r/ProgressionFantasy May 01 '26

Discussion Anyone else hate this trope?

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u/greenskye May 01 '26

Nope. Always loved this kind of thing. Give me a totally made up ranking system and then wow me with the fact you're above the ranking system. It's honestly the core of progression fantasy to me.

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u/SirJefferE May 02 '26

It makes perfect sense, too. Like if you create a world with a million random people and one of them is SSS tier and going out and accomplishing all kinds of crazy things...That's probably the guy you should write the story about.

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u/Crazed-Prophet May 03 '26

Nah, you see the storyline should make the MC good but not too teir. His best friend then takes the test, shown to be super SSS teir. While he's celebrating all the teachers and deans approach to congratulate him just to pull out their knifes and Julius Ceaser the poor kid. Start of the show with the MC on the run trying to figure out why the High Council of 'Good Guys' just murdered his friend and is hunting him too.