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Chapter 26.5 - Forum Talk 1: Dream Land Beta

  ? SuperGames Forum - Valkyrie Thread ?

  Topic: Did Silica really quit Valkyrie??

  —Nameless Fan

  > Sooo rumor going around that Silica dropped Valkyrie for good?? Anyone got confirmation? No stream, no comms, and she’s not listed on the upcoming bracket either. ??

  —Nameless Fan

  > Wait what?? No way. Isn’t she their hard carry too? That’s basically their entire backbone gone.

  —Nameless Fan

  > I heard she’s just “on break” after the last global tourney, not quitting. Still, the team looked totally lost without her last match.

  —Nameless Fan

  > My buddy works in media, he said Silica walked out after telling her manager she’s “done carrying dead weight.” No joke ??

  —Nameless Fan

  > She never said that. I work in media too, she just told her manager she’s “tired of playing competitively.” People just love spinning drama lol

  —Nameless Fan

  > okay but honestly I wouldn’t blame her

  she’s been solo carrying Valkyrie since their first year lol

  y’all remember that 1v4 clutch in the 2023 final?? goat behavior

  —Nameless Fan

  > The REAL news: someone spotted her in a new game like… not any of the big ones. Something still in beta??

  —Nameless Fan

  > yeah I saw that too on a streamer clip, someone zoomed in on a player named “Silica” during a parade scene?? Looked like her face 100% similar

  game was called… Dream something

  Dream World? Dream... Land?

  —Nameless Fan

  > Dream Land Online?

  closed beta just launched like a week ago

  by some indie studio, but it looks INSANE

  like, too good to be true levels of good

  —Nameless Fan

  > Wait THAT game? I thought it was fake. My cousin tried to register but didn’t get in

  If Silica’s playing it, it’s about to blow up

  —Nameless Fan

  > dream land online + Silica hype = next content meta

  clip farming about to go WILD

  someone find her stream or POV ASAP

  —Nameless Fan

  > idk if she’s streaming, but there’s already a thread in /NewMMO/ with like 10k upvotes just from the beta parade scene

  female knights, cinematic-level visuals

  feels like a war doc mashed with Benshin Impek

  —Nameless Fan

  > ...bro did we just witness Silica hard rebrand live

  from esports queen to MMO war goddess

  —Moderator Fan

  > Thread’s drifting hard. Keep speculation light unless you’ve got sources. If you wanna talk Dream Land, use the [Dream Land Forum]. Locking in 24h if it keeps spiraling.

  —————

  ? Dream Land Forum - General Thread ?

  Topic: First Impressions! Visuals?? NPCs?? Races?? WTF IS THIS GAME?

  —Nameless Human

  > Just logged in an hour ago and I swear this game looks better than real life. The sun hits cobblestone and I actually SQUINTED.

  NPCs aren’t just pretty, but they blink and breathe. I got chills when one glared at me for walking too close lmao

  —Nameless Human

  > I talked to a blacksmith and she had full voice lines AND yandere vibe. Like not even generic "welcome" spam. Told me I was wasting her time until I brought ore ??

  —Nameless Elf

  > the environment??? the way trees SHAKE and the birds fly out when u shoot a spell near them??? I’m scared

  —Nameless Atlantean

  > Bro my Atlantean girl SWAM underwater like a dolphin, the hair physics are insane

  also the NPCs look like mermaids from heaven I’m not ok

  —Nameless Vampire

  > tried vampire, drank some blood wine in a demonic tavern and it tasted like digital candy it is so damn sweet ????

  also all the wine stewards wear frilly tuxedos it’s amazing

  —Nameless Dwarf

  > playing a dwarf and why is my dude 3ft tall but looks like an angry lil grandpa

  also female dwarf NPCs don’t have beards? Unexpected, but not complaining for having smol cutie

  —Nameless Lich

  > I thought lich would be like skeleton mage but I look completely human just... gloomier lol

  I raised ONE skeleton and he called me “father” I’m concerned bro I’m still single but now I have a kid

  —Nameless Juggernaut

  > juggernaut is a walking tank. Like literally sumo + golem. I can’t see half the screen when I run lmao

  —Nameless Dreadknight

  > dreadknight is giving me dullahan vibes without the decapitation. Head intact, no helmet, just pure dark knight hotness. Peak edgy.

