Non-Player Characters (NPC) is a common gaming terminology. It is standard RPG term used for characters in a video game that are not controlled by the gamers but by the video game's Artificial Intelligence (AI).
NPCs serve a number of purposes in video games including:
- As plot device: NPCs can be used to advance the storyline.[1]
- For assistance: NPCs may act as partners to the gamer.[1]
- Game functions: NPCs often serve as save points, item stores, health regeneration points and so on.[1]
Overview[]
It is commonly believed that NPC in Lucid Adventure were created by the technology of Giga. This led to some people treating them as colleagues while some players treat them like tools and looked down on them.
It was later revealed that Lucid Adventure was created using God's Toy and the NPC are in fact not AI but real people[2]. This is unknown to ordinary players who still refer to them as NPC.
Field Bosses[]
Main Article: Field Boss
A term used for strong boss monsters that are a lot stronger than normal monsters by several folds. According to Choco Bibi, Field Bosses in Lucid Adventure are extremely strong and require at least 20 players to be defeated. In the Subjugation Round, a One Star Monster is the equivalent of a Field Boss.[3]
A list of Field Bosses can be found here.
Named NPC[]
Ratings[]
(등급, deung-geub) (also known as '"rank; rating") (LINE Webtoon: "Level")
So far in the game, some NPC have been revealed to have specific Ratings/Grades. The higher the rating, the more powerful, difficult or potential the rated monster has.
- Rare (희귀)
- Legendary (전설)
NPC List[]
The full listing of all NPCs in Lucid Adventure can be found here.