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xenostar · Boot Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 62

[META] OurColony WhineFest - "The Truth" Video

megaman2k · Boot Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 56

maybe so, but didnt see gamespot.com listed in the credits

**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 1:44 pm

novaKain

I didn't see my medicore team in the credits either. I worked hard at all of this as well. Truth be told, we could've never known what they considered the truth untill they gave us the video. Its completely unfair. I was hoping for some sort of truth about ourcolony, not the xbox360. "The Truth" was nothing but timed releases of screenshots and xbox360 pics. Then the "real truth" was a video they never intended on releasing untill 0 hour on the clock.

I wasted so much time on this game thinking it was going to become something cool with all the mystery and intrigue it was creating. I thought ourcolony was going to get something special out of the entire deal. I thought we were going to have something given to us, that the colony would appreciate. Now the video is a net slut. It gets around everywhere. All the people who didn't dedicate any of their sweat and time to this now have complete access to everything that we earned as a colony. It was all under a schedule though. We were never ment to "not discover the truth". I'm 100% sure they had people dropping clues, or even leaking answers, so that they could keep to their timeline. We were all just part of a big interactive commercial. What did we get out of it in the end? they "upgraded" ourcolony.net for us, but like most microsoft upgrades, it sucks worse then the original. Sure looks flashy though.

**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 2:18 pm

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**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 2:30 pm

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**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 2:37 pm

MasMan · Kilroy Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Behind You

i have been lurking here since about mid april waiting for the end and i honestly didnt expect it to be here i expected them to go on to the launch of the 360

p.s. yes i do know that "OurColonyWillReturn"

**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 2:42 pm

novaKain

this wasn't a very tight nit community though. Not like cloudmakers or the beekeepers. I gaurentee that everyone involved won't be involved with each other on as large of a scale as right now, anymore. I'm sure little groups of cooperators will still keep in touch, but what are they to do now? Really, we were supposed to figure out the truth the entire time, but the truth was just that video. Sure its a nice pretty video, but they stressed us to find out the truth the entire time. It was scheduled ot be given to us at only a certain time. And now it wasn't even given to US. it was given to the world. What was the point of ourcolony? It was hype. Not nearly as good of hype as ilovebees either. We got played people. They saw the arg community as something they could manipulate and take advantage of. Sure we're all up for manipulation! But to be taken advantage of? I certainly do not feel rewarded for playing. I could've not played and still seen every single one of the prizes.

**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 2:49 pm

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**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 2:54 pm

Nola · Unfettered Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 675

So who the bahonkey are the Agronomists?

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**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 3:17 pm

xenostar · Boot Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 62

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Apex · Boot Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 57

**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 3:54 pm

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**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 4:35 pm

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agreed, but while OurColony thus far was not really an ARG if theyre is another phase it could be.

**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 4:39 pm

novaKain

Oh I'm well aware that it isn't really an ARG Smile

It says so itself! hehe. I've had a suspicion from the start though that it was going to be turning into a full fledged arg. I hope it does soon! I'm all full of angst and frustration because of this tease!

**Posted:** Fri May 13, 2005 5:19 pm

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LoneWolf121188 · Boot Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 21

**Posted:** Tue May 17, 2005 1:14 am