  —Nameless Catkin

  > catkin gang reporting in! we got ears, tails, cute vibes, and purrrs

  ?? we win

  —Nameless Foxkin

  > no way foxkin is cuter. have you SEEN the tails??? multitail animations are god-tier

  —Nameless Wolfkin

  > wolfkin has the BEST howling emotes and the highest jumps. y’all can’t compete

  —Nameless Dark Elf

  > tried dark elf and the stealth boost at night is broken lol

  I literally assassinated a cute rabbit monster before it noticed I was behind it

  —Nameless Elf

  > okay but why do elf NPCs all look like cover models??? even the “old” ones are like… eternally 22??

  asked a girl her age and she looked at me like I was garbage, then I got a pop-up:

  Favorability system unlocked. Current favorability: -1

  LMAO I’M DEAD ??

  —Nameless Harpy

  > harpy player here, thought I could handle flying

  game said “you sure?”

  I hit glide and almost threw up ??

  100/10 would panic again

  —Nameless Harpy

  > heres the comparison

  seraphim gets slow, controlled gliding

  fallen angel gets high jumps + fall negation

  harpies get raw chaotic speed + thigh-high feathers

  also harpy NPCs = NSFW in the best way

  —Nameless Seraphim

  > ok real talk... why would anyone pick HUMAN lol

  no wings

  no magic race bonuses

  no fluffy tail

  just… anxious and trauma

  —Nameless Human

  > humans are like the default sad origin story lmao

  I haven’t found a single gimmick yet

  —Nameless Elf

  > ngl I feel lowkey cheated. Elf town is cool, but everything’s depressing. NPCs keep muttering about “the end” and “they’re coming.” ??

  —Nameless Atlantean

  > atlantean city’s beautiful but same vibes

  guards on high alert, NPCs talk like their grandma just died

  —Nameless Juggernaut

  > yeah I’m a juggernaut and my town is cool but all the NPCs are grim AF

  everyone talks about “preparing for siege” but there’s no actual enemy outside

  —Nameless Human

  > what?

  what’s going on in Stellar then?

  —Nameless Human

  > I spawned human in Stellar town.

  THEY HAD A PARADE.

  I’m not even kidding. Real parade. Female knights and everything.

  —Nameless Human

  > wait what?? I also human but my town was talking about impending doom and you got a MARCHING BAND???

  —Nameless Human

  > I thought the town was bugged or something?? There were streamers on rooftops filming NPCs actually smiling??

  that town is half destroyed and STILL looks more hopeful than my entire town

  —Nameless Human

  > LINK. STREAM. NOW.

  —Nameless Human

  > here’s the link I watched:

  [?? Hiro_Live — “She Looked At Me: The Dream Land Beta Begins”]

  literally went viral mid-parade

  —Nameless Human

  > holy crap the video is INSANE

  silver-haired girl leading knights like she’s Joan of Arc

  everyone’s hot, everything else is tragic. I’m moving to Stellar, rn.

  —Nameless Human

  > are we not gonna talk about the SWORD SLASHES?!?? and the ONE GIRL WHO SLASHED A WHOLE PLATOON WITH WIND/ICE COMBO?!?!

  —Nameless Wolfkin

  > yeah uh

  I’m rerolling to human

  anyone know how to uninstall a character

  —Hiro

  > Hey, I’m the guy from the rooftop lmao

  just a heads-up, I got the full 4K footage as a quest reward

  uploading the clean version now

  This novel's true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there.

  ?? [Download: “Stelluna Defense — Starlace Order Broadcast”]

  Trust me. You want to see it.

  —Nameless Elf

  > You. Are. A. Legend.

  —Nameless Atlantean

  > guys I have chills. I actually got chills watching it

  —Nameless Seraphim

  > yeah okay so I take back everything I said

  human race wins beta. GG.

  —Nameless Human

  > I strolled around and made 7 wallpapers from screenshots. This game is not a game. It’s art.

  —Moderator Dream

  > Alright folks, remember this is a general thread. Take class/race reroll questions to the [Starter Help Megathread] or the [Race Comparison Chart] thread.

  No fighting over fluffiness.

  Also I made some fanclub threads.

  —————

  ? Dream Land Forum - Commander Thread ?

  Topic: Wait… Do We Have to Strategize Like That Too???

  —Nameless Human

  > Just watched the Stelluna video again and can we talk about how that Lyra woman was doing, like… ten things at once?

  One hand with a quill, marking a live map. Other hand holding a comms crystal.

  Not yelling. Not panicking. Just calmly rewriting the fate of a battlefield.

  Since when was this a military strategy sim?? ??

  —Nameless Human

  > BRO SAME THO

  She was drawing entire flanking paths in like 3 seconds. With perfect penmanship??

