Quite frequently here on the .hack board, we have topics coming up containing rumors, mixups, abstract speculation, and pure made-up crap. These include, though not limited to "(someone I know) has (insert name of .hack game that does not exist)!!!", "I am beta testing The World MMO!", ".hack Online--it's coming out!" and so on. We're tired of it, so everyone should take a step inside the official RPG Dreamers Center for .hack Fans Who Want to Make Threads.
BEFORE you make a thread, know these rules and guidlines:
--> Your Friend is a Jackass.
You might think your friend has a hot tip when s/he tells you about this awesome .hack game that you have never heard of and/or most people don't know about. There's a reason most people don't know about it: it isn't real. Your friend is cockteasing you and/or is a retard.
--> These websites are smarter than your friend
Search the following REPUTABLE SOURCES for confirmation of a given .hack game's existence:
http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/.hack//Wiki
http://www.dothackers.net/
http://www.hack.channel.or.jp/
http://www.ign.com
http://www.gamespot.com
http://www.cyberconnect2.jp/index.html
http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/
There are many others, as well. Just be careful where you get your information, because immediately believing baseless hearsay can make you look like an ass.
--> CYBER CONNECT 2 IS NOT MAKING AN MMORPG.
Are you going to ask about a .hack MMO? No need, because the answer is no. No no no. It's not being made. The company tried its luck with .hack//Fragment, which was partially online (see also: Phantasy Star Online), but the servers were taken down within months of its release because no one played it. This was all the leverage CC2 needed to confirm it wants no part of trying a full-scale MMO, which would be exponentially more expensive to run and not bring in the money necessary to keep it up.
--> Pics or it didn't happen.
The .hack franchise probably isn't dead, so if by some cosmically low chance you do have some insider information, please, play by the rule of "don't be a dick: link to the pic." By now, no one will believe you if you don't.
--> .hack comes in many forms.
.hack is not limited to games. Are you confusing one of its anime or manga incarnations with a game? Do you think .hack//Roots or //Legend of the Twilight is a game, and you're gonna ask questions about it or say that your friend is "playing" it? Check around first and be aware.
.hack GAMES:
Original 4 -- .hack//Infection -> //Mutation -> //Outbreak -> //Quarantine
G.U. Series -- .hack//G.U. Rebirth -> Reminisce -> Redemption
The failed online project -- .hack//Fragment. (This game was on PS2 but had a PC hookup function. It was not ON PC. Don't get confused.) Here's a helpful list for quick reference:
.hack ANIME
Sign -> Liminality -> Gift -> Legend of the Twilight -> Roots
.hack MANGA
.hack//CELL -> AI buster 1&2 -> Zero -> Another Birth -> Legend of the Twilight (also an anime) -> .hack//XXXX -> 4 Koma -> G.U.: The World
--> Use the "Search" function.
There's a good chance your question has been asked already.
Please. Please for the love of all that is good, make sure your thread checks out before you make a new one.
Thank you.