📕┇lore

[frail kelp]

lore is for sharing.

[wild apex]

maybe the Volpe techs put the glitches ingame themself 😄

[slender gulch]

this

[frail kelp]

Scotty sad.

[nocturne turtle]

What if CNS doesn't get blocked by Volpe's tech cause it IS Volpe's tech

[frail kelp]

need to grab my edibles brb

[paper chasm]

What if all of this is actually a publicity stunt

[wild apex]

100%.
Volpe has something to do with that.
And try to blocking the things from Sofia Petronelle

[slender gulch]

Are you breaking the 4th wall now?

[nocturne turtle]

Then they'd have to actually play THE FINALS. Just like scotty.

[frail kelp]

it has been broken many times before, wasnt it

small Scotty inside the cashbox, how cute i see

[agile sequoia]

He posted a location from skyway but I don't believe that was it. The location is different

[paper chasm]

Scotty knows something but I’m sure June has genuinely got no clue what’s happening

[trail wren]

i don't think what is shown in the vignette is from current maps

[paper chasm]

Scotty is just so rude

I want to know who the announcer is

You can actually hear him while playing

[nocturne turtle]

The second location in the lore video is also interesting. It looks like it hasn't fully loaded with these fragmented pillars and missing walls

[agile sequoia]

Maybe they're teasing new map? I mean S2 is also coming SOON™

[paper chasm]

I’m sure Volpe can block them but they’re not, which is strange

[nocturne turtle]

This should be a top down view. at the bottom are what looks like stairs visible

[slender gulch]

#📕┇lore message

[trail wren]

it totally is and it's rotated

[paper chasm]

That’s why I said there’s something happening from the inside

So this whole thing is basically a promoting thing

Who own Volpe?

[wild apex]

@slender gulch If rob just lets us develop the cns story further? Just taking our ideas 😂😂

[trail wren]

this is defintely a new map. looks like a library of sorts

[nocturne turtle]

Yeah, I was just about to mention that it looks like a library

[slender gulch]

He already took the sunflowers and added it in S2.

[wild apex]

and made already a easter egg out of it, as it seems. yep

[trail wren]

we only know about their CEO, Mackenzie Lapis

[paper chasm]

Mackenzie is close friends with Scotty

They have a new VR Tech they’re working on

So maybe it’s corrupted somehow

[trail wren]

here's the top view of this area

[nocturne turtle]

Maybe it is a real life location

[paper chasm]

Maybe it’s London

[trail wren]

that is 100% a new location

[outer turret]

reminds me of the elevator shaft

[nocturne turtle]

It has 4 floors or the other floors haven't loaded yet

[trail wren]

the first shown location is actually outside, see the zipline on the left

or at least it could be outside

[slender gulch]

he would surprise us too with our own theories.

[misty jetty]

maybe It's LAS VEGAS?

I think I even know where it could be.

[paper chasm]

Maybe it’s giving us clues on whereabouts the next messages are

[trail wren]

i really don't think so, but go check it out

[misty jetty]

oke

[nocturne turtle]

One of the stairs on the left and right of the first location could be the same stairs as the ones in the library

[misty jetty]

I will go to check it out now

[nocturne turtle]

I think that's the entrance to the library

[slender gulch]

Spear, you should get your sleep man XD

[trail wren]

i got my full 7-8hrs i'm good

i don't fuck with sleep. learned that with architecture school

[vagrant island]

this almost looks like an elevator shaft from above 🤔

[nocturne turtle]

There are also stairs at the top

[mellow jolt]

amazing videos bro just binged all of the finals videos

[agile sequoia]

Is this a new line from june

"It seems we have some long distance fans, that's right its our UFO's"

[daring sequoia]

maybe we should try turn the picture up side down? Just a random thought

[jagged delta]

I was just about to type that Outsider 😂 thank you

[agile sequoia]

I don't think I've heard this one, but @jagged delta just told me

[trail wren]

when you rotate it you get a better sense of those stairs and tables/chairs

[jagged delta]

I've played long enough to have not heard it before, but I rather double check if it is new or not

[agile sequoia]

I also don't think I've heard but at the same time I'm mostly blasting people to oblivion so i might've missed a thing or two XD

[jagged delta]

If it is a new voiceline, it would confirm the moon, map theory

I'll keep you all posted for more stuff I find via Outsider or here

[agile sequoia]

Sure thing man thanks

[nocturne turtle]

I haven't heard that one yet.

[heavy meteor]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I JUST SAW THE VID WHATTTTTTTTTTT

[trail wren]

thanks! hope you enjoyed them

[polar fable]

Ye

[mellow jolt]

I hope you make a lore video showcasing all the hints that are in the maps or on skins kinda like giving us all the pieces that are present with a theory of your own would make for a banger video anyway keep them coming!

[wild apex]

think of now SPEAR did Lore videos and RHB ee videos. but not sure about that

[mellow jolt]

RHB ee ?

[trail wren]

RockhoundBlack covers Easter Eggs

[trail wren]

i will cover the vignettes but like Samras says, map teases are usually done by RHB

[mellow jolt]

Oh I have not heard about RHB might need to watch his videos next then

[trail wren]

go for it, tremendous source for in-depth analysis

[mellow jolt]

But then again if there’s 2 creators a collab would still be amazing to see been a long time since I’ve seen such a great community come together anyway

[wild apex]

@tight glacier
see above

[polar fable]

Yooooooooooooooooo

[inner cradle]

I need more lore! I neeeeed it!

[gentle bronze]

I also enjoy these videos because, I for 1, do not have the patience to research this game while also playing too.. haha thumbs-up to you sir!

[mellow jolt]

For real crazy amount of work goes into this also doesn’t make it easy the fact that we can’t really explore the maps for example by ourselves being in a match constantly

[trail wren]

my KD/R is non-existent because of how many matches i spend exploring

[wild apex]

WRs

[trail wren]

nah, i don't search for EEs. just exploring for lore and level design analysis

[mellow jolt]

I had at least 6 team mates trow gas canisters at me because I was looking at the map around me how pretty and smooth everything looks and is…

[nocturne turtle]

Yeah it's crazy how easy my casual matches are compared to the ranked matches.

[mellow jolt]

And I play on low settings still this game runs buttery smooth at looks amazing

[dark sun]

The Finals lore has to be one of my favourite pieces i cant lie, Its just so interesting to me

[agile sequoia]

You're not alone

I love how this and the easter egg channels are compared to the gen and feedback channel. Those 2 gives me headache lmao

[vagrant island]

has anyone checked the room in vegas which can be turned into black and white? any meaning of it?

[warped cedar]

Which room ?

[slender gulch]

ofc! with that architect brain of yours...

[velvet bobcat]

what the HELL is CNS

[trail totem]

Cool new sourdough

[velvet bobcat]

👍

[slender gulch]

just a group of friends with too much

[nocturne turtle]

now i imagined the cns as a group of nama tama hackers

[slender gulch]

[vagrant island]

let me find a video because i dont know how to describe the room xd

[vagrant island]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWB9PGHJg34&t=76s okay so at 1:16, that room where sometimes a cashout station is. go in there, shoot the lights on the ceiling, and watch the room turning black and white. as soon as u leave the room, the colors will come back. go back, black and white again

[nocturne turtle]

i know what you mean. It could just be a lighting issue but it is interesting

[vagrant island]

ive recorded it. let me uplaod somewhere

ive seen this originally in someone elses video, they triggered it but didnt know how. so ive tested to see if i can recreate it

[vagrant island]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJEvR407Ax4

[trail wren]

that looks really cool even if not intended

[drifting quiver]

I would like to ask, THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE DYING FOR AN EXTRACTION SHOOTER GAME

There is not a decent extraction shooter game in the market. The best bet was the cycles: Frontier, IT WAS GORGEOUS but they closed the servers due to cheaters.

[dull hound]

Guys can someone send the latest video from cns

I’m also REALLY excited to see a CNS skin if that’s possible

[nocturne turtle]

#1209839696729874472 message

[vagrant island]

wym not intended?

[trail wren]

idk if it’s a bug or not

[vagrant island]

i was thinking maybe i should go back and try thermal vision in there

[slender gale]

do you guys have any idea what cns is

[nocturne turtle]

we know it is connected to "central nervous system" and that it/they hack THE FINALS. Not much more

[gentle bronze]

Right?!?

So I was thinking that maybe the S Lies.. is trying to say that scotty Lies about being a former contestant on the show

[vagrant island]

no use

[gentle bronze]

The consensus is that it stands for Central Nervous System... which could imply that your Nervous system is fighting against some sort of corruption or corporate scandal within the virtual reality program

The glitchy screens that were found in between the videos

They finally showed the SIGNAL FOUND Screen if you watch it carefully

Followed by CNS logo which was shown by random blue flashes towards the end .

*sorry not the logo , i mean the letters C, N and S

[sacred latch]

Can we pin both lore videos in here?

[trail wren]

current S1 Lore Vignettes (compressed for upload)

Discord why you put the latest in 2nd place

[dark sun]

Interesting on how there was numbers and letters that i cant really make out throughout the transmission/video and smth about a writing on the wall

If anybody can, can u pls decode that shi🗣️

Also what does June mean about Scotty competing?🤨

[trail wren]

he was a former Contestant in the game show

[dark sun]

Rightt

Thats very interesting i didnt know that

[fading ether]

""BEEN HACKED BY CNS
[SEEK THE TRUTH BEYOND THE WALLS] VOLPE
[ONE NIGHT, THREE DAWNS. SEE THE SIGNS]HOLTOW" ". Were there any ideas for this yet?

[dark sun]

Is that what it says?

