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its 6;50 pm here um well nice work on that thing about the early release date. yes i beleve it is possible. but i dont think it will happen

  • 07.25.2004 1:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: Frogwart
[color=white]With all the bees madness flitting aroung in everyone's heads the last few days, I thought I'd investigate one particular aspect of the phenomenon: the supposed early release date of August 24th.

Now I don't know what it would take for Bungie to complete Halo 2 at this point (that would include getting the game copied for the millions of customers who've reserved it, processing those copies and shipping them to the stores, etc.), but in looking at the most recent update (which is why I'm posting this here, and in other similar threads), there are things that could be read as hints about an early release.

Take all this with a grain of salt, or just ignore it. Your choice.

(The italics and bold lettering that follows is mine.)[/color]

[color=blue]It's been a busy, busy week. So busy in fact, and so crunchtacular, (Yes, the studio's probably been in crunch mode for a long while, please continue) that basically nobody is really available to chat this week. (Nobody at all? This would suggest the extreme, or in Marty's words from the Halo credits: "Last crunch!")

...lots going on in the studio, and I've been playing through a very nice-looking build of the game. (A complete build?)
(The following hints and their meanings should be obvious.)
The skyboxes are often fixed later in the polishing process and a bunch of the placeholders have had big holes in the center for a long time...placeholders are becoming rarer and rarer. There's even a placeholder sound. A startling, yet melodic tinkle accompanies any footstep on an undefined texture...I kinda miss the tinkle on multiplayer maps, (should we take this to mean that there are no more placeholder sounds in MP?)...Marty also let me hear one of the new pieces of finished music...

I've actually been playing more and more of the single player campaign, but last night, playing multiplayer, through my own crappy connection, I noticed nothing. No slowdown, no lag and no garbled voices. It was like playing on a LAN. Wonders never cease. I hope that's typical of how it will be in the retail game. (Think on this. The implication is that both Campaign and MP are complete, or very close to it--close enough for an August 24th release?)

Adrian's bug-fixing has reached something of a crescendo.
"Every week we get closer to finishing, which means that every week the bugs I'm fixing are less and less critical." (Close to the end of all debugging?)

Chris Carney: Steve "Land of " Cotton and I have been spending our waking moments trying to finish up all of new content by next Friday (i.e. content complete). (Would next Friday be a certain milestone, or a deadline--a date to be done by?)
Included in this last mad dash (LAST?) is some familiar lands, and yes, I can not be more specific. In addition, we are going through all of our maps to try and finalize any outstanding game play elements, and are also deeply involved in polishing the art in the environments to a fine glossy sheen. The amount of "polishing" seems to imply the game is very close to completed.[/color]
[color=white]Of course, this is entirely speculation and should be taken as such.
If you let it heighten your hopes, don't blame me. I'm just grasping at straws.
It's a nice thought (I like to think), and maybe it is another subtle hint w/r/t the ilovebees thing, maybe not.

Here's one more thing to chew on: What if August 24th is the date Halo 2 goes gold (into production)? They have a lot of discs to make....

Thanks for reading....[/color]


that Frogwart guy sure is a sharp one!
bungie is being very very sneaky about all this but i don't see why! what's the point!? to piss us off?! well whatever they're doin, they're damn good at it!


so sneeky so if it isnt ready maby they can nock it back a bit???

  • 07.25.2004 1:52 AM PDT
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good thinkin frogwart. thats alot of franky-code to crack and interpret

  • 07.25.2004 1:54 AM PDT
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Frogwart.. will u father my children?

  • 07.25.2004 1:55 AM PDT
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[Edited on 7/25/2004 2:03:18 AM]

  • 07.25.2004 1:55 AM PDT
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come on people were going over the same stuff over and over again heres a list of stuff that hasnt been done (not much)

-has ne1 gone on to the halo 2 website or xbox web site to find stuff out

-some one needs to investigate i hate bees maby try to get into the site email studio 6 or sumthing

-some one needs to check if studio 6 are an actual company and what they do do they have ne ties with bungie or m$

-someone needs to check any updates on the ARG websites

come on people we can figure some more stuff out but i think well have to wait till tues for a fuller picture!!

  • 07.25.2004 1:56 AM PDT

[color=white]Thanks, Pezza.

Maybe other updates hold similar clues....

I put it in a couple different threads (on-topic, I hope) so maybe it'll be here for some of the Sunday visitors can think on the idea.[/color]

  • 07.25.2004 1:57 AM PDT
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i just visited GAME's website and looked at halo yesterday it said
Availability: Preorder - 9-Nov-2004
now it says
Availability: Preorder - 11-Nov-2004

  • 07.25.2004 1:59 AM PDT

Posted by: T y r a n T PwNz
Frogwart.. will u father my children?

[color=white]Well, now. That's a tall order! Well, not so tall, as i'm 5' 7".
Is it my brains or my tenacity you're enamored by?[/color]

  • 07.25.2004 1:59 AM PDT
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well ive been to the halo 2 weby, nothing there. ive even looked at ilovebees.net and it has a little add for a web hosting company and a link to ilovebees.com and the site came up at the same time as ilovebees.com and owned by the same margaret. whats this studio 6 stuff. i dont know?

  • 07.25.2004 1:59 AM PDT
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Posted by: mattyj150
i just visited GAME's website and looked at halo yesterday it said
Availability: Preorder - 9-Nov-2004
now it says
Availability: Preorder - 11-Nov-2004


well god damn.. if at the end of the countdown Bungie goes.. Surprise! Halo 2 release date is getting knocked back! im gonan be wicked pissed.. .
Oh and btw someone remember to call the Bungie support line on Monday (there not open on weekends)

  • 07.25.2004 2:01 AM PDT
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if someone ring itll put the phone operator in a really orquard position cool make sure u post when u ring

  • 07.25.2004 2:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: Frogwart
Posted by: T y r a n T PwNz
Frogwart.. will u father my children?

