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[R2] July 22 - Countdown Ends, Voting #1 Begins
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pinkietronic
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pinkietronic wrote:
Typing NC28439A, the PEL# that comes up at the start of J. Capelli's 3rd of 3 injection films, into Google maps brings up a place in North Carolina called Fair Bluff!

EDIT: Also, has anyone else noticed the photo behind the main menu link when you access the characters' dossiers Question


I just thought it was funny it lead to a place called Fair Bluff Razz

I would think the PEL would definitely have something to do with Exposure Levels....then again, it wouldn't make sense to give that a serial number like NC28439A. Anyways, I doubt it's that important in the scheme of things, it was the only number of its kind I could see on the site so thought I'd play about in Google with it.
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belac
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 		so has anyone here played the first resistance game?? i'm assuming a lot have. i've been an xbox guy for awhile altho i haven't had a console in awhile either but this game seems like it would be alotta fun. watched the e3 coverage on it and that looked pretty sweet too

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 		Slightly O/T...

belac wrote:
so has anyone here played the first resistance game?? i'm assuming a lot have. i've been an xbox guy for awhile altho i haven't had a console in awhile either but this game seems like it would be alotta fun. watched the e3 coverage on it and that looked pretty sweet too


I played it a couple of times at a friend's place and didn't really get on with it at all tbh. I had been playing Lost Planet on the 360 for months on end beforehand, so I didn't like the Resistance controls (or the fact that my friends don't invert the vertical axis Confused ). Having read recent reviews about it compared to the new game, it seems they have addressed many of players' previous grumbles about the original.

I expect others will be able to shed more light.
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belac
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 		i'm about to vote and i see most people so far have chosen Brown but I was thinking Brown has fought these infected and might be of use if something bad happens. the other guy oster seemed way too intense and close to violence already so i'd say no. this danby guy seems sketchy, kinda makes me think whats goin on here? do we have a spy? Wink anyways, thats who i'm voting for

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 		Now I can see how ARG fans can become so attached to a game -

My day so far has been moderately interesting. I eat my lunch pondering some pointless things, and then I remember this ARG, and get a thrill of excitement as I bring up this thread.

I played Resistance FOM for about 2 hours and got bored. I didn't like the way the story was narrated, and after playing Gears of War it seemed like a step backward in all aspects.

Until this ARG I had no interest in Resistance 2 either, but now I'm eager to learn more.

If Resistance 2 turns out to be another turd, this ARG is a good way to pre-polish it, in my eyes at least!

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 		About, http://www.us.playstation.com/Resistance/ , I did a search to check; while the site was mentioned, I found no mention of what I'm seeing now.

I can't tell if the site is for the first game, or both games together, but among the many map locations, two are marked in red. If you click on them, they require a password. One is in Alaska!

At the least, if you haven't looked at the site, it provides some fun story background, and the deviations in history that led to the Resistance world. The Nazis never came to power, Roosevelt was voted out, Orson Welles' career was ruined instead of launched by War of The Worlds.

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belac wrote:
so has anyone here played the first resistance game?? i'm assuming a lot have. i've been an xbox guy for awhile altho i haven't had a console in awhile either but this game seems like it would be alotta fun. watched the e3 coverage on it and that looked pretty sweet too


I have, I loved it... it was probably one of the best if not the best Launch title for a console... it shows it's age compared to other games now, but boy, was it a title to have when the PS3 first came out.

Avatrix wrote:
About, http://www.us.playstation.com/Resistance/ , I did a search to check; while the site was mentioned, I found no mention of what I'm seeing now.

I can't tell if the site is for the first game, or both games together, but among the many map locations, two are marked in red. If you click on them, they require a password. One is in Alaska!

At the least, if you haven't looked at the site, it provides some fun story background, and the deviations in history that led to the Resistance world. The Nazis never came to power, Roosevelt was voted out, Orson Welles' career was ruined instead of launched by War of The Worlds.


Also: go see this one, it's the site that came op if you clicked the Europe site and I think it was for England exclusively, if I'm not mistaken (the right side is the side of interest).

http://www.resistancefallofman.com/?l=en&c=GB

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Avatrix wrote:
About, http://www.us.playstation.com/Resistance/ , I did a search to check; while the site was mentioned, I found no mention of what I'm seeing now.

I can't tell if the site is for the first game, or both games together, but among the many map locations, two are marked in red. If you click on them, they require a password. One is in Alaska!


Yeah it was brought up a few times here but I'm sure it's good and burried now.

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Composition94 wrote:
Don't know if people noticed this, but on Sony's Resistance website there is a map that has locations from the game's universe. If you click on Anchorage there is a small description of a military outpost of some sort, then it is censored out. Just wanted to share that odd tidbit.


Yeah, was mentioned here before. The password is frozenfortress BTW.


