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The news that Monster World was opening a new round of player-qualification applications had set the game's internal forums ablaze.

The reason was that, after the qualification announcement went live, a new update preview suddenly appeared on the forums.

[Player Qualification Announcement.]

Posted by: Guidance (Officially Verified)

Content:

Summary: Monster World will soon begin recruiting a new round of players and will update and improve its starting benefits. Details are as follows. Number of qualifications available this round: 5 billion.

Newbie benefits improved.

First, after entering the game, new players who obtain a qualification can choose from stronger monster souls. The selection range has been expanded from the original first generation to the third generation. New players may select one monster soul from this range as their starting soul before entering Monster World.

Second, the number of players recruited this time has increased significantly. To ensure fair competition and give growth-oriented players more opportunities to plan ahead, the newbie leveling event will now last 30 days instead of 10. The first-place reward has been increased to 10 million Sacrificial Power, the second-place reward to 7 million Sacrificial Power... A total of one million rewards will be issued.

Third, after entering the game, new players will receive 100 points of Sacrificial Power as startup funds, which they may freely use to buy potions and other items from the shop.

Comments:

If Not Me, Then Who: I can't even... 5 billion qualifications? You can choose a third-generation monster soul at the start? A leaderboard prize of 10 million Sacrificial Power? Do you know how many monster souls I could choose from when I started? Twelve! Twelve, guys, and every last one was first-generation. And now these newbies can choose a third-generation soul right off the bat? Do you know what