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« on: August 13, 2017, 01:19:28 AM »
Come on, Cheat: Were there any major fluctuations with Verb's IP? Because that could make of break this whole thing.
I'd contest this, but it's not like you'll take my word for it. I wouldn't waste Cheat's time with such a (relatively) trivial matter anyway.
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« on: August 13, 2017, 01:15:01 AM »
Paul, I'm gonna have to ask you, and your co-helper to stop this immediately, the boss is mad, real mad, he told you both specifically to reveal what you've had done these past couple of years. He never gave the clearing to answer the subject's desired questions! I hope I won't be forced to take more drastic measures
Haha, is this how Titanic Sinclair felt when people were trying to piggyback off of his project too? I don't know you, sir, and your post doesn't contain any of the cues we established.
6243
« on: August 13, 2017, 01:13:27 AM »
Okay, fair play. Just got a PM from "Verb".
It's true.
Took me ages to figure out how to do that.
6244
« on: August 13, 2017, 01:00:08 AM »
Except he does because Matthew lent his face and voice, not the entire user.
And the degree of personal correspondence Verbatim has had with people either means this is a lie, or he had very poor control over his experiment to the point where he wasn't even aware of his own character's actions.
So Paul, are you lying or incompetent?
I'm a student, not an expert. We're a team of students. Some degree of incompetence is expected, but I think we did a fine job.
6245
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:52:14 AM »
Curious Verb, what are your actual views?
Please, call me Paul.
6246
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:50:55 AM »
So this actor maintained a dedicated facebook page with ~200 friends and posts as far back as 2013?
Not just the actor, he was only there for photographs. The page itself was maintained by a number of staff members related to the project.
While true, I'm not sure how you became privy to such information.
If you pay close attention, you might be able to figure out who I actually am. To be frank, I'm surprised you didn't already know; I assumed you were just playing it off so as not to compromise the integrity of the project.
Ah.
Yes.
Sorry, I've been so distraught lately ever since Matt's death. Haven't been able to think straight.
It's alright. We have all grown to know each other so well over the past eight years, and it is hard to come to terms with the sudden death of a friend and coworker. I am not sure if you have heard, but the team is planning to visit his favorite pub tomorrow night. I assume you will want to come and have a pint as well, but I understand if you would rather have a quiet night at home with the missus.
Yeah, I honestly would, but I have something important to go over with you all about this anyhow. I've been putting it off, but maybe I should just get it out of the way, for his sake. I'll see what I can do.
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« on: August 13, 2017, 12:48:52 AM »
Also you betray yourself by pretending to not know what Dark Souls is.
Even if Matthew had access to this Verbatim account and was free to post (in itself dubious) without your permission, you would still be monitoring it closely enough to know exactly what Dark Souls is.
Your incredulity aside, this account indeed belonged to more than just myself—I was merely the "head composer," I guess you could say. I mainly monitored his posting habits in the Flood and Serious boards. Matt himself may not have ever had access to this account, but he did write and every game review credited to Verbatim. He was a great writer.
6248
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:43:32 AM »
The impression we intended to create was a boy who had social media, tried getting into it a bit late to the party, but ultimately wasn't heavily into it.
I won't bore you with all the intricacies, but there's layers to it all, you see—your incredulity is expected and not unwarranted.
"Jacob Potilla" AKA Matthew-Just-There-For-The-Photographs has an individual from Ishpeming (who is clearly not a stooge) tagged in his profile picture, and on that individual's wall is given editing credit on some post about Ishpeming city council debates on a smoking ban.
Matthew was given instruction to fraternize with several non-participants to help create a more immersive atmosphere. Hiring several other actors would be too much of a cost, and I cannot trust anyone else to do the job as well as Matt. Have you ever seen the film Under the Skin starring Scarlett Johanssen? It's kind of like that. Coincidentally, that was the last film I remember sitting down to watch the entirety of.
6249
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:36:49 AM »
So this actor maintained a dedicated facebook page with ~200 friends and posts as far back as 2013?
Not just the actor, he was only there for photographs. The page itself was maintained by a number of staff members related to the project.
