.hack//User_Registration

Subject: .hack//User_Registration Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:02 pm

Terms of Use

You are about to join the popular MMORPG "The World." In doing so, you agree to abide by all guidelines of Cyberconnect (CC Corp). These include, but are not limited to; altering characters or items through hacking, hacking into restricted areas of the game, excessive harassment of other players, & generally attempting to break the game balance.

Disclaimer

The World is copyright of Cyberconnect (CC Corp). The World was designed by genius programmer Harald Hoerwick, who went missing during the beta testing of the game mid-2007, then under the name "Fragment." Fragment, and consequently The World, was partly inspired by the epic poem "Epitaph of Twilight," by Emma Wielant. Its operating system is ALTIMIT. CC Corp assures its users that the rumors of its players going comatose as a result of playing are just that--rumors. There is no credible medical evidence that suggests this is even possible. Furthermore, ALTIMIT OS reiterates that it has no known security flaws. Indeed, all computers are required to run ALTIMIT OS since it is the only OS that was not crashed by the Pluto's Kiss virus, which disabled all telecommunications for 77 minutes on December 24, 2005. We urge that players do not test these claims, as cyber crime is a very serious matter. Attempting to create a virus that can seriously injure a person--such as from an epileptic seizure--or disable ALTIMIT OS is, in some cases, punishable by death.

Story

The World is plagued by the Cursed Wave, a magical force that turns humans and animals into monsters. To protect themselves from the Wave, humans erected magical shields around special Root Towns. Adventurers (represented by the players) are allowed to venture out into the wilderness using a teleportation device known as a Chaos Gate. Additionally, the adventurers can use their equipment and magical runes to harness the power of the Cursed Wave themselves, in order to perform magic. The adventurers seek to destroy the monsters and help save the world. They are aided in their quest by the enigmatic gods of The World. Shrines to these deities are erected at the bottoms of expansive Dungeons. These Gott Statues house treasure chests with special items to help the adventurers on their quest. Rumor has it that higher-level adventurers can even summon the deities themselves into battle....

Classes

Class: The name of the class. A class is the "character type," it determines the baseline parameters of the character, although stats can be modified with Installation Books.
Description: A description of the class's role, built in part by survey data from the players.
Elements: The class can only cast spells of the listed elements. All classes can cast buff/debuff and healing spells. "Rare" spells, including non-elemental attack spells, are handled on a case-by-case basis.
Weapon: The types of weapons available to this class.
Strength: Power of attacks and attack skills.
Defense: Level of resistance from physical and magical attacks, as well as status effects.
Speed: Speed for all movements; running, attacking, casting, etc.
Magic: Power of magic spells.
Notes: Key "tricks" to know about the class.

The List:

Character Creation

Aside from the things mentioned in this form, a character starts with only 1000 GP to their name. In the case of Wavemasters, they also start with the Book of Healing, to make up for the fact that they must buy all of their offensive options.

Quote :: Name: The game character's name.
Class: Chosen class. There is absolutely no way to multiclass. The only way to obtain a new class is to create an entirely new character. Items can be transferred between multiple characters on the same account.
Game History: The basic history of the character--such as how long it has been played, or tendencies towards certain activities (Player-Killing, Dungeon Crawls, etc.)--but most importantly, Experience Level. The overall level cap is 99, but only 1 server is currently active, making it nearly impossible to go beyond 30.
------->OOC: This value is mostly arbitrary, & exists to provide a form of characterization. Even so, I'm imposing the 1-30 limit out of caution.
Appearance: The character's physical characteristics, which aren't necessarily completely human. Additionally, characters are frequently adorned with Wave Symbols, signifying their elements. There are two subsets of this category.
------->Weapon: The weapon's appearance & rough physical characteristics. Only rare weapons glow, so don't do that.
------->Armor: The character's armor, which ranges from cloaks to plate suits. Armor is cosmetic and does not affect stats. What it does offer is the possibility of being upgraded with special parameters. Keep in mind the character's armor type--Wavemasters do not wear heavy armor, while Heavy Axemen can wear anything.
Persona: Some users like to role-play, IE, "I'm a fighter-for hire." A player's RP persona has no effect on the canon of The World. This field is entirely optional.
IRL: Any details about the character's "player" in "real life," preferably quite brief and limited to basics--not the entire story of your K-12 education & your schedule plans for each semester of college. This field is entirely optional.
Other: Miscellaneous information or notes.

