easter-eggs

[hasty pecan]

xD

[pure loom]

I'm guessing that this has to be the playtest date. Also, I wonder if the coin thing is just all the stars, so the 14th?

[hasty pecan]

Ooo

[unkempt crypt]

So this is the loony bin now

[deep nebula]

🥚

[hasty pecan]

[deep nebula]

😭

[hasty pecan]

[deep nebula]

is he coming back to life?

[hasty pecan]

[deep nebula]

YESSS

[deep nebula]

[acoustic gull]

[deep nebula]

💀

[acoustic gull]

[unkempt crypt]

[acoustic gull]

[deep nebula]

[tulip matrix]

Two weeks between the dates does seem like an appropriate amount of time

[agile forge]

[unkempt crypt]

[acoustic gull]

[unkempt crypt]

still no stickers

[floral plover]

Let me access my ggxrd stickers!!!!

[unkempt crypt]

just pay 100 bucks

and you can do it all

[agile forge]

[unkempt crypt]

[tulip matrix]

[pure loom]

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too.

[unkempt crypt]

late september is fine to me too anyway

its a good time for people to get back to their jobs

[floral plover]

👀 you act like we get a summer vacation

[unkempt crypt]

some of us do have time off

point is this game also involves students

or did you think us 30 y/o are their main target group? 🙂

autumn break is a great time to do a playtest

[floral plover]

Oh yeah you aren't from states.
Kids here already back in school

Colleges people back too

[unkempt crypt]

yup ^^

[floral plover]

Jealous

I want vacation time

[unkempt crypt]

to already be back in school> I don't think the students agree xD

oh

[floral plover]

Lol

[unkempt crypt]

quite the opposite! they need to go to school now already

but in october there is an autumn break

[floral plover]

They have been back to school for 3 weeks in my state. I believe majority of states all students are back on since last week.
November is the next break for 3 days?

[unkempt crypt]

ah.. interesting..

[deep nebula]

[slender lodge]

[floral plover]

[sharp flame]

[hasty pecan]

[acoustic gull]

[timid basalt]

i found this frame in the teaser

[tulip matrix]

Rockhound pointed that out in one of his vids. Best guess was maybe a reference to the pug in the ARC Raiders trailer

[timid basalt]

[floral plover]

[deep nebula]

[floral plover]

[acoustic gull]

[limpid ore]

[deep nebula]

[solar smelt]

[real sphinx]

[mortal cobalt]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1009830578545246213/1013428072512491540/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif

[acoustic gull]

[tawdry jungle]

[deep nebula]

[acoustic gull]

[timid basalt]

[deep nebula]

https://imgur.com/wOuPLy5

[tawdry jungle]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1009830578545246213/1013717532248645652/09eb0328-fa09-4362-b404-b5e0cea79def.gif

[acoustic gull]

[ripe peak]

[timid basalt]

[unkempt crypt]

Another theory..

What if the O and U make an 8

Sp for september

8th of september

Z for zstress and E for Etest

Flawless

[timid basalt]

yeah may youre wrong

[unkempt crypt]

Impossible

[timid basalt]

you sure?

[unkempt crypt]

Yeah no I might be wrong

[timid basalt]

https://tenor.com/view/ancient-aliens-gif-19210634

[floral plover]

no aliens

[timid basalt]

Does this have something interesting?

[tulip matrix]

That's a color key and cut marks for product packaging

[unkempt crypt]

It sprobably a poster

originally

[slender lodge]

i checked it all

no easter eggs there

[timid basalt]

okay ty

[unkempt crypt]

[pure loom]

I checked most of those to see if they’d slipped a barcode in, but they all look normal. It’s a curious art choice though - maybe somewhere they can hide things later. The season sponsors thing was given away there.

[timid basalt]

maybe the taking the colors hexadecimal and doing something with it

[pure loom]

This is why it’s good to have this channel because people come up with interesting ideas to find EEs.

Looking back on the Battlefield EEs, some of them were pretty complex.

[unkempt crypt]

i have a feeling that the biggest easter eegs that really carry important info are probably already found by now

its time for the dripfeed to start up again

[pure loom]

Yeah, I think so. I’m gonna have one last look through tomorrow.

[unkempt crypt]

too bad we can't ping Embark to demand a dripfeed..

👀

👀

👀

ok I guess that didn't work

[timid basalt]

👀 👀 👀 👀

[unkempt crypt]

https://tenor.com/view/ralph-easter-egg-easter-egg-hunt-simpsons-gif-13718359

[timid basalt]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1009830578545246213/1013717532248645652/09eb0328-fa09-4362-b404-b5e0cea79def.gif

[heady crystal]

chegg

[pure loom]

I can 100% guarantee they won’t give us any info on Easter eggs. At best they might put an Easter egg in some concept art or a screenshot that they give us.

[slender lodge]

I bet there's something out there right now that's Easter eggablw

[timid basalt]

yeah maybe something

[pure loom]

Do you mean something that has Easter eggs which we haven’t spotted yet?

[slender lodge]

yeah

i feel like theres something else

something big

[timid basalt]

hope it is

[pure loom]

Did you see @tulip matrix’s reversed OSPUZE logo? A potential playtest date, I thought that was pretty big.

[tulip matrix]

ye

big if true

[floral plover]

👀 what is the date

[pure loom]

9/29 EZ

[floral plover]

👀 9/29

[pure loom]

There’s another reason why I think that’s correct. Which I’ll probably put in a video tomorrow. I think the trailer might be the 14th (9+5 gold stars on the coin) now as two weeks prior to playtest would make more sense than like 24 days.

[floral plover]

what if your first guess is right

9/5 for some more information
9/29 for playtest
or yeah could be 9/14 for more information

[pure loom]

https://tenor.com/view/crying-cry-crying-face-gif-20235014

We could get another teaser on the 5th, I hadn’t thought of that.