While true, I'm not sure how you became privy to such information.
If you pay close attention, you might be able to figure out who I actually am. To be frank, I'm surprised you didn't already know; I assumed you were just playing it off so as not to compromise the integrity of the project.
Ah. Yes. Sorry, I've been so distraught lately ever since Matt's death. Haven't been able to think straight.
6250
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:30:17 AM »
Was Matthew older, or younger?
Where else in Illinois other than Chicago have you lived?
Also, if you really were performing a psychological experiment this deep, I'd imagine this is precisely the kind of thing you'd want to study. If everything else you say is true, it is unlikely the experiment has actually ended.
Matthew was younger than I, and a great deal of Verbatim's biographical information was borrowed from his. 21, 5'11'', ~200lbs (like Verbatim, he never really knew his exact weight). I've lived in Chicago all my life. I can't really see myself going anywhere else. Moving from my parents' home seven years ago was hard enough. Interesting hypothesis, but I have no other comment.
6251
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:24:38 AM »
One of which is openly credited to a woman from, oh, Ishpeming.
Bullshit, have you seen Verb's facebook? It doesn't look like he maintains it, let alone "a number of staff members". The impression we intended to create was a boy who had social media, tried getting into it a bit late to the party, but ultimately wasn't heavily into it. I won't bore you with all the intricacies, but there's layers to it all, you see—your incredulity is expected and not unwarranted.
6252
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:17:48 AM »
So this actor maintained a dedicated facebook page with ~200 friends and posts as far back as 2013?
Not just the actor, he was only there for photographs. The page itself was maintained by a number of staff members related to the project.
While true, I'm not sure how you became privy to such information.
6253
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:12:52 AM »
when does the joke character end tho
I'm officially ceasing the project tonight; that is the purpose of this thread.
6254
« on: August 13, 2017, 12:09:55 AM »
So this actor maintained a dedicated facebook page with ~200 friends and posts as far back as 2013?
With enough money, nothing is out of the question. He was also intimately involved with the experiment in other facets, and was a good colleague of mine. Keep in mind, too, that lots of other ARGs have used social networking to immerse their audiences. The Marble Hornets series comes to mind.
6255
« on: August 12, 2017, 11:47:42 PM »
After about eight years, my research is finally complete—but before I go, I think I owe you all an explanation.
For the past eight or so years, you've no doubt come to know me as "Verbatim" (aka "Jacob Potila") on either of the websites bungie.net, bnet-elitists.boards.net, sep7agon.net, or bungle.cafe. At this point in time, however, it is within my good conscience that I must reveal something to you all.
Hello, my name is Paul Jacob Andersen. I'm a 27 year old law student from Chicago. I've been heavily studying psychology on the side, however, and you were all part of a long-standing social experiment (call it an ARG), conducted by myself, wherein I examined the semiotic behavioral traits of persons within small Internet communities. This is not a joke, but worry not, for the information and data gathered over the course of this experiment will strictly be used for academic purposes only.
Nonetheless, I'm sure a lot of you have many questions. I will preemptively answer a few, and then I'll open discussion on any further questions later.
Q: Is this a joke?
No.
Q: So "Verbatim" was just a character this whole time?
Yes, "Verbatim" (or "V1," as we refer to him during lab reports) was a character/personality/avatar I assumed the role of for eight years to gather information and examine how people behave on the Internet. His "real name" was "Jacob," which was derived from my middle name, and "Potila," which is a name of Finnish etymology to give his character a foreign air.
Q: Does this mean you're not actually an anti-natalist/feminist/vegan/etc.?
The beliefs that Verbatim expressed were that of his own, constructed meticulously by myself, but I do not necessarily share those beliefs. His personality traits were entirely constructed as well, with the explicit purpose of eliciting a desired response out of his subject(s).
Q: But why would you keep this up for eight years? Why make it so complex?
This is an experiment that's been planned and put together for the better part of my life—it is, indeed, my life's work up
to this point—and if there's one personality trait that I share with Verbatim, it's that we're both highly stubborn and determined individuals. At the end of this experiment, I wanted nothing but the most conclusive results. This required me to fully immersed in this Verbatim persona, to a point where bits of his personality started to leak out into my true self, especially towards the latter half.
