shinigami8671
I'd really love to get your opinion on my novel, The Archaic System. I totally understand what you are saying about systems. However, based on what you said I think you will like my novel.

      Muigetsu Your plot actually sounds really interesting. Added to library and will give it a read when I can!

          there are good and bad ones I guess... The best System novel i ever read was a fanfic actually. Even though I hate fanfics XD. It was a crossover of RWBY and the gamer and that guy really knew how to implement plot in his story! He even let family members of the MC die for plot's sake!
          I think many people use systems because they feel it is easier to write technically. They can write in stiff language. Many sentences they can copy paste for later chapters... "System notifications!" Easier to get higher wordcount... That might be one of the reasons why many systems can communicate.
          The fact is that it is not easier at all. To balance a system is the hardest thing there is... The biggest rule should be to never use stats at all.
          When you start using strength = 1 Mc can lift a small rock and strength = 100 Mc can lift a mountain than there will be at least one guy who starts doing the math... telling you a rock weights 5 kilograms and a mountain doesn't weigh only 500 XD
          or mc can stop a car using 10 points in strength and a bus with 50 points in strength then you will have someone looking up the actual weight of both and tell you it is impossible XD
          For real... I read the gamer and I saw in a forum someone doing the math how hard and fast a bullet flies shot by some special gun and telling everyone that he cant withstand that because he couldn't withstand the other thing a few chapters earlier... This might be the reason why the gamer stopped showing us how he gained stronger powers or how he levels them up. The author stopped telling the readers the ability levels...
          What I mean is never use hard numbers for them, they are your doom!!!!

            SuperSilentSin
            That's a good point and I do use hard numbers for mine. That's why I think it's important to incorporate world building and realisticness at every level of your writing. I often ask people to review my novel and critique any plot holes they see. I have gone back and fixed many things my readers noticed. One of my readers mentioned my MC couldn't have swam as far as I described without Olympic level abilities, so I went back and changed the distance. If I made the mistake you described I'd go back and change every stat I wrote to fit the math. However, authors not willing to change their novel or do the work necessary to change it should not use a system as you said. I'd love it if you looked through mine, The Archaic System, and commented on anything you notice.

                SuperSilentSin if ya talkin about "the games we play" by Ryuugi... then yeah that was one of the first gamer fic i read....
                after that i just get pissed because of how many authors butcher the gamer... it makes my blood boil how shameless to tag the title "the gamer" crossover when they dont even get the damn system right

                gaining stat points via training for a few minutes, gaining skill by just thinking about it and what not.. and most of all those freaking perks.... like sure most games have perks... but the original series sure didnt have them at the beginning... and then elements from a CYOA came in like there was no tomorrow

                ... but yeah down with the system... just kiddin, i love litrpg's, vrmmorpg's and novels with systems
                but i sure damn hate novels that doesnt have a coherent system, its the one elements that should have a fixed----well system..

                    I'm kinda nervous about promoting my VrMMO novel here. Should I?

                      SuperSilentSin nah... hes a denizen of spacebattles forum... his thread is like super large and have a lot of following there that gives good feedback, while he also posts on fanfic the updates aint as fast as the forum and also i think his story is mostly complete, well till i saw another continuation thread ....

                      ImBloo go ahead man, as long as its a good story promote all ya want, even if i hate a novel i still try to write a nonbiased review--- or i try to

                            lol everyone here says they write a review but why don't I have a single one then ??? People promised it often but never did T.T Links My story called "A Universe's Tidalwave"

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                              FavourEkele_1969
                              The existence of the system allows you to remove the useless descriptions of the cultivation systems of the world and provide a unique cultivation method for the hero.
                              As a variant of system points from changing the plot of the world in which it is located, creating something unique in this world, for the ability to anger the surrounding people or something else.
                              It's more interesting to read about a unique growing method than boring growing like everyone else, just with more effort and luck.
                              Also, the system allows you to remove useless descriptions of what is happening in the world thanks to short explanations of the system.
                              A lottery or something similar allows you to justify a sharp increase in strength and a change of location when the plot becomes boring.

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