After dinner, Freeman spent some time reviewing the accounts he’d bought from the dark web marketplace. He often bought a dozen or more accounts at a time. More often than not, the accounts weren’t suitable for his purposes. He needed an account that was a high enough level for him to take advantage of the exploit. Based on his previous research, he needed to enter a specific location within the Colossal Machine in order to escalate his privileges to the account he controlled. This was far less conspicuous than using a program like Dark Glider that he bought to level his first account. While in the game, he encountered some players with the skill the game required. It gave them an advantage over others who artificially leveled their accounts.
I wonder if JetaGirl still plays. I would love to play with her again.
Freeman laughed.
I need to go to the Circle of Nexus to elevate my privilege. What quest line do I need to complete for that?
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Freeman was annoyed at himself. He had spent more than four hours researching all the game’s quests and he wasn’t any closer to the area he needed to access. The Colossal Machine didn’t have the standard game mechanics most role-playing games did. It was an open sandbox, giving the players freedom to play however they wanted without giving a lot of arbitrary rules that most games called classes.
Freeman determined there were at least two play styles that would allow him access: the path of the Magi and the path of the Scholar. These constructs were the closest the game ever got to a class. They were structured similarly, but the game developers had insisted they weren’t classes in the classic sense.
The path of the Scholar is the easiest to achieve. If I can find an account that has a level five or lower Scholar, then I should be able to start the quest that takes me into the Nexus.
Freeman yawned, and he looked at the clock. It was after four a.m.
Time for a break. I wish it weren’t a school night.