With the prologue finally coming to an end, the game's reputation among players experienced an earth-shattering explosion.
Whether it was the extreme hardcore strategy, the tear-jerking plot twists, or the unfathomable anime-style progression system, "Modded FGO" used comprehensive dimensional reduction strikes to formally crown itself king in this money-worshipping parallel world!
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Global Network Forum, [General Discussion Area].
Just a few days ago, this place was still filled with collective mockery and disdain for "Fate/Grand Order," along with various snide remarks like "Waiting for it to crash and burn" and "A money-grabbing tower defense skin."
But now, the atmosphere of the entire forum has gone completely wild.
Following PD's screen-clearing with max-level five-star units, White Night's extreme low-star walkthrough tutorials, and the massive amount of information on plot, mechanics, and character progression brought by plot-focused players like "Belle"...
The reputation of "FGO" rocketed upward, experiencing an earth-shattering, dramatic turnaround!
The top ten trending topics were dominated by seven entries related to "FGO":
#A Masterpiece is Born! This is the True Ninth Art!#
#A 100,000-dollar whale gets soloed by a first-level mob; this game cures all arrogance!#
#Mash Kyrielight, the only designated wife for all players on Blue Star!#
#Lev, you animal! Give the Director back to me!#
#Shocking! Low-star cards are actually the tactical core? The god-tier White Night's step-by-step beginner's guide!#
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Countless posts were refreshing like snowflakes on the forum; players in this other world seemed to have discovered a new continent, erupting with unprecedented enthusiasm:
"Just finished the prologue, I'm in bed, crying like an idiot. I was truly devastated when the Director died; no game has ever made me feel such deep emotions for an NPC!"
"Don't even get me started. I originally pulled cards just for the character art, but now I'm addicted to researching low-star lineups and can't get out. The thrill of using the three-star war god 'Dog Brother' to fight enemies above his level is ten thousand times more satisfying than spending money!"
"Large-scale defensive tactics are the way to go! Georgios is the GOAT! His forced taunt is a godsend for players with clumsy hands!"
Amidst this internet frenzy woven with celebration and wailing, in the real world, inside a narrow rental apartment.
Oriole looked at the long, long, long string of emotion value numbers on the panel, and the balance in his bank account that had instantly soared to eight digits due to players frantically topping up to pull cards, his mouth curling upward uncontrollably.
"A debt of 100,000? It's not even a fraction of a percent now." Oriole took a comfortable sip of his 'fat-boy happy water'.
In this parallel world, long poisoned by stats and VIP levels, the players' hearts were like dried sponges.
Oriole had merely thrown the tip of the iceberg of the vast epic from his past life's Type-Moon, combined with hardcore tower defense, and this group of players had fallen completely without resistance.
But he wasn't in a hurry to release new chapters immediately. His past life's experience told him that a good game needs a 'content drought' period to allow the ecosystem to settle.
Sure enough, over the next half month, "FGO" completely dominated the game scene on Blue Star.
Fan artists began frantically producing beautiful illustrations of Mash and Saber; lore enthusiasts, armed with the compendium in Da Vincis Workshop, studied the myths and epics behind the Servants word for word;
While the hardcore players brushed the few pitiful Free Quests from the prologue to the ground, experimenting with various flashy tactics like "All 1-star limit clears" and "Speed runs without healers."