After recovering from an explosion that shook several blocks of his city, Police Officer Robert Kipp found himself paralyzed and stuck behind a desk. Even... more>> though he'd been recognized as a hero for rescuing and evacuating numerous families, he really didn't feel like one. An unexpected birthday gift from his son, ends up being the newest technology in Full Immersion Virtual Reality gaming, which allows him to log into Hero City, and use his legs! Here he can learn to be a true hero! But with this being his very first online video game, will he be able to adapt and stop the villains from controlling the city? <<less

Axel is a lazy college student that stays home most of the time playing the world famous fantasy life MMORPG Mabinogi. Inside the game, he... more>> is the strongest solo player in the entire game and tramples over every player that he sees that is weaker than him. One day on his way back from buying dinner, he trips over a soda can and goes flying into a telephone pole. Next thing he knows, he wakes up in Dunbarton, one of the starting towns in Mabinogi. Except he finds that he is back to Level 1, and has nothing but the wooden stick for his equipment! How will he survive in this fantasy like but vastly different world he once conquered? <<less

Alyssa Summers, better known by her gaming handle Tage, has already decided at the age of 17 that the real world isn't worth all that much. Instead, with the advancements in gaming brought about by the creation of the TITAN Virtual Reality System, she's chosen to devote herself to exploring and enjoying the world of virtual reality games.
But her life begins to change when she completes an unexpected quest - a quest that, unknown to her, was the final step TITAN needed to awaken a human-simulacrum AI named Ripley. Together, Tage and Ripley begin to journey through the virtual world, but their journey will also lead Tage to discover that the gaming... more>> world and the real world are far more linked than she'd thought.

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Awakening is a heavily edited version of a two-person story, started by myself and my friend several years ago. My former co-author has given me full permission to use our writing, and his character Ripley, for this re-telling. <<less

After a drunken stupor. A man finds himself surrounded in a pile of plagued dead bodies which he seems to be part of. It also seems that he isn't in his own body and this new body of his will also die in 10 days due to illness if he doesn't do anything to remedy it. And from where did he find out about his life limit of 10 days?... more>>

Compulsory mission: Survive for 10 days
You are infected with an unknown disease that causes complete crystallization of blood in the body and this disease may take your life if you don’t deal with it soon enough. Survive for more than 10 days.
Failure Penalty: Death

Arrival of Beta Players: 3Y:8M:4D

He also seems to become an NPC in an upcoming DMMORPG-Opportunity that he had beta access to and now he is waiting for the arrival of players.

[I don't have any rights to the cover. This cover was made Senkkei(search on Deviantart) and depicts the Greatest God of Chaos Lord ChinChin] <<less

Everything in Rainy's life was average : ... more>>

IQ
Family
Friends
Job
Appearance
Figure
Life

Nothing was out of the ordinary and nothing was exciting. But after 5:00 PM, she would head home straight and turn on her computer. She had this haughty and excited smile as the screen loaded. This was where she really belonged - an MMORPG called Cursed Moonlight Online. How could a mere above-average life compare to the richness and vastness of that world?

She, a queen, with her ultimate crowd control skills could turn the tides! The PK map, arena and guild wars were littered with corpses of foes who dared to challenge her and her guild. But who was the person behind the IGN Lord.Agni? How did he manage to rank first on both PvP and solo dungeons lists? How could a hideous ghoul class have such high DPS? Why was she always in his party? Could he be a potential real-world boyfriend? Would her 23 years of being single come to an end? Or was everything nothing more than a reflection of the moon on the water? <<less

Year 2103, it's the year that VRMMO games peaked. Various teams competed at the professional scene and billions of players aspired them. Jiang Long was one of these players. That's why he and his friends joined the most popular VRMMO game ever, 'Heavens'. They tried to make a name for themselves but some of his friends left for other guilds and some of them left the game altogether. Only Jiang Long was left.... more>>

He made a name for himself as one of the powerful Lone Wolves in the game and was admired as a role model for many. But with fame comes jealousy and with jealousy comes enmity. He was accused and branded as a public enemy by a large guild. He was pursued and ambushed. Even some of his friends turned their backs on him. In the end he was left with nothing. With the shock of his downfall he decided to end it all. But when he expected to hit the ground he jumped on his bed.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself in 15 years prior to his downfall and 3 days before 'Heavens' came out. With a new chance at his doorstep and knowledge in his head, he decided to start again and this time he means business. With his emergence, the Dawn of The Noobs has arrived.

