tisk, tisk. Edit: intentional just for the mislead
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XD I was thinking maybe i just have to type it in and i would solve the puzzle. Maybe this is all just a giant trick question!
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This fake URL leads you to the earliest giveaway ever created on steamgifts.com
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From dust is a bad game. making people work for it is just.....sad
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IMO it's a good game
though I haven't finished the game yet.
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have you played it? It appeals to me, so I have thought I could overlook issues from a buggy port, etc... still considering buying it, as it looks interesting and unique
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I dont seem to understand any of it :S
I solved the equation, with 3 numbers, not sure if i didnt that right or not and i figured out question 2, im not sure about question 1, is it that obvious or is there more to it? number 3 is the same as 1, also are they meant to be capital or not? Not very clear instruction on solving the puzzle :(
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"the unknown value X is represented by the numbers' positions, and their value. X can be found by solving the following equation."
which one of the 4 roots is suuposed to be the answer? and, what do you mean by 'positions'?
are the first 2 link letters a number? followed by 3 letters? I dont understand
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Good luck to the lucky one to get this game to work... it is broken like hell because of the Ubisoft DRM :( (I did not managed it to start the game, always crashed after the first logo and the help suggestions on the game forum did not help as well)
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4, 3, 1 Y A Hamster... that is what you get with your current clues, you might want to clarify your puzzle (unless that is what you were going for, in which case thanks for the game :P )
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I was going to solve this puzzle, but i have seen MLP in your Firefox Tabs and i just closed this post
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That's... a special kind of pathetic. Not even Yatterman hates ponies to the extent that even seeing it in a tiny tab when that wasn't even the focus of the picture would make him quit a puzzle giveaway.
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I'm gonna add some hints irregularly so the puzzle will be easier over time.
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I would expect someone to use that
But even with this website, it doesn't show you duplicate answers.
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It's pretty obvious what number it is either by looking at the graph or at the "alternate forms", though.
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X^2 - 2X + 1 = 0
2 Answers, they are both equal.
The same thing applies to the equation above.
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x=(2 ± sqrt(2^2 - 4(1)(1)))/2
x=(2+0)/2 / x=(2-0)/2
x=1 / x=1
There are 2 answers, not 1, it's just that they're equal.
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Rather oversimplification on your side I'd say.
Simple and yet correct way: A quadratic function ALWAYS has 2 roots. (They may by the same, they may not be real numbers, but they are always two.)
Now what would be the logic of disappearing and reappearing of one of those now and then? I can't see any...
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Not liking this puzzle at all, it seems like guessing rather then actually solving anything. all of them have several answers so either you try the many combinations, or get lucky.
Thanks for trying! maybe next time i wont have to do so much guessing.
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3 letters & (5-3) numbers
the numbers' position & values are equal to X, which can be found from the equation above.
The letters' position: 1,2,3. There maybe numbers in between or outside them.
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Because the positions are also part of the riddle
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There are four roots, but two of them are the same.
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I believe that 2 of the roots refer to where the numbers are in the URL, and the other 2 are the actual numbers in it.
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There's only a few possibilities so guess away. ;)
Though I found none of my attempts to mix the numbers and letters - which I would think I got right - were correct. Unless the capitalization hint is incorrect or the order of the letters or maybe you're supposed to count backwards or whatever. xD
Anyway, very intrigued in what the correct answer will be.
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Entries so far: 46
Here comes the puzzle. First, numbers.
the unknown value X is represented by the numbers' positions(1,2,3,4&5), and their value(0-9).
Edit: This seemed to be a bit confusing... so here's some examples: if the roots found are 1,2,2&3, then the code may look something like 2x2xx(positions=1&3,value=2&2). Or if the roots found are 1,2,9&5, then the code may look something like 2xxx9(positions=1&5,value=2&9), 9xxx2(positions=1&5,value=9&2), 95xxx(positions=1&2,value=5&9), 59xxx(positions=1&2,value=9&5), x1xx9(positions=2&5,value=1&9) or x9xx1(positions=2&5,value=9&1).
X can be found by solving the following equation.
x^4 - 12x^3 + 51x^2 - 88x + 48 = 0
note: There are 2 equal roots.
Edit: The 2 equal roots are not positions.
Second, letters. Take the first letter of the answer.
Which letters are capitalized? 1 of them.
Edit: It's the one on left-most of the keyboard out of the three letters.
Note: you need to solve the equation first to find the numbers' positions, then the rest are the letters, with the permutation of 1-2-3(there maybe numbers in between them)
This is the solution:
First, numbers.
By factorizing the equation x^4 - 12x^3 + 51x^2 - 88x + 48, you'll get (x-4)^2(x-3)(x-1), which the roots are 4, 4, 3 & 1.
The 2 equal roots are not positions, so the position would be 1 & 3, and the values are 4 & 4, which means the code discovered so far is 4x4xx.
Second, letters.
1. (0,3)-(0,0)-(0,1)-(1,1)-(1,0)
Simple enough, like connecting the dots, once you do it, you'll soon find out you drew a letter.
2. on some Chinese keyboard, this key has 日 on it's right-bottom corner.
The keyboard I recently bought. Look at letter D.
3. X Sparkle
If you're a brony, the answer is quite obvious. The answer is Twilight sparkle.
After those, you'll get the code 4h4dt.
Finally, capitalized letters.
It's the one on left-most of the keyboard out of the three letters.
Look at your keyboard, it's D.
So once you solved those, you will get the code 4h4Dt.
Congratulations to those 46 users who solved the puzzle.
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