I somewhat retract my statement in how j was sorry. I'm still sorry it turned out to be a hoax. But I'm not sorry for making the post or lighting this powder keg. This was the most fun and excitement I've had with destiny in a long time. Church100 got it right in that this brought the community together in a very positive manner. Some say we took this too seriously and you know what, we did. But can you blame us for having this much fun and excitement with trying to solve a puzzle that could lead to a reward and some recognition? It was a hoax, but oh man was it fun talking to all you guys and sharing any tidbit of info I got and seeing everyone go over it, share notes and come to their own hypothesis. It was fun guardians, thank you. Hope we can actually find a legit puzzle like this and get a more satisfying end to that tale. Not going to change or alter this post. That way others can see how it started and took off. Have a good weekend everyone.
So I was sent this private message on the destiny app from Absensevigil I need help in trying to figure it out. Don't know if it's a hoax or what.
[TRANSMISSION INCOMING; SENDER: RSPN;] Subroutine PTOLEMY: (ATHN PIGEON) Status Complete WARSAT//MK19/VENUS/ ATHN:RQ (=ISHTAR.ARCHIVES) =CONFIRMED
\\ MOUNTING ARCHIVE IN EMERGENCY MODE BASIS VECTOR |(?)> MANUAL CONTINGENCY OVERRIDE. REALIGNING... BASIS RECOVERED WITHIN 100% OF ACCURACY STATE ARCHIVE AVAILABLE... CONSISTENCY CHECK: OFF
"You can hear it. But have you listened? Do not be anxious, there is no urgency- - You are not ill. The ailment of time was a only a dream. I arrived on Friday. You visit me on Saturday night. Six of them speak lies, tell you I am not here. One of the blind tells the truth. She does not consort with the warden if pleased. Only someone so vain will find flattery in mockery. This is where I wait. Please return to me."
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RSPN is rasputin? I come on Friday is possibly xur maybe. Idk about visiting saturday, is the warden variks? If you check out Absensevigil profile it's a bit weird...
Edit: well it seems this has kicked off into another search for mystery and if they are truthful it seems some of you guys have recently received the message. I will be researching this weekend as much as I can. Those of you who have time I urge to research this and explore and share here. Can't wait to see what this really is, hoax or not. Just did poe with some friends and it was normal. Going to search Venus and vault and other stuff. I apologize I won't be able to update or research alot since I have other engagements. I will try to do as much as possible and report back.
Edit: good luck to everyone, idk if this is a hoax. I honestly don't know. I'm just loving how exciting this is getting haha
Pics:
http://imgur.com/lf0VbL7
http://imgur.com/8CPH79O
If anyone comes across new info or is onto something I'd love to be kept in loop whether it be pm or if you share here. I'm off this weekend so I'd love to tag along. Loot or no loot I just wanna see how it ends. Thanks, goodnight.
Edit: might be a troll. I pm last night Absensevigil and got this:
http://imgur.com/AiaTqo5
If not troll then who is this orchestra and pertaining to pack leader I recently got alpha lupi when the update came out.
New update: got this just now
http://m.imgur.com/HHBIA8u
http://m.imgur.com/lxULRbi
New update: Church100 got this pm from Absensevigil, shortly after I received it too
http://m.imgur.com/UQDjL63
This might be the last message...
http://m.imgur.com/YmRgJWm
Praedyth received this http://m.imgur.com/VUirDTZ
Possible troll since Absensevigil has commented here on the forum maybe???
Nvm just a dick who changed display name. Not the real Absensevigil
Edit: just got into VoG on hard. At Templar ' well. Conflix part. The vault seems to shake a little bit like tremors here and there. Don't remember if it did that before
MAJOR EDIT: just got this http://imgur.com/aRJbOM2. Does this mean it was solved???? I'll tell you if I receive anything or something happens.
Edit: as Sheri Kan pointed out it's not solved but we now have all the tools to solve it. Seems like it has to do with oracles on the daily heroic or VoG and their order or how they are destroyed with certain weapons such as Praedyth reveng and vision of confluence. Best of luck everybody.
