Cinderella Sea is a level 512 Elite Knight who lives on the non-pvp server Collabra.
He was introduced to Tibia approximately 19 years ago, after playing for a while he retired and returned to play in September 2020.
“I PLAYED TIBIA FOR THE FIRST TIME AROUND 2004 FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS, ONE DAY ONE OF MY BROTHERS CAME FROM SCHOOL TALKING ABOUT THIS GAME AND THE SAME DAY MY TWO BROTHERS AND I CREATED A CHAR, EVEN MY GIRLFRIEND CREATED ONE AND SHE PLAYED FOR A WHILE XD!”
His real name is Sergio and he is 75 years old…
Hahaha ok, ok, just kidding! In reality, he is not 75 years old, but his real name is Sergio and he is from Santiago de Chile. He currently lives in Arica, which is located to the north.
Sergio is a professional audiovisual communicator, which explains his taste for videos and social networks. He works as a transmedia producer and recently became a university professor of a course called “Transmedia Storytelling.”.
His first character was a Master Sorcerer named Sheshonga and at that time he played in pvp worlds.
“I REMEMBER THAT AT THAT TIME EVERYTHING WAS MANUAL AND THE SD'S HAD TO BE LAUNCHED DIRECTLY TO THE OTHER PLAYERS, WE RUN DIAGONALLY TO DODGE THEM AND I ALSO REMEMBER THAT EVERYONE HAD BOTS, MULTI-CLIENTS AND HACKS HAPPENED EVERY DAY.”
When he was little, Sergio used to spend his time in war in Tibia enjoying the feeling of euphoria that we all have felt when hunting another player.
“I REALLY LIKED CREATING MAKERS AND GO OUT TO PK PEOPLE, I WAS A TROLL MORE THAN ANYTHING, THE PLAYERS ALMOST ALWAYS REACTED IN A FUNNY WAY AND IT MADE ME LOL’D, AFTER THAT THE FEELING OF SUSPENSE WAITING TO LOSE THE SKULL.”
Upon returning to Tibia, the decision to play in non-pvp worlds was actually a mistake, because when he was creating a new character he did not realize the type of server he was choosing and thus ended up in this type of worlds.
“I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION THAT I WAS CHOOSING A NON-PVP WORLD HEHE, SO IT WAS BY MISTAKE BUT I WOULD CHOOSE IT AGAIN, I HAVE THE FEELING THAT YOU CAN CONCENTRATE ON CHARLOVING MORE BY REMOVING THE ENTIRE PK TOPIC”
Cinderella is a player who enjoys the game completely alone and although we are used to seeing how Tibians usually play in groups or among friends to form team hunts, it’s also a reality that managing to coordinate 2 or 4 people in time and availability is often difficult and complicated, especially now that the community is made up of people between 20 and 30+ years old with various responsibilities outside of the game.
“I AM 100% A SOLO PLAYER, IT IS MY PERSONAL GAME MECHANICS. WHEN I STARTED PLAYING I HAD A GIRL AS A DRUID-EK DUO BUT WE HAD PROBLEMS AND OUR FRIENDSHIP ENDED AND AFTER THAT I PREFERRED TO PLAY ALONE.”
“I LIKE TO GO AT MY RHYTHM, SET MYSELF PERSONAL GOALS THAT MOST PLAYERS DO NOT WANT OR CAN'T ACHIEVE AND ABOVE ALL, WHAT I LIKE MOST IS MAKING VIDEOS MORE THAN PLAYING THE GAME, EVERYTHING I DO IS BASED ON RECORDING AND EDITING CERTAIN UNIQUE OR SPECIAL MOMENTS.”
His main goal in Tibia is to finish killing the 100 Vampire Lords, and also to register them on the bosstiary, and of course to have it on video.
“SO FAR I’VE KILLED 93 VAMPIRE LORD, I ALSO WANT TO KILL WOTE FINAL BOSS BUT AT THE LOWEST LEVEL I CAN, I’M GOING TO TRY IT ON LEVEL 520”
His favorite vocation is undoubtedly the EK, among its different skills, set combinations, weapons and more, that make this vocation stand out among the others for him.
