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Subject: August 24th coincidences
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Alot of strange, and suprising things happened in the past on august 24th, i.e. windows 95 launched unsuspectedly on August 24th, 1995, August 24th 1456, printing completed on Gutenberg bible, August 24th, 79AD Mt. Vesuvius erupts for the first time, destroying Pompeii.

But of course, I could be wrong, and this could be nothing, but why else would they put some www.ilovebees.com 'easter egg' in a cinematic trailer? has to be some sence in it.

  • 07.30.2004 10:51 PM PDT
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Your a little late this has been discussed.

  • 07.30.2004 10:54 PM PDT
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yeah, but its fun to drag conversations on to new posts.

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all of those things are important in history and are in history books, halo 2 will be in the books too,aug 24th or nov 9th. it's still history

  • 07.30.2004 11:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: WarCobraGoW
yeah, but its fun to drag conversations on to new posts.
Ok, has anyone paid attention to the Bungie Cams? It is coming out August 24th, and here is why....NO ONE IS WORKING RIGHT NOW AT BUNGIE! Has anyone else paid attention to the Bungie Cams lately? If you are working your ass off to get something out the door by a certain deadline then lights would be on and people would be at work, and there would be lot more movement. I'm not saying they fired the employees, I'm just saying, the task is complete, back to 9 to 5. I know in my office when something has got to go out the door, we don't fark around. Halo 2 is done. Don't believe the delievery date on Frankie's updates. I really believe they are from 2 months ago...Seriously. Why would you wait (I'm being conservative on this observation) until now, to get an ERSB rating on a game in one of your largest markets (i.e. Europe)? Trust me on any project, the last 5% ALWAYS takes the longest time. I remember an update that dealt with the memory size of Halo 2 and it being to big so they had to downsize it. It is my strong belief, BEFORE you start making boxes for the Halo 2 title that you need to know if your game is going to be on 1 or 2 DVDs. THAT will make a HUGE difference in shipping and especially marketing. I mean, even I can be sold on a game because it comes on 2 DVDs. I mean come on, 2 DVD's makes a game sound extra cool. I can hear the advertisements now, "Get this new cool game, on its 2 disc set, plus another disc for extras". That extra WOW factor b/c the game is on 2 DVDs. But when it comes to packaging you need to know how big the burrito is before you put it in a wrapper.

Basically my point is, you know what the packaging is going to look like, b/c you see the Halo 2 set for sale online, and advertised as 1 DVD and one extra (for the Halo 2SE at least). You can't have the tail wag the dog and come back to the programmers and say "well you have to remove all the pertinent content b/c we only made the packages for 1 DVD instead of 2, we can't waste the millions of dollars in packaging we already spent..."

Back to the Halo 2 Secrets Cam. July 30th I'm good judger of human emotion (I believe I'm a little better then others, but I will admit I'm a terrible driver). When one of the Bungie Cams was showing that room filled with people, and there was a Professional Photographer there (at least his camera equipment looked pro) taking photos, there was one guy in particular sitting in a chair next to the guy camera guy smiling at the Bungie Cam. With that smile I read this: "I'm relaxed and having fun, the joke is on you". Suffice it to say the camera man was taking a picture of the bungie cam itself. Why? B/c they want to preserve the memory of that day and show it to us later on.

The making of the Halo 2 DVD (Halo 2 SE). Don't you think the Halo 2 team better have Halo 2 done BEFORE the making of the bonus DVD? Also (something I just thought of), the sound guys and stereo guys have to have large amounts of QA/QC done before packaging as well. They have to experiment with Halo 2 on MULTIPLE TV's and surround sound setups (btw, I hope they don't test with Bose Speakers, they are the most over-rated speaker ever). Then, they have to make sure it fits to the theme and plot of the gameplay.

Can anyone who reads this, that has worked on engineering projects, support me on this? It all seems to fantastical that Halo 2 STILL needs work, but will be shipped and ready with all the extras by November 9th. It is already CANNED (like tuna) and ready to ship.

  • 07.30.2004 11:31 PM PDT
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I was thinking 8/24, 8+2+4=14, 14/2=7

  • 07.30.2004 11:32 PM PDT
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http://www.ador.state.al.us/salestax/Rules/6137.html

...like it matters, but scroll down a little and read the description of canned software, it is little bit interesting...

