Yeah, they keep changing.
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next chalenge: 20000 CMWKTRW. Who?
if someone has an idea please join and post it over there :p |
Isn't it obvious? Microsoft are doing this cryptic shit because they know that it will get people talking. This is quite clearly an Xbox2 publicity stunt. Don't be controlled like such puppets.
The classic Xbox power button on one of the swirly images is a bit of a giveaway really, I'm suprised that nobody noticed that. |
Read the topic, and see we knew it was from microsoft.
But I still really don't get it... |
We know what it is, and it is intriguing.
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it's a game... we play a game, who cares if it comes from Microsoft?
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All three of you posted in a manner that says to me "I'm pretending that I know what the score is". Sorry guys, but you all sound fake. Try telling me in detail exactly what it is that you're supposed to do with this site, what it represents, and what it's for, and maybe I'll buy it. But until then, I'll remain firmly sceptical of your "knowledge".
I still think that this is a good candidate for the stupid shit thread. |
I was just replying to your "Don't be controlled like such puppets." with the fact that I found it intriguing.
"We know what it is" referred to "Microsoft are doing this cryptic shit because they know that it will get people talking." That's not really pretending to know what the score is. Basically, we don't care if it's a marketing plot to get people talking. I don't see why we have to purposely go against such markting strategies because we recognise them for what they are. |
Look, let me just explain this to you all as clearly as I can:
If Microsoft want me to buy their product, then they can stop trying to f*cking control me with their silly shit, and start telling me what's so great about whatever it is that they're trying to sell. And I mean specs, features, gadgets - I want to know how owning this product is going to benefit me. If I'm interested in owning the product to reap the benefits of the features outlined in this information, then I will buy the product. If I don't have any use for it, then my money will stay in my wallet, and no fancy ass website is going to change that. I'm not going to buy whatever just because a publicity stunt has impressed me, and I certainly don't intend to piss away hours of my life looking at a gallery of hundreds of random meaningless stickers posted around cities while trying to figure out what some random meaningless cryptic website is about... all for what? What happened to the days when console manufacturers didn't f*ck you around with stylised aesthetic form-before-function artsy cryptic bullshit, and instead just gave you the cold hard info and relevant facts? I miss those days, and I want them back. Recently adverts have gone from being "educate the masses on the advantages of our product" to being "impress the idiots who are attracted to shiny things and watch MTV". It makes me sick and I'm fed up with it. I wasn't put on planet earth to be manipulated into wasting hours of my life and spending huge amounts of money on something that I don't really want or need. |
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Anyway, regardless of how pointless this whole cryptic internet bullshit is (and I must agree with Dino... it is quite pointless), there seem to be enough interested members to warrant an entire discussion instead of simply heaping it on the SST. Hell, it's even caused a little debate, I see... heh. EDIT: Do all of these questions have something to do with an Xbox game? If this is the case, I might actually find this whole thing interesting and attempt to solve this... "riddle." If not, screw it. |
Dear lord! ILB was the bigest waste of time EVER! I can't believe I actually followed that for a while. ARGs are totally over rated and have little or no pay off. Not that I'm bitter. ;)
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i joined, i don't know why. appently, this site doesn't know that states and terotries of australia and is automatically site in the USA.
appently i have to solve this: Your memory is lost, your aura is high, your life within an inch, you have one weapon left to finish off the enemy what is it? If you read closely you should know the answer and there is also these in grey boxes: Pass along to those you want to join you in your journey. think about who can help you take it all the way and bring them in if you’re chatting with me, you’re not chatting with me. |
I've already got my own colony on there, it's called Join Us...
For completing challanges you get stuff like this :http://www.ourcolony.net/thesecret/1.jpg http://www.ourcolony.net/thesecret/2.jpg Seem to be pictures of the Xbox 2 controllers |
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Oh. Well, I guess that's somewhat more interesting than cryptic, "type it into a search engine" puzzles.
Can someone PM me the answer to the last one? I'm really curious to see what the answer was. I thought I had it... |
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"Your memory is lost, your aura is high, your life within an inch, you have one weapon left to finish off the enemy what is it? If you read closely you should know the answer"? If it's that you mean, that's the one related to 'Second Sight'. But I didn't get the answer either. :( I tried power, psychic, sight, mind, gun and a few more I can't remember but none of them worked. |
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Are these challenges random or does everyone get the same one?
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my challenge changed, so i think they're just random.
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In response to Sligster, yeah I knew about the early trial. But it was so close in time to the release of Halo 2 that it was hardly worth it, especially since it was only multiplayer.
Does anyone know if they have a wiki page on this? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ourcolony
Note: VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN. Designed to manipulate the "customer". Take a good look at the definition for ARGs. That's scary man. Microsoft have pretty much figured out a way to control people and they've been doing it since the release of the film "A.I.". Abusing the human nature of curiousity. |
Thanks for the link, D. Very interesting, indeed.
Although this site isn't likely to sway my decision on buying an Xbox 2 either way (I'm certainly going to buy one, regardless of what comes up on this site), it's still kinda disappointing to see how stupid some of the riddles were... and here I was thinking that they were all Xbox game related. Feh. Apparently, because of one of the less inspired riddles and the backgrounds of some of the images, whatever the hell that "Gamem8ker" (some suit at Microsoft, no doubt) is planning is going to take place in Chicago. On a side note, how do you upload images and/or challenges in a colony? Do you have to be the "leader" of the colony? I'm totally in the dark on this stuff. Just curious. |
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The name "Gamem8ker" seems incorrect to me... They're clearly desperately trying to use the "A" sound in the 8, so that they can subsitute the A with the 8 like in 'sk8er', but they end up making it read out like "game meightker". Maybe adding a number 8 is essential to the riddle somehow? Surely they wouldn't make such an obvious mistake/compromise unless they were desperate to add that particular number...?
I'm not letting myself get sucked into this, I just thought that I would be helpful and bring that up, since it could be useful to those of you who are actually trying to crack this thing. |
Xbox 2 on ......MTV?
Oooooooh........Elijah.
Now thats class. Clicky Sounds like Ourcolony is a bit unneccessary........ Ghost |
Sounds interesting... Would anybody be able to transcribe it? That is, if they have the time.
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Guys, wheres the link to the forum? I can't find it anywhere.
Oh, and congrats on the puzzle one, is that an Xbox2 Screenshot!? |
Dam, the forum has dissapeared!
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You to then. And the Necrum pic has vanished.
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sligster, give me leadership. The whole concept of ARGs is really starting to interest me, and I actually wouldn't mind being a marketing whore for Microsoft and uploading some pics.
EDIT: Scratch that. New riddle. Looks video game related! Joy. It is "The End" when Alpha, Delta and Omega are destroyed. What games/movies/books have required someone to destroy an Alpha, Delta and Omega? EDIT 2: MOTHER F*CKING MISSILE COMMAND, THAT'S WHAT!!! Hehehe. Go me. I've answered two of the three challenges for Necrum. I'm so awesome. :rolleyes: |
It seems that once someone answers a challenge, no one else can answer it. Right now I'm seeing,
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LOL.
ok, this colony thing doesn't seem to have decent prizes and is mysterious but it seems a little fun. |
think I got the X Y challenge
I entered what I tought was good and I got "Your Colony has already answered this challenge" |
Yeah, I saw the combo and was all like... crap. Someone answered "Ikazuna Drop" before I could. Suck. I knew that one right off the bat too.
Good show, Xav. Ninja Gaiden, yo. |
the chalenge wont change for me :(
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