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[LOCKED] [TRAILHEAD] Halo 3 ARG (a real one, not ILB2 again)
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eccramer
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psygene wrote:
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AR let us down it seems. More waiting! Then again, I'd say a protest in Times Square is exciting enough for now. Holy crap!


'Tis Friday. Perhaps the Weekly Update will serve up some clues?


That would totally be breaking the TINAG quotient. Bungie really isn't even supposed to exist in this gameworld, so I'd be really disappointed if the Weekly Update became Ingame.

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eccramer wrote:
psygene wrote:
Xin wrote:
AR let us down it seems. More waiting! Then again, I'd say a protest in Times Square is exciting enough for now. Holy crap!


'Tis Friday. Perhaps the Weekly Update will serve up some clues?


That would totally be breaking the TINAG quotient. Bungie really isn't even supposed to exist in this gameworld, so I'd be really disappointed if the Weekly Update became Ingame.


They could mention that they are busy trying to oust the hacker or something to that effect. It would be kind of strange for them to make no mention considering the forum is bombed with AR stuff right now.

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 		Interesting and valid point. But AR did choose B.net for communication purposes. Mayhaps AR intends to manipulate the Weekend Update?
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Urk wrote:
eccramer wrote:
psygene wrote:
Xin wrote:
AR let us down it seems. More waiting! Then again, I'd say a protest in Times Square is exciting enough for now. Holy crap!


'Tis Friday. Perhaps the Weekly Update will serve up some clues?


That would totally be breaking the TINAG quotient. Bungie really isn't even supposed to exist in this gameworld, so I'd be really disappointed if the Weekly Update became Ingame.


They could mention that they are busy trying to oust the hacker or something to that effect. It would be kind of strange for them to make no mention considering the forum is bombed with AR stuff right now.


I will give you that. A mention of the "Hacker" Adjudant Reflex would make sense, it still just kind of bugs me. I'm disappointed in the way that this ARG was rolled out. By it's nature it removes you from the fantasy of the game. It's really been hard so far feeling like it's part of the game, and not some big Ad for H3. Whatever, we'll see how it turns out. I'm not quitting any time soon.

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 		edit: nm it was just my broswer screwing up...

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eccramer wrote:
Urk wrote:
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That would totally be breaking the TINAG quotient. Bungie really isn't even supposed to exist in this gameworld, so I'd be really disappointed if the Weekly Update became Ingame.


They could mention that they are busy trying to oust the hacker or something to that effect. It would be kind of strange for them to make no mention considering the forum is bombed with AR stuff right now.[/quote]

I will give you that. A mention of the "Hacker" Adjudant Reflex would make sense, it still just kind of bugs me. I'm disappointed in the way that this ARG was rolled out. By it's nature it removes you from the fantasy of the game. It's really been hard so far feeling like it's part of the game, and not some big Ad for H3. Whatever, we'll see how it turns out. I'm not quitting any time soon.[/quote]

however, if you keep this in mind:
( on of the few insightfull remarks on the B.net fora: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11285162 )
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Bungie is giving us an opportunity to participate in Halo's universe in a way never before imagined, (this makes Ilovebees look like a game of hopskotch)

In this ARG the story takes place in the Halo universe in the year 2007. We are everyday civilians talking to one another when all of a sudden this strange and cryptic "hacker" begins sending us confusing messages.

Over time, this AdjutantReflex begins to show us evidence of an advanced culture that humans came into contact with close to 100,000 or more years ago. (In this alternate reality, we don't know that these are what will later be called "Forerunners".

How effectively we interact with AdjutantReflex is determined by our ability to remain "in character". Meaning: We need to dismiss and forget all of our knowledge of Halo's story because simply put: IT HAS NOT OCCURRED. To us, there is no Covenant, UNSC, or any of that. We're simply a race struggling with self identity issues, (Gods, are we alone in the universe etc) and trying to make it as a species.

So keep this in mind. When we "play" this game we must portray humans who know nothing about a future that has not happened yet. In this ARG Halo is not a video game, it is real, it is our past, our FUTURE. We need to behave according to this or we'll confuse AdjutantReflex and make him reluctant to communicate. (as his dialogue proves, when people throw a bunch of Halo Jargon at him.)


this way it makes sense for the ARG to surface in this way...

on the other hand, I am one of the people that thinks we've missed the actual trailhead for this ARG, if this would be the case, maybe now they are just trying to 'blow' this thing ( by posting on such a public H3-forum ) sicne it took 'us' to long to 'get' it...

the first hints were apparently allready in the H3-trailer, which is a few months old, also hints have been found in the gametrailers documentary...

maybe now all this 'high profile stuff' ( like the protest in the centre of NYC ) is just because they wanted to make sure we would at least get it now?

or maybe this was even just the 'second phase', where they 'invite' the second 'ring' of initiates?

