That very night, a post titled "Terrifying Hidden Faction" appeared on the GNA forums and immediately caught the attention of countless players.
The person who made the post was none other than "Pants Hidden Thunder."
"Today, while I was questing in Nagrand, I accidentally discovered a brand-new hidden faction. This faction is terrifyingly awesome. Honestly, at first I picked up a quest from an NPC named Illyasviel, asking me to investigate Nagrand's ecology. (That girl is ridiculously cute.) To be frank, the quest didn't give anything good at the beginning. I had to kill tons of monsters and gather tons of materials. It was a huge waste of time, and all it gave me at first was gold and experience—no equipment at all. But because that girl was unbelievably cute, I put up with it. (Dog head, dog head.) But what I never expected was that when I completed the entire quest and reached the final step, I actually got this!!"
At this point, Pants Hidden Thunder deliberately attached a screenshot of the Valkyrie Rifle's stats, along with an image of what it looked like when equipped.
"This gun is ridiculously overpowered. When I used it, I felt like I wasn't playing an MMORPG at all—I was playing a first-person shooter! It handles almost exactly like a weapon in a first-person shooter, and its damage is insanely high. I used this gun against a world boss and held it off for half a minute before force-killing it! Not only that, I also unlocked a new faction! I specifically checked, and the stuff inside is all unbelievably cool, okay?!"
To prove his words, Pants Hidden Thunder also posted an image of the faction shop, which included the "N7 Military Combat Armor," "Shadow Armor," "Star Alliance Energy Sword," "Banshee Ground Support Fighter"...