.Hack G.U.  Vol. 2
Ver. 0.25
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WARNING:  I have tried to avoid spoilers wherever possible, but this guide is
being written under the assumption that you are playing along while reading
this guide, so there is a chance that the games story may be spoiled for you.
A quick note:  To those who are coming here after reading my first guide, I
am working on completing the main story missions on this one first before doing
another update on Vol. 1.  Also, I have decided to take out certain sections
of this guide until that first one is finished, so if you're looking for Ryu
book item lists and such, it won't be found here until it's 100% complete in
the first one.  Now you know.
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Version History
Ver. 0.25  May 19'th, 2007
- Started Walkthrough
- Started Table of Contents
- Worked on a summary for Volume One
- Completed Walkthrough up until Haseo's Job Extension
- Changed "to do list" to "Coming Soon"
- Got addicted to Crimson Vs.
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Table of Contents
1) Volume One Summary
2) Controls
3) Walkthrough
4) Coming Soon
5) Credits
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Vol. 1 Summary.
Alrighty then, so you decided to skip the first volume and start with numero
two?  Well, you're completely missing out on a great experience.  For those
who want to be spoiled, read on.  (please note, this is only info taken from
the game.  There is a really good chance that it will not completely coincide
with what happens in the anime, so for further research check out .hack//ROOTS
or actually play the first game)
You start off getting PK'ed in the online game, The World.  A man with a gun
arm saves you, and from then on (or after a 6 month fast forward) you become
Haseo, Terror of Death, most feared of all Player Killer Killers (and no, that
is NOT a typo).  After slaughtering a group of PK'ers, Haseo is then found
in a certain trademark .Hack cathedral getting Data Drained all the way back
to Lv. 1.  Over the course of the game, Haseo falls into a guild called Canard
which is hell bent on destroying The World!!  Actually they're around to help
save the n00bs from getting hax00red, screwed, and generally bullied.  They
seem to think that you are one of said newbs, and vow to help you out.  After
bumping into several other characters, Haseo learns of something called G.U.,
which is a project studying the behavioral patterns of an entity dubbed AIDA.
It seems that Haseo is one of a few users of The World known as Epitaph users,
gifted players that can summon beings called Avatars to obliterate anything
in their paths.
Which brings us to tonights fangirlish delight:  Endrance.  He is a user that
abuses the privelage of having an Avatar.  Fighting in the Arena (a place
designed with PK'ing in mind), this Endrance guy is using his Avatar so he
doesn't ever have to lose.  Haseo, being the standup guy that he is, decides
to enter in the arena and utterly humilate Endrance.  During this time,
he figures out how to summon his own Avatar, Skeith, who was ironically
enough dubbed the Terror of Death in the first of the .Hack games.  Using
his Avatar in the same unfair way that Endrance did, Haseo rises through the
Demon Palace tournament ranks, and finds himself face to face with his mortal
foe.  After a grueling battle between Skeith and Endrance's Avatar Macha,
Haseo leaves the Arena victorious.
Meanwhile, Piros the 3'rd uses his hot passion to locate the whereabouts of
Tri-Edge, and after gathering the troops, Haseo confronts him, defeats him,
and ... Credits.  Don't send me e-mails telling me how much I left out of
the story, I did it on purpose.  Come on people, I know this isn't a spoiler
free guide, but I'm not going to be completely blatant about it.  On to
the regular sections of a guide then.
