The Final Round of ILoveBees 56
Ensign Trolltalk writes "The Alternate Reality Game ilovebees (previously covered here and here) has entered its endgame, with the presumably final round of telephone calls taking place Sunday October 31st. Anyone wishing to get involved before it's over should check out the latest axon list (available here in more human-readable format with GPS coordinates, city, state, call time, and links to maps) and be prepared for anything. On Thursday November 4th, live "Combat Training Exercises" will be held in New York, Chicago, Austin, and San Francisco. It's believed that attendees will get to see and play Halo 2 before the game's official release. See the 404 page for details on these events."
Not my dignity! (Score:4, Funny)
So... I give up any dignity I still have left to play Halo 2 mere days before its release? Sweet deal!
Looks like anyone can attempt. (Score:1)
Re:Not my dignity! (Score:2)
To be fair, part of the reward is to socialize with your fellow geeks and collaborate in solving a puzzle.
Also, as my parents always said, going outside once in a while is good for you.
Re:Not my dignity! (Score:1)
Not in this instance with these people....
Re:Not my dignity! (Score:2)
Re:Not my dignity! (Score:1)
Sunday's phone calls. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Again, yes but... (Score:1, Funny)
who needs a wild goose chase? (Score:1, Offtopic)
actually i have no interest in playing halo2 (when microsoft bought bungie i pretty much gave up any hope for the first halo being what it was intended to be,that isnt to say it isnt any good, it might be, but it isnt what was intended) but i would attempt to complete this puzzle if i lived near any of those cities.
Re:who needs a wild goose chase? (Score:2)
Re:who needs a wild goose chase? (Score:2)
LARP (Score:2, Troll)
Re:ARG? (Score:1, Insightful)
jesus people, stop bitching about microsoft... no one's making you play, no one's making you buy anything, it's a game that people have been playing since the summer... so what if the evil m$ owns bungie, it's still an awesome game developer, and the story line for all their games (and this arg) have been good...
do you not watch tv because of the commercials? do you not drive because of bilboards? not read the newspaper/magazines because of the ads?
You fail it. (Score:1, Informative)
First (speaking in-game, of course), Dana's blog wasn't hacked, only the ilovebees.com website. If you read Dana's blog, you'll see that she attempted to restore the website, but was unable to do so. Her attempts to fix the site caused harm to Melissa, though, and led to Melissa labeling Dana as an attempted killer. Dana stopped trying to fix the site in order to avoid antagonizing Melissa further.
Re:ARG? (Score:1, Insightful)
It's the next step in advertising - merging advertising with interactive stories. So one step beyond normal television programs; one step beyond games. Both tv and games have product placement and advertising incorporated into them - I bet you still enjoy those.
This is using those avenues to promote another game or tv program - so you get two-for-the-price-of-one.
I Love Bees/Haunted Apiary has been enjoyable, engrossing, provided a nice backstory for Halo 2 and helped expand the H
What the hell is "I Love Bees"? (Score:2)
Maybe I've been living in a whole...I'm really lost here...Can somebody please tell me what the hell "I Love Bees" is?
Is this the new "All your base"?
Re:What the hell is "I Love Bees"? (Score:1)
weeeeeeeeell, if it was, what would you do?
Re:What the hell is "I Love Bees"? (Score:1, Informative)
s/Alternate Reality Game/advertisement/ (Score:2)
They're a series of ads for Halo 2, marketed as a game for people too stupid to walk away from advertising.
Re:s/Alternate Reality Game/advertisement/ (Score:1, Insightful)
They also happen to be a promotion for Halo 2.
Some people are just too retarded to realise that they have a dual nature - just like all television, movies, games etc. (which all have product placement and advertising in), or sports (which exist solely to generate profits through merchandising), or any other number of interests or hobbies which intersect with capitalism.
You have completely missed what is a good game
Re:s/Alternate Reality Game/advertisement/ (Score:2)
Oh, I realize that the writers would like them to have a dual nature. Most of them, include iLoveBees, don't. It's nothing but crap.
This ISN'T the end (Score:2, Informative)
Re:This ISN'T the end (Score:2)
ILB resources (Score:2, Informative)
Yes, but... (Score:1, Interesting)
Pink Ploy (Score:1)
Publius (Score:1)
http://www.publiusenigma.com/history.html [publiusenigma.com]
Re:Yes, but... (Score:1)
Re:Actual Location (Score:2)
I think they also have big rooms to rent for events, which would be the case.
all the audio files (Score:1)
Article incorrect (Score:2)
Re:Article incorrect (Score:1)