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[Funyarinpa]

The profile pages that have the Red Herring badge display some number, that's where we're at afaik.

Have we checked all possible numbers that profile page number can be with the Steam Help Desk leak numbers?

edit: Found nothing. Used this: https://steamdb.info/search/?a=sub&q=491726

I suppose Steam URLs and stuff have been checked? That URL insertion thing (the one used on the webcomic) was tried again right?

 

[paperspace]

This better be Muscle/Scout Car DLC for Rocket League.

 

[maniac-kun]

They are playing with us:

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

They are playing with us:

Miracles, huh?

 

[Deleted member 10571]

yeah pretty sure there's something in the background, but I'm to n00b to figure out what. Just raised brightness/contrast on this one.

 

[roytheone]

Miracles, huh?

http://gaben.tv/

 

[Spirited]

Discord chat was in chaos earlier because some people only can see lambdas everywhere...

 

[Russ T]

hahaha man these people are living on the moon

https://www.reddit.com/r/steamsaledetectives/comments/3z1k3z/i_have_a_new_clue/

what utter nonsense

 

[inkls]

Discord chat was in chaos earlier because some people only can see lambdas everywhere...

should have said everyone in discord was in discord

 

[dex3108]

Somewhere somebody from Valve is having really good laugh these couple of days watching Winter Sale ARG hunt XD

 

[Funyarinpa]

hahaha man these people are living on the moon

https://www.reddit.com/r/steamsaledetectives/comments/3z1k3z/i_have_a_new_clue/

what utter nonsense

That's some Cicada 3301 level shit

 

[ashecitism]

Yeah, some people are really grasping at straws.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

I always thought those three guys in X-files that would help Mulder find clues were unrealistic, but there totally are people out there ready to delve into mad detective work for a hobby.

 

[Russ T]

should have said everyone in discord was in discord

sick pun stinkls

 

[inkls]

sick pun stinkls

I can't help it

 

[Alien Bob]

yeah pretty sure there's something in the background, but I'm to n00b to figure out what. Just raised brightness/contrast on this one.

I think I see it, three dots behind the word miracle...

 

[maniac-kun]

Strange background:

I think there is writing under the upper text if you zoom in a lot.

 

[Vyse24]

Is there a reason the new card is spoiling the next page instead of reflecting on this one?

 

[Crono27]

this is it guys.. we close to the end....

 

[ashecitism]

from Facepunch

 

[Crono27]

from Facepunch

of course its not a new game. It's a old new game THE TRAIN KEEPS GOING!!!!!!!!

 

[Spirited]

from Facepunch

Sounds about right.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

from Facepunch

I have immediately lost all interest in this. Unsubbing. I'll check back in a week.

 

[Easy_D]

Well, what would be the point of an ARG if they spoiled the surprise prematurely? I'm not getting hyped yet, but I want to believe.

I think I see it, three dots behind the word miracle...

Oh fuck, this is fucking it. That's just not any 3 dots, it's an Ellipsis, which itself is a greek word. Know what else is greek? The Lambda sign.

 

[xir]

July 4 - 1726: Adams and Jefferson die on July Fourth

4?1726

 

[Xyber]

Yes, one of the Valve guys would just reveal what the hell the ARG thing was about because someone asked.

But I'm still on the side of that this won't lead to anything interesting.

 

[_woLf]

from Facepunch

man, every single time one of these things happens someone just simply emails someone from valve and they kill all the buzz.

no fucking fun allowed I guess.

 

[RobNBanks]

man, every single time one of these things happens someone just simply emails someone from valve and they kill all the buzz.

no fucking fun allowed I guess.

the alternative is people thinking Half-Life 3 or Portal 3 is gonna be announced when it was nothing.

and then everyone bitches and complains.

 

[Demise]

the alternative is people thinking Half-Life 3 or Portal 3 is gonna be announced when it was nothing.

and then everyone bitches and complains.

They should release it, so we can stop hearing about it every fuck*ng year.

 

[Easy_D]

July 4 - 1726: Adams and Jefferson die on July Fourth

4?1726

It's obvious now. The Order 4: 1726. Steam VR Exclusive. Pack it up folks. the ARG is done.

 

[Shadowplay1979]

Lets find out,,bringing the newest image into photoshop now

 

[louiedog]

I hope the reward at the end of this is a Steam coupon for 66% off Ovaltine.

 

[bonesmccoy]

I must be going crazy... I can't unsee a stylized lambda in the Red Herring badge.

 

[MayMay]

I mean, all the Half-Life hints lead to.... the red herring badge. And yall know what a red herring is.

Seems kinda obvious to me that it's just them fucking around with ppl, like they always do.

Still, even though I think itsnothing.gif I don't know what to think about that email - honestly. "That doesn't look like anything to me, nor should it." What? lol There are obvious Half-Life clues, even if it's just the Steam Store team trolling around that shit does not somehow happen by accident. So I don't know why he's playing dumb lol

 

[roytheone]

from Facepunch

So he is saying those pixels were not on purpose and just randomly ended up looking like that?

That's extremely unlikely.

 

[Shadowplay1979]

i see nothing

btw the photo name is

88a2d829

not sure that helps anywhere

 

[rainking187]

I'm very curious to see where this is leading, I don't believe they're going to announce Half Life 3 like this, but I also don't think they will do a potato sack deal and give out free games since there's so many people posting the solutions online and it currently doesn't require you to have bought anything to participate. I think there's going to be a lot of disappointed people if this is just leading to another badge.

 

[Chris R]

i see nothing

btw the photo name is

88a2d829

not sure that helps anywhere

Hex as fuck

Maybe apply some RGBA filter to the image?

 

[Lemon King]

Strange background:

I think there is writing under the upper text if you zoom in a lot.

I've gone ahead and exposed all the noise within the image: http://i.imgur.com/AQYFojt.png

 

[Azure Dream]

I think the Red Herring ironically has some plot significance, since some penguins eat herring.

 

[Zom]

Saddly this arg has the same amount of happening that every other
supposedly arg before, so I dont have my hopes high.

Spoiler

I WANT TO BILIB

 

[rrs]

I think that's just noise in today's image at this point

 

[MulderYuffie]

Nope nope nope not getting my hopes up on anything.

 

[human onion]

Seems the discord and subreddit have mostly devolved to shit posting .

 

[MattKeil]

I think the Red Herring ironically has some plot significance, since some penguins eat herring.

And red herrings are common in crime yarns. It's just a pun, not Half Life 3.

 

[Shadowplay1979]

Has anyone entered the number found above badge holder names into any of the games searches yet

 

[Azure Dream]

And red herrings are common in crime yarns. It's just a pun, not Half Life 3.

I know that.

Spoiler

Communism was just a red herring.

My point is that the reference is probably going to wrap around to having meaning in the comic or ARG, for what it's worth. The badge is a literal picture of a red herring. The antagonists in the comic are penguins.

Didn't say it was HL3.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I'm surprised people still think they'll announce HL3 via some ARG. Especially one that is Christmas themed.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

what did i say before

 

[Shadowplay1979]

Believe



=p