Gamers As Writers Bore Me

[Arch9CivilReactor]

Sometimes, you see someone take inspiration from a game and create a captivating stories… or you get novels like “The Support Ate It All”. A very game-like novel in the worst way possible. It is fantasy without any of the fantastical elements.

The main character gains the power to use Mana and instantly adds it to his common sense to the point it’s weird to think he’s a Novel Extra. His advice as someone who raised heroes to S Rank to a noob gunner is “go for headshots if they get close”. Like aiming and the gun itself are nothing.

Honestly, it’s annoying because there’s good in the story but the lack of any realistic reactions or intriguing power system mechanics are dragging it down. They talk about a core and it being the source of Mana but don’t explain the noob gunner’s Mana Bullet in any detail. Just “oh wow you learned it without being taught”…

Learned what? How did she do it? How is that different from how other people do it? How do YOU know how to do it? You played a game with a mouse and keyboard. How are you so adept in using Mana? How do you know how to train Mana?

So many questions pop up…

Honestly this was the same problem I had with Solo Max Level Newbie. Suddenly a guy who plays Dark Souls as a ‘No Lifer’ is adept socially and physically. It’s a dream a streamer who eats unhealthy stuff while gaming can do all of this.

I know fantasy isn’t supposed to be realistic but how can it be fantastical if you’re simplifying the interesting parts? Tell me about how Mana is so strange and unique. The touch, sound, visuals, and sensation of being able to use superpowers.

Skipping that altogether is kinda disappointing…

 

[Xiaobai_xoxo]

That's really interesting thought. Can I read some of your works? I'm interested in learning. I haven't find my own unique writing style yet.

 

[Tyranomaster]

My frustration in a similar vein has occurred with kingdom building stories. Literally the main inspiration for my ongoing story. Though there are plenty of detractors who actually prefer the skipping forward. I think, whole-heartedly, that a decent portion of the population has had their attention spans shot so hard by tech that they would literally just prefer to consume hundreds of two paragraph story summaries over reading or writing a full story.

 

[JayMark]

My frustration in a similar vein has occurred with kingdom building stories. Literally the main inspiration for my ongoing story. Though there are plenty of detractors who actually prefer the skipping forward. I think, whole-heartedly, that a decent portion of the population has had their attention spans shot so hard by tech that they would literally just prefer to consume hundreds of two paragraph story summaries over reading or writing a full story.

Yes.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

I know fantasy isn’t supposed to be realistic

Fantasy has to be more believable than reality.

 

[Arch9CivilReactor]

That's really interesting thought. Can I read some of your works? I'm interested in learning. I haven't find my own unique writing style yet.

I’ll write a post when I’m done planning my story. Try… The One Being Protected [Magical Girl Urban Fantasy] as it’s my most recent work I’m satisfied with. Only on haitus until the prequel is finished.

 

[Edenia]

Sometimes, you see someone take inspiration from a game and create a captivating stories… or you get novels like “The Support Ate It All”. A very game-like novel in the worst way possible. It is fantasy without any of the fantastical elements.

The main character gains the power to use Mana and instantly adds it to his common sense to the point it’s weird to think he’s a Novel Extra. His advice as someone who raised heroes to S Rank to a noob gunner is “go for headshots if they get close”. Like aiming and the gun itself are nothing.

Honestly, it’s annoying because there’s good in the story but the lack of any realistic reactions or intriguing power system mechanics are dragging it down. They talk about a core and it being the source of Mana but don’t explain the noob gunner’s Mana Bullet in any detail. Just “oh wow you learned it without being taught”…

Learned what? How did she do it? How is that different from how other people do it? How do YOU know how to do it? You played a game with a mouse and keyboard. How are you so adept in using Mana? How do you know how to train Mana?

So many questions pop up…

Honestly this was the same problem I had with Solo Max Level Newbie. Suddenly a guy who plays Dark Souls as a ‘No Lifer’ is adept socially and physically. It’s a dream a streamer who eats unhealthy stuff while gaming can do all of this.

I know fantasy isn’t supposed to be realistic but how can it be fantastical if you’re simplifying the interesting parts? Tell me about how Mana is so strange and unique. The touch, sound, visuals, and sensation of being able to use superpowers.

Skipping that altogether is kinda disappointing…

Most of these stories are just power fantasy so like thinking to explain it would dampen the power fantasy

 

[BearlyAlive]

"Don't destroy my story with your logic and reasoning!"

But yeah, most of those lit rpgs or proggo fantasies are a bit bareboned and compensate too much with implied understanding or static numbers that mean nothing when the authors want them to mean nothing.

 

[Arch9CivilReactor]

Most of these stories are just power fantasy so like thinking to explain it would dampen the power fantasy

Would it though? Solo Levelling dwelled on abilities early on and their mechanics. Even if you’re using game logic, there are fun that can come from dwelling on your abilities instead of immediately moving on the moment they throw out the skill name.

There was a self-destructive Skill called Inferno Fist that damaged the user. The MC was able to not get damaged because of his near immunity to elements. Instead of showing how unbothered he is by the flames or dwelling on how cool he is, they immediately move on as if it didn’t matter.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Interesting - your subject complains about gamers as WRITERS but your post seems more focused on (dumb) portrayals of (stereotype) gamers as CHARACTERS...