I hated the evil Justiciar in book 1, not bc he was an evil overlord but bc the author had him do the villain monologue thing, over and over and over.
The setup is the same: Users stuck in the game due to an absurd time dilation during an ‘update’ in game stopping them from logging out.
Forcing the players to better themselves at the will of the current overlord bc this person is responsible for the AI that’s trapped everyone.
The unending ‘world tree’ and constant epic battles with OP players, NPCs and monsters is just mind numbingly repetitive and unsatisfying.
Cannot recommend.