In short, I needed an extreme personality, so I developed one. But he's only imaginary now.
Q: Does this mean you're not actually an asshole?
I like to think of myself as a relatively calm and level-headed person, which may not be your perception of Verbatim. When conducting this experiment, I tried to formulate a personality that was near-antithetical to that of my own, and I think I succeeded in that regard.
However, I'm starkly aware of the fact that a number of things I've said, as Verbatim, have caused some of you a great deal of emotional harm. For this, I deeply apologize, but I assure you that it was for a good and scientific cause—though, if you cannot find it within your heart to forgive me, that's completely understandable. I don't have a lot of time on my hands to give you anything more. There's nothing I can really say or do to make things better for you, and I plan to leave this site within a few days of this thread, so you'll have to make due with my terse apology.
Q: So what was your experiment for? What was the point? What were your results?
Sorry, I'm afraid I cannot discuss, divulge, or go into further details about the experiment, its purpose, or my results at this point in time. I would love to discuss these things, in detail, but they'll have to come at a later point, and I might be gone by then.
Q: But I saw your picture/heard your voice, so who was that?
Merely an actor I paid a hefty sum to play the part. His name was Matthew.
That person died in what was reported as a "fatal car accident" about three days ago, which influenced the cessation of this long experiment.
I may have revealed a bit too much there, but I thought you all deserved to know.
Q: But what about Dark Souls?
I don't know what that is. Is it a movie?
Whatever it is, I haven't seen any movies since 2013, and I don't play video games. Sorry to disappoint, I guess.
Q: This breaks my heart. I loved you!
No you didn't.
Anyway, I think that's all the big ones.
One last thing before I take more questions: I'd like to personally and deeply thank you all for being part of this experiment, despite none of you ever having known about it (except for one person, who may identify himself if he wishes). It has been an incredible and exhilarating journey for me, and the results I've gathered are pretty staggering.
So, as long as the questions do not pertain too heavily to my personal life or the experiment, I'm willing to take anything you'll throw at me before I shove off.
Once again, I can't thank you all enough for being part of this. To those of you who considered me a bothersome burden, I ask your forgiveness, but feel free to rejoice, for "Verbatim" (in his current form, as you've known him) is officially dead.
If you had me added on Steam, PSN, or other gaming/social networking services, expect to be removed—it's nothing personal; I just don't think I've ever actually gotten to know you (nor you me).
AMA.
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« on: August 12, 2017, 10:03:57 PM »
Something that looks nice is not art.
Something that requires creativity is not art.
TF you on about? Is the Pietà not art? The Ghent Altarpiece? The One-Way Color Tunnel? Those aren't art?
i think what he meant was that you don't NEED those things for something to be art
6257
« on: August 12, 2017, 05:28:20 PM »
Can I get a /quickrundown/ of what we currently know about US/UM?
- dusk form lycanroc
- new cap for pikachu
that's pretty much it
the lycanroc is a distribution exclusive and you'll only be able to get it by january 10 (same way munchlax worked, i guess)
Ah. Do we know if Dusk Lycanroc has any special abilities compared to its day and night counterparts?
It has Tough Claws and is described as a hybrid between the midday and midnight forms, movepool-wise.
6258
« on: August 12, 2017, 04:11:11 PM »
If automotive designers didn't think of their creation as art we would be all driving around in the exact same car shapes.
That's kinda what I see though. All the cars you posted look barely different to me.
6259
« on: August 12, 2017, 03:35:48 PM »
Neat.
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« on: August 12, 2017, 03:01:42 PM »
that's interesting...is it because they're mass produced?
