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Rorx · Boot Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 11

Disheartened About Season 2

**Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:03 pm

HDJP777

I would love to reassure you, but i don't think I can!
Perplex City Season 1 was all about a massive treasure hunt where the cards had a hidden message about the cube with an ultimate goal, whereas nowadays the cards have little relevance to the game itself.
I am definatley agreeing with you about season 2! Sorry!

**Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:03 pm

Rorx · Boot Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 11

It's seems to me that the Puzzle Cards have become just a distraction, not something critical to the story. Which sorted off make's them a bit superfluous unless that's all you play the game for.

What attracted me however was that it was all seemed to have a greater meaning and led towards an overall target. Maybe I'm wrong, but I got the impression that what brought the community together to solve the most difficult cards was not the challenge alone, but also the idea that you were working toward discovering a great mysterious.

I think it's safe to say that most people knew they stood very little chance of being the person who actually found the Cube, but it seems everyone still pitched in because they felt like they were contributing to the greater good in a way.

Maybe I'm wrong, I'm very new to this. It's only my opinion which to be honest, has been formed very recently.

/Rorx

**Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:41 pm

Scott

I wouldn't say the puzzle cards were especially integral to season 1, either. There were some clues which were absolutely vital, and a couple clues which were rather nice, but I wouldn't say the cards themselves were absolutely integrally tied to playing the treasure hunt, or the ARG. As was stated prior to season 1, the cards were not essential. You could play with ARG and the cards and the treasure hunt, or play with the cards and the treasure hunt, or play the ARG and the treasure hunt, or play with the cards and the ARG, or any subtle variant on any of these. I obviously don't know how season 2 will shape up, but looking at the BACKS of the cards, there is certainly plenty of story I think we'll be seeing evolve.

I will say, it is unlikely all three (ARG, cards, and treasure hunt) will run simultaneously. Mind Candy expressed endless grief about how to pull together Three entirely different games under the same dates and schedules. Their worst fFears were things like someone stumbling on the cube rand0mly at a time when the ARG would have been crippled, or before all 4 waves of puzzle cards were released, or looooong after any reasonably sane person would like it to be fFound. It's a logistical nightmare (literally!), and they probably won't do it again in quite the same way.

That said, the ARG needs more than simulacrum of adventure; There needs to be actual real world crisis. lost objects, murders, deranged artificial intelligences. Depend on it.

And just who are these fFinch and Cassia people, anyway?

**Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:52 pm

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Re: Disheartened About Season 2

**Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:40 am

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Rorx · Boot Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 11

I've been thinking. The only conclusion I've really come to is that the best thing to do is to have faith and wait and see.

Looking at Season 1, MC did a really good job, so they definitely have the ability to make it great and I'm just gonna have faith in them.

/Rorx

**Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:25 am

Eleri · Greenhorn Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 8

Given that we (Vax and I) somehow just found PXC, and are starting with Season 2, I'm pretty pleased with what I'm experiencing. It may be very different from what people who went through Season 1 had to work with then, but I'm not dissapointed.

Dunno if that helps any.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:59 pm

aisforapple · Boot Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Palmdale, CA

alittle excited

**Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:27 am

ted in canada

Season two

**Posted:** Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:53 am

Afgncaap5 · Veteran Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 71

I'm happy with it at the moment. Sure, there's less mystery now, but I do believe that MC'll pull through. We just need to wait for the ARG

I mean, remember when the Season 2 site went live? Everyone complained about the bugs. And then when the Season 2 Puzzle Cards went live? Everyone complained about bugs, website slowness, and the fact that MC wasn't prepared.

They're preparing this time, and they're going to make the ARG aspect work as well as possible before we can come in (and find even new glitches to complain about Cool

.) I think it'll all work out.

**Posted:** Tue May 01, 2007 5:31 pm

dekuprince

well i hope the new season is just as great as last and am looking foward to the next receda revenge type event
wonder if thers gonna be a new pregame
oh well

**Posted:** Fri May 04, 2007 2:59 am

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