Surprisingly bad... I thought The Almighty Ring would be the worst web novel I would read in 2019, but I was proven very wrong.I'm not sure how much of the problems with this story can be attributed to the translator and editor versus the author, but there are tons of problems. The writing is downright unreadable at times. It feels like entire paragraphs or even chapters worth of vital information missing. I only tolerated a few chapters before dropping this series, but I was already lost and confused by chapter 2. Details are inconsistent and contradictory.Where is the narrative? Did the MC even die? Why doesn't he seem remotely bothered or confused by the fact he went back in time? Is this a normal thing? That "betrayal" wasn't even slightly dramatic, leaving me wonder what the big deal was at the end of the first chapter. Everything appears to be action, which is fine for an action fan like me, but there's no description to go along with that action. It's just "Boom! Things happened" and "MC got this bonus."What little information is given about the MMORPG doesn't make a lick of sense.... Seriously, what is even going on?I'm not sure this can even be considered to have any story development. The story is technically there but, development? No. The pacing is very fast, but there's no narrative or anticipation. Even though a handful of side characters got introduced quickly, there character-establishing moments are weak, and the characters have no depth. The MC definitely has no depth.I'm shocked this even got approval for a translation.