[dark sun]

Seek the truth beyond the walls could relate smth about being outside of the simulation? Or CNS is trying to bait them out of their safe space? Idk smth like that i think

Idk what “One night,Three dawns. See the signs” means tho

[restive belfry]

Why are embark writers so good

Like the lore between arc and this is kinda insane writing for how little we get

[wintry scaffold]

faxx

I booted up the game and I only got a glimpse of the video at the very end cause I was away from my pc

[restive belfry]

Bro i cant say much but the opening cut scene during arc alpha was insane

[wintry scaffold]

glad someone uploaded it here

[restive belfry]

And their trailers for arc are just insane when you know the context

[wintry scaffold]

oh I didn't watch them, is it on yt?

[dark sun]

What is Arc?

[restive belfry]

Arc raiders is the extraction game in the same universe as finals

Its unreleased tho

[dark sun]

The lore is kinda yk ARG and i love it

(Alternate reality game)

[trail wren]

it’s #easter-eggs related

[fading ether]

Is this already solved?

[dark sun]

Prob not

[trail wren]

“Seek the truth beyond the walls” let us to the “S Lies” message in Monaco. but there are more lore messages in-game. the other CNS broadcast msgs have not been solved yet

[restive belfry]

Im pretty sure its like a tron situation happening within the world of arc raiders.

[dark sun]

@exotic hill video : )

[fading ether]

I'm completely new here, is there any information about what the "S Lies" says?

[exotic hill]

Thank you :D

[trail wren]

our current theories point towards “S” referring to Scotty, one of the commentators

[dark sun]

South?

[dark sun]

If im right CNS are putting up those messages

[fading ether]

If I knew how to upload pictures, I could send the screenshots of the messages

[dark sun]

U can only upload by rank in the server sadly

[trail wren]

no worries, the msgs have been documented in #easter-eggs channel

[sacred latch]

We don't know that at all 😭😭

[restive belfry]

We do

Swear its been confirmed before

[trail wren]

no it hasn’t

[gentle bronze]

We do not know that

[sacred latch]

this SPEAR guy is a lore hound I'd take his word for it hahaha

[restive belfry]

Oh i just heard people say that a bunch of times

[trail wren]

it’s something we all want but it ain’t confirmed

[sacred latch]

yeah I've seen that going around too 😂, I mean it could be true

[gentle bronze]

People theorizing isn't the same as confirmation

[sacred latch]

There are some crossovers of logos and stuff but I think that's all the sauce

[jagged oracle]

Cns is the finals competitor company ig?

[dark sun]

CNS is hacking The Finals

From what i know

[sly turtle]

dont ask me how i know this

• scottie was a former contestant (you already know this), but he conspired with volpe to cheat and win, reason i wasn't told
• the games are all simulations, hence the ai voices. in later stages as lore expands, the ai voices will be replaced by real voices
• cns are the good guys trying to expose the games and get evidence on volpe/scottie cheating. and also to expose the other sponsors for wrong doing outside of the simulation
• all the sponsors are in on this, masterminded by mackenzie, ceo of volpe. as for what happens next, you will soon find out 😄
• what happens outside of the simulation is 🤯 and will have heavy influence on the rest of the lore of this game. honestly, what happens outside is crazier than what's in the games

[dark sun]

I thought Scotty was one of the good guys😭

Maybe he had good reason to do so

[cobalt wedge]

Once, in the world of gaming, a scientist named JVShoot crafted the iconic Goo Gun for "The Finals" game. Obsessed with his creation, he began to believe in its real-world power, leading to reckless experiments and descent into madness. Eventually, his obsession led to his downfall, serving as a cautionary tale about the dangers of losing touch with reality in the pursuit of innovation.
@hollow leaf

[magic jungle]

so it is hinted that Scotty never competed ( " 'Just like you [Scotty] [needed to compete]. ' ", "S lies" etc.)

[gritty walrus]

https://tenor.com/view/doubt-press-x-la-noire-meme-x-button-gif-19259237 (these are good theories and could end up being true. im doubting someone at embark leaked this info to you as you said in your message before editing it)

[trail wren]

definitely a possibility

[cobalt wedge]

Guys I think Scotty is all behind it and he will blow up the whole map very soon (live event)!!!!!!!

This theory was provided to me by @hollow leaf

[magic jungle]

question is, whether S. never did take part in the finals, or whether the finals were a sham in S.'s favour, like @sly turtle suggested

[rapid arch]

Can someone please explain the lore to me?

[dark sun]

☭

[misty sinew]

i wonder what the channel description is for

[astral marsh]

But are we going to take part of the "outside of the simulation" in the game or is that just lore-wise?

[sly turtle]

you will find out soon, don't want to spoil the big story

[astral marsh]

Now that makes me vibrate with excitement

[sly turtle]

let's just say that embark is trying out a story that has never been done before in a pvp game

[astral marsh]

very exciting

[civic cipher]

S lies mostly white rabbits on seoul

[velvet bobcat]

I really do think June is a robot bruh

[velvet bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/tyunsmol-argue-whiteboard-white-man-gif-21851203

[wanton quartz]

Do we know if the finals is used to keep "world peace" but corporations use it for who controls the meat space

[vale sentinel]

I love this offline talks! I am excited for the next one!

[sacred nacelle]

Wassup, found out lore exists and now I'm here

[wicked siren]

"They'll have to compete... just like you scotty..." ERGH WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!?!?

[sacred nacelle]

For a second I thought I was Scotty

[drifting ginkgo]

alright so what the fuck is CNE

[wicked siren]

People think it stands for "Central Nervous System"

[drifting ginkgo]

they said CNE in the intro screen on loadiong into the game tho

not CNS

[wicked siren]

Yeah it's still CNS. Always has been

[mighty matrix]

hello

[pulsar jasper]

this might be a reference to a ranked tournament its the only thing that makes sense

maybe las vegas

cuz it has neon signs

[hollow leaf]

What the

[neat moth]

damn

Scotty had changed lines, he became a bit meaner to June in some of them

[magic jungle]

the way she overemphasises it. yes.

[magic jungle]

interesting take

[glad stratus]

I MISSED THE CUTSCENE WAIT

[magic jungle]

you will find countless lore vids which show the cut scene

not in these parts 😸

[vale thicket]

Are there any more messages in game? Or just the lore video

Hmm maybe for winning a tournament?

[trail wren]

2nd one here
#📕┇lore message

[trail wren]

there are 4 in-game msgs iirc, like the "S Lies" one in Monaco

[vale thicket]

Where can I see the messages?

[trail wren]

well, we've only found one. they are hidden

[vale thicket]

Okay so we haven’t found any more since the update?

[trail wren]

we haven't found any since the "S Lies" one which was way before the game launched

[woeful quartz]

Maybe in the final match of a tourney the map has a change to show something?

[vale thicket]

Yeah I will try to do some casual and ranked tourney games tomorrow and see if I there’s any message for winning

[trail wren]

just fyi, lore messages and voicelines are two different things

[agile sequoia]

#easter-eggs message

What do you think

[trail wren]

ye. i've already discussed earlier that imo, there are 2 locations of a new map being teased in that lore vignette

[woven fiber]

what if s lies is talking about scotty and how he is lying about his past as a contestant? his contestant past was mentioned in the lore vid

[agile sequoia]

Oh i might've missed that. I've been taking screenshots and checking it out myself. So far...

1. The location with the tree and stairs

2. This street with the cafe or shop or whatever this is

3. The top down view of a building with open area in the middle

[agile sequoia]

I think S lies might be Sofia not Scotty, still it's not confirmed

[trail wren]

1 & 2 kinda blend, it's a zoom-out shot

[trail wren]

i don't wanna be that guy but for the sake of "lore accuracy" - it's Sofia, not Sophia 😅

[agile sequoia]

You can thank auto incorrect for that lmao

[trail wren]

the reason i say it is because the first OSPUZE BP was described as inspired by Argentinian Gauchos, and it could hint towards Sofia being from LATAM

[agile sequoia]

2 kinda looks detailed tho don't you think? You can zoom the screenshot I took you can see a cashier's desk too

[trail wren]

yes. what i mean is the camera is zooming out, from 1 to 2 - that's why you can still see the tree in 2

[agile sequoia]

Hmm maybe it's the same street/area

[slender gulch]

Interesting 🤔

[gentle bronze]

@trail wren are you that YouTuber Guy who makes the finals content? I love it!

The finals Lore?

[trail wren]

i am

[woven fiber]

same i love ur vids

[agile sequoia]

Maybe we start from this cafe or whatever this is... At the end of the straight road, there's the tree and the two parallel stairs

Sorry my explanation is not good, still learning English lol

[gentle bronze]

Are you going to make a new video for that one cutscene of CNS, the new one?

[trail wren]

no worries! i understand what you mean

[trail wren]

don't think so. i'll probably make another lore video as we approach S2

[glad stratus]

I need you and a Cafecito to comprehend what the hell the cutscene implies lol

[gentle bronze]

I will love to see it!

[long token]

🦆

[agile sequoia]

So y'all take care! It's past midnight so I'm RTB

[gentle bronze]

🦆

[vale thicket]

I think the biggest takeaway from the new video is how June talked about getting “real fame” and also put a strange emphasis on scotty being a contestant

[gentle bronze]

🤷‍♂️

[crimson sundial]

Lore channel is having a field day with the recent update

[neat moth]

Your videos are top notch, man. I love how consistently you stick to the aesthetic of The Finals, at moments they are so detailed that you seem like someone who has close contact with the devs, specially with the map analysis.

