Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 356 351. Review of "Online Game Melee Mage"

Today I would like to recommend to you an online game novel written 12 years ago.

"Melee Mage in Online Games", Butterfly Blue, Platinum Writer.

Category: Games-Virtual Online Games.

【Introduction】

A super warrior mistakenly chooses a mage while playing an online game. Accustomed to fighting violence with violence and strength with force, he makes the best of a bad situation and transforms himself into a melee mage. When strength and magic are perfectly combined, a new path in the game is opened up!
Fireball? Chain Lightning? Frost Mirror... Wait, I'm here to practice Kung Fu. What does magic have to do with me? I'm a mage? Oh, yes, I am a mage. But... are you really convinced I'm a mage? Okay, look at the knife! Look at the sword! Look at the fist! Look at the hidden weapon! What? You're saying I'm not a mage again? If you don't believe me, I'll prove it to you. If you do, I'll show you: a mage who knows Kung Fu is unstoppable!
【Golden Ten Chapters】

Chapter 1: Teacher Gu Fei. The protagonist, Gu Fei, is a teacher. His student, A-Fa, gives him an account for a newly launched holographic game. After scanning and entering the game, he discovers that his account is bound, preventing him from changing his class. He becomes a mage, a role he dislikes the most. A-Fa is beaten in the game, and the protagonist, overcome with righteousness, seeks revenge.

Chapter 2, Kung Fu? The protagonist, relying on the Kung Fu he'd practiced since childhood, easily defeated four bullies, one of whom was even blinded by his blows. He recalled his childhood martial arts training, and how his father had warned him against harming others and that martial arts were useless. As he encountered setbacks in his work life, he became increasingly aware of this. But he truly loved Kung Fu.

Chapter 3: A Little Test of Skill. The player the protagonist rescued was a staff member. He heard the game was in beta and there were some violent incidents, so he checked in to see what was happening. He ended up getting beaten up himself. After saying goodbye, the protagonist decided to go out into the wild to kill monsters and level up, but the monsters were so cute that many people couldn't bring themselves to kill them. The protagonist continued to explore, found a few NPC monsters, and beat them up, reaching level 6.

Chapter 4: Reforging. After leveling up, the protagonist put all their points into Agility, feeling closer to their real-life self. However, the game displayed an interruption message. It turned out the game company had decided to reforge the game to fix some issues encountered during the public beta. The player who had been rescued also attended the meeting and proposed special treatment for those with special abilities, such as those skilled in Kung Fu.

Chapter 5, Fireball. A month later, the game reopened, and the protagonist eagerly entered. He saw at his spawn point that his level was still 6, while many mages around him were learning skills. He added a mage named Fireball, whose name was identical to the mage's first skill. After leaving the city, Fireball was being carried away by a guild and was about to be thrown into the river, and the protagonist intervened.

Chapter 6: A Mage That Runs So Fast! The protagonist takes Fireball to a high-level area to spawn monsters. He single-handedly fights a group of level 20 monsters at level 10, easily defeating them. This is because he knows Kung Fu. The Against the Sky Guild once again leads people to find them, and the guild leader appears in person, though he's a bit unattractive.

Chapter 7, Dagger Mage. Guild Leader Sword Ghost could no longer find the glory he once had in Demon Domain, as he looked too ugly. Upon learning that his subordinate had been assaulted, he decided to challenge the protagonist. However, when the fight actually began, he discovered that his level 25 rogue held no advantage over the opponent's level 10 mage.

Chapter 8: Unwavering Combat. The Sword Ghost, having suffered a setback, immediately used stealth to backstab the protagonist. However, as soon as he emerged, the protagonist grabbed his wrist, snatched the dagger from him, and placed the dagger against his neck. The Sword Ghost was defeated. However, the protagonist ultimately returned the Sword Ghost's high-quality dagger.

Chapter 9: The Master's Tricks. The protagonist once again explains his kung fu prowess, which is why he's so skilled, and how to defeat monsters. He successfully reaches level 16. On his way back to the city, he sees Sword Ghost's monster-killing routine and a mysterious female player.

Chapter 10: A Special Taste. The protagonist returns to the city's tavern, where Fireball treats him. However, the protagonist's name was also given by someone else, and he doesn't like drinking. Soon, the mysterious female player arrives. Her voluptuous figure captivates everyone, including Sword Ghost. She doesn't even notice that she's stolen his precious dagger. The protagonist secretly follows her.

【Brief Comment】

Butterfly Blue, a platinum writer, has written seven works including "The King's Avatar", "The Moment of Kings", "The Road to Awakening", and "The Melee Mage in Online Games". Except for that extra work, the others are all excellent.

He is one of the 41 platinum writers, like Luan, who rose to fame, became a god, and received platinum through his gaming novels. His novel "The King's Avatar" was highly praised by countless readers, and he was also hailed as a "master of online gaming literature."

His contemporary, 17K's Lost Leaf, also wrote a trilogy of online games: The Myth of Online Games Pirated, Online Games: Dominating the World, and Online Games: Unrivaled in the World. Dominating the World is particularly brilliant.

To be honest, before Butterfly Blue wrote "The King's Avatar", I personally felt that his influence in online game novels was not as great as that of Lost Leaf.

Without further ado, let’s talk about "Melee Mage in Online Games". I have never read this book before. At first, I thought it was the one about the little skeleton mage.

本书创作于2008年9月27日到2011年2月25日，比《遮天》发书还要早两年，全书376万字。起点收藏40万，书城收藏15万，粉丝数78万，盟主15位。2020年4月2日达成万订，说明这虽然是一部12年前的书，到如今依然有很多人看。

The opening of this book is a bit long, and it is a very traditional online game opening.

The protagonist, Gu Fei, can't use his Kung Fu skills in real life, so he has to show his talents in the game. However, because his account is bound and he can't change his class or name, he has to change his flexible Mage class to a melee one.

There’s Kung Fu and it’s a holographic game, so his choice is very consistent with his characteristics.

The long introduction is because it is necessary to introduce the game background and settings for the novice period, the characteristics of the characters and the distribution of wild monsters, the difference between monster farming and PK, the advantages and disadvantages of guilds and single players, dungeons and leisure methods, etc.

Early online game articles were all of this style, with relatively conventional characteristics, and would combine the more popular games of the year, such as "World of Warcraft", "Miracle", "Zhu Xian", etc.

Looking at it now, it might be hard for new readers to relate to it, as it's not exactly a competitive game. Holographic online writing is indeed a bit outdated now.

For old readers, it may be more of a memory, a memory of youth.

So this book is quite selective, so please read it according to your ability!

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
Welcome to the paradise of book reviews.

【Cang's Ramblings】

Butterfly Blue is most famous for "The King's Avatar", which was inspired by the game DNF, which was a popular online game at the time and was very competitive.

Of course, it depends more on equipment.

Nowadays, online games are considered to be above average in popularity among the 13 categories.

There are too many people writing popular online game articles, so it is difficult to stand out; original online game articles are too difficult, so few people write them.

The readership of this category is relatively limited, and generally speaking, it is not easy to enter.

However, the boundaries between major categories are not very clear now, so in order to avoid popular categories and get more recommended positions, you can try it.

In short, no matter what category you choose, a good story will never be without readers!
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