Classmancers - A MOBA Esport Story

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Description

Imagine a shonen sports story. But, it’s not about baseball or soccer. No, this one is about playing a MOBA video game!

And no, it’s neither League of Legends nor DotA. A BRAND NEW ORIGINAL MOBA, the one MOBA to rule them all - Classmancers!

The game has become so big, that even schools recognize it as a sport. They even allow students to participate in Classmancers clubs and compete against other schools!Who will be the one going to nationals!?

For Yuel, a team sport is like a chessboard that comes to life. There’s no greater fun than deconstructing every opponent and predicting twenty of their moves in advance.

And, Classmancers is the ideal stage for such psychological warfare, for it’s a sport in which game theory reigns supreme. At least, usually, it does.

There are also goofs like Lars, who got -200 IQ, yet boast godlike mechanical skill that triumphs against all odds. He’s like your typical OPMC which a cheat, except the cheat does nothing for his intellect.

Yuel and Lars are like water and fire. In other words, 100% compatible! That’s why they form an unlikely duo and set out to dominate Classmancers’ competitive scene!

However, to challenge their OPness, the two will run into rivals who are just as OP! Some of them will turn their teammates immune to Yuel’s psychological attacks, while others will redirect Lars’s almighty strength against himself.

In this harsh environment, the two will keep struggling, struggling, and struggling some more, following their promise to reach the pro scene.

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2018
Author: DarkClaymore

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 467
Views: 1,755,163

Chapters(678 total)

What readers say about Classmancers - A MOBA Esport Story

“Something that, at least to my knowledge, hasn't been done before. Reads like an anime. Very typical teenage characters who attend a school simply to play their chosen game. The 'inbody' writing of the fights is well done although our MC spends a significan…”
13lack12oseRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“Classmancer is a story about how Yuel and Lars as they aim for the competitive scene in the MOBA classmancer. The author executes this story well - and it makes me wonder why it has the current bad rating. This novel is definitely something I think a lot mo…”
BlueBugRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

13lack12oseRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Something that, at least to my knowledge, hasn't been done before.
Reads like an anime. Very typical teenage characters who attend a school simply to play their chosen game. The 'inbody' writing of the fights is well done although our MC spends a significant portion of the novel thinking through possible options/strategies, which can be off-putting at times.
Overall a well-written novel, in a different genre from the norm of RR.
Give it a chance and see what you think!
BlueBugRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Classmancer is a story about how Yuel and Lars as they aim for the competitive scene in the MOBA classmancer. The author executes this story well - and it makes me wonder why it has the current bad rating. This novel is definitely something I think a lot more people would enjoy reading than what the overall score might present.
Style: Everything he tells of the happening has a purpose, and executes it faithfully. The narrator is to be understood as the character telling of this experience, and allows for an easy way of understanding what's happening, and furthermore makes me feel. No sentence struck me as out of place, and the pacing is quite nice as well. I just wish sometimes that you would have connected more happenings together, for example when Gregory and Taison appeared for the Junior exam, a single reminder that they were the same Yuel and Lars played against would have given the encounter more meaning (at the beginning, when it wasn't clear yet that they were the ones from when Yuel met Lars). This, however, pales to the quite aggressive way the author uses words to convey this story.
Story: For the purposes of this review, I will divide story into two different categories, world and plot. The world is believable, and told of in an interesting way. The plot is also believable within this world, and also told of in an interesting way. One can clearly tell that the author quite wants to write about this - or at least is invested in this world.
Grammar: No outstanding grammar issues found. A couple of times a sleight of hand, but having 3 or 4 mistakes in 183 pages is no reason to not read this story. (Btw, to the ones reading, double negatives actually violate no grammar rule.)
Character: Quite believable characters, along with interesting ways of conveying their thoughts, their intentions and their actions. Expect good character growth. Also, each character has an unique voice, and you'll likely find yourself smiling at Lars' and Yuel's almost polarizing at
KushioRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Absolutely a great read. Character progression is great. Its written well even the side characters feel like they are progressing. Game sounds interesting and wish it was a thing irl. Only down side is that i dont really like the "slang". But i can see past that Love it! 👍🏻
ShuduwRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is one fo my favorites on this site. I have read very few books that can compare. I love the attention to detail in this book, including all the action scenes. I hope you continue this book. To the readers: Have fun reading this.
The IrregularRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is some good stuff. A niche genre that may PERHAPS not be to everyones liking but more than good enough to trump the average royalroad fic in my personal opinion. I had the oppurtunity to read ahead some. And i can say it only gets better!
edwardcastleRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I read up to chapter 8 before leaving this review.
I wasn't expecting much from an esports novel, much less one about a kid playing a MOBA.
And yet, this was great.
It's lighthearted, funny at times, the characters are believable, has a good progression.
It was also great remembering my times playing MOBA, remembering my naive beliefs and how they were crushed (SPOILERS, ranked mode isn't Heaven).
A great novel overall, one I'm glad I took my time to read.
sugouxxxRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Uh yeah, so, solid 5
I mean, look, just read it, you're not gonna dissapointed
Chinese Author LN should learn from you.
HappyHavakRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Pretty good start. I'm looking forward to how this turns out, I've been wanting a good MOBA novel for a while now. Can't say much about story or characters so far, but they seem promising. No blatant grammar errors either. So all in all its worth me paying attention to. The only question I have is; is it a VRMOBA? Because I don't recall the chapter mentioning it specifically and if it's not, then will his lack of coordination affect his gameplay?
Samson ChuiRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Starts strong then just spends chapters on other characters.
Way too many side chapter stories.
Wish the author would do a side book if he was going to ignore main narrative.
By the 13th chapter, I think it's up to read 4 chapters get 1 main chapter.
The spelling and proof reading get worse as book continues.
it's an enjoyable read but i got into skipping the chapters completely.
WonderKidRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I'm really interested in this novel. I hope the MOBA players understand that in the game there are defeats, victories, joys and disappointments.
All of them are built with strategies.