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Subject: Bungie's Destiny ARG has been happening for years.

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Asklon video description "Your Destiny Awaits" on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G-CbxgKKAk

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  • 11.27.2012 11:25 PM PDT
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  • 11.27.2012 11:28 PM PDT
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Whoo.

Seems rather coincidental.

  • 11.27.2012 11:28 PM PDT

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That video is fan-made though, isn't it?

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  • 11.27.2012 11:28 PM PDT

Ugh...

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That's fanmade...

And whatever your second link is, is just, throwing a bunch of different things together.

Halo 3 legendary ending was leaving things open. That was believed to be shield world. Maybe it was hinting towards Destiny, but I believe it was nudging Halo fans more than that.

Hinting Destiny is totally different than an ARG.

  • 11.27.2012 11:32 PM PDT

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Yeah, I think Microsoft had something to do with the ending of Halo 3. The concept of a ship orbiting the planet at the end of Halo 3 isn't that great of a connection either.

Most of that stuff was already know, or was put together once that trailer was out. The ending of Marathon has been known literally since the Destiny copyright were found.

The logo stuff, I don't see the resemblance at all. I'm surprised who ever put that thing together thinks the outer ring of the Marathon is related to an alien ship, seems completely unrelated but he seems knowledgable on Marathon. It's way too distanced to think the outer ring is a symbol of an alien ship.

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  • 11.28.2012 12:04 AM PDT

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Posted by: Switchfoot4
The logo stuff, I don't see the resemblance at all. I'm surprised who ever put that thing together thinks the outer ring of the Marathon is related to an alien ship, seems completely unrelated but he seems knowledgable on Marathon. It's way too distanced to think the outer ring is a symbol of an alien ship.
The person interpreted it as an overhead view. The inner circle is the alien ship and the outer circle was the earth. Its a long shot but I see how the connection was made.

  • 11.28.2012 12:14 AM PDT

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Posted by: Switchfoot4
Yeah, I think Microsoft had something to do with the ending of Halo 3. The concept of a ship orbiting the planet at the end of Halo 3 isn't that great of a connection either.

Most of that stuff was already know, or was put together once that trailer was out. The ending of Marathon has been known literally since the Destiny copyright were found.

The logo stuff, I don't see the resemblance at all. I'm surprised who ever put that thing together thinks the outer ring of the Marathon is related to an alien ship, seems completely unrelated but he seems knowledgable on Marathon. It's way too distanced to think the outer ring is a symbol of an alien ship.


I don't really understand how Microsoft could be involved in these things, Destiny was more a "pitch" when Bungie was making Halo 3, and i don't see them interfer during the dev by saying to the team "Yeah guys you can put some references of your next project at the end of ours"
I can imagine it's more Bungie choice to put stuff here and there than Microsoft's.

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  • 11.28.2012 12:17 AM PDT

>Halo 4 had not been planned yet, and Bungie had nothing to dew with it

Those glorious bastards. Well played.

  • 11.28.2012 12:29 AM PDT

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I do not think this qualifies as an ARG, but rather hints being dropped.

  • 11.28.2012 5:34 AM PDT

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This just wreaks of ancient Easter eggs hinting at future developments, like Pixar.

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>Halo 4 had not been planned yet, and Bungie had nothing to dew with it

Those glorious bastards. Well played.


>dew

  • 11.28.2012 5:58 AM PDT

Op - why did you post the link to that image from /V/, when there was a lot more information in the thread itself?

> the 'Destiny' and 'Agile Wings' websites

> the fact that the office address for both websites is the same

> the telephone number on the website (i have it for those that want it)

> the fact there is a recorded message that ends after 7 seconds

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Posted by: CanineThewolvie
I don't really understand how Microsoft could be involved in these things, Destiny was more a "pitch" when Bungie was making Halo 3, and i don't see them interfer during the dev by saying to the team "Yeah guys you can put some references of your next project at the end of ours"
I can imagine it's more Bungie choice to put stuff here and there than Microsoft's.
You are missing my point completely. I'm not saying there is a reference at the end of Halo 3 towards Destiny, at all. In fact, I said just the opposite. I see no connection.

And on an unrelated note, I agree with you with the part of Bungie has more of a choice when it comes to creative freedom, except with the end of Halo 3.

To me, it makes sense that they wanted to make sure they can finish Halo 3 with the possibility of another installment of their multi-billion dollar franchise. I'm absolutely positive Microsoft wouldn't of allowed Bungie to kill off Master Chief if they tried. Microsoft definitely was making sure Halo 3 would end in a way that they wanted.

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Posted by: EvilTaffyapple
Op - why did you post the link to that image from /V/, when there was a lot more information in the thread itself?

> the 'Destiny' and 'Agile Wings' websites

> the fact that the office address for both websites is the same

> the telephone number on the website (i have it for those that want it)

> the fact there is a recorded message that ends after 7 seconds



Isn't it in Hong Kong or something?

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Posted by: Klumpmeister
Asklon video description "Your Destiny Awaits" on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G-CbxgKKAk
>CloneOutcast
>ARG
>lol

The Destiny Awaits tagline has been noted since ODST's poster bearing the tagline in the game. I hardly think that guy's video is relevant.

As for the image, most of that doesn't really depict an ARG or ARG evidence, just random connections from the past. I cannot accept anything from Marathon as being a "clue" to Destiny. Retroactive supporting evidence only works if the thing being explored was in existence around that time in the same form.

The only real connection is Asklon. The Marathon "Destiny" quote is more central to Bungie's story principles, I think, where you essentially embody the same protagonist in every single game of Bungie's. Destiny is likely just a really fitting name that ties a lot of what they're doing together, harking back more as a reference than anything else.

  • 11.28.2012 7:26 AM PDT

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This makes more sense to me now.

  • 11.28.2012 7:32 AM PDT
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  • 11.28.2012 7:36 AM PDT

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This just wreaks of ancient Easter eggs hinting at future developments, like Pixar.

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  • 11.28.2012 7:38 AM PDT

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This thread would have appealed to me more if it was written with crayons.
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Thats a cool video by Clone, never seen it before.
I think some of the parrallels seen are a bit contrived, the ODST one and the end of Marathon are cool references though. `Destiny` being a reference to Marathon and ODST referencing Destiny (if that makes sense)

  • 11.28.2012 7:46 AM PDT

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>Halo 4 had not been planned yet, and Bungie had nothing to dew with it

Those glorious bastards. Well played.


>dew

Would've been a bit too difficult to work in Doritos, I guess.

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Posted by: EvilTaffyapple
Op - why did you post the link to that image from /V/, when there was a lot more information in the thread itself?

> the 'Destiny' and 'Agile Wings' websites

> the fact that the office address for both websites is the same

> the telephone number on the website (i have it for those that want it)

> the fact there is a recorded message that ends after 7 seconds

can i have the number?

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Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

My God, people, stop calling phone numbers and trying to access websites. There is no ARG. All you're doing is disturbing people.

And for the love of everything sacred, somebody go and set /v/ straight, please. These "connections" are inane.

  • 11.28.2012 10:35 AM PDT