Code:: [b]Name:[/b]
[b]Class:[/b]
[b]Game History:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
------->[b]Weapon:[/b]
------->[b]Armor:[/b]
[b]Persona:[/b]
[b]IRL:[/b]
[b]Other:[/b]

FAQ

For any further questions, consult the topics in this list as your first step:

Spoiler:

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:25 pm

Quote :: Name: Thiera
Class: Wavemaster
Game History: Thiera is Level 1, & has no game history.
Appearance: Thiera is a character who wears simple white robes & shoes who has long, blond hair, white skin, & blue eyes. She has a golden symbol resembling two lightning bolts with a water drop in the middle, at the center of her chest & a small golden hexagon under her bangs.
------->Weapon: A simple, green-blue staff, more like a rod. The top forms a cresting wave, curled downward like a circle. Floating in the center of the circle is a pearl.
------->Armor: The robes have moderately loose-fitting sleeves down to her wrists, and extend to her lower calves in all directions. There is a hood, which she usually keeps lowered. She also has two simple, white boots made of fabric & folded over at the top, & a small fabric that fits over her head & drapes over her shoulders.
Persona: None.
IRL: Thiera is a relatively shy girl IRL. She joined the game at her mother's insistence that she needs a hobby besides studying.
Other: Miscellaneous information or notes.

Quote :: Name: Euryale
Class: Heavy Blade
Game History: Euryale is Level 5. Ever since she hit Level 3, she felt she had a good grasp of the basics, but no guiding purpose to playing the game. So she switched her efforts from learning the gameplay to helping new characters.
Appearance: Euryale has shoulder-length, red hair, dark skin, & red eyes. She wears no shoes and has large breasts. On the tops of her wrist bracers are white flame tongues, while on the fronts of the leg bracers are groups of 3 white hexagons. She also has a white arch over her navel.
------->Weapon: Ordinarily, I avoid links, but fuck yeah, Force Stealer!
------->Armor: Euryale's armor comes in several pieces. The bottom piece is a skirt like a Spartan soldier. The top piece is a metal bikini of the same design. She also has bracers on her wrists & ankles. The armor is all colored black.
Persona: Euryale greatly dislikes cheaters & player killers. She speaks frankly to new players, but projects a warrior persona to others. Honor, courage, that sort of thing.
IRL: Unknown.
Other: Miscellaneous information or notes.

Quote :: Name: Luna
Class: Long Arm
Game History: Luna has been playing the game for a little over 7 months now. She is a frequent, solo player, who is at Level 10. When asked for her member address, she typically replies that she doesn't need help before warping away.
Appearance: Luna has long, light blue hair that gives way to zig-zagging spikes at her bangs & down the small of her back. Along the bottom hem of her robe is a series of green crosses of varying length. On the chest plate are a bunch of dark blotches surrounding a golden diamond.
------->Weapon: A four foot blue naginata with a silver blade.
------->Armor: A metal pauldron on her left shoulder, leather gloves with metal bracers, squarish metal shoes, & a chest plate. Underneath the chest plate is a white robe, which splits at the front near her knees, & leaves her arms & legs bear.
Persona: Luna gives responses just long enough to get the point across. The few who've talked to her say she likes jungle areas & flowers, & considered being a Wavemaster.
IRL: Unknown
Other:

Quote :: Name: Zalera
Class: Twin Blade
Game History: The character has been played in some form or another for a few years now, & is at Level 15.
Appearance: Short, messy black hair, blue-green eyes, white skin. In the center of his forehead are two red lightning bolts with a flame tongue at the center. Peeking out from around the chest plate are purple blotches, & there are 3 purple blotches arranged in a pained expression on the center. Over the knuckles of his gloves are a single, purple line resembling a wave.
------->Weapon: Two black, single-edged daggers, about 8 inches in length. The weapon can be quickly adjusted, turning into a claw that can be held, and back again.
------->Armor: A black cloak that is open in the front & has no sleeves. Underneath, he wears plain red clothes. He also wears a red chest plate, seemingly made of metal scales. Finally, he has a pair of black, fingerless gloves.
Persona: The character seemingly has split personalities, if you don't know the circumstances behind him.
IRL: Zalera is controlled by 2 brothers. He originally belonged to the elder, who tends to be manipulative, strategic, & highly efficient. The younger is less skilled, but better in party/support roles & has more free time. So they agreed to pool their resources, & certain aspects of the character were modified by compromises they reached.
Other:

