[LORE CONTEST] A MESSAGE FROM H.M. KERES THE VIIth: Secret documents

  • SpiralValve
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    I am sure that this contest is probably violating some fair play laws anyway. You may want a fair format for contests.
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  • LOIBVE
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    THREECHINS

    I opened file with

  • LOIBVE
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    @LOIBVE said:
    THREECHINS

    I opened file with mobile

  • LOIBVE
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    For mobile users, if you download those files, maybe those files will be .bin file. Then change it to .pdf. Then you can open'em

  • Craig Blanton
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    edited 29 Jun 2016, 4:39PM
    I got the "THREECHINS" thing immediately (wouldve been a lot harder if they could've avoided having a hex number with a letter in there), but I have no idea what you guys are doing to uncensor the doc with that info. Then again, the only PDF reader I have installed on this machine is Chrome, so there may be some button im missing for that.

    norlam said:
    well, that was over fast.
    but it's great that there's some kind of lore being implemented this way.

    still, there should be at least 1 day announcement before such things happen.

    Agreed. Also, the fact that this was posted at 3am EST didn't help things much.

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  • Yourakk
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    What mean "AV" in the sentence : "..., to be completed by the end of the year AV 48." ?
  • Deez263
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    Yourakk said:
    What mean "AV" in the sentence : "..., to be completed by the end of the year AV 48." ?
    After Vega?
  • the mastadon
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    Deez263 said:
    Yourakk said:
    What mean "AV" in the sentence : "..., to be completed by the end of the year AV 48." ?
    After Vega?
    Judging by the high amount of vessels and seemingly limitless resources, it could make sense. Realistically, as a human race we will leave this planet if possible, in some form, within 100 to 200 years given advances in technology. If not sooner, and also depending if we all don't just kill each other by then. So assuming we make it that far, we will need resources from another source not from this planet, if not even from a range to the asteroid belt. So... if that were to logically be shouldered onto the hands of corporations, by reasoning of economic demands of a society, it could actually gain more power than a corporation. Especially if said corporation is handling more area than previous governments as well as advanced technology with significant distance. So, I'm just going to assume the VEGA corporation handles more power than the original conventional governments and/or has possibly economically or militarily dominated it. So "After VEGA" wouldn't be a bad call.
     
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  • SwarmX
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    This contest is unfayr for the mobile players the document cannot be opened by via mobil

    get on the pc then. its a pdf document. what did you expect? jeez always the mobile players complaining about whatever they can.
  • Deez263
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    Danbrandt said:

    This contest is unfayr for the mobile players the document cannot be opened by via mobil

    get on the pc then. its a pdf document. what did you expect? jeez always the mobile players complaining about whatever they can.
    They won the nerf war, so why not? Even though they can download Adobe for their phones; best believe they go come online to forums so it will be opened for them instead.

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  • SwarmX
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    I am sure that this contest is probably violating some fair play laws anyway. You may want a fair format for contests.
    LOL fair play laws.
  • sleuthyRogue
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    I am sure that this contest is probably violating some fair play laws anyway. You may want a fair format for contests.
    What in the ever loving **** are you talking about?
  • NightLamb
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    @Swarm X said:
    kixeyeuser_1399800017313_100008353683840 said:

    This contest is unfayr for the mobile players the document cannot be opened by via mobil

    get on the pc then. its a pdf document. what did you expect? jeez always the mobile players complaining about whatever they can.

    The ones in the EU that I can think of require that it be a skill based challenge and not a random chance, so I think they are covered.

  • SpiralValve
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    @SLEUTHYROGUE

    Any business using a contest as a promotional tool must disclose specifics of the prizes such as the number and value of the prizes, the areas in which the prizes are being distributed, and anything that affects the chances of winning.  Similar to the Criminal Code general prohibition of gambling, section 53 begins with a blanket prohibition:


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  • SpiralValve
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    try google next time
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  • sleuthyRogue
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    edited 30 Jun 2016, 10:03PM


    @SLEUTHYROGUE

    Any business using a contest as a promotional tool must disclose specifics of the prizes such as the number and value of the prizes, the areas in which the prizes are being distributed, and anything that affects the chances of winning.  Similar to the Criminal Code general prohibition of gambling, section 53 begins with a blanket prohibition:

    First and foremost, the reason I ask is because there are 195 recognized countries in the world, each with their own laws and regulations, all of which vary widely. Trying to find the right one with nothing but "Criminal Code" and "section 53" is rather difficult. I don't know where you are or what you're referring to, so don't expect me to immediately know.

    Second, you haven't specified which country and which exact laws you are referring to (an "all-powerful" Google search brings me nothing on "Criminal Code 53," nor do any other deeper searches yeild anything with such vague wording, so yeah, go shove a Python in your Fleet Bay jerkwad.)

    Thirdly, there's nothing in the Terms of Service for Kixeye that specify how community contests "should" be handled, nor does this one breach any of the terms that are there.

    Lastly, the internet is a wondrous place, with lots of non-regulation, meaning anything that does violate laws in your area usually can't be tried against with any sort of claim that will hold any weight due to services provided being in a place that does not physically exist, and even when there are it's extremely difficult to get charges to stick. I suggest you figure this out and stop whining when a company holds a fun little side contest where winning or losing it isn't the end of the world, with very small prizes directed to an extremely small number of people.
  • SpiralValve
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    Kixeye is a business and they have to follow laws regardless of your opinion @sleuthytogue
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  • sleuthyRogue
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    Kixeye is a business and they have to follow laws regardless of your opinion @sleuthytogue
    This wasn't even gambling. This is why I'm absolutely baffled by where you're trying to go with this.
  • LXC
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    edited 1 Jul 2016, 12:17AM
    Kixeye is a business and they have to follow laws regardless of your opinion @sleuthytogue
    This is not a promotional tool, as it only exists within a currently engaged community. I'm following all applicable fair play and business laws, this isn't my first rodeo.
  • VoidMaster
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    edited 1 Jul 2016, 12:17AM
    CM LXC said:
    Kixeye is a business and they have to follow laws regardless of your opinion @sleuthytogue
    This is not a promotional tool, as it only exists within a currently engaged community. I'm following all applicable fair play and business laws, this isn't my first rodeo.
    Sorry I couldn't resist.




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  • ericC23
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    Kixeye is a business and they have to follow laws regardless of your opinion @sleuthytogue
    This wasn't even gambling. This is why I'm absolutely baffled by where you're trying to go with this.
    You are both in some ways right. But @sleuthyRogue is ahead (2:1) ;)

    According to that "Forum-Quests"...
    It's indeed not that fair vs mobile user/players.

    Lets just watch at the last one "picture" rebuilding.
    This requires Tools (Software) according to that, not everyone got it on mobil. Much more on pc do have it.

    So this is not a great way.

    Maybe next time, creat a picture puzzle, with nummbers in every puzzle.
    Then let's see who finds the right puzzle nummber combination.
    That nummbers ( 1-XX ) could include in a list, a letter code, as a picture shown in quest post.
    So now, everone have same basic, ONE SITE to watch, to think and figuer it out (google as support ofc lol )
  • LXC
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    Keres just messaged me to tell me the second document has been recovered. Expect an official message within the hour.
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