fight, they could join the group first to increase the number of people. When random players saw that the group was almost full, they were too lazy to leave. Then, the ghost soldiers were slowly replaced with real people.
After an hour of this back-and-forth torture, the group was finally full, and before the battle even officially began, the leader's morale had been worn down by half.
Once everyone was inside the instance, the raid leader turned on his microphone. It was a tired young man's voice. He had been working like a horse all day, assigning tasks, and after get off work, he would sit in front of his computer and start directing his online friends to play games.
"Hey everyone, you're all in the dungeon now. Let me explain the mechanics of the first boss."
When Chen Sui heard the group leader call her "baby" so affectionately as her first words, she felt a little embarrassed and uncomfortable. So she turned to Chen Che next to her and asked:
"Chen Che".
"Um?"
"Is this how it is in online games? Even though we don't know each other, we can still call each other 'baby'," Chen Sui asked, somewhat puzzled.
Chen Che smiled and said, "Actually, it's quite normal, isn't it? Of course, it depends on the individual. It's not strange at all for Sheniu."
After all, let alone calling someone "baby," female anchors in the currently popular live-streaming shows all directly call each other "husband."
After giving a brief explanation of the BOSS's mechanics, the raid leader shouted, "Enough with the chit-chat, let's get started!"
The difficulty curve of most dungeons is designed to be gradual. For example, the first boss in a dungeon is generally not difficult to defeat if you are a normal person who can follow instructions and have a stable network connection. Even if the entire party wipes a few times, it is still a relatively easy way to pass.
The second one followed the same method, first the team leader explained, and then they performed several rounds of drills to get the team working together.
Everyone had practiced enough, but someone kept dying inexplicably, wasting battle resurrection. This caused some common mistakes to occur, resulting in a lack of battle resurrection and triggering a series of chain reactions that ultimately led to a wipeout.
The raid leader started impatiently calling out names: "That Bingxin, can't you use your Flying Leap when the boss is casting? Is it that hard? You die every time. If you make a mistake like this, you might as well not even bother playing."
Upon hearing his name called, the player, whose sect was Seven Show and whose skill was Ice Heart Technique, and whose ID was "My Heart is Icy," quickly typed in the chat to explain: "Sorry, raid leader, I was a little nervous. I'll be more careful next time."
The raid leader gave it a slight nod and didn't hold it against them. He posted a countdown and launched another attack. Everything else was fine, but Iceheart died again in that spot.
The team leader sighed softly into the microphone: "Bingxin, you should quit. I can't carry you."
Then Bingxin didn't waste any more words and left the group directly. The guild leader seemed to be used to it and spent a few minutes re-grouping someone. They would have to get back into sync again, but fortunately the newcomer was quick to learn and passed the second boss very quickly.
But by the time we got to the third boss, everyone's performance had dropped significantly. The boss's difficulty had also increased, and we were doing poorly in each round. We used to be able to consistently defeat the boss, but now we couldn't even do that.
Instead of resting and fighting again tomorrow, the raid leader started going berserk in the microphone: "Can't we still fight? If you can't, quit now. Giving you tutorials is a waste of time."
Sure enough, someone left the group immediately, and the group leader sneered again: "Anyone else? Hurry up."
At this point, someone started typing a message in the chat window.
"Guild leader, there's no need for this just for a game. Besides, we're a tutorial guild, so let's take it slow."
The guild leader chuckled twice in the microphone and said disdainfully, "Do you think I'm happy to run this training guild? I've already mastered everything and can reliably farm. It's just that I'm too slow at recruiting people, so I started a training guild to recruit some. You guys have such poor comprehension, so don't come to my guild."
He then went on to boast about his glorious past in the Fifth Division.
Most people want to relax and unwind after get off work to relieve the stress of the day.
Seeing his condescending and disdainful attitude, the rest of the group left the group one after another. Chen Sui realized that he couldn't continue fighting, so he had no choice but to leave as well.
Chen Sui, somewhat annoyed, said, "Chen Che, I think the teaching team should teach everyone, shouldn't they?" She had initially thought it would be a fun game, but it ended up like this.
Chen Che smiled and said, "Everyone's comprehension is different, and their attitude towards playing games is also different. That's all normal."
"Sigh, but I think playing games should be a fun activity for everyone," Chen Sui sighed.
"Then why don't you just start your own group and put your ideas into practice?" Chen Che suddenly said.
"Should I...start a group myself?" Chen Sui was taken aback.
"Um."
"But I haven't been playing for very long," Chen Sui said, sounding a little doubtful and insecure.
Chen Che shook his head: "It has nothing to do with how long you've been playing. Didn't you notice that you died every time just now? That means you're very talented."
"Then... shall I give it a try?"
"Then let's give it a try."