The New badge

Walker was surprised that his stats improved once again and that he acquired a badge he thought that it was going to take some time before he gets one.

'Okay show me my stats first,' said Walker

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[Name: Walker Hamilton]

[Position: PG]

[height : 6' 2" (1.88 m) ]

[weight : 188 lbs ]

[Inside scoring: C+]

[Outside scoring: B- -----> B+]

[Perimeter defense: C- -----> C+]

[Post Defense : F ----->F]

[Basketball IQ: D- ----->C+]

[Ball Handling: A- ----->A+]

[Rebounding: D+]

[Athleticism: C-]

[Level= 1 (High School level)]

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Walker was shocked by the increase of his stats.

'System what is the reason for this increase in my stats .' Walker asked with confusion written on his face.

[the increase in your stats is due to gaining experience from playing matches] the system replied

'then why didn't improve while I was playing 1v1 matches against Z?' Walker asked

[there was an improvement, but it was small and didn't change your stats.]the system answered

'Why is that?' Walker said

[then let me ask you when you played against Z in those 1v1 matches what was your goal?] the system responded

'I wanted to find a solution for the yips.' Walker answered

[and in those matches, you didn't mind losing] the system said

'yes because of the purpose of my matches against Z is to get rid of the yips'

After he responded, Walker, taught about what he said for a moment then came to a realization.

'so because I didn't care about winning or losing in my matches against Z that why the stats didn't increase by much, and because I wanted to win the competition that why my stats increased by much.' Walker said

[Yes that's the reason for the sudden increase in your stats because in friendly pickup matches there is nothing on the line for both teams.] the system replied

'So if I want to increase my stats I need to participate in tournaments or competitive matches.' Walker asked

[Yes, that will help you hone your skills and improve your skills.]

'So if I keep up like this I could Improve my level faster.'

[Thats, not the case because the improvement will slow down every time you level up.]

Walker how was planning to have a lot of matches to improve faster was given a reality check after he heard what the system said.

'So what do I need to upgrade to level 2.' Walker asked

[You need to have at least 2 attributes reach A+] the system replied

'So I need another A+ to reach level 2 then what going to happen to my attributes stats.' Walker said

[They will be adjusted according to the next level.] the system answered

When Walker heard that he remember when he saw his attributes stats for the first time.

'It will not be the same as the first time I saw my stats.' walker asked with worry in his voice.

[No, because your only advancing one level, and the first time you saw your stat were on the legend level] said the system

'then how much my stats will be affected.' Walker asked

[every stat will be dropped by two grads.] said the system

Walker was shocked by what the system said, but after considering it for a while, he found it reasonable.

'Okay now open the badge section.' Walker said

the system opened the badges section.

Walker saw that there is a bronze looking badge he clicked it then the badge information was shown.

ANKLE BREAKER | Bronze lv 1|Increases the strength of an ankle breaker when dribbling against an opponent by 5%

'How did I get this badge is it because I broke the ankles of Peter in the game.' Walker asked

[you achieved the ankle breaker badge because you scored 10 points after using two dribbling moves and that activated the badge.] the system replied

'oh okay will you explain to me the level system of this badges.' said Walker

[All the badges are divided into 4 levels: bronze/silver/gold/HoF] the system explained

[And every level is split into three sub-levels lv1/lv2/lv3] the system continued

'okay then what's the requirement to advance to Bronze Lv2.' Walker said

[you need to complete 200 double moves leading to a score.] the system answered.

Walker was shocked by the number, but he knows that nothing is free and if he wants to be the best he needs to work harder.

'and what about the other badges what do I need to activate them?' Walker asked

[just click on the badge, and it will give you the requirement.] the system replied

Walker clicked on the Dimer badge next.

Dimer | Locked | Locked

Requirement: Dish out 50 assists | progrees : 8/50

Walker saw the requirement and know how bad he was as a PG, but he was determined on improving himself in this aspect.

Walker continued checking the badges, he clicked on the free throw ace badge.

Free Throw ace | Locked | Locked

Requirement: Scoring 10 free throws | progress: 0/10

Walker knows that free throws are a vital part of basketball and if he doesn't have a respectable free throw shot it will come to haunt him in the future.

After checking the free throw ace badge, he moved to the dead eye badge.

Dead eye| Locked | Locked

Requirement: Make 20 heavily contested shots | progress: 0/20

After checking all the offensive badges, he looked at defensive badges section and found that there are no badges there.

'Why there are no badges in the defensive section.' Walker asked

[Your defensive stats are still low, and some badge needs you to advance to the next level before appearing] the system replied

'oh okay, now open the footage of the match that I had today.' Walker asked

the system opened the video that he recorded of the game.

Walker was motivated after he saw his accomplishment even though they are small, it made him happy, and he is looking forward to what the future hold for him.

Walker calmed down a bit and focused on the footage in front of him.

After he finished studying them, he went to sleep earlier than usual because tomorrow was going to be another eventful day for him and his friends.