Good job Wrong Number and congratz!
And thanks again to Cai for a wonderful mission, and for all the videos and atmosphere creation that went into it.
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Might I suggest that it is a bit more like... if 5 strangers showed up for that same competition separately, to compete in a game that everyone knew could be done as a team or solo, then after a while they teamed up and then won two of the cars by winning the competition several consecutive times.|
Originally Posted by CityofChange
*Devil's Advocate*
I compare it to a sales add that says: "compete for 3 brand new cars...and "you" show up to give it your best and look around and your "competitor" happened to bring 4 friends & family to win 1 car." That might pass off as okay in my book, having me saying to myself "I wish I thought of that". But what happens if said family walks away with all 3 cars? How will that look? Again...the optics of it. |
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| However, I must completely agree with Cassie here and say this should not bring down the fun within the event itself. So what if some peeps walked away with 1bil, 1000 merits, & 5 LotG's. Grats to them. I'm not upset over it and no one should because it is Cai's event alone to pass judgement. Can we learn from this? Yes. Should we be celebrating Cai's effort and creativity with this? Hells ya. Should fun be emphasized above all else? Always. |
Looks bad when that team of 5 walk away with 2 of three prizes...when there were what, 13 other people showing up? And I doubt you're the strangers you make yourselves out to be.
No matter, people who soloed it were idiots.
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@enrious, @sardonicism, @MyLexiConIsHugeSon
If you haven't joined a global channel, you're not really looking for team.
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At least I'm a idiot with 1000 Merits | No matter, people who soloed it were idiots. |
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Originally Posted by Wrong_Number
At least I'm a idiot with 1000 Merits
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If you haven't joined a global channel, you're not really looking for team.
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I am an idiot-savant, apparently.
| No matter, people who soloed it were idiots. |
So am I.
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If you haven't joined a global channel, you're not really looking for team.
This was really cool I hope you do another one day.
Akuro Shock
@Apoc Alypse
I Survived "Hack"
Secured antidote
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Originally Posted by enrious2
Very sorry if I misinterpreted that. So sorry if I implied that TEMPEST LEGION was somehow involved.
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"I guess prizes mean more than fun.
gg for Tempest Legion"
The next time you want to lump an entire SG into an accusation, you might want to have a little more to back up the claim. Like maybe knowing that the people in the Team list are in that SG or not... you know... important details like that. God forbid that players have their SG chat window open on a regular basis... that's just crazy right?
But yeah, thanks for lumping the entire SG in there. Thanks for implying all of us are part of some underhanded plot to manipulate a contest for money. TopDoc (also in TL) could have funded this contest many times over, so yeah... we really need that 1 Billion and we organized to get our tight fists on it however we could. *cues the crazy music*
Cai, will this arc be active for a while? I'd like to try it... real life was too busy for me to sign up for the contest.
please attend my funeral my daughter messed up my comp couldnt get on til very late after redoing the comp and still dont have sound (ty to Cass for typing out the clues for me) tried for over a hour couldnt complete it gratz to those that did gl to those for the next round
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Wild Card
@Wild Card
I Survived "Hack"
none or all depending on how you want to look at it.
That was a nice riddle Cai! Thanks I had fun. Even if I did have to work all sunday and miss out on the big prizes.
Congrats on all the big winners...due to unfortunate events that came up, I wasn't able to participate fully (I barely have the time to post this), but nice work on the event, and again, good job on the winners, big and small.
TheCynical1
"Prediction is extremely difficult. Especially about the future." - Niels Bohr
Congratulations Akuro Shock. You have claimed a 200 million influence prize and secured for yourself an antidote.
Congratulations Agent Oakley. You have claimed a 200 million influence prize and secured for yourself an antidote.
Congratulations Wild Card. You have claimed a 200 million influence prize and secured for yourself an antidote.
Congratulations Megumi Yamato. You have secured for yourself an antidote.
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Oh yeah I'll leave everything up. Feel free to give it a whirl. Just a little hint, but you can almost solve the entire thing without playing the arc at all, well at least the clues give you a blueprint for attack. Hope you enjoy it.
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Originally Posted by Darkbridger
Cai, will this arc be active for a while? I'd like to try it... real life was too busy for me to sign up for the contest.
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Absolutely. Global channels are the future.|
Originally Posted by Darkbridger
The next time you want to lump an entire SG into an accusation, you might want to have a little more to back up the claim. Like maybe knowing that the people in the Team list are in that SG or not... you know... important details like that. God forbid that players have their SG chat window open on a regular basis... that's just crazy right?
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| But yeah, thanks for lumping the entire SG in there. Thanks for implying all of us are part of some underhanded plot to manipulate a contest for money. |
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| TopDoc (also in TL) could have funded this contest many times over, so yeah... we really need that 1 Billion and we organized to get our tight fists on it however we could. *cues the crazy music* |
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Definitely will do |
Originally Posted by _Cai_
Oh yeah I'll leave everything up. Feel free to give it a whirl. Just a little hint, but you can almost solve the entire thing without playing the arc at all, well at least the clues give you a blueprint for attack. Hope you enjoy it.
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Well I for one had a lot of fun playing and tho I wanted to win those who won deserved it no matter how they played to win. You can't blame someone for teaming if you think about it by teaming, they only increased the difficulty for themselves and their increased team. I personally had a lot of fun playing and I would hate for Cai to get frustrated due to all the complaining. I wouldn't playing a sequel wouldn't even need prizes to get me involved. This story made me think of internet ARGs (Alternate Reality Games). I wish I was as creative. To many more glorious arcs to come.
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The sweet taste of a nice antidote goes in the blood good and smooth. And the 200 mil should me build a good toon also.
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Originally Posted by _Cai_
Congratulations Akuro Shock. You have claimed a 200 million influence prize and secured for yourself an antidote.
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Cai, do you have Mandy's phone number?
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Haha! I believe right now you can reach her at 9-1-1.
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Originally Posted by PumBumbler
Cai, do you have Mandy's phone number?
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Tiglion
@Falco
I Survived "Hack"
200 Million Influence consolation prize (if you please)
Just a few things:
First, thanks Cai, for the opportunity to participate in this event, and for sharing with the rest of us.
Second, wish I had known it was going to be more of a race than a Contest. I thought I had until 5/3/10 at Noon EST to finish and post, otherwise I would have stayed up late today/yesterday instead of going to bed... XD
Third, Congratulations to the winners!
Congratulations Tiglion. You have claimed a 200 million influence prize and secured for yourself an antidote.
"Sadly I just got back from something that I had to do for work that took 2 hours longer than expected. GL to everyone."
The post is time stamped 4:53 (forum time). Cai sent me a note which I got at 4:59 saying no one had won yet and it was going to take people time to figure out. So I logged on Miss Jersey and went to work. I was by myself, an hour late and came in 27 minutes after the first place team. Had I been on time (damn you work!), I would have finished 34 minutes before the team. So, I'm not sure teaming was any great advantage.
In any case, this was an awesome event and as an MA author I know how much work went into it. Thanks Cai, it was loads of fun.
WN
Check out one of my most recent arcs:
457506 - A Very Special Episode - An abandoned TV, a missing kid's TV show host and more
416951 - The Ms. Manners Task Force - More wacky villains, Wannabes. things in poor taste
or one of my other arcs including two 2010 Player's Choice Winners and an2009 Official AE Awards Nominee for Best Original Story