Protagonist is an idiot

Protagonist is a complete unreasonable, stupid idiot, repeatedly missing stuff, being surprised by obvious connections etc. I'm not rooting for him anymore, but just hoping he is permanently removed from the gene pool.

Rest of the book is about how that idiot is bullied successfully by powerful assholes.

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So many details/options ignored

I haven't finished the book yet, but am right now deeply disappointed and frustrated about all options that were forgotten in the big fight in chapter 27.
Generally the book so far is a great experience, which is kinda ruined by the this first big fight. I am not really looking forward to any further fights as the author ignores/forgets options previously introduced and/or used.

Spoiler: what I am talking about are void crystals being able to regenerate mana and the goblin race ability that deals more damage when damage received. Both would have drastically changed events and I just can't wrap my head around how they could be ignored/forgotten.

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nicht unbedingt spannend

Vielleicht habe ich auch einfach einen zu hohen Anspruch. Allerdings fande ich es nach der Hälfte nicht mehr wirklich spannend - es war schon anstrengend mich zum weiterhöhren zu bringen - das heißt nicht, dass das Hörbuch schlecht ist, aber es ist definitiv etwas langweilig durch die langsame Entwicklung und hat weniger Action als andere. Die Characterentwicklung war auch enttäuschend.

Man sollte definitiv Townbuilding mögen.
Wirklich schade - ich höre es nur zum einschlaufen^^

Der Sprecher ist eigentlich gut, allerdings habe ich ab und zu ein rauschen oder knacken - nicht wirklich störend, aber trotzdem auffallend UND manche Stimmen sind etwas lauter als andere - darum den Stern Abzug - ich hasse diese unterschiedliche Lautstärke - ich höre es zum einschlafen und höre deshalb sehr leise - die lauteren Geräusche stören :/
und falls diese Bewertung etwas durcheinander ist - ich bin müde :)

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the world of new era online story +1 stats -1

um es kurz zu halten die geschichte ist fesselnd aber viel zu oft werden vom Protagonisten immer und immer wieder teils völlig belanglose "character sheets" oder auch stats vorgelesen. Zwischendurch hätte es tatsächlich ein satz wie: " mit den selben stats wie.... " getan
ich freue mich trotzdem auf den nächsten Teil

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if you like rpgs, you ll love this book

I used to play the bards tale, dsa, d&d etc. as a kid. this book is the literary equivalent to these kind of role play computer games, but with some twists. it tells the story of a former guild master in a very advanced rpg who has to start over as a goblin. very entertaining, awesome speaker, nice ideas to keep up suspense.
two thumbs up

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Great Story

-1 star for making me listen to some goblin soft porn after half of the book, great story otherwise

Great entertainment for gamers and nerds

LitRPG is not exactly new to me now, I assume for many like me opened Ready Player One the portal. After a tour de force through this genre, I can tell crap from gold. And this is definitely the latter. As an oldskool 80ies scify and games fan grown up with Neuromancer and Snow Crash, I suffered myself through The Foundation Trilogy and found vast boredom in endless galaxies of the 50ies and 60ies until I stumbled over the World of Tiers. From there on the mix of phantasy and hard tech was always the best fun for me.
But hey, it's not about me, it's about this series.
It's one of these "plug in and stay plugged" storylines with a nice twist. The book is lightweight, amusing, the narrator fantastic.
Yes, sure, as mentioned several times, there are stat sheets. That's because it's LitRPG. If you're interested in endless descriptions of scenery and clothing, well grab a Tolstoi. This series is not aiming for Oslo's price committee, but it's targeting the hearts of gomers and nerds likewise. And there the pretty huntress is doing an awesome job.
Highly recommended.

recommend

it's a very well written story, often reminds me of my past experiences in mmo rpg games. especially the rise of the shield hero (anime)
10/10

I might pick it as a book to present in English class

To many statistics

The story is quite good, but the large number of system messages an statistics is annoying, especially in the middle part.

Großer Spaß für Zocker

...aber vermutlich irritierend für jeden der noch nie ein online RPG gespielt hat. Die Sequenzen in denen Stats und Punktesystem aufgezählt werden sind relativ häufig, da essentiell für diese Art Geschichte. Ich hatte jedenfalls sehr viel Spaß damit, ich kann und werde es weiter empfehlen