I'd say that's part of it, but it's also because there's very limited creative potential for mass-produced vehicles. A functional brand name car MUST be designed a certain way in order to meet certain clearance standards, because trying to get creative not only costs more money, it could also be hazardous to whoever drives in or around it. If something has to be designed a very meticulously specific way in order to function without any safety or efficiency hazards, then it can't be art in my opinion, because you've restricted creative potential to things like "color," and that to me is not what art is about—it's about personal expression, and Ford doesn't care about personal expression. That's not to say they can't be art—an individual, not a major manufacturer, could design their own vehicle and add their own creative flourishes to it, and that would certainly be artistic. If you want the car to work and be safe, then your options are still limited, but you have more freedom in terms of design than those who are legally obligated to manufacture safe, undangerous, and uncreative products. So, I guess a more accurate/honest thing for me to say would be that I consider the "art value" of cars to be very close to zero, similar to a video game where it's just a baseball simulator or something. I'm normally not one to make such hard-and-fast statements about what is or isn't art, but I think mass-produced cars are ubiquitous enough for me to generalize a bit.
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« on: August 12, 2017, 02:43:58 PM »
I think I have a pretty conventional, if broad, definition of art.
That said, I don't consider cars art at all.
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« on: August 12, 2017, 02:42:06 PM »
Grinding FM for Abigail while I wait 'til I can renew PS+ for good.
Maybe Survival would be a less insufferable mode if you could just buy continues, or something that lets me start over from a safe haven level that I choose. Make it 200000 points if you have to, but throw me a goddamn bone.
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« on: August 12, 2017, 02:03:44 PM »
Can I get a /quickrundown/ of what we currently know about US/UM?
- dusk form lycanroc - new cap for pikachu that's pretty much it the lycanroc is a distribution exclusive and you'll only be able to get it by january 10 (same way munchlax worked, i guess)
6264
« on: August 12, 2017, 02:00:15 PM »
i forgot power rangers originated in japan
6265
« on: August 12, 2017, 01:57:12 PM »
Tiger & Bunny from what I recall are basically superheroes that are sponsored by companies
so they have capeshit in japan too
6266
« on: August 12, 2017, 01:31:06 PM »
So, the worst entertainment medium of all time is now 100 years old, and according to Japan, Tiger & Wolf is the best anime ever, despite the fact that I've never even heard of it. I guess I'll have to add that.
You are the ONE person here that post links to these fucking Anime channels like Anime Man and Digibro you closet fucking weeb.
this is the first anime man video i've clicked on cause it was in my recommended luci has posted some digibro videos as well i'm only subbed to him because i like a guy who can actually explain his thoughts on shit in-depth regardless of whether i agree, instead of just saying "i like it because i like it"
6267
« on: August 12, 2017, 01:29:26 PM »
blerg
that's not an anime i've heard of
6269
« on: August 12, 2017, 12:23:34 PM »
Awful garbage
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« on: August 12, 2017, 12:05:05 PM »
Yu-Gi-Oh! (Gallop, 2000, scattered episodes throughout childhood) In my effort to recall every single anime I've ever seen prior to starting my plunge, I somehow forgot this magical masterpiece. I'm not one to judge a show by its premise alone, not anymore—Swiss Army Man taught me that lesson, and that was my favorite film of 2016. That's a film where you take a mind-numbingly stupid premise and execute it perfectly to create something genuine, funny, beautiful, and emotionally poignant. Yu-Gi-Oh! is a show with a bad premise, too—a bunch of kids try to save the world from evil by playing a children's card game. Very dumb premise. Completely asinine. I didn't even enjoy it as a stupid kid (and I liked EVERYTHING when I was a stupid kid). That said, as an adult, I'm able to find plenty of things about it that I enjoy—especially the dub, which has a lot of hilarious localizations that are highlighted by LittleKuriboh's Abridged Series. The problem with the show is that it doesn't do anything to justify its stupid premise—it's just a dumb, dumb show, and you feel dumb watching it, because the show takes everything so fucking seriously—and the more seriously it takes itself, the less you, as a viewer, are ABLE to take it seriously. And that's where all the unintentional humor comes in. I laugh at it now, but when I was still within the show's target demographic, it bored the ever-loving shit out of me, and I'd rather have watched Pokémon, because at least that show had some levity and self-awareness. That's the last thing you want, but in retrospect, I actually consider this one of the best worst shows of all time, and it might be worth it to watch a few early episodes along with the Abridged Series, if you haven't already. 3/10
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