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Controls
In Town:
D-pad and Left Analog stick - Movement
Triangle - Opens up menu
X - Talks to NPC's, confirm menu options
Square - Ride Steam Bike (when recieved)
Circle - Cancel menu item
L1 - Reset Camera
Right Analogt stick - Move Camera
In Battle:
D-pad and Left Analog stick - Movement
Triangle - Opens menu
x - Attack (keep pressing for combo's)
x (held) Powerful attack
Circle - Guard
Square - Awakening attack (when gauge is filled)
R1 - Skill Trigger
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Walkthrough
Finally, on to Volume 2, the game that I personally have been waiting for since
about a week after the first one was released... since that's just about when
I beat it the first time.  Now, if you've followed my advice, you would have
played Rebirth before playing this.  This guide is written under the assumption
that you did in fact play the first game.  Choose New Game, and it will ask
you if you wish to continue using your character from the first game.  If you
answer yes (and for christ sakes, why shouldn't you?), then you will get these
wonderful items:
3 Strange Coffee
3 Fairy Rain
10 Fairy Drop
3 Healing Storm
10 Healing Potion
You will also get 5000 GP, and a movie.  Now, enjoy the 1 hours worth of
cutscenes and opening credits.  After all the cutscenes and such, you'll find
out that you can't logout, and neither can anyone else right now.  Once
you finally get control of Haseo, go around and talk to people.  Look at
your map (push Select if you don't remember from the first game...) and
go to each of the blue circles.  When you're done talking to everyone in the
town, head back to the Mercenary District.  There's nobody to talk to here,
so head to Canard's @HOME and talk to Gaspard.  You'll get a short mail
from Yata saying there is a disturbance in the Central district of Mac
Anu, so head there... right now!  What are you still reading this for?
After a cutscene showing just how panicky even the administration is
getting, you'll get yet another short mail from Yata, so head back to
Raven's @HOME. Just going to the Mercenary District will trigger a scene
with Atoli and some random player.  After Sakaki and Haseo show up, and
Haseo says something stupid about Moon Tree, Again, head over to Yata.
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Open Mouth:  Insert Foot.
Turns out that we really DO need Moon Trees help.  After getting all the
particulars from the cutscene, head over to:
(Delta)  Setting   Eternity's   Night Moon
... and don't forget to bring Pi... because it's Soooo Goooood!
After being warned to be on your bestest of best behaviors, head through the
wooden doors in front of you, then warp to the throne room.  After finding out
that Sakaki already knows about G.U., the rest of Moon Tree decides to help
with the investigation.  When they all leave, Pi gets new orders from Yata
saying that there seems to be an AIDA area.  Grab Kuhn and head over to the
new area.
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(Delta)  Galloping   Subtle    Desert  (Rainy Canyon, Lv. 43)
Area word from Yata.  Use it to investigate AIDA
From the get-go you get ambushed by a bunch of Kestral PK'ers.  No signs of
AIDA, but hey you get a free level up!  The goal of this area is to PK just
about every single Kestral goon that gets in your way.  As large and
complicated as this map looks, it's actually quite linear.  Just follow the
path that is given to you until you get to a warp pad, use your chim spheres to
activate it, and make sure to attack every Kestral PK group that you see along
the way.  Don't forget to grab all of the treasure chests as well.  Selling
stuff is the most basic structure of all of Capitalism.
After the second warp and across a bridge, there is an AIDA.  If you've played
the first game, it's the same AIDA that you fought the first time around.  When
you defeat it, you'll get a strange item called a Data Seed.  After the battle,
one of the Moon Tree members sends you a short mail, telling you to meet him at
the Beast Statue ASAP, and since we were heading there anyways, continue doing
what you were doing before, like killing Kestral people.  Isn't video game
killing fun?
When you get to the Beast Statue, a cutscene will play, showing Haseo in his
Angsty Teenage Angstyness.  Watch, laugh, and grab the treasure chest.
Mecha Grunty: None
Lucky Animal: None
Beast Statue: None
Enemies:  (15)
Kestral PK
Items:
Sub Garment
Healing Serum
Rough Alloy
Loose Sheath
Demon Garment  (Beast Statue)
Total Treasures: 4
Total Breakable Items 0
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Alright, so Yata seems to be hiding something.  Head over to Raven's @HOME
to trigger another cutscene. Now that Yata's been cornered, he's decided to
run that program that was mentioned in the last scene.  Head over to the
place where you defeated Tri-Edge now.
(Delta)  Hidden   Forbidden   Bulwark  (Special Area)
Lost Ground:  Morrigu Barrow Wall.  Area word given by Piros the 3rd.
