Ignoring Game Hints

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

Now that I am in college it just doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

Ah, but there's always new fish, erm, freshman each year. Many of them have the opportunity to experience the fun now that you did a few short years ago, thanks to the GDC.

[Madison]

I've already had my unexpected and marginally embarrassing moment in the spotlight thanks to the hint. I'm happy to let others strive for their own.

[Nin_estarSaerah]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

I smell a new "the game" game brewing. Every time you think about the game hint you lose the game.

I am going to reply to this just to let my signature speak for itself.

[Mr. Freeman]

Originally Posted by JVN

Anyone else spend this time of year pretending that Dave Lavery, the GDC, and all game hints simply do NOT exist?

-John

I don't pretend they don't exist, I prefer to read the game hint threads and laugh at the chaos there.

[waialua359]

Nice meeting you this past weekend John.
Hope you got some fun in the sun and some needed rest!

-Glenn

[Cory]

Originally Posted by JVN

Anyone else spend this time of year pretending that Dave Lavery, the GDC, and all game hints simply do NOT exist?

-John

PS - I can tell you that Opah is much more satisfying to eat than to obsess over.

Yep... I didn't even know there was a game hint until like 3 days after it came out when someone told me.

I took part in guessing and speculating until the thread started to loop with the massive influx of rookies guessing without actually reading the thread. Now I'll just wait until the game gets here. Plenty of other stuff to worry about, like finals...

[yodameister]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

I know I'll be loosing enough sleep once season starts trying to pull a rookie team through build season...

Ditto that Johnathan

[IndySam]

Can't, just can't.

[Schnabel]

I almost in the middle. I don't care about the game hint one bit, yet I do. Now I know that a lot of people in this thread are the same, especially if you joke about the hint. DUH DUH DUUUUUUUUH!

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by Nin_estarSaerah

I am going to reply to this just to let my signature speak for itself.

You... make... me... sick. Just kidding. I've learned to ignore it now.

On-topic, I can't keep away from the hints thread, even if I don't have a theory.

[Billfred]

The pictures just don't inspire as much curiosity in me as the poems. The IR board might just qualify as The Best Hint Ever, though.

[Mr_I]

What we all have to realize (and fortunately, most of we mentors do) is that the game isn't for US, but for the students. The clues are part of the game. So it doesn't matter if we're getting bent out of shape over a JPG of a fish (I do hope not too many of us are), but we should let the kids do so. It won't hurt anyone, unless we're talking about losing sleep, it will only increase the anticipation for kick-off (as if that were needed, or even possible).

In any event, I don't think anyone will ever solve the any aspect of the game based on a clue (but if you do, CALL ME QUICK!)

[hipsterjr]

Originally Posted by synth3tk

Congrats. You all just Lost The Game.

AHHHHHH epic fail!
grrrr. I haven't lost the game in months. I was considering doing that at the alliance selections last year lol.

[Grant Cox]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

I obsessed over the game hint the 2 seasons that I was in high school for FIRST. Now that I am in college it just doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

Same here.. I was literally every day discussing new things, bouncing ideas off annoyed teammates, trying to unravel it. Last year was particularly bad. I'm still moderately interested (and I think there have been a few good ideas suggested in the thread), but for the most part I'm just sitting back waiting for that fateful Saturday morning.

Originally Posted by Mr_I

In any event, I don't think anyone will ever solve the any aspect of the game based on a clue (but if you do, CALL ME QUICK!)

Last year the GPS coordinates were figured out, and it's a distinct possibility that this year's has been figured out too; there's just such an abundance of speculation going on that it's impossible to know exactly what is right or not. A post of "hey those coordinates are for the Boston marathon, maybe it's a race game?" is quickly lost in a sea of other equally viable possibilities.