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[aliendial]

I don't agree Krystyn. Some of the axons patently do not work. They have been good numbers at one time based on the payphone directories but clearly someone did not check BOTH ENDS of the axon before putting it on the list. Missing phones; broken phones etc etc etc. If they did not intend to include such numbers they at least were negligent in failing to confirm their data before using it. A lot of time HAS been wasted as a result.

[krystyn]

Your wording indicated that the PMs purposefully included dud numbers. I was disagreeing with that assertion. If they were negligent in double- triple- and quadruple-checking those axons, then yes, we can fully expect many of these locations not to work, but I think the idea that the PMs were OK with tossing in a few busted coordinates (on the logic that at least 2/2 or 3/3 of the rest of the group will get it) is a little hard for me to swallow.

ETA: In-game, it makes no sense, either. I know we know Melissa is disabled and not able to fix herself, but she is desperately trying to locate crew members and figure out what all these odd transmissions mean to her and her existence. The puzzle tends to crumble under the weight of dud phones.

Also, why would a PM take that sort of risk? "OK, we have a group of axons, let's make 2 of them duds, cos we're so totally sure that they'll get at least 3 of the other axons hot." I guess if they're willing to gamble on that sort of margin of error, that's their prerogative, but man. Talk about risky reasoning, as well as possibly drawing ire from players who went to a lot of trouble to activate these locations.

[zaeil]

I have to agree with aliendial; however, I don't really think they have any way to confirm all of these locations without US telling them whether or not they work. In other words, duds were NOT intended, but they had no way to know. You think the PMs are going to send their own folks all over the country to check the phones when they have hundreds of willing gamers to do it for them?

Obviously, they give us more axons per clip than we really need, just in case of dead, broken, missing, or just plain unfindable phones. In any grouping, the laws of probability are with us that enough phones will work to activate the clip. Unfortunately, we have to do a lotta legwork to find those three that are good!

[krystyn]

Hey, I understand all that.

I was disagreeing with the assertion that they put duds in there on purpose. That is all.

[zaeil]

Krystyn...I don't think that's what was being said. I read aliendial's statement as, "Some phones are going to be bad because the PMs were negligent in checking their lists." Which I think is what you're saying, too. But as I said, how could they possibly know?

[PsychoRaven]

Well I missed the one I was going to see to in Chickasha Oklahoma. Sadly I had some family buisness come up. Looks like I won't be able to get it sadly due to this family business.

Luckly Miracles got it's 3 axons so at least we get the clip.

[aliendial]

Reminder, this is the thread for nonfunctional/not found (as in we really tried and there just isn't a phone there) axons. Axons we just didn't get to can go in the main thread.

[MrBeefy]

hmmm

[ThunderRazor]

[rose]

another approach

[bcriswell]

Re: another approach

[Skyfall]

"real" 16:41 PDT, 34.107226 -117.729117
Claremont, CA -- Chevron station.
No phones rang--perhaps wrong intersection or PMs calling wrong numbers?
(Note: *NONE* of the phone numbers on www.payphone-directory.org for the given address can be found at the gas station.)

[Dirty]

Raining_cops
15:33 PDT
39.748071 -086.269700

There are no phones inside the restaurant at this location which, according to the payphone directory site, used to contain three. We staked out anything else remotely close and got no rings.

[addlepated]

"Real" 16:31 PDT
30.262757 -097.742165

Austin people have tried the phones at Dick's Disco on the street, the Four Seasons, and the building adjacent to the Four Seasons. No other payphones apparent. No ringie dingie.

[MrBeefy]

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