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rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

[META] New players have questions?

**Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:37 am

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What the heck does meta mean? Reference?

**Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:45 pm

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rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

META, in the case of this thread, means that it is an overall topic that deals with the entire game.

**Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:12 pm

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gott_sei_dank · Decorated Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 191

Damn, I knew I should have kept my eye this one Rolling Eyes

And with Halo 3 out this week not much time to catch up.

**Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:52 pm

Obtusitivity · Decorated Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 193

There's always time! come on down and join the sentries! god knows we could use ya. Smile

PS - as far as plotline goes, we've got Halo-3 beat, hands-down.

but the headshots are a little less satisfying.

**Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:10 pm

DavFlamerock

Aye, but we have yet to see... we don't have the ENTIRE storyline for this yet and we don't have the H3 storyline either... we'll see...

**Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:18 pm

JimmyMcForum · Boot Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 50

At least Book 1 didn't end with a giant plant cliffhanger.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:33 pm

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It's just the wait for Book 2 that's the cliffhanger.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:35 pm

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Tonamel · Veteran Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 104

I tried to join in during June, which I understand was a pretty terrible time to do so. But I didn't have a problem with the lack of new content, really. What I couldn't get was what we were trying to do. Sure, there were the BA phone messages and ensuing CL posts, and the BOIL and various other things, but all the parts felt disconnected, and that left me feeling rather directionless. Even after reading a number of summaries and discussions, I'm still not sure what BA's dreams had to do with Sentry Outpost, if anything.

Is that kind of vagueness typical, or was it a symptom of my coming in halfway through (when everyone should already know what's going on)?

Either way, are there any unresolved plot lines/unanswered questions that new players should be aware of for Book 2?

**Posted:** Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:02 am

rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

The packages we got sent us to Sentry Outpost and BA.

BA's dreams weren't interpreted correctly by us - but by the end it became clear that she was seeing things that happened to members of the Outpost or other things for us to do.

I think the vagueness was in large part because we didn't understand what she was doing, but also, she was a screwed up person.

The unresolved questions for me:

how was Lucky 5 used to pass messages?

who were the Chorazos group?

why was SO targeted?

actually, I have a number of questions that I had from the beginning. I think that book 1 was to build an audience and set up a background, I think it went on much longer than it was intended to, so we were left with a bunch of questions that we have had since the beginning.

**Posted:** Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:05 am

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**Posted:** Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:29 am

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Tonamel · Veteran Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 104

Thanks, Rose!

Also, as I read through the new materials, I found myself asking "Howard? Who's Howard? Was that HPHack? Or someone I've never heard of before?"

Is there any chance of getting the Dramatis Personae added to the Quick Reference Thread? I remember that when I tried to join in last time, the biggest hurdle was trying to figure out who was in game, and who wasn't. A concrete list would definitely help new folk.

**Posted:** Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:59 pm

jjason · Veteran Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 113 Location: St. Paul

**Posted:** Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:21 pm