Icolo is .hack rp FC seeking more RPers. I understand this is a FF platform and I do my best to respect the FF lore rper's and not push my love for the .hack series anywhere it is unwanted. Why .hack rp you may ask? Well the series is the SOLE reason I know what an MMO is. I just thoroughly enjoy the concepts of the story. Upon launch I figured if I liked the series this much someone else might too. So I began to search in-game to see if there were any other's out there like me. To my pleasant surprise I found quite a few! We now have a community LS thats thriving with people who enjoy the .hack series but most of them are not rpers. My actual FC recently had all our rpers but 2 go inactive. It was a really fun experience while it lasted. So I'm here today restart my search and see if any of you might be interested. I understand that non Lore RP might be a turn off for a lot of you, I just really enjoyed what my small group has accomplished so far. We use the FF platform as the future setting of .hack.
Here is a backstory I came up with from Icolo's forums on proboards. One of my LS mates not in Icolo read it last night and suggested that I share it here due to it catching his interest. (if you haven't followed the .hack series it probably will be confusing to you) but thank you for your time!:
(Unknown Narrator): Heroes are always found during a time of crisis. The server crisis of "The World" R:2 the players suffered was no different. AIDA, Artifical Intellgent Data Anomaly, is the name GU(response group) gave this "force" that was slowly taking over the game servers of "The World" and comatosing its players. However, 8 special PC's (player characters) had the ability within them to counter-act the power of AIDA. These 8 powers, or Morganna Factors, were thought to be lost in the fire that destroyed the orginal game servers. But eveidence was found out that the "Morganna Factors" cannot be destroyed, but rather they took refuge deep within the world, of "the World". These 8 unique factors gave the players controlling them the ability to summon beings called Epitaphs. Ironically, these 8 Epitaphs were the ones comatosing players in the first version of the game. They were together called the "Cursed Wave" and were the servants of Morganna. Morganna was designed by the creator of "the World" to complete the Ultimate AI, Aura. But when Morganna realized she would obsolete, she chose to detstroy "The World", rather than give it a protector. TO combat the cursed wave a player, Kite, was given and bracelet by Aura. This bracelet gave him the ability, data drain, ability to rewrite data. User versions of the Epitpahs also shared this ability. Due to Kite not playing "the World" R:2, this was the only protection we had. Now that you have a general understanding, I can tell you about the Gestalts without you being totally lost.
During the R:2 Era, the AIDA server crisis happened. AIDA copied the server of "the World", and made its own identical server. AIDA also copied everyones PC data and trasnported everyone to its server where they could not log out. Now after a short period the GU team destroyed the AIDA server and everyone was transported back to the real game servers. But somehthing else was born out of this crisis as well the Gestalts. When AIDA copied and produced all the data from the real game server, 12 new Epitaphs were born out of the shadows of the other 8. Also, Lycoris, the orginal being that was supposed to be in Aura's position was released from deep within "the World". Lycoris was thought to be deleted way before the Era of Aura and Morganna. Lycoris knew she was a part of Aura, but an incomplete version. But they both could not exist in this world. Or could day? Lycoris speculated that if they could co-exist, so could new epitpahs. So she hid herself deep within the game server to be awakened at the right moment. When awoken a link between her and Aura was instantly established. Aura was also thought to be lost in this time period. Aura quickly filled Lycoris in on the current situation, and then went back into her isoloation. Lycoris knew she was short on time and desperately looked for a trustworthy PC or piece of an Epitaph. To her surprise she found a familiar face, Cjaye. At first, Lycoris thought Cjaye was Albireo due to their uncanny physical resemblence. But then she realized the eyes weren't quite the same, at least not yet. Cjaye's PC had already had an encounter with Haseo, the user of Skeith. Since the Gestalts were born out of the shadows of the Epitaphs, this in a way made him Haseo's opposite. A perfect Gestalt canidate. But like Epitaph users, the users can't be chosen. They have to be psychologically and physically able to bear the usage of these powers. And the "being" has to accept them. Otherwise the user will either go insane or into a comma.
While subtley directing one of the Gestalts she thought would be compatitble, Rhalgr, Lycoris distracted Cjaye with conversation of all the previous events that was just told to you. Similtaneously the Gestalt began the bonding test to see if Cjaye's PC was compatible. Rhalgr, showing no signs of disgust, hid himself deep within Cjaye's PC and subconsiousness. Lycoris informed Cjaye of what she had just done but didn't tell him Rhalgr's name. He would have to discover that himself. Lycoris called these new "Epitaphs" Gestalts, because joined with the Inifiny 8 both would be complete. She told him that he would one day have to step up and take a part in helping save "the World" of the future. That the remaining legendary .hackers of R:1 and the inifinity 8 of R:2 would need him and the Gestalts for new abilities to combat new enimeies. He was also told that he would need to gather the remaining 11 Gestalts, and join with the other heroes. When he accepted this without hesitation, she new Rhalgr accepted him. Now she could go back into rest at ease for a little while longer. As she faded with the words,"You have his eyes." Cjaye was left slightly confused. Now as the "unofficial" leader of the new generation of .hackers Cjaye set off to train, and find the remaining 11...
