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[eccramer]

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I was looking at AR's gamertag thing in the compare games menu (Thanks KLind), and began trying to decode it.
Here's what I've got:
FNC013575663331 can be roughly translated from 1337 into FNCOIESVSBBEEEL, which can be rearranged to form I LOVE BEES FNCESB (FNC365, etc)

Now, here's where things get really REALLY interesting. The only reference AR has made specifically to any user in a forum post was CorvetteHalo3. And guess what, a search for FNC returned These Results (thanks Injunfett).

So where does that leave us? If you scroll over Corvette's name, you find that the FNC being referenced is FOX News Channel. What if whatever happens tommorow at 12(?) is on FOX news (thanks, Ironlion)? Perhaps too coincedental, but as Avateur pointed out, this IS BUNGIE we're dealing with.

The question which lingers in my mind is what the deal is with the 365 (356, 536, 563, 653, 635) at the end of the FNC. Was that the post number for that user?

Additional thanks for these theories goes to:
Impervium
Pedro the Penguin
j41m3z
ibeechu
vlad3163

[eccramer]

[Tommy]

Anyone else humming the Halo 3 theme while reading this?

I don't know if anyone has said it in this thread, but the coordinates point to north Kenya. Another Africa link.

I haven't played an ARG seriously since ILB. This is all sorts of exciting.

(now, to try to remember my account name on this site...)

[enderxenocide0]

[Trilby]

[CoffeeJedi]

[Dolar]

Well this is for sure very interesting. With the Halo 3 beta ending, and that long gap until the games release it seems now would be the prefect time for an ARG to keep people interested.

Will be watching this for sure, and *yawn* 4am est? come on if I stay up it better be worth it:)

[dontpanic42]

[Urk]

I assume no authentic confirmation has been given by the XBL account? Very suspect.

Considering it was mentioned that B.net would be the source of communication and that AR was going into hibernation until the countdown was ended, I think we can assume this is a hoax until proven otherwise.

Hoping for a video that ends with a link. Maybe something to hornets or wasps perhaps.

For those unaffected by massive Halo spoilers, here is a little info on Voi, which provoked AR to respond with coordinates and then later to dismiss it's relevance:

[Evicerator]

When inputting the coordinates previously given, one is taken to a location near the northern border of Kenya and Etheopia. This is a remote location situated between the villages of Sololo and Turbi. Perhaps, given the significance of Africa, this could be the stage for some upcomming event in the storyline....

[tsondie21]

I just found this thread and I wish I would have when people were talking to the guy.

If there is someone still in contact with him, try sending him this message:

"X.XX.713> ghost.713/non-auth/activity ongoing"

Its worth a try as that was the message hidden in the 3d warthog picture.

We haven't been able to figure out what that was for, and this could be it.

[Rolerbe]

Received the following from my son who fell in to this from the Bungie side. Apologies if it's all been found before:
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this appeared first (two days ago)
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11263399

then this happened later that day
http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=808840

and finally this happened the next day (yesterday)
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11278044

galap's post archiving all of his dialogue (questions he responded to included for context)
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11266047

put this on that forum for args. the H3 arg is ON!

[tsondie21]

I believe that location is Voi

[Ace]

 Good time to join?