Reality Ranking Is Coming: Why I’m Excited About My New LitRPG Combat Series

Something new has been growing in the background for a while.

Late nights. Notes everywhere. Fight systems. Rivalries. Characters I can’t stop thinking about. A world built around obsession, spectacle, pressure, and the terrifying desire to matter.

Today, I want to finally talk about it.

I’m working on a brand-new LitRPG-inspired combat progression series called: Reality Ranking.

And honestly?

This one feels different.

What Is Reality Ranking?

Imagine a near future where people no longer obsess over sports stars, streamers, celebrities, or influencers.

Instead, the whole world watches one thing:

Reality.

A massive decentralized virtual combat ecosystem where millions compete and billions watch. Fighters enter brutal combat environments called Instances and battle monsters, rivals, pressure, public scrutiny, betting chaos, fame, sponsorships, and each other for one thing above all else:

Ranking.

Ranking is public.

Ranking is debated.

Ranking decides who matters.

Lose badly and the internet laughs.

Win big and the world remembers your name.

Meet Ryan Cooper (AKA… Coopernator)

At the center of the story is Ryan Cooper.

Ryan is not a chosen one.

He is not rich.

He is not charismatic.

He is not naturally confident.

He is awkward. Quiet. Overworked. Invisible.

Most of his life is spent drifting between dead-end jobs while secretly obsessing over Reality. But Ryan doesn’t watch the game like everyone else.

He studies it.

He rewatches fights.

He analyzes positioning.

He obsesses over footwork, leverage, timing, pressure, and survival while training alone in cramped spaces nobody would ever notice.

Then he finally enters Reality under a ridiculous joke username he never expected anyone to care about:

COOPERNATOR.

And somehow…

People start paying attention.

Why This Series Excites Me

I’ve always loved progression stories.

But I wanted to build something that felt intense in a different way.

This is combat progression without easy shortcuts.

No magical stat screen saving you.

No effortless power scaling.

No overpowered destiny.

In Reality Ranking, improvement comes through repetition, study, pressure, adaptation, and survival. Ryan wins ugly. He survives. He learns. He grows under the full weight of public attention.

I also wanted to explore something that feels increasingly modern:

What happens when performance becomes identity?

What happens when your failures are public?

When strangers debate your worth?

When your ranking becomes social currency?

When attention itself becomes power?

The fights matter.

But the pressure around the fights matters just as much.

Expect…

If this sounds like your kind of thing, here are some of the themes and vibes you can expect:

• Brutal close-range combat
• PvPvE survival and tactical fighting
• Underdog progression
• Rivalries and escalating pressure
• Fame, spectacle, and public obsession
• Betting chaos and media drama
• Commentary culture, fan culture, memes, and narratives
• Training, adaptation, and technical skill growth
• A protagonist who earns every inch of progress the hard way

The Bigger Question Behind the Story

At its heart, Reality Ranking asks something simple:

What if the entire world watched your attempt to become somebody?

Not after you succeeded.

Not once you became famous.

But while you were still awkward.

Still broke.

Still failing.

Still figuring it out.

Because sometimes becoming unforgettable starts with being overlooked.

What Happens Next?

I’ll be sharing more as the world develops—characters, combat ideas, worldbuilding, behind-the-scenes thoughts, and probably a few glimpses into the chaos of building this universe.

For now, I’m just excited to finally say:

Reality Ranking is happening.

And I can’t wait for you to step into the fight.