Chapter 71
【Mystery of Mysteries】『HAO』Strategy Thread Part 432【Bug-Ridden】
256 Anonymous Player
The overseas players are totally pissed off lol. I’m just glad my favorite streamer is streaming thanks to the 『HAO』 maintenance.
257 Anonymous Player
>>256 They’d still be streaming even if they were playing 『HAO』, dumbass. If you’re so happy about the maintenance, go to the devs’ twwitter replies. It’s full of haters there.
258 Anonymous Player
>>257 My bad, that was thoughtless of me. The girl I’m talking about has a pro contract with RE Corp, so she doesn’t stream at all during 『HAO』 periods and just plays 『HAO』 the whole time. She can’t even tweet about the game due to some confidentiality thing, so I was getting a bit frustrated.
259 Anonymous Player
>>258 Sorry man, I got unnecessarily worked up too.
260 Anonymous Player
So what ended up happening? I logged in and suddenly had to fight a Machine Beast that came out of a swordfish before maintenance ended.
261 Anonymous Player
The Strain didn’t have a quest indicator, so it was probably a bug. Well, I got blasted by ‘Moses’ Sword’ and died lol.
262 Anonymous Player
It’s hilarious that nearly 20 players claiming to be Orange were streaming. Was the real one among them?
263 Anonymous Player
>>262 There was one account doing weird glitchless plays in a room covered in gore and blood with no sound, maybe that one? The other streams were basically just fighting Machine Beasts, only this one made no sense.
264 Anonymous Player
No idea if that’s the real one, but that game definitely hasn’t been released yet. Actually, the third one hasn’t even been announced.
265 Anonymous Player
Seems kinda tame.
266 Anonymous Player
Did you forget all the chaos in Ver2.00 to call it tame?
・The Orange Cannon (politician already resigned)
・Horizon Ventures (4 times)
・Kida Motors (stock down 30%, a real bargain)
・Disaster alerts (2 already came true)
These are just the things that made the news, there’s countless other unconfirmed prophecies. It’s terrorism, I tell you.
267 Anonymous Player
Who knows how many of those are the real Orange. It’d be the worst if the Kida Motors one was someone else pinning the blame on him. Isn’t it dangerous for all those fake Oranges to be going wild?
268 Anonymous Player
Speaking of terrorism, didn’t 3 fighter jets nearly crash into the National Diet building yesterday? It was a huge deal. Nobody died since it was daytime, but apparently pieces scattered everywhere.
269 Anonymous Player
Go to the current affairs thread. As someone involved, I was able to secretly collect parts for some pocket money, so I’m satisfied.
270 Anonymous Player
The timing completely overlapped with 『HAO』 huh.
271 Anonymous Player
So the fighter jets were the servers (both shot down).
272 Anonymous Player
Here we go again with the Self-Defense Force criticism. Wonder if they’ll really get legally erased this time.
273 Anonymous Player
Oh, there’s news related to Orange. A transport company hit by the Orange Cannon may have smuggled in weapons and such.
『President Sato stated ‘We will strive to prevent such mistakes from reoccurring’ and refused to comment on the Orange Cannon. The Orange Cannon refers to a document uploaded online a few days ago that allegedly details future scandals. The smuggling incident was also mentioned in the Orange Cannon, and combined with the politician’s resignation, its credibility is increasing. Police say further discussion is needed on whether this constitutes a confession――――』
274 Anonymous Player
Seriously, that’s messed up. They’re importing weapons too, the worst.
275 Anonymous Player
What do they even need weapons for in Japan these days? The terrorists proved yesterday they can just get them from Self-Defense Force bases.
276 Anonymous Player
Too extreme of an example. The drone footage of the attacked base is insane, looks impossible to do the same.
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277 Anonymous Player
What the hell is this, did Godzilla show up?
278 Anonymous Player
Why is it all melted and fused together? Some new foreign weapon?
279 Anonymous Player
The terrorists are still unidentified so it’s totally possible. Judging from the appearance, maybe a laser? I think Apollyon had that in its arsenal.
280 Anonymous Player
Are you saying Apollyon is attacking in real life?
281 Anonymous Player
>>280 I’ll reluctantly allow mass-produced types, but fusion types are a no go.
282 Anonymous Player
Speaking of which, what happened to Fusion Type?
283 Anonymous Player
Wasn’t RE Corp supposed to bring a replica of the mass-produced Apollyon to some expo?