Author Note :
I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com too. <<less

In this world, they have a saying. Every few centuries, somewhere in the heavens, a coin is flipped. Whichever side it lands on in the human realms determine the events of their world for the next few hundreds of years.... more>>

In preparation for the oncoming danger, 100 heroes were summoned from a different plane. For Rhys, this was exactly what he needed. In his past life, he was a useless failure, unskilled in anything. This was his golden opportunity.

Or so he thought. Not too long into his dream, he realized he had the inability to level up. It seems even in this world, there was no escaping his uselessness.

(Cross posted to RoyalRoad) <<less

Chryses is the guildmaster of Capricorn, hailed by Constellation’s players as the greatest guild in the game. But when the game’s corporate overlords shut down the 10-year-old DR-MMORPG’s servers, Chryses loses everything. Even his guild and his friends. ... more>>

Without his guild and the game, Chryses is nothing but another unemployed shut-in gamer. But then a fatal accident causes him to be mysteriously resurrected. In his second chance at life, can he find the will to restore his guild to its former glory and bring down the evil company that took everything from him?

ON INDEFINITE HIATUS <<less

Jack Chen - an American youth studying in China - encountered the wonders of a sport-like game called 4Square. Follow him as he build up... more>> his club from scratch and challenge all the teams in an attempt to become the number one. <<less

Chris had played more than his fair share of games, yet with the advent of the dive gear he hadn't found anything that caught his interest. It was while he was looking for time to kill that he discovered The Cracked Earth. Before he realized it he was already in the game.... more>>

He set off on a journey that would be unforgettable. From the lush continent of Faran to the player-killer heavy lands of Ghandahar, he will face trials he could never expect.

And in the end he will be faced with the true purpose of the game. <<less

Stephan and Marie have been together for years. After laying their children down for naps, they eagerly load into the world's most popular MMORPG that... more>> just released a full-dive expansion. It was a long time dream come true. Unfortunately, from the start they encounter small errors and before long discover they have unwittingly become trapped in a death game. They must lean on eachother's skills as they fight in a world intent on killing them, so that they can beat the game and return home. <<less

After you used up your quota of safe death, your character will be deleted.
There was no body that is immune to damage, always working properly even in death’s door.
There was no eternal youth, there was no undying immortal avatar.
You won’t be able to learn endless skills to prepare for the endless occasions you might have encountered.
You can’t equip all kinds of high-level armor and weapon to steamroll all opposition.
Having legendary equipment doesn’t make you automatically invincible and unbeatable.... more>>

In the age where all kinds of distinct and popular games had countless varieties of clones, being such a hard and demanding game was not a pro. Even the game banking on a sense of accomplishment doing a hard to achieve task as an attractive factor – where even the trash mob could kill unaware veteran player – was already so cliche. This is the time where putting an advertisement of “this game is a hyper-realistic VR game, 99.9 % indistinguishable from reality.” won’t cut it anymore.

Among the copious amounts of the game with similar genre, such a game with ridiculous rule and high difficulty is the kind of a game Finn wouldn’t bother to check up. But it was free to play; he could check it for a while and delete it when it doesn’t pass his standard. After all, what’s the use of a game if it was not fun and engaging? <<less

One day Haruya Suketo is murdered whilst going about his daily life. However when he awakes he finds himself neither in Heaven nor Hell. He... more>> has been reincarnated into a fantasy world as Melicsto, the personal servant to the Devil King. But this Devil King doesn't seem scary at all; more like an over-excitable child. And what's with his servants? They're all weirdos too. What adventures will Melicsto get up to? Is there some kind of dark side to the Devil King, and how many people will Melicsto have to kill in his name? <<less

Michael Shagger is a 24-year-old man who aspires to be a shut-in. He hates people, loves games, anime, manga, light novels, and is a man of culture. Aspiring to travel to another world, he prayed for the trucks to guide him to one so he may enjoy life more. Sadly, that did not come true for some time, until he stubbed his toe.... more>>

Offered to travel to an RPG Fantasy realm called Eternatus, he took it along with Status Harvester, a very overpowered skill, or so he believed. <<less

A bastard son of a prominent family has been kicked out of the household. Now that he's homeless, our MC will do everything to live by himself. Using the upcoming and earth-shaking VR MMORPG, his goal is to be a professional player. ... more>>

But, is that it? Join him to find out! <<less

Some guy about 120 - 140 years into the future enters the world of the biggest game made to date.... more>>

Magnum Magia - produced by Elon Dusks 'Tesla Games' studio

The game has been hyped to no end for the whole 15 years of its production. It has hundreds of races, and a corresponding amount of worlds to fit them. It is in fact so 'Immersive' that you cannot tell the difference between the game world and the real one. That includes the NPCs as well.
Become as powerful as gods and rule the worlds with an iron fist or venture into the dephs of the cosmos and discover the meaning of life.
The choice is yours!