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ok, im just kind of reaching and hunting for anything right now; but have yall noticed on the weapons and vehicles page on halo3.com that the thumbnails for the brute shot and needler arent the schematic of the weapon? the needler is the guy with the shield while the brute shot is a grunt. could something be hidden within those pictures? its probably nothing, but i would rather you all tell me its nothing than realize we missed a clue bc someone didnt write about it.


i don't think its anything important, just lack of schematics; or a filler graphic.
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 		Weapons???
The weapons do display not characters
The weapons do show up when you click them it doesn't display characters

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 		You bring up some good points mistic. So far I haven't seen anything in the Halo trailer that looks like a trailhead, but like you say, we could all just be boneheaded and missed it. I've decided I'm not gonna complain about this ARG anymore, it doesn't help anybody, and it probably actually hurts the experience, so I'm just gonna simmer down. But what you say is true, we should just go with the flow.

I guess the reason I was so ready to tear this apart is that I have had such I high expectation for ILB2 since the first ILB, which I had too little self confidence to join in on. Hopefully, and I'm betting that this is the way it'll turn out, this ARG will be good. Months down the road, we'll probably all laugh about this with the PMs at the endgame party.

So, here's to the thrill of the hunt, and for the enjoyment of the game! Cheers!

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 		can you send a link to where the clues in the trailer are? im intrigued

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Anonymous wrote:
can you send a link to where the clues in the trailer are? im intrigued


possible hints from before AR appeared:
42-entertainment-doc on gametrailers:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=18783&type=wmv&pl=game
in this part some of us found a couple of hints

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In gamehead segment 4 I think I might have spotted a few Halo tidbits.Keep in mind I'm not too sure.

00:30-Is that a Legendary Edition case on the desk?

3:00-On the wall on his left shoulder,that picture in the frame looks like Halo 3 concept art.

3:30-Clock says 11:26,doubt it's anything important.

4:31-Tatoo? on the lady's neck looks like the first emblem AR had on Bungie.net



to which i replied

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indeed that looks like a legend edition, at least the Case-holder out on the windowsill.

what about that paper 'cube' behind himt at 03:13? it seems very out of place...

and the tattoo indeed has a striking resemblance to the original AR-avatar... we might be on to something here.



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not only does that guy look directly at the tatoo, if you freezeframe through the end with al the pictures flashing by, you get that same woman again with the tatoo in closeup ( without that guy ) seems like a bit too much coincidence, no? ( twice the original avatar of an ARG-character in the documentary about the company that is probably behind it all? )



i don't know who made that original mentioning with the timings, but it was allready a while ago and I just copied this from my 'notebook'
from the same notebook, also from this forum:
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So I sorted through the entire trailer frame by frame.



99% of all the scrambled Cortana/Gravemind sequence is jibberish and are usually stylized transitions off them speaking, but none of them seem to be of any real thing.



However:



There are 2 frames that are very, very out of place.



http://stowe.music.googlepages.com/trailer.jpg

@ 34 seconds



and

http://stowe.music.googlepages.com/trailer2.jpg

@ 54 seconds



Both only last a single frame and are very detailed. AR wanted us to go back to this trailer to look for clues whether it be in the screens, halo3.com or the trailer itself. If anyone can identify these perhaps they are of interest, I however only know that they are extremely out of place. Go ahead and see for yourself if you doubt it.



maybe we have to go back ( got enough time untill AR lets out something again ) and see what we can find that was 'before' this?


[EDIT]
this is also very promising, what if Bungie released clues in the map they released a few months ago? ( was also put forward early in this htread but not followed up upon ):
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11333988

[EDIT2]
in the thread they also mention the 'weird' description for that 'recently' released map:
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Once a scientific outpost, this derelict Forerunner facility waits patiently to be reactivated.

anybody knows if it would be possible for them to make something on that map that would only appear say the 21st of june?

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 		thanks nice set of finds!

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 		i don't know why but the two images look like the inside of a parking garage, i have no clue what it has to do with a trailhead but uh yeah. why doesn't somebody try and clear up and combine the images.

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 		someone needs to keep an eye on desolation on the 21st!

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 		Those images that seemed out of place, have been analyzed over at HIH by myself, and others, before. We thought we could see a grunt in one picture, and that it could possibly be a Halo 3 map.
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