  Meanwhile I can’t even open the inventory without clicking the wrong bag tab

  —Nameless Human

  > is that even gameplay???

  do we get to do that later???

  do I have to train my left hand to write calligraphy under stress or something???

  —Nameless Human

  > wait wait

  was that scripted or is that what squad leaders will actually have to do later in guild war??

  if I’m expected to draw wartime sudoku puzzles while commanding people, I’m out ??

  —Nameless Human

  > If that’s a commander NPC, she might just be cracked with AI.

  But if the devs expect players to multitask like her I’m gonna need six monitors and a military-grade mousepad

  —Nameless Human

  > not even joking I slowed the footage

  she was managing at least 6 squadrons, gave 10 orders in 20 seconds, AND her eyebrows didn’t twitch

  peak strategist wife material

  —Nameless Human

  > do we even get a war table like hers?

  I want that whole HQ setup. Not for strategy. Just for vibes.

  —Nameless Human

  > That looked too natural to be a cutscene

  maybe it’s a high-level management role? Like commander class? Town leader? Tactical planner?

  —Nameless Human

  > what if it’s a noble mechanic?

  like you can’t issue direct orders unless you’re in a family line / rank

  Lyra’s the lady of Stelluna so she gets command mode

  meanwhile I’m over here herding chickens in the barn quest

  —Nameless Human

  > Honestly I’d love it if they made strategy a player mechanic

  actual PvE raids where someone’s planning movement LIVE while others fight??

  —Nameless Human

  > okay but real question:

  if that was gameplay, who was controlling her?

  because that was some god-tier multitasking

  and I suddenly feel unqualified to hold a sword

  —Hiro

  > chiming in real quick since I saw this pop up

  Lyra’s scene wasn’t player-controlled (as far as I know), but the way the devs staged it felt… player-possible?

  No UI, no magic aura nonsense, just battlefield decisions.

  makes me think command mechanics will show up later in guild content ??

  personally I’m terrified

  —Nameless Human

  > The multitasking was insane. She’s got that “has never lost a game of chess in her life” energy. I was exhausted just watching.

  —Nameless Human

  > Bro how are you all ignoring Cryssa?? She’s fighting ogres while commanding squads through the comm. Literal anime protagonist behavior.

  —Nameless Human

  > No but seriously. Cryssa was dodging, slashing, freezing monsters, and at the same time going “Squad Delta, flank left.” Like girl what—

  —Nameless Human

  > Lyra = strategist at HQ

  Cryssa = war goddess on the field

  Can I be reborn as a floor tile under their boots

  —Nameless Human

  > Me trying to do 1 skill rotation without dying

  Meanwhile Cryssa's out here soloing and coordinating an entire tower defense game

  —Nameless Catkin

  > So does this mean players are gonna have to be battlefield commanders too?? I just wanted to pick herbs and flirt with catgirls, man ??

  —Nameless Human

  > What I loved is they didn’t say “look, they’re smart and powerful”. The game showed it. No cutscene monologue. Just women getting sh*t DONE.

  —Nameless Elf

  > Also a reminder: Lyra and Cryssa are both humans. The most boring race. Or so we thought ??

  —Nameless Vampire

  > Makes me wanna reroll human just to get yelled at by Lyra and Cryssa tbh

  —Nameless Human

  > New meta: be useful enough to receive orders from Cryssa. That’s the dream.

  —Nameless Human

  > Okay but real question: if Cryssa and Lyra ever stood in the same room during a raid… who commands who?

  —Nameless Human

  > No one. The monsters just die from intimidation.

  —Nameless Human

  > Slightly off-topic but…

  I asked a random NPC in Stellar about Lyra and she said Lyra has a “smol daughter” named Roxy Stelluna who cheering her while hugging cute plushie ??????

  —Nameless Human

  > WAIT LYRA’S A MOM?? MILF BUFF CONFIRMED??

  —Nameless Human

  > milf. milf general. milf tactician. milf queen. this is too powerful.

  —Nameless Human

  > Aight I’m gonna buy some candies for little roxy

  —Nameless Human

  > Share Roxy pic or we’re calling the FBI

  —Nameless Human

  > Did you guys talk to the mercenary?

  Said Lyra executed her own husband in the civil war.

  Like… beheaded him herself. Because he killed her father. ??

  —Nameless Human

  > bruh that’s yandere backstory

  —Nameless Human

  > Lyra lore update:

  MILF

  Ice queen

  Tactical genius

  Yandere who beheaded her husband

  I would like to be whipped respectfully ??

