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To Get a perspective on what IBL is, and a bit of a translation/explanation on it.
And here to find all the juicy tidbits in one,organized place.
But you guys are smart, so you all have those sites bookmarked, right? right?
It actually seems like there are finally people who seem to know what's going on (i was gonna sick of the "OMG its KELlY" and "ITS AUG 24 ReelaseSA!" crap).
ILB is simply Halo 2 background story. Hopefully, I'm just preaching to the choir by now, b/c noone would believe me when I said this a few days ago. I think stuff such as what bees and varroa mites signify is just a little side allusion put in to add to the mysetry and fun. I think its absolutely awesome insight, but I don't think there is anything more to it.
The MAYDAY's are coming from an ONI AI. I haven't read through all the stalker info (yet) so i can't comment on who i think that is, but its could be the AI probing further, trying to escape possibly with the help of Dana. The ONI team sent dana an email to try and cover up what's going on. They're worried that an AI is going rampant, as they realize the Widow/Queen story was written by the AI him/herself, and it promises "retribution." It is known from the Marathon story terminals that a rampant AI must be dealt with quickly and that one of its stages is anger.
The three stages were diagnosed shortly after the first
Rampancies were discovered on Earth in the latter part of the
twenty first century. The stages are titled after the primary
emotional bent of the AI during each stage. They are
Melancholia, Anger, and Jealousy.
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In general, Rampancy is accelerated by outside stimuli. This
was discovered early in Cybertonics. The more a Rampant AI is
harassed or threatened, the more rapidly it becomes dangerous.
Thus, most Rampants are dealt with in one mighty attack, in
order to deny the AI time to grow or recover. There have been
a few examples of this tactic not succeeding. In all of these
cases, the Rampant was never brought under control. Traxus IV
is the most notable example. He was finally dealt with by a
complete shutdown of his host net.
Defend THIS!, terminal 2
I still have a hard time comprehending how an AI in the future is taking over a website in 2004, but i realize i guess i'm splitting hairs. In short, "Wide AWAKE" etc., means that that is when the AI will "escape" or at least, finish its Rampant cycle and grow to a new stage of self awareness and power. Maybe it hopes to use the SolNet as its "core" (i.e., internet).
As far as Halo 2 story goes, not only do we have to content with a Covenant invasion on earth (after it finishes with Troy apparently), but we also have another AI we are dealing with. This all powerful ONI AI will probably prove to be a powerful, but dangerous ally in much the same way Durandal was. This AI could live in SOL, making it vital to itself than it thwart Covenant glassing efforts. And lets not forget Forerunner artifacts that apparently reside on earth coming in somewhere. In short, continue to find intriguing story line to come from ILBs in the near future, but absolutely nothing more.