eMails in .Hack//Quarantine

Balmung
Question

• Honestly - carries on.
• As a Friend - carries on.

As a Friend

• Honestly - carries on.
• Sorry - ends chain.

Honestly

• It's Hard - carries on.
• I'm not good - ends chain.

It's Hard

• Understand - gets final email.
• But - ends chain.

Thus, the best chain is As a Friend, Honestly, It's Hard, Understand.


Blackrose
A Thought

• You Suck! - ends chain.
• Me Too - carries on.

Newbies

• Yeah... - ends chain.
• But - carries on.

But

• Yeah Really - ends chain.
• The Incident - gets final email.

Thus the best chain is  Me Too, But, The Incident.

You Know

• Yeah - gets final email.
• Me too - gets final email.

Elk
I'm sorry

• Don't Apologise - carries on.
• Umm... - ends chain.

Don't Apologise

• Mia - carries on.
• You don't have any? - ends chain.

Mia

• You - carries on
• Man - ends chain.

You

• Real World - ends chain.
• No Reason - carries on.

No Reason

• You've Changed - gets final email.
• Long Ways - ends chain.

So the best chain is Don't apologise, Mia, You, No Reason, You've Changed.

Gardenia
No Subject

• Yeah - carries on.
• No - ends chain.

Yeah

• I See - carries on.
• Imagination - ends chain.

I See

• I get it - gets final email.
• I heard - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is Yeah, I See, I get it.

Marlo
Weirdness

• That's True - carries on.
• You're Right - ends chain.

That's True

• Jaded - ends chain.
• I Know - carries on.

I Know

• Sorry - gets final email.
• You!!! - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is That's True, I Know, Sorry.

Mia
Past

• So - carries on.
• Don't worry about it. - ends chain.

So

• Is that... - ends chain.
• Fate - carries on.

Fate

• Then... - carries on.
• Hey!  - ends chain. 

Then...

• You two - carries on.
• Me - ends chain. 

You two

• You - gets final email.
• Past Life - ends chain.

 Thus the best chain is So, Fate, Then..., You two, You.

Mistral
Work at Home

• Pretend - carries on.
• Well - carries on.

Well

• Pretend - carries on.
• Yeah - ends chain.

Pretend

• Hair - carries on.
• Subway - ends chain.

Hair

• Age - gets final email.
• ... - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is Well, Pretend, Hair, Age.

Moonstone
The Pup

• What is it? - carries on.
• ? - ends chain. 

What is it?

• Raining - carries on.
• Slept in - ends chain.

Raining

• Don't Worry - gets final email.
• You ate it? - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is What is it, Raining, Don't Worry.

Natsume
Flexed Arm Hang

• Beforehand - carries on.
• :-) - ends chain.

Beforehand

• Good - carries on.
• Do you train? - ends chain.

Good

• Flexed Arm Hang - gets final email.
• Yeah Right - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is Beforehand, Good, Flexed Arm Hang.

Nuke Usagimaru
Canned Foods

• Yeah - carries on.
• That's True - ends chain.

Yeah

• You're Right - carries on.
• Yeah - ends chain.

You're Right

• Uh... - gets final email.
• Sounds tasty  - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is Yeah, You're Right, Uh....

Piros 
Fair Eyes

• Time Machine - carries on.
• Life... - ends chain.

Time Machine

• Maybe - carries on.
• Impossible - ends chain.

Maybe

• Time Machine - gets final mail.
• If it exists - gets final mail.

Thus the best chain is Time Machine, Maybe, either.

Rachel
Savings

• B-day Money - carries on.
• Save Money - ends chain.

B-day Money

• No Problem - carries on.
• Really? - ends chain.

No Problem

• Heh heh - gets final email.
• Uh-huh - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is B-day money, No Problem, Heh heh.

Sanjuro
Red Beard

• Yeah - carries on.
• No - ends chain.