Follow our main character with surprisingly good combat experience through his adventures as he drops the salt on some kids, cooks food, shoots people in the knees with an enchanted spork, and generally goofs around having fun. <<less

Rioneed isn't like any other Virtual Reality games that are very popular in the 24th century. the game is like a whole new world filled... more>> with many secrets and hidden dangers. Ibru is an Egyptian player who traveled back in time for ten years at the beginning of this game. how would he try his best to change his destiny and destiny of the humanity? what secrets he will be stunned when he discover them? how will he do when he knows these deep secrets ?
this is a long journey filled with unpredictable events and many thrilling challenges . <<less

Did you ever think to yourself, "Man, an MMO with no rules would be awesome, total anarchy, no moderators or admins."? ... more>>

Well, this story stands as an example of why this is a terrible idea, cheating, factions, in-game wars, a wrecked economy, glitches, broken quests, low population and more, these are all part of the norm for a certain forgotten MMO.

As as it happens, a certain newcomer is about to give us some insight into what that world is like, from a level 1 weakling onwards.

Though, something about this MMO is odd, can't put my finger on what exactly... but it feels... off.
--Credit--

Post-Chapter Banner by @ThatNoLifeArti1 (https://twitter.com/ThatNoLifeArti1)

Icons for end of chapter image by 'Lorc'

Story updates and shit-posting available on twitter @MrBadWithNames1

https://twitter.com/MrBadWithNames1 <<less

What if you got another chance, to relive all of your experience? To make things better.... more>>

Kirito got that very chance, from Cardinal Itself, this time he will prove that he can become SAO strongest Player. <<less

Riley Petesgeralt is your every-day suburban boy by day, but an avid gamer at night, soaring to the top 50 players in an MMORPG called World of Legends.... more>>

However, after a spiritual encounter, his life turned upside down. Both his worlds has collide, and now, his life is a game?

Follow Riley as he embarks on an adventure in adapting his new, unique game-like abilities in his every day life, where he discovers "life" isn't as normal as it seems.

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18-year-old Kai is the luckiest person alive, from casual coincidences to epic loot, no one else seems luckier!
Only...her luck with people is just the worst!
Scarred from the multiple occurrences of shining much too bright, it's time to redo herself in the game that would surpass all others.... more>>

Serithic World, a VRMMO game said to be in development for decades and created by geniuses is launching!
Claiming to be the most realistic game in the market and with an evolving AI incorporated, the stage is set for history to be written.

[Release Schedule: Trying for At Least 1 Update a Week] <<less

in the future, VR gaming is all the rage and the most popular is War of the Realms. James was your average gamer but once... more>> he got his first VR headset for his 17th birthday his life changed and memories of the past that were buried in his mind are unearthed and he has to come to terms with being Zoey and deal with his close-minded father all while being seen as an abomination in both the game and reality. <<less

There is a game that is popular all over the world called, "Fantasy Collusion". Played by almost 2.5 billion people it is a revolutionary VR... more>> game. With a Virtual reality device called "Fotan" players live their gaming experience. Due to a defect or glitch in the game, one NPC becomes self-aware. What will a bugged NPC do in a world where they aren't considered people? For what reasons will he seek to be stronger? <<less

Even in the world's most advanced VRMMORPG, "Century Quest VIII: Advent of Heroes; Rift Reawakened", quest-lines get dropped. When that happens, programmers have to go out and get rid of all the related new loot, quests, and NPCs before that new code accidentally gets released in the next patch.... more>>

Sometimes, a programmer forgets where everything is saved.

Sometimes, an NPC gets left behind.

Sometimes, that NPC has a mind of her own.

Note: This LitRPG is SoS ( Soft on Stats ), i.e. I won't be listing out levels, stats, damage numbers, etc.
While I will be keeping tabs of things to remain internally consistent (as much as possible) it's not the part about this genre that intrigued me. Thanks! <<less

Sam, a quiet BioTech student, part-time hacker and fanatic gamer is accused of killing her 3 assailants from a local gang called the Storm Squad. A murder she could not have committed, but all the evidence is pointing her way. Dei, an experience police officer who is struggling to understand what is happening while protecting Sam from repercussions of the Storm Squad. But who is protecting who? Sam starts to realize that to survive, she needs to train, become better, get stronger and harness the powers learned in Vale of the Dragons Online, and wield it without jeopardizing her trial for murder….... more>>

--------- Note from Kinkar ---------
My first try at writing. It is probably a little wordy and I am not a native English speaker (and dyslectic to boot), so I am sure there will be mistakes along the way. But in the end it is about the story. Please feel free to post comments on if and why you like the story and what could be improved. <<less