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:22 am

Quote :: Name: Alto
Class: Blade Master
Game History: A player who has been playing the game for quite a long time. While he will join parties, the Lv 30 Alto is mostly a Solo player rumored to be someone who PKs other PKers. He's recently earned the nickname "Snow Raven" on the server.
Appearance: Alto, only his shorts go past his knees.
------->Weapon: A silver long sword with a polished white wood handle. It is a simplistic design that hides its eloquent deadliness.
------->Armor: Wears whats pictured in the appearance picture. If he has armor its likely he has it set so it doesn't appear on his avatar.
Persona: A lone wolf who rarely joins parties. He appears to be merely a thirteen year old boy but his cold, aloof demeanor is more befitting of an assassin. This only fuels the rumors that he is a PKer in some form.
IRL: Unknown
Other: -

Quote :: Name: Ignis
Class: Heavy Blade
Game History: Ignis is level 15 and loves to offer his services to new players of the game. A very social player who loves to form parties.
Appearance: Ignis
------->Weapon: That giant ass sword in his appearance picture.
------->Armor: What you see in the appearance picture. He doesn't like wearing egregious amounts of armor for some reason.
Persona: Despite his sleep deprived appearance Ignis is a social butterfly and upbeat player who's always ready to help new players to the game. Even though he has a fiery motif he's quite bubbly. He doesn't bother to hide that this is his irl personality as well.
IRL: IRL Ignis is an American journalist who uses his free time to play The World. He's just as bubbly irl as he is in the game.
Other: -

Quote :: Name: Rune
Class: Wavemaster
Game History: Level 2, Rune has just started playing the game.
Appearance: Rune
------->Weapon: His staff appears to be an oversize magician's wand complete with white caps on ether end. It appears to be made from a jet black metal with the white end caps made to look like pearl.
------->Armor: What's seen in the appearance picture. He wears matching black boots on his feet.
Persona: A quiet wavemaster who seems oddly distant and troubled at times. Almost as if he's still trying to decide on his persona. Almost always comes off as shy.
IRL: A young boy who uses the World to escape from bullying irl.
Other: -

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:05 am

I want to clear up what I think is a point of confusion: Everything on the Sign-Up is supposed to be something that would be apparent to a savvy player. In other words, with the IRL section, you're supposed to think of it like that person's profile bio, which is why Euryale's is listed as Unknown--she wouldn't put anything there.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:06 am

Ah ok. I left it unknown cause I wanted it to be a surprise D:

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:18 am

I was referring to your 3rd character.

I want you to understand, Sora is going to make an appearance in, like, the first post. This could get ugly.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:35 am

I don't intend Alto to show up right away if you're alright with that. No one that has signed up is close to Lv 30. Unless Sora is level 30 himself (and I kinda expect him to be higher SOMEHOW because, lets face it, its Sora and he's a bamf) then prefacing the rp by a tie between Alto and him would be alright.

Otherwise I'd rather Alto not show up quite yet and tip the balance. Unless of course more people with maxed out server levels join.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:46 am

Sora is much higher than that, because the excuse for the one active server is that they had an upgrade, & they're testing it server-by-server. It's not that literally no one in the game is past level 30.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:08 am

Excellent. My guess is 88.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:20 am

It is difficult to pin down, this is what I know:

>The highest level server shown in SIGN is Carmina Gadelica, which caps off at areas around Level 60.
>Sora says he's "the highest level." Taken literally, this would mean Level 99.
>When you get the SIGN characters (sort of) as party members in the games, he is Level 90. Tsukasa is 5 & Subaru is 15, which seems roughly to coincide with their abilities in the show.
>...But they're just AI copies, so they might not perfectly match.
>Orca is Level 50 in Infection, & he's one of the legendary big shits. There is also no reason to keep him at an artificially low level, because you don't get him until you clear the game.
>Balmung joins 2 games later, at Level 70.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:42 am

Quote :: Name: Noctis.
Class: Twin Blade.
Game History: Playing the game only when she doesn't have a better game to play for the better part of a year, Noct has reached level 15. Exclusively a solo player. Noct will ignore chat, and avoid missions that require a party until she is strong enough to go in and solo it herself.
Appearance: Lithe and slender, with black hair and eyes. Her hairstyle is what the anime kids call duck butt; put simply it is short at the back, and nape of her neck, with long sides, and bangs that come to her brow. Her facial features always seem to be twisted into a perma-scowl as well, making her seem unapproachable, and annoyed. She has a wave symbol that appears to be black splotches that resemble the eye sockets, and nasal cavity of a human skull located at the midway point of her naval and solar plexus, as well as long lines that end in tiny water drops extending from the center of each eye, also black.
------->Weapon: Two of these.
------->Armor: A tight, black tube top that only covers her chest, with an open black vest with white lacework embellishing at the edges. She wears baggy white pants that have black splotches at the knees. The pants tuck into black leather wrappings below her knees down to her ankles. Her feet are clothed in simple black leather shoes. She also wears black cloth bracelets on both arms, and white rings on her right middle finger, and white earings.
Persona: N/A
IRL: N/A
Other: N/A

