Universe Online

Universe Online

by Viken

Warning This fiction contains:
  • Sexual Content

(Thank you Drakannon for the Cover Art!) My name is Allec Renn, and I was born with ALS. For those of you who don't know what that is, it stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It basically means that I lost the ability to control my muscles. Its just like Lou Gehrig and Stephen Hawking. By the time I was 6 years old, I was living in a hospital, and from there things progressively got worse. I cannot walk, talk, eat or even go to the bathroom by myself. But there is one thing I can do. Playing games. The advent of Virtual Reality during my early teens greatly alleviated my problems. In the games I can be who I want, what I want. A mighty warrior, a powerful spellcaster, the charming rogue. The crafter. The builder. All sorts of games have come and gone over the years, rising and falling with each advance in VR technology and the ever-increasing power of the Artificial Intelligence's that control them. But now a new actor has taken to the stage. Solar Dynamics, Inc. has unveiled not only the first fully immersive 'deep' Dive Pod, but their flagship game puts all other VR games to shame. Universe Online. No longer are players stuck on a single large world to explore. No longer is there a limit to what you can do, what you can be. Fly spaceships across the universe, conquer planets, create custom technology. Mine, Build, Destroy. Explore. Rule. Do you have what it takes the control the Universe? I'm going to do my best to find out! -NOTE: This story is MATURE, and such has graphic fight scenes, blood and gore. Also cursing. Quite a bit of that in some cases. Sex may also be involved. -NOTE: Like my other story, UO is a work in progress. The storyline, characters, and other things are still in the drafting stages. Also, excuse my spelling and grammar errors!

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Elodin
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Love the way the story is developing as well as the MC.  Looking forward to more!

1dbzfanjake
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Best FanFic I've ever read

Best story, plot, character progression, details, everything! GIVE ME MOAR PPPLZZZZ. Great universe and skill progression system. I love where this story is headed, and can't wait to read more. Just donated in hopes of having two chapters to read tomorrow. Great job!

Gibster
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Best Sci fi on the site!

This is an entirely original world with a fresh take on a popular genre VRMMO.  This is the best sci fi I have found on the site.  The setting is detailed and mostly realistic.  The plot is straight forward and very interesting.  The MC needs some work, I can't seem to get a handle on his personality.  He first starts off as someone who doesn't make jokes, but as it gets later on it seems that he is a very lighthearted character.  I think the author needs to get a better handle on him. This is a minor complaint, subpar characters don't detract from works of Scifi because all that matters is the world building.

 

I feel that the author borrows a lot from games like Eve Online and  maybe some board games such as Eclipse and Twilight Imperium.  It's very well written and makes me able to truly experience the actions the characters are going though.  Everything is very descriptive without bogging me down with info dumps to explain everything.  The information is concise and understandable for those that have no experience with scifi or physics experience.  I am looking forward to what this will become.

 

The frequent updates are also appreciated and a plus.

 

5/5 best scifi on the site

Devildrummer
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one of the best sifi storys good mc i will see how it goes

Pedro527
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Muito boa ela sai do cliche magia , e uma historia que todo fã de ficçao cientifica deve ler

lchialin
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Thoughts and opinions.

As mentioned in previous reviews a Sci-fi VR is a breath of fresh air, especially with its own characters and plot. Character development can be improved. The important characters are well set up. Good job in relating real life health concerns with the VR, it creates the needed tension as the plot progresses in the game. Character side stories are helpful as interludes and brings an in-depth description of this  world and the relationship between the characters. As for the protagonist, while it is understandable that he made good use of the advance character opportunity, it does seems that he is an OP character (While there are hints of what a regular player wold do at the beginning of the game, perhaps a character side story can give readers an idea how a regular player develops and specialize so that the protagonist does not seem OP).

Grammar is decent for the first draft, it is fine as long as it does not disrupts the flow of the story.

The story for the first two arc has been exciting and is starting to create momentum. Hopefully it will get more complicated as new challenges pop up, however please do not lose sight of the plot. 

In terms of style, only two problems disrupts the flow. The use of parenthesis and the time jumps. The writing and plot is clearly thought out, there is no reason for the use of parenthesis in the story itself, especially with this level of writing. Although it brings a sense of interaction between the author and the readers, personally I feel it as unnecessary as that is what author's comments at the beginning or the end is for. Parenthesis that is used to explain gaming or other allusions are understandable, although footnotes are preferred (personal opinion). As for the time jumps, most of them are incorporated nicely with decent flow in the plot, some of them are disorienting. Disorienting ones are at the beginning of the chapters or introduces new problems or characters. These become more of a summary and just presents a reason for certain actions, which degrades the quality of the plot and characters. 

 Overall, great story! It is clear that there is a plot and an ending that is still a surprise. Hopefully some of the issues that is brought up here will not disrupt the progress of story, but at the same time I hope that these critiques will enhance the quality and flow of future chapters.

uno
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This is the first sci-fi fiction that I have read and it's pretty good! I really enjoy the incredibly long chapters that you write and the details that you put! Hope you continue writing this fiction soon! Unfortunately I cannot donate, but hopefully this review helps in adding to your popularity! 

Wingsolution
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Scifi lives, and you must read it!

Maybe not with a doctorate like the old masters, but A realistic Scifi offering is found within these threads(pages).

I have no idea what I'm saying right now, but I'm loving this story. I can feel the struggle. Reveling in every victory, and cursing every defeat... not that there's too many of those yet.

The start is very balanced. the MC has to think his way out of death, but the tools necessary to do so are within his reach. a very solid highly recommended read. The surprises and twists keep you on the edge of your seat...

and craving more!

 

Diana
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I personally love the fantasy setting more than sci-fi, but this fic has me hooked! It's easy to follow, the characters are easy to remember and lovable, or hate-able depending on how the author depicts them. I like how complex the skills, traits, and aspects are even if it's a bit hard to remember all of them that the MC has gained or created. After reading and following this fic for a while, I'm happy to say that I'm going to continue doing so for the long run!

Arbakha
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Probably the best fanfic out here! Keep up the good job!