082. Hierarchical Concept
Luo Le scratched his head and said:
"According to the setting, the GTB organization has unified and ranked the level of human individual ascension and danger standards."
"Using Greek letters as the markers: from Alpha to Omega, a total of 24 levels."
Lu Run scratched his head: "Why not use FEDCBA, Super A, SSS for grading, much simpler."
"...I don't know what you're implying, but as far as I know, the main reason is that the patent rights for using Greek letter ratings haven't been claimed. The company can avoid property rights fees and legal battles."
Luo Le laughed:
"That's interesting, I've never seen a company as stingy as Qiqiao Network."
"So, is this rating system useful?"
"Very useful, as you noticed, the player's panel has a 'Total Level' that adds up the levels of the main profession and sub-professions."
As the video was still loading, Xue Nian decided to take a break and introduce the game background to Lu Run, preventing him from being overwhelmed during work.
"There are only six factions for main professions—Destruction, Dominance, Craft, Eerie, Plunder, and Redemption."
"The Destruction faction is known for physical output and destructive power, with [Strength] as the main attribute. Initial professions include [Warrior], [Ranger], and [Assassin], with low entry barriers, suitable for beginners."
"The Dominance faction, represented by Li Aozi, uses psychic abilities, akin to superheroes with various powers. Their main attribute is [Charisma], and the initial profession is [Mutant]."
"Craft faction's main attribute is [Intelligence]—choosing Craft converts the [Will] attribute to [Intelligence]. Although Blue Star only offers initial professions of [Biochemist] and [Mechanic], other planets have [Magician] and [Architect] legacies."
"The Eerie faction mostly deals with ghosts and evil spirits, not for the faint-hearted. Their main attribute is [Will], with initial professions of [Medium] and [Shaman]."
"The Plunder faction includes [Gambler] and [Plunderer] as initial professions, with [Agility] as the main attribute, characterized by periodically stealing others' strengths."
"The Redemption faction comprises healers and tanks, excelling in [Constitution], with initial professions of [Doctor], [Priest], and [Inquisitor]."
"So my task is quite simple, just need to shoot a [Mutant]."
Lu Run felt relieved, imagining the workload if he had to shoot all four professions of the Craft faction.
Suddenly, he realized something was off, suspecting Xue Nian was intentionally wasting time. He quickly asked:
"Hey, you talked a lot, but what's the relation between professions and hierarchy?"
"Don't rush." Luo Le leisurely said, wanting to slack off a bit more. "You'll understand soon."
"In traditional games, higher levels = stronger combat power, but not in 'Star Abyss.' The level of the main profession impacts combat power more than the total level, but even more crucial is the hierarchy."
Xue Nian explained slowly:
"For instance, Luo Le's total level is 20, with a main profession of Destruction—lv.8 [Warrior], and a sub-profession lv.12 [Hacker], making him seem like a level 20, but his combat power is only that of a lv.8 Warrior."
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