[floral plover]

👀 what if everything is wrong

and they delay the game indefinitely

[pure loom]

https://tenor.com/view/the-end-the-end-is-near-simpsons-homer-simpson-end-of-the-world-gif-5236371

[floral plover]

but my guess is something within 3 weeks

[floral plover]

[unkempt crypt]

I didnt mean drip feed us info on easter eggs, thats no fun.. I meant dropping new info on the game so there is something for us to talk about

[floral plover]

drip feed drip feed

[pure loom]

Yeah, I hope concept art and screenshots are thrown in between the trailer and playtest. We might get another teaser before the trailer.

[mortal cobalt]

Well that is odd. We have eggwards relatives at the office today.

[winged knot]

What kinda office do you work in if I may ask? Fancy visitors!

[mortal cobalt]

I work in an IT-Service Office for a Big Camera Company.

[tawdry jungle]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1009830578545246213/1013717532248645652/09eb0328-fa09-4362-b404-b5e0cea79def.gif

daily reminder to pet your egg

[deep nebula]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1009830578545246213/1013717532248645652/09eb0328-fa09-4362-b404-b5e0cea79def.gif

[deep nebula]

thank you

[acoustic gull]

[novel verge]

🙏 may he get better

[tawdry jungle]

like a phoenix he rises from the ashes

[acoustic gull]

I can not pet my egg

[deep nebula]

😱

[deep nebula]

[acoustic gull]

i must commit seggpuku to regain my honour

[deep nebula]

now you can buy a egg

[tawdry jungle]

drink more sponsored eggnog

[novel verge]

power to play

[acoustic gull]

[deep nebula]

[hasty pecan]

[real sphinx]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1009830578545246213/1013717532248645652/09eb0328-fa09-4362-b404-b5e0cea79def.gif

[real sphinx]

Best Drink👉

[real sphinx]

lol im stupid :/

[fallen jasper]

morbioused gorbius

[cursive orchid]

easter

egg

[granite walrus]

This game better come out soon, I just played 2042's new season and didn't like it at all

[cursive orchid]

i just played 2042 and didn't like it at all

also cant wait for this game

i might like it more than siege

hopefully

[jagged gulch]

The new stranded map looks crazy good

Apparently it feels like Operation locker

[granite walrus]

In a way it does. The ship is probably the best part of the map and even that is ruined by mackays and paiks

[jagged gulch]

I still find that so fun

Playing as Mackay is fun too

[granite walrus]

Siege is my most played game and I don't care about it now. I just got burnt out I think

[jagged gulch]

Also smoke is so much fun, you have like5 grenades if you use the smoke launcher

[granite walrus]

I prefer less mobility, more grounded combat in battlefield. In old battlefields, getting to higher ground took some effort and was rewarding. Now it's so easy with mackays and all the ziplines around the map.

[jagged gulch]

I play battlefield for the killstreaks and medic experience

I don't like the parts where it's slow and you're just running for ages

[cursive orchid]

i got burnt out for a bit but im back on it

started playing again recently

[granite walrus]

That's good if you still enjoy it. I just got tired of the process of waiting to play the game in siege.

[floral plover]

👀

[cursive orchid]

just hit 380 hours yesterday lol

i only got the game early last year

[floral plover]

amateur numbers

[cursive orchid]

for that time frame though?

lets see when i got it

actually i think it was febuary of 2022

damn

[floral plover]

gotta beef them up

[cursive orchid]

💪

my second most played game is destiny 2 from a while ago

over 200 hours

[floral plover]

👀 #ineedalife

[cursive orchid]

what game is that

[floral plover]

final fantasy 14

[timid basalt]

that game is cool, i played when it was launched

[floral plover]

to bad it died in 3 months

[timid basalt]

yeah

[cursive orchid]

i played a bit of that, pretty fun

especially the trapper man

[floral plover]

👀 sab is okay

[cursive orchid]

i had a chuckle tricking people into chasing me only to detonate the explosives

[floral plover]

i played muse

[cursive orchid]

honestly

i think this game is gonna be my top 3 games

and arc raiders reminds me of remnant: from the ashes which is another AMAZING game, i 100% it

[floral plover]

gotta chase someone and get put in a bad spot
teleport away
joining a fight and you get 6th party?
teleport away
loved it

[cursive orchid]

so it might also be good

[floral plover]

i personally didn't care for remnant...
it was.. basic

[cursive orchid]

more hyped for this though just because of the destruction

[cursive orchid]

really? i thought it was one of the best games ive ever played

i only played co op but had an amazing time

[floral plover]

The concept seems super interesting which is why I am interested in this

[floral plover]

yeah..
the game just felt... repetitive even when I entered new areas.
I was like.. this is the same fucking lay out.. just different stuff

[cursive orchid]

just team killing, getting shit on by bosses (i hate corsus), taking 30 tries to beat two of the bosses, the final boss is pretty easy,

i think its just dark souls but with guns and abilities

[floral plover]

I had 0 issues with all the bosses...

[cursive orchid]

difficulty scales with more players

the first boss took us maybe 3 tries

undying king took us maybe 20

[floral plover]

I think the first boss was the most interesting.. rest of the time.. was like.. uhm.. okay

[cursive orchid]

and then that one annoying af optional boss on corsus made us cry

what was its name

the butcher was just funny

[floral plover]

i honestly don't remember much

the high tech area after the desert area.
is the last I remember

[cursive orchid]

IXILLIS

THATS WHAT IT WAS

just brought back trauma

that boss was so hard to beat

[cursive orchid]

thats the second boss lmao

theres 4 not counting event bosses and optional bosses

the event bosses were the best

one was just a dog

[floral plover]

👀 yeah after the desert i started falling asleep alot while playing

[cursive orchid]

bruh lmao

[floral plover]

like I am happy for you that you enjoyed it but.. for me... eh

[cursive orchid]

i got it free on epic games and it was amazing

i think its really better with friends

it probably can get a little dull solo

[floral plover]

I was playing with 2 of my friends

[cursive orchid]

and theres also a few DLCs, one of them adds a new campaign

oh lmao

rip

[floral plover]

I was the first to drop out after one freaked out on me after I fell asleep for the 5th time lol

[cursive orchid]

lol

well if you know any games like remnant tell me because ill probably play it lol

just cause 3 was another phenomenal game

it sucks though because i probably completed 1/2 of the game then i lost my progress because of my hard drive

[floral plover]

got it.. you like to play brainless games that let you go willy nilly

[cursive orchid]

incluiding all the DLCs

[cursive orchid]

maybe ;)

i REALLY like destruction games

and multiplayer games

like, REALLY REALLY like them

probably my favorite genres are 1. multiplayer 2. destruction 3. open world 4. fps

its hard to find destruction games though

multiplayer ones at least

thats why i get interested in any that i come across

[floral plover]

👀 elden ring is my game of the year
after that the list goes like this
FFXIV
Nier:automata/replicant
persona 5
Elden ring

honorable mentions
GG strive
Bloodhunt
cyberpunk
othercide

classic favorites
dead space
F.E.A.R.
dishonored
farcry 1 and 3

[cursive orchid]

played none of those games except bloodhunt lmfao

[floral plover]

have you played red fraction?

