Chapter 212

Chapter 212. Event Announcement.

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<General Notice>

<<<Event Progress Guide>>>

<An event notice for all Commanders!>

<As of now, the clearance rate of the 'Ancient Base Ruins' has exceeded 50%, so we will proceed with the schedule for the next event!>

<'Capital of the Ancient Empire' Event Notice>

<This event is a 'User Collaboration Event' where Commanders work together!>

<The event will proceed in a 'Collaborative Team Tournament' format.>

<Commanders participating in the event will be randomly assigned to teams, regardless of their clan or region.>

<The number of team members will change randomly each round, with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 members.>

˪<Please note that teams will be balanced to prevent excessive deployment of specific ship types or fleets.>

<Important Notes!>

<The event will take place on a separate map, and once you participate, additional reinforcements from your 'Base' will not be possible.>

<If you participate in the event, most community functions will be restricted.>

˪<The gallery and trade window will be completely blocked, and only two chat windows will be available: 'Event Team Chat' and 'Event Global Chat.'>

<The bases and regions of Commanders participating in the event will become invincible until the event ends.>

˪<This measure is taken considering that base management will be unavailable during the event, so we ask for the understanding of non-participating Commanders.>

<The 'Capital of the Ancient Empire' event is scheduled to start in 3 days, and if you do not decide to participate within 2 days,>

<Please note that you will not be able to participate in this event.>

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‘Hmm.’

Was this event always this complicated?

The way it’s set up reminds me of some tank or flight sim games from my past life (?) where you’re constantly switching between god-tier and trash-tier gameplay.

Anyway, with this event notice out, I started to carefully digest the details.

But as I read on, I couldn’t help but feel like it was a bit… too much.

“Wait a minute, if I participate in this event, I can’t reinforce or even manage my base?”

“That seems to be the case. Specifically, it seems Commanders won’t be able to manage their bases.”

So, even if my base construction is completed during the event, I won’t be able to handle it or anything.

“Commander, the event probably won’t last that long, right?”

“Jessica, remember when we faced a clan of just 5 people last time? It took us a whole week.”

“Ah.”

Of course, back then, I had to face those 5 people alone, so I had to drag out the battle, which took an enormous amount of time.

You know what they say, right?

The great sage Jirox-sensei once said, ‘When five people gather, one of them is bound to be trash!’

In team battles, if even one person is a troll, you can see what happens in countless AOS games.

And in every single team-based game out there, countless users have proven this with their high blood pressure and hospital visits.

I feel like my train of thought has derailed into some strange direction, but to summarize, ‘Anyway, it seems like it’s going to take a loooooong time.’

“Definitely… thinking about it, if things go wrong, you might not be able to manage your base for a month or two.”

“Right?”

Seeing my deep concern, Jessica nodded in understanding.

But that was short-lived.

Perhaps because there was so much whining about the issues I was concerned about in the community and forums.

The developers quickly released an additional notice…

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<Additional Event Notice>

<Base management will be available as usual during the event period.>

˪<The restrictions during this event are on community functions and reinforcements for participating fleets.>

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‘Ah, I see.’

Hearing that the issue I was worried about wasn’t a big deal, I felt relieved.

The gallery nodded and decided to praise the staff’s response.

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The problem was that just a few hours after the event notice was posted…

These mischievous users began to show, in a very poignant way, just how far human malice can go.

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Title: These bastards are starting a war right before the event

Author: Sweet Spicy Chicken Noodles

Content: [Proof of declaration of war.jpg]

LMAOOOOOO

Comments:

– [Why are they suddenly fighting right before the event?]

– [I’ve been hearing a lot about this lately.]

– [A warm-up battle before the event, huh? LOL]

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Title: For reference, these are the guys getting attacked right now

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Screenshot of chat saying “Let’s attack”]

Since players who participate in the event will have their bases become invincible, some clans or solo players are trying to attack their competitors’ bases beforehand to weaken their forces.

They’re probably trying to get an edge in the event.

Comments:

– [The will of fire continues…!]

– [So they’re trying to cut down their competitors’ strength before the event to win?]

– [Yep, that’s right.] (Author)

– [F***ing hell.]

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It’s a pretty ridiculous story, but it seems like they’re trying to weed out the competition before the event even starts.

Of course, most users called this behavior idiotic, but some newbies reacted with, “Isn’t that kind of valid?”

Of course, one of the more seasoned users threw in a post to clear up the confusion.

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Title: For the newbies who don’t understand why this is stupid

Author: Jangpo Da Jjeok

Content: [Image of a toad holding a mic on a bus]

As stated in the notice, teams and opponents are completely random.

Even if you kill some random guy, the chance of you actually facing him in the event is almost zero.

You seem to have forgotten, but there are at least hundreds of thousands of players here.

The chance of meeting is zero.

Instead, you’ll waste your fleet’s strength fighting unnecessary battles, and then when you enter the event with a weakened fleet, you’ll get wrecked by other players.

And then your team will call you a troll.

Comments:

– [Big brain moment.]

– [Oh, really?]

– [But isn’t there also the case where people do it out of revenge or just to mess with others?]

– [Dude, that’s a super specific case and shouldn’t be the norm.] (Author)

– [Oh, I see.]

– [For those seeking revenge, messing with the other person is more important than the event itself.]

– [True.]

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“Smart guy.”

Despite the seasoned user’s explanation, as you can see from the comments, the trolls who just want to cause chaos and the players blinded by revenge aren’t going to stop.

In the gallery, the cries of players begging for mercy right before the event continued to echo for a while.

And seeing this, I just shook my head and decided to focus on leveling up my newly acquired ships, including my majestic Hreðsvelgr, while clearing some quests.