  —Nameless Human

  > I don't wanna fight her

  I want her to discipline me for missing my raid shift

  —Nameless Human

  > me: “wow these NPCs are written well”

  also me after hearing Lyra lore: ?? “Yes my General, ma’am”

  —Moderator Dream

  > ?? Reminder: this is the Commander thread, not the Confessions to Lyra Stelluna, Cryssa Stelluna, or even Roxy Stelluna thread. There are exclusive fanclub threads ??

  —Nameless Human

  > bro even the moderators are melting

  Commander thread now just Lyra and Cryssa fanclub, and I fully support this.

  —Nameless Human

  > Commander Thread was supposed to be about mechanics

  Now it’s a shrine

  —Nameless Human

  > As it should be. ???♂?

  —————

  ? Dream Land Forum - Starlace Order Thread ?

  Topic: Gender Lock? Beauty? Power? Let’s talk about the Stelluna parade & Starlace Order

  —Nameless Male Human

  > Okay so... are the Starlace Order units NPC-only or can players actually join them? Because I need to know where to sign up like yesterday.

  —Nameless Male Vampire

  > Not even gonna lie. I picked Vampire for edge aesthetic, but after watching that parade and Cryssa’s speech??

  Human players won the beta.

  —Nameless Female Elf

  > Why are all of them gorgeous??

  The mages? Graceful and terrifying.

  The knights? All thighs and war glint.

  The commander girl?? Instant waifu.

  I’m overwhelmed.

  —Nameless Male Human

  > Bro this army is literally 100% wife material

  If there’s a recruitment system and it’s gender-locked I will identify as whatever they need ??

  —Nameless Male Human

  > real talk tho, gender lock sucks

  I don’t mind all-female lore NPC army, it’s cool and has context, but if player access gets locked out? That’d be a problem.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > “Why are the knights all girls???”

  Bro, maybe it’s finally your turn to play the support role and follow us for once. ??

  —Nameless Female Human

  > As a woman who's played co-op games for ten years, I cried when I saw the crowd cheering women for once.

  No jeering. No “get back to healing.” Just… respect.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > SAME.

  The Stelluna projection wasn’t just hype. It was a love letter to every girl who’s ever been called “carry bait.”

  This game made me feel seen.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > I’ve been told “stick to support” since I was 14.

  Watching an army of badass women protect a town and be cheered for it?? Yeah, I cried. Didn’t even realize I needed that.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > It wasn’t just that they were strong.

  It was that the game didn’t feel the need to sexualize them to justify their presence.

  They were respected. Revered. It wasn’t fanservice. It was leadership.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > That speech hit harder than anything I’ve seen in a “real” esport broadcast.

  It wasn’t about “girl power” as a gimmick.

  It was earned power.

  The kind we never get to see without a wink or a punchline.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > Been in many game lobbies...

  You saw a girl on chats and people either flirt, asking phone number, or try to "carry."

  But here?

  The world just let us exist as warriors. The real gender equality.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > I used to mute myself every game to avoid harassment.

  Watching Cryssa stand on that platform, and hearing an entire town chant her name...

  That wasn’t just in-game lore. That was a win for every woman who’s ever been sidelined in a team.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > If Starlace Order really is gender-locked female...

  Good.

  No weird whispers, no “nice outfit ;)” from some dude behind you. Just sisters.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > I’ve been the only girl in a raid party where I had to mute every five minutes.

  Now I get a faction where I can breathe? Where I’m not the “mascot girl”?

  Bless whoever designed this system.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > I don’t even care if it’s overpowered or underpowered.

  Let me be in the Order.

  I’ll take silence and sisterhood over “are you single lol” any day.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > All I’m saying is:

  If Starlace is all-female, then for once…

  We’re the carry.

  Sit back and let the ladies take top leaderboard.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > Tbh? Kinda poetic.

  After years of “make me a sandwich” jokes in VC, now the kitchen’s on fire and it’s the girls putting it out with enchanted ice swords. ??

  —Nameless Female Human

  > But like… how do we apply? Is there a quest line?

  Do I need to bring Cryssa a bouquet? A blood sacrifice? Do I duel someone for her hand???

  —Nameless Male Human

  > I’m a dude and I still wanna join.

  Not even for gameplay, I just wanna stand next to them and be like “Yes, ma’am.”

  —Nameless Female Human

  > Yo someone said Stelluna’s current army is only NPCs but there's a flag system in the backend? Like maybe it’ll open for recruitment in later events?

  —Nameless Female Human

  > I heard the freed slaves became the Order. So maybe it’s story-bound for now?