[cursive orchid]

i kinda want to play persona 5

never heard of it

[floral plover]

make sure you are willing to dedicate 150 hours to persona 5 lol
very heavy story

red fraction has a ton of descruction and is open world

[cursive orchid]

my game of the year goes to siege, risk of rain 2, deep rock galactic, multiversus :P

[cursive orchid]

yea ik

isnt there over 400 hours of playtime on average or something?

ik its something crazy

[cursive orchid]

is it on steam

no

what platform

[floral plover]

150 without dlc I think
and no its not on steam

ps4/5

[cursive orchid]

yea no

im exclusive to pc lmao

i dont like controllers

except for fighter games, i think it hinders me

[floral plover]

I only use my ps for single player games but I couldn't get a hold of a ps5

and now I just don't want it lol

but controllers I use for racing or FPP games

oh my god

[cursive orchid]

i got all of these for 10 dollars

[floral plover]

I forgot about Doom2016 and doom eternal

[cursive orchid]

best deal of my life

[cursive orchid]

silly you

[floral plover]

spending 120 dollars?

[cursive orchid]

no 10 dollars

it was a sale for the bundle

[floral plover]

oh nice

[cursive orchid]

maybe a year ago

need for speed rivals is the only racing game ive given hundreds of hours into

i just like getting max heat and then seeing how many cars i can explode

im a destruction junkie

😳

and the original one

[floral plover]

you would probably lkike burnout series then

yah red faction 1 and 2

[cursive orchid]

oh yea that reminds me

hyenas looks pretty fun too

found out about it a while ago

and then bomb rush cyberfunk looks like a good casual game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1353230/Bomb_Rush_Cyberfunk/

just a bunch of parkour and spray painting

reminds me of jet set radio

[floral plover]

boom rush is a no thanks

[timid basalt]

+1

[pure loom]

https://youtu.be/yu4IZnGRqjI

[unkempt crypt]

Omg

[unkempt crypt]

For a horizon is where its at

[sharp flame]

For OSPUZE, on one hand, I think it'd be weird to use an in game logo, which will appear for many years, as a date indicator for your beta playtest, but on the other hand, the connection of the O and U feel very intentional. Still not sold about the number of stars on the coin haha

[tulip matrix]

Allegedly Ospuze is only a sponsor for the first season. So maybe it will only temporarily be in the game

[pure loom]

I think it’s the opposite - that they want to have Easter eggs that players can look back on for many years. This is also the case with the Battlefield games - there are Easter eggs in say Battlefield 1 you can still go back and see or complete.

[sharp flame]

those were awesome, but were there any date teases?

[pure loom]

Easter eggs for these guys aren’t a flippant thing - they’re part of the game lore in a way.

[sharp flame]

sure, and the Ospuze thing does seem pretty solid

[pure loom]

The Fort de Vaux Easter egg in BF1 gave away that BFV existed - that was a major announcement hidden in an Easter egg. Quite amazing really.

[sharp flame]

man I gotta look that up

"When the valves have been opened, water starts dripping down from the pipes. The drips are morse code which reveal the message "ea.com/neverbethesame". This led to a website that showed the reveal date for Battlefield 5. The website included a painting of a white horse. This is the same painting as inside the Isolement room."

That's hella impressive

[pure loom]

That’s kinda why I’m delving into these so much - so that people realise that Easter eggs are going to be almost like significant game lore for these guys.

[fallen jasper]

Battlefield has always had incredible easier eggs

Well minus BFV that one got abandoned, and 2042 hasn't had a big one besides that profile banner one.

4 had the Phantom Bow and Phantom Program. I'm fairly sure the first tease for BF1 came from the one in Hardline.

[pure loom]

Yes, and my guess as to why is because the key people for the Battlefield EEs are now at Embark.

[sharp flame]

okay okay that one's pretty cut and dry, and I'd only be mildly surprised if 9/29 was the actual date

I think any easter eggs found here would make themselves clear, as a webpage or something

we already found 2 intentional hidden pages

maybe there's another

[fallen jasper]

There isn't rn

[pure loom]

Duhmeister looked at that and there’s only a hidden cart page currently.

[sharp flame]

Okay, fact accepted.

I assume, though, that a webpage is what Embark consider an easter egg, and so anything in future could also be a page like that

[pure loom]

Sure. Or something minor and subtle. Like a street sign that’s a little message or even just a photo of someone’s pet in a house. They could be anything really and vary widely in importance. The one thing I don’t think we’ll see is any Morse code like BF - thankfully!

[lucid pebble]

I can't help myself but I hear fourth of September instead of fourteenth of September in the teaser.

[sharp flame]

I'll be keeping my eyes peeled ;)

I'm not sold about the stars on the coin, honestly

[lucid pebble]

same

[pure loom]

It is a bit hard to hear but while making the video I listened to it for about half an hour over and over. I’m pretty certain it’s two syllables. It’s a tricky one though!

[fallen jasper]

God I hate Morse code

[pure loom]

👆

[fallen jasper]

I didn't do the Easter egg for BF1 because I just straight could not be bothered to do it. I did it for BF4 never again

[sharp flame]

morse code sucks, but it's also very clearly a message, unmistakeably

[pure loom]

Yeah, I was active in the BFEE discord for a while. I never decoded Morse though.