Edit: to those claiming this is a hoax, troll or bait I want to say this. I honestly don't know. I'm not the creator of this. I got the weird messages last night and shared on reddit and made this post to see if it meant something or if it was a hoax. I'm excited and the prospect that this might be real and lead to something and also anxious at the likely chance that this is a hoax. Absensevigil could've simply handed me a match and I started a fire. I'm hopeful and skeptical. One thing I enjoy is how this has gotten the community together. Hoax or not this is fun.
And at the end of this rabbit hole it turns out to be a hoax. Welp it was fun. I would like to apologize for kicking off this powder keg only for this to end up being a hoax. I'm sorry, was really hoping it was more. It was fun. Well played Absensevigil, well played.
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5 RepliesI just had a thought myself. Is it possible there might be something about the Rasputin Warmind Bunker? You know, the door in the floor of the Warmind that doesn't open?
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Edited by CarniverusParrot: 4/16/2016 1:56:01 AMI don't know if anyone has mentioned this but the word on Absense Vigil's profile used for their status or whatever "dilidium" means intermission. It's latin
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Edited by TURBO GAMER: 4/16/2016 1:53:16 AMI wish I was smart enough to help out. This is way beyond me, I'll just sit back and watch you impressive Guardians at work! With all these clues, it feels safe to assume that it has something to do with the Vault of Glass, though.
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For some reason I remember Absense Vigil doing the same thing for the secret loot in the ttk strikes... I'll say he's legit, but he's not actually a "he", it's a programmed robot that only sends out messages for upcoming secrets.
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ARGs are pretty fun.
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8 RepliesYou kids are idiots lol.
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Lol..pretty sure Santa is behind this
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7 RepliesI'm assuming a music junkie has by now played/ decoded the notes that were presented. I myself am not, so it could mean nothing. But if played, maybe they are part of some In game music somewhere
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16 RepliesTo repost from someone else who keeps getting buried http://m.imgur.com/uvTppFJ Image sent by absense http://theghostdiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/creepy_suicide.jpg Image in the background Doesn't seem like something bungie would do.
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Absense Vigil's status means intermission. There might be more yet!
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3 RepliesWell this would be cool but I read a "hey I'm gonna troll the desticles tomorrow" topic in #offtopic on Wednesdays so I'm guessing they got y'all good. Also who the poop is absense?
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3 RepliesHoly crap. If this is legit, Bungie's timing is awesome bcuz this update had gotten so much hate. This thing is exactly what we meed right now. I'm hyped
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1 ReplyYou guys give Bungie way too much credit.
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2 RepliesWow a lot of people on the forums cant tell who's a troll and not. Lol
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You're just being trolled
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This is the most elaborate troll Offtopic has ever done to you guys and you bit that b8 so hard
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2 RepliesBungie has been pretty quiet about this. I wonder if that might be a sign?
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This may seen sort of offtopic from the current discussion, but would someone familiar with the grimoire mind me asking how petra and variks interact with eachother?
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I don't know..... That's weird that they would pick just a random Guardian to get the message out.
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1 Reply"She does not consort with the warden if pleased. Only someone so vain will find flattery in mockery." Gotta be a Warlock. Ikora maybe?
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[b][i][u]Wait wait wait wait I know what it is[/u][/i][/b] [spoiler][i]a timegate...[/i][/spoiler]
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Ahamkara?
