The Forest of Pain.
- "I guess it's not just an area you go to for fun."
- — Phyllo —
Forest of Pain (痛みの森) was a limited time Event that mysteriously appeared in The World R:2 during .hack//Roots. The area in which it takes place is also called Land of Sins Ran Badhi, and it is unknown whether or not this is a Lost Ground.
History
.hack//Roots
The event consisted of a large forest filled with powerful monsters that would ruthlessly hunt down and kill any player who entered the forest. Due to the strange way the event just appeared it was rumored that the event had been created without the consent or knowledge of CC Corp.
Wanting to prove his strength, Haseo entered the event by himself. Along the way he encountered Saburou who had been sent to monitor him by Pi, and Taihaku, the Guildmaster of Icolo, who was also interested in proving his strength. Both Taihaku and Haseo succeeded in reaching the center of the field, where they found a hidden AI Harald. Taihaku was rewarded a unique and powerful weapon by Harald, while Haseo had his Edge Punisher and Flick Reaper Adept Rogue forms forcibly unlocked. The event closed shortly afterwards, the field erasing itself only seconds after Haseo left.
.hack//G.U. Games
The event was mentioned in one post on the rumors board when a player asked about it only to find out that area had been sealed off and deleted. Its existence spawned rumors that people killed in the forest became Lost Ones. Later, Haseo participates in it once again.
Trivia
- The forest was called the Painful Forest in Roots, and Pain Forest in the Japanese version of the games.