When you arrive, a brief memo about how to use Gate Hacking appears.  I know
it's not "called" gate hacking in this game, but that's pretty much exactly
what it is.  Go up to Tri-Edge's mark, but you won't have enough Virus Cores...
oh alright, they're Data Seeds, but close enough.  Anyways, Master Yata sends
Pi a short mail with another area Keyword, so lets head over there now.
(Delta)  According   Floating   Eradication (2 floor Waterfall Cave, Lv. 43)
Area word from Yata.  Obtain data seeds.
Well, this is... not different at all.  I've seen so many of these types of
levels, I almost don't ever want to see a real Waterfall anymore!  If you've
got a Fairy's Orb handy, then use it now.  See that Staircase with the Arrow
pointing down?  That's where you're supposed to go.  If you don't have a
Fairy's Orb, or don't want to waste an item when you could just browse the
directions in an FAQ, then after the various walls o' text will be the
directions that correspond to each individual floor.
When you're close to the first staircase down, you'll fight an AIDA.
Defeat this one the same as you did before, it's really not overly
difficult.  There's another one on the second floor, not too far away
from the Beast Statue.  After defeating it, Pi says you've got enough
Data Seeds to hack Tri-Edge's sign, so hurry through the level and grab
the Beast Statue before heading out.
1'st Floor:  While following the path, ignore all intersections, turn only
when it's needed.  Then, go down the stairs to the second floor.
2'nd Floor:  After the stairs, head South to the bottom, then head West.
After the Warp Point, follow the path to the Beast Statue.
Mecha Grunty:
Lucky Animal:
Beast Statue:  Second Floor, Curse Sun
Enemies: (16)
Carrianne
Goblin Knight
Items:
Health Drink
The Death
Healing Rain
Healing Serum
Total Treasures: 1
Total Breakable Items: 14
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(Delta)  Hidden   Forbidden   Bulwark  (Special Area)
I typed up the description half a page ago :P
Alright, so you've got enough Data Seeds, time to hack that Sign.  Go up to it
and Examine it with the X button.  You'll trigger a cutscene, and a battle with
one of AIDA's minions.  This one is called a Gate Keeper.  This guy is pretty
much like Anna, except he can take more hits, shoots out more slashable spikes,
and will almost always hit (me) with the attack that you're supposed to Evade.
regardless, although it will take a little bit longer to defeat, he is nothing
like the Avatar's from the previous game, and he shouldn't pose much of a
problem for you at this stage of the game.  You'll get an H Data Seed, another
Avatar to fight in the Serpent of Lore, and an item called 0-van01.
After a slew of cutscenes showing Tri-Edge, 2 other nameless dudes, and the
players that were stuck in Mac Anu among other places, you'll finally be able
to log out.  Pat yourself on the back, and dedicate a little bit of time to
reading all of the e-mails and forum stuffs.  I'll list some of the more
important stuff.
Any campaigns, regardless if you've finished them or not, are now closed.
There are new changes to how you do attacks.
Your party members can now kick Chim Chims and Lucky Animals.
Crimson VS, the card game, is now available.
The items that I mentioned before have now either been added to your inventory
or, if that's full, to your storage space.
Atoli wants to talk to you in front of the fountain in the Alchemy district.
All old e-mails have been archived, but still viewable of you push the triangle
button.
There are several News Posts, including an Online Jack video.
A new Lost Ground location is on the Rumors board.
15 new backgrounds available in the Apkallu board.
After doing all you wish to do outside The World, choose login and hope you
don't get trapped back inside it.  Remember, Atoli wanted to talk to you at
the fountain in the Alchemy District, so head over there now using the warp
outside the Chaos Gate.  After a cutscene that just goes to further prove that
Haseo must listen to too much My Chemical Romance, (and lets face it, you
hear them once and it's too much), logout and check you're e-mails again.
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Before you go to Raven's @HOME, check out your own first.  You should get a
slew of greeting cards, background images and musics, and movies.  At least,
that's what happened to me since I played Volume 1.  If you didn't, then your
loss.  Once you get rewarded for what I like to call... Overkill, speak with
Yata.  After a lengthy cutscene, a weird deep-voiced chess piece will speak
with Yata, and you'll get a short mail from Silabus telling you to go to
Canards @HOME, so head over there now.  After deciding that they really don't
need to know any thing that HE knows, Haseo lies and you get new e-mails.