The site was involved with the first game, but it does tie in with this ARG considering it deals with our current timeframe.

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belac wrote:
i'm about to vote and i see most people so far have chosen Brown but I was thinking Brown has fought these infected and might be of use if something bad happens. the other guy oster seemed way too intense and close to violence already so i'd say no. this danby guy seems sketchy, kinda makes me think whats goin on here? do we have a spy? Wink anyways, thats who i'm voting for


I thought the same thing, and am voting for Danby or Oster as a result. I think Oster killed Rassmussen, and Danby (or Khaner) was sent to kill Oster or disrupt the experiment. If Danby is a spy and if Brown talks while in a fever-induced frenzy of the serum, Brown's information may not flush out Danby (or whomever the spy is). Don't forget, Someone got Cassise's photo and info almost as soon as she got there...! Then again, the newspaper article did say they were intercepting the information as it was being communicated, which suggests an external source.

THAT'S why I didn't vote yet... going over these dockets are more important because a sequence of events will play out that will expose these people and, by extension, shape the game one way or another. Also, having certain people around may expose certain facts needed that would only be useful if they are clear-headed.

And notice that Capelli, although given an injection, isn't entirely removed from the process? Will there be a second round of injections after everyone's been injected?

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If you look as Danby's profile and Capelli's, you'll see a curious connection: In Capelli's file, they recommended that they "reevaluate Neural Activator levels", but in Danby's, he's bipolar and he's being treated by Lithium Salt, which could either nullify the neural activator levels entirely and thereby killing him or keeping him in a comatose state, keep him from going into a coma and ward off all effects (success), or radically amplify the effects of the Neural activator level dosage, making him even more psychotic... maybe even more so than Capelli. Furthermore, Capelli smoked, Darby's treatment seems to have the opposite effect in terms of chemically altering the brain, giving Darby a lessened dosage on top of the treatment he is currently getting seems like a death sentence.

What part of the effects of the process (delirium, ect) is caused by the virus, and what part by the serum, and what part comes from the stress of being in this situation? Did the serum cause Capelli's behavior or did exposure to the virus cause it? I suspect the serum, but if that's the case, Danby's lithium salt may be the only one to counter the effects, furthermore there's a chance that the effect of the serum may have an adverse effect on him, but he could be the cure, but this early? Likely it would kill him, or if his special situation brings about the cure, open up another chapter entirely.

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Oster seems a likely candidate, but since he has a history of violence like Capelli, that could play against us or be the perfect gauge. Because he is most like Capelli in terms of violent behavior, regardless of how robotic he seems to be, the effects may be the best indicator of the experiment going in the right direction or not.

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Brown is the gatekeeper in my opinion, if he is rendered useless, the information he knows will remain hidden... but the serum got Capelli talking, so it may do the same to Brown... and since the neural levels will be adjusted, he may talk longer before succumbing to the effects of the virus, but I fear he may be killed as the dosage may be too little to counter the effects of the virus... but then again, the virus is said to be engineered, so he may never be in danger in the first place... unless they weren't the ones to engineer it.

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If I were to guess (as it is currently going by the vote total), it would be something like this:

Brown gets the injection and says something (somewhat likely), Darby may analyze something that was exposed to the whole group, exposing more information on one or more people in the experiment.

I don't like where that is going... doesn't seem right.

and for some reason, I suspect that the next person on the chopping block will be, and why...

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Gennaro, because he and Capelli both have compulsions/addictions... Capelli is superstitious and a smoker, which may have altered the effects of the serum, Gennaro is a gambler, both a compulsion and an addiction...


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 		Going off what Pixelsword touched on: Oster is the most like Capelli in demeanor, personality, aggression, etc. In an experiment, you want the case studies to be alike as possible. That is so the results can be directly attributed to the control and not to other factors. This is why experimentation on twins is so highly regarded. That is why I voted for Oster....because if there is a change to the result, it can be more attributed to the change in the serum, not the change in subject.

As a woman of science, our girl should know that

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h311b3nt wrote:
Going off what Pixelsword touched on: Oster is the most like Capelli in demeanor, personality, aggression, etc. In an experiment, you want the case studies to be alike as possible. That is so the results can be directly attributed to the control and not to other factors. This is why experimentation on twins is so highly regarded. That is why I voted for Oster....because if there is a change to the result, i can more attributed to the change of the serum, not the change in subject.

As a woman of science, or girl should know that


You have persuaded me to vote for Oster... using my own words! LOL!

What a smart one you are Very Happy

(you know, I'm going over the files a few more times just to be sure!)

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 		OK so I got a little carried away in my reply to the telecorrespondence email.