[sharp flame]

like if the morse code said SEPTEMBERFOURTEENTH

[pure loom]

I think they’ll avoid it just to step away from BF

We might get other cryptography though.

[sharp flame]

hope so, it's pretty fun

[pure loom]

So fun! Expect lots of hidden EEs around the maps too.

[sharp flame]

god I hope so

that would be awesome

[pure loom]

When Rob Runneson left DICE to start Embark there were quite a few farewell EEs on the Battlefield maps to him. He’s the EE king.

[fallen jasper]

There's still a few Easter eggs in 2042

My favorite one is you can pet the robo doggo

[pure loom]

Personally, I think EEs are best solved as a community - like here in the Discord - but I wanted to get it out there in a few vids that Embark games are going to be EE-rich. It’s quite stressful trying to find them yourself and then publicly announcing what you’ve found because it’s easy to screw it up - like the September 5 vs 14 thing.

[fallen jasper]

YOU CAN PET THE DOG!!???!

[sharp flame]

which is why communities are good, cause you get a general consensus on things

[fallen jasper]

If you walk to the dog and order it to stand still you can pet it

[fallen jasper]

OMG youve finally given me a reason to use another character other than the medic lmaoo

[pure loom]

Exactly. With Easter eggs you either look like a genius or an idiot. Most of the time the latter.

[fallen jasper]

CUTEEEE

[pure loom]

Expect this channel to get way busier once the game launches.

[fallen jasper]

Excited for it, the more people to talk to about it the better.

[pure loom]

Yeah, and expect lots of Jesus toast. You know about that?

[fallen jasper]

Jesus Toast? Please tell me it has nothing to do with the egg getting harmed.

[pure loom]

No, it’s seeing an Easter egg where none exists. Like seeing the face of Jesus on a piece of toast.

[tulip matrix]

You may end up with egg on your face

[pure loom]

When I heard that audio snippet at first I thought I was hearing Jesus toast

[limpid ore]

👍

[pure loom]

I like eggs. Both chocolate and normal. Especially with my Jesus toast.

[sharp flame]

eggs on jesus toast

yum

[pure loom]

What I’m really hoping for is Easter eggs that are hidden rooms and the like on the maps. That’d be cool.

[sharp flame]

room with no doors, only accessible by breaking down wall

[pure loom]

Yeah, or find a lever somewhere hidden etc.

So EEs and gameplay start to merge a bit. As long as you don’t get a massive advantage from it.

[tulip matrix]

Find a switch that drops the wrecking ball and it breaks a hole in the street into the sewer where you find a lifetime supply of ospuze

[sharp flame]

reward: massive inflatable hammer which does no damage at all

Billy Bonka and the Eggnog Factory

Golden Ticket to an lifetime OSPUZE supply!

[pure loom]

The wrecking ball could be perfect EE territory. Swing it through certain areas in a particular order and you turn the stadium lights into a techno concert etc.

Flood the streets with OSPUZE

[sharp flame]

find address 9 3/4 and drive through the wall ;)

[fallen jasper]

Epic, free heart attack

[pure loom]

I’m guessing OSPUZE will actually provide a health kick, right?

[tulip matrix]

like red bull in PUBG lol

[pure loom]

Exactly

[tulip matrix]

Even in Tarkov you get buffs from energy drinks lol

[sharp flame]

that's assuming it's an item

[pure loom]

Yeah. Seems likely though.

[tulip matrix]

Our first season of cosmetics are likely to be iseul-t branded

I still think there's something hidden in that logo

[pure loom]

Do you reckon Eggward’s girlfriend is called Shelley?

[pure loom]

Yeah, that bugs me.

https://tenor.com/view/gladiator-commodus-vexed-upset-confused-gif-16607802

That’s a weird logo and name.

[sharp flame]

What makes you think that?

if anything I'd assume it would be a 50 50 split

half the stuff in the gameplay we've seen was clearly stamped with Ospuze

[tulip matrix]

Yeah your right

[pure loom]

Maybe OSPUZE items are accessible at like “level 2” and iseul-t at 5 or something like that

[tulip matrix]

It just makes sense to me since that's the clothing brand

[pure loom]

It looks a bit like a crane logo

[tulip matrix]

Ospuze would probably be sporty stuff while iseul-t would be fashionable stuff

[pure loom]

Also, it’s not an anagram.

[sharp flame]

okay yeah true, but you gotta remember, the clothing items in the Finals aren't real

they don't have to be physically produced to be worn in a virtual game

[pure loom]

Yet.

[sharp flame]

but yeah design wise, branded cosmetics would make sense for Corp stuff

but I can see iseul-t being behind the samurai armour

for example

[pure loom]

I’d wear iseul-t. I’m not wearing an egg though.

[karmic roost]

i think it would be weird to remove it

unless they brought another to replace it

[tulip matrix]

eggsactly

[pure loom]

It could be a limited time thing

[tulip matrix]

New season, new sponsors

[pure loom]

Keeps players active

[tulip matrix]

Gotta have that cosmetic FOMO

It's f2p afterall

[pure loom]

https://tenor.com/view/futurama-fry-shut-up-take-my-money-cash-gif-5098885

[karmic roost]

or they rotate the sponsors every season

[tulip matrix]

or that

[karmic roost]

aka fully swapping them out

[sharp flame]

or maybe it's a regular blend of cosmetics, but each cosmetic just has a designated brand

[pure loom]

Can you imagine that meeting where they decided on an egg for the first one lol

[karmic roost]

lets say there are 3 for season one (im guessing there will be 3) one is OSPUZE and one is iseul-t and one other, then when season 2 comes they remove those 3 and bring 3 new ones in

[pure loom]

Yeah, sounds reasonable

[karmic roost]

again im probably wrong

but we have to see

[pure loom]

Maybe some are hidden initially via Easter eggs

[sharp flame]

remember, it starts on 0

I think it'll be two

[pure loom]

Oh. Lol!!

0 = 🥚

[sharp flame]

lemme dig around in the press kit

here

they present two only

idk why they'd hide a third

[pure loom]

Yeah, probably not for the first season, you’re right. Maybe later though.