Logout and check them now.
Ovan wants to help.  I don't know why, but I don't trust him.  Anyways, he
wants to talk to you at the Hulle Granz Cathedral, so head over to that
area when you're done admiring your new musics and such.
(Delta)  Hidden   Forbidden   Holy Ground (Special Area)
Another cutscene.  What's with all the cutscenes in this game?  If I wanted
to watch a game, I'd play FF XII, or Xenosaga, or Metal Gear... or better
yet, Actually WATCH A MOVIE!  err... sorry, just watch the scene.  Ovan
has some interesting info about the Epitaph's and AIDA, then he walks away
in his usual mysterious way.  When the scene is over, you're notified that
you have new e-mails, so log back out, again, and check your mail.
Congrats.  Since you defeated Emperor Endrance in the previous game, you now
have access to the Dol Dona Intermediate Guild House.  Speaking of Dol Dana,
you can now access that town as well, making for some new levels!  Hopefully.
Now is as good a time as any to check it out.  Well, maybe you should get
some new area words first.  Simply head over to the The World forums on
your desktop and you'll see a new post.  They contain new keywords for
you to use in the new server.  Now, head over to said Server with Silabus
and Gaspard.
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Dol Dona is a pretty simple town compared to Mac Anu, especially since it's
just one long path instead of a bunch of branching corridors.  Head straight
to the top to get to the @HOME.  Prepare your inner self, as you WILL be
mocked by that stupid son of a monkey's pig fetish, Death Grunty.  Being able
to handle the insults does have a reward:  now, not only can you alchemize
your weapons, you can also alchemize your armor AND accessories.  You can
also perform tune-ups in the shops Bike Factory, and a free greeting card too.
When you're done basking in your free gifts, head over to the Quest Shop.
Silabus and Gaspard have already added themselves to your party, so no need
to worry about their well-being and such.  There is only 1 Quest to take part
in right now, the Steam Scientist's Test.  It's the same idea as in Volume
1, except now there are two machines to fight instead of one.
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There's a storm on the horizon.
(Theta)  Airy   Engine's   Waltz  (Sunny Field, Lv. 47)
Area word given by Dr. Kepel for the Steam Professor's Experiment
When you first enter the area, you can see #Rain and #Cloud, but you can't
reach them.  If you bring up your map, you'll see that they are on the center
island of the map, and that there are 3 hills surrounding them.  It shouldn't
be too difficult to reach the first 2 hills, just make sure to tread carefully
to get to the 3'rd one without attracting the two monsters' attention.
When you've placed all 3 items, head over to #Rain and #Cloud.  With the 3
items in place, these guys should be a piece of cake.  They've only got
roughly a thousand HP's a piece, and it drops really quickly if you're at
Level 50 or above.  Not much strategy really, they're more like regular
enemies and not much of a boss fight.  The trick to this is, after you
defeat them, they combine and create #Rain Cloud.  Again, not overly difficult
but it would be a smart idea to use a Beast Awakening on this guy, if only
so that he doesn't attack you while he soaks up your attacks like a sponge.
You'll get a total of 5000 GP for defeating both bosses, as well as #Rain
Cloud's Memory, which you lose as soon as you give it to the NPC.
Mecha Grunty:  North of the Second Hill, Southern most island.
Lucky Animal:  Ganesha, near a group of enemies near the Eastern most edge of
the map.
Beast Statue:  None
Enemies: (13)
Black Raptor
Fate Crab
#Rain
#Cloud
#Rain Cloud
Items:
Health Drink
Healing Serum
Knight Blood
Broad Wings
The Hanged Man
Simple Glasses
Loose Sheath
Astrologer Soul
Total Treasures: 3
Total Breakable Items: 3
After the quest, you get a Text of Stamina, and Dr. Kepel will tell you to go
to Mac Anu harbor to re-do the Mecha Grunty fetc... I mean, Sidequest.  You'll
also get to see a cutscene with everyone's favorite Male Chick:  Alkaid.  As
per usual, since Haseo is a dude, everything is all his fault.  Don't worry,
I don't get it either.  Regardless, after the scene you'll have new e-mails
so check them out.