[color=white]Well, now. That's a tall order! Well, not so tall, as i'm 5' 7".
Is it my brains or my tenacity you're enamored by?[/color]


None of that really.. just all of the big words u use : D

So is that a yes or a no? : P

  • 07.25.2004 2:02 AM PDT
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yer im just startin to check other updates now but ill be a while if i find anythin. slow internet. need. broadband.now...

  • 07.25.2004 2:04 AM PDT
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every one email oxm and see if thell put at least one leetter in next issue they can ignor every one

  • 07.25.2004 2:05 AM PDT
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Her site looks like the work of hackers.

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Her site looks like the work of hackers.

thats what they want you to think but its not a sthe address came up in an OFFICIAL halo 2 tralor it is deffinatly ARG

  • 07.25.2004 2:08 AM PDT
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Posted by: youngtusk87
Her site looks like the work of hackers.


it wouldnt be hackers because then they would have had to hack the theatrical trailer for Halo 2 Somehow and put the URL ilovebees.com with the X-box.com URL

  • 07.25.2004 2:09 AM PDT
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alli found on studio 6 is that its a really cheap hotel, a crappy gallery in england or a MICROSOFT PROGRAM which has recently become v.6. so microsoft already had a real studio 6 at thier disposal. dont see how it fits though...

  • 07.25.2004 2:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: Pezza
alli found on studio 6 is that its a really cheap hotel, a crappy gallery in england or a MICROSOFT PROGRAM which has recently become v.6. so microsoft already had a real studio 6 at thier disposal. dont see how it fits though...

easy studio 6 a small company rite microsoft a big company buy studion 6's web site from them change the url to something stupid or relivant block anyone from accessing it untill 3days or 17days and then leak some more information

  • 07.25.2004 2:12 AM PDT
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If August was the release date of Halo 2 let me reinact how a typical Bungie employee will think about the date.

Bungie Employee:Sir, why spending thousands of dollars on theatre trailer advertising the realease date of Halo 2 on November 9.
Jason Jones (The "maker" of Halo 2): Son listen it all makes sense we will make this trailer flash ilovebees.com for a splint second on the screen so people will visit the site and will see the real release date.

Bungie Employee: But why sir why convince everyone on E3 all of our Bungie Fans. And spend so much money trust trying to trick people to think the release date is Nov. 9 then just switch it to two months earlier?
Jason Jones: Listen dont you see the genius in this. Just tricking everyone to believe on release date and then change it all of sudden without telling most of the people who pre-ordered Halo 2 or giving a chance to those who wanted to pre-order it later on.

Bungie Employee: But sir wont that be a waste of money. Wont it be just easier to release the game when our advertisements describe and wont it be more better financially wise.
Jason Jones: You know what ur fired. I'm sick of your mouth son. To tell you the truth I don't give a rats @ss about our fans and I'm gonna do things my way. I'm going to release the game on August 24th just because I want to so HA!

I hope you guys now see how dumb of an idea to release Halo 2 on August 24th will be.

  • 07.25.2004 2:12 AM PDT
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studio 6 make websites i did a google search but guess what nothing about i hate bees this is a majour breakthrough bungie or m$ have made the i hate bees website under studio6's name and are going to open it soon it has to be true!

  • 07.25.2004 2:15 AM PDT

Posted by: T y r a n T PwNz
Posted by: Frogwart
Posted by: T y r a n T PwNz
Frogwart.. will u father my children?

[color=white]Well, now. That's a tall order! Well, not so tall, as i'm 5' 7".
Is it my brains or my tenacity you're enamored by?[/color]


None of that really.. just all of the big words u use : D

So is that a yes or a no? : P

[color=white]It is my brains!
Or at least my dictionary.
I'll tell you what--if you're a woman, I shall gladly father your children at some future date, as yet to be determined.
If you're a man, I'll visit my local sperm bank and make a deposit in your name.
Deal?
_____________________________________________________________ ____

I'm off for now. Thanks for putting up with my big words![/color]

  • 07.25.2004 2:16 AM PDT
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not sure a bout all this and i have been watchin from thestart i think that bungie is tricking us it was to easy that is not the date of the release or any thing like that there is more to this puzzle they went though a lot of trouble to make that site, i am not even sure if it is bungie it could be an insider trying to feed us info but we might just have to wait and see

  • 07.25.2004 2:17 AM PDT
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You guys, this whole thing was set up by bungie... The site was not hacked, (*Proof!!* Why would the shirts back have a bungie symbol on it?) The web site was built by Bungie Affiliates.

There is a very substantial rumor going around saying that this is all an elaborate game that few microsft employees know about. [color=silver]This[/color] Website is where it says that. Now, plaese read most, if not all of that web site, before you start to respond.

I think I speak for all of us when I say, we all are gamers. Am I wrong? I don't think so. What do we like to do with a game? Win it. This elaborate internet puzzle... Is a game. So lets win it. They want to hint us about Halo 2? They'll put down information knowing that we'll only get half of it. And they also know the other half is huge information that could ruin their game. (Not Halo 2, but the Interenet one.)

Lets find 100% of the information. Lets beat them. Lets stop following and trying to catch up, we never will. They are one step ahead of us. (The enemy.) Lets drop what we're diong, and get one step ahead of them. Lets come out of this with the bragging rights. Lets win.

Stop trying to speculate on the Gulliver’s Travels text, and start analyzing it. Analyzing is key here, if we find out what symbolism the text has, we could focus more on what they wanted us to learn. Dump all of the information we have found about this topic into posts following this one, we'll compile it all together, analyze it, and destroy the opponent.

  • 07.25.2004 2:17 AM PDT