[karmic roost]

was iseul-t always there?

[sharp flame]

weird that the second season is gonna be Season 1

[sharp flame]

also yes

[karmic roost]

ah mb

[sharp flame]

press kit, screenshots

[karmic roost]

season 1 as in full release will maybe bring the 3rd sponsor

[sharp flame]

makes sense

there's no way it's just gonna be two after playtests

[pure loom]

So many unknowns

And the whole game show thing. That’s a complete mystery.

[karmic roost]

i mean on the iseul-t page it says offical sponsor of season 0

[fallen jasper]

more time to shove theories into our heads and go insane

[karmic roost]

same with ospuze

[pure loom]

Go more insane

[karmic roost]

so atleast those 2

[fallen jasper]

I wonder what they do, opze does the drinks, maybe iseul does weapons? clothes?

[karmic roost]

iseul clothing

the 3rd one could be guns/weaponry

[pure loom]

Looks like urban apparel right?

[fallen jasper]

It would be odd to see one company make a range of guns though.

[karmic roost]

if its a big corporation not really

[pure loom]

No guns until season 1

[fallen jasper]

street/techwear to me

[fallen jasper]

Good more punching edits I can make when pre-release comes out.

Put calebcity sounds over everything

[sharp flame]

yknow I have a semi-theory

I say this because it's semi-confirmed

the brands are all just gamer brands

outside of the virtual Finals

like Ospuze = Gamer juice

iseul-t = Gamer clothes

[karmic roost]

oh i see what u mean

the 3rd one could be guns - gaming hardware

[fallen jasper]

I mean, dudes exploding into coins sounds very game-y

[sharp flame]

PC hardware brand

[karmic roost]

exactly

[sharp flame]

oh no that's confirmed

it's virtual

[fallen jasper]

oh cool cool

[karmic roost]

they supply guns virtually and hardware irl

[sharp flame]

it's a game-show

[karmic roost]

oh i turned yellow

[fallen jasper]

I thought of it as a fortnite type thing.

[sharp flame]

but emphasis on the game part

have a look at the steam page, there's all the info you need

[fallen jasper]

Gah-lee im a bit confused, time to make a wiki and record everything.

[sharp flame]

clapclap

[sharp flame]

sounds like a great idea

[fallen jasper]

swag'

[sharp flame]

probably gun skins rather than weapons themselves

[karmic roost]

that would fit also

[karmic roost]

yeah

[sharp flame]

cause, yknow, no manual labor involved, since they aren't real

[karmic roost]

exactly

[fallen jasper]

Sponsored GPU companies?

[sharp flame]

this is the kinda stuff I think is cool

they could really go in with the gameshow theme

[karmic roost]

yeah if they are all revolving around the finals what better sponsors than ones for gaming

[fallen jasper]

I wonder if any of the characters will have a story tied to them, I really like the design of the cover girl.

[sharp flame]

no characters, I don't think

since it's super customizable

[karmic roost]

u mean her

nah the point is is that you can look any way you want

[sharp flame]

but maybe there are some which are like poster girls and stuff

[fallen jasper]

yes

Ive already drawn her a few times

Cant fully get her right gonna have to wait until concept art is shown, or the playtest

[karmic roost]

im so hyped for this playtest man

[fallen jasper]

cant fully get her rig or tracksuit drawn right

[sharp flame]

you draw your pfp?

[fallen jasper]

(Time to headcanon a random character again.)

[fallen jasper]

No this art is from one of my favorite artists.

[sharp flame]

oh nice

good taste

[fallen jasper]

ty ty

[sharp flame]

cool bio too

[fallen jasper]

her name is Carla Antonia if you want to look

[sharp flame]

yoo holy shit

amazing stuff

anyway I believe that there'll be a mix of all brands on all cosmetics

both ospuze and iseul-t weapon skins are gonna be present for example

[karmic roost]

yeah i agree

i think they will have "exclusive" things tho just from that sponsor

as in a certain jacket style from iseul-t for example

[sharp flame]

oh yeah totally

ospuze gun skin btw

[karmic roost]

man ima just be a walking advertisement

🗿

[sharp flame]

I think that's the point

since you'll be celebrities

and they are "sponsors"

[karmic roost]

yeah ik xD

that is what literally they are for

paying for their brands to be in the finals

[sharp flame]

totally

comparison

[karmic roost]

to be fair the skin looks good af

[sharp flame]

it stands out, for sure

[karmic roost]

it also looks like sponsers might have their own colour set

[sharp flame]

I think they could be a little more inventive, but I'm assuming those'll cost more money

[sharp flame]

totally

[karmic roost]

ospuze with yellow, black and white

[sharp flame]

iseul-t seems to be bi lighting lmao

pink-blue

[karmic roost]

iseul-t with blue pink

yeah

[sharp flame]

drippy shoes tbf

[karmic roost]

fr

yellow white black

[karmic roost]

^

[sharp flame]

makes sense, for an egg based brand

[karmic roost]

i wanna be eggward ingame

[fallen jasper]

such a qt

[karmic roost]

fr

[fallen jasper]

I want to give egg a knitted hat

[floral plover]

if you look at the new twitter picture

there is a white line

I need someone with photoshop skills

[sharp flame]

where

[floral plover]

@urban crypt @sharp flame @pure loom

[sharp flame]

lmao thanks

[floral plover]

oh you are already here

lol

[urban crypt]

What

[sharp flame]

what line

on the right?

what do you want with it

[floral plover]

half way point from his elbow to the edge of the picture

do you see it'?

[cold forum]

https://tenor.com/view/eating-popcorn-im-watching-interested-gif-14656217

[floral plover]

edge of a building?

[sharp flame]

yes yes saw it already

[lucid pebble]

it kinda looks like it's a picture from map but pink filter over it

[sharp flame]

it seems more like a visual artefact

[floral plover]

yeah.. that is what I am curious about

[sharp flame]

cause there are multiple lines

[floral plover]

this?

any photoshop magic you can pull? to make it more clear?

[sharp flame]

don't think I can

that looks like light artefacts to me

[fallen jasper]

Image is too scuffed

[floral plover]

very scuffed

there is something back there i can see it!