Firstly, Silabus will make reference to Bike missions, and how you can now
tune your bike to be better than it already is.  Next, CC Corp is reminding
you that the "Fetch the Stray Mecha Grunty" event is up and running, and if
you want to start it go to Dr. Kepel's pad in Mac Anu Harbor.
Lastly, and most importantly, it seems that some AIDA signals were present
in the Holy Palace, so it's time to search for Alkaid.  It's not much of
a search though, since as soon as you pop up in Dol Dona, she's right
there at the Chaos Gate waiting for ya.  She gives you a new set of keywords,
but you also have a few of your own to be doing.  Add her and someone else
to your party (Silabus, Gaspard, and Piros are all online), then head over
to Mac Anu.
Why Mac Anu?  Because at this point, you're probably overflowing with useless
items.  Remember Gaspard and the Guild Shop?  If not, here's the details:
You can sell useless crap for mucho monies, and since you're bound to get
plenty of stuff that you're never going to use (or just become progressively
worse than the other stuff you find over the course of the game), Gaspard
can help make you filthy rich!  Granted, if you're continuing from Volume
1 you've already done this many times and are probably richer than most,
but still, more money is NEVER a problem in a Capitalist Society.  When
you've built yourself a small fortune, head over to the keywords below.
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(Theta)  Blazing   Multiple   Buttercup  (Cloudy Field, Lv. 52)
Area word posted on the forum by Renji.  Acquire Cloudy Steel from this area.
A relatively simple area:  You start out at the bottom of a 4 section field,
you go North as far as you can go, then head East to fight the boss.  Since
it's the beginning of a new game (ah who am I kidding, I suggest this anyways)
it's imperative that you FIGHT EVERYTHING ON THE WAY!  I know I nagged a lot
about this in the first guide, but it's not like it doesn't hold true now as
well.
The boss is an enemy called Dryas.  Settle down pervoids, there's only one
"S" there.  My strategy for this guy is pretty simple:  Save your beast
awakening.  In Volume two, they seem to last longer than in Volume one,
especially if you wait until the meter fills completely.  One Beast
Awakening should finish the guy off if you're on or around level 50.
You'll get a Cloudy Steel for defeating him.
Mecha Grunty:  Last Island, right next to the boss
Lucky Animal:  Tsutsuga, near the bridge exiting the first section.
Beast Statue:  None
Enemies: (7)
Death Kettle
Tick Mask
Dryas (boss)
Items:
Warrior Soul
Wrath Luer
Simple Light Balm
Simple Clogs
Loose Leather
Simple Shoulders
Armadillo Shell
Cow Stomach
Rough Steel
Esthesio Soda  (Mecha Grunty)
Simple Wind Bell  (Boss Drop)
Cloudy Steel  (Mission Reward)
Total Treasures: 3
Total Breakable Items: 6
Now there IS another area, but since you shouldn't be anywhere NEAR level 61
at this point... unless you've been doing a lot of levels outside the guide,
the head over to where Alkaid wanted you to go.
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(Theta)  Severe   Unclean   Gray Dance  (2 Floor Waterfall Cave, Lv. 51)
Area word from Alkaid.  She has something important to talk about...
Warping here triggers a cutscene with Alkaid being silent.  Head West until
you get to an area with 2 Warp Points.  If you're just following the path to
get to the end of the level (why do I even bother advocating levling up in an
RPG these days?), then at least take the northern path to grab the treasure
chest along the way.  If you take the Southern warp, you'll fight a ton of
Gaze Knight's, hell bent on destroying you and your party, and they would
probably succeed too... if they weren't so weak at this point.  Haseo was
Level 52 when starting this level, and with Piros and Alkaid around, piece
of cake.  If taking the Southern path, if you ignore the first intersection
that would lead you North and instead keep going forward, you'll hit a dead
end with a mushroom.  It also appears as a dead end on your map if you
used a Fairy's Orb at the beginning of the level.
