We're looking at the next ARG, it would seem.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:04 pm

http://nikon.bungie.org/news.html?item=18927

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:09 pm

I love how everyone at Bungie's forum took a while to find out it was a new viral thing. Bungie forum intelligence is #1.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:12 pm

Interesting...
So, its purpose is to facilitate the requirements of the Array.
That would mean the obvious questions are "what is the Array?" and "what does it require?" and more importantly "how will participating in this viral advertising campaign benefit me as a future player of Halo 3?"

I love some of the responses on b.net
Hilarious stuff.

99,455 years plus or minus 16 days.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:21 pm

871803909

kornkidcrazy · Post by **kornkidcrazy** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:24 pm

Im guessing its the AI of the Ark, since it knows the date and it said it has been 871803909

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:35 pm

871803909 + 384 = 871804293
(871804293 / 24) [=36325178.875] / 365 ≈ 99521.04
871803909 - 384 = 871803525
(871803525 / 24) [=36325146.875] / 365 ≈ 99520.95

The range of time is from 99520.95 years ago to 99521.04 years ago. However, it doesn't state if that time is now, or in the Halo universe. It doesn't specify if it considers "today" to be in 2007, or 2552 (Or otherwise).

Halo Story Page wrote:HSP: When did the Forerunner die off - in human years?
JS: Inscrutable alien beings with problematic ethics never die... they just fade away. But if what you're asking is: when did the Forerunner take their "Great Journey," that would be about 100,000 years ago - around the time our Homo Sapien ancestors decided to migrate out of Africa. Mind you, that's a hotly debated paleontological theory.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:38 pm

99,455 years (give or take 16 days) according to the Google calculator.
It comes out exact, and Google accounts for exact number of days in a year, even further than how I was going, and I was some how off by a 2 years plus the other various errors.
Here are some actual times for you:
If this length of time is meant for the year 2552, then it would be 96 992 BC. If it's meant for now, it's 97 537 BC

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:56 pm

As was pointed out, I was erroneously using 365 as my number for the year. FAB is correct in his date.

auerhantheman1 · Post by **auerhantheman1** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:20 pm

adjutantreflex is funny. he sounds like both an ai and a human at the same time. also, what the heck is an array?

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:24 pm

auerhantheman1 wrote:adjutantreflex is funny. he sounds like both an ai and a human at the same time. also, what the heck is an array?

Mathematically speaking, it's a 2- or 3- (or even more-) dimensional set of values. A matrix is an example of an array.

I highly doubt that is what our friend here is talking about.

Samusaaron3 · Post by **Samusaaron3** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:41 pm

So this thing is probably a computer program/ai. I wonder how we can get info from it.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:43 pm

Is it a real AI? No. It is a person or group of people.

Is it an AI in the Halo universe? Certainly.

JDMFSeanP · Post by **JDMFSeanP** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:04 pm

His name certainly doesn't go with the flow of any other human AI.

"I am a facilitator. I will serve you. But not yet."

Th2mods · Post by **Th2mods** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:15 pm

bungie is laughing at all of us right now

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:17 pm

JDMFSeanP wrote:His name certainly doesn't go with the flow of any other human AI.

"I am a facilitator. I will serve you. But not yet."

Fits in line with the monitors.
Guilty Spark
Penitent Tangent
Adjutant Reflex

Th2mods wrote:bungie is laughing at all of us right now

...The purpose of this post was..?
Yes, I'm sure Bungie is laughing at the people collectively working on this ARG. Right. They decided to make the profile and promote it to a special status just to laugh at us. Just like I Love Bees. Right. It makes sense now. Thanks for your input. You're a genius, really.

Th2mods · Post by **Th2mods** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:23 pm

Tural wrote:
JDMFSeanP wrote:His name certainly doesn't go with the flow of any other human AI.

"I am a facilitator. I will serve you. But not yet."
Fits in line with the monitors.
Guilty Spark
Penitent Tangent
Adjutant Reflex

Th2mods wrote:bungie is laughing at all of us right now
...The purpose of this post was..?
Yes, I'm sure Bungie is laughing at the people collectively working on this ARG. Right. They decided to make the profile and promote it to a special status just to laugh at us. Just like I Love Bees. Right. It makes sense now. Thanks for your input. You're a genius, really.

no comments
-common you know the bungie team is checking that post everyday and are laughing (in a good way.)

i did not find that remark necessary Tural.

G.I.R. · Post by **G.I.R.** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:23 pm

AdjutantReflex has struck again:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmes ... ard=926632& amp;topic=36002411

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:37 pm

Copycat. Fake.

G.I.R. · Post by **G.I.R.** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:43 pm

Daw... D:
This make G.I.R. sad.

Update us as you find valid thingies mb? Apparently I've only found fake stuff so far.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:45 pm

The only valid information so far is coming from Bungie.net and HBO. The only valid information we've gathered is the number of years.