From: H311 to the B3nt
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:16 PM
To: 'recruiter@getawarjob.com'
Subject: RE: T-E-L-E-C-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-N-C-E

I am very concerned by my findings on the Project Abraham. However how am I to know whether or not this is just propaganda created by you in order to smear the US Military? From what I have read about you, your "organization" is responsible for the looting of precious supplies purchased by taxpayers like me for the intention of replenishing our much-needed military. You claim to be having America's best interest and cover your heart in a pledge with one hand, yet you steal money from our nation's proverbial coin purse with the other hand. Now you steal personal information from a government building for your own political agenda? Enough is enough.

Your subversives need to spend less time crippling our nation's infrastructure and more time keeping our nation the beacon of freedom for the entire world by doing your part and enlisting. Until your group can come up with a solution for the issues you perceive instead of just pointing and crying foul, I do not see the point in your rabble-rousing.

HA, that will teach them to trying to enlighten me. I will show them who is smarter when I have an alien-made plasma gun holstered on my american flag adorned shoulder free to walk the earth while they are cowering in a bomb shelter somewhere smoking hash and whispering, "I told you so" to themselves.

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Avatrix wrote:

At this point, I haven't heard anything about access to a beta test. There may not be any 'prize' at all. You may enjoy playing the ARG more if you follow it for the story and the game itself, rather than out of an expectation of a contest reward.


Considering the ARG commenced with the release of the Gamepro ad, I think my assumption is more than probable. Gamepro advertised that the August issue would have "free beta codes inside." Instead they gave us the getawarjob trailhead and said that readers would have to win a beta code in a contest. I think it is reasonable to assume that this ARG is, at least in part, the contest.

And don't you worry, I'm enjoying the game more than enough.


Just my $.02: Resistance 2 is set to launch in about 3-4 months. So it's a bit late in the game for beta testing... which isn't common for a big console release like this one anyway.

If there is any sort of "payoff" at the end, I'd imagine it'd be a free copy of the game. Which is pretty sweet, but certainly not the reason I'm playing along.


FYI, the beta has already been announced and will commence in September. It will likely be online only. This kind of release is actually quite common for console games.

I'm still quite confident that this ARG will somehow result in beta-codes for those who have followed it. I'll probably just buy the Aug. issue of Qore anyway. http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/07/24/qore-episode-3-to-feature-resistance-2-beta/

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h311b3nt wrote:
OK so I got a little carried away in my reply to the telecorrespondence email.


From: H311 to the B3nt
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:16 PM
To: 'recruiter@getawarjob.com'
Subject: RE: T-E-L-E-C-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-N-C-E

I am very concerned by my findings on the Project Abraham. However how am I to know whether or not this is just propaganda created by you in order to smear the US Military? From what I have read about you, your "organization" is responsible for the looting of precious supplies purchased by taxpayers like me for the intention of replenishing our much-needed military. You claim to be having America's best interest and cover your heart in a pledge with one hand, yet you steal money from our nation's proverbial coin purse with the other hand. Now you steal personal information from a government building for your own political agenda? Enough is enough.

Your subversives need to spend less time crippling our nation's infrastructure and more time keeping our nation the beacon of freedom for the entire world by doing your part and enlisting. Until your group can come up with a solution for the issues you perceive instead of just pointing and crying foul, I do not see the point in your rabble-rousing.

HA, that will teach them to trying to enlighten me. I will show them who is smarter when I have an alien-made plasma gun holstered on my american flag adorned shoulder free to walk the earth while they are cowering in a bomb shelter somewhere smoking hash and whispering, "I told you so" to themselves.


Conversely, I offered to infiltrate Project Abraham and stop it....at all costs..

Good thinkin!

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belac wrote:
i'm about to vote and i see most people so far have chosen Brown but I was thinking Brown has fought these infected and might be of use if something bad happens. the other guy oster seemed way too intense and close to violence already so i'd say no. this danby guy seems sketchy, kinda makes me think whats goin on here? do we have a spy? Wink anyways, thats who i'm voting for


You guys and this thread are all amazing - Congrats on the terrific work. I'm a pretty raw Noob - and didn't have time to read all 50 + pages but I don't think I am about to repeat anything. If so, be patient please.

OBSERVATIONS

1. The voting %s do not seem to have changed since the page opened (I'm pretty sure I saw here or on another board a posting added shortly after the page opened listing the same percentages that appear now).

2. ABRAHAM could be an acronym where each letter represents the first letter in a participant's last name - H= Hale (not my thought; I saw it on another forum but it makes sense to me - Abraham has seven letters - one less than on-line coop mode)

3. BROWN seems to me to be the most like Hale (based upon his profile and experience).

PREDICTIONS

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Our votes are meaningless. Brown is the next to go and he is the only other from this "class" to survive injection (although I am not sure all the others get injected)


Now that I have written that, I can see all sorts of holes but I'll stick with it (at least for now).

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