If you decide to speed your way through this, take the Northern path, and
keep heading West at all the intersections.  You'll still have to fight
a couple of Gaze Knights, but they aren't overly difficult, even though
this is still quite early in the game.
When you get to the second floor, just head East.  Both junctions lead to
the same place eventually, so keep heading East to get to the Beast Statue
as quicly as possible.
When you get close to the Beast Statue, a cutscene will be shown.  You
remember those guys you saw guarding Tri-Edge's coffin?  Seems they're
having a negative effect on Sirius' sanity.  He's gone completely schizo
and Alkaid is pretty worried.  Alkaid asks for your assistance, then
retracts it.  At least she apologizes for being so rude to you before.
Grab the Beast Statue and head back to town.
Mecha Grunty:  None
Lucky Animal:  None
Beast Statue:  Divine Ribs
Enemies: (23)
Gaze Knight
Death Kettle
Tick Mask
Items:
Mantis Nail
Wrath Yantie
Solution Soda
Simple Water Balm
Armadillo Shell
Rough Steel
Simple Glasses
Divine Ribs (Beast Statue)
Total Treasures: 3
Total Breakable Items: 3
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When you gate back in, Haseo agree's to helping Alkaid win the Holy Palace
tournament.  In order for you to join in the new Tournament rankings, you
must step down as Emperor of the Demon Palace.  Say yes when you're prompted,
and you'll be registered to climb the ranks of the Holy Palace tournament.
Alkaid gets all shy-ish, then she runs away saying she'll never forgive you
if you don't let her join you sometimes.  When the scenes are done, Log out
so you can check your e-mail.
You'll get one from Silabus asking if you've tried Crimson Vs. yet.  The other
is from CC Corp about the Holy Palace Tournament.  Log back in and head over
to the Arena Counter.  After a cutscene with Pi telling you that the situation
is getting worse (doesn't it always get worse before it gets better?), run
to the counter and register for the tournament.  When you do, Atoli shows up.
After a cutscene in which she apologizes for only thinking of herself (kinda
funny when she's apologizing to someone who is ALSO following selfish motives)
After agreeing to add her to your team with Alkaid, she leaves, and you can
check your e-mails now.  Alkaid wants you to go on a quest with her, and if
you've been sending out those greeting cards regularly you'll get more
responses now.  There are also news posts to check out, some deck strategies
for Crimson VS, and 6 new background images in the Apkallu forums.
Time to head back into The World.  Log back in and head over to Dol Dona.
Add Alkaid into your party, and normally I'd suggest Atoli but she's offline
right now, so go with whoever else you feel comfortable killing cute little
animals with.  When you have your party ready, head over to the Quest shop
and accept the "The Cat Smiles Silently" quest.
After a brief cutscene with Dr. Pao, the Lucky Animal quest guy from
Volume one, head over to the area keywords with a Red Checkmark on them.
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(Theta)  Standing   Calming   Western  (Cloudy Field, Lv. 50)
Area word given by Dr. Pao for the The Cat Smiles Silently quest.
The level starts with you getting smacked in the face by the Malice Cat, which
halves your HP and your SP.  Your goal is to find it somewhere in this area and
kick it, just like any of the other (Un)Lucky Animals in The World.
Push the Select button.  The island that is furthest East has a raised area
on it, and that is where the White Malice Cat is.  Rush over there as fast
as possible, since all the enemies here are pretty weak.  You've gotta kick
the cat 3 times before the level ends.  Shouldn't be hard, since most of
the time he'll dash straight into you.  The level will finish once he's been
kicked 3 times.
Mecha Grunty:  None (?)
Lucky Animal:  Malice Cat
Beast Statue:  None
Enemies: (10)
Fate Crab
Gaze Knight
Items:
Wrath Yantie
Simple Earth Balm
Mantis Nail
Simple Wing Cap
Warrior Soul
Loose Leather
Knight Chain
Knight Blood
Total Treasures: 4
Total Breakable Items: 3
When the level is over, a short cutscene with Dr. Pao will be shown, and
you'll get an e-mail from CC Corp saying the Lucky Animal Campaign has been
restarted for ya.
