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[Pied Piper]

Advice please?

[taureanfreak]

do as you wish adn share with those you trust, that is all.

[Trace]

In general, these forums are ment so we all will have an upperhand, and anything we find here we cant use IG unless there is some way we could have found it out on our own...

if you want to post it, but i was very unsure of wheter to post that foo letter, but theres nothing that can happen bad about it, so ????

[WolfHawk]

I take it you decided not to share?

I am mulling over a couple of carrots myself and haven't decided whether to share or not.

[BrianEnigma]

Re: Advice please?

[Pied Piper]

Okay. I'm giving you what I've got. My concern was that some players might not remember that they aren't supposed to use two particular pieces in-game: First, the bit about Bishop/Sawyer sharing an ID chip, and second, that I am getting inside info directly from Bishop. Because if the Corp knew this, you know they'd put a stop to it, and that source of intel would dry up.

The other thing about this game is that Fundi Tech has sort of changed the rules a bit from a normal ARG. They've intentionally set us against each other, by making things competitive. Hopefully we'll be able to figure out how much that changes the rules about what to post out in the open here, and what not to. I almost feel like just saying, "Well, we foil you in your attempts at such manipulation, you naughty puppetmasters." But that only works if everyone does it. And since an awful lot of the players don't post here, but I suspect do read here, it seems like we don't have that assurance. Especially when only some people participate in solving the puzzles for the group.

So anyway, here goes. First was a message from me to Bishop saying something like, "How are things going?"

[notgordian]

The information was very interesting, and worth the wait.

If you don't want to read the rest of this post, just accept the basic premise of "Trust the PMs" and scroll down. That's all I'm saying.

Regarding the in-game faction issue, this has been discussed extensively earlier in the game. Last time, the issue turned out to be a non-issue and the perceived "factions" didn't really work to splitting us up beyond how WE, as individuals, interact with the characters.

The in-game karma system describes how interaction works in-game very well, I think. Everyone is presented with puzzles. It is in all of our best interests to share these puzzles, regardless of color. When we solve the puzzle, sometimes we are given a choice regarding who gets the information. Do we send it to Defense-Corp, or to the Brotherhood?

So far, the decisions we made about who receives the information hasn't effected the plot for everyone in the game. If I choose to turn in rogue agent "Forge" in one of the puzzles, we do not receive a news article the next day describing an unfortunate "accident". However, my player experience changes--my karma shifts positively or negatively, and my interactions with characters adjusts accordingly.

The information we receive should work the same way. If I find out that Bishop is the 2037 version of me, I should share that information on the forums. Other players should not, in this instance, hire ninja assassins to kill me in the present to ensure Bishop ceases to be--because that punishes me for being a chatty Cathy. However, they can use the information to shape their individual experiences in the game. Try to gain confirmation from in-game characters about Bishop's mysterious present-time identity and whatnot.

Before, trusting the PMs knew what they were doing paid off. Let's trust them again--especially since most of what we're discussing is esconced firmly within the realms of speculation. (Hopefully this long-ass post isn't as confusing as I think it might be)

[Pied Piper]

Glad to hear about the PMs info, notgordian