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2 RepliesEdited by Reina Storm: 4/15/2016 11:23:50 PMAfter doing some thinking on the subject, I have s couple of possible theories on how to solve this, or part of it. 1. [b]"The pack leader has shown us the way."[/b] and [b]"B♭ 8 5 A auxilio 3 F♯ distortus 8 C"[/b] (Absense's previous status) The "Wolves' Gambit" mission goes into the Vault of Glass. They attempt to tap into the Oracles. What if the 6 spoken of are the 6 Oracles in that mission. They have notes they sound when they appear. What if that is the particular oracle sounds we must destroy with "Oracle Disruptor" weapons during the VoG raid? The 7th Oracle may need to be "aided" or shot with Vex Mythoclast. Or maybe the "auxilio" notes need to be shot with Vex while the "distortus" notes need to be shot with VoC and PR. 2. http://imgur.com/UQDjL63 and [b]"Only two." No more..." "...and no less" [/b]In the distorted image of the guns inside the Vex scope are 3 notes. 2 of them have lights on them, one doesn't. What if those 2 specific notes (and the Oracles that make those notes) are to be shot with "Oracle Disruptor" weapons? And perhaps the scope of Vex is used to look at the third one (the note/oracle without a light). (or to shoot it with Vex, but the clue says 2, no more, no less.) Or perhaps the "2, no more, no less" clue points to only using VoC and PR as the disruptor weapons. Or maybe "2, no more, no less" means only 2 Guardians (with the VoC and PR) may take on the Oracle's "symphony". 3. [b]"I arrived on Friday. You visit me on Saturday night."[/b] and [b]"Six of them speak lies, tell you I am not here. One of the blind tells the truth. She does not consort with the warden if pleased. Only someone so vain will find flattery in mockery. This is where I wait. Please return to me."[/b] Perhaps when we finish whatever it is, we return to The Reef. Xur arrived on Friday in The Reef. Perhaps we visit him tomorrow night and either receive something from him, OR we give him something from the previous steps. The Queen's Guards don't seem to pay any attention to Xur. Or perhaps it is not Xur we seek. Maybe it is Brother Vance. What of Mercury? Trials of Osiris arrived on Friday as well. Could Mercury's Lighthouse be where we "return" to on Saturday night? Perhaps my theories will help push this mystery right along.
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This is a likely troll, but fun nontheless.
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5 RepliesDead orbit grimore the one vigil liked RECORD 978-ECLIPSE-4165 lo? Hello? Are you...oh, please, let it be alive. Wake up little Ghost, wake up. Just please give me some sign that you're listening. All right. I don't need...I know you're listening. Why would you be out here if you weren't here to...It's a miracle I found you out here. On this thing. I didn't know the Traveler sent its Ghosts out this far from home. Poor little lost thing. Please wake up. I am an Arach of Dead Orbit. I am the last of the crew of the Sophia. And this place is...it doesn't have a name. We called it A-113. How long have you been here, little Ghost? Why did you come? Listen. We came here on behalf of the Fleet. We were scavengers. Sixty-one days ago a Dead Orbit scout detected an unknown presence in stationary orbit about Ceres. 133 west. Looked Golden Age, by the signatures. Human. A small station. No prior records. We - I suppose we should have disclosed it to the Tower, but we didn't. I didn't. That was my call. We wanted it for ourselves, whatever it was. For the Fleet. If we'd told the Tower, maybe they might have sent a Guardian not of our making instead...Doesn't matter now, does it, little one? If I ramble it's because I haven't slept in seven days. Seven point five days ago; that was when the Sophia dropped into the Belt. They saw us at once. We dropped and the alarms went off and that was the end, that was the end right then, but they let us go on for another seven-point-five days, didn't they? The alarms. Hostile scan detected. An Awoken ship had us in its sights, just a couple hundred kilometers away. Like it had been waiting for us. It could have wiped us out of space right then but instead it crippled our engines and our comms and then for days it played with us, like a cat, we limped half-way round the Belt and it was always there... We abandoned the Sophia one-point-five days ago. We jumped ship for A-113. I don't know what else to call it. I don't know what it was built for. There are these things, like keyholes. The rangefinders say they go on for thousands of kilometers. The others went inside and found - well, some of them are still screaming about the eye. All the other voices that come back are more terrible. There's salvage here but it'll never come home, none of it. None of it except maybe you, little Ghost. Wake up. Wake up. Go home. Tell them to strike A-113 from the records. Tell them to forget the Sophia, and the mission, and her crew. END RECORD
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Too much reading...