  • 07.30.2004 11:49 PM PDT
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If you take the volume of the tuna can using cal 4 minus the volume of the actual tuna, you end up with 24 cubic femptometers of unused space! AAAAAAH! We’re all gonna be canned on the 24th! Stay in your houses. Oh, that was some pretty good speculation there, Mister Coffee. Best I’ve read so far.

  • 07.30.2004 11:53 PM PDT
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and this one...

http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cannedso.htm

  • 07.30.2004 11:53 PM PDT
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The reason you dont see people 24/7 on the Bungie Webcams is because they are IN THE SAME SPOTS/Room the entire time.If you look,the only cam that looks like a workplace is cam 1,and that still does not show a lot.The second cam looks like a large conference room for showing off media to staff or other people.The 3 and 4 look like just pictures off a persons desk or shelf that have little toys and trinkets.We all saw the sticker placed on cam 3 of the H2 symbol and it said November 9...
August 24....Who knows whats going to happen on this day....For me...I am just going to have to wait.I suggest we all do the same.The Ilovebees thing....Who knows?Who cares?

  • 07.30.2004 11:55 PM PDT

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And for the last time - You people are misinterpreting the site.. Windows 95 was not a SURPRISE -- people just didn't EXPECT it to grow into such a large userbase and control the market (Which it never really had done before)

  • 07.30.2004 11:56 PM PDT
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I'm sticking with my theory

  • 07.30.2004 11:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Smoke912
The Ilovebees thing....Who knows?Who cares?

i care

  • 07.30.2004 11:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: GameJunkieJim
And for the last time - You people are misinterpreting the site.. Windows 95 was not a SURPRISE -- people just didn't EXPECT it to grow into such a large userbase and control the market (Which it never really had done before)


But you got to understand, the majority of people in here wouldn't know that, as they were wee children in 95

  • 07.30.2004 11:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: BadKlown
I'm sticking with my theory

  • 07.30.2004 11:58 PM PDT
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I was 4 in 1995...

and what is this thing you call windows 95?

[Edited on 7/30/2004 11:59:11 PM]

  • 07.30.2004 11:58 PM PDT
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Well , I for one dont think its coming on Aug 24th . I dont want it to . Reason for this being , that I would be dissapointed if it didnt , so my mind does the logical and goes the other way .
I know a bit about marketing and project phasing , and what you have pointed out does ring a bell of truth . On the other hand , for every proof of the 24th theory there is a counter-proof . Something will happen , that is true , but speculation will only make it worse .
No-one will be able to come to a true concusion about the ilovebees.com site , so stop trying . All you will have is more speculations , wich never can be supported . It would be better if we all just wait , and see what happens . Trying to explain something we dont understand is just another example of human moronicy .

  • 07.31.2004 12:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: Ada
Well , I for one dont think its coming on Aug 24th . I dont want it to . Reason for this being , that I would be dissapointed if it didnt , so my mind does the logical and goes the other way .
I know a bit about marketing and project phasing , and what you have pointed out does ring a bell of truth . On the other hand , for every proof of the 24th theory there is a counter-proof . Something will happen , that is true , but speculation will only make it worse .
No-one will be able to come to a true concusion about the ilovebees.com site , so stop trying . All you will have is more speculations , wich never can be supported . It would be better if we all just wait , and see what happens . Trying to explain something we dont understand is just another example of human moronicy .


Find: human moronicy
Replace: having fun!

  • 07.31.2004 12:05 AM PDT
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Posted by: Ada
Well , I for one dont think its coming on Aug 24th . I dont want it to . Reason for this being , that I would be dissapointed if it didnt , so my mind does the logical and goes the other way .
I know a bit about marketing and project phasing , and what you have pointed out does ring a bell of truth . On the other hand , for every proof of the 24th theory there is a counter-proof . Something will happen , that is true , but speculation will only make it worse .
No-one will be able to come to a true concusion about the ilovebees.com site , so stop trying . All you will have is more speculations , wich never can be supported . It would be better if we all just wait , and see what happens . Trying to explain something we dont understand is just another example of human moronicy .


*Claps* Word to you. Dual wielding is gonna rock...

