[RavenWolf]

I have to agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts WolfHawk... I know for one I was so personally involved in this whole thing that it became a significant part of my actual day to day life in a fun and awesome way. I love anything that can get my emotions running, my mind thinking, and my spirits soaring and this whole experience has done all of that for me. I really look forward to hearing what's going on and what may be happening next and the unfortunate cause for our delays! Here's to hoping that GMD's all good and we'll be back on our feet soon enough!

[WolfHawk]

catherwood wrote:

I must say this is the most confusing and emotional month I've spent with any ARG that I can recall, and possibly with any online community in my life.

That's been the beauty of Eldritch Errors. It has grabbed our emotions. I, personally, experienced a tremendous feeling of loss when the original Sentries were murdered. I still feel the sting of tears when I think about Marie, or Jen or Kevin or any of the others. That's why we are all taking it so hard I think. I feel intensely involved with everyone here. Never have I felt so strongly that This is Not a Game...

[DavFlamerock]

Perhaps... if ARGN is trying to contact GMD, then you should give it to them? I imagine ARGN would have the best way of contacting the Eldritch Crew.

I don't know anymore. *shrug*

[catherwood]

catherwood wrote:

Honestly, I wish I could list all the various thoughts and feelings I've had over the past two weeks, but it never feels like it would be appropriate or the right time.

In honor of another week's passage since I posted that above, I might have a few more things to say, but i'm still pulling my punches in public. Thank goodness for IRC and our ventry outpost. We didn't mean to hide it from players (like you, WolfHawk). I personally felt uncomfortable with publicizing it too widely, especially where outside search engines would find it, while others think it is important that the PMs read it and the outside world sees what they've done to us. I know I (anonymously) posted a few things that I still wish I had kept to myself, rather like screaming in a private closet all those things that one should never say to a friend's face.

I must say this is the most confusing and emotional month I've spent with any ARG that I can recall, and possibly with any online community in my life. I've lived thru plenty of misunderstandings and hurt feelings and betrayals, but none have dragged out for so long as this. All we want is acknowledgement that the game is on hold (or possibly cancelled). While of course we are disappointed that some semi-promised action never took place, we're more hurt by the loss of trust and respect.

It's said that one should always end a meeting or negotiation with a call to action, and offer constructive criticism and suggestions for how to go forward. We of course are requesting an official announcement of the game's status be posted, presumably to Schmeldritch. It would be nice to get an explanation (even excuses) with that, but a simple declaration will go a long way right now. Additionally, I offer my services to go Behind The Scenes now to help resolve the issue we have with an unsolved puzzle (the ambiguous key into MultiLevelMayhem).

I just wish there was a way to know if people in charge have read this.

[WolfHawk]

Hey! I missed the code phrase for entry into VO! Just saw it!

[danteIL]

People wondering what the lull is about should check here for updates:

http://www.argn.com/archive/000701breaking_news_slowdown_of_eldritch_errors.php

The lull is not due to a lack of problem-solving-prowess on our part, but due to factors behind the scenes. We are waiting on some kind of official word from GMD about what's going on.

[WolfHawk]

I'm getting worried now.

Perhaps the story can't advance until we solve the two interrelated jobs. But I can't see the PMs just leaving us on our own when we're having so much trouble. Unless there's something else we're missing.

[WolfHawk]

Rogi Ocnorb wrote:

catherwood wrote: I keep thinking of things i want to say, but then I delete the posts. Then I think of things to say about WHY i feel like i shouldn't post, but then I stop short of posting about that. Honestly, I wish I could list all the various thoughts and feelings I've had over the past two weeks, but it never feels like it would be appropriate or the right time. Then I start to get all meta in my head about the ARG umbrella term but then I strike it all out. So here's a post about nothing, because I don't want to make things worse. Hey! You stole my post! (Except for the "two weeks" part).

As if we aren't dealing with enough confusion. Here come you two to give us more.

[Rogi Ocnorb]

catherwood wrote:

I keep thinking of things i want to say, but then I delete the posts. Then I think of things to say about WHY i feel like i shouldn't post, but then I stop short of posting about that. Honestly, I wish I could list all the various thoughts and feelings I've had over the past two weeks, but it never feels like it would be appropriate or the right time. Then I start to get all meta in my head about the ARG umbrella term but then I strike it all out. So here's a post about nothing, because I don't want to make things worse.

Hey! You stole my post! (Except for the "two weeks" part).

[johnny5]

At this point, I have two words in mind:

Tango Uniform

[RavenWolf]

Well I sincerely hope that things work out in the end... even with this apparent downtime... it'd be nice to see everything work out! I love this ARG too much to see bad things happen to it!

[mapmaker]

Heh. I will tell you that I have heard no reports of death or serious illness from my sources. It doesn't seem to be that kind of issue this time.

[WolfHawk]

Remember the PM chat when they told us the name Eldritch seemed to be doomed? Didn't he say that one of the team had a baby or problem pregnancy, another member's father was killed in the West Virginia shootings, and a few other things like that? Maybe the "luck" is holding firm.

[Varin]

feriwiccan wrote:

I remember one ARG that kind of died because the PM was in the hospital

Well, there *is* a really nasty flu going around. Everyone in my house has had it and this is the first time in at least a week that I've been able to sit up at the computer long enough to catch up on what's happening.

[catherwood]

I keep thinking of things i want to say, but then I delete the posts. Then I think of things to say about WHY i feel like i shouldn't post, but then I stop short of posting about that.

Honestly, I wish I could list all the various thoughts and feelings I've had over the past two weeks, but it never feels like it would be appropriate or the right time.

Then I start to get all meta in my head about the ARG umbrella term but then I strike it all out.

So here's a post about nothing, because I don't want to make things worse.