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[Pixiestix]

[syntacticAtrocity]

so what you're saying is that this was an elaborate pregame that was a waste of time pouring so much energy into?

i wonder where that has been said before...

[(Mr. Lurked)]

Here's A New Thread

[Agent Lex]

[Wulf74]

[Agent Lex]

Re: Not my intention to dissuade any one...

[krystyn]

I totally understand the feeling of investment that people have with ARGs (in general, and to a small extent this particular one), and why this has been stressful.

The person trying to run this game definitely pushed real-world boundaries, though, and forced the hand of the admins and mods to direct action.

Because I personally have no clue who is actually behind this (and it appears that there may be at least two or three Brickers out there now, right, so it's not even clear if someone may be trying their hand at gamejacking, do I have this right?), me posting in this thread is my way of having a meta conversation (sort of one-sided) with the PM, since it's pretty apparent he/she is watching.

I can understand feeling a bit on the defensive, but this is a two-way street, and as a long-time player of ARGs and a long-time creator of them, I feel it's in the interest of the genre and my livelihood to talk about the major issues of this sort of gameplay. Issues including trust, respect, and basic game dynamics that employ the use of faux/real illegal behavior - or tasks that divide, confuse, or frustrate a community.

I know many people like the excitement of confusion and the blending of the line between reality and game. It's a tricky balance to maintain for someone running an experience, because ultimately, too much confusion makes the game smaller. Generally, this is not a desired result.

The world is large, and contains all of us and all of our opinions, experiences, and histories.

[xomunkixo]

If anyone DOES want to contact the REAL Bricker.. he's probably the one that sent Spacebass the email with his picture and ID. Although I wasn't really paying attention to which email he used so if anyone wants to leave that email on here, they can.

[Giskard]

As it hasn't been posted here yet, FYI: the original thread has been put back in the New & Rumors forum. See this post for some clarification as to why.

[Agent Lex]

[xomunkixo]

Well.. we don't really know what the PM is doing... or what his whole goal is.
Honestly, I'm willing to bet he's not even looking for a large or even medium sized group of players. It seems he's been trying to alienate and weed out players from the beginning.

Just spec but...

1) He might just be screwing with us for s**ts and giggles
2) Someone suggested something about recruiting pms?
3) Someone also suggested a psyche experiment
4) It might be more for publicity. Not necessarily to get more people to play, but to cause a ruckus and have a wider group of people just know what's going on. Or not know what's going on.
5) Gamejack by the real!Bricker in promotion of his new novel.
6) Arlen Rage is blindingly hot and causes the PM to lose focus.
7) Other.

BUT WHO KNOWS!

[3v1L Schwinn]

[Nighthawk]