Alright, this is the Q&A for the game .Hack//LIFE.

I decided to do a lot of research on the .hack universe last night, now that I'm getting back into it. Found out a lot of good stuff, considering my only exposure to .hack was //SIGN, //Liminality, and a few episodes of //Root.

But now, some questions.

1) You said that this is The World R:3. How many years later is that than R:2, and is it before or after R:X? Or is it just replacing it altogether?

2) What's going on/has happened in the real world now?

An applaud to the newbie for doing his homework

I actually did not know about the storyline involving R:X (considering I don't really follow the mediums outside of the games and anime)... so, the easiest way to go around it is that I'm effectively overwriting the storyline from R:2 onwards ^_^

It is kind of my alternate realm, considering the addition of Maera... but you'll find out more about that later

As for how long after R:2... maybe say 4 years.

As for the real world, not much. Day-to-day life is normal, however 'normal' it may be. After CC corp's coverup of the R:2 events, there's only been the occasional rumour flying around about the game. However, there have not been any rumours about AIDA. The rumours tend to relate to seeing a bizarre monster in the occasional area, or a monster that will not die. Perhaps the most peculiar thing about these areas when they're mentioned is that they appear to be a regular field/dungeon until you reach the end.

Of course, the most rumours flying around at the moment are regarding Maera. Her wings are the biggest subject, as well as the question of who she is in reality. CC corp's statement about that was the same as theirs for Haseo: that it'd be against company policy regarding user confidentiality.

Apart from rumours, there isn't much else going around right now, in the game (recently) or reality.

Thanks. I love .hack

One more question: How readily is info about CC Corp, Pluto's Kiss, Epitaph of Twilight, and pretty much all pertinent info about the .hack timelime available?

Coverup

To prevent user panic, and possible loss of consumers, CC corp has basically covered up every anomaly within the world pertaining to the storyline since R:1. Information on CC corp itself is basic, with a list of employees, general corporate blah blah blahs. Information on Pluto's Kiss would be accessible, but it'd be also rather basic, since it'd have occurred quite a while ago, and it's an event people don't want to remember readily.

Of course, even though information isn't readily available in some aspects, that's where those players, the informants, come in... and from the Board, you can kind of tell who have information, and who just are looking for information

Oh, and as for the actual Epitaph of Twilight... not much information at all, due to the loss of the original, except for the basics.

Expect me to catch up within the next two days with everything. It's been a very long week... and it's only wednesday!

Right now we're at a more-important cutscene, so be careful

And in a game, this would be a cutscene; this isn't supposed to be an actual battle... unless you end up making it into that...

I'm sorry I moved forward without you posting to the 'point of no return' Serge, but I really wanted to get to this cutscene; I had been thinking about it quite a bit recently ^_^

Well, good luck!

No problem. I'll just post what I said/did before I entered the portal for the record. ~.^

Things are looking interesting. I see I've been pegged as Skeith. :p

Hehehe, I can't wait to get started on this...

As I said before, be careful!

As far as you can tell, Maera hasn't taken Kiku anywhere, besides blown her into the other room; Maera didn't take Kiku with her when she vanished. So, it would be logical that Kiku is still in the other room.

Noted and editted, Reralae. Thanks.