MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1691 1691: The Pride of Desire for God-grade equipments

I must say, the launch of this new expansion pack is indeed quite a spectacle, especially with the double rewards for watching the launch event.

The Dark Invasion is an expansion pack that has been heavily promoted since before the public beta of <<Rebirth>>.

With the gods and demons descending, the heroes of the continent rise up in rebellion, creating a moving and passionate epic tale. This is the most primal hero complex buried deep within every player since childhood. The launch of such a blood-pumping expansion has allowed all players to experience a journey from death to life, from despair to false alarm, thoroughly awakening the sentiments buried deep in their hearts.

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With the arrival of the gods and demons, the world of Rebirth enters a new era, and a new epic is about to unfold.

Soon, the official forum homepage displayed the update details of this expansion pack.

Due to the recent intense collision of the World-Destroying Star and the energy from the Magic Tower, spatial rifts appeared throughout the game.

Not only did various demons come through these rifts into this world, but even the so-called divine beings descended upon the main cities of the dark factions and swiftly occupied the leveling zones.

In the leveling zones, the original monsters have also been tainted by the aura of gods and demons, significantly boosting their attributes.

However, what excites the players even more is that while the strength of the monsters has increased, the drop rates have also been enhanced.

This is the most tangible aspect.

After all, for players, the drop rate is the ultimate truth!

In <<Rebirth>>, the drop rates are not considered high.

It's important to note that the trigger condition for the Dark Invasion expansion pack's launch is that over 60% of players in the game must reach level 60.

Nearly a year has passed since the launch of <<Rebirth>>, and players have generally reached around level 60, while top-tier players have surpassed level 65. Some, like Wang Yu, are about to reach level 70. However, the mainstream gear among players is still at the golden level, and higher-tier equipment is notoriously difficult to obtain, especially for gear above level 40, where the drop rates can only be described as frustratingly low.

As of now, even a level 60 player with a full set of golden equipment will have more than half of their gear below level 40. Take the elite players of the Quan Zhen Sect, for instance, who still possess lower-level equipment.

For example, Vainglory is still using a level 20 weapon...

Top-tier experts like Wang Yu have shoes and rings that are still below level 40...

And as for other players, it goes without saying.

The equipment level significantly impacts the effectiveness of gear.

Even ancient equipments, if their level is too low, will still have main attributes that don't compare to high-level plain gear. This can easily lead to a disconnect in the game, creating an awkward situation where low-level monsters provide no experience, while high-level monsters are still too strong to defeat.

The launch of the Dark Invasion expansion can be seen as a timely aid for players, alleviating the awkwardness for those who are stuck in between levels.

The game's intention is quite clear: to shorten the gap between new and old players, allowing veteran players to wait for newcomers. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a setup for triggering the expansion launch.

After the new expansion launched, not only did the drop rates for regular monsters increase, but the monsters that came through the spatial rifts have exceptionally high drop rates. The official forum's introduction even mentioned that these invading gods and demons have a chance to drop fragments of ancient equipments.

This instantly ignited the fighting spirit in all players, who rushed toward the leveling zones with their weapons in hand. Even the life-skill players ventured out of the city for a rare chance to bully the small monsters at the entrance, hoping to obtain a ancient equipment.

Everyone has a hero's dream; who doesn't want to ride on colorful clouds and wear golden armor to vanquish evil...

Of course, obtaining an God-grade equipment isn't that easy. Those descending gods and demons are powerful and are essentially boss monsters; typical players would be easily defeated. Yet, at the very least, it gives those without good gear a glimmer of hope.

For instance, Vainglory, upon hearing that monsters now have the chance to drop ancient equipment fragments, became incredibly excited.

After a year, Vainglory has been using a level 20 weapon for almost a year. When he first got this weapon, he was so proud and confident while speaking in the Quan Zhen Sect, but then he watched as his companions obtained ancient equipments, one after another, each one stronger than the last. The sense of disparity in Vainglory's heart is easy to imagine.

However, ancient equipments are inherently unpredictable, and Vainglory can't force the system to create one for him. Upon hearing this news, Vainglory was overjoyed and pulled everyone from the Quan Zhen Sect to kneel down, pleading, "Uncles and seniors, please help me fight for a ancient equipment!"

With tears and heartfelt emotion, everyone felt a pang of sadness, questioning whether they had bullied this poor child in the past.

Sleazy as he is, Spring Halo even took advantage of the situation, saying, "While you're in this energetic mood, how about everyone shouts 'Daddy'?"

"Go to hell!" Vainglory shouted angrily, then looked at Wang Yu with a troubled face and said, "Uncle Bull…"

Vainglory certainly knew that obtaining ancient equipments wasn't easy. It was one thing for the Quan Zhen Sect to be useless, but they enjoyed kicking him while he was down. Only Wang Yu seemed to be the most reliable person.

"That…"

Just as Wang Yu was about to agree, he suddenly received a system notification.

<System Notification: Your mentor, Hermit, seems to have something to discuss with you.>

Seeing the system notification, Wang Yu could only shrug and say, "I'm afraid I won't have time recently; my mentor just sent me a message asking for me."

In the gaming community, there's a saying: "NPCs don't come to your home without a reason", meaning that when an NPC actively seeks out a player, it's certainly regarding a quest. Hermit seeking out Wang Yu is naturally related to a quest.

Given Hermit's usual behavior, it's likely tied to a class quest.

Of course, Wang Yu couldn't accompany Vainglory to hunt for ancient equipments.

It's not that Wang Yu lacks loyalty; rather, hunting for God-grade equipments is a rather elusive endeavor.

Setting aside the difficulty of the monsters, obtaining God-grade equipments is inherently a time-consuming undertaking.

The system only tells players that there's a chance of dropping God-grade equipments, but doesn't specify which monsters or where... The game world is so vast, how long will players be grinding?

Even if they can drop them, who knows how many fragments there will be? One or two is manageable, seven or eight is normal, but what if they end up with a hundred or more? Wouldn't the players be exhausted to death? Even when they gather enough, the item "God-grade equipment Fragment" is truly a pain in the ass.

With the shamelessness of game designers, they could easily pull off something like this without any moral burden; those scoundrels.

Although Wang Yu is willing to help others, he won't confuse priorities and delay his own professional advancement quest for Vainglory's elusive endeavor.

Vainglory is also a sensible child; hearing Wang Yu say this, he immediately deflated and waved his hand, saying, "Uncle Bull, you go ahead with your business. Come help me when you have time."