[timid basalt]

Gi guys , you find something on that image?

What s that?

[sharp flame]

new brand

[tranquil ivy]

I thought it was about the new playtest date

[sharp flame]

seen it before I think

[tranquil ivy]

29th of Sep

Wait no wrong one

[sharp flame]

lmao

[tranquil ivy]

I saw one similar

[lucid pebble]

it's this right

[sharp flame]

the logo appears down here too

[sharp flame]

don't think so

iseul-t has their name as a logo

[tranquil ivy]

[tranquil ivy]

This one

[sharp flame]

yep that's separate

[tranquil ivy]

Yeah that's the one i was thinking of

[floral plover]

i need to figure krita out beter

[sharp flame]

are you still going for that white line

[lucid pebble]

why his head is white but his hand is black

[floral plover]

I want to know what the background image is

[tranquil ivy]

I'd say lighting

[sharp flame]

they're colored the same idk what you mean

[lucid pebble]

no his hand is literally black

[tranquil ivy]

Glove

[sharp flame]

and?

[lucid pebble]

and his head is white

[pure loom]

Fingerless glove

[lucid pebble]

yea it's probably the lighting

[sharp flame]

I promise you it's not completely different colours

it's lighting

[lucid pebble]

difficult language

[sharp flame]

lmao yep

[lucid pebble]

haha

[floral plover]

see if you can tone out the pink for background. I see

[tulip matrix]

Is this 'Bianca'

[sharp flame]

anyway I think we have a 3rd brand now

not sure if the shape is to do with the name

[pure loom]

Looks like a 10 or iniu

[sharp flame]

Rockhound will surely dig something up for his video I'm sure

[tranquil ivy]

Wait there's different brands?

[pure loom]

https://tenor.com/view/jack-nicholson-yes-nod-agree-gif-21960775

[sharp flame]

here

logo 4

[sharp flame]

mhm

[floral plover]

no that is logo 2

[sharp flame]

https://www.reachthefinals.com/iseul-t

https://www.reachthefinals.com/ospuze

[sharp flame]

not quite

doesn't start with i

or end in t

[timid basalt]

Yeah its diferent

[sharp flame]

rockhound? any thoughts?

[floral plover]

i think it is backwords and that is an I

[timid basalt]

Yeah but second logo finishes in "-t"

[fallen jasper]

Lighting and rendering, also the constrast in the background and the foreground.

[pure loom]

Yes. I’ve just woken up and I need coffee.

[sharp flame]

that is a total t, but it's in the middle of the word

[sharp flame]

lmao sorry for bothering you, I'll figure this one out myself

[tranquil ivy]

Any other images of the word?

Or it that the only one

[karmic roost]

knew it

[karmic roost]

knew we would have 3

[sharp flame]

have at it

[sharp flame]

maybe, or maybe not

there isn't a webpage for it, nor is it mentioned in the press stuff like the first 2

[tranquil ivy]

Could the number plate mean anything?

[sharp flame]

007 easter egg, according to Rockhound

[tranquil ivy]

It looked more like a 0274

[fallen jasper]

yeah saw the video too, it has a similar vibe from a scene

[tranquil ivy]

nvm

[sharp flame]

zeroes

[tranquil ivy]

mb

[sharp flame]

0074

not sure it means much

man the gifs in #⚡┇the-finals-chat look so good

[tranquil ivy]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1009830578545246213/1014607736522149898/THE_FINALS_Landscape_01.gif

awww damn

[fallen jasper]

fr

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1014603771613040720/1014607191921152010/THE_FINALS_Landscape_01.gif

There.

[sharp flame]

lvl3 for embeds, btw

[unkempt crypt]

Socials update seems interesting

The coins don’t have the Finals logo on them

[tranquil ivy]

[unkempt crypt]

Does that mean… there might be merit to the coin thing?

[sharp flame]

[unkempt crypt]

And why does he have a mask, a helmet and goggles but also goggles on his head

[sharp flame]

maybe it just wasn't settled when the art was drawn

[sharp flame]

cosmetics

[unkempt crypt]

Is he a fervent goggle collector?

[fallen jasper]

He did not invest in finalcoin

[unkempt crypt]

He’s also bald but has hair lotion in his back pocket

[tranquil ivy]

Mmmmmm finalcoin

[fallen jasper]

[unkempt crypt]

Why would he do that?

[sharp flame]

FinalCoin

INVEST

[tranquil ivy]

To torture himself

[unkempt crypt]

And what about the due payment paper in the shadow of the gun?

And the spinach in his teeth

What does it all mean!?

[sharp flame]

bro has 16k resolution

[cold forum]

Living for all of the speculation

[pure loom]

That was the first Bond reference - 007 on a Vespa

[unkempt crypt]

Ah nvm I had some dirt on my screen

[sharp flame]

007 and a 4 just for laughs

[pure loom]

@prisma stump look at you being all purple

[sharp flame]

Man rockhound should get a colour too

[tranquil ivy]

Yes

[sharp flame]

he's done loads for the Finals

[tranquil ivy]

Sharp eyes

And good ears

[sharp flame]

and a good content creator too :)

[unkempt crypt]

Ok on a serious note, it looks like he has the number 10 on this jacket

[floral plover]

I am telling you there is stuff in the background

[pure loom]

@prisma stump do you know what time you turned purple? Just curious...

[unkempt crypt]

But of an odd angle though

On his jacket

[sharp flame]

he turned purple at 9:29. why?

[floral plover]

he is the meme dude. look at names

[sharp flame]

kidding kidding

[pure loom]

Well, interesting that you are the first to get there and we get new info on the same day. Just trying to rule out all links for EEs

[sharp flame]

Darnoux dev????

[cold forum]

Darnoux got the Meme Royalty role yesterday, not today!