Yeah

• What kind? - carries on.
• Beard is Red? - ends chain.

What Kind?

• Maybe I'll Watch - gets final email.
• Tell me a little more - gets final email.

Thus the best chain is Yeah, What kind?, and then whichever option you like.

Terajima Ryoko
I'm Sure You Know

• Picky About Rice - ends chain.
• Not Bit - carries on.

Not bit

• Not Right - ends chain.
• Is he? - carries on.

Is he?

• Don't worry - gets final email.
• ... - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is Not Bit, Is he?, Don't worry.

Wiseman
Lima Beans

• My Friend - carries on.
• That's Not Good - carries on.

That's Not Good

• My Friend - carries on.
• Well - ends chain.

My Friend

• Food - carries on.
• Carrots - ends chain.

Food

• School Lunch - ends chain.
• Corn - gets final email.

Thus the best chain is  That's Not Good, My Friend, Food, Corn.

Yasuhiko
Hey

• Don't try too hard. - carries on.
• Too late. - ends chain.

Don't Try Too Hard

• I guess - ends chain.
• I am not! - carries on.

I am not!

• Really? - carries on.
• Sorry - ends chain.

Really?

• Go on! - ends chain.
• Umm... - carries on.

Um...

• It'll Pass - gets final email.
• Hey - ends chain.

Thus the best chain is Don't try too hard, I guess, Really?, Um...., It'll pass.

Completing Dot Hack Part II

Slowly ticking off subquests.

• Get all party members affection to 1000 and complete email chains.
• Get ultimate weapons for everyone (and complete the post about it!).
• Complete Ryu Books of 1000.
• Complete Item quest.

For the Ryu Books I need to do the following;

• II: More all field portals opened.
• III: More trades.
• III: Trade with every character (missing: Hirami, Mayunosuke, Mutsuki).
• IV:  Missing 22 monsters. 

For the Item Completion quest, I've completed the Grunty Food, Virus Core, Items, Scrolls, Treasure, Head Armour, and Twin Blade lists.  That leaves;

• Body
• Hand
• Leg
• Blademaster
• Heavy Blade
• Heavy Axeman
• Long Arm
• Wavemaster

Completing Dot Hack

I finished the main game a lot quicker than I actually expected to.  Now for the subquests.  What I've got left to do now is;

• Get all party members affection to 1000 and complete email chains.
• Complete Goblin subquest (only Martina left).
• Complete that area that both Blackrose and Terajima have invited me to.
• Get ultimate weapons for everyone (and complete the post about it!).
• Complete Ryu Books of 1000.
• Complete Item quest.

For the Ryu Books I need to do the following;

• II: More all field portals opened.
• III: More trades.
• III: Trade with every character (missing: Neja, Nekoski, Acerola, Borscht, Yuckey, Hirami, Yuji, Cima, Crest, Mayunosuke, Mutsuki, Oborozukiyo).
• IV:  Missing 22 monsters.  
• VI: More Gott statues.

For the Item Completion quest, I've completed the Grunty Food, Virus Core, Items, Scrolls, Treasure, and Twin Blade lists.  That leaves;

• Head
• Body
• Hand
• Leg
• Blademaster
• Heavy Blade
• Heavy Axeman
• Long Arm
• Wavemaster

I figure I'll do the item completion first, and that should mop up most of the other stuff.

So, What Am I Up To?

I'm playing .Hack//Quarantine, and I have to say, I'm flagging.  I kind of want to just get on with the subquests already, but I'm not far enough through the game to have access to all the areas, and there's not much I really want to take care of before starting the completion quest, which I am actually kind of looking forward to, even though it seems like a lot of work and backtracking.

I've stopped religiously opening every dungeon portal, since there's no further reward for it beyond increased items/cash/levels.  At Level 95, I'm only getting a handful of exp per portal, I have over 1.5 million gp, and I don't see any point in collecting items which aren't the best weapons until the item completion quest opens.

