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[hannah-lazy]

i agree with what GuyP is saying, for all the people who work hard at this and are heavily into ARGs as a whole, there will be a whole lot more people out there who will just search for our solves and use them to get points. however i think that there will be more of an element to this than just solving the puzzles on the cards because of the obvious fact that those kind of people will exist, therefore (hopefully) ensuring that the eventual winner is someone who is actually deserving of it (ie. someone who plays it not just for the money element).

[w^nderlust]

[James Lyon]

[JebJoya]

[w^nderlust]

Yes. As i said in irc, if i win (which i won't) I am using every penny of that prize as seed money for a new ARG.

[POTUS]

I think that even if I had an infinite number of monkeys I would not be able to solve all of the puzzles in this game without the help of others. Even if they were planet of the apes type monkeys - but I extrapolate . . .

Everything is relative.

A picture posted by Salkunh shows evidence of a Ranking System that may come about later and be available at the PC site. How we are classed; by country, or arbitrary agreements, may not matter as much as our individual opportunities to manipulate the puzzle pieces themselves. I'm pretty sure I don't have a constellation of Phd's hanging on my wall . . . so I'll be hoping to acquire information by any legal means that I can assemble.

If we form teams - we will compete just as Machiavellian~istically against one another as we would individually. I suspect the PC Academy has it rather well setup though, and there will likely be many opportunities for all persons interested to acquire all the cards. In fact, the Academy has numerous Departments with Chairs and Fellows and Grad students - we will likely see some extraordinary talents in this game.

I'm fairly certain I will be in the middle of the pack, but I'll have lots of fun learning to specialize in various areas. Heck, it looks like we have a simulated Perplex City interactive map just waiting for us to navigate and visit - this thing is HUGMONGOUSOIDAL! I think it will be a while before we make these decisions.

Long day - long post Here's looking to Saturday's for a parcel!

[jerryt]

Whilst I agree that the introduction of a large cash prize may lead to a moral dilemma for some people as to whether knowledge should be pooled for the good of the team or kept to themselves for more chance of financial reward. There seems to be elements that also encourage collective play. In particular it would appear that the number = letter code can only be solved by sharing what information we do have.

I personally am happy to share whatever information I gain!

*JerryT returns to the shadows where he belongs

[buff]

GuyP, well spoken...

Can't agree more...

[dopefiend]

[maxim]

Go team unFiction!

[JebJoya]

[dopefiend]

whoah pneumatik slipped by me, cheers jeb- so that's 3 of us then! looking forward to that party!

[POTUS]

If the dopefiend charter includes a little money for Bono and his debt-relief & third-world improvements, maybe U2 would play at an ARG party? Which in turn could be harnessed to raise yet more cash . . .

Change the world!

[JebJoya]

U2? nah, get someone like Foo Fighters, or The Pixies, or The Killers, or the australian pink floyd experience or someone U2 have gotten so much worse with age...

Jeb

[dopefiend]

i saw the australian pink floyd at warwick arts centre a few years ago- they were blinding. sod bono, he's a twat.... with 50,000 we could afford to spend some moolah on a good band. maybe Roll for Damage can be booked for a few lecks...