un: Mithrun1 | Re: Digital Conference

[tablescraps]

There's a digital conference on September 23rd. We'll be able to ask CC Corp questions about the game and its anomalies.

How clearly they'll answer, I don't know. But it may be worthwhile to pool together everyone's observations, speculations, and complaints here. Different people have seen different things in Fragment, and not a lot of that information is consolidated.

If you've commented on the forums with your observations before, or seen a worthwhile comment, then you can re-link it.

For example, on the topic of the level cap armor:
• UTA's post (in-game NPCs' warning against using it)
• Zelkova's response (indicating the armor was not an intended feature, nor are titles)
• UTA's comment (in-game NPCs claiming only two individuals can "create things")

If you want to talk about something offline for whatever reason, DM me. I don't really mind sharing my number or email.

Edit:

Comments

un:vogel

[insinning]

we should probably collate all the hidden areas that have had negative effects on people

like the areas hani , hector and ganymede visited.

Swallow, Ganymede and I also visited ΔHidden Forbidden Radiation; when we tried to enter the temple, it gave us a headache from this ringing tone and the water left us freezing cold even outside the game.

Winter and I also visited ΘHidden Forbidden Dragonbein; neither of us encountered anything weird except for a riddle and this weird feeling that we needed to run away immediately.

Has anyone found out anything about that man with the key that woman was talking about?

[insinning]

also how many of us have visited the dungeons with 'daydream' as a keyword, and had the same error hit us despite filing reports on it?

[gluttoning]

error?

[insinning]

a golden goblin runs up to us, shouts gibberish and then we get a headache and chills after

[tablescraps]

I've run it twice, before and after my absence. I filed reports. Same error both times.

[insinning]

Zelkova fixed my last glitch, Hien fixed the other but this seems like something easy to patch out

un: Mr_Misteaks

[gluttoning]

nobody better have visited the dungeon i said not to visit bceacuse im wondering if it actually did something

un: L3V147H4N

[trashtier]

What else could have done it?

You didn't even do anything at the game that would've made your leg explode like that.

[We are obviously in the flippant anger stage of grief here.]

[gluttoning]

i dont remember so gotta take your word for it

timeout got called and then its just kind ofna blur from there

clinic s aid my leg was fine on wedsday

[tinged]

It was fine the second time around, but I suspect we were all expecting something like that?

A serious glitch one day, then gone the next!

[gluttoning]

hani why

i guess if it didnt do anything for you rhen thats a good thing but

whywas it just me

does that mean anyone might just get hurt now

[ganymed]

A riddle that said what? Who said it? And where did you find it in that place?

[insinning]

We had to solve it to access the area:

What clings to you?
Bear it—you cannot.
Accept it—you cannot.
But hidden—it is from you.
Recite its name

[ganymed]

How did you guys figure it out? Was there other strange things about the place? Any locked doors? Hidden compartments? Secret passageways?

un: faunus

[bleatingedge]

dang stealing my idea right out from under me

jk i don't really care, less work for me!

Re: un: faunus

[insinning]

oops. sorry i think we still need the dungeon ones but the hidden areas seem to have the biggest impact on us outside the game

un: oriade

[dissimulative]

no one found about the person the woman wanted to find huh....

Re: un: oriade

[insinning]

it seems that way. or maybe we're all too cursed to work on it

[userunfriendly]

Good thinking.

I'd also like to note where the keywords came from. Both sets I received were anonymous. Whether "dv" is a separate account or only an alias, I don't know.

ΔHidden Forbidden Holy Ground - anonymous
ΘHidden Forbidden Dragonbein - anonymous
ΔHidden Forbidden Radiation - anonymous
ΔHidden Forbidden Dead Wood - anonymous(?)
ΔHidden Forbidden Bulwark - ?
Recursive Fool's Errand - dv

With the exception of "Dragonbein," all the "Hidden Forbidden" entries are ordinary keywords. However, not every "Hidden Forbidden" area is abnormal; I ran "Hidden Forbidden Night Moon" as a test, and it's an ordinary dungeon. I don't believe the keywords from DV are in the standard chaos gate randomizer at all.

[tablescraps]

Oriade and I received ΘHidden Forbidden Virgin Peaks from an anonymous user. There was also the anonymous user who commented to Akatsuki's post prompting players to utilize the "Freedom" keyword.

As you noted, some of the unusual Area keywords are part of the normal Area keyword list. I believe these Areas are intended parts of the game, and are part of the lore. It's the effects that occur within them that are allegedly unintended.

However, certain keywords are not part of the general keyword list - that I've found. ie, "Recursive Fool's Errand," "Dragonbein," "Bulwark," "Hideous Someone's Giant," "Virgin Peaks," etc. Even so, some of these keywords may still lead to intended Areas - Hideous Someone's Giant, Hidden Forbidden Virgin Peaks - connected to the game's in-universe lore, despite their keywords being unusual. Recreational Areas also have keywords not on the usual keyword listing, but lead to valid Areas. These Areas keywords appear to be distributed by Zelkova, as well.

[insinning]

the effects that come with it seem counterintuitive to what the game wants us to do. if we can't progress in an area, we can't unlock anything.

why did the statue knock out ganymede? why did the temple have a ringing tone that kept us progressing out of pain?

Do the delta and theta symbols change the nature of the dungeon?

and what about the poems? why are the names in the second and third part of them omitted?

[secondthoughts]

Bulwark was anonymous.

[worldbent]

Θ Hidden Forbidden Hades - anonymous

[Just a lil' contribution!]

un: 0koto

[worldbent]

Θ Hidden Forbidden Hades also caused severe headaches that lasted outside of the game, as well as bearing powerful winds with attributes similar to those in the floating root town.

Howling black winds of the dead, you might say.

[That is to say; don't go there if you don't wanna hear old trauma and familiar voices.]

[insinning]

it seems to make sense considering the name.

do you think it still has those effects or have they faded like the others?

[ yeah no, he's had enough trauma since the game started tyvm ]