Speaking of e-mails, Atoli sent you one saying maybe you should tell Canard
that you're ditching them for the Arena for awhile, and there are a few
area keywords in the forums.  Log back in and head over to Canards @HOME,
and don't forget to add Atoli to your party.  When that's finished, there
will be yet another e-mail, this time from CC corp telling you to head
to the Arena Counter, your first Arena match is about to begin.
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Alrighty, your first match is against a team of level 50's.  Here is the
strategy that I always use for the arena:  Go for the leader.  It's simple,
it's quick, it's to the point.  Beat the snot out of HIROSAWA, and only use
your Skill Trigger when he's about too, so you can get a rengeki counter attack
through.  Once you hit your Demon Awakening, he should be just about dead, but
use it anyways just in case.  If you want, you can also use the games advice
and go after kenta, the healer of the team.  This shouldn't be too difficult,
but don't let your guard down.  After a few cutscenes, you'll be rewarded with
200 WP, an Astrid Specimen, an Armadillo Shell, and an Armadillo Crest.
Now, check your e-mails.  You're now eligable for the Job Extension, the one
that will give you the Flick Reaper weapons (FINALLY!!!).  Silabus and Gaspard
want to join you on this one.  There is also a respondable question in the
forums.  I put Area Keywords as my response, but I don't think it matters
too much.  If you check your Crimson VS. stats, then come back, the area
keywords will be there.  Now, log back in, watch the cutscene with Antares,
then add Silabus and Gaspard to your party.  Head over to the quest shop and
accept the Seeker of Karma quest.
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(Theta)  Burning   Fallen   Seven Sins (3 Floor Waterfall Cave, Lv. 54)
Area word from Ogma for the Job Extension event:  Seeker of Karma
If you use a Fairy's Orb, you'll see a path that leads to a Warp Point.
Essentialy, each path you get warped to is just another straight path to the
next warp point, and just before you reach those warp points, you'll be asked
a question about The World's history.  For the first question, choose #3.
The second question is #1, and the Third is #2
The next set of questions is as follows:  #1, then #2, then #2 again.
At the second floor, the first room has 2 war points.  The one closest North
will lead to the warp point to get to the 3'rd floor.  The other one leads
to a few monster battles and 2 mushrooms.
The next set of answers is:  #2, then #3, then #2.
The third floor has a cutscene, and Haseo decided to do the rest of the level
alone.  When the path branches, heading North only leads to more mushrooms.
Heading South will lead to the Beast Statue and a cutscene.  After the scene,
head back to the room where you left Gaspard and Silabus, and they'll re join
you.  When you get close to the Beast Statue, yet another cutscene will be
played, and then you'll be through with this level.
Mecha Grunty: None
Lucky Animal: None
Beast Statue: Karma's Symbol
Enemies:
Death Kettle
Goblin Sage
Steam Goblin
Items:
Sprite Drop
Armadillo Shell
Rough Steel
Fire Crest
Fire Storm
Healing Serum
Speed Talisman
Healing Potion
The Hanged Man
The Hermit
Total Treasures:
Total Breakable Items:
Now that the Job Extension quest is over, marvel at the never ending power of
THE SCYTHE!!!!... alright I'm sorry, I've been looking forward to this weapon
since watching the opening cutscenes of Volume 1.  Now, logout and be sure to
grab the 5 new pics from Apkallu.  You'll also get an area keyword from Atoli
to help your group level up a bit before the next tournament match.
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And that's all for now.  More will be added in the next few days, I'm hoping
to get the guide itself done by the end of May at the latest, so I can go
back and 100% complete Volume 1 and make THIS guide even longer.
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Coming Soon (to a theatre near you!)
- Item Lists and locations
- Quest's and their Campaigns
- Crimson VS. Card list and Strategy's
- A finished version of .Hack G.U. Volume 1
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Credits:
nobodys_savior, for posting my wonderful guide.
The Assclown King, my alter-ego, and bringer of death to all the little emo's.
GameFAQS, for allowing my awesomeness... and my guide, to be seen all over the
world.
JustChillin, AKA JC, for helping me format my first guide properly.