Whatever happens you should tell us the answer...
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It is unfortunate that the time has past, and no one managed to solve the Epitaph.
Hints = The hints on the left were useful and will guide you to the answer, while the ones on the right are just smokescreen and hinders you.
Solution : Homepage = Steam profile
Clue = group(the group for the sleep disorder)
secret = Group url (jXXyH)
Hint = Dungeon defender giveaway description, TDMTOFLSRDG
Key = Acronym for the group (TGFTSD)
Now this is where most people stopped. there are a few who managed to go further, but never got the correct answer.
First twilight : Scarifice the key (From the dungeon defender giveaway, TDMTOFLSRDG) So you would get TDMTOFLSRDG - TGFTSD = --M-O-L-RD- OR -DM-O-L-R--.
Second twilight : the surviving shall tear apart the two who are close. ( so --M-O-L-RD- OR -DM-O-L-R- would end up as -M-O-L-R-D- or -D-M-O-L-R-)
Third twilight : The surviving shall praise my honorable name on high ( scramble the name and you would get LORD M , with the hint being in the Epitaph having Mustapusta with the M italic)
Forth twilight : Gouge the head and kill (Kill the letters in the order of what you discovered, with answer being -M-O---R-D- or -D-M-O--R-)
Fifth twilight : Gouge the chest and kill (Same as 4, -M-----R-D- or -D-M-----R-)
Sixth twilight : Gouge the stomach and kill (-M-------D- or -D-M-------)
Seventh twilight : Gouge the knee and kill (-M--------- or ---M-------)
Eight twilight : Gouge the leg and kill (----------)
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Btw, tell the friend you leaked the dungeon defenders giveaway to to accept the game etc etc. Because it's getting pretty obvious that you leaked to him if he's not even wanting to accept the game. or just tell me if the 4 of you dont want the game, so i can reroll someone else.
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I have enough evidence. Don't bother denying anymore.
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That's why every puzzle involving a long(-ish) series of steps should have an occasional "yes, you're on the right track" message for the solver. Alternatively, it should lead to a solution that really looks like a solution, for example "congratsthecodeisabcde" instead of plain "abcde". It's more difficult to design them that way (that's why I prefer more straightforward puzzles, where I don't need to bother with this), but it's possible.
(Also, potential ambiguities should IMHO be removed, not added, when the designer sees how much or how little progress people make.)
But I really appreciated the atmosphere of this puzzle, that was nice. :-)
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Tbh hint 11 was really good and would have confirmed my solution (all other hints where of no use though?), if not I already would have wrote that one off and instead startet to count the underscores as I thought the solution has that many letters -.-
Well, bad luck. I think the puzzle was solvable even if being really hard.
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Damnit, I had all the right ideas with the key and Taiwan theory and such but I just couldn't find the damn Dungeon Defenders giveaway cause I never saw any suspicious in your groups. To be honest though, I don't see the correlation between sleep disorders and your puzzle so I'm not entirely sure how we were supposed to know that's what we were looking for.
Thanks for the puzzle though. I could have solved the entire thing if I had just looked a bit more carefully :(.
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naw, just randomly made a group with no relation to the puzzle just so it makes it harder.
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I was right until Third Twilight, but I never thought that ending up with NOTHING would be the correct answer. So basically you wanted us to send you an explanation on how we concluded the answer was " "?
In combination with the wrong hints and the expectation of finding an answer that is... well, SOMETHING, I think it was to be expected that nobody would enter the giveaway ;)
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My beloved homepage, the sweet clue running through it.
You who seek the Golden giveaway, follow its path and seek the key.
If you follow the clue all the way, you will find a secret.
In the secret, look for the hint the clue will tell you of.
There sleeps the key to the Giveaway.
He who lays hand upon the key shall travel under the rules below.
At the first twilight, you shall lift up as sacrifice the six chosen by the key.
At the second twilight, the surviving shall tear apart the two who are close.
At the third twilight, the surviving shall praise my honorable name on high.
At the fourth twilight, gouge the head and kill.
At the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill.
At the sixth twilight, gouge the stomach and kill.
At the seventh twilight, gouge the knee and kill.
At the eighth twilight, gouge the leg and kill.
At the ninth twilight, email me the answer of the 3rd-8th twilight and your steamprofile to theevilgiveawaywitchofcertainty@hotmail.com with the title "Puzzle"
At the tenth twilight, the journey shall end and you should reach the giveaway of gold.
I will praise the wise, and should bestow Four treasures.
One shall be, a giveaway to Dungeon Defenders
One shall be, a giveaway to LA Noire.
One shall be, the satisfaction of the lost Time.
One shall be, to put me to sleep for all time.
Sleep peacefully, my most beloved puzzler, Mustapusta.
(Hints will come out as days go on)
You will only have until the 26th.(GMT+8)
you must also include how you solved the puzzle, with the exact answer to be qualified.
Also feel free to discuss, but never leak the solution/answers.
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