[trail wren]

it could be a classic marketing tactic by the show runners. having this "legendary veteran" contestant now turned commentator for the game show can rank up the views and such - but his record could be a lie. also, we don't know June's backstory yet

[trail wren]

appreciate the kind words - i studied architecture, that's why my analysis is so detailed

[cobalt wedge]

Are you a real person

[hollow leaf]

But june is skibidi toilet

[cobalt wedge]

[hollow leaf]

https://tenor.com/view/donut-glaze-satisfying-gif-13180530

[neat moth]

I see. Do you also edit the videos all by yourself?

[trail wren]

yeah, i'm a one-man show

[neat moth]

How long do they take to make? Also, what advice would you give to someone who wants to get into editing videos?

[magic jungle]

interesting. did you finish the degree? licensed, too?

[gentle bronze]

Nah that ain't no toilet that's a good boy

How dare you call that Labrador a toilet head goddamn

And how TF is this lore?

[tame sail]

+1 heavy in team
voice discord

[undone knot]

who is cns?

and what was the first lore clip before this one?

[trail wren]

i finished my degree yes, but i did not pursue the career - i wanted to do other things

[trail wren]

depends on the video, but i usually spend at least 2 weeks per video. in terms of advice, just work on your craft and storytelling, regardless of the topic

[undone knot]

like if as june said messages appearing before the big matches, then there should be someone who doesn't agree with how the finals work, and if theyre way of rebelling is tampering with the software, and thats who or the group that CNS is

[snow halo]

JUST LIKE YOU SCOTTY

that phrase keeps coming up

am i looking too much into this singular phrase?

or maybe this scotty isn't who he says he is and that's why they're driving this phrase home, GUILT

[dark sun]

He used to be a former contestant

[snow halo]

he's a liar!

[dark sun]

Yeah maybe

[woven fiber]

wait scotty says u have to compete in the finals to get famous. maybe scotty faking his contestant background is because he wants more people to join the finals

[snow halo]

that fits in with the guilty scotty theory

[proper thicket]

you make lore videos??? holy shit, thats perfect lmao! ive been wanting to get into the finals lore properly but have no idea what current theories are or things xD

[neat moth]

Alright, thank you. Looking forward to the next videos!

[lunar summit]

I found something probably unimportant, but for a single frame on the Holtow website it says <Ready> I can't put the picture here, but DM me if youu want to see it

[crude grail]

@gentle bronze can we pin plz?

[trail wren]

yes, it’s been discussed in #easter-eggs there is a thread for Holtow

[sacred latch]

Asking for the 2nd time, can we please 📌 the lore videos here?

[crude grail]

Theres no Justice in this world

[gentle bronze]

Sorry I'm blind

[slender gulch]

OPEN YOUR EYES

[gentle bronze]

OYE

[somber grail]

can someone give me a simple rundown of lore?

[slender gulch]

"deep"

[jaunty pagoda]

finals gameshow pew pew
cns hacking the gameshow
june is worried
scotty is bing chilling
june thinks scotty is a lil sus (s lies)
m

[somber grail]

thank u

[crude grail]

s lies

[slender gulch]

pin this @gentle bronze

[crude grail]

spears face right now

[jaunty pagoda]

lmfaoo

[trail wren]

[jaunty pagoda]

sorry spear here's ☕ for you ❤️

[magic jungle]

I get it. which you do nicely

[quartz ridge]

Yo

[jaunty pagoda]

yo

[quartz ridge]

Who?

[jaunty pagoda]

not sure

[quartz ridge]

Who asked

Jk jk

[gritty walrus]

m

[dark sun]

M

[mint lagoon]

https://tenor.com/view/letter-m-dance-happy-gif-9063757

[ivory grail]

Didn't the New Lore drop show off what looked like a new map, Soon enough? And also, I bet Volpe has a glitch in the odd system....

[verbal mesa]

didn’t even know there was lore so I’m thankful for that cutscene. now I’m HOOKED

[restive belfry]

Maybe the s really stands for Swa

[paper chasm]

I've noticed that June is onto scotty

He keeps avoiding her theories and dodging something

[jaunty pagoda]

since i did a lot of misinforming earlier, it makes sense

[paper chasm]

I still think its scotty lies

[carmine raven]

So it seems to me that Volpe is a security company

[carmine raven]

Scotty is bing chilling

[jaunty pagoda]

volpe creates arenas

in the first video they say "holtow isnt worry" so maybe holtow is also security?

[trail wren]

Volpe is the owner of the VR tech used in the game show and the creators of the big jump pads seen in Vegas and Skyway

[carmine raven]

Oh, is it Holtow? I think. I got them mixed up then.

[carmine raven]

Ahh... I haven't gotten through your backlog of videos yet. I'll get to that

[trail wren]

Holtow is an insurance company that oversees digital assets, and most likely why June mentioned them regarding the security breach

[restive belfry]

CNS really just stands for COOL NEW SWA.

[carmine raven]

Aha, that makes sense

Well I'd think must have some kind of security. Maybe we'll find out which sponsor that is soon enough.

[dark sun]

Nah Central Nervous System : )

[restive belfry]

Is that confirmed?

[dark sun]

No lol but maybe

[restive belfry]

i see people say that

[dark sun]

It’s unconfirmed, we dont know what CNS stands for yet

[restive belfry]

But if their a hacker oragnization the S could stand for Sec because alot of hacker organized crime organizations usually add SEC at the end.

[dark sun]

Like DedSec yeah i gotcha ya but what could C and N stand for tho🤨

[restive belfry]

Lulzsec

ZoneSec

[tardy moth]

Corrupted Network Sec? Maybe their goal is just to corrupt the shows network?

[dark sun]

You’re onto something hold on

[restive belfry]

idk im just pointing out it could be a possibility if theres no confirmed meaning yet because groups would use sec because it sounded cool.

[dark sun]

People do actually use Sec for hacker groups so it could be a possibility

[jaunty pagoda]

central nervous system

[restive belfry]

Central Nervous Swa

[dark sun]

[tardy moth]

That would actually be interesting if it turns out they were a medical group all along, and the messages are just their concern for the contests health and well-being

[carmine raven]

sCotty'slyiNSec

[restive belfry]

Their worried about all the ospuze consumption that scotty has had and they wrote s lies because he lies about his ospuze intake to hide the fact that hes extremely addicted and on the verge of heart failure due to his ospuze intake.

[tardy moth]

They just looking out for ol Scotty

[dark sun]

Too much screen time from all these simulated tournaments

[carmine raven]

Maybe his vocal cords are collapsing from all that talking he does

[slender gulch]

@ocean arch #easter-eggs message

MAYBE need to "compete" for the general public's attention

The multicorps have all of it

[dark sun]

Damn corporations

[ocean arch]

It’s also interesting that they are putting these cutscenes in front of every player, not just the EE and lore hunters.

[restive belfry]

Whats ligma

[dark sun]

LEAVE ME ALONE PLEASE

[restive belfry]

You know what you started

[dark sun]

Nuh uh

[trail wren]

it’s not confirmed, but we know it’s related to it because of Rob “eyeing” the theory - so we’ve been referring to it as such

[restive belfry]

Oh ok

[trail wren]

i agree. i’ve been vocal about the lore not being accessible to all players for a long time - so i was happy to see the first lore vignette when the game launched and the 2 we’ve gotten since. excited to see how they keep developing it further

[vernal steeple]

This is the actual message that Rob confirmed: "and it's more the central nervous system of the internet/servers or something metaphorical like that" #easter-eggs message

so it's a little open to interpretation

[carmine raven]

Well, I mean... How are they supposed to know?

[ebon galleon]

I'm starting to think that this virtual world isn't being simulated but might be controlled
(this is a joke, that I was gonna make, but nobody would get, so nvm)

although, I do feel like Scotty knows something, and is hiding some kinda important or evil information
just the way he shuts down June all the time, acts like a perfect poster boy, and is never skeptical of what's behind anything

[vernal steeple]

It's interesting that June's voice is the only one that has the echoes on it in the video - they sound different from one another

https://tenor.com/view/blade-runner-rachael-sean-young-gif-23479885

[ebon galleon]

he feels kinda not real... idk why
in the way he speaks and what he says, not like an AI, but a fake persona

[slender gulch]

I don't think June and Scotty are in the same room. It's like they are communicating virtually

Scotty as a double agent is leaking the conversation for CNS

[vernal steeple]

I thought June saying "...they'd need to compete, just like you Scotty" almost came across as her saying "I know you never competed"

It seemed a little pointed

[slender gulch]

hmm interesting

[ebon galleon]

I think that meant, they'd need to compete (like you've competed)
but it also makes sense the way you have put it

[vernal steeple]

It felt like there was a little tension in the comment. Either way, they don't feel united.

[ebon galleon]

They definitely don't, which may actually mean that the company running the games may be divided

what if the company isn't run by humans 🤯

[slender gulch]

holtow doesn't care

volpe tech

next ?

[radiant mantle]

agreed

[magic jungle]

discussed this with @gentle bronze earlier as well. will be interesting to see why the emphasis though.

[vernal steeple]

imagine if Scotty ends up competing and the game suddenly becomes PvPvE haha

https://tenor.com/view/óculos-escuro-exterminador-terminator-arnold-schwarzenegger-gif-14440790

[magic jungle]

quite Arc Raiders-ish...

[radiant mantle]

That would be crazy

[vernal steeple]

maybe they're the same game hehe

two games that merge into each other - that would be freaky, but kinda cool too

[magic jungle]

I like the idea, suggested quite often now, that Arc Raiders is the reality, The Finals the virtuality of this world.

