AR dialogue & real-world machinations

[beelzebub]

Here's an entertaining possibility: what if the AR dialogue is just thinly-veiled communications from the game runners? E.g., "it has begun. The first seeds are scattered." is just a translucent way of telling us that the ARG is underway. Then, later, when it gets totally botched, and whoever is running the game gets taken off the project/ the project gets canned, AR tells us he is being replaced, and he is outranked - someone higher up the foodchain is displeased with the way the ARG is running and tells him to clear out. Then, that higher-up continues using AR's login (for now) to communicate with us, telling us that it's just temporary and we'll eventually get around to fixing a proper, new name. A few days later when we're all grumbling, he tells us, first, that things are still cooking, "alive", not dead, and that would we wait for him? I.e., they're revamping the game, please hold on while we get things going.

Has about as much merit as any of these other possibilities, and I, for one, would welcome a reboot of the ARG if it means it's done better.

[Air Sparrow Hawk]

Here's an entertaining possibility: what if the AR dialogue is just thinly-veiled communications from the game runners? E.g., "it has begun. The first seeds are scattered." is just a translucent way of telling us that the ARG is underway. Then, later, when it gets totally botched, and whoever is running the game gets taken off the project/ the project gets canned, AR tells us he is being replaced, and he is outranked - someone higher up the foodchain is displeased with the way the ARG is running and tells him to clear out. Then, that higher-up continues using AR's login (for now) to communicate with us, telling us that it's just temporary and we'll eventually get around to fixing a proper, new name. A few days later when we're all grumbling, he tells us, first, that things are still cooking, "alive", not dead, and that would we wait for him? I.e., they're revamping the game, please hold on while we get things going.

Has about as much merit as any of these other possibilities, and I, for one, would welcome a reboot of the ARG if it means it's done better.

It is a possibility but I just don't see it happening. After all, this ARG was planned out months in advance, one of the images was created in April? I think, so I don't just think they'd botch it up that easily.

But I've been wrong before. Believe what you will.

[3zz]

Plausible, but that would include the theory the game is broken, which I do not yet support. So, I dont think so just yet.

[crymsonnite]

that makes so much sense my head hurts

either thats whats happening, or its just very very ironic

[Air Sparrow Hawk]

Plausible, but that would include the theory the game is broken, which I do not yet support. So, I dont think so just yet.

I believe you are right, I highly doubt Microsoft would throw away these few months before Halo 3 AND the 07/07/07 date that takes place tomorrow. They have it all planned out I'm sure.