  Still. If a quest opens up that says “Earn Cryssa’s trust,” I will no-life it immediately.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > Implications?? It’s inspiring, that’s what it is.

  Every MMO has guilds and armies. This is the first time one felt like a movement.

  —Nameless Female Human

  > In a game called Dream Land we just watched a girl build an army of women from the ashes of slavery, loss, and civil war.

  If that’s not the dream, what is?

  —Nameless Male Human

  > Final verdict:

  Cryssa: leader

  Lyra: strategy mom

  Knights: goddesses

  Mages: angels

  Me: applying to carry water buckets or polish armor or something idc just let me help

  —Nameless Male Human

  > So when's the first Starlace Order cosplay drop?

  —Nameless Male Human

  > If this is how the beta starts, I can’t even imagine what endgame looks like.

  Stelluna gave us more narrative punch in 10 minutes than most MMOs do in 200 hours.

  —Nameless Male Human

  > What’s scarier is… this is just one human town.

  How many towns are out there? How deep is this world really?

  —Nameless Female Human

  > Real talk: if Stelluna dropped this much lore and emotional damage in one cutscene, imagine what the capital city must look like.

  Or like... the last human stronghold? ??

  —Nameless Female Foxkin

  > I’m playing a foxkin and our town’s cool and all but now I’m paranoid we missed some insane story arc.

  What if every race gets their own hidden lore like this?

  —Nameless Male Human

  > What if this isn’t just a human thing?

  What if elves have exiled princesses, dwarves have fallen kingdoms, and juggernauts are ancient titans or something?

  Bro this is gonna spiral fast.

  —Nameless Male Human

  > I thought Dream Land Online was just a vibe game.

  But now it feels like I’m playing the prologue to a novel I can’t put down.

  —Nameless Male Human

  > I logged in for the combat system.

  I stayed because I saw feminist legion.

  No regrets.

  ? Dream Land Forum - Iori Fanclub Thread ?

  Topic: The Frostveil Storm Knight ????

  —Nameless Human

  > Heard a mercenary NPC call her the Frostveil Storm Knight.

  That’s gotta be an official title, right?

  like nickname or something

  She carried a battlefield and was BLEEDING while doing it.

  —Nameless Elf

  > Okay but… why is there an elf in the human capital?

  Like, for real. I thought all elves spawned in Lumeria town.

  What’s Iori doing in Stellar of all places?

  —Nameless Human

  > idk but I’m glad she’s there.

  That final slash in the projection? Legit had chills.

  She’s not even the commander and still looked like an S-tier raid boss.

  —Nameless Human

  > Cryssa herself on stage said the Starlace Order filled with former slaves, right??

  If that’s true, she went from slave to soloing monsters while half-dead.

  Queen behavior.

  —Nameless Elf

  > I’m calling it now: tragic backstory.

  I’m an elf and every NPC in town here said nobody uses swords.

  So who’s Iori?

  Exiled? Enslaved? Lost someone in the war?

  There must be PAIN behind those cold emerald-glow eyes guys.

  —Nameless Elf

  > I asked like 5 NPCs about her. All I got was “She doesn’t belong here.”

  Either it’s hidden lore… or the devs want us to suffer.

  —Nameless Human

  > I don’t even care if she has no quests.

  I will spend my entire play session just standing near her.

  —Nameless Human

  > Forget joining Starlace for Cryssa, I’m here for IORI.

  If she becomes recruitable or leads a squad one day?

  First in line. Don’t care if I have to kneel.

  —Nameless Elf

  > PSA: If you’re in Lumeria, do NOT ask every elf NPC about Iori.

  I asked the potion shop lady and she gave me a look like I just insulted her ancestors.

  —Nameless Elf

  > Bro same. I asked “Do you know Iori?” and got a popup:

  ? Favorability -2 ?

  ??????

  —Nameless Elf

  > Asked the elder guy near the waterfall.

  He whispered, “She is no longer one of us,” then walked off and wouldn’t talk to me again.

  I think I got lore-locked out of his questline ??

  —Nameless Elf

  > The blacksmith said, “We forge for Lumeria townfolks, not for ghosts.”

  What does that mean?? What kind of lore do Iori have??

  Also now his shop prices are 20% higher for me wtf ??

  —Nameless Elf

  > Moral of the story:

  Don’t simp out loud in elf town.

  They will remember.

  —Nameless Human

  > Iori fan club is now official.

  There are already tons of posters, pins, and fanart. Frostveil forever. ??

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