[unkempt crypt]

No.. not like that

[pure loom]

ok, thanks

[sharp flame]

knew it

[cold forum]

All Embark employees are also signified with the "Embark" role

[tranquil ivy]

[cold forum]

Or, alternatively "Community Manager"

[floral plover]

no he is just meme royalty lol

[unkempt crypt]

Wooper can we at least arange a temporary role for rockhound? i’m assuming all roles are temporary anyway

[sharp flame]

yeah Rockhound, he rocks

[cold forum]

We are discussing Content Creator roles in the future! I'll definitely keep you all posted.

Rockhound DOES rock, that's very true 🙂

[tranquil ivy]

Rockhound upvote

[unkempt crypt]

Since its not sustainable to have those roles when the community gets big and me and snack aren’t the only one’s bickering like a married couple

Anyway back to easter eggs

I’m not, I’ve given up on that

I’m saying the opposite

[pure loom]

The weapon has full auto, burst and single fire.

[sharp flame]

yeah, I noticed that dial

[unkempt crypt]

I’m more interested in the numbers @pure loom

[sharp flame]

which numbers?

[unkempt crypt]

Are all contestants going to be assigned a number

[tranquil ivy]

I can't even see these things

[pure loom]

Also the coins have changed

[unkempt crypt]

You could argue this is also showcasing the amount of cosmetics one can wear.. like I said, he’s wearing multiple head and facewear

[unkempt crypt]

He also looks battle hardened, next to the dirt and filth he also has scarring

[tranquil ivy]

Champion

[floral plover]

the dirt kind of looks like a stamp over with the illusion is is on him

[pure loom]

The background lighting adjusted

[sharp flame]

cool mask

[floral plover]

I am literally sitting here tweaking .. but I can't get anything to make it pop and be clear

[unkempt crypt]

He’s a cosmic entity

Is he… god!?

Ok anyway

Its interested how one side has a radial pattern and the other is completely linear

[floral plover]

I think the right side is a wall
the left side is bushes..

[sharp flame]

I think both sides are light glare

[unkempt crypt]

Again.. looking at the gear I think this is at the very least a showcase how far the cosmetics can go

Maybe its the same as games as war thunder that you can freely place two props

But rather than a vehicle you can place it on a belt or something

I still find the numbers interesting because it seems like you get assigned a number in each game

Which would mean you are tracked…

[wet locust]

I make content sometimes. Do I count as content creator?

[unkempt crypt]

You do to me

[floral plover]

of course

[wet locust]

Wooo

[unkempt crypt]

I can’t do much in UE4 but your googly eyes tutorial made me seem competent

I demand the next blogpost is about googly eyes

[wet locust]

xD

[unkempt crypt]

No seriously people, Partikel makes awesome FX tutorials

[sharp flame]

numbers? what numbers?

[unkempt crypt]

On the clothes!

[wet locust]

Ah yes. Most people are probably deeply interested in Niagara nerdiness 😛

[unkempt crypt]

All contestant art has numbers on the clothes

Maybe its old art but who knows

Makes sense for casting voice overs to have numbers rather than “a contestant died”

[tranquil ivy]

Sacrificial numbers

[sharp flame]

wait where

I don't see it

[timid basalt]

thats in ARC i think

[unkempt crypt]

Maybe not but that doesn’t mean its not valuable 😉

And I know, and thats all that counts papa

No..

How are you guys missing this!

[wet locust]

There are literally dozens of us who are interested. DOZENS!

[sharp flame]

https://tenor.com/view/what-do-they-mean-random-numbers-gif-10654449

[sharp flame]

bruh

that's a logo

[unkempt crypt]

Wait.. I’m not done yet

[mortal cobalt]

reminds me of the masks from the new film "bullet train"

[timid basalt]

?

[sharp flame]

they'll be done next week, just you wait

[unkempt crypt]

Ready?

Literally numbers everywhere

[sharp flame]

bruh

[unkempt crypt]

Quality over quantity

[sharp flame]

how long ago was that from

[unkempt crypt]

Does it matter?

Who says the last tweet is brand new art?

[sharp flame]

it's not

but their website is

[unkempt crypt]

Why would the coins suddenly change from the trailer? There characters were still in the teaser

[tranquil ivy]

No way we get to choose height

[unkempt crypt]

So it goed both ways

[tranquil ivy]

Short person meta

[sharp flame]

I feel like if numbers were to appear on top of gear we'd see it by now

[unkempt crypt]

You can choose body type according to the steam page

So there is some kind of class/body restriction

[sharp flame]

but the numbers were definitely considered at some point

maybe it's team number

[tranquil ivy]

That'd make sense too

[unkempt crypt]

Maybe, point is, it cant be ruled out completely

That logo might just be a 10

At least that is my logic, as flawed as it might be

[pure loom]

Early November 2021

[sharp flame]

good logic

[tranquil ivy]

Is there a clearer phtot?

[sharp flame]

I think they'd make it clearer if it was a number

[unkempt crypt]

Maybe

[unkempt crypt]

Ywah on their dev blog medium.com/embarkstudios

https://medium.com/embarkstudios/our-continued-journey-89dad7a76bff

[tranquil ivy]

Yep just what i needed thank you!

[sharp flame]

okay it does say concept art

[tranquil ivy]

So will the game only be set in squads?

[sharp flame]

and it does seem like it was from a very early stage

but the numbers totally could mean something

[sharp flame]

congrats on colour btw

[tranquil ivy]

Oh thank you

I just realized

[unkempt crypt]

The characters were in the november 2021 teaser thats why I don’t think we can rule it out

It has been in the devcycle for a full year

[sharp flame]

sure, but numbers don't appear anywhere except those photos

in recent media anyway

[unkempt crypt]

And the last teaser isn’t conclusive

[tranquil ivy]

Do you think if the numbers mean anything they could mean level of character maybe?

