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[Arana]

Re: UPDATE IN REVIEW

[Arana]

[skywisej]

[aliendial]

skywisej - OF COURSE that's how it goes. irc is often the pointy end. And way fun when it's hopping. However it is ephemeral and useful only in the moment. Arana and raider have properly pointed out that people are a bit lax about posting their solves here after the fact. Maybe because the game itself shows the results (who found the character card), but that really isn't the whole story, is it? (Why did strifey get the code solve but miss_caro claimed the card? Just for example.)

And there are the story-behind-the-day things that really would be nice to post here for those of us who cannot be on hand for events. Frankly even if you are THERE you can miss a lot of what is going on. I would like to hear the googling and mad dash stories that describe the day- let our solvers take long-term credit for the work they did to contribute!

[rose]

reply to raider

[Astald]

Raider, I have already found two cards without going on #lastcall once. Just keep trying and I'm sure you will find one.
I agree with skywisej on his her points, that this game really isn't all about finding cards and solving puzzles. I know that everyone works hard to try and be the first person to find a new profile, and that it sucks when after another full day of updates you're still not on the card hunter list. But the people who make this game have the strongest focus on storyline. And that is what playing this game is. A storyline which can become more immersive than any book, movie, or videogame because you receive information from people in it just like you receive information from people in real life (telephone, e-mail, faxes, etc). That's why the alternate reality game description fits so perfectly with the type of game this is. So try and enjoy the game for what it is. It is fun in it's own right without being the first person to accomplish something. And many of the people from the chat are the same people from the forums. They are just two different types of communication for this game. The people in the chat work faster, so in the card finding scheme of things, they might usually come out ahead. But we are heavy on spec and intelligence gathering here on the forums where people are often congratulated for coming up with a great theory or writing up an event that happens afterwards inside the game itself. We are glad to have you here raider, same with everyone else, so try not to get too upset. Just, please have fun and enjoy.
edit: my deepest of apologies skywisej.

[Raider]

I think it's great actually that I can honestly explain my feelings without being flamed. I take no offense from anyone rebutting me, nor do I hope I offended anyone either. It's just the way I've perceived it so far.

I'll try to get IRC working and hopefully, they'll decide to make a live event in Green Bay!

I agree that it's fun to read up after the fact, the two examples I gave in my post are the experiences thatI've had that soiled my perception.

I'll erase it and open my mind again and see how it goes.

BTW, sorry to thread-jack, I think we;ve gotten way of topic here.

[konamouse]

[JackBurt0n]

A bit of a sidenote...I put up a write-up and photostory for the KC event over in the other forum...here's the URL: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12943

Hope you guys enjoy!

-Jack

[Abraxas]

Don't resignate...I thought I'd never ever find a card and then I found Carlos Delaje who could have been found for, like what...2 hours? Maybe one hour, but definitely long after the hunting started.
Ok, I only found it because someone didn't get the name in the video right. But alas: never give up hope!

[aliendial]

What he ^ said. The cards mostly go in moments. There are only so many (8-9 a week now). Most of us will NEVER get cards. Esp. if we're on dialup at home. (Unlike ILove Bees where everybody could get a phone. Repeatedly. For weeks on end.) That level of interaction in THIS game means that 99% of us will never get a card. I'm resigned to it. So I have to watch most of the action. As will most everyone else.

Note that Shad0, first to learn the name hint from KC was "Patton", did not get the card. So even being active on the front lines of an event doesn't get you much sometimes. So this is just part of the fun. Do what you can and be available to help. You never know when your hobby will become a critical topic that will answer a puzzle. And enjoy it for what it is.

[RPGgame]

well here is the thing with every arg there is an angle to it. The thing is that I was shocked that i got a card. I am one that always reads the boards and clicks on the links and see what others discover. The time when the group really gets together is when there is a wed update.

In addition you should see how the team performs together when tournaments are going on. People are getting the hand numbers. I'm able to update the wiki. Others can look back at hands played that they were not present for and really get the full experience.

That being said, I got dirt lucky and yes i had a spec and i tried it first before i let others know about it. It is just the nature of this game. This arg has indivisual parts to it and it sucks not to get what is going on. But as you read through the events and watch the video, and the flashes on the site. You can discover it for yourself.

the idea of an inner circle I dont agree with that statement. All of us that post on the forum our part of the family, just when a game event takes place the pm's have made it known that events take place within certain time limits.

If this was not a wed and saturday only update schedule and more like what Lost seems to be now, there would not be such a big group running for all kinds of things. I wish it could be different but this is how it has to be unless the pm's make a change to the game.

[Cortana]

[RPGgame]

here is how i solved JohnSmithCaldswell

someone on the irc showed a picture that showed JSC on the saddle, no idea where it came from.

Someone else mention Caldwell, no idea where that came from.

I just came back from shabbos, (jewish day of rest) so i was really behind someone mention they tried Jack S caldwell and they got nothing


I started reading the updates and there it was John Smith. John Smith i said to myself let me look to see if there is a card for that. hmm there isn't.

I looked at the irc and people were still scratching their head at JSC and they knew it ended in caldwell.

So i was like, OMG quick batman to the search box and i entered in JohnSmithCaldwell.

The page came up and i was expecting some sort of fan fair and i figured someone already found it.

I went to the top leaderboard and i saw RPGgame above it.

I quickly checked my profile and saw JohnSmith as my unlock.

I was in total shock... somehow i found a card and the community had a lot of time to find it and i thought i was missing out since events were taking place on saturday which is a horrible time for a religious jew to be playing a game.

Somehow i got lucky.... real lucky...

thats my story and im sticking to it.

[Shad0]

Re: Inner Circle