EPTBlizzard launches 'Project Blackstone' site - Page 10
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ViperPL
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Belgium927 Posts
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virpi
Germany3599 Posts
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[F_]aths
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yanot
France130 Posts
On February 06 2013 20:40 []Phase[] wrote: isnt this just some marketing thing for Hots? I dont see why this implies a new game, like some people are getting overly excited about. I agree with this I bet all those peoples are involved with mengsk plan to make hybrids, project blackstone may be the namecode for this. | ||
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Erraa93
Australia891 Posts
GJ Blizz. | ||
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reapsen
Germany559 Posts
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Daralii
United States16991 Posts
On February 06 2013 20:41 [F_]aths wrote: Guys, this is no alternative reality, nor a new game. This is a teaser for HotS, from a terran's perspective (as zerg barely talk.) They wouldn't trademark the name of an ARG/teaser. | ||
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[F_]aths
Germany3947 Posts
On February 06 2013 20:45 Daralii wrote: They wouldn't trademark the name of an ARG/teaser. Why wouldn't they? HotS is an important product for Blizzard. It makes no sense to create an ARG because they focus on the marketing of HotS, why divert resources? The emails in Project Blackstone mention some Dominion personnell, I see no reason why they would create an ARG when they have HotS. Project Blackstone could have something do to with the holding of Kerrigan in Dominion facilities or with an experiment which needs to be destroyed in the HotS campaign. The release of HotS is close. It makes no sense to tease now a different game in the Starcraft setting. | ||
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mataxp
Chile538 Posts
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Nyarly
France1030 Posts
_END OF TRANSMISSION 234.343 2 At the bottom of the last message in the inbox, random numbers ? pic : http://i.imgur.com/H8MP6bQ.png | ||
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haxxor
Sweden4 Posts
Y7_$0>0k_3< $m. | ||
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Nyarly
France1030 Posts
On February 06 2013 17:38 Insoleet wrote: Doing this ajax request : $.ajax({ type : 'GET', url : './message.frag?current=week1', data : 'action=check', success: function(msg) { console.log(msg); } }); Give the page of the message of the first week. But "week2" gives nothing... Mmh if anyone has any idea.. I don't know how you do it, but can you try to edit the blackstone.total variable to "2" on the following script ? <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ $(function() { blackstone.total = "1"; blackstone.emptyTotal = "7"; if (Cookie.read('project-blackstone') != null) { blackstone.listOpen(); } else { blackstone.message.load('week1', 'recent'); } }); //]]> </script> | ||
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looknohands119
United States815 Posts
On February 06 2013 20:51 [F_]aths wrote: Why wouldn't they? HotS is an important product for Blizzard. It makes no sense to create an ARG because they focus on the marketing of HotS, why divert resources? The emails in Project Blackstone mention some Dominion personnell, I see no reason why they would create an ARG when they have HotS. Project Blackstone could have something do to with the holding of Kerrigan in Dominion facilities or with an experiment which needs to be destroyed in the HotS campaign. The release of HotS is close. It makes no sense to tease now a different game in the Starcraft setting. At this point, I think we have already established that this is an ARG. The interaction and investigation required to find the password to the site means that it has already met the requirements necessary to fit the definition of an "Alternate Reality Game". That's not really up for debate, nor is the fact that it is Starcraft related. The real question is what the ARG is meant to promote or introduce. HOTS or Starcraft: Pheonix, or something else entirely? | ||
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Going4Gold
United Kingdom67 Posts
who have given us WoW and Diablo 3 and some how even managed to screw up the sequal to one of the best games of all time! Don't expect this to this to amount to anything. | ||
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Backlash
Australia61 Posts
http://us.battle.net/sc2/static/images/blackstone/screenshots/02-zergling.jpg http://us.battle.net/sc2/static/images/blackstone/screenshots/03-hydralisk.jpg http://us.battle.net/sc2/static/images/blackstone/screenshots/04-mutalisk.jpg gave up guessing further | ||
SaftKalasEmil
Sweden213 Posts
Im actually a bit exited about this but i fear that this little stunt will drag on way to long and make alot of people loose intrest before we get to know what this "project" is all about. | ||
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[F_]aths
Germany3947 Posts
On February 06 2013 21:17 looknohands119 wrote: At this point, I think we have already established that this is an ARG. The interaction and investigation required to find the password to the site means that it has already met the requirements necessary to fit the definition of an "Alternate Reality Game". That's not really up for debate, nor is the fact that it is Starcraft related. The real question is what the ARG is meant to promote or introduce. HOTS or Starcraft: Pheonix, or something else entirely? 'Established' on a speculation in the OP? Those email messages on the website could fit into the existing canon. With the HotS release in a few weeks there is no need to establish an alternate reality game. It's obviously the real game reality that the Dominion abducted some scientist to get them to a remote research station. With HotS to be released in less than 5 weeks, there is no time to divert attention from the SC2 expansion. | ||
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looknohands119
United States815 Posts
On February 06 2013 21:37 [F_]aths wrote: 'Established' on a speculation in the OP? Those email messages on the website could fit into the existing canon. With the HotS release in a few weeks there is no need to establish an alternate reality game. It's obviously the real game reality that the Dominion abducted some scientist to a remote research station. With HotS to be released in less than 5 weeks, there is no time to divert attention from the SC2 expansion. Clearly you are misunderstanding the term "Alternate Reality Game". It does not necessarily refer to a story that operates within a different reality than the game. It merely refers to a type of game in which the players interact with a virtual stopyline or world by interacting with the real world and vice-versa. Thus it is the players interact with a reality which is alternate relative to their own real; world reality. Thus, it is entirely possible, probable actually, that an ARG will operate within, or even act as a prequel or backstory, to the video game, movie, book, or campaign it is meant to promote. | ||
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[F_]aths
Germany3947 Posts
On February 06 2013 21:41 looknohands119 wrote: Clearly you are misunderstanding the term "Alternate Reality Game". It does not necessarily refer to a story that operates within a different reality than the game. It merely refers to a type of game in which the players interact with a virtual stopryline or world by interacting with the real world and vice-versa. Thus it is the players interact with a reality which is alternate relative to their own. We don't interact beside from typing in a password and getting to read new emails every few days. The email story line will likely end where the HotS campaign starts. The dominion recruitment test for WoL (for example) could hardly be described as a game as well. | ||
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