Here is a backstory I came up with from Icolo's forums on proboards. One of my LS mates not in Icolo read it last night and suggested that I share it here due to it catching his interest. (if you haven't followed the .hack series it probably will be confusing to you) but thank you for your time!:
(Unknown Narrator): Heroes are always found during a time of crisis. The server crisis of "The World" R:2 the players suffered was no different. AIDA, Artifical Intellgent Data Anomaly, is the name GU(response group) gave this "force" that was slowly taking over the game servers of "The World" and comatosing its players. However, 8 special PC's (player characters) had the ability within them to counter-act the power of AIDA. These 8 powers, or Morganna Factors, were thought to be lost in the fire that destroyed the orginal game servers. But eveidence was found out that the "Morganna Factors" cannot be destroyed, but rather they took refuge deep within the world, of "the World". These 8 unique factors gave the players controlling them the ability to summon beings called Epitaphs. Ironically, these 8 Epitaphs were the ones comatosing players in the first version of the game. They were together called the "Cursed Wave" and were the servants of Morganna. Morganna was designed by the creator of "the World" to complete the Ultimate AI, Aura. But when Morganna realized she would obsolete, she chose to detstroy "The World", rather than give it a protector. TO combat the cursed wave a player, Kite, was given and bracelet by Aura. This bracelet gave him the ability, data drain, ability to rewrite data. User versions of the Epitpahs also shared this ability. Due to Kite not playing "the World" R:2, this was the only protection we had. Now that you have a general understanding, I can tell you about the Gestalts without you being totally lost.
During the R:2 Era, the AIDA server crisis happened. AIDA copied the server of "the World", and made its own identical server. AIDA also copied everyones PC data and trasnported everyone to its server where they could not log out. Now after a short period the GU team destroyed the AIDA server and everyone was transported back to the real game servers. But somehthing else was born out of this crisis as well the Gestalts. When AIDA copied and produced all the data from the real game server, 12 new Epitaphs were born out of the shadows of the other 8. Also, Lycoris, the orginal being that was supposed to be in Aura's position was released from deep within "the World". Lycoris was thought to be deleted way before the Era of Aura and Morganna. Lycoris knew she was a part of Aura, but an incomplete version. But they both could not exist in this world. Or could day? Lycoris speculated that if they could co-exist, so could new epitpahs. So she hid herself deep within the game server to be awakened at the right moment. When awoken a link between her and Aura was instantly established. Aura was also thought to be lost in this time period. Aura quickly filled Lycoris in on the current situation, and then went back into her isoloation. Lycoris knew she was short on time and desperately looked for a trustworthy PC or piece of an Epitaph. To her surprise she found a familiar face, Cjaye. At first, Lycoris thought Cjaye was Albireo due to their uncanny physical resemblence. But then she realized the eyes weren't quite the same, at least not yet. Cjaye's PC had already had an encounter with Haseo, the user of Skeith. Since the Gestalts were born out of the shadows of the Epitaphs, this in a way made him Haseo's opposite. A perfect Gestalt canidate. But like Epitaph users, the users can't be chosen. They have to be psychologically and physically able to bear the usage of these powers. And the "being" has to accept them. Otherwise the user will either go insane or into a comma.
While subtley directing one of the Gestalts she thought would be compatitble, Rhalgr, Lycoris distracted Cjaye with conversation of all the previous events that was just told to you. Similtaneously the Gestalt began the bonding test to see if Cjaye's PC was compatible. Rhalgr, showing no signs of disgust, hid himself deep within Cjaye's PC and subconsiousness. Lycoris informed Cjaye of what she had just done but didn't tell him Rhalgr's name. He would have to discover that himself. Lycoris called these new "Epitaphs" Gestalts, because joined with the Inifiny 8 both would be complete. She told him that he would one day have to step up and take a part in helping save "the World" of the future. That the remaining legendary .hackers of R:1 and the inifinity 8 of R:2 would need him and the Gestalts for new abilities to combat new enimeies. He was also told that he would need to gather the remaining 11 Gestalts, and join with the other heroes. When he accepted this without hesitation, she new Rhalgr accepted him. Now she could go back into rest at ease for a little while longer. As she faded with the words,"You have his eyes." Cjaye was left slightly confused. Now as the "unofficial" leader of the new generation of .hackers Cjaye set off to train, and find the remaining 11...