[vernal steeple]

yeah, I was favouring this for a while, but it almosts seems too obvious to be true now

[magic jungle]

yeah. bit on the nose

[vernal steeple]

exactly

what would be an interesting variation of that would be this: ARC Raiders | REAL WORLD | THE FINALS - so both games refer to a linked alternate reality but they never overlap properly

Disney would be buying the whole suite off Embark/Nexon within hours haha

[magic jungle]

this is why the thought irks so. haha 😸 . not niche enough for this special thing we so enjoy

[visual epoch]

scotty is a raid boss with 50000 health

[vernal steeple]

https://tenor.com/view/penguins-run-gif-5441139

[magic jungle]

slowly pulling out stun gun

[forest adder]

Put that away

[visual epoch]

people use stun gun wrong

[devout hazel]

Ok, I dont know if you guys had seen this or not, but you can see someone's face and body in the latest 1.9.0 patch video

[vernal steeple]

is that from the reddit post? If so, we looked at that frame and it's not a face, it's just numbers overlapping that look a bit like that.

[devout hazel]

lmfao thats my post

Idk i feel like you can clearly see someone's tshirt and an arm

[vernal steeple]

You can see it here

[magic jungle]

this thirst for lore...we need silksong.

[patent leaf]

can you draw an outline? i cant see anything

[vernal steeple]

so here's what it looks like when viewed on YouTube - it does look a bit like a face, but when you actually zoom in on the video you can see it's just overlapping numbers forming that shape

[patent leaf]

ah i thought you were trying to point out the face in the first image not the lack of one lol

[vernal steeple]

haha yeah - 'look at this nothing' is what I was showing

[devout hazel]

bro the face appears for the split second thats why the number around it are in the same position

[vernal steeple]

I imported the video into Premiere and stepped through it frame by frame - what I show above is the same frame - it's just the scale that makes it look a bit like a face and arm.

Here's the two side by side - the one you posted and the same but from Premiere at full resolution - YouTube's version definitely looks more like a face and arm, but when you zoom into the Premiere version, you can see it's not.

[devout hazel]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[hardy swift]

Imagine having to store millions of videos in your servers. It explains this weird compression

[devout hazel]

Well yeah but still

[vernal steeple]

Don't get me wrong, it totally looked like a face to me when I first saw the image. It just isn't though when you zoom in with good resolution.

[ebon galleon]

Dunno why, but this seems like a reflection to me

[ebon galleon]

That would be dope!

[vernal steeple]

yeah, it definitely has that appearance to it at that scale

[glacial swan]

Scotty IS CNS

I mean what? who would say that?

[quaint crane]

But scotty isn’t CNS tho? He used to be a competitor so there’s no way he could Be CNS

[livid wyvern]

nani

[devout hazel]

right? as in they were facing a big ass monitor and they can see the hacking in front of them

[tight turret]

Are you guys talking about that video of June and scottie talking? I got that earlier today.

[devout hazel]

i mean that would make sense since they are commenting on whats going on in the area, which means they prolly use multiple screens etc

[devout hazel]

Yeah

[teal adder]

Us the player is probably CNS and that’s how they’ll introduce real life sponsors tbh

[tight turret]

Maybe they can see what they players are seeing through multiple screens.

[devout hazel]

probably

[quartz karma]

June seem's quite dismissive of CNS, like whatever it is very amuture-ish

also did anyone else find it strange how Scotty mentioned how CNS cant outsmart "The Finals", as if its some sort of AI

or maybe he just refered to it as one big entity

[sinful thicket]

INsane!

[steady wadi]

lore

[fading ether]

Pure speculation, but I was thinking about the entire show being simulated by an AI. That also means Scotty and June. If you imagine that the AI ​​was fed all the data from human-organized shows, it's possible that manipulation or opportunism of some shows wasn't clearly annotated during training. As the AI ​​develops, it might understand an activist group or manipulators as a classic part of a show because it's so common, or something similar. So maybe the AI ​​thinks that a good show needs an antagonist group like CNS, which makes sense in that the AI ​​represents the "Central Nervous System" and would therefore play the hacker group itself. If you consider that "s Lies" is written on the wall and "Scotty" says at the beginning of a round that the arena has been newly built, then, purely theoretically, the message "s Lies" should have been generated with the arena data set. You could say this intervention was done by CNS, but their previous hacks of the show involved elaborate screens. Additionally, if June said, "I know you never competed" that would reinforce this theory once again, as "Scotty" would just be the ideal training data set for a commentator who was already a successful participant, as many commentators were in reality. It could be just my imagination, but these are my initial thought.

[gentle bronze]

So you're saying this game is the matrix?

[nocturne turtle]

This game is actually Matrix: Ready Player Tron

[fading ether]

The matrix is new to me, but did the people in it go into a virtual world on their own using VR technology? Are "players" able to choose between meatspace and the virtual world in the matrix?"

[small bone]

Have you guys ever wondered the location of the tree in the background of these videos? Looks like its inside a hallway with glass walls on one side while it slowly pans backwards as the video progresses. Just like the small garden with the tree on Skyway Stadium inside the Med-Tech building. The map is sponsored by Volpe.
We could hear Scotty talking about asking their CEO of the pre-release of their map in the previous lore video.

[gentle bronze]

Hmm interesting

Idk I think people go too deeply into the lore
It's just some futuristic eSports game

[nimble mica]

Has anyone ever seen any messages or glitches ingame?

[gentle bronze]

Nope

[proper thicket]

i was kinda curious if the break the walls thing could have anything to do with some of the cannons on the maps that face towards the boarders but thats probably a stretch

[dark sun]

Maybe especially with the quote (S lies) which could probably mean South

[proper thicket]

might go around tryna shoot them all next time im on one of those maps 🤔 ive forgotten which map has them, maybe monaco?

[dark sun]

Yeah, i think. Its the map with that big ass church

[nocturne turtle]

I think that's a location of a new upcoming map. The second location looks like a top down view of a library. The first location could be the entrance to the library, the stairs could line up.

[dark sun]

Kinda looks like a japanese maple tree so it could possibly be set in japan next season (obviously)

[daring sequoia]

But why would there be a library in japanese map? I mean, its weird question that because it could take place in anywhere in japan, but I think it would take place in Tokyo or some other popular place

Maybe its not about new map, but its just some place, like the red room the contestants run into right before start of the match

The room is being shown right after they go offline, so they are trying to show us whats behind the arena, or more like, in between or the arena and reality

I thought of that because they have a better way of teasing new map, i mean everyone knows that there will be a new map, and showing it in such weird way while Scotty and June are talking about something totally else, is idk not right, but from another side it could be anything :D

[dark sun]

Maybe but what does the tree mean?

[daring sequoia]

Hmmm, back to CNS (Central Nervous System), maybe tree symbolises the fact that everytime something is being destroyed in the arena, the simulation feels it or something, and maybe its somehow connected to something. Like trees dont have a nervous system but when its cut or damaged, it still sends electrical signals

but i think in order to make it look like it symbolises something, it should have been bigger

I mean it is weird how the tree is standing out, theres only empty geometric objects all over, yet tree is just there, looking fine

[cinder vale]

Im wondering if one day someone will break a glass window and realize its all fake like in Prey

[nocturne turtle]

I don't really understand this. There are libraries in japan/tokyo... But I also don't think that this map is set in japan.

[daring sequoia]

Nah, I agree there are libraries in japan, but as I said i dont think they are showing us upcoming new map, but if it is, then I dont think what they are showing is japan, so either its not a new map, or it is but definitely not japan

[nocturne turtle]

I think it's a new map since no current map location looks like that hallway with the tree or that library.

[daring sequoia]

Id say all of their maps have unique style
Vegas - Horizontal 90%
Seoul - Mix of Horizontality and Verticality
Monaco - Vertically
Skyway Stadium - Mix of Horizontality and Verticality

so I dont think new map will be same as one that exists, more likely another mix, but judging by how alot of people didnt like vegas, I dont think it will be similar

[nocturne turtle]

For me it's
Vegas: Indoor fights
Seoul: Skyscraper open fights
Monaco: house-to-house fights
Skyway: Mix between Seoul and Monaco (since they are literally the same assets)

[quaint pewter]

Would the spectators you see in the stadium be real ones or fake and the contestants are the only alive ones

[daring sequoia]

But still honestly, After all I dont think they are teasing new map, more like just showing whats between arena and reality

[quaint pewter]

They are virtual

[daring sequoia]

I think they are having some holographical pattern on them from time to time, so either everyone is fake, or they are somehow virtually also connect into the arena but only as a spectator

[quaint pewter]

Well it seems like anyone can be contestant

Would multiple matches be going on at once but only people are watching the big ones like Scotty said that are targeted by cns

So just like how we play the game there are multiple matches at once, hundreds of not thousands

[daring sequoia]

Could be, I mean even the inside arena announcer becomes sort of more alive, with all of his jokes and entertaining behaviour, and we can see him in the trailer, well seems pretty human so i think atleast he is a real human. You can see him in the The finals launch trailer, at 0:22

So if he is a human, why would he try entertain the viewers if they are fake? Only if its to make contestants think they are actually being watched

[quaint pewter]

The video also said that’s it’s drawing the contestants, so the message is not just the broadcast

But also the contestant interface

[nocturne turtle]

If there were no viewers holtow, iseul-t, etc. wouldn't sponsor the game.

[daring sequoia]

Yeah, honestly i dont think the world of the finals is so empty, so one thing for sure, its more likely that the spectators are real, aswell as the ingame announcer, but why every time in scotty and june videos, scotty's voice turns like he is a bit away from microphone, but june sounds just too robotic

[nocturne turtle]

Yeah, june is weird. She is also portrayed as the analytical type and that she knows all the rules and data in the finals.

[daring sequoia]

And we know that scotty used to be contestant, we heard about that in 3 sentences already, so they keep letting us know only single fact about scotty = he used to be contestant

i think there is purpose for that

[quaint pewter]

Well earths population would of increased dramatically by then

[nocturne turtle]

But this could also be a lie. Since we have 2 occurences of "S Lies" ingame.

