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Ultimatum

Name: Ultimatum
Rating: 3.9 (106 reviews)
Author: Wade Adrian

Wade Adrian March 30, 2016

3.9 106 Ratings

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After nearly a decade of production and years of alpha and beta testing, the Proving Grounds is ready to go online. Toby has been waiting for years to finally get his chance to see the game, but after server problems and issues with the download he only has a few minutes to do so before real life calls.

And nothing seems to go right. His first glimpses of the world leave him confused, and it turns out he isn’t alone. Someone has broken into the server and changed things to suit themselves. Everyone has only one character, one life, and an impossible make it to the end in a week. Everyone is mortal, and everyone is a killer. It’s open season on other players.

The man who usurped the world chose Toby to be the champion of this cause, despite his lack of knowledge of game… or perhaps because of it. He is given a terrible weapon, the only one capable of setting things right.

Yet he is just as mortal as everyone else. Or worse, as his character remains in the world even if he logs out.

But with the future of their hard work on the line, the developers are not about to sit out of this fight. Their game, their reputation, and their very company are on the line. With Toby’s help they take up the challenge and fight to reclaim their world.

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