Quote :: Name: Sab.
Class: Wavemaster.
Game History: Playing casually for a few months now, Sab has reached level 5. She isn't a loner by nature, but she is a bit shy approaching others to join a party, preferring to stick with people she already knows in real life.
Appearance: Standing at all of 4'10'', with limbs like twigs, Sab isn't the most intimidating presence. Her incredibly pale skin also does little more than make her look sick. Her eyes are a pale shade of amber, looking almost like a pale gold. Her hair is pale blonde, and cut in a simple bob that has her hair ever so slightly longer at the sides. Has a wave symbol on her forehead of three long diamonds extending radially from a single point, they are the color of her eyes. She also has a white wind crests on the back of both of her hands.
------->Weapon: Simple white staff that seems to be made from ivory. The top looks like a drop of water that just fell into a larger body of water.
------->Armor: Her clothing consists of a short, white, collared cloak that comes down to just under her chest, over a long sleeved, black turtleneck, which she wears untucked. On her lower body she wears black leggings in the same material as the turtleneck, and gray, satin shorts, with a floral print on them, that stop at the knees. Her boots are a pair of black, nearly knee high riding boots.
Persona: N/A
IRL: Just a regular college girl.
Other: N/A

Quote :: Name: Mortal.
Class: Heavy Blade.
Game History: Started playing only just recently at Sab's behest, level 1.
Appearance: Mortal has milky skin, and hair, which is usually kept in a ponytail, with loose bangs. Her eyes are an icy blue. Though she stands at about 6' flat, Mortal has a clearly feminine body. She has two red flame tongues on each cheekbone, the tips of which touching the outside tip of each eye. She also has a light blue hexagon on her clavicle.
------->Weapon: Sword.
------->Armor: A tight, sleeveless, black leather shirt. Black leather pants, with dark red greaves, tassets, and sabatons.
Persona: N/A
IRL: N/A
Other: N/A

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:29 pm

Fixed my 3rd char btw.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:57 pm

Quote :: Name: Blake
Class: Heavy Axeman
Game History: Despite denying that he's been a long-time player in the game, his level, skill and devotion suggest otherwise. He's currently level 28.
Appearance: Blake
------->Weapon: Blake's axe
------->Armor: Same as appearance
Persona: When he's in a fight that he finds fun, his fighting style goes completely nuts, becoming way more aggressive in his playing style.
IRL: Unknown
Other: -

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:14 am

Quote :: When he's in a fight that he finds fun, his fighting style goes completely nuts, pulling off unorthodox moves that wouldn't be expected of an axe user.

You're working within the confines of a game. There isn't really much variation you can employ.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:47 am

Edits made because I'm a big stupid and forgot what characters I intended to use for this and just now remembered. Ignis is only a minor edit with a name change.

Quote :: Name: Alto
Class: Blade Master
Game History: A player who has been playing the game for quite a long time. While he will join parties, the Lv 30 Alto is mostly a Solo player.
Appearance: Alto
------->Weapon: A silver long sword with a polished white wood handle. It is a simplistic design that hides its eloquent deadliness.
------->Armor: Wears whats pictured in the appearance picture.
Persona: A lone wolf who rarely joins parties. He's cold and aloof.
IRL: Unknown
Other: -

Quote :: Name: Creed
Class: Heavy Blade
Game History: Creed is level 15 and loves to offer his services to new players of the game. A very social player who loves to form parties.
Appearance: Creed
------->Weapon: This.
------->Armor: What you see in the appearance picture. He doesn't like wearing egregious amounts of armor for some reason.
Persona: Creed is a social butterfly and upbeat player who's always ready to help new players to the game. Even though he has a fiery motif he's quite bubbly. He doesn't bother to hide that this is his irl personality as well.
IRL: IRL Creed is an American journalist who uses his free time to play The World. He's just as bubbly irl as he is in the game.
Other: -

Quote :: Name: Rune
Class: Wavemaster
Game History: Level 2, Rune has just started playing the game.
Appearance: Rune
------->Weapon: His staff appears to be an oversize magician's wand complete with white caps on ether end. It appears to be made from a jet black metal with the white end caps made to look like pearl.
------->Armor: What's seen in the appearance picture. He wears matching black boots on his feet.
Persona: A quiet wavemaster who seems oddly distant and troubled at times. Almost as if he's still trying to decide on his persona. Almost always comes off as shy.
IRL: A young boy who uses the World to escape from bullying irl.
Other: -

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:39 am

I rushed this one as my last was lost in a laptop crash, so beware of problems.