It could just be a cool feature

[unkempt crypt]

I think its more likely “squid game” numbering

[timid basalt]

maybe just team id

[sharp flame]

could be, too prominent though, and doesn't seem to extend to double digits well

[sharp flame]

team number

[tranquil ivy]

365

[unkempt crypt]

That postcard is the Arc raider character and concept art linked to The Finals when it was still project discovery

[sharp flame]

yep, and iirc The Finals started development later

and progressed faster

meaning Proj. Discovery was super early on

[unkempt crypt]

Well yeah, which means it had a very smooth development cycle since they didn’t expect it to be done this fast

[sharp flame]

either way, it seems they've left this idea behind

for now

[unkempt crypt]

Which may or may not mean little changes

We’ll see

I don’t hate the idea of team numbers

[sharp flame]

that would be cool

[tranquil ivy]

Well we'll gte more info when the full trailer is out and then the playtest

[sharp flame]

teams 1-9, different colours,

[tranquil ivy]

get*

[sharp flame]

gameshow theme fits

[tulip matrix]

Lol I just noticed the clay lizard on her shoulder

[tranquil ivy]

Hunger games numbering

[sharp flame]

if that's what it implies, then it's def not TDM or Team v Team

more than 2 teams at least

[pure loom]

I never spotted that either!

Hiding in plain sight

[tulip matrix]

Yeah it's a little strange

Out of place like that pug

[sharp flame]

cute, you mean

[tulip matrix]

It must mean something

[tulip matrix]

Agreed

[tranquil ivy]

Clay Lizard should be make a playable character

[sharp flame]

new mascot..?

I'd buy

[tranquil ivy]

Will not play arc if i can't play as clay lizard

[unkempt crypt]

I think more than two teams would imply a possible multistage BR/elimination format, whereas 1v1 team would be a death match type of deal..

Or like csgo etc, best out of x

[sharp flame]

sure, or objective based

[tranquil ivy]

Gulag

[unkempt crypt]

Then the best team moves on

[karmic roost]

tournament type deal

[unkempt crypt]

Then the numbering isn’t hard because you’d only need 8 teams and 3 rounds

1 beats 2, 4 beats 3, 5 beats 6 and 7 beats 8

1 vs 4 and 5 vs 7

1 and 5 win

So thats the finals

Ez

[floral plover]

more speculation

i like it

[unkempt crypt]

Obviously spitballing

But that is a small bracket setup

And would support team numbers

[tranquil ivy]

Wait has cross-platform been confirmed?

[unkempt crypt]

But again.. that is something I said based on nearly 2 year old content + a vague iteration on the social update today

[timid basalt]

dont worry its just speculation

[unkempt crypt]

Its mostly for fun anyway

We’ll find out soon enough

[timid basalt]

si señor

pronto

[sharp flame]

sure but the general idea of the game could def have been figured out by then

so you could be on to something

[unkempt crypt]

I mean, it doesn’t matter too much

I think most people agree a multi round tournament is the broadest accepted theory

But if it is a 1v1 team or a br elimination deal isn’t clear

[sharp flame]

I mean I don't believe it's multi-round

[unkempt crypt]

If its objective based or simply last man standing

You don’t think there need to be phases?

Quarter/semi finals?

[floral plover]

I give up on this background thing

[sharp flame]

I didn't say that there "needed" to be anything

[floral plover]

I don't have the know how to clear it up

[sharp flame]

it's not what I want

[tulip matrix]

https://tenor.com/view/ah-shit-here-we-go-again-ah-shit-cj-gta-gta-san-andreas-gif-13933485

[sharp flame]

it's what I think it'll actually be

[unkempt crypt]

What do you want!

[sharp flame]

I want it to be multiround

[sharp flame]

with different gamemodes each round

but sometimes things just don't work out in the playtest

or people's attention spans don't last that long

[unkempt crypt]

Did you playtest too?

Well I play F1 games.. you have practice sessions, qualifying sessions.. sprint races sometimes and then races

[pure loom]

It could be a nod to Johan Andersson (co-founder)

[sharp flame]

maybe they have multiround structure now, but they'll change it after playtest

or the other way round

they most likely have it figured out by now

[unkempt crypt]

Its meant to be innovative in one way or another right?

[tulip matrix]

a gecko enjoyer

[unkempt crypt]

So maybe its something else all together

[sharp flame]

and the gameplay reveal next month is already recorded no doubt

[tulip matrix]

perhaps

[unkempt crypt]

Well parts of it at the very least

[sharp flame]

battle royale does seem like a good fit for that sort of arena

hate to say it

[pure loom]

I've looked through the colour channels of that new image and didn't see anything interesting

[unkempt crypt]

It doesnt have to be traditional br, could just be multiple teams and elimination style last man standing

Doesn’t have to be in a shrinking arena

Hunt has a funny system to see players, sorta wallhacky if you have the buff or straightup thunder blasting in the “darksight” view

Why not make it timed and if it takes too long location reveals happen

Either on the map or in the arena

[pure loom]

The character holding the case and the car chase from the first teaser could suggest it's more like capture the flag.

[unkempt crypt]

Yeah

[sharp flame]

king of the hill, vip

[unkempt crypt]

Would be cool

[sharp flame]

something to help with movement

[pure loom]

Find the case then deliver it to Eggward

[unkempt crypt]

But that would support 1v1 more than multiple teams per arena

[sharp flame]

I assume there won't be a shrinking zone

[tulip matrix]

The fact that none of the coins in that image have the design as the ones in the teaser makes the 14th theory a bit more believable

[pure loom]

I agree

[timid basalt]

thats nice

[unkempt crypt]

I hope it is objective based

[pure loom]

Remember the pigeon mode in BF1, where you got the pigeon cage and then were lit up on the map - it could be something like that

[unkempt crypt]

But too much chaos means its hard to determine skill levels which makes it harder to get ranked going

[pure loom]

https://tenor.com/view/seven-brad-pitt-box-whats-in-the-box-gif-3386206

[sharp flame]

just a bit more

[sharp flame]

doesn't seem too ranked focused tbf

[unkempt crypt]

Hmm I cannot imagine the game not getting ranked

Its good for replayability

[sharp flame]

I did say focused

[unkempt crypt]

I know I know

[sharp flame]

it has vehicles lmao

[unkempt crypt]

But if it doesn’t make sense it doesn’t add value either

[timid basalt]

it must be ranked

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Yes.. thats why I’m curious how big it will be

[sharp flame]

BF sized most likely

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If it is too chaotic it is more luck than skill

Opportunism

[pure loom]

The image has been added to the press kit on the Embark website under Concepts

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I’m all for rich experiences