I mean, if I was playing the same game and find out that there's this guy who got a cheat where he sees all hidden info and doesn't need to care about the forking gacha but still see him complaining, Imma go hulk on him. Then ok, he started to stream because he wants to earn more money, he posed as someone loaded because he needs protection, why boast about being able to buy cars like they're tissue paper then act so humble about everything else? Be lowkey about your money man... the real rich ones don't boast about those cause to them its normal.

The MC is now one of the best players in the game and got kind of acquainted with the bigshots in the game, but there is no broadening of horizons, he's still that pathetic man that bows down to the people who give him money and treats them like god. For me that's not him being humble but him just being s*upid, no wonder he was mediocre shirt in his past account. I mean, you're working on the main quest that hasn't been discovered in 5yrs and have a cheat that allows you to get all these titles, you can also beat the records of guilds privately (while playing solo even), shouldn't you know that you're worth A LOT? that's common sense right?

• fast-paced, linear plot: it was a step-by-step progress how the MC gained his powers, especially since everything can be structured with levels.
• no romance: no romance--at all. None whatsoever. Nada. All the females are set up to be against the MC. He gets teased a lot for living a solo life (in real life and in game world)
• comforting/wish-fulfillment/OP AF: as in, the MC will always come out on top, no matter what, so there really wasn't any lesson about hardship and all that. You can take comfort that the MC is invincible and just enjoy the ride.
• straightforward ending: no fuss no muss is the motto of the story. The ending is also just as clean as the rest of the story. In a game setting, the MC faced the final boss and that was it (and gained a surprise gift for it). I was hoping for a more drawn out ending on his real life situation but the tease was good enough.
• MC's interactions: is great--more specifically with his companions, colleagues and other important players. The viewers and MC has great chemistry too. His decisions and interactions that unintentionally made everyone danced in his palm were awesome too.
• MC: I like that while MC was oblivious to the rising tension surrounding him, he was never a fool and it all boils down to how the characters view the game: the MC sees the game as it is. While it is a money-making platform for him, the game is also something he enjoyed as is to realize his dreams with common goals such as being the no 1 in the game. Most of the other characters consider a lot of things to play this game (as in using it as a business matter) so it also made sense they want to protect the status quo. The novel definitely has the misunderstanding trope to a T, MC thought everyone was enthusiastic in playing the games with him by creating rivalry, while the rivals were aiming to break his momentum and take him down a peg.

The game seems not a good game to play at all for the lambda gamer. While the game is fun for the super lucky, the super rich or the protagonist with his game breaking ability, it's seem not fun at all to play for the lambda gamer. I'm a gamer and yet, personally, I would not like to play it at all. And yet the author goes on and on that it's a game with billion of players, that it suplemmented entertainement and sports, and that now the only way to win a salary is through the game. And frankly? I don't believe it. If I played the game at all, I would have ragequitted it quite early, as, I think, a lot of people.

It's very costly and very unfair to the gamer with lot of rng mechanics with a very, very low rate to get good results. It begins with the job in the selection character where you have to choose between 1000 hidden cards. The jobs are classed from normal to legendary. It's very explicitly stated that normal jobs are shitty jobs and with these, your gaming experience would be entirely spoiled. On those 1000 cards, more than 900 are normal, with a few rare, some unique, and maybe, MAYBE, one legendary. But you don't know that as it's hidden and once picked, the only way tho change the job, it's to begin the game anew. But, you have to pay and it costs ~700 $ per selection character!

Ok it's in the futur, with developped technology and all, and if it was only the once, I would have grumbled but played the game. But no. It's 700 $ per character selection with a unfair rng. Once the job obtained, you can't reset it. And the game is an immersive one. So a job can be imcompatible with you (ex: you gained a spear job but you have only praticed archery in real life). Thus the only way to get a good job is to be super lucky, super rich or the protag.

It's not a problem for the protag. He has that game breaking ability that let him see the hidden mechanics of the game. He can then bypass the rng aspect of the game to cherry pick the best prospect for his character. And yet, he still has to reset 19 times without selecting a job, before he can see a legendary card in the lot.

And that rng selection? It comes in nearly every aspects of the game. In the drops, that's normal. But all your abilities are rng hidden cards. If you don't have a good ability be it in quality or compatibility with your job, your character is screwed. It's the same for the reward of your quests.

So it's very rewarding to play for the protag. But for a lambda gamer? I don't like rng mechanics, and with how all the game is rng based, I would ragequit and never come back. You can sell or buy weapons/skills but because of their rarity, they are price gouging (ex: from 10000 dollars for a medium rated skill to 100k for a priced one or millions for legendary ones), not worth it.

Add to that a very toxic community of gamers with lot of pk, a non-presence of gm and the gambling aspect due to the rng, that is a game I would not play at all.

And that spoiled my rereading.