A real life RPG (Not necessarily SAO)

Watching SAO really made me think what would happen if technology would imprve to the point where a SAO scenario would actually happen. Only hypothetically for now; but what would you do if said situation where to arise? Where you would need to beast the 'final' boss in this world to actually come back to reality or perish upon death in this world and the other. And what if magic was available but only rarely to people who spend months and months training for it, unlike a weapon where-as everybody can use it straight away.
I just find it fascinating what paths people would take, would you value your life - or would you be carefree and laxxed. Would you join a guild, and would it be a headturning one if someone said it's name? Would you grind for the best power and gear to be feared in this world or would you look for the way out? How would you do it? Are you a lone-wolf that takes care of nobody but themselves, a wanderer that has sympathy to the weak or a world-class leader that commands the lead group? Would you have a name yourself, a title or a honour? What path would you take?

I would love to hear your responses.

I bet most of us would have grey hair by the time something like Nerve Gears are made. But yeah, it'd be fun if I were to be in such a world. My life is pretty dead if anything, so this is the perfect place to live in instead. Inb4 Rise you liek escapism~

Also, regarding magic, you'll actually see it somewhere in SAO later on, I won't spoil you on that though.

Bless you for not spoiling anything like other 9fag soldiers, bless you.

I think it would be pretty bitchin'. I'd use a spear and invest slightly in both offensive and defensive magic. Just slightly in offensive, so I can get a small stun on the enemy, or to lure a few from a good distance. However, I'd generally be carefree and just wander around most of the time. Since my body can maintain itself while I'm in that world, why should I bother trying to rush my way out? It's better in there.

As for a title, I suppose a "S/He who is *insert whatever here*" would do.

* On a different note if you die in real life I wonder if you continue living in the virtual world since your brain waves are attached to the nervegear.

OT: I would most likely be a Greatsword user while also proficient in defensive magic and skills and a little bit on offensive. However most of the time I will be adventuring solo and watching some other players play.

Real Life:

sleep > work > eat > shit > sleep >

RPG:

Customization > Gameplay > Grind > Gearhunt > Party

Real Life RPG:

sleep > Grind > eat > shit > sleep > Grind

Sure the fantasy aspect of it is fun but once you get use to living in that world you will just get bored of your "new normal" and should it functions like real life e.g charterer dies you lose current character or game over and you die then you are screwed because of them RANDOM CRITS. However if you get endless continue you would take life for granted and lose sense of reality.

THEM DAMN RANDOM CRITICALS

You made me sad for a while there. I still believes such technology to be achievable when I'm in my 30s. Well, more like a dream but it's good to have something to look forward to in your life.

And when Nerve Gear are made, I would like to see more variety of games I can play. Don't want to limit myself in a MMO game.

But you assume we *have* to shit in fantasy. That's the best part, I don't know about you but I HATE going "number two", it just grosses me out. If I can go into a world where I don't have to shit, that's already a world I'd rather have as my "new normal".

And by grinding, you mean kicking ass of monsters and such, getting more open access to your fellow human beings(most of which will be your age, into the same stuff.) An IRL MMORPG would just be filled with epic wins of epic proportions.

Grinding, IRL, means a job, or at best overseeing the operations of a job. And if you're lucky, the ideal life is to retire young, go on a bunch of vacations and lulz yourself to death.

Virtual Reality> IRL, it ain't even a contest.

This isn't just whether humanity has enough capabilities to achieve it anytime soon. It's also about whether it's worth it, or how the producers thinks.

Perhaps it'll take the world by surprise if it does come out and will be profitable. But will they really bother with that? There's a lot of things to consider, if you think from the economical angle of things.

Considering everything... it might take a long time. But hey, no one here really wants it to take forever to be actually invented for real. We all want our share of semi-real RPG.