Recommendations Normal game progression novels

Rhaps

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I'm tired of all the novels about vrmmos or game novels with an added twist in general. I want something more normal, like a player grinding through the game like anyone else.

Something similar Shangri-la Frontier or Infinite Dendrogram.

Heck, I'm willing to open the net wider, give me any manga, manhwa, or even comic (but I stop at Manhua, fuck them)
 

JayDirex

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Mob is probably the keyword you want. since those characters (I assume) try to play the background. But good luck because "The Twist" is what keeps a reader. If MC isn't special in anyway then it's basically a slice of life about grinding.
 

Eldoria

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Try reading: This Game is Too Real. It's a mix of: isekai + sci-fi + dystopia + post-apocalyptic + dark fantasy + LiRPG + comedy + SoL
 

BigBadBoi

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Live Dungeon is fun if you're into VRMMO mechanics.
Overgeared was a nice read but I put it on hold like years ago back at chapter 1727.
 

NotaNuffian

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The chapters are shorter than average which helps but I'd argue it's still long. Worth it if you want a decent vrmmo novel tho. The novel ended at like chapter 2070 or something.
It ended?

Good.

I am not going to read it. Thank you.
 

bulmabriefs144

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Mob is probably the keyword you want. since those characters (I assume) try to play the background. But good luck because "The Twist" is what keeps a reader. If MC isn't special in anyway then it's basically a slice of life about grinding.
Well, except that the "twist" is usually a game-breaking secret power.

There's something fascinating about Pokemon and how Ash isn't the legendary hero, but just a regular trainer.
 

JayMark

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There's something fascinating about Pokemon and how Ash isn't the legendary hero, but just a regular trainer.
And yet also the legendary prophesied hero in the movie.
 
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