Inside the graveyard, the five people looked at each other.
Things were a little more unexpected than they thought.
"Don't get discouraged, everyone. We're exploring new territory. We just got too greedy this time. We'll take it slow next time," Ben said, giving a summary of the wipe.
The main reason they were wiped out was that they pulled too many enemies at once.
The healer couldn't keep up with the tank's damage taken and threat generation, and the damage dealers couldn't take down the extra monsters fast enough, which led to the wipe.
Now that they understood, Ben thought it shouldn't be too hard if they didn't get greedy and played it safe.
"But it feels different from regular MMORPGs. It really needs good teamwork. We should have communicated more instead of just showing off."
"Yeah, especially the threat system. Damage dealers and healers can't just attack or heal without thinking."
The group ran back to their bodies, discussing their experience.
They had a wipe, even before seeing the boss.
This made Ben and the others realize how different dungeons in "World of Warcraft" were.
First, players needed to learn about the monsters and terrain in the dungeon. It was a bit like memorizing a script.
Actually, Lucas hadn't deliberately made the dungeons harder or easier.
But because of the different controls and the type of game, it was a bit simpler than it was in his past life.
But at the same time, it was also a bit more complex.
The game had voice chat and stat tracking to help players work together better.
But the VR platform, combined with the terrain and controls, made it harder for players to study the terrain and monster locations than it was before.
They ran back to their bodies, ate bread, drank water, and continued.
Ben didn't pull any enemies right away. He gave a pre-battle speech to boost morale.
"It's no big deal. How can you explore a dungeon without wiping?"
"The important thing is to know why we wiped and learn from our mistakes so we can improve."
"This time, we'll try to pull one enemy at a time. We're not trying to speedrun it."
"Failure is just a chance to start over! We only wiped once!"
"Successful players get where they are by running back to their bodies. Every dungeon cleared has countless bones behind it."
"See those bones on the ground before we enter the dungeon?"
"Who are those people? They're players who died right at the entrance! We're better than them because we can get inside the dungeon."
"So, let's go!"
Ben waved his weapon, speaking with passion.
"Give me a break! Just be careful this time. Repairing gear costs a lot," Zack said, not holding back.
"Ahem… if we beat this dungeon, we'll be able to upgrade our gear and go from poor to rich," Ben said, clearing his throat.
This time, Ben and his group were much more careful, pulling enemies one by one.
As long as there weren't too many enemies like before, it was fine.
Even when they accidentally pulled an extra one, they could still handle it.
"It's slower, but it's much easier!"
"Step by step, carefully… it doesn't feel that hard."
Ben and Zack were chatting.
They slowly pulled monsters, one at a time, paying attention to threat. They would rather go slow than have someone pull threat.
Even though it was slow, the progress was surprisingly good. It wasn't hard, just time-consuming.
Also, the Deadmines environment was very friendly to miners.
From the outside to the inside, almost the entire place was full of ore. And there weren't other players or miners fighting over it. The mining experience was great.
"I should have learned mining. All these enemies are humanoids, so I can't skin them," Zack said, watching Wells hit the iron ore with his pickaxe, feeling envious.
"What's so great about being a miner? I learned blacksmithing, and I learned engineering in Stormwind! You miners are digging ore for me!" Ben scoffed.
Seeing Ben's proud face, Hannah thought for a moment and said, "Ben, have you thought about something? The miner's ore is for you, but the money you earn is for the miner?"
Ben was stunned by Hannah's words.
She was right!
When he was learning the professions, the descriptions said blacksmithing and engineering were very expensive!
Could a warrior like him afford them?
"Ben, you can't freeload my ore. You have to pay for it! Just the lowest market price," Wells said, putting away his pickaxe and clearing his throat.
Ben: .........
Feeling the floor suddenly getting hot, Ben made his character jump up and down and moved forward, changing the subject: "Ugh, this is annoying! Let's go, let's see what the dungeon boss is like. Why is there a big iron gate here?"
They passed through a mine tunnel and found a closed iron gate.
As the team's tank, Song carefully went forward and pushed open the gate.
"Oh… just three enemies?"
"No, it's the boss!"
"That boss is ugly, and he's not wearing any clothes. Is he being indecent?"
"That hammer looks awesome. I wonder if it'll drop?"
Seeing the boss behind the gate, before he got any threat.
The group wasn't in a hurry to start the fight. Instead, they watched for a bit.
In front of them was a big fat guy named Razlo, with two level 16 Defias Pillager minions.
And unlike the weak minions they had fought before, those minions were clearly not going to be easy to deal with.
"I wonder if I can tank the boss and those two minions?" Ben asked, looking at the boss and the two small monsters in the distance, feeling a little worried.
"I think you can. This is just the first dungeon. Lucas wouldn't make the boss too hard. We're giving you gear, so you're pretty good. At least you don't have to sell gear to learn skills. Regular warriors definitely aren't as good as you. If you can't tank it, how would random groups clear it?" Zack said.
"That's true. Is everyone ready? I'm going in! And I'm calling dibs on looting rights. That hammer looks like it's for warriors. It should be a blue hammer. I'll show you what a lucky person can do!" Ben said, looking at the Sledge in Razlo's hand, feeling excited.
"Are you sure? You've always been unlucky in games," Zack said skeptically.
"Tch, I'll show you what a lucky person is!" Ben scoffed.
A hammer? It looks cool and awesome?
But sorry, it'll be his soon!
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