[quaint pewter]

So maybe there is enough

[gritty fulcrum]

It could be because the voices are AI generated by embark. That could be why the voices sound a bit different. Or maybe not.

[nocturne turtle]

the one on the wall in monaco.

And the locations of the White Rabbits are supposed to spell S Lies

[daring sequoia]

S lies? For real? Weird, I mean i checked this chat from time to time but never seen, can anyone show?

[gritty fulcrum]

I get that.

[nocturne turtle]

#1201288968562552863 message heres the eyed message

[daring sequoia]

crazy

[nocturne turtle]

https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/In-Game_Easter_Eggs#S_Lies

[daring sequoia]

So like, it implies that Scotty is lying about being a contestant?

[nocturne turtle]

Some think that

It could also be Sofia Petronelle the CEO of

Those are the only 2 characters with s that we know of

[quaint pewter]

The girl on most of the key art has some cosmetics that are not in the game like the nama tama mask, maybe they will be built on more later

[daring sequoia]

there is 2 variants, either they keep contestants know that Scotty used to be a contestant to actually hide something, thus, that easter egg would make sense that its Scotty Lies. or They purposely keep telling us that he is human, i mean, why Scotty's voice is fine, but june's voice just breaks down into robotic one, in these intros?

[trail wren]

that's because this channel is very young and all of those discussions happened in #easter-eggs

[nocturne turtle]

there are also multiple cosmetics from the beta that we didn't get yet

[quaint pewter]

Maybe you can’t get them because it kind of like only for them like a main character

[daring sequoia]

I think we just have to wait till they get added

[weak path]

Cns

What’s cns??

[wild apex]

we don't know yet for what explicit CNS stands for.
A possibility would be Central Nervous System

[proper shadow]

Hello all! I’m New here & just wanted to ask if there have been any Easter eggs found that trigger events once shot at or anything akin to how Easter eggs worked in COD Zombies?

[restive belfry]

There are in game parts and out of game parts to the EE

[magic jungle]

hi. see https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1011929497139953744

[proper shadow]

Awesome thank you!

[magic jungle]

no worries!

[primal sphinx]

opened the game and got a new cutscene, is there a video of it anywhere I was tabbed out for the first half of it

[daring sequoia]

you can find it high in the chat or in easter egg one, but i suggest just writing in youtube "the finals lore intro 1.9

[primal sphinx]

thank

[daring sequoia]

you reminded me that there was supposed to be a lava event at some point but i guess it was cut

like meteor showers or UFO

[trail wren]

check the pinned msgs

there you'll see the current lore vignettes

[sacred latch]

das why we pin them ❤️

[primal sphinx]

alright so:
-CNS is improving at hacking the show, being able to hack and send messages into big events
-CNS hacks are a regular occurence at this point
-Volpe is a cybersecurity firm/has a cybersecurity branch and is providing to the finals (likely already known I just didn't)
-THE FINALS is itself an organisation and not just a gameshow
-"S lies" isn't referring to Scotty lying about being a contestant

CNS may well be linked to Volpe in some way considering that their messages aren't blocked by whatever tech the latter has in place for the show

[jaunty pagoda]

Maybe S lies is June's way of telling contestants that Scotty is lying about something (not necessarily about him being a contestant or not)

How are June's and Scott's conversations recorded and who's hacking the game to put it on contestants launch screen

Certainly a gameshow must run smoothly and contestants like us shouldn't even know or care about hacks.. so maybe June is the one trying to warn us?

[primal sphinx]

with the conversations being recorded it's likely just that the mics are still running even when the broadcast goes offline, as to why we can hear them as contestants CNS might have managed to get their hands on the raw recordings - which honestly feeds into it and volpe being linked since THE FINALS itself provides its own security, and volpe as a security company would hire hackers to do penetration testing on systems they set up

[sacred latch]

okay but what if it's just like a normal lore video

okay I phrased that wrong

[daring sequoia]

Maybe, but it is fact that once match is over, microphones keep running, they are just disconnected from stream

[torpid gale]

I still think about one thing:
In every finals video when it start glitching, there is "The Finals" and it's logo, but in few frames "The Final" turns orange and then changes to underlines so we get "________S "

[sacred latch]

what if it's not what the people in-lore see
but just a lore video, (so they are not being spied on)

[daring sequoia]

Then why would they bother changing june's voice? Just a thought haha

[jaunty pagoda]

True, good point
I wonder tho, why would CNS want to extract 2 recordings where they talk about suspicious hacking and messages? Like CNS wants us to know about the hacking and about CNS themselves?

[daring sequoia]

Oh wait, misunderstood that one

[torpid gale]

also in the last video when Volpe logo appears, at the first frame it's glitchy and have orange parts, but orange is Holtow's color

[primal sphinx]

just to see what they know about them or how many problems they're causing ig?

[sacred latch]

again how do we know they are being recorded

[jaunty pagoda]

Yeah but there relaying it to US

[gentle bronze]

SNUKE official lore when?

[jaunty pagoda]

They want US to know about it~

[sacred latch]

again you're treating it like that video was actually sent to all contestants in-lore

[jaunty pagoda]

Yes

[sacred latch]

I think that's not true.. I really really feel like Scotty, June, would know by now if all the contestants were being beamed their voice logs (but they don't acknowledge it at all)

[jaunty pagoda]

Then how is it being related to us

[sacred latch]

because it's a lore video

[jaunty pagoda]

Yes but we as contestants are literally opening the game in our headset and seeing it

Its part of the game.exe... that's why I assumed

[naive pivot]

assuming we are in the lobby as such

[spice crest]

Sasha has a point tbh

[sacred latch]

bro not all the UI is in-lore 😭

[naive pivot]

it depends how you see it tbh

[primal sphinx]

wanna see the lore implications of the akm having 36 bullets in the mag rather than 30

[naive pivot]

I think we aren’t contestants in the video tbh

[sacred latch]

the Contestants don't have Steam or Embark IDs 😭

[primal sphinx]

oh no steam absolutely still exists in the far future

[spice crest]

We are contestants

[daring sequoia]

I think the border of us is us playing the game, thus we are the contestants playing as them, so we are sort of them

[spice crest]

And it is not confirmed, that the players are stuck in the game, or am inwrong?

[daring sequoia]

and the main menu and hud, everything is part of it

[sacred latch]

look, Scotty and June previously say the hacks are minor. There's absolutely no way they wouldn't acknowledge that all the contestants are being broadcasted their own conversations

if the next lore video drops and they still don't mention that they are compromised, then I think I'd be right in thinking that

[primal sphinx]

gaben is a fucking brain in a jar controlling a supercomputer with the 63rd valve index kit revision hitting the shelves, and tf2 still hasn't received a major update since jungle inferno yet is still inexplicably in the top 20 of steam charts

[primal sphinx]

yeah those videos are probably just a CNS guy listening in on them

which, again, cybersecurity specialists

[trail wren]

[jaunty pagoda]

Well I think you understand what I mean

[sacred latch]

you mean hackers

[jaunty pagoda]

Nothing points against the assumption that we are not seeing everything from a contestants pov. Including the multi bucks store and UI cuz that's just an interface

[magic jungle]

sKilL iSsuE 🧤

[trail wren]

nothing is true. everything is permitted

[magic jungle]

*the Hashashin and then the "Genealogy of Morals"

[keen canopy]

what cns stand for?

[dark sun]

Central Nervous System

[keen canopy]

thanks king

[vernal steeple]

What Rob confirmed was: “and it's more the central nervous system of the internet/servers or something metaphorical like that" #easter-eggs message so there’s a bit of wiggle room for what it could actually stand for.

[dawn valve]

Could anyone catch me up on what’s all been found and the new messages?

[glass raptor]

yo we have a lore now?

[trail wren]

always have

[tardy moth]

I hope they arent stuck cause then dyeing in the Finals means they die in real life? Also sometimes Scotty will say "as we power down the simulation, lets take a moment to congratulate our new winners!" and "its lights out in the Arena, just as the spotlight swings to our winners!" suggesting the whole experience goes offline with the show, I imagine the contestants leave whatever interface connects them to the show, like esports PCs get shutdown after the event, and the gamers go back to their hotels

[magic jungle]

whichever way, the stakes will be high

[fast iron]

true

[vernal steeple]

Missed gif opportunity haha

[magic jungle]

green contestant issues

[fast iron]

sweet

[gusty sapphire]

Where can I read all the lore released/decoded/discovered so far? (Brand new to this discord, sorry if this is answered somewhere already)

[visual epoch]

what if scotty is the real antagonist and cns is the good guys or what if scotty is a cns plant

so thats why scotty is never skeptical of cns saying theyre glitches while june is skeptical, saying she doesnt drink ospuze and scotty is a plant who gets intel for cns

[dawn valve]

I think cns are the good guys and the finals in general is a game show where your plugged in and you can only get out until you win like that’s how you get famous for winning kinda like the hunger games except virtual

[quartz karma]

I remember a voiceline at the end of the game where Scotty says something along the lines of "Its time to unplug the contestants and tally up the results"

I think need's to make a google doc for all the evidence found so far

easier to track info that way

[gentle bronze]

he said that they will have to compete to when fame

[quartz karma]

no no, im not talking about the second lore teaser

im talking about a voiceline he has at the end of a match

[gentle bronze]

THE FINALS TAKES PLACES IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE LIKE A MULTIVERSE BUT ITS ALL VBIRTUAL. AND THERE IS GOO

[hearty marsh]

THEIR IS GOO

[frigid folio]

GOO

[dawn trench]

I made a summary, not sure if it's good tho
#📕┇lore message

[frigid folio]

Cool

[thick steppe]

SO MUCH GOO

[cerulean zenith]

this might be stupid, but has anybody else noticed the out of bounds damage is an odd number?? it just feels out of place. maybe it has meaning?? (i dont remember what it is, but I think it's like, 37,??0)

[frigid folio]

Ayo?

