the problem that this shit is worse than light novel. manga not only come out slower but also drag allow with extra bit form pov of classmate.
There was nothing wrong with the randomization moment though. Dude just wanted to jump into playing the game asap, plenty of people do that, especially when they, like he did, figure they can just alter the parts they don't like after the fact. I do it sometimes to since it's easier than having to customize EVERYTHING about the character you're playing as. Spending hours customizing your character just isn't as important to a lot of gamers, especially in something like VR where the only people looking at you are other players (outside of being in front of a mirror,) and it matters even less when you start wearing armor (especially for the players that prioritize equipment stats over appearance.)
Man do what you like I simply disagree
I'm just saying, gamers do do that kind of thing, so it's not really an indication of bad storytelling
Look I won't deny it doesn't happen but you're definitely in the minority if you do. And this dude was an already established tryhard that loved min maxing and being the best, yet he does something completely out of character as a badly written plot device to force him into this fat background character. At that point the author would have been better off writing it in such a way where the system forced the background character on to him. And that's only a small issue compared to the other poorly made decisions with this story.
That's laughable that you think I'm the minority. Also, it's pretty clear the only customization he was going to be allowed to do in the beginning was his appearance, which isn't a huge concern for min-maxers who will very much wear the goofiest equipment if it means getting the best stats and abilities. He very specifically noted that he didn't care what he looked like, he just wanted to get into the game asap and would adjust things to his liking later. That's a pretty common mentality for many players that are excited about a game. If your appearance normally doesn't affect gameplay (which it obviously didn't before the game became real,) then why bother doing some in depth customization of your looks?
Art is meh too. At least for me. The legs are often drawn is kinda ugly way, which for a leg fetishist like me is bad. So I am kinda in a limbo, bouncing between story and art, story annoys me - I bounce to art - the ugly legs annoy me - I go back to story - and so on and so on lol.
You most definitely are in the minority, no need to get offended over it. That wasn't a dig at you or anyone else that plays like that. Point is that the 'average' gamer wouldn't resist the urge to customize their own character if given the option to, that's why when that decision was made in the first chapter it was heavily criticized by half of the comments in the thread. I feel like you're more defensive on this matter because you can personally relate to him, but not most people do which is why it just feels like a convenient plot device. Author definitely could have written it in a way where majority of people wouldn't have questioned it.
It's not even that, I just think it's a dumb criticism. Yes I can relate with the MC, though I can just as easily relate with an MC that struggles with character creation, but that's more because I can relate with the feeling of not wanting to wait a second longer to play a highly anticipated game, and that's not a minority sentiment. My point is, and always has been that just because YOU can't relate with scenario, it doesn't mean it's bad writing, especially when the scenario happens more often than you realize (this isn't even just based on my own experience, the fact is that not everyone cares as much about customization as you think, at least not enough to always want to start the character building from scratch.) Sometimes it's just better to hit random and then make adjustments later.
Dude I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but the fact is people that prefer character customization far out weigh those who don't. It's exactly why most of the comments in chapter 1 were calling it out, because it's not a decision the average rpg gamer would make.
True. if he was actually going to protect the plot. The glasses character would have gotten kicked out of school and he would have quit school by now. Plus he keeps screwing up the mc. If you play the mc doesn't that farm locations you use to level your character. Should be canon actions he can take? So why is he not powering up the mc? He needs to help the mc gain power.
