All mentioned features and skills will be listed below.
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"Shield Bash, Taunt, and Iron Stance seem like they'll be the most useful to me. Protection Field's initial range is too small. It would be foolish to take it before finding a group. I should progress individually at first. The passive abilities are generally very good but too conditional. Besides, how many of them can I even choose?"
He saw the [0/4] section below.
"So I can choose 4 of them. I'll definitely take Shield Bash no matter what. Iron Stance is necessary too... I don't want to choose Taunt or Protection Field at all, but if I want to find a team, I need something that will be useful to them. Taunt seems more logical. And for my last choice... should probably be Unshakeable. It'll be more useful."
He said and checked the boxes next to them.
"Maybe I should have given a few more points to Charisma and Strength stats? Well, I doubt it would make much difference," he said and pressed the "Continue" button.
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Name: Boran Apaydin
Level: 1
Experience: 0%
Class: TANK
Class Type: Defensive
Difficulty: ★★★★★ (High)
Description: Standing at the front line, drawing enemy attacks, absorbing incoming damage, and protecting the team at all costs like a wall. Low damage, high durability.
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Active Abilities:
Shield Bash
Taunt
Iron Stance
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Passive Abilities:
Unshakeable
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[Do you confirm your choices?]
"As if I have any other choice..." he said and confirmed.
Everything disappeared from his vision. He looked around, others were just finishing up too. Although being a Tank bothered him, he hadn't given up on his goal. He would take his place among the legends.
The Hub was filled with a constant buzz, it was quite noisy. Everyone had completed their class selections and were looking around with expressions full of joy, indecision, and ambition.
"If class selections are complete, there's no turning back now. You'll have to forge your own path," said Kowalski.
Kowalski opened the equipment list. He selected the low-level starter equipment from his inventory and sent it to the students' inventories. Everyone received a notification, and after everyone accepted, each student received a piece of equipment in their inventory.
The equipment that dropped into Boran's inventory was a simple shield. He clicked on it and pressed the "Equip" button. As soon as he did, the shield materialized in his hand. A plain, round shield. Made of wood, not metal. It was light. It was for beginners.
"This is what you got, friend," said Kowalski with a brief glance. "Make do with it."
At least it fit well. Suited to his arms. They would sort out the rest over time.
Kowalski began speaking again:
"The equipment I gave you came from my own pocket. Don't expect anything more. The rest is up to you. You're free adventurers now."
Another murmur rose in the Hub. While some eyes lit up, others looked around anxiously. This statement meant freedom, but it also declared that they were no longer under protection.
"My only advice: Form teams. You can't progress far here alone. Your classes must complement each other. If you find yourself in trouble alone... you'll say goodbye to everything. Permanently. So find someone to watch your back."
This statement made some people tense. Boran just narrowed his eyes.
"Dungeon lists have been automatically loaded onto the system card in your inventory. Low-level area: Misty Ruins - Level 1-3. Everyone's starting point." As he walked away from them, he said one last thing. "If you want to be among the legends, focus on rising up."
Soon after, everyone started moving. They began talking to each other and forming teams.
Boran slung his shield onto his back. He let out an internal sigh. "Tank, huh?" he muttered.
He took a step toward joining a group.
"A Berserker, Healer, Hunter, and Sorcerer. I think our team turned out great!" said the man who had chosen the berserker class.
"I think we can clear the area easily. Should we get one more support for the team?"
Hearing this, Boran cut in, "Can I join your team?"
"You chose tank, didn't you?" asked the Berserker man. Then he turned to the healer. "Look, you wanted another support, luck has come to us. Today is going great! In the MMORPG I played, tanks had a crucial role. If the tank died, the whole team died."
"So I'll be the first to die..." Boran thought to himself.
"What abilities do you have? What can you do?"
"I can attack with my shield, then—" before he could finish, the Berserker interrupted.
"As team protection, i mean."
"I can draw all creatures to myself."
"That's an amazing ability! You draw them to yourself, and we'll clear them easily. Sorry, we forgot to introduce ourselves! I'm Emir, the team leader." Then he gestured to the others. "Our healer Sude, our Hunter Halil, our Sorcerer Elif."
"I'm Boran, nice to meet you."
"If everyone's ready, let's go earn our first gold!" he said, raising his sword, which was slightly larger than normal. Then everyone raised their equipment in the air.
They arrived at a long, brown passage. The text "Misty Ruins" written beside the passage was glowing with a dim light. This was the gateway to the first zone.
"Our first dungeon!" Emir said excitedly. "Are you ready?" Then without thinking, he stepped inside.
Mentioned features and skills:
[Shield Bash]
Type: Active - Physical Attack
Description: Swings shield, deals 120% Shield's Attack Damage.
Additional Effect: Stuns target for 0.5 seconds. (Doesn't work on Bosses)
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Damage: Increases with Strength
[Taunt]
Type: Active - Threat Generation
Description: Draws attention of all nearby enemies for 6 seconds.
Cooldown: 15 seconds
Threat Power: Increases with Charisma
[Iron Stance]
Type: Active - Damage Reduction
Description: All damage taken is reduced by 40% for 5 seconds. Movement Speed reduced by 30%.
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Resistance Source: Increases with Endurance
[Protection Field]
Type: Active - Team Support
Description: Allies within 3m radius take 20% less damage for 5 seconds.
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Effect Range: Charisma + Focus
[Reflection Barrier]
Type: Passive
Description: When blocking with shield, 10% chance to negate 50% of incoming damage.
Trigger Stats: Perception
[Unshakeable]
Type: Passive
Description: When HP falls below 25%, gain +10% Defense and become immune to slows.
Endurance Source: Endurance