Surviving the Game as a Barbarian

(I know there is an issue with the chapter titles here. This error is also present in the original.)

Teaming.

It’s a term often used in competitive online games, referring to the act of players who are classified as enemies temporarily forming an alliance.

‘Damn it, teaming here?’

The perspective on teaming varies depending on the game.

Some games consider it a part of the gameplay, while others consider it cheating and actively penalize it.

Of course, intentional teaming is considered cheating in any game, on par with hacking or exploiting bugs. It severely disrupts the game balance and harms the experience of other players…

‘What the hell are the admins doing? Why aren’t they banning these guys?’

I can’t help but complain.

They’re teaming up after I went through all this trouble to create a three-way standoff.

Aren’t Noark and the royal family sworn enemies?

This is complicated.