[thick steppe]

The contestants are goomans

[frigid folio]

Fr

[trail wren]

just a small detail, Scotty and June are commentators. there is another character known as the Announcer that we hear throughout the arenas at times

[dawn trench]

Yeah I should change that

[dawn trench]

How about now

[halcyon edge]

Hows it going yall

[somber perch]

maybe not it being odd but the number could definitely mean something

[cerulean zenith]

that's what I meant lol

[jaunty pagoda]

The crazy drunk guy that echos through the arenas

[glad stratus]

I've also noticed that voice during my games, they usually say stuff like "The Tough Shells have been eliminated!" and "The Socialites just stole a cashout!", they definitely sound more like a genuine person speaking than the AI voices of Scotty and June, but their voice is so low that it does not even appear in the subtitles.

[tight turret]

Is scottie and June supposed to be ai? Like are they actually ai in game? I always knew they were ai voices but I thought they just did that instead of actual voice actors.

[tight turret]

I could hear his voice when I read this lol

[random bison]

I mean scotty was a contestant so...

However the new clip is making me wonder if all the contestants are AI

"It can't outsmart the finals"
"If CNS wanted to earn real fame, it would have to compete, just like you scotty"

[oblique scroll]

Is this like matrix but ur not forced to be in the virtual reality??

[gentle tide]

Do you seek the truth?? Use the crane in skyway and escape beyond the walls!

FUCK ALL WALLS! FUCK ALL WALLS! FUCK ALL WALLS!

[tight turret]

Wait does that actually work

[glad stratus]

Let me explain:
"Meat space" (In-Universe nickname for real life) is what is presented as either being dystopian or just overall shit, so people play and interact using VR (Probably Volpe being the main provider), the finals is a game show that is ran within VR and you can tune into to watch from the big ring above the arena.

[tight turret]

You must be a heavy main

[gentle tide]

not really. Im a Medium main

[tight turret]

Nice

[random bison]

is that how your supposed to break construction wall?

[gentle tide]

The truth will set you free!

[tight turret]

Is the vr like the vr we have now? Or does it like suck your conscience in completely where you're in like another reality?

[random bison]

or hear me out - the finals is actually an ai system, the contestants arn't real but dont know that. the meat space is implanted to them as so horrible that they never want to leave. cns is showing the contestants what happening after the show, and trying to help them escape the simulation

[glad stratus]

Not confirmed but I'd assume the viewers simply have the equivalent of a headset to watch from the stands while contestants either use those very advanced VR threadmil setups or they go into some sort of stasis in Meat space.

I'd say the latter for the contestants considering Holtow insures virtual assets that get damaged mid game like buildings.

[random bison]

or they just watch on normal tv and can switch channels between players and maybe scotty and junes "ghost mode" view

[glad stratus]

Lore wise that'd be sick but I think it would imply there would be an end to the lore at some point with the contestants escaping like you said, but from a marketing standpoint simply continuing to host the game after the main story is over would feel bland.

[random bison]

yeah, but they could just draw it out indefinitly, or "hire reall contestants" maybe add a PvE gamemode, real contestants vs the AI trying to escape by winning

ofc thats a headcannon no proof at all

[glad stratus]

Ig we'll have to see, all the cutscenes point to CNS eventually interrupting tournament matches at some point

[jaunty pagoda]

I made a fanart about this 👀 https://discord.com/channels/1008696016318513243/1174706995757056090

[glad stratus]

Maybe a cutscene may play after the final match where they interrupt the broadcast or sum

[random bison]

i doubt they will impact the game - however embark seems to have a much more... direct method for lore, on top of the much smaller but meaningful things. by that i mean they incorporate it into the game with the cutscenes at the beggining, as apposed to say animatics like valorant

[glad stratus]

It's better than what overwatch tried to do that's for sure

[random bison]

im not familiar with that, what did they try to do?

[glad stratus]

Sell 20 minute campaign missions as individual DLCs for around 30 bucks each

They boiled down to just cutscenes

[random bison]

wtf

[tight turret]

Alright

[analog wolf]

Yooo do you guys sometimes get the Offline video when you launch the game? I wonder if its connected somehow when they did the game show or something? I recorded the Offline video few times already...

[random bison]

is that not the inteneded way to find it?

[analog wolf]

Idk man i thought its connected to the lore

[random bison]

it is connected thats just like where its displayed afaik

[glad stratus]

The mini-cutscenes where Scotty and June discuss CNS hijacking tournament broadcasts play the first time you boot up the game after an update that adds one

[oblique scroll]

Idk why it reminded me kind of ready player one

[stiff imp]

Btw I have been playing a lot of cyberpunk recently and realized that the real world is also called meatspace in cyberpunk. Neat.

[glad stratus]

Lmao yeh it's a cool coincidence
Both universes suffer from people spending too much of their time either in VR like in The Finals or watching BDs like in Cyberpunk

[hardy phoenix]

@jolly marsh

[jolly marsh]

and spamming can also get you muted 🙂

[tight turret]

🤫🧏‍♂️

[jolly marsh]

Lmao okay

[tight turret]

What's your mewing streak?

[jolly marsh]

Are you sure about asking that though?

[tight turret]

What do you mean

[astral river]

Someone explain the lore to me my monkey brain can't process it

[astral river]

Nevermind i watched a YouTube video

[median furnace]

801 years

[fossil willow]

just saw one of those side building screens glitch, cant post vids yet so ill post tonight...

maybe CNS is trying to hack monaco first, lemme know if someone else has already seen this

[high summit]

Hey idk if this has been talked about or not, but something interesting I noticed in the practice zone is in the little dirt and tree section, there is a lamplight and a bench... On that bench is a single rose and a few more roses are on the floor... That on its own would be interesting but I found out that you can pick up this rose... I just don't know why they'd do that

[trail wren]

yes, it's related to #easter-eggs

[high summit]

Oh, I see well nvm then 🤣

[agile nimbus]

The official soundtrack is finally out, I wonder if we can extract some lore out of the tracks titles

[vestal kraken]

rlly hope this game blows up in ss2 so all yall effort dont go to waste, been reading many interesting stuff from yall ngl

[trail wren]

definitely related. everything is connected at the end of the day

https://tenor.com/view/always-has-been-among-us-astronaut-space-betrayal-gif-23836476

[agile nimbus]

Yeah and I like how Rob explained that he and Gustav wrote the lore together but kept some secrets for each other regarding details

[dark sun]

1273 BC

[summer holly]

Yo ur video r swag

[gusty nimbus]

I think June is part of CNS, I think she is Odilia the trickster, idk if the number 96 is a clue or key to anything, gonna dig deeper in to this

[paper chasm]

https://open.spotify.com/track/304gHFkkYrmCOYEle8ppHa?si=Pyvi40b1RrCFS7IbN6jlOA

Time to figure out lore while listening to the Soundtracks

Anything new about lore?

Any speculations?

I love how one of the songs are labelled “Finally Alive”

[paper chasm]

June has no clue what’s going on

[grave edge]

Anyone else simping for june?!?

[gusty nimbus]

Yet she informs us of the hacks

[paper chasm]

She’s not informing us

[gusty nimbus]

She tells us everything

[paper chasm]

You do realise they go offline when they talk right?

Someone is leaking their conversations, it’s not her

[gusty nimbus]

And?

[paper chasm]

There’s no “And”

It’s just not her

She’s talking personally with Scotty not with us

[gusty nimbus]

What's the point you trying to make saying they talk offline and convos leaked?

That's the and?

[paper chasm]

You literally just said she’s informing us

Informing how exactly

[gusty nimbus]

She's AI

[snow glade]

What if we saw some type of in game event at the end of season one?

[paper chasm]

She’s not a AI in game

[gusty nimbus]

She's the program

[paper chasm]

It’s possible

But that doesn’t mean she’s CNS

She’s literally so clueless

[gusty nimbus]

She's part of it

Idk just saw a lore video and it got me thinking

[paper chasm]

Well you might not be entirely wrong nothing wrong about speculations but I really don’t think it’s her

What new video? Who’s vid

[gusty nimbus]

RockHoundBlack on YouTube

https://youtu.be/nJDQi0XnIeU?si=yhqRo_OIzesKJlLL

When he mentions the effects on the voices might suggest they're in two different locations or one isn't real

[paper chasm]

I’m just sure she’s real, I’m sure that’s just effects they added

[trail wren]

there is no evidence towards June being Odilia - they are currently 2 different characters

and hopefully they remain that way, it'd be better character-wise

[paper chasm]

Yeah those are definitely 2 different people

[trail wren]

i do like RHB's theory about Scotty and June not being in the same place broadcasting - and perhaps one of them not being a "real person". that would be far more interesting than the two of them brushed off as AI

[paper chasm]

Yeah true

It would be interesting but I’m sticking with it’s just effects because she doesn’t sound like that when they’re commentating

[trail wren]

i've been sticking to that as well

[paper chasm]

And well when they’re “offline” they must sound different anyways because they’re not live anymore

And yes she did sound ominous when she said “just like you scotty”

Because she’s maybe onto scotty because he’s acting strange

[trail wren]

the main reason for it to be SFX is that these are hacked transmissions - we're listening to them through an interface

[paper chasm]

Yeah that’s true, we’re not supposed to be listening to their conversations

[trail wren]

what they are talking about is what's important imo

[small bone]

Maybe the recordings are from Scotty's location/PC, thats why his voice is clear while her isnt

[paper chasm]

Also think about it

June is British - Scotty is American they’re most probably not in the same location

This whole game has intrigued my brain lol normally I love lores so far this game has beat all of them

It has such fantastic lore

Because something like this will happen in the future

The Worlds Greatest Game Show

[gusty nimbus]

Is there any significance to the number 96? Always thought it was strange that battle pass stopped at 96 and Odilia is the skin at 96

[fervent ingot]

i also was thinking something like that too

cause it just feels weird for a battle pass to just stop at 96 specifically, right?