“SINCE I PLAYED ELITE KNIGHT I WOULDN’T CHANGE IT FOR ANY OTHER VOCATION. I LIKE MANY THINGS, I LOVE THE FEELING OF THE FULL BOX HUNTING IN HP. IT SEEMS TO ME THE MOST APPROPRIATE PROFESSION FOR PLAYING ALONE. I LOVE THE ANIMATION OF THE EXORI, I FEEL A SATISFACTION. THE DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF SET AND WEAPONS THAT CAN BE USED ARE ALSO VERY COOL, I AM ADDICTED TO THE SPELL UTANI TEMPO HUR.”
Among his favorite hobbies within Tibia achievements are one of them, increasing his sword skill which is currently 125 at level 500 and without a doubt what attracts him the most is hunting bosses, an activity that has become popular thanks to the Bosstiary implement and has driven the growth of the Boss Hunters community.
“MY LIKED STARTED AT THE TIME THE BOSSTIARY APPEARED, THE PEOPLE WHO HUNTED THEM ALWAYS CATCHED MY ATTENTION BUT I NEVER TRIED IT OR READ ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ONE DAY BY CHANCE I FELL INTO THE GHOST SHIP AND WHEN I CAME DOWN THE LADDER THERE WAS CAPTAIN JONES. LUCKY! I STARTED TO RECORD HOW I KILLED HIM AND I LOVED THE IDEA OF HAVING MANY VIDEOS LIKE THIS. THAT DAY I ASKED A FRIEND IF SHE KNEW WHERE I COULD FIND INFORMATION AND SHE SENT ME A COUPLE OF LINKS WITH TIPS FOR BEGINNERS AND SUDDENLY I WAS HUNTING SOMETIMES MORE THAN 3 BOSSES A DAY.”
Hunting bosses is definitely not for all players, this activity requires perseverance, time and persistence, especially when looking for bosses and not finding them, many tend to give up along the way.
“I THINK WHAT I ENJOY THE MOST ARE TWO THINGS, ON ONE HAND I REALLY LIKE THE UNCERTAINTY WHEN I AM GETTING TO KNOW A NEW RESPAWN AND I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE BOSS OR NOT. IT'S LIKE A SUSPENSE THAT CAN LAST A LONG TIME UNTIL THE BOSS APPEARS AND THEN BOOM! A LOT OF THINGS ARE TRIGGERED VERY FAST. THEN I PRESS THE RECORD BUTTON TO CAPTURE THAT SPECIAL, RANDOM MOMENT. RECORDING AND EDITING THE VIDEO, DECIDING ON THE MUSIC AND UPLOADING IT TO INSTAGRAM IS WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT ALL OF THIS.”
Another curious fact about Sergio is that he continues searching for bosses that he has already finished in his Bosstiary, this is something quite peculiar since the current “Boss Hunters” regularly carry out this activity for Bosstiary points and when they obtain them they simply abandon visits to the boss which they have already completed.
“UFF THIS IS SOMETHING STRATEGIC AND A LITTLE COMPLICATED. AT BEGINNING I ONLY HUNTED THE BOSSES UNTIL I COMPLETED THE BOSSTIARY, MAINLY TO LET OTHER PLAYERS GET THEM TOO. BUT ON MY SERVER I AM HUNTED AND THAT MEANS THAT MANY PLAYERS CONSIDER ME AN ENEMY AND TRY ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO HURT OR STOP MY GAME. AND SEEING THAT I HAVE A FEW BOSSES TO FINISH, THEY STARTED TO CONCENTRATE ON HUNTING THEM BEFORE ME TO AFFECT ME. I REALIZED THAT I LEFT THE REST OF THE BOSSES VERY EASY THEN THEY COULD CONCENTRATE ON TAKING OFF THE ONE I WANTED. SO I HUNT THEM ALL AGAIN TO PRESSURE THEM.”
Yes, Cinderella Sea is a player who is “HUNTED” on a non-pvp world. This may be curious since we know that a person who is hunted in pvp worlds can be chased by guilds, get involved in wars and as a result die from pvp at any time.
But what does it mean to be hunted on a server where you can't pvp?
