Ok, so this book is the concept of the entire world, New Earth, being based on this MMORPG called Epic. To quote a Godmund, a tyrant who gained a ton of power, "We have an advanced society." Right, they have an advanced society that apparently still has dangerous ways of getting resources. Now here is the kicker, violence is considered a crime worthy of exile! Which means that, in theory, a person would be able to walk into a bank, steal the money, and walk out without anyone touching them. Sorry, my bad, I forgot everything was based on the game. There are no banksThe way to get money is to progress in the game, so the OP players who finished some major quest are now the top governmental figures. There sons and daughters instantly have awesome power, and are the future OP players. That is until Erik kills a dragon and becomes OP. (Sigh) The book's plot is the fact that Erik the Op is challenging Central Allocations, who are OP, and they have an epic showdown (No pun intended). More posts on the weird points of this book will follow.
May 27, 2013:
A reoccurring theme in Epic is the fact that the Avatar, a conscious force that is the game, wants to, "end his suffering." The way to end Epic, is by unlocking a lock in the "Etheral Tower of Nightmare" a quest that is started by a lot of NPCs within the game. These NPCs are capable of working in Epic, communicate with players, and even think consciously if the Avatar is within them. Therefore, wouldn't it be possible for the Avatar to control himself to finish himself by completing a quest that is within himself? I just think that if the Avatar had thought about it, he would realize that he didn't need Erik, and that he could just have an NPC finish the quest. Please, Conor Kostick or somebody, tell me why Erik needed to go into the tower when the Avatar could have controlled an NPC to finish the quest and the game.
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