A VRMMORPG novel where they aren’t playing for money or to cure a dying family member or friend. Also has to be good.
CtG – Zero kara Sodateru Dennou Shoujo This is all i can think of. Don't know if it floats your boat, but it’s a rom-com/child care novel.
Virtual World: Close Combat Mage - The MC is the naive straight man who, while being a noob, has abilities that overshadow his new friends who are a collection of gaming experts. Don't get hung up with the actual gaming activities in the story. It's just background for the smack talk comedy.
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/shuras-wrath/ this novel didn't have that theme until middle part if I'm not wrong! more words from me would be spoiler so...
infinite dendrogram? i was actually enjoying it, there is also no death irl up to where i read, and the world insdie the VRMMO seems pretty interesting also the LN is already licensed and with 4 volumes released
Revolve (Russian novel) newly translated on veratales. About a fella that’s got some disease that’ll kill him so he spends all his dough on this new VRMMO experience and dies. And then the story begins. Only 10 chapters translated so far so I’m not sure where it’s going but making money and curing others isn’t the goal. Seems exploration focused.
After the Mountains are Flattened Mc is trying to quit the game and keeps being drug back in. MC is already at the top, and OP when he can take things at his own pace, but in order to leave the game he is required to use a new combat sub class to win a tournament for beginers.