[gusty nimbus]

Exactly

[flat sluice]

brother how do i join voiceee chat

[plucky blade]

K

[gritty fulcrum]

That's some pretty deep lore.

[remote girder]

Yo, who else is excited about CNS modding in a new map next season?
New teaser looks like a mod map to me, because it's shown in hacked transmission and looks very fantastical which contrasts with The Finals style of wanting to trick us that this is reality.

Also these teasers are all about glitches - small changes made by CNS, so it's to be expected next season we will see what these changes accumulate into. As the changes are small, map is made of cubes and reused assets, but the tree seems to be different.

[magic jungle]

the SHADOW FLOCK is involved. stay vigilent

[stable bison]

k

[woven rock]

ok, i dont know if im stupid or what! i just opened the FINALS after det new opdate, and to a new opening, where it said offline and scotty and june talked about some campany, money and have to try harder! is this just me or some secret to the lore. EDIT: yeah sorry i just found it some other place

[magic jungle]

some of the titles of the official soundtrack (#game-announcements message)seem suggestive, possibly supporting some of the interpretations until now:

5. Finally Alive,
6. (You Wouldn't Be Here) Without Us,
   07. Plugged In,
7. Transcending Realities,
   x10. Let It Breathe.

[vernal steeple]

Yeah, SF being the last reward in the season pass makes me think that’s a lead into S2

[gritty fulcrum]

Personally I think the Shadow Flock has something to do with CNS. Like they realized that there was some shady things going on in the finals and left, and that now there trying to reveal it to the rest of the world and contestants.

[magic jungle]

the first posse/ band of contestants in the spotlight of the show. the choice seems specific.

[gritty fulcrum]

5 and 9 are sus, but let it breathe is one of Ospuze's advertisement things.

[magic jungle]

interesting

[gritty fulcrum]

6 is just straight up weird. ngl

[magic jungle]

could be addressed to the lying Scotty?

[gritty fulcrum]

Maybe, either way any guesses on who "us" is? Maybe the Finals or the Sponsors?

[magic jungle]

the hosts/ sponsors, Shadow Flock, CNS?

[flint pumice]

hi

[gritty fulcrum]

Were probably gonna have to wait till season 2 to find out.

[snow halo]

im sus about odilia because she uses throwing knives and vanish bomb and has a revolver in her art

[gritty fulcrum]

What if shadow flock never existed and was made up by the Finals?

And thats why they have the rights to her skin.

[snow halo]

I found a neat patches stall in vegas, no eggs/lore here but it had the stickers you can put on weapons on it

[paper chasm]

96 is Odilias Team number

[magic jungle]

how do we know?

[gentle bronze]

UbTyMxg7

[magic jungle]

thx for sharing, ,.

[quartz karma]

Perhaps there's something weird going on in TF and Scotty is a whistleblower

[quartz karma]

7 is 100% a reference on how this game plugs in contestants into the enviroment, like how Scotty say's in a voiceline at the end of a round "It's time to unplug our contestants and tally up the results!"

also, has anyone done any research into the sponsors?

I think its confirmed that VOLPE are the suppliers of the VR tech that contestants use to get into The Finals

and Scotty may be acquaintances with the CEO of VOLPE

as stated in the wiki:

Scotty: "...and so I asked Mackenzie for a pre-release version and--"
June: "Scotty, we're on air!"
Scotty: "Oh! Uhh...welcome back to THE FINALS, the world's greatest gameshow!"

[magic jungle]

in the literal or in the symbolic sense?

[quartz karma]

literal, more like "plug into the matrix", in this case, the finals.

[magic jungle]

will be interesting to find out

[quartz karma]

also, going back to the second lore teaser, to the last June line "Just like you, Scotty."

I think that June may be trying to say something along the lines of "You're only here because of The Finals, because they gave you a chance"

I may be wrong, but that's what I think about the line.

also, can we talk about the fact that Scotty is most likely the announcer from the start of the launch trailer?

[gentle bronze]

How about players being stuck in their VR Headsets because of hackers and the only way to get out is to win at the game because Sword art online original story

[trail wren]

yes, since the Alpha and we’ve added the info to the Wiki – we still haven’t updated with the latest vignettes tho

[trail wren]

according to the info in the Brand Guidelines, the Announcer and the Commentators are separate characters

[quartz karma]

ahhh, I see.

[gentle bronze]

and when you win the tournement you turn become an announcer easy peasy lemon squeesy because scotty used to be a contestant remember lore lore lore

[quartz karma]

Just because Scotty used to be a contestant doesn't mean that he got his spot by winning a tournament

also, I imagine a lot of contestants have won a tournament

also kinda intresting how the achivement of winning a round without dying is called "Just like Scotty"

perhaps Scotty was so good that he became an commentator

[potent bane]

Scotty used to be a contestant?

[quartz karma]

yeah, its pretty much confirmed by now.

from the second teaser to the achivement name

[potent bane]

I bet you ospuze is hacking The Finals

Because they're that evil

[quartz karma]

the ospuze.com website is private rn

it has the finals logo on it though

[gentle bronze]

yes, same. and thats why players are stuck in virtual reality and cant take their headsets off or theyl die

because sword art online

[quartz karma]

but the contestant's get unplugged

so I think they do have a choice

[gentle bronze]

where you read that tho

[quartz karma]

Scotty literally has an endgame line

where he says that the contestants are being unplugged and the results need to be tally'd up

[potent bane]

sure...

[potent bane]

is that really the lore?

[gentle bronze]

you missed the new video though talking about hackers innit

[quartz karma]

whats the video called?

[gentle bronze]

yall need to go search in your install files cough cough

maybe youll find some clues. hint hint

[quartz karma]

that doesn't anwser my question

are you talking about the second teaser??

in the 1.9.0 update?

[gentle bronze]

the clues bro

[quartz karma]

okay seriously, wtf are you on about??

WHICH clues are you on about

[gentle bronze]

I littreally told ya

[jaunty pagoda]

The hackers aren't necessarily trying to hack for pure malice

They're trying to hack to send messages, dig out the truth about something and expose something

[gentle bronze]

Also, there is a song missing in the playlist on spotify. If yall havent noticed.-

[jaunty pagoda]

Which one

[gentle bronze]

there is a song missing.

[jaunty pagoda]

Abhh

[gentle bronze]

The credits one

[jaunty pagoda]

Makes sense

I never heard the credits song

[gentle bronze]

its the best song

[jaunty pagoda]

The order of the songs don't make 100% sense

[gentle bronze]

"In The Finals, there are no second chances—only the relentless pursuit of victory."

[jaunty pagoda]

1 - plays on the intro/outro of every full ranked game
2 - lobby music (queuing and not queuing)
3 - matchmaking music
4 - waiting for players music (between games)
5 - lobby music (you lost mid game maybe)
6, 7, 8 ,9 - 4 rounds in a ranked match. The idea of the naming being suggestive too.
10 - let it breathe (like an outro)

Idk I'm tryna make a story out of it

If you look at it sorted backwards the first few make sense
3 "Destroyer" like you're killing it
2 THE FINALS (the final round)
1 the music is what plays when you win (or lose) the final round

[potent bane]

Wait did I miss something about the hackers?

So what is the lore right now?

[jaunty pagoda]

Nothing new

[quartz karma]

CNS hacking blah blah blah

[potent bane]

isn't there if you take off your VR headset you die?

[magic jungle]

I left the titles out which I found less suggestive. but thx nonetheless. I checked the post due to this and noticed that Discord changed the numbering of the song "Let It Breathe" to "9.", instead of "10.". edited

[torpid gale]

only not locked file here is billboard video :\

[mystic plinth]

Can someone explain what's happening

[slender gulch]

check pin

[inner lava]

theres bink files of almost every video in the game

[topaz elk]

ss

s

[potent bane]

what messages are the hackers writing?

[gentle bronze]

Incessant "your mom" jokes.

[ebon galleon]

it says "CNS cant outsmart the finals" maybe the finals is an AI? or an organization instead of just a gameshow

[scenic crown]

Or a test for something

[ebon galleon]

possibly

[eternal parcel]

yall ever thought of the alien lore in the finals ?

[limber smelt]

i've always assumed the alien stuff was generic showbiz nonsense for the event, honestly, and that's further backed up by how over the top the captain set looks

[jaunty pagoda]

You realize that the aliens are more interested in destroying the arena more than the contestants

"alien invasion" bro what are you invading? The debris?

[gentle bronze]

They're terraforming.

[limber smelt]

mfw i'm an artificial intelligence designed to replicate an alien invader and my sole purpose in life is to destroy the arena we're trying to "invade" and then fuck off

[random bison]

meanwhile orbital laser on its way to pinpoint your exact location

[limber smelt]

scotty revealing my entire fucking address to the rest of the arena because i slightly glanced at the cash box

[jaunty pagoda]

Imagine you try to sleep irl but then god is like no. Orbital laser time.

[quartz karma]

The Finals being AI was my theory too, pretty plasuible I reckon

[ebon galleon]

-;-;

[plucky sequoia]

Anyone find anything about CNS writing on walls in tourneys?