284 Anonymous Player
You mean that New Technology Exhibition (tentative name) happening alongside the 2040 Osaka Expo? Only the Osaka location and May timeframe are set for that inept management. But Kōmitsu Solutions is definitely showcasing anti-aging tech, prosthetics, etc. so I was planning to show up. Didn’t know RE Corp was doing that much though.
285 Anonymous Player
Kōmitsu Solutions is awesome. They helped out a ton in 『HAO』 too. Especially that beastkin girl, she’s the best.
286 Anonymous Player
>>285 Details please
287 Anonymous Player
Apparently Kōmitsu Solutions has an armed force called the ‘Order’ and she’s the top dog there. A real beauty. So glad I joined the ‘Order’!
288 Anonymous Player
Do you get a job class for joining the ‘Order’?
289 Anonymous Player
>>288 Yep. I got the ‘Soldier’ class, ‘Firearms’ and ‘Stealth’ skills. Super useful for battling Machine Beasts, nothing but perks.
290 Anonymous Player
I haven’t gotten any new skills at all lately, what’s up with that?
291 Anonymous Player
>>290 Probably hit the auxiliary brain capacity limit. I asked around and apparently skills get stored as data in the auxiliary brain, so once it’s at max capacity it rejects data transfer.
292 Anonymous Player
There’s a limit like that? Where’s the transfer coming from lol
293 Anonymous Player
From the devs of course (jk)
294 Anonymous Player
But skills and equipment have definitely made combat way easier compared to Ver1.00. I thought pro gamers would flood in but the NPCs got buffed too so they still got overshadowed lol. Made Prophet hunting a breeze though lmao
295 Anonymous Player
>>287 Is this the beastkin ‘Order’ leader by any chance? Reflected in what seems to be Orange’s stream.
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296 Anonymous Player
Hey now
297 Anonymous Player
Why is she with a guy?
298 Anonymous Player
Oh, it’s just the player reflected in the monitor lol. She’s gorgeous, even covered in blood. Also Orange please explode.
299 Anonymous Player
Orange was gaming with such a beauty, I’m so jealous.
300 Anonymous Player
Wait, since their faces are the same, this casually confirms it’s Orange’s stream lol. So this unreleased game is legit?
301 Anonymous Player
As expected of the genius at leaking info.
302 Anonymous Player
Is Orange up to no good again? Looking closer, the room in the background is a hellscape. How many people did he kill?
303 Anonymous Player
What’s Orange’s kill rate anyway?
304 Anonymous Player
Despite talk of fake Oranges, maybe they’re all actually him.
305 Anonymous Player
He might seriously be a Prophet. Isn’t that how he’s treated in 『HAO』 too?
306 Anonymous Player
It’s pretty well known in 『HAO』that Prophet = Orange and he’s the head of the ‘Order’. Maybe he’s an NPC set up by the devs after all?
307 Anonymous Player
The theory that Orange doesn’t actually exist has credibility. No way someone causing this much trouble would be left alone IRL.
308 Anonymous Player
Corpse photographed after the terrorist attack
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Wait, I have that equipped, but…
309 Anonymous Player
Put a gore warning or mosaic it, asshole.
310 Anonymous Player
Gross.
311 Anonymous Player
A cyborg!?!?!? That’s an RE Corp assault rifle!!!
312 Anonymous Player
Huh?
313 Anonymous Player
>>312 For real. It’s not currently sold equipment, but it was available in 『HAO』. I’m a gun nut so no mistake.
314 Anonymous Player
It’s probably just a prototype for future release they recovered. How’d you even get this photo anyway?
315 Anonymous Player
>>314 It was on social media, apparently it crashed onto a road along with other parts.
316 Anonymous Player
This reinforces the theory that 『HAO』data is legit. Seriously, how?
317 Anonymous Player
idk whats going ooon
318 Anonymous Player
What are the overseas players saying?
319 Anonymous Player
Overseas players are pissed. Maintenance hit with no major changes. It’s not per-country, it’s all at once for some reason.
320 Anonymous Player
So the reason for this maintenance is 100% the Japan server. Well, it always is.
321 Anonymous Player
I really hope the overseas players do their best to become the second Orange.
322 Anonymous Player
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『Announcement of Hereafter Apollyon Online Official Offline Event
We will have a 『HAO』-related booth at the New Technology Exhibition. Plenty to enjoy, including operable Apollyons, powered suits, and more! We will also hold a tournament gathering top players from around the world!』
Seriously lol
323 Anonymous Player
Spare a thought for how RE Corp feels participating in the same exhibition.
324 Anonymous Player
‘Top players’ (despite less than a month of actual operation)
325 Anonymous Player
I wonder if Orange will get invited too.
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