The Worn and Torn Newbie

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Synonyms: Dalko Dareun Newbie, A Newbie Who's Nobody's Fool

Japanese: 닳고닳은 뉴비

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Type: Manhwa

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: 243

Status: Finished

Published: Nov 30, 2020 to Oct 25, 2025

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Themes: Time Travel, Video Game

Serialization: KakaoPage

Authors: Lego Babasseo (Story), Boniee (Art)

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Score: 7.12¹ (scored by 2,488 users)

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Ranked: #7594²

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Popularity: #2836

Members: 8,607

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After learning 15 miserable years of his life as a failed gamer was one long nightmare, Lee Eojin is glad to be a newbie again. Vowing not to repeat the same mistakes, Eojin starts anew as the hotshot, Old-timer. He’s conquering monsters, getting sweet gear, and making enough dough to set himself up for life. Loved by fans and hated by foes, both old and new, will Eojin break the game and triumph, or will the game break him once again?

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The Worn and Torn Newbie is an adaptation of Lego Babasseo's Dalko Dareun Newbie web novel series. The series has been published digitally in English by Tapas Media since December 8, 2021.

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Jul 27, 2023

Usamaanwar

Recommended

Preliminary (2/243 eps)

●🍫 It's one of the best Manhwa💫💜 I've read. Story is Unique.

●Amazing story and character build-up. It inculude game world amd original world.

●It includes re-incarnation and second lofe chance.

●It got adventure SSS+,Action SSS+, and its a total package.

●Characters reat to situations in realistic and fantastic way.

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Jan 8, 2024

Huang-Teizan

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (98/243 eps)

6.9/10

Minor plot spoilers.

Alright, considering this does not have a “negative review” yet, I decided to review this. However, keep in mind that I also dropped this around a year ago, but I remember this quite vividly, since this was one of the very few manwhas that had me obsessed and hooked — emphasis on was.

The plot starts off as tropey as it gets with the whole regression and game-world emphasis. There are some to a lot of plot holes and character flaws, but they aren’t too extreme to hinder the enjoyability of the manwha. With that being said, the plot certainly elevates itself ...

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Aug 7, 2024

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Not Recommended

Preliminary (86/243 eps)

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▶Summary and recommendation: -----------------------------------------------------------------
[The worn and torn newbie] is yet another videogame themed Korean Manhwa where the author's limited knowledge of videogames is one of its many downfalls.

If all you want is a power fantasy with a predicteable story with large swathes of the story dedicated to showing off how badass the main character is, then this story might satisfy you.
If that does not meet your standards, I recommend [Overgeared]. While not without flaws, it is a bit more well thought out than this manhwa.

▶Story: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The story premise is the most praiseworthy ... aspect of the manhwa. Being quite unique; the protagonist is a veteran player of an MMORPG videogame who is sent back in time to when the game first released. His game foreknowledge gives him an extreme advantage, making this a wish fulfilment power fantasy where the protagonist cruises through the game on easy mode. He always knows whats to do and is never challenged.

The author shows some knowledge of the Korean esport scene, but shows a lacking understanding of videogames and the industry that might pull you out of the story if these things matter to you. i.e. the narration claims that "Games need to follow trends to stay popular" as a plot point, something that the current state of the industry quite firmly disproves.

There are some rare moments when the story shines, where the author subverts some of the genre tropes and sneaks in some commentary on the subgenre.

▶Characters: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The protagonist is not a good person, but he is interesting and fits the story very well. He is brash and sadistic and is a videogame gambling addict (Gacha), who does not have many redeeming traits.
Side characters are less interesting with most being stereotypes and tropes. Some however do undergo character development which is rare for the genre.
Between all of the fights and edgy postering, I was shocked when the story actually dedicated some space for character development.

▶Artwork: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The general artstyle is quite run of the mill, but monster designs stand out as being inspired.
The combat scenes are atrocious and impossible to follow at times. Some fights are just consecutive pages of orange or red effects, broken up by pages of white. While the fights are meant to be spectacular, it is impossible to track as entire pages are are dedicated to flames, explosions, lightning, and other effects.

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