[gentle bronze]

Yes
It's called lightning

It's the god ray of doom

[terse echo]

Yo has anyone noticed anything in semi finals comp matches

[glass carbon]

nope

that "just like you scotty" line makes me think that they're both sentient ai made to run the show.

[agile sequoia]

I always thought it's some kinda entity then a show. Ofc artificial but seems to have more control and influence then i initially believed

[pearl void]

do you guys think we'll see the casters face one day ?

[gentle tide]

guys do u notice in the latest lore video, there are some scene glitches that actually shows a new map?

[gentle tide]

I disagree. Scotty was a contestant. But the other one was suspicious

[gentle bronze]

I got it. CNS are hacktivists trying to stop the idea of connecting yourself to virtual reality through central nervous system devices and Scotti is a liar about being a former contestant because he's actually AI.

[gentle bronze]

Well... the finals voice overs are actually AI generated. For real real.

[gentle bronze]

https://www.gamesradar.com/amid-backlash-the-finals-lead-doubles-down-on-the-fps-controversial-ai-usage-says-it-allows-the-team-to-work-better-and-faster-and-do-more-with-less/

Breaking the fourth wall kek

[agile sequoia]

Yes

[lavish pecan]

ddamn idid not even noticed a lore existed what😂

[subtle cypress]

lore = game get hac

[slender gulch]

they are just getting started

[gentle tide]

I tried searching in every corner in every map for signs and hints. Even named myself "I SEEK TRUTH BEYOND THE WALLS". Another enemy player even followed me around to "search" for it. Guess what i found? Nothing

When the lore said CNS messages appeared in the big matches. I think its only in tournaments but im too scared to try

[lavish pecan]

who tf is CNS? the news?

[gentle tide]

Hacktivists group

No one knows what they're agenda is

[gentle bronze]

helloooooooooooooooooooooo

[trail wren]

there are other lore message hidden in the maps as well

[gentle tide]

I've seen them, but it leads to no where unfortunately

[trail wren]

there's like 4 and we've only found 1

[gentle tide]

btw how do i share images here? I need to show something. It might be something but doesnt seem like it

[digital bluff]

Show on dms

[oak ether]

What is the lore of this game

[signal forge]

Has matpat made a lore explenation yet for this game?

[gentle bronze]

Why are you scared

[gentle bronze]

Wdym you only found 1 lol

[trail wren]

the msgs are hidden in different places around the maps. we found the "S Lies" behind a wall beneath Construction Site in Monaco, for instance

[oak ether]

Can someone explain the lore to me

[gentle bronze]

What about the statue

[trail wren]

what statue? there's plenty of those and don't necessarily apply to lore. some of them are EE others simply recreations of IRL

[gentle bronze]

Ima go home tonight and walk through the entire maps

Ima spend 5 hours looking for messages. Just so I can be in the wiki

[oak ether]

I have seen secret messages in the Seoul map

[gentle bronze]

Same

[trail wren]

share and we can confirm - we've been at it since the Alpha mostly in #easter-eggs

[oak ether]

I think the secret messages are hintingto future classes in the game

[gentle tide]

Bcs its ranked man. I dont wanna be an asshole and ruin someone elses progress

[oak ether]

I think the lore is that this is a simulation

[gritty fulcrum]

Like a heavy that's small? Or a medium that's fat? Lol jk jk

[latent anchor]

Not sure if its lore or not but some things I have picked up on through playing the game is that I think Scotty was a Finalist, their a trophy on PSN also associated to him "just like Scotty" where you basically just can't let your player die. This paired with a message at the start up leads me to believe that he was a contestant (if the game outright says this I haven't heard it)

[river tartan]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[latent anchor]

Another fun lore type thing I've been thing about is the "glitch" thats leaking into the game makes me think that scotty is writing hidden messages on the walls that are maybe like a scattered blueprint on how other players can escape the facility and maybe he's trapped there against his will, all just a made up theory but when the girl says they are hackers, he seems slightly irritated and calls it a glitch, or maybe she's the one trying to get out and leaving clues for a rescue idk

[gentle bronze]

yoo

[crude grail]

hey can you elaborate

[gentle bronze]

possibly

[nocturne turtle]

Is t:ger on the Fizzy Tiger skin a new brand?

[abstract dirge]

One of the announcements you can hear in game is scotty commenting "the trained eye of a former contestant and all that" confirming that he was a contestant.

[somber perch]

and when you win a match without dying you get an achievement called "Just like Scotty" or something

[nocturne turtle]

On the "Combat Credentials" charm is "Contestant {your gamertag}". This kinda confirms that we are a contestant and not a player that controls 6 different contestants.

This could also mean that other contestants can have multiple loadouts. This would explain why one of Odilia's skins is for a medium weapon.

[jaunty pagoda]

who tf is odilia 💀

[glad stratus]

Iconic ex-contestant who's skin u can unlock when filling out the battle pass

[jaunty pagoda]

ohh right, comes back to me now'

isnt it only her face tho? wdym medium weapon skin

[limber smelt]

crow's memory

though she does use throwing knives in official art

which further backs up the idea that the ingame customization system is essentially what the contestants themselves are using in the cockpit

[trail wren]

yes, this was also first established with the Volpe Boxer outfit which features the player gamertag on the back

[nocturne turtle]

Yeah, but I like that on the charm is "Contestant Nova" and not just "Nova" like on the Boxer outfit

[merry shell]

e

[loud galleon]

.

[gritty fulcrum]

?

[latent anchor]

Ah I never knew this very cool 😎

[crude grail]

Joking?

[latent anchor]

I would also like to know, is this the female commentators name? Scotty doesn't really call her by her name much I think

[quartz karma]

June, she usually speaks during rounds and her name is mentioned there too.

[latent anchor]

Ah thats her name, Thanks

[quartz karma]

also, the achivement for winning a round without dying is called "Just like Scotty"

[latent anchor]

@quartz karma yep 😎

[quartz karma]

oh, I didnt read that message lmao

[jaunty pagoda]

It went off my head for a second and then came back hahah

[quartz karma]

imagine if the launch trailer is actually canon in The Finals universe, like that's a way that they get new contestants to compete, by advertising how cool it is, and that would mean that even the advertisment got hacked by CNS.

[verbal tusk]

the most recent cutscene says it i think

[latent anchor]

You are probably right 👍

[rare osprey]

I got a theory:
What If June is Scottys Girlfriend?

[gritty fulcrum]

Maybe

[rare osprey]

Yo I we're joking but now that somebody also thinks Like that, it could be possible!

Perhaps they could also Just be Friends, but I Personally would want to know the both a Bit more in the Second Season, They Sure got both a Nice Backstory (Very much Scotty)

[jaunty pagoda]

I think June is dead and Scotty turned her into ai

[gritty fulcrum]

Yeah, if what we know about him is true.

[gritty fulcrum]

That is a dark twist I havent heard before.

What if neither of them are real and it a matrix situation where the contestants are all being forced to play the games without knowing that they are property of the Discovery Corp.

[rare osprey]

OR WHAT IF

June AND Scotty we're Contestant in ONE Team Like the overdogs ?

[gritty fulcrum]

All I know is I want to see Scotties face already.

[rare osprey]

And they worked both together and got expierience

[rare osprey]

I Made a Fanart about both, but cant Post

[gritty fulcrum]

Maybe they were both part of Shadow Flock and June is Odilia and Scotty is the heavy.

[rare osprey]

Good Idea

But it Needs to be 3 in a Team so:
Odilia wanted to continunate Playing in the Finals and June and Scotty chosed to be the commentators? But they were all in the Same Team

[gritty fulcrum]

What I want to know is if anyone can play in the Finals or if they have to sign up like Esports in real life.

[rare osprey]

Yeah that would be interesting to know

Like If its like the Movie READY PLAYER ONE

[gritty fulcrum]

Good movie, but the book is 100 times better. I definitely recommend it.

I just wish we got more official lore from Embark.

[torpid gale]

do we have Las Vegas map?

like...

map

my game crashes after every match, could it be the sign from CNS that i should stop playing it?

[gritty fulcrum]

My game literally just crashed but it was on Monaco. I had like 8 frames for the first minute of the game than it all stopped😭 .

[sharp coyote]

I've been thinking that there's something that can be found only on ranked matches

[steady wadi]

dont stop playing the finals

[torpid gale]

mb unranked tournaments?

[sharp coyote]

Tournament has 3 matches and ranked has 4 right?

[torpid gale]

yeah, but it would be unfair to make us seek for secrets and lose points

[sharp coyote]

I remember June saying something about "the messages don't appear at random" I'm thinking not on quick play. Then says "they only appear on the big games" so ranked or unranked.
One of the messages that CNS leaves is something about 1 night and 3 dawns. Only ranked has 4 matches

It says 1 night 3 dawns, see the signs. While the commentators are talking

[torpid gale]

what if one night means one match and three dawns are 3 rounds

or one 3 dawns could mean 3 contestants

also cns wrote "seek the trough beyond the walls"

[sharp coyote]

But there are day cycles on the maps so it could also be that.
I'm kind of thinking there might be a certain criteria that needs to be met to find some of the stuff. Maybe it 1 night map then 3 dawn maps and in the 3v3 there could be something that you can only see there

[random bison]

maybe only in... the finals

[sharp coyote]

The 🐇 need certain conditions to see them like the range from them. So why not this?

[torpid gale]

but it's random

June said that it's certainly not random

[mellow cosmos]

Interesting, I did this one time but didn't notice that name of the exact achievement. Cool to know.

[torpid gale]

On the billboards we can see 3 different people, one man and two girls,it could be scotty, omelia and... June?

[sacred latch]

Hi lore people

[forest adder]

Heya