(Incidentally, I did make a post about the best weapons, but it involves a lot of '&'s, and stupid blogger keeps turning them into '&'.  I'll figure it out later).

I've also been playing Crash Team Racing, which I've completed before.  The ideal goal is to get all the platinum time trials and CTR tokens, as well as write a spoiler-free guide detailing that.  I'm using Dingodile, because he's fast and he's my second favourite after Coco.

My goals for .Hack/Quarantine and the series in general are as follows;

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• Every character with decent armour and the best weapons.
• All character's affection at 1000.
• Item Completion list filled in.
• Everyone at level 99.
• All Ryu Books filled.
• Koeji (Kite) has best stats possible.
• All subquests completed.

Ryu Books of 1000

The Ryu Books are key items that you receive when data-draining in the .hack// series.  You will get one for every ten data drains, up to Ryu Book VII.

The Ryu Books track various statistics, and will reward you for hitting specific numbers, ie, for meeting Grandpa five times.  You can get all of them in the fourth game, Quarantine.  Otherwise, a few more rewards unlock each game, as listed below.

The rewards consist of images and music with which to decorate your desktop, and videos of cutscenes, which you can view after gaining the data flag, ie, finishing each installment.  The rewards always unlock in the same order, no matter which achievements you get.

I was originally going to list all the achievements you can unlock, and which game you can first get them in.  But, really, that's boring and it's been done before.  I'm only listing the highest numbers you need to get, so you know what to aim for.  You'll only unlock the final reward in Quarantine, but you won't miss any if you hit these numbers then.


Ryu Book I
Chronicles Areas and Playtime

• 210 Areas Visited
• 60 Hours Playtime.

If you struggle with this, just hop in and out of a few areas, then leave the PS2 on overnight.  But, really, you shouldn't struggle.

Ryu Book II
Chronicles Magic Portals

• 1700 Magic Portals Opened.
• xx Field Portals Opened.
• 75 Dungeon Portals Opened.

If you struggle with field portals, just go to a low level area and open a few.  For field portals, Lambda Lonely Ghostly Feeling.  Three.  You're welcome.  For dungeon portals, try Theta Chosen Corrupted Spiral, which has six.


Ryu Book III
Chronicles Players You Have Met

• All Players Met.
• xx Trades Made. 

If you just talk to a handful of people as you run around the root towns, you should meet most of them without trying too hard.  Some characters won't appear until the game has been completed.

  
Ryu Book IV
Chronicles Monsters

•  All Monsters Fought.
  

There is an excellent bestiary here.  When you reach Quarantine, simply look up any monsters you've yet to meet and go exploring.  Don't bother doing it earlier; you'll probably run into them anyway, and the effort will be redundant.


Ryu Book V
Chronicles About Your Friends

• 350,000GP in Gifts.
  

I hit twice that just by making sure everyone had the best weapons in each game.

Ryu Book VI
Chronicles Treasures

• 1500 Treasure Boxes Opened.
• 1400 boxes, cask, jars and bones destroyed.
• 85 Gott Statue Treasure Opened.

If you leave and re-enter a room, boxes and casks will reappear. Try Omega Chosen Solitary White Devil for Gott Statues; a two floor dungeon, with no forced battles.

Ryu Book VII
Chronicles the Spring of Myst and Symbols

• 55 Encounters with Monsieur.
• 55 Encounters with Grandpa.
• 140 Symbols Activated.

For Symbols, try Omega Bigoted Snowflake's Capsule.  There are two immediately to the west of the dungeon entrance. You'll easily meet enough grandpas and monsieurs while completing the item list.

Ryu Book VIII
Chronicles About Grunties

• All Grunty Foods Collected.
• All Grunties Raised.
• 230 Grunty Foods Obtained.

See my post here for where to find the food and the stats for the Grunties.  You should pick up enough Grunty food easily if you just grab a few whenever you go past.