In the words of Cinderella:
“BASICALLY MEANS THAT THE PLAYERS IN THE DOMINANT GUILD DECIDE THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO MESS WITH YOU AND YOUR GAME, IN MANY WAYS AS THEY CAN OCCUR IN FORMS OF INTIMIDATION, LIKE INSULTING YOU VERBALLY WITHOUT EVER HAVING SPOKEN A SINGLE WORD TO YOU BEFORE.”
And how did he end up hunted? Well, although it may seem incredible and a little funny, this is from Cinderella's own ideas, without a doubt this player never stops surprising us.
“IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT BEING HUNTED COULD BE A GOOD EXPERIMENT TO MAKE FUNNY VIDEOS, SO I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT I NEVER LIKED THE CLAIMED SYSTEM AND STARTED KSING IN A RESPAWN CONTROLLED BY THE DOMINANT GUILD. I ONLY RESPECT THE LETTER SYSTEM AS IT WAS DONE BEFORE.”
Hehe…
But how does the "hunted" really work in non-pvp worlds? Really, the similarity of said activity in both pvp and non-pvp lies in the attitude of the player who receives the "hunted" because in both types of worlds the pressure can discourage anyone.
“IT’S A FORM OF INTIMIDATION, IT DEPENDS A LOT ON HOW EACH PLAYER TAKES IT. IF YOU ARE HUNTED, NO ONE DO BOSSES OR QUESTS WITH YOU AND YOU RECEIVE INSULTS DAILY, THEY HARASS YOU, THEY CHASE YOU, THEY GIVE YOU KS, THEY TRY TO KILL YOU IN EVERY POSSIBLE PVE WAYS. IN MY CASE IT IS VERY LITTLE EFFECTIVE BECAUSE BECAUSE OF MY MECHANICS I DO ALL THE BOSSES AND QUEST ALONE, ALSO EVERY TIME THEY TRY TO MESS WITH ME I GET A FUN VIDEO FOR MY INSTAGRAM, WHICH BY THE WAY ARE THE ONE PEOPLE LIKE THE MOST.”
Sergio is clearly a person who radiates a very positive and pleasant attitude, he looks for the best side of each situation to be able to take advantage of what is happening.
Unfortunately, being hunted or having “differences” with other people has provoked anger among these players, who intensify the hate and take it off the screen with insults, threats and more.
“I LIVE THAT EVERY DAY, I HAVE A LOT OF VIEWS ON MY INSTAGRAM THAT ARE FROM MEMBERS OF THE GUILD THAT HUNTED ME. SEVERAL OF THEM SEND ME THOSE TYPES OF MESSAGES. FOR ME IT IS SOMETHING VERY CRAZY AND BIZARRE, I CAN'T IMAGINE MYSELF DOING SOMETHING LIKE WHAT THEY ARE DOING.”
And in many cases the players, and not just Tibia, fail to control those impulses of hatred and end up generating bigger problems in real life, since they fail to keep the things of the game within the game.
“I THINK THESE PEOPLE AREN’T ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE BOTH REALITIES AS SOMETHING SEPARATE, THE GAME AND REAL LIFE END UP BEING THE SAME FOR THEM.”
Cinderella Sea, Sergio in real life, is a Tibian who enjoys the game in a quite peculiar way and without a doubt with his videos and spontaneous decisions he has shown us that many of the players tend to have predictable reactions to certain events, however that does not It manages to affect his way of playing and despite everything he enjoys it every time he gets on.
“THE MAIN THING IS TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE TO DO IN THE GAME AND DO IT UNTIL YOU'RE SICK OF IT. SOMETIMES WE ARE FACED WITH FRUSTRATING OR UNFAIR SITUATIONS AND IT SEEMS AS IF EVERYTHING AROUND IS ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S NOT SO, IT'S JUST A SMALL PART... THE GAME IS QUITE DYNAMIC AND FLEXIBLE TO FIND YOUR OWN SPACE AND ENJOY IT.”
If you already know Sergio, you surely know that he is a very nice person and if you still don't know him, we invite you to follow his content on his Instagram, where you can see his adventures on video and possibly gain a new friend.