Free The Bathrobe Knight: Volume 2 by Charles Dean Page B

others considered even DPS calculations something each person should figure out on their own--even though half the numbers were hidden and the player would have to bust out fraps and other tools just to find out simple things like attack speed. Wait, how would you even do that with a virtual reality game? Darwin suddenly became curious as to how third party applications would run on the type of console needed to operate this type of device. He had never downloaded a game or played an MMO without immediately looking at CURSE and other third party add-ons. Darwin then looked at the second prompt.
    You have reached Level 40! You may now take on a specialization for your Job Class. There are three different specializations the Soul Knight can choose from:
    Soul Fiend : A Soul Fiend feeds off the essence of souls harvested during battle. They are granted special skills and passive abilities that buff and enhance them during combat. The more enemies that are killed by a Soul Fiend during battle, the stronger the Soul Fiend will become. A Soul Fiend also receives a boost to the skills Soul Eater and Soul Collector .
    Spirit Siphoner: A Spirit Siphoner specializes in stealing and manipulating the enemy’s spirit. This can take the form of draining an enemy’s life or even converting an enemy before a fatal blow has been dealt. A Spirit Siphoner also receives a boost to the skills Soul Sever and Soul Collector .
    Blood Blade: A Blood Blade specializes in harnessing their life force and channeling it into offensive combat skills. A Blood Blade is given skills that sacrifice the user’s Health in order to deal single target or AoE Damage. The Blood Blade is also given the ability to harness and use blood as a weapon during combat.
     
    This feels like a decision I shouldn’t rush into. It’s not like some sort of shotgun wedding from the 1900s, Darwin thought as he looked over each one of the titles. Ugh, no real particulars or stats mentioned on any of the skills, he grumbled. He had come to expect it from the game. He had even been glad when the damage per hit notification system stopped working. It wasn’t that it wouldn’t have been helpful for others, but for him it was absolutely useless given he had no way of knowing how many hit points the enemies had.
    As he looked through one skill after the other, Darwin could only become more and more confused as to what to do. There wasn’t really an augmentation skill to help him out like Daniel had taken, and he wasn’t sure he could always rely on there being a full party with him like Alex might be able to. Then again, there would likely be plenty of scenarios where just he and Kass would get stuck, and Kass already had spells that augmented his damage and speed.             
    The Soul Fiend buffs don’t seem to help anyone but me. Stack that fact with the buffs from Kass and others, and I probably shouldn’t go with Soul Fiend, so that leaves two choices, Darwin slowly puzzled the scenario out. Now, between the two remaining, I’ve got either Blood Blade or Spirit Siphoner. Quick Damage in a pinch can definitely be the difference between life and death, especially with how many hits these bosses are taking without an instant ‘I win’ button. But, not knowing how many hit points are needed to activate a skill and how much damage it will do, it’s kind of hard to commit to it. I guess the only real option left is Spirit Siphoner. In the worst case scenario, it will give me a crappy health steal I never have to use, Darwin finally decided as he reached his hand out at the non-tangible display out of habit.
    Tiqpa, I pick the Spirit Siphoner, Darwin thought happily, eagerly waiting to see what skills he would get.
    Due to your Race, selecting a specialization has been locked. You have been given the specialization: Soul Fiend .
    You are now a Soul Knight with the Soul Fiend subclass. You have been granted the passive skill Hunger