  • 07.31.2004 12:06 AM PDT
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Yes of course its fun to speculate , but we should'nt make decisions/get hopes up because of speculations . Would be great thou if it came out 24th . I guess im a bit jealous of you people who can go and think of things like that , i have trouble imagening things that i dont find real . call it a piss poor sense of imagination . A realistic event for the 24th would be that they release the game to something like xbox.ign.com and let them make a review & some movies/screenshots for everyone to see . Just to keep the anticipation going .
For all you 24th halo2 release belivers thou , i really hope you're right .

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  • 07.31.2004 12:10 AM PDT
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I’m sticking to my “we’re gonna get canned” theory. If you show up on August 24th, Bungie (or one of their cronies), will snatch you away and turn you into lunch for everyone else to eat with crackers, or whatever people eat tuna with. OR! They may even stick you into some kinda concentration camp to drill you and make you into a super soldier, and it will go down in history as “The Halo 2 experiment: like fish in a barrel.” I don’t think they’re making a game at all, but concocting a rather unsavory “let’s get them while they’re young” genetics experiment. I think we need to get Jim Marrs in on this one. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

  • 07.31.2004 12:57 AM PDT
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Mister Coffee

How can looking at them taking their picture or the smile on someones face say its coming out on the 24th. Maybe hes smiling because he just finished a portion of the game that he was working on for a long time. Maybe his favorite baseball team won thier game. Maybe he got laid. So he smiled WOW. Also, maybe that professional photographer was just doing pictures for a story about "Making of Halo 2" or maybe their pictures for your beloved Extra disc. Just looking at a vidio doesnt say anything.

Heres something
First of all. Halo 2 is the biggest thing to hit the Xbox, so we know that Microsoft will advertise the hell out of it because they know their going to make a crap load of money off it. The only advertisement for it really is that trailer that started all this. No commercials, magazine add, nothing. And I bet you that a month or so before it comes out, NOVEMBER 9th, we wont be able to watch anything without HAlo 2 commercials. Secondly, To ship the game to all the retailers it would take days and maybe weeks to first off, make enough games to sell to everyone, and then they'd have to ship it all, which could take several days and weeks for that, and the 24th is 24 days away only 3 weeks, not a lot of time. Plus all the retailers would have make a preorder on how many games they want, and they would have had to have (whoah) already done that, and someone in some store would say the news that they did do that. Another thing is that I saw an episod of Pulse on g4techtv that said on Aug 24 that there would be a single player demo with the OXM Holiday Preview. Also it would be stupid to release the game this early. It wouldnt be as fun as if it was released in Nov (they could add a whole new level to the multiplayer in that time, or a whole new gametype. Nov is the beggining of the Holiday season and old uncles and parents that know nothing of ilovebees and Aug 24 are going to be buying little jonny his christmas gift of this new game that EB games has posters advertisising it becuse it is a new game and a huge game, so they will buy that game because its new and well advertised, whereas if it was 2 months old it wouldn't be as special. THere are hundreds of more reasons why Halo 2 is coming out Nov 9, but i simply have wasted enough time with this lenghty article and i wont indulge in anythign else. ANy skeptics of what I have just wrote should consider this question. Why in the hell would Bungie, Microsoft, and every on else say the Halo 2 is coming out is coming out Nov 9 and then actually put it on the shelves in Aug 24th when the non-hardcore gamers, that know nothing of ilovebees yet still want to buy Halo, aren't expecting it to come out. It doesn;t make any sense. Sorry for making you read all this but i am bored and a little frustrated.

Probabilty of Halo 2 coming out on Aug 24th, the same probability as Captain Keyes being in Halo 2.

  • 07.31.2004 1:14 AM PDT
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You have deflated my halo 2 boner.

  • 07.31.2004 1:27 AM PDT
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Posted by: RuptureFarmer
You have deflated my halo 2 boner.


me how so?

  • 07.31.2004 1:35 AM PDT
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what about to get halo 2 to the gamers before half-life 2 and doom 3. if they release on Aug 24th, halo 2 beats the competition and no-one even buys hl2 and d3. if they wait til nov 9th, they release last and the sales may suffer

  • 07.31.2004 1:38 AM PDT

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