People can go to Universities to study Epic or fields or real life. But the world it's extremely unfair since Epic is so impprtant to the point where the game's currency is used as real money. The game it's used to evit violence in real life, which in their society it's illegal.
Basically, the way you play Epic will affect your social sanding and career. The book "Epic" talks about the planet New Earth where Epic it's not just a game. It was wrote by the Irish writer, Conor Kostick. (Apr.Right now, I'm reading a book called "Epic". Kostick manages to aim his allegory at two separate targets: the pointless wastefulness of a government too big to correct its course or even know its true nature, and, on a slightly more trivial note, the waste of time gamers spend in their online “second lives.” The elegant conclusion will linger with readers. As the game becomes self-aware, there are whispers of a revolution among those who would use the game's technology for conversations and elections rather than endless fighting.
Erik finds a loophole that allows him to defeat a red dragon, making him one of the wealthiest players in the game suddenly he is a threat to Central Allocations, a team of powerful players that are the world's de facto rulers, even though they do not fully understand the system they are manipulating. Harald does eventually appear in the arena to demand more solar panels for his community, but his appearance unearths a secret in his past, and he is sent into exile.
Erik is frustrated both with the game and with his father, Harald, who refuses to play. When they're not working in the salt mines of New Earth, everyone spends their time in the online game, Epic, accumulating resources and completing quests. Irish author Kostick's powerful debut imagines an agrarian world where violence is illegal, except within a massive computer game that provides the economic and governmental structure for society.
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