Quote :: Name: Hector.
Class: Blademaster.
Game History: Hector played casually and occasionally for about one year, but now into his second year, he plays very regularly. He has recently reached level 16.
Appearance: Hector is a tall, slender man with shaggy black hair that is just long enough to hang down past his grey eyes.
------->Weapon: A long-bladed silver cutlass with a black hilt and fingerguard.
------->Armor: Hector wears a large, loose-fitting black cloak with sleeves extending slightly past his hands. Underneath the cloak is a chainmail top and leather leggings with black leather boots.
Persona: Hector likes to go with whatever the mood is and will usually put himself far above others in all matters. He hides his imperfections and vulnerabilities from everybody, including himself, which is one reason for him keeping others at an arms-length.
IRL: N/A.
Other: N/A.

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Quote :: Name: Kelphy
Class: Wavemaster
Game History: Kelphy's played the game on and off for several years now and is currently level 27.
Appearance: Kelphy has yale blue layered hair that goes down to her upper back, blue eyes and light skin. A single wavy light blue line goes down each of her arms and legs' outer side, and she also has a wavy line of the same color forming a circle around her navel in the shape of a flower.
------->Weapon: Staff.
------->Armor: Kelphy wears a cerulean vest over a strapless black tube top that leaves her lower torso exposed, sky blue mini shorts and black hiking boots, knee and elbow pads, and fingerless gloves.
Persona: She's shy and somewhat suspicious, but won't hesitate to join parties for a good cause. She enjoys helping newbies and will only PK bullies for the most part.
IRL: Kelphy's a very wealthy high school senior that was talked into playing by a couple friends when she was younger and ended up enjoying it.
Other: N/A

Quote :: Name: Barrow
Class: Heavy Axeman
Game History: Barrow has played the game for a few months and is pretty good at it. He is currently level 8. He doesn't care for training, helping or anything in particular, and just tries to have fun.
Appearance: Barrow's a somewhat overweight young man with light brown hair spiked sideways, yellow eyes, and slightly tan skin.
------->Weapon: Axe.
------->Armor: Barrow wears leather roman sandals, white puffy shorts that go slightly below his knees, and a leather vest over his bare torso. On his chest and shoulders, over the vest, he wears simple small white armor plates with red details, held together by chains.
Persona: N/A
IRL: IRL Barrow's a goofy teenager that likes to play games, hang out with his friends, and eat.
Other: Kelphy & Barrow has to be my weirdest character combination ever.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:15 am

I suppose all characters so far are accepted.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:32 pm

Neo Bahamut wrote:

Quote :: When he's in a fight that he finds fun, his fighting style goes completely nuts, pulling off unorthodox moves that wouldn't be expected of an axe user.

You're working within the confines of a game. There isn't really much variation you can employ.

Edited.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:49 pm

Quote :: Name: Monudon
Class: Long Arm
Game History: Monudon played about a year and got to level 13. He's been trying to level more, but gets distracted easily.
Appearance: About 5'8 with short, blond hair and blue eyes. He has very light skin. Often seen smiling.
------->Weapon: A spear with a gold shaft and a spiral spearhead.
------->Armor: Brown pants tucked into gray boots. He has a white long-sleeve shirt with a brown coat and armored gloves.
Persona: Monudon is very friendly and likes to help new players. However, he tends to easily get distracted, sometimes to the detriment of anyone he's trying to help.
IRL: A high school junior who loves marine biology.
Other: Often shortens his name to Monu.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:51 pm

Accepted.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:55 pm

I come bringing gifts. Pretty much the DeFacto .hack song.

Key of the Twilight

And the OP from .hack//SIGN

Obsession

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:18 pm

I'm going on the premise that the soundtrack is all music that plays during the game. So, what themes I'm going to use will vary depending on what happens.

Obviously, that means no character themes, except for in special cases like Piros or Aura.

I do need the Grunty theme, I forgot to find that.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:19 pm

Neo Bahamut wrote:: I'm going on the premise that the soundtrack is all music that plays during the game. So, what themes I'm going to use will vary depending on what happens.

Obviously, that means no character themes, except for in special cases like Piros or Aura.

I do need the Grunty theme, I forgot to find that.

Piros appearance? Fuck yeah.

Subject: Re: .hack//User_Registration Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:34 pm

I did know that but Key of the Twilight is pretty much THE .hack song so I felt obligated to post it.