I can see it now.
Prof: You finished the minimum requirements for the assignment, but I know you're capable of doing better.
Student: I did. I became a hero.
Prof: A... hero?
Student: Mere 'real life' problems are trivial when the entirety of Rivellon is at stake!
Prof: ...
No? Only I have this issue? Oops.
Exactery. I don't want for Rivellon to be lost to death and destruction while I just try to make things work on a web page... thousands to millions of lives depend on me! (and you, and everyone who foolishly decide to play the game;)