Startec Labs was recently hired to investigate something very spooky, a haunted mainframe! .oOOoO Deep underground at a military installation located at 16.7250°N 169.5367°W a long lost server suddenly booted up after being shut down for over 20 years! The problem was that no one could shut the server down, as it had been buried under tons and tons of toxic waste. And the US gov’s best data analysts could not ascertain the meaning behind these strange cryptic messages. 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But if you Jr Scientists would like to decode it *hint hint* wink wink* please be our guests. SpoOky…Where did this message come from? Who sent it? What was it trying to access…We may never know. This week’s translation: =========================================================================== [quote][i]“This week at Bungie, we lit the candles.”[/i][/quote] [b]*Translation: *[/b] For our annual goat sacrifice…Wait what? [quote][i]“Festival of the Lost is live. Guardians are dressed in costumes to honor the memory of those who shall not be forgotten.”[/i][/quote] [b]*Translation: * [/b]But not dressed up in your long forgotten year one gear, ironic. [quote][i]“The longer we play Destiny, the more we see fun moments become traditions – and this is one we love.”[/i][/quote] [b]*Translation: *[/b] We love it almost as much as our favorite tradition of “Nerfing everything you ever loved or cherished” [quote][i]“If you have yet to join the party, start your seasonal journey with a visit to the Tower.”[/i][/quote] [b]*Translation: *[/b] If your new you might still be excited by the three free masks we gave out last year, otherwise your trip to the tower better include $60 worth of silver dust, or a major credit card. [quote][i]“These Tricks and Treats will last until the weekly reset on November 8th. Collect your candy, don your masks, and sweep your way across the Plaguelands.” [/i][/quote] [b]*Translation: *[/b] We know you love the Lost Broom, but despite thousands of you petitioning to keep it, after November the 8th it’s gone! What do you expect, for us to give you free content all day? I’ll tell you what if you like brooms so much head down to the tower where you can watch the sweeper bot do his thing all day, at least that’s free for now. [quote][i]“The Festival of the Lost Masquerade Ball is your chance to share your creativity with the world. You could even win a little something while you’re at it. Every day – for the next thirteen days – we’ll choose one winner and grant them the Resurrectionist Emblem. That’s the same badge that other players are acquiring with items from the Festival of the Lost Collection in the Bungie Store. You might earn one for simply being frabjous.”[/i][/quote] [b]*Translation: *[/b] Dramatically increase your chances of winning by purchasing a rare legendary mask! *hint hint, wink wink* The $60 investment will pay for itself once you receive a real life paper mask you could have easily purchased for $10. WOW! [quote][i] “Recently, there has been some concern about cheating in the Crucible, most specifically DDoSing in Trials of Osiris. This is a subject we take very seriously. To enlist you in the fight against cheaters, we spoke to our Security team to get some information on how they combat those who aren’t playing by the rules.”[/i][/quote] [b]*Translation: * [/b]Oh oh polygon wrote a article on how much Trails of Osiris and SBMM sucks http://www.polygon.com/2016/10/26/13394068/destiny-trials-of-osiris-ruined-cheaters-ddos-spam so we have to pretend that we actually give a &^%$, and “ban” some of our paying customers. It’s not like players have been complaining about this over a year now. We now got to roll out damage control because of the 200 or so people who might actually read polygon, and decide not to purchase this game for Christmas. Oh nooo!