{{
`${userDetail.user.displayName}${userDetail.user.cachedBungieGlobalDisplayNameCode ? `#${standardizeBungieGlobalCode(userDetail.user.cachedBungieGlobalDisplayNameCode)}` : ""}`}}
{{getUserClans()}}
Edited by Skittles x:
2/14/2013 9:49:20 PM
19
Does this ARG seem.... i dont know... a bit pointless to anyone else?
[url=http://www.ilovebees.com]ILB[/url] worked because no one knew what it was. It was insanely cryptic and only those dedicated to the ARG had any any clue that Bungie was behind it or that it was leading to a new Halo game.
With Iris, everyone expected a third Halo so the shock-and-awe aspect was out the window. Iris worked because it was [i]truly[/i] viral. It started with emails, moved to the forums and website and was perpetuated by cryptic posts by "AI" users on b.net. The puzzles were very interactive and people who solved them were "[i]rewarded[/i]" for their efforts. (As far as I know, some users are still awaiting prizes. lol)
Now we have this... We already know what it is. (Hell, every unlocked image is marked "Bungie" and "Destiny".) We already know when it will end. We already know what's waiting on the other side (Granted, we don't know exactly how the ARG will end -- I'm sure there will be some "holy crap" moment in one of the images -- but we know what it's leading to); we [i]know[/i] Bungie will reveal their new game "Destiny" on Sunday, February 17. They've told us on facebook and twitter, and many gaming sites have featured stories about the release already.
I just don't see the point of this one.
There isn't even any challenge to it. It's not a puzzle, it's just a coordinated effort. The only hard part about it (after the initial breakthrough of FF Transforming the images) is managing to get enough people online at the same time... which is not fun; just frustrating. The process has been automated now as well! No one even needs to do [i]anything[/i]! Just click the buttons every five minutes and you're done. In a few hours, out pops another image.
And what if we don't get the link in time? We miss out on a chunk of a narrative? (Actually, not quite... you can still go back and complete previous days. We'd just need to coordinate again at a later date. It's just delayed.) So what?! I get it: it's probably related to Destiny's back story. But we're going to learn that in four days anyway! What is the point?
(brb gotta click the things again)
Where was I? Oh, right. Guys! Bungie's new game is coming out soon! This is so exciting! I can't wait for Sunday!
English
-
Iris had quite a few levels to it. There were e mails, threads, a comic and a number of 'servers' that had criptic info and videos, the whole process took a couple of months. I assume this is similar. Its phase 2 I guess at the moment. Hopefully there will be more after this puzzle.
-
wouldn't this be phase one?
-
What are you considering to be phase one?
-
When they gave us the geomancy symbols and avatars with little to no explination a while ago. Phase 2 is us applying them to solve a puzzle.
-
Ahh, gotcha. I guess that counts. :)
-
I'm hoping they will mix things up for the final few (the Image URL we find takes you to a second puzzle that must be solved to get to the image), but you're right, they did somewhat soften the impact of this ARG. Still, it exists, and therefore we must conquer the hell out of it and plunder all the secrets that must be found.
-
Edited by adamj004: 2/15/2013 2:59:24 AMtheres friday, saturday and sunday still to come there could be something bigger there and besides we are still kinda only in the first half of it. Sunday's one should definitely have something in store for us.
-
Hopefully we'll get to see the video before the rest of the Rubes :)
-
Lol. RIGHT!
-
Maybe Bungie wants us to look for something in those "chunks of narrative". Otherwise, you're right - what IS the point? The messages in the output images are quite cryptic. I imagine it relates to the storyline of Destiny, but I imagine there's something more there that we aren't seeing. Perhaps we'll only see it when we have all 7 images, but it can't hurt to examine them a bit more in depth.
-
I have been wondering this ever since the announce of the press release on Sunday.
-
I know what you mean. I'm really hoping there's more to it than is apparent.
-
Edited by adamj004: 2/14/2013 10:25:36 PMI've been thinking the same thing, why go through all this bother just for the reveal, and since we know the reveal is what is happening at the end makes it pointless. But I think this is going to develop into something bigger like ILB or IRIS, i think this ARG will move on to a next stage.
-
It certainly has gotten everybody excited. Also this could just be phase one. We may discover things once we put all the corners together. Lets say we only have more questions on Sunday. If Bungie releases a Vidoc, with further clues, we could be on to phase 2. I doubt they would launch something that isn't really more fun and involved.
-
What's interesting to me is that the pieces we get at the end of each day aren't really anything - just a tease really. So I feel like there might be a larger puzzle that we are just not aware of yet.
-
It does seem very passive in comparison to the previous ARGs. Personally, I was hoping that we would've moved on from the whole node thing being the only puzzle by now.
-
It's like reading a good mystery book. You most likely know the ending but you read for the entirety of the story
-
I share your concern. I can only hope we get something extra that is really cool when this is over.
-
Of course, there's probably something else hidden away here that will make it all worthwhile. I guess we'll figure that out soon enough.
